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| Fitness | What to eat before 5k run? | Apr 20 2009 21:20 (UTC) |
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Hey goldengirl - congrats on your impending first 5k! So exciting. :-) I run a lot of short "fun runs" and timed races in Central Park, in NYC where I live, and I like something I can grab and go with on the subway there; I also, and this is a personal preference, don't like too much before a run, so I usually keep my pre-run "snack" to about 200 cals if the run is a 10k or shorter: a string cheese and a few almonds; a hard-boiled egg and a banana or apple; you get the picture. Good luck! :-) |
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| The Lounge | What kind of books did you read as a Teen? | Jan 05 2009 16:42 (UTC) |
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Oops...how could I forget "The Canby Hall Girls" series??? They were fascinating at the time, HYSTERICAL in retrospect. Anyone remember the one where Shelley gets "accidentally" kidnapped???? hahahhaha. |
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| The Lounge | What kind of books did you read as a Teen? | Jan 05 2009 15:43 (UTC) |
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As a discerning but voracious adult reader, I look back on what I read as a teen with mixed feelings! (But even the "bad" stuff taught me something about reading, right?) I read Stephen King, of course, but also Michael Crichton (got to "Jurassic Park" before it became a movie), Madeline L'Engle (man, does she hold up no matter what, A Wrinkle in Time is still a fantastic book, in my humble opinion), Tolkien. I also read some of my parents' books, I remember being confounded by A Stranger in a Strange Land. Had to read Emma for Freshman English class, and wound up becoming a huge fan of Austen. I re-read Pride & Prejudice every year. Loved Jane Eyre, as well. However, I ALSO read V.C. Andrews and Christopher Pike books, so there's some ridiculous mixed in with the sublime, there. |
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| Health & Support | The holidays are coming... | Nov 10 2008 21:47 (UTC) |
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This is a great reminder! |
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| Weight Loss | Another CC Success Story. PLEASE READ. | Oct 08 2008 22:06 (UTC) |
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That's AMAZING Brett!!! Congratulations!!! |
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| Weight Loss | Low carb working wonders without counting calories....why? | Oct 01 2008 17:19 (UTC) |
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Jessica, Yes, some people's bodies (like yours, sounds like, and mine) react well to lowering carbs. I started out a few years very close to where you are now (225lbs, 5'6") and weigh 182 as of this morning. Like you, any processed carbs or foods with higher sugar contents just made me...sludgy. I went to a nutrtionist, who showed me what foods to eat a lot of, which foods to eat in moderation, and which foods to avoid. I don't and haven't counted calories at all. However...here's something interesting: I use the food log on CC as my "food journal" and it automatically counts my calories for me. And, without counting myself, sticking to a high-protein, lower-carb eating plan, my calories are almost always less than what I need to maintain...so I lose weight. The thing about carbs is, most of the carbs that we like to eat are the ones that aren't so good for you, or have minimal nutritional value; basically, think of any traditional, packaged, baked goods: white bread, cookies, cakes, white rolls, croissants, you get the picture. Then, there's all of the fried and breaded stuff that adds carbs to our diets: french fries, fried chicken, breaded, well, everything! White rice and pasta aren't "bad" for you per se - but they offer VERY little nutritional value and fill you up less than their whole-grain counterparts. I think that cutting carbs for you, like it was for me, just automatically and naturally lowered your calorie intake. Great example: what has fewer calories: 5 crackers with hummus or 10 sticks of celery with hummus? So, I say, go for it! Embrace healthy carbs like legumes, low-glycemic fruits like berries and cherries, and "traditional" carbs that have high fiber contents, like whole grain breads, steel-cut oats, and products made with flax. Good luck to you, and feel free to PM if you want to talk about low carbs further. Colleen |
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| Weight Loss | Help with "low-carb" questions, please. | Sep 30 2008 19:30 (UTC) |
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Hi leah, I have also found that, for myself, like another poster, keeping carbs to less than 50% works, long-term for me. One very easy way to cut some unnecessary carbs (in my humble opinion) is to opt for a high-protein breakfast, such as scrambled egg whites with turkey, low-fat cheese and lots of veggies, OR plain 0% or 2% Greek Yogurt with fresh berries and a bit of cinnamon and Stevia (natural sweetner). I find that this kind of breakfast keeps me really full for a long time, and I tend to have fewer energy level dips/swings and feel balanced and focussed in the mornings. Again, this is what's worked for me; might not be for you, but it's worth a shot! ~ CC |
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| Motivation | What makes you feel awesome about yourself? | Sep 25 2008 20:07 (UTC) |
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| Hurray for great smiles, Lynn!!
