Posts by chief89

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Weight Loss	a kinda' gross question...sorry	Sep 15 2006 06:52 (UTC)	4
I'll 2nd roj47... a good pint of Guinness for some reason always gets it going!!! It has never, ever failed me when I needed to go.
Fitness	the right shoes	Jul 28 2006 07:44 (UTC)	4
I think it's kind of difficult to go by what others feel are the best shoes, because our feet are kind of like snowflakes, no two are alike! Yours are not like mine, mine are not like hers, and so on. What I like to do is go someplace like DSW where all the shoes are out on display, and all the boxes are right there, and there are no sales people around, and you can literally try on every dang pair of shoes they have in the store!!! I've done this, and for me brands do tend to be different, or make a difference rather. On me, Adidas generally have too high an arch, and run narrow through the arch. Asics are pretty nice, but the good ones are way too expensive. Nike's tend to run narrow on me, and smaller in the toe box. Saucony usually fits really well, and New Balance is a close second. If you have blister problems on the sides or tops of your feet, shoes by Pearl Izumi could be a good bet for you because the uppers are completely seemless.
Weight Loss	can you work out too much??	Jul 26 2006 21:32 (UTC)	5
It also depends on where your heart rate is when you are working out, and what you are doing when you are working out. Is it mostly cardio? Ellipitcal, treadmill, rowing, etc? Or a lot of weight lifting? There are different heart rate zones, there is a specific HR zone you want to maintain to burn fat - this is the trick in cardio. You can work above the fat burning zone when treadmilling, etc, but it is more of an actual cardio workout with heart benefits, but you won't necessarily be burning off body fat. To burn body fat, you want to be in the neighborhood of 50% of your maximum heart rate. There are plenty of websites around to tell you how to calculate all this. If you are outside the fat burning zone, you may be helping your heart, but not burning fat. Rather, glycogen and proteins and the carbs in your system. Also, it has been proven that working out longer doesn't necessarily mean better results. If you do cardio type training, stick to three days a week, between 30 and 60 minutes. Weight train on the other days, and leave one day for total rest. And you can see better results with weight training being in the gym for 30 minutes rather than an hour or more. Depends on your excercise regimen, your technique, form and amount of weight, and what type of results you are looking for.
Weight Loss	Just realized my plateau/stupidity....	Jul 18 2006 15:47 (UTC)	13
I think it is not time lost and a valuable lesson learned of the delicate balance all this is, and how small shifts can make a difference in things. You've found what it takes to maintain. A simple change like increased water consumption, or removing one snack or 300 calorie item a day can make differences over time. And it is a process, and one month does not mean a lot in the grand scheme of things. In an aggressive month, the most you would have wanted to lose anyway would have been 4-8 pounds. In order to break plateaus myself, I usually increase my calorie intake for about a week, seems to loosen up the machinery! I usually increase my intake with oils like flaxseed. Use 3 TBSP in a day rather than one. I'll also double up on my excercise. Not intensity, but duration - it's duration that will burn more calories. Don't worry - it'll start moving again!
Fitness	Question for runners/joggers/walkers regarding shoe changeouts	Jul 08 2006 19:24 (UTC)	1
Nice link Meljo! It answers ALL my questions. That's why boards like this are great!
Fitness	Question for runners/joggers/walkers regarding shoe changeouts	Jul 08 2006 17:55 (UTC)	5
Thanks! This puts me roughly at 320 miles. They feel good, and broken in, so I suppose my sense of comfort versus support isn't all that great. I'll look to shoot for around 400-450 miles.
Motivation	Being called fat	Jul 07 2006 03:12 (UTC)	75
A couple of weeks ago. My 6 year old daughter told me I have a big belly! Face it... if a little kid says you're fat... you probably are! Daddy's lost nearly 60 lbs with a goal weight about 12 pounds away, but that darned belly is the last to go!
Weight Loss	So scared I am going to gain it back	Jun 30 2006 05:07 (UTC)	5
I think we're all in the same boat. But it's not a bad thing if you think about it. You've "trained" yourself to have learned the good habits of healthy eating, and you are very, very cognizant of it. I fret about eating 175 calories over a daily limit, but then I stop myself and think, 3500 calories = a pound. That 175 calories is a drop in the bucket. Not to mention, it is hard to actually calculate what you burned through the course of a day. My plan is to basically stay roughly were I am at, which is about 1750-1850 calories a day. I'm comfortable here, I'm satisfied here, and unless for some odd reason the weight keeps flying off me, I've no reason to change. I recently read that those who weigh themselves every day have a greater chance of staying within 5 lbs of their desired weight than people who don't weigh everyday. Not that taking your weight every day is all that accurate with the various fluctuations that take place, but it keeps you on your toes, and you are more likely to keep in practice of doing what you know you need to do to stay fit.
