Posts by shapes44

TBL is my favorite show of all time. I get so intertwined in it--if they cry, i cry lol. I just want to see everyone succeed and be healthy!!!  

Sure some people may think/get the wrong impression about personal training from Jillian or Bob's methods, but also remember: 1.) ITS TV--they need stuff like that. 2.) These contestants are in desperate need of a huge push...they led a lazy life prior and they are like children who need to be taught a lesson lol. Plus being nice with weight loss is not the way to go, because its easier to cheat and fall off the wagon or not try as hard.

BUT most importantly--I HATE JOELLE! she is a terrible friend...just the fact that she even CONSIDERED that temptation--just to move out of her mothers house is not fair to her "FRIEND" Carla. Joelle is not what I would consider a true friend and I honestly feel as though she was a spoiled brat for wanting to be the one to stay meanwhile Carla was the heaviest woman ever on the show--its just not right. I could go on forever about how Joelle is the new Vicki (as in the person we are going to despise this season.)....ahhh!

I think it depends on what you like...obviously the poster above wasn't crazy about the taste, but I personally love it. I find its really tasty as well as good for you(the "U" is explained on the box) . However, I am bummed at how many calories it is

ive used them and had very little problems. however they did not help me in my weight loss. i have found that doing it the hard and old fashioned way works best.

i definately have to agree with you on the working out more to eat more. id workout forever if it meant i could eat certain things!!!

stats;

1) what's your name?: lizzie

2) how old are you?: 20

3) how tall are you?: 5'7

4) what was your starting weight when you came to cc?: i don't want to know

5) how much do you weigh now?: less hopefully :)

6) what's your goal weight?: 135

7) what's your daily-calorie goal?: 1800, but I can't help but always go over :(

8) are any of your friends or family dieting with you?: all by myselffff

9) do you have a gym membership?: yes. i abuse it<3 

10) how long have you been on cc?: 2 years to check calories, about 1 year member

grains;

1) flavour-wise, do you prefer white breads or whole wheat?: wheat

2) what's your favorite type of grain to eat (oatmeal, bread, wraps, etc)?: oatmeal is great...and i love bran :)

3) what's your favorite sandwich filling?: depends...hummus is so good!

4) what's your favorite kind of bread (rye, pumpernickel, etc)?: wheat/whole grain

5) around how many servings of grain do you consume daily?: too much

6) what's your favorite cracker-topping?: i dont really eat them, but i guess hummus...or spinach/artichoke dip

7) what's your favorite thing to do with rice?: SUSHI!

8) what brand of bread do you usually buy?: i dont buy bread, but i consume one too many bagels 

9) what's your favorite type of cereal?: smart start, puffins, cheerios

10) what was your favorite type of breakfast cereal as a child?: idk

dairy;

1) do you prefer chocolate or white milk?: chocolate milk, but i never drink it...so i go with light vanilla soy

2) what's your favorite brand of yogurt?: stonyfield-oikos greek yogirt

3) do you think you get enough calcium?: i know i eat enough

4) where do you get the most calcium from (yogurt, cheese, milk, etc)?: yogurt, milk from cereal, cottage cheese

5) what's your favorite type of cheese?: cottage cheese hehe 

6) what's your favorite way to eat cheese?: what a weird Q?--um idk

7) what's your favorite flavour of icecream?:whoa hold the phone--there are about 15 that could fit this

8) when you eat oatmeal, do you make it with milk, or water?: water

9) what kind of milk do you drink?: soy if any

10) what's your favorite thing to do with cottage cheese?: add grapes!!! or pineapple

meat;

1) are you vegetarian or vegan?: neither

2) if you aren't vegetarian or vegan, could you ever be?: vegetarian, yes

3) what's your favorite type of meat?: chicken, turkey and fish sometimes

4) what's your favorite type of fish or seafood?: sushi...and i'm trying my best to get into more fish

5) hamburgers or hotdogs?: hamburgers....hot dogs freak me out

6) if you have a barbeque, is it propane-powered, or charcoal?: idk..propane?

7) what's your least favorite type of meat?: any form of pig...its gross...

8) is there a type of meat you haven't tried yet, but want to try?: more fish?

