Posts by nektr

im a cyclist and i go on 30 or 40 mile rides almost every day and never listen to music. for one thing, i would probably die out there in traffic and after a while the beat just makes my head hurt and i want to rip them off (probably because i listen to electro house). i live in a beautiful area and the scenery is enough for me.

although, when i run i do like to listen to something upbeat and trancy. i dont run anymore because i hate it and it hurts my knees, but there are a few amazing songs that still remind me of running around the track, full of endorphins ahh feels good to listen to it now. 

i agree with the first poster. if you are "skinny fat" as you say lifting weights is definitely the best option. not only does it tone your pudge and give you a nice hard body, the more muscle you have the more calories you burn the less body fat you have yay!!! 

and after you have recovered from the surgery, biking is a great choice for cardio. it has toned my legs so much i never even have to think about them anymore.

yeah i'm pear shaped too. to console me, my friends often said big boobs "just get in the way all the time" 

but i think they were lying :(

ok, i didnt read everyone's replies but my boyfriend and i are also going to college and living together and i really cant afford much of anything right now.

he is also vegan, so we cut out a lot of food.

the first thing i would suggest.. well, just because you eat together it doesnt mean you have to eat the same thing. just have what you need/ want so that you can lose weight. if you cook, you can do it easily.

now, i dont pay for 100% of my food, i have my bf's food sometimes, or his parents (hehe) but the bulk of it i pay for, and i spend less than $60 a month, and i would think you have more than that so you have a lot more options.

everything we eat is healthy. here's some of the things i love that are cheeaaapp

for breakfast i grate a potato and use some olive oil spray on a teflon pan and make myself a hash brown.. just add salt (not too much). its good with other herbs too. maybe some coffee, i use honey to sweeten it and add rice milk or skim milk.

we make a huge pot of chili once every two weeks, just tomatos and a variety of beans, mushrooms, peppers, celery carrots.. potatoes, whatever we have left.

we also eat a ton of peanut butter. whole wheat bread or english muffins, with peanut butter. jelly sometimes, usually for snacks. i have it in the morning.

oh rice! and frozen veggies! we add soy or teriyaki and have Chinese, i love those nights :D rice is so cheap, and if you get brown rice its going to be a lot healthier even though it takes longer to make, you dont really have to cook, just wait for the water to soak up so its not a big deal for us. we always just have a big bag of frozen veggie mix.

pasta. we have it all the time. i look for different kinda of marinara from the store because i dont like making it.

mushrooms with potatos and tomatoes, baked potatoes... we make big pots of soup. cold cereal.. from walmart, something simple like the generic chex.. its all good and healthy, and even though its not all low calorie, you can limit your portions easily.

making every meal might seem like a lot of work if you dont do it already, but it saves a lot of money and it becomes easy once you get used to it.

the majority of the meals i eat cost less than $1. pasta and potatoes and beans and things cost cents, and they are calorie dense. so what i do is eat slowly, and i drink water before during and after ( water is so good for you! ) and if i am still hungry, i have a banana or an apple. also, i have managed to adjust to eating 6 meals a day even with college and things. And since i do eat calorie and nutrient rich foods, i hardly ever feel hungry. i used to be scared of eating a lot of food, like chili, that has a lot of calories per serving, but its actually easier to stop eating because i feel like i have actually got some food in me. and when i want to munch, fruits and veggies.

also.. another thing you might want to consider is... skipping out on food that isnt healthy. usually prepared food is overpriced and full of crap that no one needs in their bodies. pick the most expensive "bad" food that you still buy and consider an alternative food. i still buy the milka chocolate.. mm but i do it hardly at all. i also used to get stuff like 100 cal packs and sugar free jello, its not worth all that money for something that is, well, not much food. only 60 cal per jello cup... its like buying expensive water. diet food and low cal food like that is a waste of money

wise advice.

im definitely finished with letting that bastard walk all over me. his brother used up all my patience

ill tell dominik to tell him to cut it for real

according to the standard charts, you are still underweight and unhealthy. your doctor, however, knows more than anyone here. he said its safe for you to begin exercising again, because exercise is healthy. you shouldnt lose weight, and until you go talk to your doctor again, i would keep gaining, which means you will need to eat even more to make up for the calories burned exercising. for a person 5'3, 107 is the lowest weight considered to be healthy, which would still leave you quite thin.  i might shoot for that unless your doctor says something else. good luck

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that happened to me when i started dieting. i wasnt getting enough calories. it also happened later, but this time it was because i wasnt getting enough soduim. i think its probably one of those two things. you need at least 500 mg sodium per day i think most people get that. also, i dont know what they sell in disneyland but im assuming it isnt whole grain and good fat. eating food that actually nourishes your body does more than use up your calories for the day. it gives your body the energy it needs. if you eat things that are made with bleached flour and sugar its going to leave you feeling like crap when your blood sugar gets low. if you eat whole wheat, fruits veggies, nuts, etc you will have energy longer. make sure you get enough fat protein and carbs in your diet.

i think it depends on the person. i think its worth it. maybe I'm vain, but i feel like giving up before i reach the goal i set for myself is just another way in which to be lazy in my life :p

hey im so glad you are going to fight this for real :) good luck, i know you can do this. you never have to be what you have been. i cant imagine how hard it must be for you. you can beat this though. :) theres so much more to life

really unhealthy food doesn't appeal to me either now. that why i wonder if cheat days are just holding a lot of people back and making it harder on them. i find, in fact, as long as i eat healthy balanced food, and enough food, i never have cravings for anything i think is unhealthy, including meat and eggs and stuff. i can seriously eat vegetables all day long, and be like "oh my god i cant wait till dinner this split pea soup smells delicious" or when im really itching for something sweet i go crazy when we dont have bananas. in fact chocolate is one of the only things i still really really miss sometimes, but i also never stopped eating it! so i think that just proves that for me anyway cheating is still bad lol. its just my opinion though. and ughhh my bf eats 90% cacoa bars UGH. when he said "watch out its dark chocolate" i was really expecting something else

o mah internet is whakkk double post

two weeks is nothin. the last few pounds come off super slow. and its not all constant either. give it more time. i dont think you are eating too much, thats how much i eat and im 5'3 110 *edit* and im still losing weight

do any of you guys also have pain while exercising?

thanks thanks everyone :))

well thats just it - i dealt with my problems instead of pushing them away and ive totally changed my lifestyle. ah just thinking of how crappy my life was then amazes me. i dont think i will ever go back. things will get hard but i have much better ways to deal with everything now.