Posts by sweet_cheekz

Woohoo! Thank you so much you guys =) I really appreciate your feedback<3

sorry, this was meant for yesterday. And I've already eaten close to 1500 today =|

All of the above and eggs & especially egg whites!

hey! how are those spin classes? i really want to try them but i feel soooooo intimidated .. like i'm guna go in there and fall off the bike somehow, haha ^^;;

sooji:

i understand what you mean, which is why doing hours of intensive cardio will most likely exhaust you. i can do one hour and i feel fine. like melkor said, it depends on who you are and whether you're training for something specific. so if you find that you're getting exhausted with some cardio before weights, split up your workouts so that on days that you do weights, you warm up for about 5-10 minutes at least and on days that you do cardio, you just complete your cardio routine. that's just a suggestion, in the end it's up to you because it's your body! =)

actually sooji, my love ;) lol, you should do cardio before weight-training because it warms up your muscles, allowing them to better contract. if you want, you could split up the routine so that you do like half cardio before weights and then the rest of your cardio after weights so you don't get too tired.

By this I mean activity-wise. Thank you!

I'm 5"3'. That's strange how most people on this website normally eat 1200-1500 calories per day. Also, a famous trainer named Jackie eats 1500 calories per day. That website says I should be consuming 1600 while absolutely SEDENTARY! I'm just really afraid all of these calculators are bogus and will make me gain weight .. especially reading all these posts on CC ..

Thanks for the advice, I will see my doctor!

I just binged .. for the 2nd day in a row ..

Enough is enough!!!

Hi there,
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom!! My mom had breast cancer as well .. I was around 6 when she got it and 14 when she passed away. It must be so difficult considering it's just the two of you at home. I hope you have some relatives and family friends who can be there with her while she goes to appointments and check-ups. Please don't feel terrible, this is not your fault. I can tell you from my experience that all your mom wants for you to do is take care of yourself! And when you feel like binging, maybe try to spend some time with her instead. During other times you may want to try chewing gum, drinking tea or water, maybe just eating lower calorie options that can be consumed mindlessly (like veggies). I often used to do that and still do that due to stress .. but you've already been this strong and you must continue to be strong! *Hugs!* I really feel for you sweetie, if you ever feel the need to message, I would love to help out =) I'll pray for your momma.

Take care and God bless!

Yes, I think you're right about retaining water. I would hope that I wouldn't be losing muscle mass, because I go to the gym about 4 to 5 times a week, and I take public transportation and work at a salad bar. But perhaps the lack of protein may be causing a slight amount of muscle decrease. I'm definitely going to weigh myself in the morning, because right now I don't want to feel disappointed if my weight is from today's food lol ..

Thank you so much for your help lionpaw, I really appreciate it!!! =D

I just came back from the doctor's .. he said it was probably because I was consuming too many legumes, which I can definitely agree with! I work at a salad bar where we can put whatever we want in our salad and I pretty much eat an omelette every morning with mixed veggies, contatining carrots, corn, peas and lima beans. Somedays after a workout, I finish an entire can of chickpeas! Haha .. and I don't even want to get started on what I put in my salads! Anyway, I was reading about this "BRAT" diet which includes bananas, rice, applesauce/apples (some websites vary), and toast. Basically, it includes low-fibre foods, which are dry and absorb extra acid in the tummy. I've eaten 2 bananas, an apple, 3 slices of toast with 1 tsp becel light, and a lot of blueberry herbal tea, and I'm feeling well enough to go to work today! So much for cutting breads out of my diet, ha .. I see why I need to include it now .. oh well, I'm not complaining ;) . The doctor said proteins and things like that were fine. I think I should buy my regular 1% milk now, because I switched to soymilk and I know soybeans are legumes =O .. who knew such small change could do this to a person!

Thank you all so much for your responses, you were all so helpful!!!

Thanks a lot .. I'm actually going to go first thing tomorrow .. I really hope I'm okay *crosses fingers* =( what happens to your sister? Does she have to take certain drugs?

A lot of University/College gyms offer a discount to students (if you are one). I only pay $10 a year ;) but I know there must be some hidden fees within my tuition, but hey, it's still worth it!

haha ya I used to as well .. but then I got kind of annoyed =P .. I mean, it's not like it's going to make you gain 1lb the next day lol .. thanks guys!