9) what's the most exotic meat you've ever eaten?: veal when i was little...adventurous i know

10) when you eat meat, is the portion bigger than a deck of cards?: depends...when im not @ school...yes because my parents make it :)

fruit;

1) favorite fruit?: grapes, pineapple, apples

2) least favorite type of fruit?: pears...yuck

3) do you drink fruit juice often?: not really, occasionally light cranberry juice or diet v8 (only 10 calories!!!)

4) do you consider tomatoes a fruit, or a vegetable?: veggie

5) do you think you eat enough fruit daily?: no

6) do you consider fruit more important than vegetables?: no

7) what's your favorite citrus fruit?: orange or grapfruit

8) do you like pastries with fruit in them, or jelly?: not really

9) what's your favorite flavour of jam?:strawberry

10) when do you usually eat the most fruit (breakfast, snack, etc)?: breakfast, snacks

vegetables;

1) when you were a kid, did you like vegetables?: not really

2) do you think you eat enough vegetables now?: no.

3) what's your favorite raw vegetable?: peppers i think

4) what's your favorite cooked vegetable?: broccoli, spinach, all kinds

5) what's your least favorite raw vegetable?:  idk

6) what's your least favorite cooked vegetable?: 

7) what's your favorite kind of salad?: depends

8) do you buy spaghetti sauce, or do you make your own?: buy

9) when/if you order a sub at subway or mr. sub, what vegetables do you get on it?: all different kinds!

10) do you like vegetables more than fruit?: no

nuts;

1) what's your favorite type of nut?: almonds, pecans, walnuts

2) what's your least favorite type of nut?: pistachio

3) what's your favorite type of nut-butter?: peanut

4) are you good with portion control when it comes to nuts or nut-butters?: sometimes...i try my best

5) what's your favorite recipe that involves nuts or nut-butters?: idk

6) have you ever tried pea-butter or soynut butter?: no

7) when was the last time you ate nuts?: a couple weeks ago i guess

8) is anybody clsoe to you allergic to nuts?: no

9) what's your favorite way to use nut-butters (sandwiches, on fruit, etc)?: pb and a banana or with my bagel

10) do you think nuts are worth the calories?: yes and no...you need the good fat/protein, but the calories are a killer

drinks;

1) what do you put in your coffee?: skim milk, splenda (sometimes), sugar free creamer (if available@ home)

2) what do you put in your tea?: nothing, sometimes splenda

3) do you like the taste of water?: love it

4) do you drink enough water everyday?: i try to

5) what's your favorite flavour of diet soda?: clear diet sodas...as in sierra mist

6) do you think you drink too much diet soda?: definatley, but i loved the carbonation

7) do you prefer to eat or drink your calories?: eat

8) do you drink energy drinks?: i havent had one in ages

9) what's your favorite smoothie recipe?: peanut butter dream, but that is no more.

10) do you flavour your water (lemon, crystal lite, etc)?: occasionally a CL packet or south beach flavor pack

treats;

1) how often do you eat something unhealthy?: way to often

2) do you prefer a sweet or a salty treat?: sweet usually. but you need salty too!

3) what's your favorite salty treat?: tortilla chips!!!!

4) what's your favorite sweet treat?: cookies, i consume way way way to many

5) what's your favorite brand of chocolate bar?: depends...i try to eat york bc its not that bad for you

6) when was the last time you went out to a restaurant?: tonight...it was take out :)

7) what did you order?: spicy shrimp roll and teriyaki salmon roll

8) do you tend to binge on unhealthy foods around your house?: yes :(

9) chips or popcorn?: not really...

10) what's your favorite flavour/brand of chips?: scoops!! with salsa 

i hate everyone on adderall which is the majority of my campus. i go to a pricey school in ny full of rich kids and ALL of them are on it. they party hard all week, but when it comes to an exam they pop it like its candy and do well. while im at the library out of SELF MOTIVATION studying. its almost like its a crime. all you have to do is act retarded for the psych dept. and have your parents sign off on the fact that you could use a little help with school work and bingo you are given a prescription for add.

AHHHH its sooo frustrating.

i'm on yaz right now and im at my lowest weight in the past year. i don't go by all the negativity associated with BC pills.

