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| Young Calorie Counters | As a teen, what do you do to EXERCISE? | Sep 07 2008 05:36 (UTC) |
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| i do an elliptical workout 6 nights/week and do muscle strengthening exercises every day as well, and some arm exercises with small free weights. | |||
| Young Calorie Counters | 16-18 yr olds! | Sep 07 2008 05:28 (UTC) |
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| runnabe we're really alike :) i'm 5'3.5" and 106 as well, i would like to go to 100-103 lbs. i was at 95 for a while but i wasn't in good shape. now that i've gained, i'm still pretty unfit, so im focusing on working out now and strengthening my muscles, not just calorie counting :) i want to be 103 by the end of october, i think that's nice and slow, what about you? | |||
| Foods | 1 cup is only a TENNISBALLL size/!?!?!?!?................................... PORTION control | Sep 07 2008 05:19 (UTC) |
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| I am the exact same way...1 cup of rice is basically nothing...my family routinely makes me eat 2-3 cups of rice at dinner as well...sigh.
By the way, if you are using the measuring cup that came along with a rice cooker, it is definitely not 8 ounces, most of the Asian rice cups are 5-6 ounces. Check on the bottom, it may say how many mL it holds. 180 mL = 6 ounces. |
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| Foods | Food Creation Survey | Sep 07 2008 05:14 (UTC) |
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1. If you could create a new cereal flavor what would it be? (flavor, grain, fruit etc?) Something that tastes like banana pudding! 2. If the ice cream companies were to add a fourth flavor to the Neapolitan trio, what should it be? Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and COFFEE 3. Design a new burger/sandwich for fast food restaurant (can be veggie based if you dont eat meat) Havarti, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo, salami, capicola, all on french bread...yum. 4. Whether you drink soda or not , create a new flavor to introduct (ie: Orange Coke) Pomegranate Sprite 5. If Ketchup no longer existed, what other fruit or veg could you puree for a condiment? Avocado 6. What fruit would make an awesome jelly? I love orange marmalade, so that it is. 7. Create a non-traditional pizza (ie: Greek pizza with feta, olives and spinach) Thin crust pizza with mozzarella, dollops of ricotta cheese, and sauteed spinach with garlic, no sauce. 8. Favorite vegetable that would be great made into chips, add a flavor if you like (ie: BBQ Carrot chips) Sweet potatoes 9. What ethnic food/foods should become more popular in the US (or UK or country you live in) Indian food 10. You having a granole/snack bar what be your dream nutritional and ingredient makeup (ie: 10 grams fiber, 500mg calcium, flax seed and blueberries) Lots of fiber and protein (somehow) but not too much fat. Yea right, not with my favorite ingredients! Peanuts, almonds, raisins. |
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| Foods | Food Survey | Sep 07 2008 05:04 (UTC) |
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| What is your favorite:
Breakfast food: hash browns, the shredded kind Italian dish: shrimp scampi Mexican dish: queso dip Drink: jager bombs! Dessert: white cake with frosting and raspberries Chinese dish: dumplings Appetizer: calamari Diet food/product: cottage cheese Winter comfort food: pasta w/ lots of sauce Summer comfort food: whipped cream Birthday treat: apple pie Fast food item: milkshakes Frozen food: ice cream Food to bake: biscuits Food to cook: fried rice Type of Pizza: new york style with sausage and spicy peppers Canned food item: campbells chicken noodle soup! havent had it in years Type of chocolate: dark, with nuts Fruit: raspberries Veggie: all of them!!! |
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| Weight Loss | Having trouble with reducing caloric intake... | Sep 07 2008 04:27 (UTC) |
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| It may not be the food you're eating that's the problem. Maybe your eating schedule is just not right. I have a pretty low calorie goal of 1200. It's pretty hard for me to make it through the day on just 3 meals of 400 calories each. No matter the quality of the food I eat, I still feel like I'm starving most of the time. What helps me is to eat several smaller meals more frequently. I eat a piece of fruit when I wake up, say 50 calories. At 11am I eat a small meal, say 350 calories. At 2pm, I eat a large snack, 200 calories. At 7pm, I eat dinner, 400-600 calories. At 9pm, I eat a small snack, 50-100 calories.
