Posts by smoofinator

What ever happened to good ol' metamucil?

Egg whites! Lots and lots of egg whites! And breakfast. I always try to eat breakfast when I'm trying to drop some weight because it keeps me from going overboard at lunch time.

I've gotta go with the "I can't Believe it's not Butter Spray" - less than 5 calories for 20 sprays and tastes very much like margarine! Great on veggies with a little garlic powder, toast, baked potatoes, anywhere you'd use butter or margarine...I even cook with it!

Also, light english muffins! These are great toasted with the spray butter, egg white and fat free american cheese. Yummy low-cal breakfast sandwich!

Sorry, semantics. Would it make everyone feel better if I said "snack" instead? Okay, what are your favorite 100 or less SNACKS?

Original Post by amethystgirl:

If diet pills worked, everyone would be skinny.

And based on your other post, you aren't eating enough for your size. Eating a better amount will do more for you than pills.

 Agreed. Up your calories slowly (100 every couple of days) and keep exercising. 1200 cals is way too low for someone of your activity level and weight. It's a slow process, and FYI those pics they show in the hydroxycut commercials are doctored (to appear fat) and some are actually of DIFFERENT people than the skinny, buff ones. Look at the faces... rediculous.

5'4" , 25 years old

Lowest: 122

Highest: 156

Current: *145 (just a guess as I refuse to weigh myself because I actually don't really care how much I weigh, but rather how my clothes fit)

Goal: *130 (see above).

Thanks a lot! I really thought I was alone here, but I appreciate all the feedback. I've never been good at running (sprinting? Yes, but only VERY short distances and only a few times). My motto used to be, "The only time you'll see me running is if I'm being chased!"

I guess I'd just like to prove to myself that I am, indeed, one of those people that can do it....and eventually do it well.

Thanks for the input everyone. I do feel better, and more motivated to continue at a comfortable pace for my body.

Scrubs is on and I don't know when this new episode will replay again.

Haha! Gotta love the crab hat (I'm originally from Maryland and they're everywhere up there).

Geez, I'd love to block those ads from showing up. I'm not tempted or anything, I guess I'm just concerned that some of the younger,  more impressionable cc'ers might see that and think that it's a better route to take. When I was a teenager I would have done (and did) just about anything to lose weight ... apart from a healthy diet and exercise. The magic weight loss pill sounds glamorous and easy when you're 16 and see yourself as overweight.

I usually go out on Friday nights and have 4-5 rum and diets. That's it for the week. I'm not an alcoholic, I just like to relax on a Friday night. Just wanted to clarify that :)

That's because you're losing muscle. Your body needs 1200 calories a day just for it's basic functions like breathing, heart beat, digestion, etc. (coma patients need 1100 I think). Your body is pulling energy from your body where it can find it...your muscles. It's storing every bit of fat that you put in your mouth for "later" ie. your body is in starvation mode and clinging to the fat, but "digesting" the muscle to use as energy. Work out all you want but you won't be able to hang on to any muscle and you won't be able to lose much fat at all.

Even if you're losing 3lbs a week now by eating so little, your weight loss will come to a halt very soon and you'll either have to keep cutting your calories (which is obviously miserable and extremely unhealthy) or you'll decide to eat more and gain weight twice as fast and it will be much harder to get rid of. By eating 700 cals a day your metabolism is coming to a screeching halt and you will pay the price very soon. I'm not saying this to be arguementative or confrontational, I'm saying it because this is EXACTLY what I did myself when I was trying to lose weight. Several times I did this type of extreme caloric restriction and each time I gained all the weight back and then some in a matter of WEEKS. It's hard for me to lose weight now, because my metabolism is still off from my extreme restrictions in the past. I'm just trying to give you a personal perspective into what this will ultimately do to your body.

 Good luck and do what's right for your body! You'll reap the benefits I promise.

If your "happy place" so to speak is at the gym it could be a lot worse. At least through all this you are exercising like you should...and enjoying it! Don't be too hard on yourself. You could have eaten 2500 calories and NOT exercised...that would have been much worse.

 You should be commended for exercising as much as you do, and the counting will fall back into place when you are ready.

Good luck :)

Yep, this really does suck. I'm having trouble focusing at work and I've been forgetting everything...especially what I've been eating. I just don't want to gain weight during this time and then feel even worse in general.

I keep expecting to see her around every corner. We're moving in two weeks which will help, but I'm just hoping I can climb out of this hole somtime soon. The people I work with are either "dog people" (which I am too...I'm just an all-around "animal person") who have never owned a cat and think, "It's just a cat, get over it already." Or they just aren't animal people and don't understand why someone would need to take a day off work or mourn for their lost pet. Really insensitive but I guess they just don't get it.

"Try to remember how you were NOT necessarily when you first found C-C, but when you first tried to lose weight. What did YOU believe in? What did you think was true?"

Excellent point HK. Very well said.

For those people who go out of their way to ask you about your diet and how you lost the weight and you tell them, "I just counted my calories, made healthy choices, and got a little more active" and they refuse to believe that this is all you're doing...ie you must be taking some pill or working out for two hours a day or doing the lemonade fast, etc. Like, it sounds easy but they know it isn't so they want to know your "quick fix" secret. All this while you're watching them polish off the second half of a package of double-stuffed oreos is kind of annoying. If you want my help and I give it, but you just scoff at the information I give you then oh well. I don't think these people are bad or evil or inferior in anyway, but it's just irritating that they asked for my help and then shrug it off and continue to cram cookies in their mouth.

You could have a bowl of oatmeal (approximately 130-160 cals) and then go for a nice, relaxing, hour-long walk. According to this site, a leisurely stroll such as this will burn about 160 calories....there goes your oatmeal! And I've personally found that oatmeal keeps me full for ages.

Good luck!