Posts by elin

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Maintaining	How much exercise is needed to maintain?	Apr 10 2008 11:49 (UTC)
as long as you have found an activity level you can sustain, that is all that is required. try stepping it back a little bit. maybe 3 days of the walking, alternated with 3 days of weights, or just cut back the time on everything, until you find something you can live with. i don't think you should exhaust yourself. muscles do need rest and recovery time after a strenuous workout. of course, you may have to cut back on calories a bit, and make sure you are getting enough protein.
Maintaining	Regular weight fluctuation	Apr 10 2008 11:39 (UTC)	6
kezzo, first of all, congratulations on the terrific weight loss! it sounds like you are a very active person, so i would suggest that you take time to actually log your activities on here for a few days (minutes of swimming, running, weight lifting, etc.) and find out what your actual calorie requirements are. my guess is that you are still a little low for maintenance. i have been maintaining for almost two years, and i often eat more than 2000 calories per day, depending on what kind of activity i do. and you are much younger, male, and more active, all of which are factors requiring more calories.
New Members	Help choosing activity level	Feb 26 2008 01:07 (UTC)	1
it might work for you to enter "sedentary" and then actually log your activities for a day or two, to see what your real "burned calories" are. that's what i did, and it gave me a pretty good idea of what i need, both for weight loss, and for maintenance.
New Members	New here!	Feb 26 2008 01:02 (UTC)	1
welcome, twinmommy, your babies are sooo cute! you have found a great place, and if you keep posting, you will find other mommies in your situation, i am sure. yes, the tools on here make it quite easy to keep track of what you are eating, and it's rewarding to watch the weight graph change! just get started, and hang around, and you'll meet lots of wonderful people here!!
New Members	60 year old in Canada needs motivation	Feb 25 2008 19:27 (UTC)	1
hello, there, i just replied to your journal entry, and then realized you hadn't gotten a response here, either. you should not be discouraged by the 5 lbs in 6-7 weeks, that is a fine start!! i think if you can add a little of some kind of exercise, that will help a lot! my choice is the curves workout 3x a week, but just walking in the fresh air is good, and i try to do that on alternate days. i also found it was very important to get 25% of my calories from protein and 25% from fats, so i did a lot of calculating to find the right foods for that. there are lots of ideas in the "library" and on the forums for how to improve your ratios. i would think especially if you are borderline diabetic it's important not to have too many carb calories! please don't be discouraged, it does take time! i don't know why you can't find your daughter's screen name. maybe you could email one of the moderators to ask that.
Weight Loss	Late night munchies	Feb 23 2008 12:24 (UTC)	10
my favorite snacks are apples and oranges. satisfies the sweet tooth, and is good for you, too. i've heard of people putting grapes in the freezer for munching on, but haven't tried it myself. i don't think you can go wrong with any kind of fruit for snacking. if you want to keep the protein ratio better, add some lowfat cheese, or a tbsp of peanut butter.
Motivation	Reformed Couch Potato	Feb 22 2008 23:32 (UTC)	5
you sound like a "poster child" for caloriecount. it's really amazing how this can turn things around for people, is it not? i've been "hooked" for over two years now. good luck in your adventure!!
Motivation	starting to get bummed... need some ideas!	Feb 22 2008 23:29 (UTC)
yes, it's probably going to take some kind of exercise to get started again, but it can be as simple as going for a long walk. also, sometimes you need to actually eat "maintenance" calories, maybe once a week or so, just to let your body know that it will not have to be in a deficit forever! some people lose weight by eating the amount of calories they will be allowed on reaching their goal. it takes longer, but it's good practice for making habits that will last a lifetime. don't be in a hurry. take your time, and you WILL get there, i'm sure!
New Members	new and looking for encouragment	Feb 08 2008 19:21 (UTC)
welcome to calorie counting!! i hope you won't be shy about posting on the forums and in your journals. and to create a profile, so people can get to know a bit about you. there are so many people here on this website now that your posts can get "lost" in the flood, but don't let that discourage you. i think it helps to add people as your "buddy" and ask them to do the same, so that you can see each other's journals very quickly every day. that really helps to keep you accountable, besides being a good way to encourage each other, and offer tips, and so on. and---- i think it's really fun to have friends from different parts of the world!
Maintaining	How did YOU stop calorie counting?	Feb 07 2008 12:08 (UTC)	4
ditto everything figurethefat said! for travelling, i like to take along some of those foil packs of tuna in water, and some lowfat string cheese in individual packs. both travel well, and are good ways to add lowfat protein to most any meal. i also take fruit, (those orange flavored prunes are great, and oranges and apples travel well) and i like balance bars for a mid-morning or mid-afternoon mini-meal when nothing else healthy is available. but don't stress over the details, i'm sure you've learned good habits, and if you do slip up a little, you know how to fix it when you get back!!
