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| Weight Loss | Help!! Nothing happening!!??? AArrggh!!! | Jun 05 2009 19:31 (UTC) |
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If you've only been at it for two months then I would say your body is just catching on. Keep it up because it makes you feel better - the rest will follow. I just broke through a FIVE WEEK plateau and let me tell you it *was* discouraging. My thought process was "I'm making these changes permenantly for my health, not to lose weight. I'm not going to do anything different just because the scale is not budging in any direction." Lo and behold my body finally caught on, made adjustments and I'm losing again. (Thank Gawd!!) Good Luck! Penelope
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| Calorie Count | Is anyone else disgusted with all the "LOSE WEIGHT QUICK!" ads on here? | May 13 2009 14:16 (UTC) |
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When I click through that's exactly what the "OBEY THIS ONE RULE" ad is for! Acia-berry. Only as an added ironic point there's actually another supplement you have to take with the Acia-berry stuff, so wouldn't that be TWO rules? I use Google Chrome. Since Google lives on ads I doubt they have an ad blocker, but hey - I'm certainly going to be looking for one today. Thanks for the tip. (and I can always go back to Firefox.)
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| Weight Loss | not hungry for breakfast? | May 06 2009 21:22 (UTC) |
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There's a whole grain bread I get that is 80 calories a slice. I put one teaspoon of peanut butter on a toasted piece of bread for breakfast every day. Its only 130 calories and it holds me until at least 10:30 or 11:00 -- your mileage may vary. |
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| Weight Loss | totally lost as to what to do next... help. | Apr 28 2009 23:02 (UTC) |
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Did you read the article about sleeping enough? Its right there when you log in. |
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| Weight Loss | help for a newbie | Apr 24 2008 00:05 (UTC) |
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Heya - sometimes right after I eat a piece of fruit, my stomach will growl literally 15 minutes later worse than it did before I ate it! Try using grains combined with protein for snacks instead of all this "lite" stuff (though its all good for you!) For example rye crackers and sliced turkey together, or raisains and peanuts. I'm just like you - it takes a while to find the right combination that works. Not everything you read here works for everyone. Stick with it though! |
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| Health & Support | Breast surgery | Jan 29 2008 00:03 (UTC) |
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I've had three babies and I've breast fed every one of them. I'm 41 and NOW is the time for a boob job! Wait until you're all done cuz havin' them babies is gonna ruin 'em anyway! :D
Good luck sweetie - I DO hope you wait...
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| Foods | What happened to the restaurant list? | Oct 29 2007 22:40 (UTC) |
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Oh, I know I can do that - I just liked being able to browse because sometimes if you don't spell something exactly right, the search engine doesn't find it. Like I was looking for iHop today and came up with nothing... |
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| Fitness | I can't give up my morning breakfast before the gym | Oct 26 2007 17:01 (UTC) |
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You're hungry because you're body wants you to eat. I find if I have a very light dinner that the next morning I'll wake up STARVING. But if I have a big dinner and I'm really full, the next morning I won't be hungry until much later. (BUt I have my piece of whole wheat toast and peanut butter anyway!) When I felt really weak all the time I went to the doctor and it turned out my thyroid was all whacked out. Have you considered a doctor visit? |
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| Foods | Most Favorite....Least Favorite?? | Oct 17 2007 17:20 (UTC) |
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NO - oatmeal. Can't stand the texture of any "boiled grain" at all. YES - RAW SPINACH! Never in a million years would I have thought I'd actually be eating raw spinach on a nearly daily basis. |
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| Weight Loss | Weird daily size change | Oct 01 2007 19:07 (UTC) |
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| TOTALLY know what you mean! Happens to me all of the time. Also, I look the thinnest on Thursday morning, I drink too much on the weekends and have to start all over every Monday! LOL! | |||
| Weight Loss | Whiny post-bloat | Sep 18 2007 22:22 (UTC) |
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| Perhaps you are eating too many processed foods? I don't see any fruits, vegetables or whole grains in your diet yesterday. Is that a normal day? | |||
| Motivation | WOMEN OVER 40 WEEKLY CHALLENGE | Jun 26 2007 20:31 (UTC) |
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| Weight: back up to 167 after two weeks of laxidasical (I KNOW I spelled that wrong! LOL!) attention paid to eating right and exercise Avg. H20 intake: 70 oz per day (usually more, I have a 33.8 fl oz bottle I fill up at least twice per day and then whatever else I end up drinking.) Exercise: MINIMUM 1/2 hr. per day @ 3.0mph, 5 days per week. I usually aim for much more (like 1.5 hrs.) |
