Posts by catbird-woman

Yea, I know what you mean!  I work at a store and yes, I have to buy the food I eat there, unless I bring food from home, and I do that a lot, because I do not have the money! 

But there is this one lady that comes in every so often, (a temp job recuriter) and she brings in stuff, sometimes a box of glazed donuts.  Now, these are the GOOD donuts, from a bakery.  I am like, I don't have that very often so I eat one!  Usually I can stay with only one, because I wait til later in the day, but I still eat one and maybe at times, I shouldn't.  (But I think it's better to sometimes have one every now and then then to completely banish it from yourself and then you get SOOOO hungry for it, you go overboard!) 

I don't think it hurts to eat it at night, but you may want to change it around a little, maybe knowing that you will have extra, just eat a little more earlier in the day.

About the spray, I think maybe one spray doesn't, but if you put five on, it will count up or something like that.  I have heard that same thing, that they do have calories especially if you don't stay with that one spray or whatever.  I hope I kinda made sense.

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Original Post by bobs9895:

The Johnson Up Down diet.  Isn't that called viagra? 

 I just invented a new exercise -- aerobic snickering.

 That is too funny!  I like that exercise!  Maybe I won't get too sore with this one! 

About the diet, I don't know, if I did try it, I'd do it part time, one week do it and the next week eat like real people or something, I don't know.

Wow, this thread has been interesting to say the least!

I am very heavy, and I'm working on slimming down a LOT!  But before I came to this site, I didn't understand the way to eat.  I decided to go on a 1400 calorie a day 'diet' and I soon was very hungery and for a long while, I was just very tired.  Granted, I likely didn't get as much sleep as I should have been, I couldn't even hardly watch a tv program without falling asleep. 

I have been eating almost 1000 below my burn meter now for almost a month.  I have my cheat days already, likely too many, but I couldn't help if Easter came right soon after I begun!  Some days, I do eat more, hence I don't have the 1000 calorie difference, but I figure anything is better then a 1400 calorie!  (Well completely overeating isn't better, but you get my drift!) 

True again!

I guess I feel like I can deal with this, especially since I tried to eat only 1400 calories a day, and I was always hungery!  I didn't understand that I need more to eat to burn more!  (It's still kinda hard to believe it, but then again, it kinda makes sense too!)

And yes, I have had a few cheat days already, when I went up to my parents in laws over easter, I kinda watched what I ate, but I didn't record anything, (so I likely ate more then I should have) and then when I go out to my parents, which isn't often but does happen, and Monday we went out to chinese to eat.  I haven't been there for well over six months or  more and I was craving for that food!  Anyways, thanks for the tips and everything! 

Also it may not quiet be 1000 calories below, but I strive for that, but I figure if I go under that, it won't hurt every so often, (I mean only like 900 or so instead of 1000). Hope you know what I mean!

Edited:  I tried the 1400 calorie 'diet' for about a month, then I gave up for about a month, then I found this and understood it more, about eating more to lose more.  (I actually gained wieght with it!)

LOL!!!  Just think about how you'd feel if you signed up with the site, and you put in one weight and you went and weighted yourself the next day and you had gained 9 pounds??  Then you don't weigh again for two weeks or so, you have to stare at that thumbs down for that long!  Well that is my story!  But now I have thumbs up again!  YEAAAAAA!

That is funny how some people think they are doing good and they eat horribly!

But I kinda did that, well this is what I did.

I went shopping for food and was hungrey for liver, so I got a package of beef liver. I came home and this morning I decided to see how much calories it had, it's like 700 to 900 and I almost flipped out! I will still eat it, (I'll work it in) but I likely wouldn't have bought it if I had checked it out before. Oh well, I know now!

Edited:  I just looked again and it may not be that terrible bad, it says a piece, but for 3 oz. it's only 100 some calories and the pieces that I have is likely like 4 oz., so maybe it's not too aweful bad.

Oh, yea, next week will be interesting!  I can't hardly wait to see it! 

They sure have a lot of twists in this season!

~Catbird Woman~

Well ideally, I think you should avoid diet soda if possible, but in case where you are in school, that can be hard, believe me, I have been there myself!

I used to drink the regular and I will every once in a great while drink a regular, but if I do have any, it's usually just one can a day.  Now this weekend will be different, as we (hubby and I) will be going to my in-laws and they always have soda!  I did tell my hubby to tell them I drink diet so they don't think they have to get the regular for me!

Anyways, that's my view. 

See ya,

~Catbird Woman~

I love the biggest loser show also!  It motivates me almost everytime I watch!

I thought about signing up for it, but never got it done.  I guess this is next best thing, I hope anyways!  I don't know if I could keep up or not with them!

Elimation is the hardest part for me most of the time though! 

Oh, I know exactly how you feel!  I just started on my journey, but I agree about the shoes.  I can reach my left foot pretty good and put shoes and socks on, but my right hip, it just doesn't allow me to bring my foot close enough to do it!  So, I usually wear shoes that I can just slip in without socks and if I do wear shoes, I get my hubby to help.

I won't miss being out of breath, and chapped thighs and my HUGE belly AND my big butt!  I can't wait til I can sleep in a regular bed also.  I have back and hips problems, (hopefully that will improve also) so I can't sleep flat, I need an adjustable bed so I can sleep!  There are many others, also, like having smaller clothes, that I can go shop at goodwill if I choose to, and I won't have to worry as much to if I smell or not!

~Catbird Woman~

Hi, I think I'm an addict!  I just joined two days ago and I love that we can interact and help each other reach that goal.  I think it's awesome!

I won't slap you.  For one reason only!  I started watching what I eat and everything, (I was signed up to another site, fitday.com) but I didn't understand how much I need to eat or anything.  I was trying to eat only 1400 and I needed 1800 on a regular day and 2000 or more if I do excerise.  So I was so hungery, that I got discouraged and gave up.  Which you were busy and I was just lazy and discouraged, a difference but none the less.  (And you were eating what you are supposed to and you did not gain anything, which I did!)

Anyways, keep up and maybe like someone else said up the line, maybe that was good to take a break! 

Hi Friggie,

Welcome to the "club"!  I know what you mean!  I just joined the other day, and I was like, whoa!  I am going to try it and while it is hard to wrap my little head around it, it does almost make sense!  Now let's see if my body makes sense of it!   See if we don't give our bodies what it needs to keep functioning, it will go into a 'starve mode' and then it will try to keep the weight.  If we don't eat quiet enough to keep the weight that we have, we will lose.  I hear that you want anywhere from 500 to 1000 difference.  I was trying to be on 1400 calories and I was starving or it felt like it!  I was hungery!

 I would say you sure aren't sedentary, I am that!  I do add anything on that I do through out the day. 

I was with fitday.com and I love this so much better!  There are people here that you can ask, a lot that is going through the same thing or has been through it.  I wish you good luck on it.

I know what you mean!  I am overwieght myself and have been all my life pretty well.  I am supposed to eat around 2000 or 2100 calories and it's hard to wrap my little brain around that!  I am scared too!  Last night I weighted myself and I gained instead of lost, but I had kinda given up the last month.  I am back on, although today I kinda blew my calories again, but I am not giving up!  I agree, set small goals, and try to achieve them, (now this is where I have to listen to myself!) and once you achieve them, you will know you can do it!

 YOU CAN DO IT!!  I know, I was at the same place as you, I was so confused by how much I needed to eat.  I mean I watched biggest loser, (and I'm hooked) and I was like, how much do I need?  I tried to do 1400 calories and I was always hungery!  Anyways, I hope this helps, a tiny bit at least!