Posts by selene_dendawga

I've been sick...and teeth pulled...and all in all just dreadful.

SW: 190lbs

Last week: 176

This week: 173

I also failed at my goal for 170lbs by June 7th.

You're stomach and thighs look much toner.  Good job!

^-^

Hi Pikubiku!  Welcome!  I've always wondered when you become an English teacher in Japan, do you need to know a little Japanese, or is everyone accommodating to you?

Oh gosh, it's been a week and my face hurts!  Still!  I went back and there's no infection, but my mouth barely opens and my nerves still haven't healed all the way.  Yet it still hurts, and so does my ear and part of my throat.  I'm tempted to go to the regular doctor to check out if there's an infection elsewhere.  But still, chewing's hard so in baby food and mash potatoes, I'm only getting 800 a day.  Ugh.  I don't want to eat baby food anymore but what can you do...

>.>

I did get down to 174lbs.  Depending on how long this takes, I might go down another 3 pounds.  But I miss eating.

I wish I made more money.  That way, I could afford to keep the kitchen full of food so I wouldn't be tempted to go buy something from the outside.  I had pita bread, hummus, 1 spanokipita, half a falafel patty, and green curry with brown rice.  It's not horrible, but it's not the greatest thing.  I'm sure the curry puts me over in sodium. 

If anyone's looking for movie, I recommend "Lars and the REAL Doll."  It was so touching.  My boyfriend even cried, which is amazing since he's usually a heartless jerk.  But it was a really good movie.

I'm not having hot weather either Wendy.  It's been in the 80s for awhile.  Before that, it was in the 70s and windy.

You can either try to make your best friend see the error of her ways by trying to get her to be active by losing weight, or you can say screw that and continue on by yourself and become too small that she secretly hates you.

My best friend wanted to lose weight, so I introduced her to this site, got her a scale (apparently cause she wanted the workout tape that was with it), and told her everything she needed to do.  She didn't listen (cause she doesn't buy the food in her house, or cook), and gets upset that I lose faster than her.  But she's now wise to if she eats a burger, it's more calories than she should have in a day.  (The Jack in the box burgers she likes is over 1000 calories I believe.)

But Like Mariyumm said, you have to look out for you.  What's best for you.  You know those are bad choices, so don't do it.  She wants McD's, let her and you grab something from Subway and eat together.  Don't let her bring you down.  Regardless of how great of a friend she is, this change is for you.

Original Post by mjbilly:

Hi everyone, just got back from riding bike~ and planting some flowers. I was just wondering what everyone does or eats to help them loose weight? I need some help and I want to learn from you all here. Thanks

Hehe, I did the extreme thing when I decided I was going on a new body quest.  I threw out all the junk food, all the frozen pizzas or other things, and said goodbye to sodas.  I brought only lean meats (fish, chicken, and sometimes turkey), and one small thing of beef to eat once a week like a treat.  Rice was replaced with brown rice.  Pasta was replaced with wheat pasta.  I brought a gallon jug for water and make sure I finish that along with liter bottle I keep at work.  Being hydrated makes you at the least drop water weight.  I think I lost four pounds the first week because of that.

When logging things, if you're making them from scratch, use the New Recipe and then log it that way.  If you're adding the seasonings and oils you used to make the food, it should be more accurate than use going and logging chicken breast.

Are you always biking and gardening or is that something different?  You should find out your BMR.  If you're that active, you might not be eating enough or too much.  Everyone here recommends that you eat 500 less than what you would burn if you're an inactive person.  If you're really active, then have 500 less than what you burn in a day so that you lose a pound a week.  (3500 calorie deficiency = 1 pound lost)

I'm still fairly new around here, so if you have any questions, you should look towards one of the vets here.  Everyone is really friendly since we're all here to support each other.

Original Post by lillysmominpa:

How does muscle weigh more than fat I am just curious? Isn't a 100 pounds of feathers the same as a 100 pounds of bricks? I mean they are both a 100 pounds so, 100 pounds of muscle would weigh the same as 100 pounds of fat? Although they would have a very different look in composition on the body. No? Yes? I am confused. Also, I know with being a woman as long as I have a deficient while working out (lifting) that I will not bulk up and that the protein will help build muscle which does burn calories after you work out. Which in theory means, gain muscle lose fat but you have to "feed" the growing muscle. So yeah definitely need the extra protein! I dunno if that makes sense to anyone but me, but I got some nice pipes going on over here finally! I'm so excited!