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| Weight Loss | hungry like no other | Jun 22 2007 19:20 (UTC) |
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| The same thing happens to me if I don't include protein in my first meal. The more protein I have in the morning the longer it takes me to get hungry for lunch. | |||
| Foods | Good, filling breakfast for 150-300 calories? | Jun 08 2007 22:53 (UTC) |
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| I totally love Amy's Chicken Sausages. I just found a new type at Costco, pepper jack and jalapeno - and they're just 120 calories each. Throw one (I use half!) on a piece of toasted whole wheat bread (I use Miltons) add tomatoes - ah yeah that sounds so good to me right now -- cuz I blew it and just ate half a "nutrition" bar this a.m. :( If that one is too spicy sounding there are plenty other types/combos of chicken sausages out there. And there's always Morningstar Breakfast Links or Breakfast patties (made of soy) - I've been eating those since I was a wee girl. LOL. |
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| Fitness | Does anyone have a husband that? | Jun 08 2007 17:57 (UTC) |
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| Your hubby might just like you "fat"...some men like meat on their ladies - just sayin' |
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| Weight Loss | New Baby!!...and body :( | Jun 08 2007 17:31 (UTC) |
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| As a mother of three I'd like to gently point out that your body will NEVER be the same and it took me an entire year after my first baby to come to grips with that. Just be patient...and congratulations on the beautiful baby boy! Put that lil guy in a stroller and walk off the weight. | |||
| Motivation | My mom threatened to put a padlock on the fridge! :( | Jun 07 2007 19:52 (UTC) |
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| I AM a mom and I have fat daughters. One is 17 and just a little more padded for her height than she should be. One is 12 and flat out a little chub. I totally DON'T worry about it. I buy healthy food, encourage her to eat fruit and veggies for snacks and just trust that mother nature is going to take care of the rest. I wake her up every morning with kisses on her cheek and tell her how sweet and beautiful she is - because she is!! When I was her age my mom constantly made comments about how my stomach stuck out and my posture was so poor...now i look back at pictures and I wasn't fat at all but that's exactly how I saw myself for years and years. I know mother nature might NOT work it out for my 12 yr old (like by making her grow another foot and a half LOL) but when she's ready to address the problem - and its appropriate - I will so totally help her out with kindness unlike what I got from my mother. I guess what I'm trying to say is that's probably exactly how her mother treated her so it's the only way she knows how to "deal" with you; whereas I went the total opposite way and am treating my daughter how I WISH my mom had treated me. |
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| Motivation | I am very sad and I want to know if anyone else understands... | May 24 2007 21:35 (UTC) |
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| The big problem here might be that he LIKES his woman big. People are attracted to and turned on by different things. A well padded girl might be exactly what "turns his crank" if you know what I mean. He might just be worried he's going to lose that. |
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| Foods | Whats for dinner? | May 22 2007 06:16 (UTC) |
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| I had a bbq baked chicken breast (no skin or bone) cut up over a combo of romaine and spinach. I added an ounce of shredded cheddar cheese, half a diced tomato and a cup of home made croutons. My total calorie count came to 527 which still put me 300 under where I should be tonight! Oh well - gotta have dessert! :D | |||
| Motivation | 160 Club | May 04 2007 22:13 (UTC) |
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| lainey150 - I've quit smoking before (about three times "for real" over the years) and I've ALWAYS gotten SO FAT that I went right back to it. This time I started the eating healthy/exercising FIRST and THEN I quit. I'm actually astounded that I haven't gained this time around...it's making it MUCH MUCH easier to stick with it! (I cheat every two weeks or so when I'm out partying) Thanks for the thought on why the weight loss slowed down. I'm glad I seem to be over that for now. I'm finally down to less than I was before my divorce (after my divorce I lost TONS of weight and then found out I'm hyperthyroid once the meds kicked in to fix THAT I gained it all back and then some!) The highest of my life I was 225 (pregnant); not preggers my highest was probably 193. In '03 I started walking but not changing my eating and got down to 168. My goal is 135 - 140. According to the tools that should be sometime around Xmas :( BTW, I'm 40 y.o. and 5' 4" |
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| Motivation | 160 Club | May 04 2007 16:37 (UTC) |