Maintaining	Yay for a healthy lifestyle	Feb 07 2008 12:00 (UTC)	2
congratulations!! for doing it the healthy way this time.
Maintaining	Not what I expected...please help	Feb 07 2008 11:59 (UTC)	3
hi, kacka, i'd say you did great, and you should allow yourself a pound or two of fluctuation in your weight. it could simply be the increased amount of food that you are weighing. daily fluctuations are absolutely normal. it might be time to start weighing just once a week, (pick one day, and always the same day and time) and then adjust your calories up or down by 100 cals or so for the next few days. and DEFINITELY increase your calories! maybe not suddenly go 500 cals higher, but at least 300 or 400. your body needs that, and it may surprise you to find you actually lose a little more when you do that.
The Lounge	You Know You Are Obsessed With CC When.......... (healthy obsession of course)	Feb 07 2008 11:26 (UTC)	52
You Know You Are Obsessed With CC When...... you reached your weight loss goal 18 months ago, and you still log in almost every day.
Maintaining	maintenance calories	Feb 05 2008 11:56 (UTC)	1
i definitely follow the advice of calorie count for maintenance. i find it's important to log activities for a few days though to really make sure that you are using the correct expenditure level. i've been maintaining my goal weight for 18 months now.
New Members	Hello everyone!	Feb 05 2008 11:43 (UTC)
welcome, danial! you've found a really great place, and i'm sure you will find lots of people here in the same situation. i've been a member for over two years, and i know you will find answers to all your questions as well as the tools to help you lose that weight! good luck on your journey, and don't give up, even when the going gets tough, as it sometimes does. you will find lots of support here!
Foods	Help-- trying to identify a bread	Feb 03 2008 17:44 (UTC)	6
if it's mainly the calories you are concerned about in logging, just put in ".75 slice" (83/110) instead of a whole slice of the bread you usually eat and it will come out right. as for finding it at the store, someone else will have to help you with that!
Recipes	Recipes for An 18 year old?	Feb 03 2008 17:34 (UTC)	9
if it's the cooking techniques you want to learn, there are some good videos on youtube, as well on a website called "whfoods.com." they show you how to dice an onion, for example. and they have recipes, too. also, the cooking shows on t.v. have websites, so if you just put in what ingredients you have, you can find recipes that way. about.com also has cooking instructions for a lot of things. good luck! cooking is fun!!!
Foods	Breakfast foods?	Feb 02 2008 19:51 (UTC)	6
yogurt smoothies are great--throw some frozen bananas and orange juice in your blender with some nonfat yogurt. egg white french toast is good, too, and i like to cover it with yogurt and sliced fruit. bananas, strawberries, peaches, or whatever you like. another of my favorite breakfasts, cottage cheese and diced oranges. and then there's kashi go lean (original) with fruit and yogurt. it's one of the best. a half cup, with added bran. or just dress up your oatmeal with a few tbsp of dried fruits or nuts or both!
Foods	Baby Carrots! Where's the rest of the carrot?	Feb 01 2008 16:09 (UTC)	13
from wikipedia: In North America the term baby carrot is commonly applied to either miniature carrots harvested before their roots develop or adult carrots chopped into smaller pieces. Taking fully grown carrots and chopping them into smaller pieces was the idea of California farmer Mike Yurosek. Yurosek was unhappy at having to discard as much as 400 tons of carrots a day because of slight rotting or imperfections, and looked for a way to reclaim what would otherwise be a waste product. He was able to acquire an industrial green bean cutter, which cut his carrots into two lengths, and by placing these lengths into an industrial potato peeler, he created the original baby carrot, branded "Bunny-Luv." In 2006, nearly three-quarters of fresh baby carrots produced in the United States come from Bakersfield, California.[1] Bolthouse Farms and Grimmway Farms are the world's two largest growers, processors, and shippers of baby carrots.[2] Another use of the term is a carrot grown to the "baby stage", which is to say long before the root reaches its mature size. These immature roots are preferred by some people out of the belief that they are superior either in texture, nutrition or taste. They are also sometimes harvested simply as the result of crop thinning, but are also grown to this size as a specialty crop. Certain cultivars of carrots have been bred to be used at the "baby" stage. One such cultivar is 'Amsterdam Forcing'. This process was developed at Beechnut Farms, bought by Zellwin Farms. These farms originally developed food for WWII, but it wanted to sell food for civilians. A team of two led the research. From an interview, they were originally to be called "carettes".
