Posts by greenpea88

I appreciate the advice, and everything considered I am still at a normal weight.  I am about a size 8 right now, and most of my clothes are 6.  It could be that this is my set point, but I am hoping counting calories (and not taking that 2nd helping of dinner every night, not eating that late night snack) will be the problem solver.  I think I gained weight because I stopped counting and became less conscious of what I was eating.   

I love the feeling of pulling on a pair of jeans and they are a little loose :)

When my mother-in-law came over to borrow pants from me... and I thought, yeah right they won't fit her- and they were LOOSE on her! 

That is such good advice!  Don't over think it, just get back in your good habits.  That is my problem...... I have been overthinking / obsessing / stressing which makes me anxious and eat even MORE... so I just need to shut up and do my work, and not worry about it :) 

I have a friend who is 26 and she has never even held hands with anyone, and not by her choice.

Sometimes you need to evaluate yourself, are you a person YOU would want to be in a committed relationship with?  You are only hurting yourself if you sugar coat any issues you have as a person or partner.  

thanks for all the replies!

I do know my main problem is nutrition... I really need to work at it.

Looks like I am going to be quitting the gym like asap instead of 6 months :(  So I will be putting these into practice right away.....

yeah... hence the new york, coma, new york....

Some body shapes are different too.... I mean the less fat you have the more defined you will be, obviously, but everyone's body holds onto fat in certain areas. 

Try squats, lunges, and deadlifts if you haven't already.

For me it started about two years ago- I have always been trying to lose weight and exersise but I decided for a whole month I would focus on two words: HEALTH and BALANCE.  So that's what I did- paid attention to the health content and portion size of the food for the whole month without worrying about losing weight and it helped me to get into it.

Then I started counting calories and working out more- key word MORE- I decided if I was paying for a gym membership I would need to go 5 times a week, and I made myself stay there about an hour each time.  Key for me in losing weight has been weights and cardio- whenever I did cardio I did it for 45 minutes no matter what or how slow I went.  When I first started I could barely jog for 5 minutes and working my way up minute by minute now I can jog/run 45 minutes.  Measuring your progress not only by pounds but by how your workouts are improving really helps!  I'm still not at my goal weight but it took me about 6 months to lose 20 pounds and I am super proud of myself :)  Of course I've gained 5 back since then and am trying to get back into the calorie counting aspect!!!!  It's a lifelong battle!

in answer to umneydurak,  I am currently doing NROL4W (hence the protein shake every morning) but my weight workouts are with a friend two nights a week.  So my morning workouts would be cardio- either 20 min of HIIT or 45 min of steady cardio.  Hence the energy need thing... I guess I'll have to try a few things and see what works best.

thanks!

So does this mean you should not add whey to baked goods, like in muffins, because they would have to bake at a high temperature?

Emily I am getting stressed just thinking about it!  I think I'm going to start next week but the rest of this week I think I will be glued to the stair stepper!!  Old habits die hard...  I still want to do *some* cardio on the program.  Maybe 2 days lift and 2 days interval cardio.

Anyways I figure I'll try it, even if it bombed completely (which it won't) I can always go back to doing what I did before.

I started reading this book last night- does it get any less CONFUSING and OVERWHELMING?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&nb sp;

I am freaking out just looking at the workout charts, starting to figure them out but what does it mean alternating sets, one exersise then the next then repeat?

Also for nutrition, is it ok if I just aim to get 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight? (with a recovery shake after lifting of course)  I already eat pretty healthy but it's hard with my life to count every ratio of carb/protein/fat.

I am debating returning this book as I am freaked out.  Maybe I should just continue what I'm doing and lose the last few pounds on my own?  (chickening out)... help! 

Ok, advice taken! 

My usual Wed. basketball game was cancelled last night so I feel bad taking THREE rest days in a row, but I really do want to enjoy my first 5k and get my best time possible.  Thanks!

I wouldn't let comments like "You're fading into nothing" bother you at all!  (Unless you are but sounds like you are fine.)  Weight loss is just shocking when people are used to you being heavier, and it could be a little jealousy too.  My mom has half heartedly questioned me being anorexic when in reality I only lost about 15 pounds and stayed at that healthy weight for 2 years!!! 

In answer to your question... I did "feel it".  I am 5'5.5" and my goal weight was always 120 when in reality I was 140/145... Well I got to 128 and one day looked in the mirror and thought, WOW I feel REALLY GOOD about what I'm looking at.  And I felt confident and great.  I always felt that I needed to lose a few more pounds to be "perfect" but at 128 I felt "good enough" if that makes sense.  Now I am like 133 and my goal for the winter is to lose 5-8 pounds to get back in that area.  I still feel good about myself but I would rather lose 5 pounds today than 20 pounds tomorrow ya know?