Posts by thesnarf

Original Post by kmw_24:

lol you guys are fantastic! Your so funny!

It's "you're" not "your" learn how to freakin type!!

You mean jerks like that?

.....wow I've been gone too long....

Your customized recommendation:
EAT 1444 calories :: BURN 1733 calories :: LOSE 0.58 lb per week

Original Post by sunnylee27:

Actually, GI-Jane, Alli is the first commercial diet pill that is FDA approved. The original in prescription strength and can only be prescribed by the doctor. They reduced the mg available and made it safe for OTC.

Yes, it was called "Xenical"

Here is another discussion on it:

http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/post/896 72.html#8

I truly truly miss my Pizza Hut Hand Tossed with double pepperoni and bacon. I don't think I've had it, or any pizza for that matter in months and months.

Look at it this way... a 8 oz glass of Dr.Pepper has

Calories 100

Calories from Fat 0 % Daily Value *

Total Fat 0g 0%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 35mg 1%

Total Carbohydrate 25g 8% Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 25g

Protein 0g

I wouldn't be surprised if these values where quite close to a lot of those 100 cal packs that some people swear by.

As long as you don't overdo it.. everything can fit into your diet. ;O)

Best of luck to you,

Mike

I'm still trying to figure out how you consider that "crazy healthy" .. looks more like just "crazy" to me

I've always considered a "pat" of butter to be a tsp, not a Tbsp. This thread made me curious so I broke out my scale and measured a tsp of butter. It weighed around the 5 grams that CC says it should at around 36 calories. Looking at the butter I measured, it very much looked like the amount you would find in a restaurant "pat"

Hope this helps

Mike

P.S

Big Alton fan here ;O)

SW: 325

Apr 1st: 293

May 1st: 274.4

good month for me! I've just hit my first milestone with 50 pounds lost!

Original Post by elizaannfred:

I try to eat 5 - 6 small meals a day. Maybe I should go up to 1500 calories a day and give that a try. It just sucks that summer is so close and I have been trying since the end of Jan. to lose that last 10 - 15 pounds of extra blubber so I would feel comfy in a bathing suit and I can't break the plateau.

I'm sorry.. I may not know you, but judging from your picture... I hardly doubt the word "blubber" should be used in sentence describing yourself.

I really don't know what else to tell you besides "good luck"

No one can just "give you the answer" everyones body is different and sometimes you just have to experiment a little with calories taken in and burnt till you see results. Obviously what you are doing now isn;t working for your body, you need to shake it up a bit. Eat more and maybe try some new exercises.

Here I did it for you:

Reasoning:

Deficits: Your deficit is the difference between how many calories you eat and how many calories you burn. Your recommended deficit is 594 calories. This is the least of your Activity Deficit (594 calories), your Safety Deficit (705 calories), and your Maximum Fat Calorie Expenditure (1040 calories).

Activity Deficit (594 calories): This is the number of calories you burn in your daily activities (such as being awake, driving to work, exercising, doing homework, etc.). This is an estimate based on the amount of exercise you indicated you do each week in the form above, averaged out for daily deficit numbers. For sedentary individuals this is 20% of your BMR.

Safety Deficit (705 calories): Nutritionists say that you can safely lose no more than 1% of your body weight per week. For the weight you gave (141 lb), you can safely lose about 1.41 lb per week. Because each pound of body fat contains 3500 calories of energy, your safe deficit is 1.41 lb * 3500 calories per pound per week = 4935 calories per week, which comes to 4935 / 7 = 705 calories per day.

Maximum Fat Calorie Expenditure (1040 calories): One study found that body fat in humans can be converted to energy at a maximum rate of 31 calories per pound of actual body fat per day. Any energy you expend beyond this rate comes from your intake of nutrients and the breakdown (catabolysis) of your muscles. Weight loss in most people consists of about 75% FAT and 25% MUSCLE. Since we can calculate the actual amount of body fat in your body using your Body Fat Percentage (if given), we can determine the optimal calorie deficit to focus on FAT BURN instead of MUSCLE LOSS. To optimize your FAT BURN instead of MUSCLE LOSS, you should choose a deficit that does not exceed this value. (Persons wishing to lose muscle as well as fat can ignore this deficit limit.)

BMR 1350 kcal RMR 1620 kcal Avg. Daily Burn 1944 kcal Activity deficit 594 kcal Exercise deficit 324 kcal Safety deficit (1%/wk) 705 kcal Max deficit to BURN FAT 1040 kcal Recommended deficit 594 kcal Recommended intake target 1350 kcal Recommended daily protein 51 g (minimum) Daily protein ratio 15.2 % (minimum) Expected weight loss 1.2 lb per week Age (years) 28 Weight 141 lb Height 63.5 inches Ideal weight (BMI=22) 125.4 lb Ideal range (BMI=18.5-25) 105.6 lb - 143 lb Amount to lose 0 lb Lean mass 107.8 lb Fat mass 33 lb BMI 24.6 (Normal 18.5-25)
BMR
(kcals) Estimation methods comparison chart 1429 Harris-Benedict Formula (1919): (Female)
655 + (9.6 * weight in kg) + (1.8 * height in cm) - (4.7 * age in Yrs)
655 + (9.6 * 64.1) + (1.8 * 161.29) - (4.7 * 28) = 1350
1350 Mifflin-St Jeor (1990): (Female)
(9.99 * weight in kg)+(6.25 * height in cm)-(4.92 * age in yrs) - 161
(9.99 * 64.1)+(6.25 * 161.29)-(4.92 * 28) - 161

Plug your numbers into www.phord.com/cc and post the results here if you would, maybe that will help a bit

My guess is.. herein lies the problem....

This is one of your posts.

Weight Loss Can't get under 140 !!! Feb 21 2008
13:02 4

Thanks Angie1004 I will try it. Should I still eat 1200 calories but try to get 50 or more grams of protein or should I eat 1400 calories. I know it is stupid but I am scared to eat more than 1250 calories.

I'm guessing, your weight came off fast at first because your are taking as little food in as possible, and you are exercising a good bit right? The first rush of weigh most likely included water weight, and now it seems you have hit a plateau.

Another reason you may be having trouble losing... your body feels it's at a goos weight.

Based upon your current Body Mass Index (BMI) of 24.2, you are currently classed as at a healthy weight.

My only suggestion would be to eat more, exercise harder and try to tone up.

Thanks for everyone replying!

I never heard of the foil idea. I have thought of a second litter box. In fact I thought maybe the hooded box I had was getting a bit cramped for Snape, who is now twice the size of Katie. I bought a huge box, and he does still do his busines sin there usually. My house is pretty small and all one level, where he pees is maybe 20 feet from his box.

I've found quite a few products that do get the smell out, but they don't stop him from doing it again. Even the cheaper stuff that works is still runnign about 6 bucks a bottle and I go thru about one a week.

I Don't know if I can do the foil, or the pepper.. or really anything else on the floor there with a 2 year old running around the house all day. I did once however layer a bunch of old throw rugs in his spot thinking at least I could just throw them in the washer and not have to scrub carpet. Lil prick just worked n worked n either turned over or pulled them all away and did his business.

I've heard of the behavior problems before, and that sometimes the cat is put on a "kitty prozac" to help them from stressing. I just don't think it's worth it really ..

*bump*

~grins~