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| Weight Loss | Thanksgiving | Nov 24 2009 17:27 (UTC) |
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Original Post by dreamingrabbit:
Perhaps they are saying that because you are presenting it as a "diet", rather than a change in your lifestyle. |
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| Weight Loss | hello my friends: Thanksgiving is coming up. What you can do is to eat 20 oz. of baked turkey with green vegetables | Oct 07 2009 17:15 (UTC) |
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I don't care for turkey at all, so I can spend my calories on some of the other goodies. Sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, and my cousins homemade rolls!! That will be MY splurge. No deserts for me - these things are enough of a treat, I'll have no desire for anything else. I never have a problem at Thanksgiving since my family learned to stop egging me on to eat more - that was half the darn battle!! |
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| Weight Loss | Can I please eat a snickers bar?? | Oct 06 2009 16:32 (UTC) |
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Original Post by binge_eater: Actually the number is 3500. But high sodium and carbs I guarantee will show up on that scale, even in just a day. It's an annoying thing, how our body responds with weight gains on the scale, when we KNOW we've not eaten an extra 3500 calories, but there it is. You can freak out over every little fluctuation, or just be hard-line about it and not deviate from your eating plan. I think successes are possible both ways. |
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| Fitness | Difference between treadmill calorie count vs polar watch count | Oct 06 2009 16:26 (UTC) |
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Original Post by dbackerfan: Yes, I agree the machines are ALWAYS off. (I never use those numbers.) But since MOST people do show an (incorrect) higher number on them, I was questioning her setup on her HRM. |
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| Weight Loss | Can I please eat a snickers bar?? | Oct 03 2009 14:05 (UTC) |
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Original Post by floggingsully: Do you really not know enough to look at the entire nutrional content? Really? Surely you know better that that. The three that I posted were obvious ones for the comparison with bars. An avocado has 227 calories ( Nutrition Data), 21 gms of fat, but only 3 saturated - it's well known (to most of us anyway) that avocados have GOOD fat. Also, it has 9 gms of fiber, 0 chloresterol, and only 12 carbs., plus 3 gms protein. Not to mention the vitamins. I think it's safe to say the avocado is a better bet.
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| Weight Loss | Can I please eat a snickers bar?? | Oct 02 2009 15:15 (UTC) |
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Original Post by floggingsully: Well, if you aren't concerned about your FAT intake, or your PROTEIN intake, or your FIBER intake, then sure...they're not too far off. Perhaps your definition of "health" is different than mine. |
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| Weight Loss | Can I please eat a snickers bar?? | Oct 02 2009 15:11 (UTC) |
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Original Post by trikki: Exactly. |
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| Weight Loss | What is this 1200 calorie bullsh*t? | Oct 02 2009 04:28 (UTC) |
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Original Post by hotrebeccainmesa: I'm honest. Annoyed you may be, but that is your problem, not mine. Nice eyeroll, by the way. |
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| Weight Loss | What is this 1200 calorie bullsh*t? | Oct 02 2009 04:25 (UTC) |
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Original Post by michachu: Pardon me? WTF would I gloat about what I eat? Good grief people. The girl SAID she NEVER exercises. She NEVER counts calories. I don't care what age she is, if she has been eating 3000 calories a day (and how would she know, hmmm?), routinely, for a long period of time, she'd be gaining weight, NOT maintaining at 140 pounds for a 5'7" female. Use your head. Frankly, I smell a troll. |
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| Weight Loss | What is this 1200 calorie bullsh*t? | Oct 02 2009 04:19 (UTC) |
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Original Post by hotrebeccainmesa: No. YOU read what you wanted to read, and reacted accordingly. As do many people on forums. No worries. |
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| Weight Loss | What is this 1200 calorie bullsh*t? | Oct 01 2009 18:11 (UTC) |
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Original Post by hotrebeccainmesa: And where did I state that I am basing ALL teenage metabolism/calorie needs off my son? Just used him as one example of my experience. |
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| Weight Loss | My jeans feel loose! | Oct 01 2009 17:46 (UTC) |
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Original Post by jessica3215:
Isn't that fun when that happens? I love having to throw my jeans into the dryer on HIGH just so they'll fit!! |
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| Weight Loss | What is this 1200 calorie bullsh*t? | Oct 01 2009 17:45 (UTC) |
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Original Post by hotrebeccainmesa: Nothing rude intended, dear. But I guarantee that she is guessing on that calorie number, 18 or not. I know what my 16 year old son eats, and what he does in a day. I am VERY familiar with teenage metabolism. |
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| Weight Loss | i ate about 900 calories today | Oct 01 2009 17:42 (UTC) |
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Original Post by thin_girl: So you had about 1600-1700 calories today. What's the problem? |
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| Weight Loss | Plateaus... for like 9 months | Oct 01 2009 17:38 (UTC) |
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5 punds shouldn't be a big deal to lose, it really shouldn't. So, something else is going on. How much do you weigh, how tall, and what are you eating now? What is your daily exercise routine? Are you in a seated job? How old are you? |
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| Weight Loss | What is this 1200 calorie bullsh*t? | Oct 01 2009 17:35 (UTC) |
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Original Post by blackout: You eat 3000 calories a day, and you are 5'7", and you weigh 140? Yeah...I believe that.
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| Weight Loss | Can I please eat a snickers bar?? | Oct 01 2009 17:34 (UTC) |
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Original Post by shan18: Have you read ANYTHING about nutriton, at ALL?? Ever? Yeesh. Yeah...you'll certainly survive on 1200 cal of chocolate a day. Sure you will. But after a few days, I sure wouldn't want to be you. You will feel like pure ****. Your body needs a balance of nutrients, and junk food will not provide that.
