Posts by christinalauren

My roommate has 8 oclock classes every day, I do not.. Every day, she falls out of her bed (which is bunked on top of mine) waking me up at 6:50 am. She eats these crunchy bars for breakfast that wake me up to her chewing. And her dresser is really heavy and loud. Sometimes the crashing drawers scare me awake. 

So basically, I'm always tired. :/

I have IBS, so I often have issues with coffee. It makes me gassy and usually gives me diarrhea. I take Allign now though, a probiotic, and it makes it so much easier. Diet coke also did kinda the same thing before. Now, I drink coffee just about every day. I love it!

I eat anywhere from 1600-1800 a day. I am 20 years old, 123 lbs, and 5'4. I work out 50 minutes every day on an elliptical and strength train 30 minutes 2 times a week. 

1. favorite hot breakfast

--egg whites and nutrigrain waffles w/ sf syrup

2. favorite cold breakfast

--special k chocolate delight cereal w/ skim

3. favorite hot lunch 

--believe it or not, healthy choice frozen pumpkin squash ravioli meal. yummmm

4. favorite cold lunch

--spinach salad with shredded cheese, slivered almonds, and light aisian toasted sesame dressing (try it, kraft its soooo good ;) ) 

5. favorite fast food breakfast

--mcdonalds egg mcmuffin, iced coffee. or chickfila's plain biscut 

6. favorite fast food lunch

--panera strawberry salad

7. favorite processed foods snack

--oats and honey hard granola bars

8. favorite fresh/unprocessed snack

--fresh honeydew or canteloupe

9. favorite dip for veggies

--hummus or light ranch

10. favorite winter time drink

--hot apple cider or sf hot chocolate

11. favorite treat at christmas/thanksgiving

--pecan pie omgggg!

12. favorite food at christmas/thanksgiving

--stuffing with cranberry sauce (holidays are a time for cheating)

13. favorite flavor popsicle

--dont really eat these

14. favorite ice cream flavor

--anything chocolate really. I also like strawberry too

15. favorite cold dessert

--frozen yogurt

16. favorite hot dessert

--warm choc chip cookies

17. favorite carb for breakfast?

--whole wheat toast or nutrigrain waffles

18. favorite carb for lunch?

--whole wheat bread

19. favorite carb for dinner

--some kind of ww pasta

20. favorite sandwich filling

--turkey or low fat pb and sf jam

21. favorite way to eat cottage cheese

--ewwww!

22. favorite type of cheese

--swiss

23. favorite way to eat eggs

--just scrambeled with cheese

24. favorite no cook meal

--salad  

25. favorite vending machine snack

--peanut butter crackers, chex mix

26. favorite road trip snack from liquor store

--im 20 ;)

27. favorite bowling alley/movie/carnival treat

-- hot dog! 

28. favorite homemade treat

--anything my mom bakes

29. favorite store bought treat

--umm I guess 100 cal pacs of treats 

30. favorite drink at coffee places

--mocha light from starbucks. or from anywhere, just skim milk

yeah yeah yeah!

Age: 20 

CW: 122

GW: 114

Happy Birthday!!!!!! Have some BBQ for me! 

thats so great. I love hearing stuff like that. She seems like a very motivated young lady. She is an inspiration! 

never heard of the whole "stone" measuring thing though. That was different..lol

dirktwolf, are you on birth control? I have a pretty bad case of endo. I used to tell my mom I was going to die from the pain. Since I got on Seasonique I only have four a year, and there are placebo pills with pain reliever. Taking this improved my quality of life greatly. Ask your doc!

I had blood work sent off just a few days ago for the gluten thing..to be honest, I really hope it is that. I want to know so i can begin to feel better. I have read so many stories of people who have random flare ups and it affects their life in a very negative way. I have been having cramps for a couple days, but I think they might be menstrual related (although that is not supposed to be for a couple weeks cause im on the pill)

I have heard that endometriosis and IBS sometimes go hand in hand. I have endo, so I wonder if it is making my symptoms worse. One day, my stomach bloated out six inches to the front. It hurt so bad. 

I have kept a food diary for a couple weeks. So far there is no connection. Some days are fine, others are miserable, but the food is always very similar or the same. I hope this isnt the way I have to live the rest of my life

I have IBS and to be honest it is miserable!! I have a colonoscopy tomorrow to see if they can find out more. I couldnt eat all day, I have had maybe 300 calories all day. Its terrible.. 

My symptoms are mainly watery bowel movements, bloating, and gas. I have suffered from these symptoms for about a year, so the best thing I could tell you is if it keeps happening to have a colonoscopy. My doctor seems pretty confident they will know what my problem is after tomorrow. I hope so at least. Cross your fingers! :)

I can so relate to this!!! I lost a little over 20 lbs. and my arms, legs, and face are sooo thin that people tell me not to lose any more weight, but my stomach is flabby and fat still. I dont know what to do except lose more weight!

cereal - around $3

loaf of wheat bread - also around $3

milk - $4 

peanut butter - $2

with the other $3 get fruit. Fruit is so cheap usually. 

wow its hard to shop with only 15, crap lol 

My boyfriend is pale with dark features. When I think about it, I have always dated guys with darker hair. so maybe thats one for me..  lol idk  oh and pretty eyes get me everytime!

I have done it before, but only when I didnt have time to eat something substantial. Its def. not healthy to do all the time I wouldnt think, but they really do fill you up. I would say its fine if you continue to eat other healthy things and workout too

1. Can you give me a little background information on you? Where you live, your gender, age, and anything else you'd like to add is welcome :)

I live in Birmingham, AL going to college there. I am 2o and female. I am 5'3 and 117 lbs. My goal is 110, or 108.

2. What motivated you to begin calorie counting, and what is motivating (or not) you now? 

I had tried sugar busters diet, which worked for me the first time, but the scale wouldnt budge after a couple months. I had already been a member of this site, I just was not counting. I liked the idea of trying it because NO food is off limits. If I wanted my favorite alfredo pasta, I could have a cheat day. Or just work out more that day. To me calorie counting encourages portion control and moderation, which is my problem. :)