Posts by stacypenguinsfan

Okay, I'm here to do a dance!!!!

Just like NJ, I was discouraged and found the weight creeping back up at the beginning of this moth. I was sticking with it because I knew I hadn't been working out enough or eating healthy and I needed to recommit. So today I checked: I'm down to 368.5!!! That's 6.5 pounds since I weighed myself earlier this week. It's a wonder why it seems to come off overnight, but I'll take it!

Thanks for the support everyone. If I can do it, you can too!

Stacy

Hi All! I just joined the group because I'm finally at a place where I'm comfortable weighing myself and really committed.

But I have a question, as people trying to lose a rather significant amount of weight, what kind of calorie deficiencies are you going for?

I know that this will change over time as I loose weight, but I wanted some input. I'm eating between 1500 and 1700 calories a day and my burn meter is between 3600 and 3900 calories a day, including what I'm burning at the gym.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Dubliner Irish Cheddar. I miss the cheese in Ireland so much. Although I was eating like 4 ounces of cheese a day when I was there. It was so easy to take a bus to the city center and visit Tescos....

Feta, Jarlsberg, and sharp provelone are the other faves.

I'm a dairy freak. I would eat CHEESE forever, all kinds. Except for the processed stuff. I can't stand imitation cheese. Give me the full of milk and fat stuff!

Pudding, custard, ice Cream as well. I also love pasta (with red sauce). I had to cut way, way down on those things.

Ohh, you know what I cannot resist? Napoleons. The layers of cream between phyllo or pastry dough. Heaven.  But those are hard to come by around here, so they are not really a concern but once or twice a year. And at that rate, I have one!

I'm from the North-west suburbs of Pittsburgh. We have a name for those who live in the more urban areas and speak "Pittsburgh-ese"; we call them "yinzers". I personally never spoke Pittsburghese unless I'm making fun of someone. (only in jest though)

I just love when they make the news, though I'm sure the world thinks everyone in Pittsburgh has some speech impediment. But technically the accent is just mixture of many European accents and most likely originated in the steel mills. As for the funny words like Jumbo for bologna and red up, I have no clue what the etymology is.

First of all, major, major kudos to you for wanting to help your friend and being as supportive and honest with her as she deserves. You are a great person and a fantastic friend for that!

Your friend sounds very much like myself. Binging and disordered eating is a really hard thing to come to terms with, and knowing that she's been caught in the act by you may make it even harder when you try to help. Not to excuse her behavior at all, but there are probably many factors and other issues or problems involved that you may not know about. She doesn't need or want the first two questions you posed to be addressed. She knows already.

I know, I know; it seems counter intuitive that she keeps pushing you away when she should feel safe knowing that you know. And she should want to spill her guts to you, but its likely that she's super embarrassed by her habits, and the fact that they've been found out. So because she's still in denial, she'd much rather forget what she ate, forget that you know, forget all that stuff.

That being said, I think gi-jane hit it on the head when she said to let your friend take the lead. Now that she wants to have a baby, rather than any your weight-related discussions being (at least in HER mind) relevant to her binging, they can be about a much happier subject, her success, her goals, her future children.

For me, binging and other eating habits I have are not just emotional, it can be a completely thoughtless action that happens for reasons I don't understand because I've conditioned myself to respond that way. Having a direction and focus may really help her curb her binging urges. So it would be really great to keep reminding her of her goals so she's thinking of those and not focusing on other things or being bored.

Its a tricky line to walk, being supportive without her taking it the wrong way. Especially since she's likely to be ultra-sensitive when it comes to diet and exercise issues. I would encourage her to try all sorts of new (active) things so she can find something she likes and to get her moving. My one favorite exercise is swimming. I'm sure there is something out there for her too, that will inspire her.

Good luck and don't give up on her, she needs you and if she sticks with her plans, she will reach out eventually!

I LOVE this show! I'm not a Mady fan at all. I think she may be bi-polar or something. She is normally a good child, but the sudden regression and meltdowns indicate that there may be a behavioral issue. I don't have any children though, so this may be normal for an elementary school kid!

I wish John and Kate communicated more nicely with each other, but I understand that with 8 children sometimes urgency and frustration over a situation is more pressing than worrying about the tone. They always work through it though during their interviews. I think they'll never need therapy because they get it by doing the show!

All in all, the kids are just adorable, and 99% of the time from what is shown, they treat each other so well and have a wonderful bond with each other. Its lovely to see.

Original Post by bluesky42day:

stacy i am SO happy that you are back and are on track! so did anyone weigh in this weekend? if so be sure to tell us about it...good or bad! welcome to all the new members. dee i watched juno last night for the first time, i loved it!

