Posts by jackeetbs

I had "joined" this a few months back, but i was not able to give any updates, because i had been in the hospital for a few months, so i was unable to get onto the computer... but i have lost 3.5 lbs...not great, but only 9.6 more to go! :)

I know how you feel. I went from 150 to 129 from august to mid-november.

too bad ive been stuck at that weight since. why does this suck so bad? because it makes me feel TERRIBLE. but i just keep working at it. and you need to just keep trying,too.

hmm.

1000-1200? ok,well, they (being the scientists,i guess) have suggested that women eat no less than 1200.just pointing that out =]

besides that,i can remember bieng in your exact position. when I first started dieting, i thought everytime i overate, id ruined my diet. OPPOSITE OF CORRECT (which is wrong, incase you didn't get that.im not trying to call you stupid, but lotsof times when i say that,people dont understand waht im getting at..) first of all, you'd had to ahve eaten 3500 mroe than you burn to gain a pound, so dont worry about any weight gain. Second? one night of overeating wont kill you. i "overeat" probably once every 2 weeks, and i dont even give it a second thought anymore. I usually overeat and fruits and veggies anyways; and i hate restricting myself to a certain amount of calories; it always makes me over eat in the end. I eat whenever im hungry, just instead of reaching for cookies,pastries and granola bars, i go for rice cakes, fruits, veggies, and healthy snacks.

hmm..Actually, once you start exercising,you may not even worry about it being fun,because it just gives you such a good feeling, even running on the spot makes me happy.

but to start, i suggest maybe just walking in the park, taking a run... even dance dance revolution? lots of people on this site get angry when i suggest it, but ive researched and on the more advanced levels, you do get a vigorous workout. I used to play at the expert level for 1hr20mins a day, and i definatley got results.

also,you can join a raquet club or something.squash&tennis are very hard, lots of work involved,but very fun.

I'm in. I want to lose ten.

cw: 130-129

gw:120

i know it sounds wierd that i only want to lose this much over the course of, 6 months, but it takes me forevverr to lose weight :(

I don't think anybody has mentioned this yet, but although number of calories consumed are very important for dieting, so is looking at the daily percentages of fats and carbohydrates,etc.. I mean, most packaged pastries,chocolates, and fastfoods are LOADED with fat and carbohydrates. For example:

1 Snickers bar:        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;     

273 calories. Total fat:14.0g(22%DV) (26%DV saturated&trans fats) Total Carbohydrates: 33.7g(11%)

so if your on a 2000 calorie diet, you can have 7 mars bars a day, and that will put you at 1911cals. So, your still under your calories, yes..but what about the fats?

you now have 154% of your daily needed intake of fats, ad 183% of your daily needed intake of saturated and trans fats. And although your only at 77% daily needed value of carbohydrates, most of these come from sugar, not fibre.

So although by eating 7 mars bars a day, you would still be under your suggest daily caloric intake, the amount of fats put into your body are more than 75% over the suggested intake of fat. And your body will not be able to burn that much fat EVERYDAY.

there's more to diets that strictly calories.

I'm nto going to tell you not to feel bad; because I know how you feel, and even though people tel you not to, you're still going to feel guilty. Right now, im going to point out to you the bright side(s) to this situation:

2800, although (i assume) a lot higher than your normal calorie consumption, is not THAT much. I mean, i'm almost certain it takes 3500 to gain an actual pound of fat. So you didn't even do that much damage.

2and, I'd just like to point out that you're feeling guilty. Although I know feeling guilty about every little thing you eat isn't good (Im not certain, but I think thats supposedly one of the signs of an eating disorder) You should be happy that you are feeling guilty about consuming above your daily needed calories. now DONT GET ME WRONG; im not BY ANY MEANS teling you to obsess and feel guilty over everything you put in your mouth; but by you saying you feel guilty by eating a whole bunch of unhealthy things, is showing that you've made a lifestyle change. What do I mean by this? I bet you before your started your diet/eating healthy, you would never have even thought TWICE about eating those brownies.

3rd; I'm glad to hear that your going to be good tmrw. I have somewhat of a bad day today, i think i ate around 2000cals, whereas i normal do 1200-1500. So ill eat haelthy and make sure I stay within my limits too :)

let yourself indulge in food; just make sure its the right food. If everytime you get a craving for a cigarette,you eat some celery(or carrots,lettuce,etc.) you're NOT going to gain any weight, because the calorie intake is so small. So you can eat carrots everytime, and if you eat a total of one cup of carrots(chopped) throughout the whole day, you'll only have taken in 52 extra calories. If you start indulging with cookies and chocolate, that's when you'll have a weight gain problem. I hope i helped, and goodluck quitting!:)

I'm sure you can DEFINATEY aet 1750 without being hungry. Just watch what your eating! If your having a granola bar, try eating carrots instead. you can eat 1 cup of chopped carrots, and it's 52 calories, and say 1 granola bar is around 120 cals, you can eat 2 cups+ of chopped carrots, with the same amount of calories as a granola bar, and you will feel WAYY more full than if you had just had a granola bar, so you wont have to eat anything else. Im sure you COULD eat 1750 if you just looked at the choices your making; replace snacks (and dinners) with lower calorie foods, so you can eat more, BE FULL, while still consuming less calories. I hope thishelps! and good luck with your weightloss :)