Posts by momof2kt

Original Post by archer531:

Original Post by peaches0405:

sorry.  Double post.

Can I stone her for double posting? ;-)

You know what, you can have it. I've been mocked all my life for being fat. I refuse to willingly put myself in a position where I have to endure more mocking.

You all have fun.

What she said was that after eating breakfast, she found that it made her hungrier throughout the day than she is when she doesn't eat breakfast (this is probably due to the metabolism boost). I can actually relate to her because that's how it does me. Even with eating a healthy breakfast, a low calorie snack 2 hours later, then lunch, I find that I am starving. If I skip breakfast and eat lunch, a snack, supper, and one or two more snacks afterward, I'm much better off. I still eat healthy and can stay within my calorie deficit.

I still eat breakfast regardless of the fact that it makes me hungrier because I have my calories balanced out with a meal plan.

Original Post by archer531:

Cool, then skip breakfast. You can probably find people who still think there should be slaves. That comparison was for momof2kt. ;-)

No, your issues aren't as widely spread as you'd like to think. I can tell the difference between comparisons that are intended to be overly done in order to create a slightly humorous atmosphere and those that are not.

Archer, you seem to be one who thinks there is one way, and only one way, to do anything correctly.

To be fair here, I do think that in most cases, it is healthier to eat breakfast. I just don't think that fits every person. I don't completely disagree with you. I'm not saying it's unhealthy to eat breakfast.

BTW, have you ever seen the "one size fits all" clothing? Guess what, it doesn't. Who knew?

How did she not eat a healthy breakfast? She said she ate a small bowl of cereal and nuts. Depending on the kind of cereal, that sounds perfectly healthy to me. To be honest, I eat cereal for breakfast very often. Of course, doctors and nutritionalists recommend their patients to eat breakfast. However, if an individual tries to do that and it doesn't work for them, there are other ways to accomplish eating healthy.

I have my own kids eat breakfast because I know that they need to. My children are still in elementary school. Honestly, I'd still encourage them to eat breakfast if they were older. They are in my charge and it's my job to make sure that they're getting the nutrition they need. When they grow up and are mature enough to fully realize how their bodies react to certain practices, it's their decision, not mine. That's my point. She knows how her body feels. She is an individual and even though doctors recommend that everyone should eat breakfast everyday, that just doesn't fit every single person in this world.

If the lady finds that she cannot stay within her calorie budget for the day if she eats breakfast, don't drag her out behind a building and stone her for it.

I'm not saying she should scarf down honey buns and ice cream for every meal.

Original Post by demila1983:

momof2kt-

I quit in March of this year so I have been smoke-free for almost 9 months and I will admit, I have gained 20 lbs since quitting, HOWEVER, I do not blame that all on not smoking.

I started eating unhealthy before I even quit AND I cannot use it as an excuse because I didn't put forth much effort into quitting.

I smoked for 13 years.  7 of that being a pack a day and the other 6 years smoking 2 packs a day.  I decided to try Chantix.  It worked like a charm.   I didnt have to try at all.  I highly recommend that pill, but just like any other prescription, it is not for everyone. 

I was on it for 6 weeks.  I was supposed to be on it for 6 months or more, however, I was so confident that I would never smoke again that I stopped.  It does have a few side effects and I promised myself that if I had a craving, I would start taking it again.  BUT, no cravings, not a single one. 

So, like I said, I have gained weight, but I will excuse maybe 5-10 lbs on quitting smoking.  Why??  Because scientifically it has been proven because of the adrenaline that smoking gives you, it does in fact slow your metabolism down.  I imagine men wouldn't have as much of a struggle, but us women have a slower metabolism by nature.  So, I do blame part of it on that, but not much.

In either case, I have posted this once before.  I would rather be at my current weight and not smoke than to be skinny and smoke and stink and be out of breath and sick all the time. 

