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| Fitness | Calorie-Count 5k Results Thread! | Mar 20 2007 16:31 (UTC) |
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| Ok, so I'm a couple days late... but I just did my 5 k in 29:30.
It was my first 5 k that I've run while actually taking note of my time. Now I have a time to beat! Yay! |
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| Motivation | How often do you weigh in? | Mar 14 2007 18:27 (UTC) |
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| I weigh in every morning, but I don't sweat it if my weight fluctuates day to day.
I just watch the trend line on my C-C weight log and as long as that continues on the downward slope, I'm happy. |
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| Fitness | sweat | Mar 14 2007 15:35 (UTC) |
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| Comfort over more sweat for sure.
Sweat is just water. Sweating a lot means you're losing fluids and hydration. Basically, water weight. It doesn't necessarily mean you're burning more calories. |
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| Weight Loss | binge free? | Mar 08 2007 16:44 (UTC) |
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| Stella, I'm with you.
Peanut butter is my trigger food. I can't just have one slice of toast with peanut butter and stop. I always end up eating 4 to 6 slices. And then still wanting more. I think I need to give it up totally. Just get it out of the house completely. It is always the beginning of my binges. |
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| Weight Loss | binge free? | Mar 08 2007 11:45 (UTC) |
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| Count me in too.
I was binge-free for a little more than a week and then last night I had a lapse. I felt like crap waking up this morning. I'm fighting the urge to overexercise or starve myself today, which is how I usually respond to a binge and which, of course, leads to more binging. It's a vicious cycle. I really need to stop doing this to my body and I can use all the support I can get! |
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| Motivation | binge-free challenge, anyone? | Mar 08 2007 02:17 (UTC) |
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| Ok, I was doing really well. For a little over a week, I had no binges. I worked out every day and kept my calories at 1300 or less.
Tonight, I slipped up. Two bowls of cereal, five -- yep, five -- slices of toast with peanut butter and a bag of popcorn, eaten in just a little over an hour. I was very conscious of what I was doing. I knew I wasn't hungry. I knew I didn't really want the food, but I just kept shovelling it in. I can hardly move right now I'm so full. So, I'm putting out a request for a resist-the-binges buddy. Someone I can report to on how I'm doing and someone who can offer me encouragement and support. (And of course, someone to whom I can return the favour! :D) Any takers? |
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| The Lounge | What do you dream about? | Mar 05 2007 13:58 (UTC) |
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| Last night, I had a dream that I was binging. Bad. It was a horrible experience. I was just watching myself eat and eat and eat and having these horrible guilty feelings as I added up calories in my head. (Who knew you could count calories in your sleep? :D )
It was such a relief to wake up and know that I hadn't totally blew it, that my calorie count for yesterday was fine and that today would be fine too. |
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| The Lounge | What is your nationality? | Mar 04 2007 14:29 (UTC) |
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| Born and bred Canadian. My ancestors are Irish and Scottish.
Hence the red hair. :) |
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| Weight Loss | 3,879 calories from peanut butter. | Mar 04 2007 03:08 (UTC) |
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| Peanut butter is my binge trigger too so I can totally understand where you're coming from, smelko. It's been about a week since I cut it out. So far so good. |
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| The Lounge | I'd rather use my treadmill like this.. | Mar 03 2007 23:04 (UTC) |
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| Thank you for spreading the joy.
OK Go makes me instantly happy. *Content sigh* |
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| The Lounge | Anyone 17-21 years of age? | Feb 27 2007 03:23 (UTC) |
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| 21-year-old here.
(I know this is an old post, but I'm bored :D) |
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| Weight Loss | The Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Soup Diet??? | Feb 24 2007 23:11 (UTC) |
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| I haven't heard tell of this. What is it? | |||
| Motivation | what changes hav u made that ur proud of? :D | Feb 24 2007 21:46 (UTC) |
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| I'm proud that I'm educating myself about nutrition. I ate so mindlessly before and now I'm actually analyzing the content of what I'm eating and trying to choose things that are best for my body. | |||
| Weight Loss | Booze | Feb 24 2007 12:55 (UTC) |
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| I'm exactly the same way.