Cograts on the loss...and especially the maintenance! |
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| Motivation | What makes you feel awesome about yourself? | Sep 25 2008 18:29 (UTC) |
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| PG, you just made me blush! Thanks! | |||
| Motivation | What makes you feel awesome about yourself? | Sep 25 2008 17:57 (UTC) |
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| This is an AWESOME thread. thanks ajde!!
Kitten - I am a singer too! :0) PG - didn't know you are a runner! Me too! I am learning all about you today! Things I love about me: 1) That after a year of doing yoga, I can do a pretty darned good bow pose and tree pose (both sides!) 2) My smile. I am very friendly, and I like that about myself. 3) The way my boyfriend looks at me when I smile. 4) That I am both creative and practical, this helps A LOT in living life and doing my job. |
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| Weight Loss | why insist on making it complicated? | Sep 25 2008 16:43 (UTC) |
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| Huzzah, Kathy! *toasts with glass of Jameson's* | |||
| Weight Loss | why insist on making it complicated? | Sep 25 2008 16:17 (UTC) |
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| pg - I like House! And kathygator, come to think of it... :-) | |||
| Weight Loss | why insist on making it complicated? | Sep 25 2008 15:55 (UTC) |
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| Wow.
I don't think a single thing that pgeorgian said, on this post at least [sorry, pg, haven't read all of your posts, maybe you're a flaming jerkhead, and I'll regret friending you based on the logic, calm and maturity you displayed in this thread, in the face of emotionally-revved cyber-assults. But probably not. :-)] was rude, or inflammatory, or in any way meant to personally attack any specific user or set of users on this site. She actually NEVER used the word "easy". Her original post was a pondering of why people complicate eating, and then used the word simplify as its opposite. She started with a theory on a forum and posted it for discussion. A theory, that in my humble opinion, makes tons of sense. I have found that eating less + moving more = healthier, happier me. I know that, when I DON'T dramatize eating and dieting, I AM happier, and better-adjusted. Making food fuel rather than, well, anything else, might be the healthiest thing I have done in my life. Is it a struggle? Yes. Do I understand those, on this post and elsewhere, that STILL struggle with it? Of course. Do I think that pgeorgian gave solid, sound HONEST advice. I'll say it a third time: yes. ~ CC |
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| Foods | "I can't control myself around..." | Sep 25 2008 15:27 (UTC) |
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| French fries, chips & salsa, sushi and cookie dough!!! argh!! | |||
| Weight Loss | People who eat low carb, show me a sample of your diet | Dec 03 2007 16:51 (UTC) |
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| Hey Ricen, I don't really calorie-count, so I can't say the exact count here, but I have been doing "Low carb" (NOT no carb) for 2 years, and it's helped me lose and KEEP OFF 55lbs so far. I'd like to lose 25lbs more if I can, but the best thing of all, is how great I feel (my nutritionist actually discovered, like you noted you might, that I had a flour sensitivity). Here's a usual day (I drink LOTS of water!): Brekkie: 3-egg white omelet with ham, feta, and veggies (peppers and mushrooms usually) Coffee with a splash of half and half Lunch: mixed green salad with grilled chix, 1/2 cup of chick peas or kidney beans, swiss cheese, peppers, cukes, tomatoes, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper OR grilled tofu with miso sauce, sauteed spinach, 1/2 cup roasted butternut squash or 1/2 a large yam Mid-Afternoon Snack: Fage Total 2% yogurt with 1/2 cup of any kind of berries, cinnamon, and a pinch of stevia, a natural sweetener (you can use Splenda, too) OR 1 Golden Delicious or Granny Smith Apple with 2 tbsp Jiff Crunchy peanut butter Dinner (use a bit of olive oil to coat the pan for the sautees): Chicken sauteed with mustard, garlic, bok choy, broccoli and swiss chard; OR top round steak sauteed with tamari, broccoli, snow peas, garlic and crushed red pepper; OR Shrimp salad: (LOVE this recipe!!) Get either fresh or frozen shrimp, put them in the pan with a bit of O.O., add crushed red pepper and chipotle spices (McCormick makes a good one); remove the shrimp and let them cool. Add halved grape tomatoes, 1/2 of a diced avocado, and the mini-mozzarella balls, toss with balsamic vinegar. SO DELICIOUS. PM me if you want more recipes! ~ Colleen |
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| Health & Support | just over 10,000 | Nov 13 2007 22:32 (UTC) |
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| I would say "moderate" - it means you are in motion for a lot of your day. Compare to the average American, who takes less than 2500 steps daily. I clock myself on a normal day as "moderately active" but I am a NYC'er, and I walk a minimum of 3-4 miles a day at a brisk pace, usually more.