OMG GREEK YOGURT IS THE BEST FOOD THERE IS. Honestly, it makes my day when I can have some :) Its a great source of protein and its so much better for you. the other stuff they try and call "yogurt" is just loose sugary crap.

it takes a time or two to get used to, but its amazinggggg. ahhhh<3 makes me want to grab one right now. ive tried a variety too...fage, oikos, chobani and one other brand that is escaping my mind right now. both plain and flavored and always nonfat bc who needs that sat. fat or cholestorol?!

I did it! For the most part at least :) My last semester at school was absolutely horrible, socially, emotionally, physically --you name it, i was constantly upset and constantly binging. once i got home for break, i noticed that i still wanted to binge and i struggled for a while. i did lose some of the weight, but i still would be upset and find myself eating. so i finally went to my doctor and she said that my hormones are out of wack and she put me on Yaz to take care of the cravings/mood changes and all that (I didn't start til August on the pill)

I still struggled a little as the summer went on b/c all i ever think about is food, but i was in a better place so it slowly phased out for me. i returned to school early to a new situation, new friends and a new living arrangement (a single ahh!) I've been eating better and exercising daily. I still have mini-binges, but that consists of me really wanting ice cream and getting the large instead of the small. i've grown to accept that you need to live a little and not to restrict bc if you do you binge.

I started the summer at 162--my highest weight ever! Its now Sept. and I'm down to 149ish.  Its been slow, but I'm glad because I know its better that way. I aim to keep my calories under 2000 everyday and exercise everyday at least 30 mins. it also helps relieve stress :) I also try to weigh myself everyday to stay on track, but only log my weight 1 time a week (Wednesdays, when I find I eat the most)

Idk if this helps but its definately possible to overcome binging. you need to find something to fill the void that you are filling with food. thats what i found for me...i wasn't happy for so long and all i did was eat. now i aim to find the positives in each day and accept that im not always perfect.

oh heyyy look who just binged...pretty much all day i consumed foods i rarely eat simply bc im not even a fan of them...and now im thousands of calories deep. ewww. i suck

hey i had the unfortunate experience of working at an outback steakhouse for about 6 months and let me tell you do i know about working around food!!! to start i'm not one for fried foods, so i never touched the blooming onion [just the smell made me nauseous] but after a while the cheese fries would get to me and i'd slip up--then i learned that they were the #1 worst food to order out @ a restaurant so i know better from now on! my main weakness though was being around heavier co-workers who insisted on eating 24/7 and obsessing about food and drinking regular soda like it was their job.

even though i'd bring healthy snacks [such as cereal in a baggie b/c it took time to eat!] i noticed that i too had begun to become one of them. my best advice for you is to keep your mouth occupied with other things and keep in mind that you already know that its good, you don't need to try it again--the food/recipe isn't changing! best of luck and if all else fails, run...run very far away from that job haha!

i'd like to get down to around 135-140. I was at 138 last may and i hope to reach that by july if not sooner! I try to eat as healthy as i can, making sure to get protein in too. last year my schedule was great and i was working out twice a day burning like 700-1000/day and eating around 1700. Now I don't have the time to work out as much, but i do try and control my cravings(eat 1400-1700/day and burn around 350-500). i'm over for today, but i plan on heading back to the gym tonight for a little to make up for it and get back on track tomorrow. i don't drink anything other than water, coffee/nonfat lattes or the very occasional sprite zero.

I'm away at school now so times get very stressful, hence the weight gain, but im focused on summer & that bikini, so hopefully we can pull this off

Hi Karen,

I'm 20, 5'7 and 158 so I'd be happy to join you. I started "seriously" counting on Sunday and I work out pretty much everyday for at least 30 mins and lift 2-3 days a week for about 20 mins. good luck!

i have to agree i have had the weight control cinnamon kind and its delish! just one packet is very filling, but my mom who actually introduced me to it usually eats 2 and that can last her the day until dinner.

my personal favorite though is the low sugar apples and cinnamon kind--its 110 calories and im addicted. the kashi go lean hot cereal is really good too, high in fiber and protein for about 150 calories!

please...BINGE is practically my middle name these past couple months. ive tried to start not binging yesterday...and succeeded...until today. i went over my calories by about 300-400 today :( and when i went to the gym it was horrendous! i felt so lazy. tomorrow will be a busy day but i'll be with my closest friends/family who are all health freaks and i love it! hopefully they can aid my motivation to stop binging!