Fitness	Music when running?	Jun 30 2006 04:59 (UTC)	20
Being 39, I am partial to some of the songs from the 80's to run to. I like Tears for Fears, New Order, Go West, Paul Young, XTC. For newer stuff, and something with a twist, try listening to Mana, which is a really good hispanic band. If you don't know them, you might recognize the lead singer's voice, he's been on a Santana album or two.
Weight Loss	Is too little fat in your diet harmful	Jun 30 2006 04:56 (UTC)	3
You definitely need the fats. Unlike saturated and trans fats, polys and monos have a bunch of health benefits, and there actually is not an established RDA for them. These are the fats that help boost your good cholesterol, and they will also help keep you more satisfied and less hungry through the day. I like UDO's oil, and also Barleans and other flaxseed oils and flaxseed blends are good as they contain omega-3 FA's. Olive oil is a good choice, and try to use sunflower, safflower and canola for cooking if not using olive oil. Too much of anything can be bad for you, but keep the watchful eye on the saturated fats closely, and feel good about the monos and polys.
Weight Loss	why does this happen	Jun 29 2006 16:52 (UTC)	8
You might try consuming more "good" fats and proteins, rather than carrot sticks and light veggies. Fats/oils and also proteins help you retain that full and satisfied feeling much longer. The carbs in fruits and vegatables (and especially in junk like chips), gives you cravings not long after. If you put half a tablespoon of flaxseed oil in with your oatmeal in the morning, you probably won't find yourself hungry, ravenous for food by 10 or 11 AM. Small, sweet snacks are calorie dense, but you only get a small amount for all those calories. Look for highly nutritious foods that you can eat lots of, give you good nutrional value and keep you filled up. Also drink lots and lots and lots of water, helps maintain that full feeling.
Foods	Soy	Jun 29 2006 15:57 (UTC)
bummer. I love chocolate soy milk. So do my kids.
Foods	Avocados and Olive Oil	Jun 29 2006 15:55 (UTC)
I'd not worry too much about it. The FNB (Food and Nutrition Board) has not established an RDA for monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These fats are very much indeed healthy for you. Yes, it jacks up your overall fat number for the day, and whacks out the overall percentage, but that is a number on a pie chart! You know better! You know that yourself. I like to use UDO's Oil, which is a flaxseed blended oil with other oils that is made up of mono and poly fats. I actually on some days use up to three table spoons of this oil. This type of fat actually helps you burn more calories, is very good for your heart, and increases your "good cholesterol" number. It's a mental thing. You see "fats" and freak out over the number or percentage being high. Similar to scale weight. Scale weight is deceptive because muscle weighs more than fat. If you work out hard in the gym, hey - scale weight may increase, but you become healthier! Don't be a slave to the pie chart. If it makes you feel better, consume your avacado, and don't record it! But mentally know how many calories it did actually add to your daily budget. The calories do matter at the end of the day, but the content of the food in question here is not.
Foods	What's the one food you can't give up?	Jun 29 2006 14:44 (UTC)	26
PIZZA!!! Nor will I give it up! And, I've found, in moderation, there is no need to! Whoo Hoo!
Weight Loss	Experienced weight loss goo-roos i'm looking for you!	Jun 29 2006 14:38 (UTC)	11
Interesting story, and I feel your pain. I received startling results from a blood panel I had done in December of 2005, so I've been researching health, excercise, nutrition religiously now for the past 7 months. I started at 244 lbs and right now I am at 186 lbs. I don't know if that makes me a "veteran", but I think I have a good grasp on what I am doing, and I have learned a TON of factual things on what to do, what not to do, what works, and what will stay effective for you long term. I've had self-esteem and self-worth issues for a very long time, and I'd basically become "socially retarded" because I had come to hate myself so much for what I had for a body. We torture ourselves. I've seen the major change in myself, my attitude and my outlook on life and my ability to converse with other people since I've made changes. There is too much to talk about here. Please, ask some specific questions, and I'll do what I can to help you with the answers, as others will give their perspective too. We are all here to help! Help each other. This has been a great place for doing just that! I will "tag" this thread so I can always find it, just fire away what you want to know. You can do this, and months from now, you will no longer be afraid. Your body is a wonderful, resilient piece of natural machinery, and treat it better and it will forgive you, and it will heal.
