Posts by amycarlson

Awwww, great job!  That's beyond cool!  Keep it up!

Oh, I totally agree.  Food is fabulous!  It's just how you relate to food that can be the problem.  Or the amount of the fabulous food you eat.   I hear what you're saying, tho, it isn't just sustenance, it's definitely more than that.  It's enjoyable, and it's a good reward for the hard work that you do. 

I TOTALLY remember when you hit your weight goal.  I remember looking at the pictures and being totally blown away.  I'm same as you--2 years maintaining.  Congrats, girl!  You look fab!

Such a good question....

Calorie wise, no, it's not bad for you at all if you work it into your budget.

Health wise--yes and no.  It's always good to limit the amount of processed foods and sugars that we intake, and since a candy bar falls into that category, it's not the best "spend" of calories.  However, if a candy bar keeps your cravings under control, then I say do what you need to do.  My weakness is red wine....we've all got one, right?!  :) 

This whole process isn't about being perfect, it's about finding what works for you and being successful.  :)

Wow, I'm sorry.  I have no doubt that hurt your feelings--it would have hurt mine as well! 

You're obviously doing something right--you've lost a good amount of weight!  Just keep doing what you're doing--you'll continue to see results.  Nice job on your loss so far!  It's hard work, and it takes a lot of diligence. 

I STILL portion my foods with a scale (been on maintenance for 2+ years), and find that it helps me stay on track.  Matter of fact, just portioned out all of the foods in my taco salad.  :)

Good luck, girl, keep it up!

Hi, I know it's been a bit since you posted...but did you try upping your protein?  Also making sure you're getting enough complex carbs?  Especially as active as you are, you'll definitely need it.  I run 30-40 miles per week (depending on time), plus 3 days of lifting, and I find I can eat an insane amount without gaining--and I try to keep my protein intake high w/ plenty of complex carbs.  Seems to help my energy level quite a bit.  If I don't eat enough I feel like pooooo on my runs.  Good luck!

OH my gosh.  I am sorry!  Big poopheads.  I cannot even believe that people are capable of doing something like that.  I would never!  And for the record, you are quite beautiful--I think some of the above are right--a bit of jealousy is involved.  Keep up the good work, girl!

LOL, girl, I am with you!  I've been a runner for years and still have this issue (yes, bmx419, I've heard about the barefoot runnign thing, but even if you choose to do it and do it right, you're only supposed to do 1 short run per week barefoot and SLOWLY build, so she'll still have the issue for awhile!).  I actually buy a whole size up on my runners (Nike is actually more than that for me--not sure what you buy, but they run a little smaller than average!), and sometimes buy a wide.  It's also important to get socks that aren't to constrictive.  It sucks, but honestly, the more you run, the more the toenail thing happens.  I guess I'm over it--happier skinny without toenails that fat with pretty toes.

Nah, it's all good.  Run if you want.  But do listen to melkor on the not increasing more than about 10% per week...so if you have to cut back a bit on your afternoon workout to run the extra mile in the morning, then do so.  If you run 4 miles per day x 5days, that's 20 miles...so you should really only add 2 miles per week....so then run 5 days for 1 mile in the morning, and drop to 4 miles for 2 days and 3 miles for 3 days in the afternoon....and then next week you can add 2 more miles in your routine. 

As far as cold, get a super light face mask...just to keep the wind off.  I personally tend to breathe through my nose and out through my mouth (it helps warm up the air a bit before it hits my lungs).  and yeah, layers are the best...but specifically face and lungs I'd go to REI and grab a light face mask...biking department usually has great gear for wind/cold.

OK, I got a little chuckle out of this one.  My HUSBAND never said anything to me.  Seriously, nothing at all.  I was around 30 lbs down at the time...so yeah, no small loss...and he still hadn't said anything.  So finally my friend came over one day and said OMG--what the heck--you look awesome, gosh Erik, you must be so thrilled with how good she looks, right?  And my husband goes...oh yeah, well she does look good...she's lost quite a bit.  I was totally dumbfounded and basically said what the hell...you haven't said a thing...and he said he didn't want to offend me or make me think that he didn't think I looked good before....uh...yeah.  I basically told him he's a total schmucko and that complimenting people on weight loss is a good thing...there's really no way to make it sound bad....and by NOT saying anything he was actually making me feel bad. 

So yeah, I think there's just this stigma attached to weight and commenting on it!  I'm sure people  are noticing--they would have to be blind I'm sure!--but just don't want to bring it up!  Congratulations!!!  Way to go on the weight loss!