Posts by tastytreats

Thanks for your input Rainjoules!

You're absolutely right about the claims.  I always have a hard time picking apart the DSHEA.

I'm not familiar with CLA originiating in sunflower seeds.  In my research I've found that the best sources are ruminant meats and dairy products.  Perhaps there are less significant amounts in sunflower seeds and supplement manufacturers use this source for all sorts of reasons (money, food safety, etc)?  Eating sunflower seeds is definitely safe, I don't argue that.  My concern just lies in consuming an amount of CLA that you would not normally get from eating a relatively normal amount of sunflower seeds.  The fact is, there isn't any research to show long-term safety of CLA.  That was my ultimate point.  That and be wary of supplements in general.  A good thing to do is do your research ahead of time.  There's also a seal on supplements that have been quality checked by an independent agency, but I can't bring the agency or the seal to mind.  Do you have an insight on this Rainjoules?

I work in Nutrition research, so I'm coming at this topic from an academia point of view.  I think topics like this are really interesting.  If we were sitting in the same room, I would love to pick your brain, Rain. :)

I don't think I'd use the Wii to replace my fitness routine, but I definitely think it's fun to play!  I was also kind of delighted when I weighed in a few pounds lighter on the Wii than I do on my own scale. :)

I'm so glad I saw this post!  I've just been stewing in the fact that no one has noticed any changes, or rather, that no one has said anything.  I haven't lost that much weight, around 8.5 pounds, but I recently drastically shortened by hair as well, and no one says ANYTHING!!!  When they do, they're like "did you color your hair?"

I've just decided that no one looks at me.  heheheh    :)

Trader Joes:  Fruit leather!  They're tiny enough to fit into your purse when you need a little something but only have like 40 calories.  They also have some decent organic wine

Whole Foods:  BULK FOOD!!!

Thanks so much everyone for your tips!!  I've taken what you have to say and done some extra research and I feel much better about the transitions.  I have a plan!  :-)  I can't wait to practice a transition during my next brick!

And for anyone who hasn't responded, keep the tips coming! :-)

I just ate lunch at PF Changs this afternoon!  I got one of the lunch bowls (moo goo gai pan).  I ate half and that's about 260 calories including brown rice.  The buddha's feast is also the same number of calories with brown rice.  If you get it steamed, the calories go down DRASTICALLY.  A couple of the vegetarian entrees would be great to cut in half also, but keep in mind that while the nutrition info on the website is for an entire platter, it doesn't include rice.  Check out their website.  I'm also a fan of Panera Bread (half their turkey sandwich and a cup of french onion soup without croutons and cheese) or Moe's (any item on the kid's menu).

You're right it definitely isn't easy.  I think a lot of people don't understand how difficult it can be to get over emotional and stress eating.  When I first decided to knock it off, I had big issues at night.  I've never been addicted to cigarettes, but I imagine that how I was feeling was pretty close to a smoker needing a fix.  I felt like I needed to be doing something with my hands and I was horribly cranky and pissed off. 

That obviously didn't last long.  What I did to beat out the emotional eating was I replaced the crappy stuff I was eating with better options and saved myself about 300 calories after dinner so I could have 3 snacks that were about 100 calories each.  Then I found a handful of snacks that I could eat a large volume of for around 100 calories (homemade popcorn, veggie booty, meringue cookies, chocolate grahams, etc.)  Once I did that for a while I kind of naturally eased off them.  I'm still far from over it but I think I'm doing okay :)  Best of luck to you! 

How many calories are you eating each day, and what are your stats?

Hey Monkey!  I just recently started running again, and I used the Couch to 5k podcast.  If you have an iPod you can go to iTunes and search couch to 5k.  They're free podcasts that are set to music and the guy that made them tells you when to runa nd when to walk.  The program starts off with run/walk combinations and works all the way up to running 30 minutes, just like the girl next to you :)  I highly suggest it.  I'm running a 5K tomorrow morning! :)

I have the same issue with wanting to eat myself crazy at night.  I solve it by always being on the lookout for foods that I can eat alot of for relatively few calories.  Here are some of my nighttime solutions -

I pop popcorn on the stove with 1 teaspoon canola oil (40 cal) and 1/4 cup popcorn.  You end up with about 5 cups of popcorn that I flick with water lightly, then flavor with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.  YUM.  I also sometimes buy Vic's kettle corn, which you can eat 1.5 cups of for ~120 calories.  Also there are these tasty meringue cookies that are pretty sugary and you can eat 10 of them for 100 calories and they're pretty bulky.  If you put them all in a bowl it makes you feel like you're pigging out for only ~100 calories and they have protein, too.  I love Red Hot Blues tortilla chips (15 chips) from Garden of Eatin and salsa for around 150 calories.

The big thing I do though is I never ever eat these things out of the bag.  The second I do that, I start to eat too much.  I always put the amount I'm going to eat in a cup or bowl and take it to the living room.  It keeps me from "actually" pigging out and putting things in bowls makes the servings look huge.

Hey Chelsie!

I had all four wisdom teeth removed about 4 years ago, and it was completely fine.  Not to gross you out, but they even had to cut each tooth into 4 pieces and remove them piece by piece.  I was awake the whole time with whatever the FANTASTIC gas is that they give you, and was lucid and talking to the doctor the whole time.  I can still remember complaining about the country music he was playing.

I ate ALOT of jello afterwards, but I had someone around to make it for me.  You might want to go ahead and stock up on soft things (yogurt!) and make them ahead of time (jello, mashed potatoes, whatever) and have it in the fridge.  I didn't do this, but it might be a good idea to get some liquid meals like slimfast or ensure, because there's nothing you can eat for the first little bit, and that would help make sure you're getting essential nutrients.  Plus I was wayyyy to messed up on meds for a few days and I never would have been able to get up and make something. 

You know what else was awesome, I got these tiny little ice pack like you put in lunch boxes and they were perfect for putting on my cheeks. :)  I hope I didn't rant or repeat too much.  I'll be honest and say I didn't read the other responses before posting.  :)

I loooove chocolate.  I had a big issue with it before I finally decided to put a stop to my crappy eating and laziness.  I'd eat 1000+ calories of it a NIGHT on a too-regular basis.  What I've been doing is giving myself little 100-calorie(-ish) chocolate treats like...

-4 pieces of trader joe's dark chocolate

-fat-free, low sugar/sugar-free fudgesicle

-~25 or 30 Annie's chocolate bunny graham

-TEN (TEN!!) chocoalte chip meringue cookies

-A sheet of chocolate graham crackers

- 1/3 cup of this awesome banana split trail mix from Fresh Market (banana chips, dried cherries, chocolate pieces, minimini-marshmellows, little nougat pieces, peanuts, and dried pinapple)

-frozen banana cut into pieces with 1 tablespoon regular chocolate syrup (you can have more of the lower sugar version, but I think it takes like alcohol and crap :-) )

Anyway, those are how I satisfy my cravings now.  Hope those help!  The fact that they're only around 100 calories makes it easy to fit them into your day :)

Yay chocolate!!

naturallyd - I'm 25 y/o, 5'5'', and 165.  I want to get down to 135.

I hope that things pick up soon, I'm getting really discouraged.  :(  I just started three weeks ago, but I'd really like to some sort of sign that I'm doing something right.  I know people often hit plateaus, but for me in the past it's always been at those last five pounds or at least half-way through, and not the very beginning.  *sigh*

Hey PinkGirl!

I used to have the same problem, and sometimes still do.  What works for me is contracting my abs when I get a cramp while I'm running.  After contracting the muscles a few times, the stitch usually goes away.

Hope it works for you :)