Posts by ramshacklemann

Do milkshakes count? I don't really like or dislike the food at McDonalds but I do enjoy a vanilla or strawberry milkshake from McDonalds on occasion.

I am glad to know it's not just me. Thank you for posting this sugar_and_spice.

A little about me - I started losing weight in March 2007 and reached my current weight around December 2007. Went from 215 to 153. Oddly enough, I didn't find maintaining an easy thing to do, it took me a few months to get it right.

I have never been a binger (and I still am not). But I have observed in the last 3-4 months that I get an intense craving to eat some high cal food every few weeks and when I do eat, I usually go about 2000-3000 calories over my daily limit. It was frustating for me as you can imagine. I go to the gym thrice a week without fail (I'm not lacking in motivation) and I have made it a point to include everything in my diet (including above mentioned high cal foods). Like Sugar_and_spice, when I was loosing weight I was restricting myself a lot more than I do now. So I was completly baffled as to what was happening with me..UNTILL

I finally figured out what was going on, I saw this through trial and error. Everytime my weight dips close to or below 152 I seem to have these wierd cravings (sometimes accompanied with tiredness to the point where I don't want to go out and do things). In my case, it's almost like going below 153 is not something that is working for me. I just figured this out a couple weeks ago and I decided to make it a point to not let my weight go below 153. Even though I am not looking to lose any weight now, I do work out a fair bit and I think that might have made my weight go down gradually from 153 to 152 and further, which in turn was leading to bad food consumption patterns. Well now I know what my problem is, I will be more vigilant.

I don't know if this could be the exact reason why sugar and the others are having this issue, but it may be worth lookin into. Good luck. 

Edy's loaded cookies n cream is only 110 calories /serving, 12 servings in the new reduced size container. That's 1320 calories for one BIG tub of yummy ice cream :-)

That compares very well with Edy's Grand Light Cookies n Cream which is 120 calories/serving.

I have heard other board members mention that the cholestrol in food does not affect our body cholestrol in a big way.

I don't know if 1/3 of a pound is too much or not, but if I were you (I love shrimp too and I am reasonably physically active) I'd go ahead and enjoy it.

I eat figs when I think I am low on fiber (I always have some at home).

Thomas english muffins light are 100 calories a peice with 8 gm fiber and 5 gm protein. Enjoy a sandwich!

Beans are a good source of fiber, as are lentils.

Update: I ended up getting Garlic Chicken (with extra chicken) with rice. I didn't have much rice but I finished the entire chicken -vegetable dish. I think it was about 800 calories. Still on track for the day  - gotta love that.

I get a lot of the Dannon Lit and Fit yogurt. 60 Calories per cup. I sometimes wonder if it's healthy, but it sure is nice as a snack. 60 Cals, 5 gm of Protein.

I just go by the following rule for an apple -

A large apple is half a pound in weight -110 calories.  Half a pound is uh...220 gm?

Going by this, your .77 kg apple (I don't believe apples can be that big but ok...) would be about 385 calories ~ 400 calories approx.

Just looking at that gives me a tummy ache (because of the sheer quantity). There's just NOWAY I could finish that in one sitting (or even in a couple of days).

I think I saw 6 layers of cheese in that big 50oz thingy, oh my!

It is an impressive sight though. I didn't say pretty, just impressive. Has anyone ever taken the challenge and won it? How much does that whole meal cost? (assuming one doesn't finish it in 30 minutes).

Edit: Never mind. I see OP mentioned the 20 bucks price.

Dannon light n fit blueberry and cherry apple. The raspberry is decent too.

Dannon Light & Fit yogurt

Apples (pacific rose, gala and cameo)

Pear (argentina something..can't recall)

Deli meat, bread, mustard, olives, pickles

Eggs (from vegetarian fed hens)

The freezer has -

Two packs of okra

One pack french style green beans

one pack oriental vegetables

2 boes of morningstar vege patty and one of Boca flame grilled

talenti italian gelato - pistachio

Edy's cookie dough ice cream

I don't know this for sure, but looks like your metabolism is down because you recently quit smoking. Like someone mentioned above, try working out a few times a week to get your metabolism up. It's good to quit smoking even if it means a short term weight gain imo. You can always work out and get your weight back under control but you can't undo the damage caused by smoking, so pat yourself on the back for quitting the smoking thing and spank yourself on the back (just kidding :-P) to get yourself to a gym or out wherever you feel comfortable being active.

Good luck!

Original Post by k-loo:

Use a fork and knife to eat your pizza...

 I can vouch for this method. I used to eat many slices of pizza in one sitting, it used to take almost 4-5 slices to satisfy. But ever since I tried using a fork and knife, I am very happy with just 2 slices. I think using a fork and knife gives my stomach enough time to realize it's full.

When I do have pizza I go for pizza with meat toppings, just so the protein in the meat will help keep me full longer. 

Enjoy your evening out. Like someone already said, one evening of a lil indulgence will not change anything.

Original Post by hgielrehtaeh:

HAHA! We could have been there at the same time. Creeeepy!

I wouldn't be suprised if we've crossed each other's paths (without knowing it)...It's a small world :-)

val - I'll make it a point to look for laughing cow cheese the next time I go there. I shop midweek to beat the weekend rush...so it may take 2-3 days for me to report on what I've found.. 

Thanks for the link. Made for some interesting reading. Suprisingly that website does not seem to have any information about the Pacific Rose variety...or maybe it just skipped my attention. Very good reading nonetheless.

As an aside, I cannot seem to find any Sonya apples at jewel. Are Sonyas season specific?

Thanks