It's like someone who used to smoke. They put all this time and energy into quitting but then once they have a few drinks, the first thing they do is smoke a cigarette (or two or three or a pack). It's the loss of self-control that comes with drinking that helps us get to binge mode. As for binging on granola bars and bananas, I'm there with you too. My guilty binging food is 14-grain bread with peanut butter. Not unhealthy in and of itself, until you scarf down 4 or 5 pieces. |
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| Motivation | Determined to get back on that wagon! Want to Join me? | Feb 23 2007 14:56 (UTC) |
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| I guess the way I see it is that food is kind of an addiction, like drugs or alcohol, right? And when an alcoholic is recovering, they can't have just one drink. That one drink just kind of sends them spiralling. Food's the same way for me. I analyze and overanalyze and overanalyze again what I'm planning on putting in my mouth. I opt for an apple, eat that and then somehow end up stuffing myself with a million other things. People can live without alcohol. People can't live without food. So everyday feels like such a battle. Does that make sense? |
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| Fitness | What is a good amount of time to go jogging?? | Feb 23 2007 13:53 (UTC) |
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| I do all my running on a treadmill and try to do 5km in half-an-hour. This burns a little more than 300 calories for my body weight.
If I'm feeling tired though, I just do a quick walk at a steep incline for a longer period of time until I've burnt the equivalent amount of calories. It's the same workout essentially but I find it easier since there's not so much bouncing around. |
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| Motivation | Determined to get back on that wagon! Want to Join me? | Feb 23 2007 13:25 (UTC) |
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| I could use a boost to get back up there too. Helping hands, anyone?
It's been months since I've logged calories. I started again yesterday and did ok for the better part of the day. Then came night-time snacking. Which unfortunately turned into night-time binging....sigh. And hundreds of calories later, I was kicking myself again. Last time I was on here, I kind of turned into a crazy person. Food was my only thought. I drove everyone crazy. I was eating hardly any calories one day and succumbing to my starvation the next. I'm not good at moderation. I want to be on the wagon but I want to be happy there too. |
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| Foods | Pizza Delight tonight. What should I get? | Feb 22 2007 20:32 (UTC) |
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| Ooo...I didn't even see the Garden Fresh thin crust! I just kind of disregarded pizza as a healthy possibility but that looks good! | |||
| Foods | Pizza Delight tonight. What should I get? | Feb 22 2007 20:26 (UTC) |
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| Yes, I'm definitely thinking about the Chicken Stir-Bake. A little skeptical on Caesar salads tho. I guess the dressing in them can be pretty bad for you? | |||
| Weight Loss | Anorexia is scary! | Nov 17 2006 19:45 (UTC) |
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| I also get a little nervous reading the posts of some CC'ers out there. I start to feel good about my body in its current state and then I read about someone who's my height, but 10 pounds lighter, who's eating 300 calories less than me a day and exercising twice as much.
It's hard not to be influenced by that. I know everyone's body is different so I'm just trying to listen to my own body and what it's trying to tell me about my diet and exercise. |
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| Weight Loss | I'm up half a pound and broke my winning streak | Nov 17 2006 19:30 (UTC) |
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| Marnee has a point!
I weigh myself obsessively, more out of curiosity than anything else because I've seen how wildly those numbers can fluctuate. Consider this: last night, I weighed myself before working out. I was 124. After my work out, I weighed 125. And this morning? 123. Don't worry about it. |
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| Weight Loss | Beers under 100 calories a can! | Nov 17 2006 18:55 (UTC) |
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| I go for vodka tonic.
Just get some tonic water, some vodka and a lime or lemon for flavor. It's delicious, the calories are next to non-existent and it definitely does the trick for my weekend relaxation. In fact, I'm counting down the hours til I can leave work today and mix up a few! |
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| Foods | The one Thing I Can't Eat - | Nov 17 2006 18:53 (UTC) |
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| Rice crackers!