 100lbs of fat and 100lbs of muscle weight the same...100lbs.  The way it looks are completely different.  Muscle is dense, so a little bit of muscle weights.  So someone lean looks thinner thans someone with more fat cells.

>.<

I've been craving donuts for so long, so I went and got some.  Gosh, donuts are so bad for you.  I would have been better off getting cake.

But I'm still at 176...maybe?  Last week I had an incident and my scale might not be accurate anymore.  My analog says 170lbs so maybe 175/176.

May 26 - June 2

Fat - 28.3% (336 grams)
Protein - 23.5% (626 grams)
Carbohydrates - 48.2% (1,287 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Calorie Intake - 1,469 cals
Daily Sodium Intake - 2,804 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 51 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 198 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 17 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 35 grams

I've had my birthday celebration this weekend.  Cake! ^-^  I guess it's an almost binge?  Not that this month has been a good month.  I'm just getting almost minimum or minimum protein each day.  Not to mention, I've been sick 22 out of 31 days of this month.  Sodium comes from soup.

35 - 60lbs, depends if I get obsessed with getting a healthy BMI or looking small.

I believe you can still do it!

Complete overhauls of your lifestyle do take time, and doing it overnight does sound good but it leads to falling off sometimes.  I know this very well.  But, you just have to pick yourself back up and start again.  Small changes work the best, and the small things you can give up/substitute lead to the bigger changes.

In these last two months I've been on CC, I've lost 14lbs now.  It's not where I wanted to be, in fact, I wanted to be more active and try to lose about 2lbs every week.  It didn't happen, but I make sure I don't give up.  Excerising doesn't interest me, burgers and pizza still interest me (but I can't eat as much as before), and I'm sure if I brought ice cream and cake into the house I'd eat myself sick.  Just stay clear of temptation, and maybe get a buddy.  It's easier to say "No" to something when someone's telling you not to do it as well.

Original Post by pezzle:

Moderation is key.

 Moderation is key!  I always went for tuna we had stored when someone would make something I didn't dare to eat.  You always have the option of going to the store and buying you own snack like healthier foods and hiding them in your room if you have to.  My mother and aunt use to take my slim fast shakes and my dad has a problem with taking anything "all natural" of mine since it's suppose to be healthier.  My brother eats anything, so I had to make sure to tell him not to eat anything without my permission since he knows every hiding space.  Then again, your family might not be like mine.

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Mine was boring, I slept.

=p

But yesterday I got a bit frustrated.  My boyfriend made some remark that peeved.  We were watching tv and saw something where the guys on tv were gaining weight cause of the girlfriend's cooking.  And I asked him if he'd get upset at me if I did something like that.  He was like, "Well, haven't I gained 100 lbs being with you?"  I was like, No sirree!  You did that buy eating hamburgers and pizza everyday of the week.  So he pointed out that if he went on a diet now, he could lost more weight than I have in three months in a week.  (I've only changed eating habits for two months.)  So I agreed he probably could.  Men drop weight better than women, his metabolism is higher and tons of other things.  But he had the balls to say "but that doesn't matter casue you can't stick to your diet.  You're doing a horrible job."

What the hell?!  I buy only healthy so he complains.  I don't have ice cream, cookies, or fattening things around.  When I'm not feeling sick, I go to the gym.  I cook low sodium, low fat, high protein dinners now instead of carb filled ones.  I've lost 14 pounds in two months, which is actually a great safe way to go.  It really pissed me off!  He killed good mood on my birthday.

I hate skinny jeans.  I don't even like them on the too skinny girls they were made for.  I prefer something with a bit of a flare, but that's not in style.  Skinny jeans are.  They plague the stores.  "Boyfriend" jeans are okay if they're not falling off of you.

Meh, I'd go for something comfortable.

Yesterday, the scale was 177.5lbs.  I'm a bit surprised.  I did a great job on limiting food at home (no to super fried things, small servings of the huge amounts of foods offered, eating out limited to what looked like a serving size rather than what they gave me) but considering I haven't had at least 64oz of water till yesterday, I thought I would have retained alot more.  Everything they served was very salty (so much so I refused to at alot of things).

I wonder how much I'd weight if I didn't feel a bit bloated.  I'm exicted for the weekend for my first fully resting days.  But my goal for June doesn't seem like I'll get it.  I wanted to weight 170lbs by the second week of June, but I think I'll be a little off.  I am happy that I'm under 180lbs now.  I haven't worked out in a month now it seems.  I hope to hit the gym tonight and get back on track!