Posts by kyko

I workout about 5-9 hours per week. That involves:

42 min running 3x per week
at least 48min incline training, 3x per week
1 to 1 1/2 hour hikes, 3x per week
1 hour yoga
40 min weights

So yes, I do way less resistance/weight training than cardio, but climbing up hills has sure made my butt/legs strong, so I wouldn't say that cardio is good for nothing, it's the best overall calorie-burner....

Do any of you gals who went from 120 to 110 SWEAR that you were sedentary (aside from workouts) while eating 1400 calories ? I'm at 130 pounds, trying to get back to 110 ish. I'm 5'1 and a half, and I've upped my calories and my exercise level and it appears that I'm not getting leaner, or worse -  just gaining weight :(

I believe that there was a study recently that claimed that eating more calories in the morning was a good thing:

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/nutrition/139 33/is-breakfast-the-most-important-meal-of-th e-day/

Oh I was just wondering :) I don't know if there is such a thing as too many omega 3s, especially as so many people eat so few of them.

Anyways, you could try a couple tbsp of peanut butter a day, add a protein shake (I do that, the liquid calories don't seem to fill me up)

98% of DIETS fail because people do them untill they lose weight, then go back to what they were doing before that made them gain weight in the first place! People need lifestyle and habit changes, not attempts to fix something followed by a quick return to what caused the problem in the first place.

Thanks for your response!
Like I said - I've been working out for a few hours a week, since janurary in fact.....
And I've maintained this weight :(

Blahh I'm 5'1 and 1/3, 130 and size...7-9.

Original Post by coreyander:

If people are willing to jump in 100% and work to find the shopping schedule that works for them and their wallet, they can make it work and save alot of cash.

I repeat, I know that it is tempting to use personal anecdotes as evidence, but they can't be used to make valid generalizations.

I buy fresh produce very cheaply as well, but that doesn't mean that *everyone* has the same luxury.  Unless you are suggesting that every neighborhood is just like your neighborhood, it isn't fair to assume that the choices that you make are available to everyone.  Pointing out that "I can get great produce from the place that I live" is not sufficient to demonstrate that everyone can get cheap produce where they live. 

It is great if people just want to take pride in the fact that they have access to healthy foods at a low cost, but I take issue with the suggestion that everyone has the same opportunity.  One can be perfectly willing, but lack the opportunities that are readily available to others.

 I have to respectfully disagree. I think opportunities may be different, but there, nonetheless.

All I know is that when my mom and I started eating healthy foods, we saw our food costs drop from over $10 to around $5 per day. You can buy lentils and rice in bulk, then purchase fresh veggies and fruit seasonally and buy weekly sales. At our local Henry's Farmers Market they have "double ad wednesdays", where you get both the previous the next weeks sale prices. We shop on wednesdays. AND we have a membership to Costco, and buy in bulk there as well. Salad greens, apples, bananas (buy TONS and freeze them! They are only 1.30 something per 3-4 pounds) not to mention the seasonal things that they bring in. You can buy big bags of frozen veggies there, too.

If people are willing to jump in 100% and work to find the shopping schedule that works for them and their wallet, they can make it work and save alot of cash.

ONE meal that I used to eat from taco bell or mcdonalds was easily $4-5. For ONE meal.

How much did you decide to eat, if I may ask??

Ok. Well, since you have alot of weight to lose, according to Jillian Michaels (who is NOT a nutritionist/dietician, but she knows her stuff!) you should be able to have that type of deficit with no problem***. On the biggest loser the women eat around 1200 calories per day, work out for hours and they do fine. BUT I think if you're not "racing to the finish line", you should eat a bit more. Calculatore your BMR here www.phord.com/cc and see what you get. I'd eat at least 1500.

*** the reason being that when you have that much body fat to lose, your body recognizes it and will not plateau or go into "starvation mode", because it knows that it has a large amount of energy to give up. But once you get into the vanity pound area, you have (HAVE) to eat at least your bmr.


I would also add - go with how you feel. If you are STARVING on 1200, then obviously you won't be able to keep it up long term, and then it's fruitless. It is better to lose slower - but in a manner that you can maintain for long term - than do something drastic and painful, only to keep at it for a couple of weeks.

Good thread, and I agree with all the previous posters - it is SO hard to lose weight when you're short.

I eat (now) about 1300-1600 calories a day, the most I've "allowed" myself to eat in a long time. I struggled with my body in highschool, and ate around or less than 800 calories for about a years period. Yes, I lost weight, but then I steadily started gaining when I upped to 1000 calories...then kept gaining when I went  to 1200...so now I'm trying to exercise my butt off, and eat a fairly normal amount of calories for a 5'1+1/2 inch, 130 lb 20 year old female. Saw progress for a couple of weeks, but that progress has recently been erased and not through any calorie changes that mathmatically add up to more than 3500 calories :\

I'm still sticking with it. I'm trying to focus on my athletic ability/improvement more than my appearance.

same deal as the previous poster. I'm living proof that clean eating - but in abundance - will still make you gain weight.

But this is more than just yawning through a workout - its like emotionally drained + physically tired feeling. I think I need to sleep.

Hey! I have similar stats, but I'm about an inch and a half taller and heavier too - 128-130 pounds. I eat around 1300-1400 a day (although the last week I've been naughty ;)! more like 1500)

I've never been told to eat more though. But I totally can relate with the gaining a pound after working out, too. I don't know what the answer is, but I'll agree with the previous poster and say that it might be sodium for you. For me, it's probably not because I only ever add salt to popcorn, and I prep all my own meals.