Quality of food definitely matters, though. Carbs will not keep you full and happy. Protein-rich foods will. Be conscious of your eating schedule, in addition to what you eat, and you will feel a ton better! |
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| Weight Loss | Late night eating... SUCKS! | Sep 07 2008 04:18 (UTC) |
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| Do you eat enough during the day? If you try to diet too aggressively then the hunger will catch up with you sooner or later. Eat enough and often. Don't deprive yourself at mealtimes because you will make up for it later with unhealthy snacking, no question about it.
Do you eat dinner too early? I eat dinner around 8pm. If I were to eat dinner at 5, I'm sure I'd be hungry enough for a 2nd dinner at 9pm. Do you snack during the day? Consider switching up your meal schedule so you won't feel hungry at odd times. Eat 5 small meals a day instead of 3 big meals that are far apart. Making snacking a part of your daily plan will help reduce snacking at odd unplanned times like nighttime. Are you going to bed at an appropriate time? It's hard to regulate your appetite and be healthy if you don't sleep well. If it's past midnight, go to bed! Do you keep a lot of snackable food on hand for times like these? If so, throw out the snacks and stock your fridge with healthy food that isn't conducive to night eating. Do you work out or have another productive way to keep yourself busy at night? I work out every night around 9:30pm. If you're not up to working out, you can just go for a nighttime walk with a family member. Make evening exercise a habit and you'll decrease your desire to graze at night. |
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| Fitness | Saggy butt.... | Sep 07 2008 03:49 (UTC) |
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| omg thank you so much to the person who posted about the 8 minute buns video! i just did it and im sure i looked absolutely ridiculous on the floor in front of my desktop computer but it was just the workout i was looking for! my new goal is to be able to do the entire 8 minutes without stopping! we'll see how long that takes!
im going to try to build up the courage to check out the other 8 minute workout videos (legs/abs especially). they are perfect for me!! im skinny but i have NO strength whatsoever, i can barely do a pushup lol. i think im going to cut down my cardio and replace them with a set of these every night! thanks again!! |
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| Foods | Favorite Food Survey to cure your boredum/curiosity; be Specific please! | Sep 07 2008 03:01 (UTC) |
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| Name/Nickname: wocky
Age: 19 Calorie Goal: 1200 Favorite Fruit: raspberries Favorite Vegetable: greens (spinach, collards, kale, etc.) Favorite Meat: lean ground turkey Favorite Dairy: cottage cheese Favorite Carb: white bread Favorite Baked Good: cake Favorite Nut: macadamia Favorite Frozen Treat: mango ice cream Favorite Dinner: indian meat&potato curry with fresh tortillas AND rice :) Favorite Guilty Pleasure: bigger portion sizes... Old [Pre-Diet] Favorite Food: scones Current Favorite Snack: dumplings and wontons Favorite Comfort Food: rice Favorite Herb/Spice: coriander Favorite Salty Food: chinese salt-and-pepper shrimp Favorite Sweet Food: dark chocolate with nuts in it Favorite Spicy Food: spicy cheetos Favorite Warm/Hot Food: fresh bread rolls Favorite Soup: cream of broccoli Favorite Sandwich filling: bacon, lettuce, tomato, lots of mayo Favorite Restaurant: don't have a favorite Favorite Dish at said restaurant: i always order caesar salads when i dine out. i love them! Favorite Beverage excluding water: wine Favorite processed food: protein powder? Favorite processed food brand: i dont really like processed foods All time favorite food: indian food. |
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| Foods | Was wondering what everyone here uses?? | Sep 07 2008 02:51 (UTC) |
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| I use Nature's Own White Wheat bread. It tastes, looks, and feels just like regular white bread. But it is only 50 calories a slice. | |||
| Weight Loss | Can a medium framed person ever get down to 110-120? | Sep 07 2008 02:43 (UTC) |
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| Hey, I am a petite girl myself, I am about 5'4 and weigh 106 lbs, my goal weight is 103 lbs. That is plenty skinny for me--I'm trying to imagine someone almost 8 inches taller than me wanting to weigh only 7 lbs more. Trust me girl, I have been as low as 95 lbs, I know what it looks like to be that thin...your bones will all be sticking out but you will never have 'that body' or 'that frame' that you want. When I was that thin I still had huge hips/love handles/stomach fat. The answer to looking good is clearly to pick a reasonable goal weight and to use fitness to get the body you want. Exercise and build muscle...it looks better than blobs of fat on bones. Reevaluate your goal weight, hon. | |||
| Weight Loss | Anybody out there who is actually losing weight??? | Sep 07 2008 02:21 (UTC) |
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| Well I am about 5'4 and I weighed around 114-116 in july. as of today i am 106, which is 3 lbs away from my goal weight. i have been taking in an average of 1200 calories per day. i'm not adhering to any specific diet, but i try to eat a natural, 75% vegetarian diet with a focus on fresh produce, dairy, eggs, and homemade vs. packaged food. my weight loss is not the biggest change i am noticing in my life. my skin is better, i have lots of energy, and i am pleased again with the way my body feels and looks.
