Posts by sherea

I work full time as a server in a very large building. I walk in one big circle all night plus steps. We have to carry our own food and drinks plus everyone else who is current too busy to do it themselves.

I wear a step meter. I walk 7-11 miles a night. The burn meter will log 1000+ calories but it does not account for any lifting and all the heavy plates I carry, cleaning, etc.

I have no idea how many calories I burn. I will tell you that I am constantly hungry tho.

I just checked the activity log. It says you burn 136 calories per hour.

Quality dark Chocolate (2 pieces), Kozy Shack dark chocolate pudding (or NSA rice pudding). All of these are about 100 calories.

This is my latest find: Chobani strawberry or blueberry greek yogurt (140 calories). OMG!! No lie, like eating pie without the crust. AMAZING!!

Original Post by gi-jane:

Try meals based around pulses (legumes) such as lentils, chickpeas and beans.   All good sources of proteins and, of course, vegetarian.  You can also add the following.... eggs, nuts, seeds, tofu, quorn, quinoa grain, other wholegrain foods, dairy products.

Try to avoid protein shakes if you can.

Just wondering...what is wrong with protien shakes?? I drink a Myoplex shake, five days a week. I am a waitress and have to go HOURS without eating. I use the protein shake to hold me over until I have time to sit down and eat a real meal.

I just bought a jump rope with weighted handles (Wal-Mart). It is hard work. I don't remember jumping rope being such a work-out from when I was a child!!

Same here....addicted to almonds and peanut butter. Peanut butter has been bansihed from the house!! For the almonds, I now buy the 100 calorie packs. Can not have the entire can/package around. I eat two 100 calorie packs a day and then I am DONE, no more. This has been working well for me :) Certainly more expensive but, o well, it's working.

I try to eat to one gram of protein per my weight every day.

Buy the club packs of chicken breast at your market (freeze part of it if need). Cheapest way to go.

Protein in chicken can be different unless you buy the portion packages, those they are very expensive. When I weigh my ckn, the protein content can be up to 58 grams. Depends on how big the breast is. In club packs, they are never sized the same.

Eggbeaters are expensive but worth the money in my opinion. I eat a four egg omelet w/veggies & candian bacon every morning. This is a filling 28 grams of protein to start my day.

My experiance with binge eating is that your diet is out of balance OR you are not taking in enough calories. If you are spending 3 hours at the gym, the lack of calories might be the cause.

I, too, weighed 105 pounds and now am 120 as well...thanks to 1 1/2 years of binge eating. It took me a long time to figure out why I binge ate. For me, the out of balance diet and the lack of calories were both the cause.

I have come to terms with my 120 weight. Yes, I would like to get some pounds off. I also do not like the look of flappy fat on my body either. I have started to work out again, try to eat healthy (but do not deprive myself of treats) and most important...eat enough calories for my activity level. I typically burn about 3000 calories a day.

Maybe it is also possible that your body is not able to handle a veggie diet. I know my body needs a lot of protein. I think I'd binge on a veggie diet. Just a thought.

I just stopped doing treadmill workouts just for that reason. Just makes me WAY too hungry. I only burn 150-190 calories in a half hour workout but am starving for the rest of the day.

I already walk 7-10 miles a night at work, which burns 700-1000 calories without counting lifting and carrying. I also burn 700 with my barn work and riding.

I can do the above, eat 1500-1600 calories and feel satisfied. Add that treadmill and I am starved.

No advice, just know what you are going through. For me, my lifestyle already burns mass calories without added exercise.

I use real dressing instead of the low calorie fake stuff. Makes a HUGE difference for me. I do measure it out to 1 serving (2 TB) so that I am sure not to use to much.

A bowl of oatmeal for breakfast will make me hungry ALL DAY. All carbs. Now I eat a 4 egg beater omelet with real chedder cheese & turkey sausage (or a western omelet). Keeps me full for about 5 hours, at least.

Original Post by erwilka:

You're wrong, ladies..

If you eat too much to burn at once and your body can't store all the food as fat, it just won't be digested. Well.. it may sound disgusting.. but have you ever ate more than 4000 kcal a day and looked what's on the toilet then..? Don't try it, I can tell you - undigested food..

 From personal experiance I can tell you this is wrong, or at least for my body. I have had a day of binge eating where I consumed around 10,000 calories. It stayed on my body as two pounds, which would be pretty correct as my burn is usually between 2500 and 3000 calories a day.

Also, the toilet was no different the next day either....unless I consumed say a whole container of nuts. That was never a nice morning after.

I do agree that calories are not cut and dry. I've lost pounds quickly but just reducing carbs and cutting out sugar on the same calorie numbers.

I've read a lot of studies lately that suggest that you SHOULD eat (healthy snack) before bed. Your body be deprived of food all the hours that you are asleep.

I can not sleep if I am overly hungry before I go to bed. A string cheese (around 80 calories) is usually enough to fill me up so I can sleep.

Yes, Crissy, exactly. On the days I burn close to 3000, I would eat at least, 2000. On my days off, I am basically a bum. Don't do much at all cause I am usually too tired. This week, on my day off, I ate 1400 calories. My burn meter read 1640. I just don't find that I can stick to a steady X amount of calories. If I'm really active, I'm very hungry. If I am not, then I am not hungry at all. Bigger deficit on my active days and at least a small deficit on my off days.

My goal is to lose about 1 pound a week. I'd like to lose 7-10 pounds before the hot summer and short season.

Will eating a varied calories intake also keep my metabolism kicking?? Never getting used to one set amount??

Buy all natural peanut butter. It tastes better and it is better for you. I like Nature's Promise. It is more expensive tho.

Peanut Butter will always get a low grade on the CC. I guess it is because it is high in fat & calories. My natural pb gets the same grade as your Skippy does.

I just tried to use the burn meter. I have my account set at sedentary. Then I added my 1312 for my shift tonight into as exercise. It says my burn is 2270. Is this more of a correct way to understand the calories that I need??

Cosmographer, thanks for your help. Your calorie calculations were about right on. I'll try using the burn meter for my daily activity and see if I can get my body more happy about the amount that I eat. I need to find the amount that is enough without getting overly hungry.