Posts by ridergrad

Can I ask one thing?  Were you calling yourself obese when you weighed 140 or were u more then that?

I have so many but I get them all from www.cookinglight.com.  It is a great website...you can search anything.  They give you the nutrition facts too.  Just watch out they show other publications too, so you need to narrow your search by cooking light publication. 

I always end up making regular lipton hot tea with one sweet n low packet and i just wait til it cools off...

I don't know if this is an option and I have never tried it before but i know crystal light has those little packets u can put in water to make it flavored and i believe that they are sweetened with sweet n low or splenda...i think they are called crystal light on the go.

I am not even close to a vegetarian...I love steak, but I do have two friends who are almost vegans.  By almost vegans i mean that they will eat eggs if they are in baked goods.  I had a dinner party when i got my apartment and invited them and made sure that I had something for them to eat. I believe it was tofu breaded in sesame seeds and i had pork for my other friends.  Another time i made potato leek soup which called for chicken broth and i used veggie broth and the soup was just as tasty....

In reference to them catering to me...i would never expect that. They have veggie bbq's and when i go i eat a veggie burger like everyone else and she makes this veggie chili that is sooo tasty. I think it would be kind of mean to ask a vegetarian to cook me a steak...i would kinda consider it rude. 

I am totally with gunnercade...I don't know if you cook or not but cooking light has so many recipes and 95% of them are totally delicious...They also give you all the nutrition info at the bottom of the recipes...some are very involved but I have found many that take me 30-45 mins, some less then that. Just watch out because some of their other publications have recipes on there too, like southern living, which is totally not light and doesn't give the nutritional info.  Each recipe will tell u whether it is cooking light. They also have great tips on stuff...that site is the only thing i use besides recipes my mom has given me...its great...even if you are not a cooker it might give you some ideas..

The online site and emails are also Free but you can buy thier books which are published every year and have recipes by month and tell you about foods that are in season and how to do some stuff. They also have a magazine subscription...

Last night I made Chicken with mushrooms and leeks with a baked potato...it took me all of 35-40 mins...and sat I made Kung Pao Chicken...One of my favorites is Apriot Pork Chops, basicly just apricot preseves and pork chops.  sooo yummy!

Good Luck!

Ok I am with everyone when they say eat more...I am also short (5'0) and I started at 140 (now 130ish). I am certainly not as active as you so my max of 1500 on workout days does it for me. Keep in mind that it is harder for us shorties to lose weight, especially quickly.  I certainly don't understand that concept and hate it but i guess that is just the way it is.  I am not sure what your goal weight is and your picture doesn't really show much in the ways of being "FAT", Honestly from what you say your stats are I would not call you Fat...You seem to be focusing on the size of jeans everyone wears and comparing yourself to them, trust me when i say that that is not the way to go cause everybodys body looks different, even at the same height...we are all built different.

Don't get discouraged cause it will work, it just might take longer then you like.  You are not going to wake up tomorrow and be 10 lbs lighter...

i like breakfast but I am soo not a morning person and I have to be at work at 8 so i stick with the basics...mostly i'll do cheerios with a banana and 1% milk with a glass of OJ or Oatmeal and OJ maybe a banana...once in a while i'll just do a bagel and OJ so I don't always get my protein but I think I do alright. Usually when I do oatmeal I go with some kind of Quaker, recently I have gotten the Weight smart, so it has plenty of protein..

I feel like when i have the cereal and such that its too much cause I think its about 400 cals, but I guess thats a good thing...

I would definitly give it time...People that you see everyday will most likely not notice too much. I don't get to see my mom all that often, maybe once a month or every other month and I had only lost 5 lbs and she noticed but I could barely tell, but then my boss, who i sit right next to, didn't notice that I had lost 10lbs and I def noticed that cause I am only 5'. Wait til a vacation or something comes up, people will def notice when you come back...

My friends never comment on my weight, I think its cause none of us are really obsessed with it and we have never dwelled on it or really commented on each others weight before, so that doesn't phase me...

I would just be happy that I dropped pant sizes cause that is amazing...I like thinking wow I haven't been this size in years, it is very satisfying to myself.

I have to say that I am with everyone here....I did so good at Thanksgiving and then all this stuff happend and I only worked out for about a week in the past month...I have only gained about 5-7 lbs back, but a few of christmas presents don't fit which is highly upsetting...Of course I noticed the problem, but i just couldn't stop eating...I ordered lasagna last night cause I didn't get home from work til after 7 and I ate the whole thing...I have no idea why i did but I did and I felt like a complete pig afterwards...I am determined to get back on track today...started with a good breakfast and my water close at hand...

I plan on getting back to how I used to eat, which was healthy. I am getting back to the gym and getting back to counting calories. I will not be buying any junk food at the store and I will be buying lots of fruit and veggies...i find if i just ignore the junk food isles all together i don't even think about getting the chips or vanilla waffers or cookies...

Oh and I totally understand what you mean laschndr, my moms house has all this food while my apartment does not have nearly as much so it is so much easier not to munch at my place then at hers...

I am going to agree with everyone on else on listening to your doctor.  i am also going to go with edriver on this and check out whether you have Ceilac Disease.  My one aunt has had it her whole life and she did not know about it until recently and she has some serious stomach issues now. My other aunt has it and she has now been living a wonderful gluten free...stomach pain free life. There is a blood test that will test you initially and I am pretty sure other tests as well...but thank goodness i did not have to go that far.

like edriver said it is nothing serious once you know how to handle it, there is no pill, it is just about a restricted diet. I was very thankful when my blood work came back negative...i love bread and pasta and everything that has gluten...

Good Luck!

Def do not give up chocolate cause if you try one day you will go nutz and eat way way too much...I go for the 100 cal packs as well...keebler has the stripped cookies and i find that satisfies, but the nabisco chocolate chip cookies do not satisfy the chocolate craving...I also like the small packs of M&Ms that are given out at halloween...one pack has only about 20 pieces and it is under 100 cals. i also go for the dove squares...i love the dark chocolate, again one or two and you are under 100 cals for the snack...Chocolate thing is def in moderation...of course if you have one off day every now and then it is not totally bad :D

Good Luck! 

I do think that your body gets used to it...try doing an every other day thing...I also have a weak ankle due to a sprained ankle in 7th grade that never healed right, so if i push myself too hard on the treadmill it does start to hurt...I find the stairmaster to be a good workout and it does not bother my ankle like the treadmill does.  I have also tried the bike...but that really hurts my knees for some reason.  I tend to do the elliptical every time i go to the gym, about 5 times a wk, at level 12, so i vary the time that im on there depending on my other cardio that day.  3 times a wk i do the treadmill (the couch to 5K forum on here is what im using).  then the other two days ill do the stairmaster.  You might jsut need to start the treadmill at a slower pace, rather than push yourself too early. 

Hang in there Chelsaw, you are doing great!  I just finished week 2, but I think I am going to do it again because I do not think I am ready to run for 3 minutes...I have been getting stomach cramps this week and I am not sure why...anyone had this problem?  

My shins are feeling much better as I am nearing the end of week 2.  Still going strong...my old ankle injury starts to hurt sometimes while running. I am thinking of starting to wear my ankle brace when im at the gym...Would this be a good thing to try? 

Another good thing, I think that it has helped me get the weight off that I gained back, which was only 5 lbs, but for me that is a lot since it has always been hard for me to lose weight. 

 Thanks to every before who gave me some insight on my shins, it was much appreciated.