Posts by annabecks26

I had my first panic attack when I was driving late at night back to San Diego from Los Angeles. Thought that I was going to Die. Literally, my heart was pounding a million beats a minute and I went all cold. I was in the fast lane and had to quickly merge to the right side almost getting hit 2 times. Good thing I put the hazards on. From then on it's been a roller coaster. I have not had one as sever as the first, but there have been ones that come close and can last about an hour.

Most of the attacks start out small then I think that I am going to die becuase I think my heart is bad. I never went to the Dr because I was scared that they would say that I had a F**ed up heart etc. To calm myseld down I would just walk in slowly in circles then look up heeart attack and panic attach symptoms and upper shoulder pain online. The laster part of looking things up seemed to help. Also playin a queit computer game helped me a lot until I felt safe enough to lie down and go to sleep.

I just went to the Dr this weekend. She told me that I am perfectly healthy and that actually my heart rate is better since it's lower. Said it could be due to the recent running. She also gave me a a safety blanket of Xanax just in case my methods do not work.

I feel your pain and understand the dread your living with. A lot of what I feared is that I would have another one like my first and I would die. I think every person is different. Do what your doing to make yourself feel better. Try relaxing to music, or playing a quiet game on the computer or even mediate. Soon you will find what will work for you. If you need prescription drugs and feel that it will help you, take them. Regardless of what anyone else tells you, you are the only one that truly know what you are feeling and what is best to calm down from this.

I am not sure if you take about 20 - 30 minutes of "just me time" to relax. This may help.

Good luck and let us know your progress.

fresh donut from the fryer, dipped, dunked, sprinkled and rizledw ith everything you can image for toppings.  Then dipped, dunked, sprinkled with this and that and drizzled again. Coat with batter and deep fry for 2 minutes.  Top off  with mile high layer of whip from the can and drizzle with chocolate and carmel sauce, add a cherry nuts and cut up pieces of donut holes.

Sorry just had post something so ridiculous you would never crave a donut again

chocolate covered then double dunked in sugar powder. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

I would prefer a cupcake instead though.

try increasing your incline for more of a challenge if your on the treadmill

would love to be a buddy of yours. I read the couch to 5K program and what I am doing is quite similar but just longer running sprints abd walks. I used to run a lot in highschool and about 5 years ago and woud like to get back to that.

Thanks for replying. I am annoyed that in 5 weeks I have only lost 4 lbs and fluctuate between  2lbs. Kinda sucky but i see a difference in my clothes and toning up in my arms legs and butt.

Look forward to seeing how our running goes

i was in the same boat as you. You need to up your calories and also take 1-2 days off of workouts.

I was stuck for 2 weeks, found out that I was in starvation mode. Starvation mode doesn't do anything for you. You are just surviving off of 600-800 calories a day.

Eating more helps and you will most likely see the numbers drop. I see toning but have not weighed myself at the gym yet so I am not sure. I feel like I have lost though and my jeans are looser than 2 weeks. ago.

try taking a easy week. I am taking one this week. only wokring out 3 days instead of 6 and I feel much better.

Good luck.

same boat as you. My boyfriend loves chocolate. We have bought several bags already to give out, but out of  8 bags, only 3 remain in the house. How sad. I eat chocolate in the weirdest way so I don't really eat them. I'd rather have cupcakes. YUM. I was also deeply disappointed the my fave bar was different than I remember (butterfingers crisps) and was much harder to eat in layers ( i like to savor every bite of any candy or chocolate and eat things in layers) so I haven't eaten another piece. There was candy at my ceramic studio and I took a couple of runts packets but I suppose I am going to forget that I have them and then not want one.

I wish bakeries would make packaged cupcakes in the future so when I have kids, I can steal those from them. hahahaha

SW: 203
CW: 201
fluctuating between 199-202

height: 5'1
age: 29

Calories per day 1400-1800. I should probably stick to around 1750 - 1800

burn about 700 - 800 calories a day

Average heart rate during workouts: 154, highest 161 (i know once you get into better shape the # goes lower, when I started i quickly went up to 171 and averaged around 165. Has lowered these past few weeks and I am wokring out even harder than when I started)

I don't know what else. I don't eat past 9 pm. I do snack on some healthier snack foods from trader joes. I have has cupcakes and other sweets the past two weeks but not to the point where is was over my calories.

I don't drink. I stopped smoking but bought a pack for some reason today and smoked a quarter of the cig before I put it out. Just wanted the taste, didn't inhale.

I am trying to cut white rice out of my dinner soon. It's too hard. I love rice.
Love salads but have not been eating enough.

Drink that wu yi tea but no results this time. First time around I lost 10lbs in 1 week. this time around I drink it everyday and NOTHING.

Gained weight after having and losing baby. Said enough is enough and want to get back to my Jr  weight of 120. So not think I ever can get to 105 even though I will always try for it.

Being impatient and want sooner results. I know it takes time.

UGH... I am not going to get a good grasp of any wieght loss since I gain weight before my period. CRAP.. well I jut hve to be patient. Thanks all for the words. So happy that I am not the only one with this problem of fluctuating.

do you work out? If  you work out then you should be fine. I started to also look at the fat % etc and sodium is also important. But if your in reason of those and work out then your burned calories from your workout compensate for the those extra 200 cals. Once in awhile it's okay to go over. If you zig zag then your fine.

hope that helps. I am still figuring all this out myself. so far so good. my period is coming this week so I have gained which sucks so I don't know how much i actually lost. boo

It's so hard too. I am asian and grew up eating rice with EVERY meal. I didn't eat cereal when I was little it was either Jook (rice with chicken broth and hardboiled egg) or rice with milk or soy milk and honey or sugar. I love rice so much especiallu white rice. I know it's not the best, but brown rice taste like dirt. Not a big fan so now I mix the two 3/4 brown and 1/4 white. 

I have the large rice cooker, it's just a must in an asian household. I just don't make the 10 -12 cups it can hold. I eat rice only for dinner and measure it out to 1/2. 1 cup is acutally a lot. They ususally serve you just over 1/2 a cup at the resturants. I just try to stick to that. Sometimes I will steal  few bites from my boyfriends plate but not much. I wish rice was better for you. It takes so good with the right sauce. oh boo.

I'm grumbling right now. It was a shocker. Haven't heard it in a long while.

Wow i agree with everyone that it's kinda basic and boring. I would be bored to tears.

I stick to some basics during the week. Breakfast and snacks usually the same. Either yogurt or granola cereal for breakfast and a variety of fruits for snacks. Lunches vary as I go out for lunch sometimes and save half for later in the week or I indulge in a huge salad.

Dinner varies but I make sure to eat my greens. I love salad so no problem there.

weekends I'm not as strict. I still watch what I eat but if a piece of chocolate cake comes my way, I don't deny myself. I just run jog an extra half mile the next day.

I would suggest taking the advice of the fellow cal watchers and look for some interesting recipes. Nowadays you can just buy soups or other meals that are low cal. Maybe just throwing a few of those into your cart the next time you shop may bring you out of boredom