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| Weight Loss | Can I please eat a snickers bar?? | Oct 01 2009 17:30 (UTC) |
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Original Post by trhawley: WHAT? I don't know what kind of protein bars you are eating, but a Snickers is a far cry from most of them. A "good snack" it is NOT. A Zone Perfect bar has 210 cal, 7g fat, 3 gms fiber, 24 g carbs, and 14 gms of protein. These are delicious bars - I love them, and they are FAR healthier than a Snickers. A 2oz Snickers has 266 cal, 11 gms fat, 1 gm fiber, 37 g carbs, and 5 gms protein. The most filling protein bar that I eat is a Kashi GOLean Chewy. The Chocolate Almond Toffee one is 2.75 oz (it's too much for me to eat at once - I eat half at a time!) has 290 cal, 6 gms fat, 6 gms fiber, 45 g carbs, and 13 gms protein. I'm not saying you can't eat a Snickers bar. But don't call it "a good snack". It isn't. You can do much better in a bar.
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| Weight Loss | 500 calorie a day diet....what Dr would say to do this? | Sep 30 2009 20:13 (UTC) |
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Original Post by j9gwen: For the morbidly obese, such drastic cuts are not uncommon. Such people are placed on severely restrictive diets only as a last resort, and always under a doctor's care. If the doctor is reputable, I'd leave things to her and the doctor. But you might want to check his credentials....just to be sure she's not contacted some wacko.
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| Weight Loss | Plateau already? | Sep 30 2009 19:54 (UTC) |
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Original Post by minkerc60: I don't mean to be discouraging, sorry to come across that way. But if you are serious about losing, you have to realize that it all comes down to burning more than you consume. It's very very easy to consume 300-400 calories in what most people would consider a "snack". To burn off that little snack, requires 3-4 miles of walking. So, you have to choose what will work best for you. Either eat less, or exercise more - a lot more. It really does come down to that. |
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| Fitness | Difference between treadmill calorie count vs polar watch count | Sep 30 2009 19:10 (UTC) |
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Original Post by carlos1234:
Whoah. I've never had a machine show a LOWER number than my HRM - ever. It's always a higher number. I'd make sure that I had all my stats entered correctly in the HRM - that doesn't sound right. What was the exercise? How long, and what intensity? |
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| Weight Loss | i ate about 900 calories today | Sep 30 2009 19:07 (UTC) |
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Original Post by thin_girl: Go to bed. |
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| Weight Loss | Plateau already? | Sep 30 2009 19:03 (UTC) |
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Original Post by minkerc60: Well you have a whole recipe for failure there. You really aren't sticking to your goal, and I can't tell if you are really doing any serious exercise. How far are you walking? You walk a mile, you burn about 100 calories - that's all. So if you are walking 5 miles a day, that would be great. One mile, not so great. I would advise doing an hour of brisk walking, EVERY day. And start journaling your calories to ensure you STICK to your calorie goal. No cheating...it's too easy to jump off the wagon.
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| Weight Loss | Calorie counting no longer working??? HELP! | Sep 29 2009 21:33 (UTC) |
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Original Post by nadia_mayl: Actually the "underreporting" is closer to a THIRD of the daily calorie total. If someone else was watching over our shoulder, and measuring and writing, you can pretty much be certain that most of us would fail miserably in our estimation of total calories consumed. |
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| Weight Loss | working so hard but not dropping the pounds????? | Sep 29 2009 21:25 (UTC) |
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If you aren't tracking your calories, you have no way of really knowing what you ate, for sure. Start writing it down. Every last bite. You'd be surprised how fast it adds up!! |
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| Weight Loss | Could I really have gained 5 lbs in 2 weeks?! | Sep 29 2009 21:24 (UTC) |
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Everyone always wants the math to be so exact...so, predictable... If you were eating too little (as the above poster suggested) you can rest assured you'd not be GAINING weight. That defies pretty much everthing we know about weight gain/loss. :-) Your question made me smile. People have gained 15 pound in a one-week cruise, so 5 pounds in a week, is nothing, and yes, VERY easy to do. Just get back on track...5 pounds is better than 10, or more! |
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| Fitness | Anyone here do planks? | Sep 21 2009 19:36 (UTC) |
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I do planks as often as I can - every workout. Who cares how long you can hold it - just hold it as long as you can. I don't get the "it throws off my routine" thing. |
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| Weight Loss | What happend? | Sep 21 2009 19:33 (UTC) |
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Original Post by foxxymel7: First of all, it's LOSE, not "loose". (Sorry - that's a pet peeve of mine. As far as stopping lifting in order to lose weight, huh? Unless you are a serious bodybuilder, your lifting is not going to seriously affect your weight. Besides, why the heck would you want to NOT have muscle? You want to lose FAT, not MUSCLE, right? When your body burns fat by having a calorie deficit, there is also a corresponding loss of muscle tissue. You have to counteract that by doing strength training. So, no. Do NOT stop. Whoever told you that is an idiot.
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| Weight Loss | what is ur ideal BMI? | Sep 21 2009 19:27 (UTC) |
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The BMI is mostly a useless measurement. Use the hip-to-waist ratio - much more useful as a healthy-size indicator. |
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| Weight Loss | Metabolic rate tested - 10 % lower than average | Sep 21 2009 19:23 (UTC) |
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No one should expect any web site to be able to provide exact scientific data about YOUR body. It simply isn't possible. The best way to find out what works for you, is by keeping track of what you eat, and do, each day and how that affects your weight loss. |
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, unfortunately it isn't. There are so many variables - sodium intake, water weight, bowel movements, etc. You probably can attribute some of the 5 pound to something other than fat gain, so don't stress too much over it.
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