(Just to put it in perspective, the few weeks I wore a pedometer I logged about 13,000-15,000 steps per day, and I don't consider myself any more of a walker than most New Yorkers). |
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| Weight Loss | "Skinny Fat" Girl In Need Of Help! | Nov 13 2007 19:29 (UTC) |
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| Jules - it is, though you're never going to see someone with such a low BMI as ornella (or my cuz, for that matter) or someone much older than 20 and relatively sedentary with this situation, I am pretty sure. I don't think it's COMMON, but it does happen. In any case, I think my cousin was just over "normal" (22%) for a 16 yr old girl.
I am not a doctor or any other type of health professional, and I myself was actually VERY overweight for a long time, but I guess I sympathized with ornella because of my cuz. She'd get harrassed all the time to "EAT MORE!!!" when the girl did nothing but eat. Seriously, she probably consumed 3000 cals a day. But she looked and felt better when she built more muscle (her BMI went up too). But even now, in her early 20s, she's very slim. She's over 5'9" and about 125 or so, which according to this site, makes her "underweight" tho she eats a lot. |
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| Weight Loss | "Skinny Fat" Girl In Need Of Help! | Nov 13 2007 18:41 (UTC) |
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| Ornella,
I think, unless you have already, you should go to your local gym, or maybe healthcare professional, and asked to be tested for body fat percentage. Healthy BFP for teenage girls is between 14-21% (it's higher for grown women, namely, 19-25%). See this link for details: http://life.familyeducation.com/weight/nutrit ion-and-diet/46767.html My cousin, when she was a bit younger, was built much like you a bit taller and about 5lbs heavier, but she was sluggish due to high body fat (which was surprising to all, as she, like you, was very slim-looking). As noted above, free weights and swimming are all good for toning. As is yoga and pilates, if that's of interest to you. The one thing you might notice, however (as did my cuz) is that her weight went UP about 5lbs, but she wasn't "skinny fat" anymore, i.e., her BFP went down several percentage points. Hope this is helpful! ~ Colleen |
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| Foods | Jusy got my PB2 Peanut Butter | Nov 13 2007 16:00 (UTC) |
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| Um. Maybe I am just being skeptical, and I don't have a jar in front of me, but it's quite suspicious that the website has the language "Ingredients: includes peanuts, salt, sugar". (I added emphasis)What ELSE is included in this stuff? And why isn't the full list of ingredients listed on the website?
hmmmmm.... |
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| Foods | Salad...TO THE MAX!!!!!!! | Nov 13 2007 15:52 (UTC) |
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| That actually sounds tangy and spicy and good...tho I'd get some shredded chicken rather than the tuna. I somehow cannot get my brain around tuna...and salsa. Or sour cream. AHAHAHHA. | |||
| Fitness | Running help to get my legs lean? | Nov 12 2007 21:42 (UTC) |
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| Hi there...I run 10-15 miles a week, and my legs are lean and muscular. BUT not teeny. Also, I should note that I am apple-shaped, and I have always tended to have slim legs. However, they are MUCH trimmer since I started running. Also, you might want to check out the weight-lifting area of your gym and do some light weights on the upper-leg machines. :-) | |||
| Motivation | I kicked McDonald's!! | Nov 12 2007 21:38 (UTC) |
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| Good for you! Congrats. Seriously, there's not much of anything worse than McDonald's or similar fast food places. And, as another poster noted above, go rent "Supersize Me". It's just one guy's experiment/story - but it had lasting effects on his health! | |||
| Weight Loss | have I become obsessed? | Nov 12 2007 20:00 (UTC) |
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| Yeah, you have to just let it roll off of you. My BF and I are the same height (and now that he's adopted some better eating habits) almost the same weight. He had to work A LOT LESS to lose weight than I did, and he definitely eats more cals than I do. But you just have to let it go. Also, as you get into the rhythm of eating right, you yourself won't have to count every single cal - you'll have a good idea if you've hit your limit or not each day.
Good luck. :-) |
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| Weight Loss | What are your "realistic" holiday goals? | Nov 12 2007 15:58 (UTC) |
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| My family is pretty great about having healthy foods around for me - my mom even asks me for a "mini" shopping list before I arrive!