Foods	Energy Drinks? What's good....	Jun 29 2006 14:25 (UTC)	6
Once I drank one called "Rock Star" Energy Drink. Had the funny tag line of "party like a rock star" It's about 16 ounces or more. I was struggling at the wheel at 2PM because I was up at 4AM, and only had 2 hours sleep. Man! I was up and jittery until 2AM that night! Then fighting a distressed stomach from caffeine overload. If that's how Rock Star's party, they can keep their lifestyle!
Fitness	all you runners out there	Jun 29 2006 14:22 (UTC)
The detour was actually relevant and I liked it! I am not a woman, but I see those mags in the grocery store check out line all the time. You'd think they'd come up with someting better than that. But, as you know, the crowd that thinks a magic pill will solve all weight problems far outnumbers the people who believe excercise and dedication will solve the problems, so those catchy little headlines like, "Be bikini ready in 10 days" will ALWAYS cause a certain group of people to gravitate to those magazines. I actually prefer the Weekly World News Headlines instead: "Man gives birth to Alien"
Fitness	Running bored..	Jun 29 2006 07:01 (UTC)	3
Run on grass. Run on different surfaces. Try running backwards for a while (you'll actually burn more calories that way). Make a game of it. Wear a heart rate monitor/stop watch, and play games keeping your HR in certain zones, and push yourself on your times. Run hard, push yourself to exhaustion, then walk, revive, and do it again. Anything to change the pace, and I agree, treadmills are yuck, good for only when it's raining, snowing or too darn cold!
Foods	Article about cutting back on sugar	Jun 29 2006 06:42 (UTC)	1
You do have to watch out for sugars in fruits and milk. They are no different than simple sugars found in candies and sweets. The only difference is, they carry other value to your body whereas candy brings nothing but the sugar. The reason you need to caution over any sugar, be it in fruits, milk, etc, is that it triggers the insulin spike, and kicks you into fat storage mode. That is why is it very important to eat foods that work to keep your glycemic index nice and level producing a slow gradual release of insulin throughout the day so you don't trigger fat storage mode.
Foods	Energy Drinks? What's good....	Jun 29 2006 06:39 (UTC)	8
Plain pure water is the best energy drink. Really, if you are eating well, and perhaps supplementing with a multi vitamin, an "energy drink" really isn't brining much to the table. Most amount to sugar water, or caffeinated sugar water. Plain H20 has been doing the trick for, oh, a long time!
Foods	AGGHHHH, I want brownies!	Jun 29 2006 06:37 (UTC)	5
Not quite a brownie, but I make chocolate banana protein bars. 3 egg whites 2-1/2 cups of plain Quaker Oats 2 average sized bananas, ripe 2 TBSP of coacoa powder 1 TSP of cinnamon powder 1/3 Cup of Xylitol or Splenda 2 30gram scoops of Chocolate Whey Protein Powder (any brand) 1/3 Cup non-fat milk 1 TBSP UDO's Oil (flaxseed oi), or sub in 1/3C unsweetened applesauce Mix all in a bowl, or throw the whole thing in a blender. Pour into a sprayed cake pan, bake in the oven at 300F for 25 minutes. Makes 8 196 calorie bars containing nothing but good stuff for you! Eat plain, or put a little dollup of Redi Whip on it. Mmmm Mmm Good.
Motivation	Medicine - or Weight Loss and Diet; you be the judge	Jun 29 2006 06:27 (UTC)
Thanks pandajenn19! I like to drop by now and again to see "what's cookin"! I've got my wife doing this now too, and she's seeing the same type of progress that I am (though she never had to lose what I want to lose)! At first it annoyed her that I was eating "different" than everyone else in the family, and she complained she felt like she had to cook two separate meals every night - one for the fam, one for me. She finally succumbed to "If you can't beat them, join them." And she found out something... she went from a size 10 to an 8 and dropped 11 pounds in 2 months, without doing a darn thing other than following what I eat. I told her, "Now, wait until you start exercising, and the dividends will get even better."
Weight Loss	Stacker 2	Jun 29 2006 06:21 (UTC)	9
Those pills supposedly create a mild thermogenic effect, raising the body temperature to burn some extra calories. You are lucky if that is all they do! It's not worth it, they are not worth it. Have consultation with your physician, and stick to the only thing that really does work: healthier, smarter eating and an excercise plan. We all want to see big time results and "huge losses". This is slow, this takes time, but the slow route is the effective and lasting one. Don't give up or succumb to cheapie pills.
