Posts by angelique46

I think some accountability might do me good. I've been struggling with weight for several years, and then over the last year or so something has gone wrong and I gained 40 lbs (I stopped drinking 2+ times a week and no more taco bell and rallys - shouldn't that have been a good thing?). At any rate, I'm going to be exercising at least 4 days a week and planning more veggies in every meal. We'll see how that turns out.

Date: 4/27/09

Weight: 210lbs

Goal Weight: 140lbs

Short term goal: lose 5 lbs before May 30.

True story - I just had 4 T of pb with celery, and I'm still going to be about 400 under. I had 1/2 c cereal with milk and 2 oz turkey, a carrot / raisin salad w/ low fat dressing, an orange, 3 more oz turkey, a fiber bar, and have accounted for dinner - 2c of brown rice, 3 oz chicken and some teryaki veggies. It seems wrong - I've only been making 2 or 300 under and gone to bed hungry.

I took a health and wellness class at a local university, and they recommended 25-30% from fat. 10% is way too low. it's more like 25-30% fat, 15-20% protein, 50-60% carbs.

Where did you get that information?

I'm going to agree with the shimmercat. I've never bought frozen or dried, but the fresh ones are pretty multi-use - stir fry, salads, snacks, etc. I find that they sometimes need a little spice or sauce or something, though. As for unshelled, they certainly are more convenient, but buying the ones with the shells on makes you take longer snacking, which is a benefit sometimes.

I'm 5'7", 190 lbs, and I wear a 10-12 on top and a 12-14 on the bottom. Back when I was only like 135 lbs I was a 6-8 on top and 8-10 on the bottom :( Ah, the good old days. Hopefully they're coming back again!

Best of luck to you, Erica. I don't know if this will help you or not, but I just want to say that I'm 23 now, and I never talk to anyone I knew in high school. Out of my two best friends, one moved far away and I never see her, and the other I haven't talked to in nearly four years because she got into drugs and when I told her that she was hurting herself, she stopped talking to me. It sucks right now, but eventually you just make other friends and move on. I thought my life was over, but in the end it really isn't that bad.

And congrats on not purging anymore. I always think after I eat way too much that it's not too late to fix it, but then I just remind myself that if I do it once, I'll never quit. I never want to be owned by a sensation like that. I can't imagine how hard it must be to take away your quick fix. You're probably stronger than I am.

Well, *HUGS* to you, and I hope you're having a good day today. You can add me if you want, and I'd be willing to listen if you ever just need to talk. Chin up and all that, you know. 

That's a really funny story. In my family, they believe that a lot of weird stuff is good for you - like lettuce with like an entire cup of full fat dressing. Or an entire box of mac-n-cheese. Cheese is really good for you. And veggies are still just as good for you when they're fried in like 2-3T of oil and covered in suggary, buttery sauce. And 4T of peanut butter is totally normal for a sandwich - with another 2T of butter. Yes, butter. America's families need a serious re-education if mine is any indicator.

As you age, your body becomes more efficient at processing the foods you eat. When you are younger, it takes more calories for you to do the same metabolic tasks. Also, aging encourages your body to lower its muscle content and raise its fat content, so older people have slower metabolisms. I hope that makes sense.

You only need to account for the amount that you eat.

Think of it like this: you have 2 packages of soup. Each package makes one cup. Each cup has 100 cals.

You mix the  two packages together. You now have 2 cups of soup and 200 cals.

You eat one cup of soup. This is half of the soup, so half of the cals  (200), which equals 100 cals ingested.

Does that make sense?

Well, I'm not doing so good, but it's better than gaining with the holiday!

Last week: 182

This week: 181

And I'm from Saginaw, MI, where it is absurdly cold and the weather is :( 

Yeah, I was sort of wondering how this whole thing was going to work. It was sort of like we signed up and then nothing happened.

Edit: Looks like I have no idea how to use the page buttons at the bottom of the page, either. Sorry everyone. I'm a technoditz on occasion. 

Well, I think I'm in a little bit worse shape than you (trying to lose 50 lbs), but I'd be glad to work on the first 15 with you. I'm already calorie-counting and I've been going for walks about five days a week, so I'm feeling pretty motivated. Let me know how you want to work this buddy-system, or just drop me a note at any time.

~Angelique