As I am going to be in Colorado for TG with my brother's fam, I plan on lots of hiking and running around with my two little nephews all next week; plus, my sis-in-law keeps organic. On top of that, I have OFF from work from 12/21 - 1/2 (WOOHOO!!) and I am heading into serious long-run training for a half marathon early spring, so I am using the time off for some intense training! My holiday goal is to LOSE about 5lbs (gotta account for SOME merry-making, eh?) by Jan 1. I'd say 10lbs, but that's probably NOT realistic. :-) (This might all be a pipe dream one I do my annual cookie-baking mid-December. It's not the finished product, but the raw dough that gets me every time). Good luck all! And enjoy! |
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| Foods | Tasty Turkey Wrap! | Nov 08 2007 20:39 (UTC) |
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| Red-herring...I didn't realize there is a seperate forum for recipes!! Hehehhehe. And I have been on the site for awhile! I will add it there too. :-)
cellophane...I LOVE honey mustard...hmm, makes me wanna go add my recipe for honey mustard chicken! |
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| Foods | Reheating Chicken - Weird Taste? | Nov 08 2007 16:28 (UTC) |
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| Trhawley - I reheated it on the stovetop, in a saucepan. Originally, it was cooked in a cast-iron skillet. But this is a continuing thing for me, ahahaha, maybe I am just "persnickety". | |||
| Foods | OATMEAL trouble | Nov 08 2007 16:26 (UTC) |
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| I use good old-fashioned Quaker Oats (1 cup (after cooking) cooked w water) and add 2 tbsp Smucker's reduced sugar preserves. Absolutely amazing and tasty 200 calorie breakfast! :-) Smucker's also has Peach preserves. Yum. And you don't have to put any chemically fake sweeteners into your body that way! | |||
| Health & Support | low fat, high carb diet | Nov 07 2007 16:36 (UTC) |
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| I have to throw my 2 cents into this argument....
I actually lost (and kept off for over a year now!) 55lbs by adhering to a low-carb (not NO carb) eating plan. But the most important part of that diet, as carmen points out above, is that I stepped AWAY from the calorie-laden, processed, fatty foods that were bad for me, no matter what they were (i.e., french fries!) Almost all of the foods I eat are fresh and not packaged, and I still stick with that. However, as I mentioned, I have been maintaining for over a year now, down from 225lbs to 170lbs or so, and at 5'6", I still have about 20lbs to lose. I recently took up yoga and noticed that the day after my classes, my body wanted complex carbs (think oatmeal and grainy breads). So, I started giving it some! My point? I am losing again - weighed in at 168 this morning - and the carbs really fill me up! My cals are pretty much the same as when I was eating lower carbs (1350-1550 daily) but the percentages have shifted. Guess this is what MY body needs right now. As nomoreexcuses says above, it's really about being sensible. Eat well, burn more than you consume, try not to put to much chemical-laden stuff in your body. That's really the point of getting healthy, no? Good luck to all! |
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| Motivation | going out on a limb....sex and weight loss! | Nov 07 2007 15:59 (UTC) |
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| Oddly enough, even when I was at my heaviest (225lbs) I usually felt very comfortable in the proverbial bedroom (or whereever the action was taking place...hehehehe).
HOWEVER, I HAVE noticed that since I started taking yoga (hello flexible AND muscles!) and since my bf ALSO lost some weight recently (about 20lbs right from his tummy) we, erm, connect better? Ahahaha. I guess, what I am saying, there's less flab in the way? (Oh, god, I am going to get censored, I know it). So YES! It just gets more and more fun, as we get fitter and fitter. (And more adventurous). |
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| Motivation | NEW MOTIVATION GROUP - BMI of 25-32 | Nov 06 2007 16:08 (UTC) |
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| Hey guys...I am back, had some stress w/ my bf's parents BOTH in the hospital...
Name: Colleen BMI: 27.1 Holiday pitfall: BOOZE! I love my red wine. Which, I know, is fine in moderation, but geez, with all these parties coming up, I know I will be drinking more frequently! Also, my annual cookie-baking extravaganza that I do with my friend. We bake cookies for our families, friends, and co-workers. It's not the finished product, it's the DOUGH that gets me! Freebie day, that one! I find what helps me maintain (or even lose!) during the holiday season is a) walking to all of my holiday shopping (easy for me since I am in NYC and I have to walk FAST in December to keep warm!) and b) allow myself a 100 cal or less "treat" at least 4 times a week (one piece of dark chocolate, a homemade sugar cookie, etc). Happy Holiday Season all! |
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