I could go on for days regarding this, but I won't.  Just know that there are many things available to help you quit.  Personally, I recommend this pill only because it does NOT contain nicotine, therefore, the pressure to NOT smoke is not there, which makes you less stressed and the beauty of it all is, you can smoke while taking it.  So, thats why it was so easy for me to quit.  You should try to stop smoking on your 7th day, but if you don't, just keep trying.  Well, after about a month on it, cigarettes started tasting absolutely horrible and I didn't WANT to do it anymore.  That's the problem with things that have nicotine in them, they do not make you not like cigarettes anymore, you have to fight with yourself to not smoke, and if you do quit, you remember smoking as being a pleasurable thing.  I do not, I remember it being HORRIBLE.  Disgusting.  Less than 9 months later, I cannot even remember what it feels like to smoke.  I felt I have never done it.  Picking one up is foreign to me and I cannot stand it. 

I love being a non-smoker and would much rather never be able to lose another pound and be a non-smoker than to go back to that. 

OK, I think I am done now, LOL.  If anyone wants to know anything about this medication from a consumer stand-point, I would be more than happy to chat with anyone about it, just message me  =)

Good luck and it is VERY worth it to quit!

Hmm, that certainly does sound much better than going cold turkey. I tried to quit like that a few years ago and failed. I just called and made an appointment with my Dr. for the 19th to see if I can give that a try. I also had a neighbor tell me that it works wonders. She said it makes cigarettes taste horrible and ultimately makes you not even want to smoke. Talk about a quitter's dream. Thank you very much for the helpful information and good job on your own quit!

Thanks everyone. I'll have to plan ahead next time or simply not eat out period. It was sort of a whim thing.

In one of those articles, I noticed that they're trying to force these fast food places to post the nutritional information on the menu boards. I think that's a wonderful idea and would certainly educate a majority of the population that has very little clue how many unhealthy calories they're putting into their bodies.

Not everyone has access to a computer at home. If they can't get the information from the restaurants, how else are they going to get it?

Good job to all three of you! I've gone 5 days sticking with my -1000 calorie a day without hitting maintenance! I started in October and at first, it was really hard for me to stick to my deficit more than a couple days at a time. My eating scheduel started out with 2 days at -1000, one day maintenance, a couple more days at a deficit, then a couple maintenance days. I actually went over maintenance a couple days as well. It seems to be getting easier as each week passes. This has been my best week yet! At this rate, I'm sure it'll come as second nature to my body as it adjusts to this huge change. I was rather disappointed with myself and almost gave up once. But, I've found that it only takes time for your body to adjust. Going from eating everything you want to limiting that to a deficit requires a huge adjustment for your body. It's getting much better for me and I appreciate everyone's help with motivation.

More small victories, please!

jc343, I'm currently over 100 pounds overweight. Was I "stupid" to get to this point, maybe so. But calling someone stupid because they didn't live their life to YOUR standards is utterly uncaring and I'm surprised to read a response like this here. At least they are trying to lose the weight. Money or a material reward might help provide some motivation for them. However, do you honestly think they'd be doing it if they didn't think they needed to? We all make mistakes. Not one of us is perfect. That doesn't make you or anyone else better than someone who let their weight get that much out of control.

Do we need to reward sheer stupidity? Heck yes. When people are clearly trying to make a change in their lives in order to be healthy, I'm all for it. Losing that much weight is hard and if they're STILL looked down on by people with attitudes like yours, what motivation is that going to give them?

Mods, I'm sorry if that was too harsh. If I broke a rule, my apologies.

Oh my gosh. I've been thinking about quitting smoking too. I am a heavy smoker. I smoke over 2 packs per day. I can tell that it seriously interferes with my ability to do any type of exercise, mostly cardio. I get out of breath fast and cough my head off. About 5 years ago I tried to quit. I went 2 days without smoking a single one. I ended up caving though. Smoking is a horrible addiction. I can moderate my foods for calorie counting much easier than quitting smoking. I seriously need to though. It effects my health. I generally get a bad case of bronchitis twice a year and it lasts up to two months each time. My poor kids keep wanting me to quit as well. My son says it's a drug and though I was a bit offended when he first said it, it's certainly true.

My house smells like cigarettes. My BREATH smells like cigarettes. It turns your teeth yellowish. That nasty yellow gunk will actually coat the walls in your house! I could imagine what it does to my lungs.

I wonder this though. If I was to quit smoking now, will the damage done to my lungs heal? I've heard of people who have smoked for years and quit smoking only to develop lung cancer which was related to their quitting smoking. Is that possible?