Me too! I feel so much better, I have a master plan now which makes being on track so much easier, all of my goals are interrelated. The bad part is I feel I can't tell anyone because its just so new and I don't think they understand anyway. But I'm not complaining, I have all you guys and my journal and I love the unconditional support I find here!

I held off on buying the book because I knew it would be the recipes on their site. I love, love, love the site, but I don't follow the recipes exactly. Its probably because I've developed my own approach to cooking; but I'll take one or two recipes (from anywhere, not just HG) and tweak them to my own tastes. Don't like carrots in my lasagna, so I leave 'em out. I can't find or don't like a lot of stuff, so I just make it the best I can and adjust my nutritional info.

HG is amazing for the news they provide and their swaps. I never thought about seriously re-creating all my favorite bad for you things. I guess I just told myself some things could never be lower calorie.  I agree that Fiber one is not the best breading because of its sweetness, so I use regular corn flakes. Sure I sacrifice the fiber, but I pick it up somewhere else.

I think the point of HG is that eating can and should still be fun, and that we, as health conscious consumers, should feel empowered and educated about our options and the choices we make.

When you can't accept anything but an "A" as your daily food analysis

*I 100% agree with the fast food, it turns my stomach most of the time now! I've been known to slip up at Taco Bell, but as for the others, I haven't eaten in months. Years for some places!

I had a bad weekend too, but now I have a stomach bug and can barely eat anything, so I guess this makes up for it. I wanted to so badly to go to the store and buy healthy food but now the thought of it makes nauseous. I was trying to get in at the Dr's since this has been going on since Sunday, but no dice. I was hoping to get weighed there and ask a few diet questions even if they couldn't give me medicine!

So far today, half a roll of snack crackers and a low cal yogurt. :(

I'm on board too! I don't know my cw but I definitely need to loose more than 100 pounds.  I shoot for around 1500 calories a day and my limit is 1800. I recently added push ups, 5 reps of 10 a day, to my routine because I'm a horrible exerciser and I hate my arms more than anything! Hoping to add more exercise soon!

My gw is 140 and I'm 5'7"

Let's get to work!

This is your family we are talking about right? I understand not wanting to hurt your mom's feelings, and trust me, many moms out there would love to know how considerate their children are. But more than that, they want their kids to be healthy and happy. So don't be afraid to let her in on your concerns for eating healthy.

Start off slowly by being around your mom as she cooks. Look at what you are eating and read the labels. How does she prepare things? Broil, steam, bake, grill, etc. Are there enough veggies? Lean Meats? When serving yourself are you taking the proper portions? After a while you'll learn not only what you're taking in during an average meal, you'll learn a bit about cooking too!

I see recipies and cooking as ideas and equations, not strict formulas that require special talents. Cooking doesn't have to be scary. Start thinking about meals you've seen your mom cook and how you might be able to make them healthier. It could be as easy as swapping a couple ingredients for their lower cal twin. Or you could take those awesome tacos and make a taco salad, or those bugers and make turkey burgers. Take the lasagna or the chicken parm and use eggplant and portabellas instead. The possibilities are endless and tasty!

Here's an example for my personal favorite, turkey burgers:

Take one pound of low fat ground turkey and put it in a bowl

add generous amounts of rosemary, garlic and basil, mix together till the herbs are evenly distributed throughout

make 4 patties and put them on the grill (i use the george foreman) and grill about 10 minutes or till they are the desireed doneness.

I love ground turkey not only for its healthy stats, but the milder flavor is perfect for seasoning and lack of fat makes it less gristle-y and more tasty. I love it more the beef and use it for every instance one would normally use beef for.

And you can use any herbs and spices you like, I love experimenting with herbs like dill, edit{apparently one of my favorite spices, a smokey disambiguation of curry and chilli can mistaken for a bad word, sorry}, celery seed, etc.  Dill goes great with fish like salmon.

My family started eating a lot healthier after my dad had a health scare, and I know a lot of families in similar situations. They may welcome a change and then its not all about you wanting to be "different" or "difficult". It could end up being awesome!

Original Post by nomoreexcuses:

hi stacy!

try this:

those donuts were made in a facility infested with cockroaches - they are crawling with germs   :/  no way are you even remotely interested... it's bad enough that they're in your vicinity

 Th worst/best part of this is; I worked in a bakery in high school. I know just how gross donuts are even in a remotely clean place. Yet they still tempt me!

thanks lily! Its sad but if I'm not reading the boards or doing something, I'm completely lost around food!