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| Yesterday, I was REALLY, REALLY down on myself. I was thinking "I've made all these changes - why no progress?" I mean really. I've quit eating "fast food" weekly, I quit having a taco salad weekly (holy **** have you seen the calorie count on those?!?), I exercise at a minimum 30 minutes a day but usually more like 60 - 90 min., I drink and drink and drink and DRINK water all day, I cut out coffee and cigs, I've made small changes ALL OVER THE PLACE and I seemed to be going no where. I was basing this on how my clothes fit more than anything and yesterday I was lazy and put on 36" waist size Levi's and I think that was my big problem LOL! This morning I got on the scale and I'm 163.2; down from 180 - started CC on Feb. 7th (but not really with it on everything until later in Feb.) So if I break it down that's over a pound a week. And THAT made me feel much better. I've decided to jump on the forums more for support and I found this one yesterday - now I know I can actually post here all legit an' stuff. TTYL! |
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| The Lounge | Two strangers & a wedding... | Apr 12 2007 21:20 (UTC) |
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| Mark and Brian (in the California area) have done this twice. Neither time did it work out. It was entertaining to listen to though. | |||
| Foods | Salad dressings? | Apr 05 2007 23:21 (UTC) |
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| I mix two tbsps of fat free sour cream with four (sometimes more!) packets of Taco Bell FIRE sauce...omg yum. Taco Bell taste - no Taco Bell calories. | |||
| Weight Loss | should I wake up my stomach? | Apr 03 2007 22:11 (UTC) |
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| You know when manewell sees this she's going to totally blow all the "You Must Eat Breakfast" peeps out of the water and back up uno100 about not being hungry... uno - just do what feels right. I'd be saving up for later when I was starving. There's nothing worse than being truly hungry with no room for eating any more in your count for the day. :( |
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| Weight Loss | just a bad day.... | Mar 31 2007 04:09 (UTC) |
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| 30 lbs sounds pretty good to me...I dunno. Are you switching up your foods enough? Anything eaten three months in a row could get boring. Do you need help figuring out what else would be good? | |||
| Weight Loss | Whats your FAVORITE food? | Mar 22 2007 20:12 (UTC) |
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| Green beans Tomatoes (Tomatos?) LOL! No spell check in this little box... |
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| Weight Loss | Help! I just scared myself. | Mar 22 2007 19:58 (UTC) |
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| I mean as long as you get it checked out and/or treated!! | |||
| Weight Loss | Help! I just scared myself. | Mar 22 2007 19:58 (UTC) |
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| When I had the exact same thing happen to me it was because of hyper-active thyroid. What ever it turns out to be - it's not fatal! :D |
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| Motivation | The morning after..... | Mar 16 2007 02:08 (UTC) |
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| Having just recently been through the root canal thing - you are NOT wimping out! All that blood rushing around would make your mouth positively thump - ouch! There's no reason to beat yourself up about missing a workout. Just adjust your calorie intake accordingly. There are people on this site who have lost weight and not exercised a bit. (Something about waiting until they're "smaller" and more able to? I think?) Hang in there! And good job...I'm eating healthy for the first time ever also. I was doing really well for six weeks or so, but now I've got the what-the-hell-can-I-shove-in-my-mouth-now? syndrome. Sux. I quit smoking too so I think that might have something to do with it. :D |
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| Weight Loss | how many calories keeps a body in starvation mode? | Mar 15 2007 03:51 (UTC) |
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| Hey BGERDING2! Good to see you here. The main thing is, you are not eating enough. If I remember correctly, you do 4.5 miles roughly on the elliptical in half an hour right? According to the Activity List, that would burn anywhere between 380 - 468 calories. Those calories you need to ADD to the 1200. The 1200 is a base line. If you did absolutely nothing but sit around all day, you would burn 1700 calories. This site says to only eat 1200 calories thereby giving you a calorie deficit of 500. You do that seven days (500 x 7) and that equals a 3500 calorie deficit and minus 3500 calories equals minus a pound. If you ADD your exercise (and good for you I know you work hard at it) in to the daily mix you need to feed your body additional calories; so now your minimum caloric intake should be 1200 PLUS the 380 - 468. Or roughly 1600 plus or minus a bit. I know you're eating healthy and drinking your water. I just think your body needs a bit more fuel. When you work hard and DON'T feed your body, it hangs on to every little bit because it doesn't know when the next time it's going to get enough is. Do you see? Try upping your calories to 1600 - 1700 per day for two or three weeks. Let your body get adjusted. And don't give up! We're pulling for you. :D PShizzo |
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Just wanted to point out that peanut butter isn't bad if eaten in moderation. I think a "serving size" of two tablespoons is quite a lot at once!
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