New Members	Fairly new, question about Calorie Coach	Jan 31 2008 02:34 (UTC)	2
have you filled in all the information needed in your profile, such as age weight height daily calorie goal, etc.? maybe something is missing in there, because you should start right away to see how you are meeting your goals. keep asking, if you don't get enough info. someone will know how to get you started!
New Members	well....	Jan 30 2008 12:39 (UTC)
click on "my account" and then click on "edit settings." that should do it!
New Members	Looking for some help	Jan 29 2008 11:19 (UTC)	2
on the other hand, it's also possible that you are not eating enough. i have seen many posts here supporting the fact that your deficit should never be more than 500 to 1000 calories, and if you are working out as much as you are, perhaps your deficit is a little too big. it's kind of scary to "up" your calories, but you might try it for a while, and see what happens. what do the calculators say you should be eating for a reasonable weight loss? try for no more than 500 calories deficit for awhile, (several weeks), and see what happens. if you are burning 2400 cals in a day, then you need to eat 1900, not 1200. keep the analysis well-balanced, too. that usually means adding low-fat high-protein foods. good luck, and keep at it!
Weight Loss	a "1200" question	Dec 21 2007 10:54 (UTC)	2
jespes, i'll second that thought. you shouldn't decrease your calories much, but try to build a little more muscle. i am same height as you, and started at 190. i went to curves thinking that would help, but after a year, had only lost 8 lbs. then i found calorie count and started eating about 1600-1700 per day, and lost 32 in only 7 months. so it's the combination of eating and exercise that really works, i'd say. and because your metabolism is a little slower, you won't burn quite what the calculators estimate for you. also, with that calorie limit, it's really important to measure and weigh your food, to make sure you are getting at least a small deficit every day. most of all, it takes patience. because it may be a little slower for you than for someone with a higher metabolism, but don't give up----it WILL happen!!
New Members	I'm new to this site.	Dec 17 2007 01:04 (UTC)	2
welcome, choola. if you already figured out the profile, then you will probably figure out the logging thing, too. it's really helpful. and so is recording your weight, and watching your progress on that, as time goes on. i also found the recipe tools and analysis helpful in choosing more nutrition for less calories. good luck, i know you can do this!
New Members	breast feeding	Dec 04 2007 11:34 (UTC)	1
i think you need about 500 cals just for the milk you are producing. so just add that to whatever the tools tell you to use as your cals for weight-loss. you can actually look up the cals in breast milk, but of course it's rather difficult to estimate exactly how much you are producing. i guess you could weigh your baby before and after each feeding if you really wanted to know.....lol
Motivation	I hit a big one!!	Nov 10 2007 17:52 (UTC)	15
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Foods	confused-counting calories for oats	Nov 08 2007 12:12 (UTC)	1
if you measured the dry oats, then use the second item on the "oats" list, which is uncooked oats.
Motivation	counting my calories for the rest of my life..............	Nov 08 2007 12:10 (UTC)	13
no, you won't. you will learn to eat the portions that give you the right number of calories, but you won't learn it over-night. it takes a long time. i can go for a week without counting now and not gain an ounce. i started in january of 2006. so that's almost two years. but it's worth EVERY day of logging that i did. so i'd say plan on doing it for a long time, but not forever.
Health & Support	Dieting and Post-Partum / Nursing	Nov 05 2007 13:05 (UTC)	9
i am sure there are many other moms in your situation, they're just too busy to find your post! i was there, but it was many, many years ago, and i can't say i'm sure about this, but i think if you know about how much milk you are producing, you should just add that many calories to your diet. human milk is about 172 cals per 8 oz, so if you think your baby is getting a quart of milk, you would need to add about 172 x 4, or 688 calories to your daily intake. it may be less, if your baby is eating other things now. so i'd say your guess of 500 cals is about right!!
Weight Loss	trying to understand	Nov 05 2007 12:29 (UTC)	2
i think it helps to know that human metabolism is much more complicated than simply stoking a furnace with coal. we do need fuel for energy to move muscle, but more importantly, we need all the protein (amino acids) and complex carbohydrates that keep hormones in production, neurons and blood cells, skin, fingernails, hair, constantly being replenished or repaired. it's awfully easy to simply think of us as needing food for energy, and forget about all the rest of the functions of metabolism. pure fat simply cannot provide all the essential nutrients to keep a body functioning, or better yet, in good health. that's why you can't just use the fat stores in your body and skip eating. you can't even store up some of the essential vitamins and minerals. you need to get them from fruit and vegetables every single day of your life.

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