Posts by therria4

If she's just standing there SAYING she's losing..she may not be at all..she might just be jealous that you're losing it a healthy way..

don't let her behavior influence your healthy choices.  If she is in fact losing weight in an unhealthy way it will catch up and she'll wish she'd taken your advice.

haha here's a source..how often do pigeons poop?  a lot right? so obviously their tracts are nice and clear...how often does someone who consumes a LOT of meat and unhealthy products poop?  ( I asked a rather large male I work with-yesterday at the Chinese buffet he had 10 plates of food-mostly meat) 

He said he's lucky if he goes once or twice a week-so I said...do YOU think in that one or two times you eat all the junk you consumed came out? He said with the amount I eat based off of what comes out..there's no way it all comes out at once so where is it? it doesn't disappear so it's gotta still be inside just waiting for it's turn:)

This...is for dogs and cats HOWEVER pages 4 and 5 explain the differences in digestive tracts and things of that nature..it might help to support what disease said earlier about it sitting. 

I have read it elsewhere also about how scientists are linking (in many cases) the higher occurence of cancers with our larger intake of red meats and processed foods.  The amount we eat is too much for our body to fully digest so it continues to sit as it takes a long period of time to digest before being exposed of and because of all the things injected into animals it's now sitting in our systems and causing higher cancer rates.  I cannot remember where it was I Read it-I only remember it was in a book. 

there was this phenomenal bagel place near campus when I went to college and they made their own sun dried tomato paste..it was mostly sun dried tomatoes and they added some raspberries to sweeten it up a little..put into a food processor smear that, some fat free cream cheese, red onion, sprouts and some turkey or other lunch meat-BEST sandwich..

Wow...this is SO us...he's my height when I Have heels on but I'm considerably heavier than him...and I hate it..I've always been bigger than my boyfriends and again..always hated it.  My goal when I started this was to lose enough for him to be able to pick me up..not that I'd even let him try now..but I figured if I got small enough I'd feel comfortable with it.

and princesslauren that's SO my secret motivation HAHA so funny you said that!!!

So this will probably sound ridiculous and silly..but i trick myself into not craving things..for instance..i used to eat meat..i dont anymore but i smell a corn dog from sonic..and i think yum..smothered in mustard...

so instead ill go buy a grilled cheese...not nearly as terrible but still satisfying..and ill put mustard on it!!  so its like tricking my senses that im eating it when i'm not really ;)  i know it sounds ridiculous but it helps me!!

The doctor thing is smart..my mom lets them weigh her while she stands backwards...

The number isn't important-it's how your body is performing and how YOU feel...if you feel good and you're healthy and not in any danger-dont worry about it..you should love yourself-regardless of the number.  Congrats on your journey..your body thanks you!! :)

all of the above?  I used to have old shoes and I didn't stretch properly ...I've bought new shoes and I make sure I stretch for a while..and i haven't had them since.  For the first days I had them, I used ben gay and some other icy hot stuff to help...

One stretch I know that helps my shins is to put your feet together and go down as far as you can without lifting your heels...sometimes I'll grab something to help my balance so I can go futher without lifting my heels.

Have you had a blood test recently?  You could be slightly anemic (low iron).  My sister used to bruise real easily and it was because of her low blood iron.

I don't have a problem going out to eat...a lot of places have a veggie plate...and italian restaurants usually will make me a tailored pasta with no sauce and extra veggies.  Chili's has a great black bean burger..Buffalo Wild Wings has a boca burger...Red Robin can make any of their burgers with either a boca or a garden burger...

I haven't eaten fish in months but I Recently decided I might incorporate some into my diet because I actually cut out the meat in the first place for health reasons and I'm doing MUCH better.. it's all a personal choice and from what I've read the people who don't eat pork beef or chicken but eat seafood or fish are called pescetarians.

the switch was the best choice I could've ever made...good luck with your journey!!

My first two to two and a half weeks I lost about 6lbs but in the last week I think i lost a pound..however I lost another inch off my waist..so even if those lbs aren't dropping your body IS changing...

There's a trainer at the gym I go to who does my measurements for me every week...He said most people do it every thirty days but I told him I'm all about instant gratification..waiting a week is hard lol

Congrats on the start (and continuation) of your journey..there are times when it lulls out and it seems like..what's the point?  but when you slide on those pants that USED to be snug ..and you can take them off without unbuttoning them?  THAT's motivation for me!!

PS I have a HUGE problem with Sodium in my diet...I did find something for breakfast that fills me up...it's called Hodgson Mill Oat Bran hot Cereal it  has no Cholesterol, Sodium OR Sugar which DOES equal kinda bland BUT I do add fruit and a little honey to it...so it helps!!

Not all calories are created equal;)

There is a difference from a small compared to large portions...whether it be high or low..the reason you want to space out meals so they're all lower portions is you want to keep your metabolism going..if you drop down to a couple of meals that are high in calories you're not giving a constant flow of fuel to your metabolism...I used to eat once a day...and granted it'd be a LOT of calories..but they'd all be stored as fat BECAUSE I was basically telling my body hey I'm not giving you anything until 6pm tomorrow so it stores it to keep itself going...and that's not good.

You eat smaller portions with lower calories...and try to put your higher calorie meals earlier in the day to give your metabolism that extra boost.  A calorie is a calorie is a calorie..however, if they're better for you calories like that from veggies as opposed to bad fats like vegetable oil...then it's like a constant stream of good stuff for your body to continue working on. Look at it this way...if you were always getting bad grades in school eventually you'd want to give up right?  If you are getting that constant reassurance you're doing well (IE your nourishing your body so you see and feel the healthy changes) it's something that you'll enjoy and it'll get easier to continue doing. 

All those health magazines give you tips for body health and they're always spewing about portion control...that's what this is.

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state (meaning that the digestive system is inactive). The release of energy in this state is sufficient only for the functioning of the vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, brain and the rest of the nervous system, liver, kidneys, sex organs, muscles and skin.

Someone posted a link to finding out your BMR earlier in this post....mine was like 1886...so if I'm sedentary I multiply that by 1.2 (this number is also found on that same page someone linked to earlier in this post) I should be eating around 2260 calories to MAINTAIN my weight..meaning I'm eating what my body burns if I'm sedentary...if I'm lightly active I would multiply 1.375 by 1886 so that's around 2600 calories..to MAINTAIN...if you want to LOSE weight you just eat 500 calories less or do something that requires you to burn 500 calories or a combo of both..so over the course of a WEEK I'm decreasing those calories each day by 500 whether extra exercise or a little less calories..so by the end of the week I've decreased it by 3500 calories..there are 3500 calories in a pound...If I wanted to GAIN weight..i would simply add the additional 500 calories into my diet. 

That's where the whole 500-1000 deficit comes from...subtracting 500 each day adds up to a pound loss and 1000 subtracted each day for a week adds up to two pounds..about the most you should lose in a week for safe healthy weight loss.  What people are saying about not dropping below the BMR is cutting too many calories or exercising too much causes your body to store what you eat as fat because you're not giving it enough to constantly run on.

this process is JUST a generlization for calories...it's to give you a starting point so you're not dipping too low below the calories your body needs to stay HEALTHY.  These numbers of course will change if I lose or gain weight...my BMR won't be that high if I was to lose say..50 lbs. 

I hope this makes sense...I sometimes talk around circles and end up confusing myself:)

Flogging-the book skinny bitch might help answer some of your questions...

My advice is stick with us!!!  and Welcome!! :)