i also exercise regularly. lately i have started to do some muscle strengthening exercises in addition to cardio. i'm not an avid exerciser but i am hoping to get used to a fitness routine. dieting is pretty easy, but fitness is definitely a lifestyle/mindset change. |
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| Foods | Non-carb options for dipping? | Sep 07 2008 00:14 (UTC) |
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| I LOVE cucumber spears in my guacamole. | |||
| Weight Loss | Your fine as you are... | Sep 07 2008 00:13 (UTC) |
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| if I gain 5 lbs, my mom starts asking me "Have you been eating a lot of fried food?" "You've put on some, it must be from beer" "Why are you eating that snack?"
But of course if I lose the 5 lbs or even turn down seconds at a meal, she doesn't stop commenting on my "starving" and "dieting." I'm already plenty self-conscious! I don't need to hear it! |
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| Weight Loss | Don't Be Afraid to Eat (Personal Post) | Sep 06 2008 23:53 (UTC) |
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| i had this problem too!! which is why i decided to set a reasonable calorie goal for myself. i started out with 1800, just so i could get used to counting calories. then i went to 1500, which was easy because i never really ate that many calories to begin with. then i dropped to 1300. now my goal is 1200. it's too low so i'm working on upping it back to 1300 gradually.
i used to have much more aggressive goals, like 1000 or less, which were 1) unhealthy, and 2) unrealistic. and when i would (obviously) have trouble keeping to it, i would try to punish myself the next day by "making up for" the calories i overate the previous day by reducing my calorie goal for that day even more. that rarely worked, and i usually ended up in a binge/starve cycle. i stopped that and the 10 lbs dropped SO fast! |
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| Weight Loss | Small Tips that WORK (when losing weight) | Sep 06 2008 20:02 (UTC) |
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| drink water. lots of it. all the time. snack only when you're hungry. if you're bored just drink water, plain or with a tea bag or crystal light. i'm not recommending you drink water instead of eating when you're hungry. i'm just reminding you to stay hydrated. if you use a food journal, count every calorie you eat. be honest! eat foods high in protein. they fill you up better than carbs. seriously. eat homemade and natural food. take a look at the food you eat at every meal. how much of it came out of a package and how much of it was natural? the tip that helped me the MOST: if you eat too much on one day, do NOT, i repeat, do NOT try to "make up for it" by attempting to eat fewer calories the next day. you WILL fail and you WILL gain weight. if you eat too much on one day, move on and eat your usual daily intake the next day. |
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| Weight Loss | After lunch but before dinner munchies | Sep 06 2008 19:54 (UTC) |
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| Are you drinking enough water every day? I like to keep a big bottle of water with me at all times and drink from it throughout the day. It'll help keep you from snacking. Because it doesn't sound like you're actually hungry. If you are actually hungry at 3:30, then think about switching up your meal schedule. Eat a smaller lunch and dinner and add snacks to your day at 3:30, and any other times you seem to get hungry. |
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| Weight Loss | Your fine as you are... | Sep 06 2008 19:37 (UTC) |
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| exactly!! if any of those quite healthy and fit girls (who are much more commonplace than people seem to think on these forums) posted on here then everyone would rant about how they need to gain weight, they must not eat enough, etc. etc. WTF? someone's gotta be a size 0, lol | |||
| Foods | Pizza!!! | Sep 06 2008 19:35 (UTC) |
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| i also use the sbarros estimates for pizza that isnt homemade or frozen. | |||
| Foods | What low-calorie food do you enjoy the most? | Sep 06 2008 19:34 (UTC) |
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| popcorn broccoli spinach shrimp lean ground turkey peaches eggplant cucumbers |
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| Young Calorie Counters | 16-18 yr olds! | Sep 06 2008 19:25 (UTC) |
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| im 18 and a 2nd year in college. i have a similar goal to yours--i would like to lose 3-4 pounds of fat and put on some muscle! | |||
| Weight Loss | My thoughts on WL | Sep 06 2008 19:23 (UTC) |
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| [quote]When was the last time an anorexic said, "My body's in starvation mode, and I can't seem to lose any weight,"?
The only reason someone who was anorexic would not be losing weight would be because they were binge eating, making up for the loss of calorie, or if they actually came to a point that they physically had nothing left to lose.[/ quote] that is completely untrue. i used to starve myself, i was 5'3 and i weighed 95 lbs, at that point it was very very difficult for me to lose weight despite eating very little. trust me, when i was at that point, i couldn't even look at high-calorie food without feeling disgust. i was eating barely anything, and even that felt like too much to me. i wasn't losing weight, because my body refused. not because i was binging. to me a binge was a piece of fruit! starvation mode IS real and anorexics DO go into starvation mode. sure, i would have continued to lose weight had i kept going at that point, but it would have come off much much more slowly than the first 10 pounds. |
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| Weight Loss | Your fine as you are... | Sep 06 2008 19:17 (UTC) |
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| It annoys me as well. I know I am fine as I am at 106 lbs, I was also fine as I was at 116 lbs, and I was fine as I was at 96 lbs. My goal now is to be fit and stay fit! What does it matter whether someone else thinks I am fine as I am if I know I can barely do a pushup? I see a lot of room for improvement in myself, and that's my prerogative as an adult. | |||
| Weight Loss | it DIDNT work : ( | Sep 06 2008 19:14 (UTC) |
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| Do you exercise regularly? That will help jumpstart your metabolism as well. | |||
| Weight Loss | Proud, yet a little concerned... | Sep 05 2008 19:22 (UTC) |
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| Emotional eating is a habit that gets easier to break over time. The longer you go without a binge, the easier it becomes to rid your mind of the grip of emotional eating. | |||
| Weight Loss | Am I eating too little?/CARBS CARBS CARBS | Sep 05 2008 18:01 (UTC) |
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| It's really true, I'm 5'3 and 107 lbs and for the last few weeks I've been doing cardio just about every day and averaging 1150 calories per day, I've lost a grand total of 1 pound...so if 1200 calories is too low to make a difference even for someone my size, it's even more ridiculous for someone your size to expect progress at that intake level. | |||
| Weight Loss | SO frustrated | Sep 05 2008 01:14 (UTC) |
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| How did you go from a pear to an hourglass? I am SUCH a pear! Size 4 jeans and XS tops, it's horrible. I do cardio but I don't have access to a gym. Are there calisthenics that help you pare down the pear shape? :) | |||
| Foods | Muscle Milk Light? | Sep 05 2008 01:13 (UTC) |
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| A lot of people I know use muscle milk. It's really popular. And yes, I do know of girls who use it. One of my female friends is addicted to it! She's in great shape--she works out a lot so it's perfect for her. I use protein powder, myself. I prefer to mix it into the food I'm already eating instead of using it as a meal replacer (e.g., protein powder in my morning bowl of oatmeal). You can't really do that with muscle milk. | |||
| Foods | Snacks | Sep 05 2008 01:09 (UTC) |
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| Fresh fruits and lots of little water bottles. Keeping a water bottle in your hand will keep you from mindlessly eating. Take a swig of water instead. This helps me when I'm out with friends and they're snacking. If I have something to do with my hands and mouth, like drink from a water bottle, I'm less likely to snack when I'm sitting around with food in front of me. |
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| Foods | CC accurate for vegetables? | Sep 05 2008 01:08 (UTC) |
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| that's what happens when you eat vegetables! I had steamed rice w/ a ton of eggplant curry for dinner today. 2 cups of cubed eggplant is a lot of food. i am stuffed and it was like 250 calories. | |||
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