Posts by tang_in_a_glass

for me, if I've made a good amount of progress in losing weight (3.5 lbs this week!) then for 1 day I'll allow myself to have 200-400 extra calories that day, but I'll still plan it out. My conscience usually helps me to avoid pigging out on like twice my allotted calories, but for example, indulging in half a veggie pizza for one day, as long as I go back to my normal calorie target the other 6 days, I'll still be ok by the next time I weigh myself.

I think its better to treat yourself than to go crazy and eat everything regardless of calories, because once you hit your goal weight, you want to be able to maintain that weight which means still being mindful of what you eat...

my two cents

My personal opinion is that unless a vegan/vegetarian diet is very carefully managed, its actually not healthy for the human body - we evolved to eat both vegetables AND meat.

That said, it is totally everyone's own choice how they want to eat. I will add here that I was vegan for about 15 years for medical reasons, so I do know what I'm talking about. As long as vegans/vegetarians don't condemn me for eating a well-rounded diet that includes meat, I have no problem.

And I totally respect those who don't eat meat because of concern over how domestic animals are treated - I think there are more effective ways than veganism to deal with that problem, but raising awareness is the first step, and many vegans do that.

well it could be either that i've got hidden calories somewhere these last few weeks, or that i need to exercise more...

so yeah like u guys said i just gotta buckle down and stop being lazy - and eat more vegetables...

I've got 38-48 lbs left to go!

so we had candy and assorted cheap halloween trinkets

and NO ONE came to our door, not one.

So now we've got a bowl full of KitKat, caramels, and bouncy balls and I dunno what to do lol... save em for next year i guess.

I dunno about ticks, but I work with wildcats in the Pacific Northwest and we've got the worst flea problem I have ever seen... which seems unusual - and they're like superfleas, nothing will kill them lol

so i understand

How does your calculator figure things differently that the calculator on CC? Give me math >:}

well, I eat 5 meals a day, and when I put in my body type, etc, etc into the tools thing on CC, it says I should eat 1250 to lose weight. Usually I eat around 1200-1350. The last week I've been eating a bit less, but that's just cause its that time of the month and I get queasy.

Even when I did exercise 1/2 hour every morning, it didn't seem like enough to allow me to eat more... the sedentary/light activity thing in the tools menu is kind of vague... but taken literally, I don't think that amount of exercise changed the amount of cals I could eat.

can i join? just started cc 2 months ago...

starting weight: 211

current weight: 203

goal weight: 145

age: 22

Hmm. Wel the old scale just randomly said "L" one day and wouldn't say anything else, so i dunno what was up with it. I deleted all my previous weight log to start again from what this new shiny scale says.

I tried moving it around on the floor, and when its on a flat surface, I don't weigh as much as if its on a crooked surface. I think I stepped on it like 10 times, and after getting the same thing 8 times, I was just like fine XD. I also cant figure out how to calibrate it.

The tape measure is a good idea. I should start doing that.

Thanks for all the commiseration, guys! ^-^

I always get the smallest size, but I let myself get any flavor I like - the calories on that run from about 170-300 so I usually count each as 200, the average.

For me, the key to dieting is not to get caught up in counting each little tiny thing (otherwise it becomes a pain in the ass and I lose motivation). So I only count calories, and if I'm not 100 % certain about the calorie content, I estimate on the high side. It's working so far - I've dropped nearly ten pounds! Combined with exercise, I think this is a better way than trying to avoid sugars and carbs and stuff (unless you've got other health problems)

Jamba Juice is really the healthiest food you can get (at least around here) if you don't want to make something yourself. So enjoy it rather than obsessing over the nutrition - as long as you don't get JJ every day in large sizes, you should be fine.