Motivation	I've Lost My Daughter!!!!Now my Son too!!! (Weight wise)	Jun 29 2006 06:16 (UTC)	10
I had that revelation too. I lost my son. He's 8 years old, 56 pounds. When I lost 56 pounds, I picked him up and tried walking around a bit. Kind of a struggle doing that! But that's how I lumbered around for years! Funny how that foot pain went away!
Fitness	Losing Muscle	Jun 29 2006 06:11 (UTC)
Is this a joke?
Fitness	all you runners out there	Jun 28 2006 07:55 (UTC)	5
I just read that two days ago on an airplane. It was very interesting. You also notice they don't have the ability to run down the the local A & P store to buy pringles, doritos or twinkies either. Hmmm, maybe that is why they live so long! They probably don't even know what "trans fats" are! The magazine in general is chocked full of helpful little tid bits.
Fitness	Abs	Jun 28 2006 07:50 (UTC)	2
Lean cuts of meat (red meat, very lean cuts have nearly the benefit of chicken or turkey). In moderation. Alternative sources of animal protein (fish - tuna and salmon are good), supplemental whey protein, lots of vegetables are of course good for you. I usually try for this ratio through the day: 40-45% carbs, 25-28% fats, the rest, protein. For the fats, try to really limit your saturated fats to a number not to exceed 10% of your daily intake. The monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are actually beneficial to you. You need good, complex carbs to drive and support your energy. If possible, try to look at taking in 5 to 6 small meals a day, and if that is too tough, go with three regular meals a day, and slip in a 100 calorie snack late morning and late afternoon. A "common" day for me: morning (early): 3-1/2 servings of liquid egg whites made into an omelet with spinach leaves and a tablespoon of real bacon bits. One packet of low sugar flavored microwaveable oatmeal. 8 oz glass of chocolate low sugar soy milk. 1 tsp of UDO's Oil Blend (Omega-3 flaxseed blend). est. 475 calories 10AM: One packet of low sugar oatmeal (130 calories), or one cup of Dannon Light N Fit Vanilla Yogurt (80 calories) 15 oz of coffee, one sugar free creamer, 1 tsp xylitol sweetener. (26 calories) Lunchtime (12:30-1PM): 85 grams of raw spinach leaves (20 calories) 100 grams of ripe strawberries (52 calories) 1/8 CUP of pecans (85 calories) 30 grams of sliced avacado (48 calories) 1 TBSP of Strawberry Poppyseed dressing (76 calories) 1/2 C of Cottage Cheese (90 calories) Late Afternoon: Carob and Seed "chunks", 2 pcs (123 calories) Dinner: 4 ounces of roasted (grilled) pork tenderloin (185 calories) Steamed Broccoli, 2 cups (48 calories) Spinach or romaine side salad with tomato and balsamic fat free dressing (20 calories) 2.5 to 3 ounces of baked sweet potato no butter (90 calories) 8:30 - 9PM Snack: 1 Cup Dannon Light N Fit Yogurt, vanilla (80 calories) 1/2 C Hemp Plus Granola (129 calories) 1 scoop of 100% Whey Protein, chocolate (120 calories) Estimated: 1860-1900 calories Plus: walk/jog 2.7 miles 6 nights a week, burning around 235 calories each time. It is all good, tasty food, as you can see, I am far from starving myself, and this food all has taste! The fat is melting away - hopefully one day, I will see those ABS!!!
Motivation	Medicine - or Weight Loss and Diet; you be the judge	Jun 28 2006 06:34 (UTC)	3
Thanks united. You are right. Our goals can be achieved. And this site, and these forums here have really, honestly helped me personally towards that end. - You included!
Weight Loss	What is your clothes size now?	Jun 28 2006 06:25 (UTC)	58
hkellick... call me when you need all my 38x30's!!! You are on your way. You know, looking back on it, denial is a really funny and odd thing. I actually swore that my clothes were shrinking. I thought, "there's no way I've gotten that fat that fast, these shirts must have shrunk." Uh... well... I SWIM in those shirts now. Da Nile is definitely not just a river in Egypt.
Weight Loss	True Confessions	Jun 28 2006 06:20 (UTC)
It's smart, and it's being embraced by more and more professionals who are in this "industry". It does help keep you on track, and it does help prevent binging. I pretty much eat half a large Monical's sausage and pepperoni pizza once every 10 days, and it has not derailed me.

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