Posts by nnylyma

try drinking more water.  Also, I've heard that good muscle tone can sometimes make cellulite more obvious if you are prone to it.  Its genetic, go punch your mom in the butt in gratitude.

Walking does seem to help sometimes.  When i'm traveling i do try to walk some everyday because i have seen that help, but for some reason I haven't thought of it for when I am home.  Well spotted, I'll add it to the arsenal next time I start to have a problem.

I like full fat cheese but i primarily stick to soft goat cheeses which are only around 70 cal/oz and only 5.5g fat.  I also drink lowfat or skimmed milk and eat nonfat greek yogurt (stir in my own fruit, less sugar that way).  Mostly I just pick the leanest meats, fresh veggies and fruits and things.  I don't eat very many reduced fat or "diet" foods, mostly becasue i find the food I make more flavorful and filling.  I do like diet soda though, and will have 2-3 a week.  Speaking in general, except for milk and yogurt, I just eat the regular stuff, just the best stuff i can find :).

thanks spoiled_candy, I'll check it out at the whole food this week.

I dunno about eating free both days on the weekend, but one day could be fine.  I have one free day a week followed by a fasting day (~ 900-1100 calories) and then my  5 controlled days (1200-1500 calories).  I strongly advise consciously balancing your free eating day in the sense of if you load up on carbs one meal, have a yummy meat and vegetables at another and make a deal with your self to only have X number of "treats"  like alcohol, desserts etc.   I lost ~100 pounds doing this.  I do want to tell you though, that I might weigh less if I didn't do this, but allowing myself the freedom to do this has allowed me to continue to lose/maintain for more than 4 years now.  It is humane to give yourself indulgences sometimes.

Long story short... if you have stretch marks, that skin will never be as tight as it would have been if you had not been heavier before.  Over time (years sometimes for maximim retraction) your skin does recover alot as long as you don't have other fators like peniculi or poor circulation, but once it is stretched it will never be the sacme. 

just the part you eat.  peel/core first and weigh or weigh whole and then weight the remnants.  after you do it for long enough you get good at guestimating.   can do it within 5-10 grams alot of the time.  the figure out calories per gram just use divition.  if 100 grams has 90 calories than each gram has .9 calories, for instance.

I have noticed that many overweight ladies have pretty faces.  The few heavy women I've noticed who I didn't think were nice looking had one of a few things going on which could affect anyone.  They have either had an illness such as a glandular problem that caused facial hair and/or bad acne, they have the general look of poor health or hygeine such as decaying teeth, thin or lifeless hair or overall bad coloring (like grey and yellow), or they have simply fallen victim to genetics which made them quite homely.

Having a few extra pounds on your frame does seem to add a vitality to someone, giving them a rosey, pleasant and pretty look. 

And of course, people at all weights are pretty and not pretty.  I'm funny in that I think people who are very plain are really attractive.  Clean hair and skin, healthy teeth, no or minimal make-up.  I think we are all a little biased toward people who look like us.  Me and my mom (who I think is lovely) are very plain with gray eyes, fair skin and soft proportional features. 

I vote for tampon and liner.  I don't do cardio and I can see how that would maybe shift or chaff with a pad.  What I'm bothered by more is the fact that I sweat more during my period.  I have hyperhidrosis as it is and the tons of weird smelling period sweat really gross me out.  I used to wear pads only all the time but I can't anymore because the moisture close to my skin caused problems.  So anyway, tampon and liner.

Yeah, I have had too big too.  Ideal for me is around 7 inches and a width that would allow me to touch my fingertps if put my ahnd aroud it.  I think that would be considered medium maybe upper average?  Smallish is better that too big, there can be lots of nice maneuvering and playing around with styles.  When it was too big it was sorta fun at the time but then my insides would go into spasms and I would get cramps and back pain like 30 minutes later.  No fun.

definately go see the doctor.  Try to get in the habit of eating nourishing foods and if you are worried about you fat, eat more and exercise more.  Putting on a few pounds of muscle but remaing the same weight is the way to resolve the body fat perentage thing.  Trying to "lose weight" is probably a bad idea.  I wish you so much luck and a long healthy life.  Take care of and cherish yourself.  :)

I've heard of the book and have picked it up a few times because it is so surprising seeing all the nutrition alid out for some of the foods.  I have lost around 100 pounds but didn't use the book :(   It could have been fun talking about my experiences, especially since I've been able to maintain for a couple years now.  Oh, well.  I will have to look for the article when it comes out, I hope there is an announcement on calorie-count about it.

yeah sandwiches are good meals as long as you don't go insane with the condiments.  You could add ground beef or ground turkey to your tomatoe sauce for your pasta.  Turkey is healthy for the most part.  you could cook up a breast of turkey, eat some on day and use the rest for sandwiches and in salads for the next 2-3 days.

I vote for going for the cold fish options, they don't smell as strong.  Otherwise I would say that you should just go ahead and eat as you please.  other people's food smells gross too alot of the time.  Just be considerate with your wrappers or containers and seal them up or throw them away somewhere where they won't keep letting off fish smell.

I have a job around tasty treats too.  Hmm.. these are a couple of things I try to do.  Brush your teeth after lunch, drink unsweetened mint herbal tea, chew gum (mint is a favorite flavor of mine and a big eating deterant) and the one I find helps me the most... ge tthe heck outta there as soon as you are done working.  Idle time lets the devil in.