Posts by fringe1000

At least you didn't do it in ignorance. The days of eating a whole pizza and not knowing how bad for you it was are over. Next time, if you can't put it away, give it away! It's a great way to meet neighbors or friends.

Last night I made baked ziti for dinner. My recipe makes two 2 qt dishes and I KNEW I wouldn't be able to stay away from leftovers in the fridge. I gave a whole dish to my neighbor. I'm soooo glad that is GONE!

You are not the only person who has ever done that. Don't be too hard on yourself!!

You need protein! It's the main thing that will keep you feeling full longer. When you put foods that are high in bad carbs into your body they burn off very fast because they are turned into sugar quickly by your body. Protein takes much longer to break down and doesn't convert into sugar right away.

I know ALL about the headaches, mood swings, sweating, shaking. Stay far away from high sugar foods. Good luck!

cheesecake is my favorite soooo, I would skip everything and just eat a piece of cheesecake! Not the smartest decision but I don't go out often at all and I've never been to the cheesecake factory. I absolutely can't stand when I try to get a low calorie dinner when I eat out and end up hating it, then not saving up for dessert. I would just eat the cheesecake and not regret a thing! Have fun!!!

Original Post by vicky6147:

Hi everyone that replied,

 

Thanks so much for the encouraging words.  I just wanted to let you know I think the reason my doctor was telling me that, and I think I should say that he wasn't telling me to do the 800-1000 calorie diet, he was just suggesting it.  I believe he was telling me to try that instead of doing something like the lap band.  I read somewhere that you can do your own lap band without going through the surgery by reducing your calorie intake drastically, but as a diabetic I don't think that would be good, but he told me that people that have done the lap band and were diabetic are no longer diabetic.  There may be something in that, but right now I think I will stick to a 1200 calorie diet for now. 

Again thanks again  all of you and I am adding you all to my buddies list.

Vicky

 I had watched a show (60 minutes?) that reported on this. Every person that was diabetic that had lap band or the other one (what's it called?) immediately was NOT diabetic anymore. In other countries they have approved this surgery for diabetics that are not obese, but in this country surgery is only approved of for the severely obese. That is not to say that everyone should run out and have surgery. I believe if your health, your life, is in jeopardy then you should be able to take that risk. But if you have the time do it the slow and sure way. Lose a little at a time and educate yourself fully on nutrition and health along the way.

Original Post by cruithear:

There is an entirely different scale (BMR is discarded) when determining the metabolic rate of critically ill patients.

 That was very informative! Thank you.

Dry roasted edamame. It's like crack for me. My sister bought me a huge container at costco and I ate it all, spaced out in portions, but still! I am staying away for awhile now, but it good protein and 130 calories for 1/4 cup.

I can't wait for the day I can schedule a tummy tuck. My whole life I have either had low self esteem, or I've been pregnant and (or) fat. I am 5 ft 2 and I have had four kids born over 10 pounds each. All 4 were c sections. My stomach was sagging before I lost anything and I am still at least 50 lbs over weight. Like I said...I can't wait!!!

ONE home smoked ribs-the best I have ever had- one hot dog no bun, a ton of chips and dip, tequila, beer. I just realized I didn't have any dessert and maybe I didn't do too bad in the food either since we went to the beach and played for hours. Then my sister's house is at the top of this huge hill and at the bottom is a pool. So we walked and swam again for a couple more hours and then walked back up the hill. My workouts have really been helping because everyone was huffing and puffing up the hill and I felt like skipping! It was great!

Original Post by cavaliers:

I WAS with a boyfriend who was like this - I was only about 5 lbs overweight at the time and he told me he'd love me more with every pound I lost.  Looking back I see now that this was not love at all.  He was 10 years older than me and I thought the sun rose and set around him.  This kind of thing, in MY opinion, is borderline verbally abusive.  I still have flashes of memory that just cut to the bone when I think of some of the things he said to me - and this is about 15 years later.

Personally, if anyone I was with now, since I'm older and wiser, ever said anything to me about my weight he would be gone.  This is a personal decision.  Does he think you don't see and feel how you look?  Does he think this makes you feel better about yourself?  Does he think this motivates you?  Does he think this makes you feel like being naked in front of him?

I can totally understand people being SUPPORTIVE and ENCOURAGING, all my friends and family are very happy, for my sake, that I'm trying to lose weight.  But there is a vast difference.

Gosh, this kind of thing just gets me so mad.

 I'm with you. Tell him he isn't allowed to have an opinion about YOUR weight or what goes into YOUR mouth, last warning. Then don't put up with it! Are you some kind of inferior person? I DON'T THINK SO!!!

If BMR is what your body burns in a coma, then RMR is your BMR * 1.2 (for a sedentary lifestyle).

I have a friend that is also going with lapband surgery. I showed her this sight and explained everything and she was completely unresponsive to it. She explained that she has tried so many things to lose weight that she only wants the surgery. And worse than that, her insurance is paying for it. I mean that is good, but there wasn't any kind of evaluation by her primary doctor or anything. Her insurance is paying 80% and the doctor who is doing the surgery is not charging her for the other 20%! So she looks at it like a bonus. I worry about what happens after the surgery. I don't think I would be able to just do what it takes after surgery if I couldn't do it before surgery, you know?

Original Post by missymandy:

Wow. it is pretty confusing. 

So, what i dont understand in CC is the Burn Meter's Total Estimate. It says mine is 2050cal. Does that mean i'm burning that much doing nth or am i EXPECTED to burn that much in a day?

And also, my daily goal eat meter says 1700cal. I have to eat that much?? Or can i cut it down to 1500cal a day, (assuming if 2050 is the minimum calories i burned a day), so that the deficit is 550? 

Am i on the right track or am i just way off?

 You're on the right track, except instead of cutting your food down to 1500 cals a day, just go burn 200 calories a day. That gives your daily burn a total of 2250, and you eat 1700, that gives you a deficit of 550. Or burn 300 calories, whatever, you get the picture. Exercise is much better for you than restricting your calories.

Oh man, if we had quotes, I would totally use yours!! LOVE it!

I'm in that boat too. I either exercise really well, and then splurge on my food (like today-we got a sonic for the first time in the area and I just had to have a pineapple shake!) or I don't exercise and then don't eat hardly anything. Like 900 calories. And I teeter totter back and forth so that I really only lose around 2 lbs a month now. The most consistent I ever was was when I did the same exercise routine for 30 days and I wasn't eating enough at all to lose anything anyway. I can say that in the last 3 months, I have learned that the entire thing is a learning process :-D  Just when you think you get it, you have to adjust something LOL Also, just when you think it's hopeless, you slip those tight shorts on and they aren't so darned tight anymore. That is really cool.

Harriet, using your age, your height and 130lbs, plus listing you as High Activity, these are your stats at Phord:

Your Estimated BMR (calculated at http://phord.com/cc):
BMR=1315 :: RMR=1578

Your customized recommendation:
EAT 1618 calories :: BURN 2268 calories :: LOSE 1.3 lb per week