Posts by le_tigre

Dannon Light 'n Fit uses Splenda. (If you've got a Kroger, I totally recommend their 'Lite' yoghurts-- sweetened with Splenda, cheap, and YUM!)

You can eat whatever you want and, as long as you're in your calorie range, still lose weight. (I wouldn't suggest eating your calories entirely in doughnuts, however :P) Peanut butter has healthy fats and protein; it's a perfectly healthy food, just because it is calorie-dense, it is usually not considered 'diet-friendly'.

Breakfast: Protein pancakes with flax and sugar free strawberry preserves, coffee

Snack: Golden delicious apple, pretzel twists, coffee

Lunch: Honey Nut O's with yoghurt, half a banana, and some flax

Snack: Orange, cheese stick, pinch of coconut flakes (oddly delicious, but they're sweetened so they're like 70 cal for 2 tbsp :X) and later, a kokosboll with some coffee

Dinner: brown rice with Quorn and some mixed veggies

Dessert: ice cream! :P

I've been counting somewhat religiously since about a week before January. It honestly feels like I've been doing this forever though. Not a day went by that I didn't count every last morsel. I've been realizing in the last weeks that counting calories may not be the best thing for me, but the thought of stopping the counting freaked me out a LOT. It's like I've been obsessively counting every calorie-- not over-restricting, just obsessively counting.

So then this past Friday I told myself not to log onto CC. I kept myself busy, and I didn't. This is the first time I've logged on since, and I'm done with the calorie counting. IT FEELS SO GOOD. Don't get me wrong, being here has taught me portion control and a LOT about nutrition (something I'm interested in pursuing as a career)-- but it wasn't healthy for me to do what I was. There is no reason that food should have been the first thing on my mind. I realized I was planning on when to hang out with people to avoid eating out or in front of them, and I was obsessive about everything being just so in my eating plans. If I didn't know the calories in something, it would eat me up. I accidentally ordered a full-fat coffee and I was so consumed in how I would have to make up for it and how that wasn't what I had planned and how it would mess up my ratios, I couldn't even enjoy my outing with my family. Looking back, I had some semi-ED tendencies that were not at all healthy. I dunno.

But. This weekend has been great: I eat when I'm hungry. I don't eat crap all day, and I don't eat until I'm superfull. I try to get at least a little exercise most days. I eat plenty of fruits and veg, I make sure to get my protein. And I feel so much better this way.

I guess I just have a somewhat perfectionist/obsessive personality, but calorie counting was obviously not for me.

My all-time favourite oatmeal:

2/3 cup oats
1 cup water (some days I do 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup skim milk for some extra protein)
Microwaved 2:20
Stir in 1/2 chopped banana, 2 tbsp milled flax, 2 tbsp sugarfree strawberry preserves (which actually has 6g fibre!), and 1 tbsp PB.

SO. GOOD.

What a coincidence! I did a WA-VA move last summer (with two cats), and this summer we'll be moving back to WA (with two cats and a dog) (: I pretttttty much ate crap the whole drive last year though, so I have no advice but I'll definitely be watching this thread!

 EDIT: Wait, I have advice regarding upset kitty-ness! Rescue Remedy! It worked WONDERS for our cats last year; and they definitely HATE car-rides. We tried the putting it in their water thing, but found that the most successful way of calming them was by rubbing some in their ears. Totally worked. Slightly expensive but very much worth it.

I peel it, wrap it in aluminum foil; the like stringy bits on the inside of the peel would stick to the banana if I left the peel on.

I lurrrrrrve me some frozen banana :D

16, 5'4", 120 pounds.

At least 1800 calories on sedentary days, at least 2000 on exercise days.

Just reading some of these posts makes me hungry |: 

^Yep.

Go by the package for your bread. 

Original Post by cellulitedelight:

Eighteen. You have to be a legal adult because of patient confidentiality issues and personal liability.

 Drat, that's what we thought :/

Thanks! 

*glances at icon*

 (: