Posts by veganmamma

you would need to post your stats to make sure you were eating enough.

As for problems associated with quick weight loss it depends if you have done this by dropping your cals too low.  I lost a lot of weight on 1200 cals a day but regained a good chunk of it because I had messed up my metabolism :( which is why I'm now on CC trying to put it right!!

Original Post by kishmish:


veganmamma - i was just wondering what is implied when one says 'premenopausal' - r there any effects since u havent hit menopause yet?

Kishmish:  its not the best website but I'm a bit rushed today and it was the first one that seemed reasonably accurate and that is: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-premenopause. htm  I think you call it perimenopause in US.  My GP has said she wants to consider hormone therapy but I am going to try alternative remedies first.

Buhri113: "inches coming off but pounds staying the same".  Its a pain in the rear because I think I've become conditioned to seeing the weighing scales as being the measure of progress! 

Anyway on a general note - sorry I haven't posted for a while (a week) - I battle with depression and I tend to stop posting when that happens. 

Speak to you soon.

Yep - I'm confused about activity level too.  I work from  home (home educating my daughter) but workout:

Monday:  40mins cardio, 20 mins ab toning exercises

Tuesday: 40 mins weight training

Wednesday 60  mins cardio

Thursday 40 mins weights, 20 mins ab toning

Friday: 40 mins cardio

Saturday: 40 mins weights, 20 mins ab toning

Sunday: rest

Given your previous answer should I enter "moderate" and not enter my activities to get my calorie target?

 glad it helped

Let us know how you get on!!

BRILLIANT!  Congrats!

Haven't a clue what David is talking about - you have done so well so don't let his comments affect you.

As starry and others have said - we're proud of you!

As you know I have explained my problem in a PM and so I think it is more appropriate to speak about this privately rather than take up thread space.

If you check this thread I never commented about the listing of vegan/vegetarian foods.  I think your reply is for tridymite and not me at all.

I was simply commented commenting about regional differences in the UK regarding perceptions of vegans!

OK - it seems that I am being challenged on several counts. 

1.  As far as the tape measure is concerned I think it is far healthier for me than weighing myself every day.

2.  A slight movement in the tape might explain 1/4" but not the 1" to 1.5" I am finding but then I don't ask you to justify whether your weight loss is water/muscle or fat do I?

3.  The points that you have both made (Sue and Alylou) about "twisting, swinging, slipping, needing to use marker pens" - miss the point.  I could have said the same on this thread about weighing every day and the disadvantages of doing so given daily water fluctuations.

4.  What makes you feel the need to criticise my method of evaluating my progress?  I have never done this on this thread - believing it was about mutual support and encouragement.  Clearly I was wrong in that belief.

As far as the vegan decision is concerned

1.  What made you think....despite the growing number of vegetarians and the increasing evidence about the health risks (let alone anything else) attached to over-reliance on meat/dairy....."I need to continue to eat meat/dairy?"  No, I won't ask the question.  It is invasive and perhaps unintentionally rude.

2.  What has being British got to do with anything.  I have discovered two things on this CC forum generally:  firstly don't have "vegan" in your screen name or refer to it - people feel they have a right to question your beliefs.  Secondly, stating you are British frequently leads to unwelcome associations and unpleasant jibes.

I have been looking quite critically at this forum for some time and have come to the conclusion that the only reason to continue participating, despite the trolling, flaming, judgmentalism and eating disordered behaviour was that there were some supportive people - mainly in this thread.  Clearly I was wrong.

Original Post by leiela:

Original Post by amethystgirl:

Abs workout will do almost nothing to get rid of belly fat, no matter how many different kinds you do.

Read the article that floggingsully posted.

Yup this is spot on .... all exessive ab's workouts will do is make you even more bulky around the tummy, the ONLY way of getting rid of the tummy flab is to lower your body fat % all over by losing weight.

Do do wieght training on free weights to burn off calories rather than cardio because they will work your whole body, and your tummy is a good stabaliser so it beniifts from mosts forms of free weight to a lesser or great degree so they will get nice and tight without getting chunky and making you look wider. 

Lower your fat and carb intake and lose weight because it doens't matter how nice your ab's look you wont see them hide beneith a layer of fat.

And be patient because tummy fat is always the last to go... trust me i know

 

 ok - now totally demoralised.  I thought that by doing cardio and weight training 6x a week and by eating healthily and within my calorie target my abs exercises were going to be helping.  Now I hear you say I'm just going to end up looking bulkier????

I'm really glad that the "weigh in" can be measurements as the scales aren't budging but the inches are (very slowly!!)

I was ok with my food/calories/exercise but have felt physically lousy.  Its TTOM and I'm pre menopausal (47 years old) - anyone else here like that or am I the oldest "old fart" here?

oreos are vegan???

I'm with dafeesh on this one. 

I have been "stuck" at the same weight for about 3-4 weeks now but I've lost 1" off my waist, 1" off my stomach and 1/4" off my arms and same off my legs.

I know what you mean about the weighing scales - I was exactly the same last week.  I thought....ok get yourself psyched up, you know the scales probably haven't budged....but look at those inches ...don't let the scales throw you.

Then I weighed myself, stayed the same weight and got upset!! LOL

I was grumpy that day so I can sympathise with you.

It's easy to give a lecture about how you shouldn't focus on the numbers but in the end some of us are fallible human beings - so keep going mia!!

I won't add more to the argument that has developed about your picture but I would say that you look great at the moment.  You definitely do NOT look like a whale   Its interesting that you say you feel like that because I think it takes a bit of time to get used to the new look.  Maybe take a couple of months at this weight to get familiar with the "new you" looking back at you from the mirror!

As for guys - I know I'm pretty old - 47  but my daughter is 14 and I see guys looking at her and she hasn't even noticed it!  I'm sure they are looking at you too but maybe for now just concentrate your attention on YOU not waiting for them to validate all your hard work cos you're sure worth it!

I said on another forum that I was the only vegetarian in a ward of 6 women who had just had their babies and I was the only one that was not iron deficient.

I guess you can be unhealthy as a vegetarian, vegan or meat eater.  I don't think you have to "monitor" a vegetarian diet any more than any other!

Original Post by cantlose:

HI EVERYONE! SADLY ONE OF THE KITTIES DIED THIS A.M. IT WAS THE RUNT OF THE GROUP BLESS ITS LITTLE HEART. OOPS sorry just realized I was "talking LOUD" LOL It's been a dreary week here and then the kitty so i guess i'll have to live through you guys this weekend...sounds like most of you are in for fun!!! YIPPPEEEE for you!! I feel so much like having an " I got the blues gigantic bowl of icecream" BUT I will try and refrain Be sure and tell me about the fun parts of your weekends so that i will be too busy reading to splurge on FATTY yummies ok? I'm still stuck in the plateau 137 spot/zone/hell.....bet if I ate the icecream I could remedy THAT situation huh????....I better shut my mouth 'cause I'll gain just joking about it!!! Anyway enjoy the weekend ladies and keep smiling....WE ARE ALL DOING WELL!        Connie

 Oh - poor little kitty.  Poor you

My daughter is a lot better - thanks to all who asked.  I guess being 14 helps you bounce back fast!!  She's nagging me to go kickboxing again but doc has said she shouldn't do anything for at least another couple of weeks.  She's going to go nuts or drive me crazy!!   Mum is holding up well too so things are a lot calmer here. 

Exercise is still going well - I'm really getting in to it now - first thing in the morning really sets me up for the day.  I do a blend of cardio and weights 6x a week and am still not noticing it on the scales but have lost about 1" off my waist, 1" off my tum, 1/4" off "chicken wings!!!" and the same off my legs. 

What's planned for the weekend??  Well, listen to my son (nearly 21) tell me all about his job - trainee chef (gosh - they put fat in everything!!)  Try to convince my eldest (22) to take some time off work and come and visit .  Get some inspiration from my youngest son (nearly 18) who is about to start a course (he wants to train to be a PE teacher or personal trainer)  and draw with my daughter (14) - we're "designing clothes" - but my drawing sucks so we'll have to see LOL

Also, probably cuddling on the coach with my other half  

Hi Leila,

Yep - if you are into frantic sweaty kicking/punching stuff you'll love it  

You're right about the moves - it did take a while to learn the moves in the cardio tapes cos they're faster paced but I got there eventually.

As for being vegan, well I went vegetarian about 25 years ago (no meat, no fish) but always wanted to go vegan - just didn't think I could do it.  But 2 years ago I just decided it was silly to wait so I then gave up milk, cheese, eggs and honey (I do still eat fruit) and haven't really missed it at all.

I'm eating things I never tried before and that is fun - I love experimenting in the kitchen and I feel great.

You're from Russian hey!  Wow!  I'm from tiny little England!!

Where is everyone else from??