Got a wicked bad stomach flu a few years back. That was the last thing I ate before I got sick...now I can't even look at them without getting nauseous! |
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| The Lounge | Rain Rain, go away!!! What is it doing in your area? | Nov 15 2006 17:20 (UTC) |
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| Rain, rain and more rain here as well! It's supposed to rain right through til Saturday. Yuck. |
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| Weight Loss | Body adjusts to food intake?? Crazy! | Nov 14 2006 17:01 (UTC) |
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| I know! Today I brought a Michelina's Lifestyles microwave meal to lunch for work. Before I started couting calories, I would eat all 280 calories of that plus a couple slices of bread to fill me up. Today, I brought an apple for desert and ate that with my meal. Now I'm stuffed! Should have saved the apple for the afternoon. Oh well, it's all part of the learning process. |
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| Motivation | 15 lbs to go...hoping not to give up this time! | Nov 13 2006 20:35 (UTC) |
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| I've been exactly where you are Kimanne.
I'm five foot six and a half. In January last year, I broke up with my boyfriend of two years. Immediately after, my weight dipped from about 135 to 125. Then I started filling the void with food. A lot of food. I was up and over the 140 pound mark in a couple of months. I stayed that way into the summer. That's when I started dating a new and wonderful boyfriend who, like yours, tells me I'm fine the way I am but understands I'm not comfortable in my skin right now. Like you, I've started trying to get fit and lose weight several times. Like you, I get frustrated everytime I screw up and give up easily. Or, worse yet, if I succeed and lose weight, I start to think I can go back to my old ways and gain weight back. I joined C-C about two weeks ago. Like you, I've never done the weight loss forum thing before, but I don't have anyone in my life who's worried about their weight and eating habits the way I am so I've found this to be a great support system and a great way to stay accountable to what I'm eating and how much I'm exercising. It's tough, but I want you to know that I understand where you're coming from. And there's no reason you can't meet your goal if you really want to. So welcome! I'm glad you're here! |
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| Weight Loss | what are you scared of? | Nov 12 2006 19:57 (UTC) |
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| I've just reached my goal weight, but I'm not happy with how I look. I'm scared no matter how much weight I lose, I'll never be happy with my body.
And I'm scared because being healthy is a lifestyle change. It will never end. To maintain I'm going to have to do all of this -- eat healthy, exercise daily -- for the rest of my life or I'll gain it all back. That's scary. |
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| Foods | Trying to gain | Nov 12 2006 15:23 (UTC) |
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| it all depends on your metabolism. Exercise is supposed to fire that up and make you burn more calories. That's why in addition to worrying about calories, we're all worrying about fitness as well.
I remember when I was in high school, I could eat whatever I wanted and remain the same weight. Of course, I was also playing rugby, soccer and taking five dance classes a week. When I went away to university, I hit the wall. Suddenly what I ate mattered. I still didn't give it much thought until last year, in my third year of university, after my friend and I had made it a habit to only hang out over food. Generally, high-cal, high-fat junk food. My weight went up 15 pounds in just a few months. You're lucky your metabolism is quick, but you should know that it could slow down. And even a thin person can be unhealthy when they're eating a diet that's packed full of calories from fat. |
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| Weight Loss | Awkward Social Situations | Nov 12 2006 15:16 (UTC) |
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| Thanks for your suggestion ix!
Unfortunately last night, I blew it. I went out with my friends to a concert after eating only a little over 800 calories that day and spending the bulk of my time burning calories cleaning house. After the concert, we went to a restaurant. After having had a few drinks, my inhibitions (and sense) were lowered. I ate (and I'm really ashamed here) scrambled eggs, sausage, buttered wholewheat toast, and grilled potatoes with onions. I felt horrible afterwards. I logged the food in my food log for today, since it was technically after midnight when I gorged on all this. Now I only have 320-ish calories left for the day if I'm to meet my goal of 1400 calories. What a mistake! |
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| The Lounge | liquor or beer first? | Nov 11 2006 23:56 (UTC) |
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| Mmmm...Irish Red! Finewine, you're after my heart! | |||
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