Posts by samilou76

PB is my friend and enemy at the same time...I love it and can't stop at just one bite...I want the whole jar.  So I try to limit myself. 

I remember as a teenager (don't you miss THAT metabolism) and I would smother my morning waffles with Peanut butter!  OH YUMMY!

Alas, as I get older, I find that I cannot do that and still hold on to my girlish figure!

Samantha

1. Oreos

2. Twizzlers

3. Jelly Belly's

4. Steak and Cheese Sandwich with Fries

5. Burrito from Salsarita's with FULL serving of chips and cheese dip (can you say 1300 calories in one sitting????)

Gosh, I really miss that stuff...but love being able to fit into clothes I haven't worn in a while.

Samantha

My answer to this is...just about everything.  I love it on baked pita crisps (or non-baked for that matter).  On my morning eggs/omelettes, fish, chicken, beef, pork, salads (instead of higher-cal, higher-fat dressings).  Gosh, it's great on everything.  In my opinion it is the World's Best Condiment!!!!

Samantha

Let's Get it Started by Black Eyed Peas and Pump It by Black Eyed Peas.   Doesn't really go out to anyone but keeps me pumping those last few minutes of my workout!  Then I do my cool-down to Don't Cha by Pussycat Dolls...heehee!

Samantha

If I am not mistaken, the first calculator tells you what you burn just by living.  Then, the second one shows what you burn with exercise AND your "normal" burn...same as what CC does. 

I don't think it's saying you should eat that many calories PLUS the top number.

Samantha

Robbyn,

Are you saying that I just need to add some weights in to my routine to tone up?  I have definitely noticed that I have slimmed down, as my clothes fit differently and I don't jiggle as much when I walk.  I guess I am just hoping to be down to the weight I was when I started dating my husband but maybe I am too old to get there in a healthy way.

Samantha

Anybody?

Samantha

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone's well thought out and supportive responses to this topic.

I particularly enjoyed seeing the BMI photo site that someone posted.  It is amazing to see how someone with an "overweight" BMI looks very thin and in shape...  I am 5'2" inches and currently weigh 129, which is in the "normal".  But I think that at 140, I hit the "overweight" category.  While I don't like the way I look at that weight, I certainly don't feel like I am overweight.

Someone posed the suggestion that all calorie/nutrition information be posted on menus/fast-food billboards.  I saw something on the news the other day that this has been mandated in, I want to say, New York City.  Can someone else please tell me if this is right?  I think this is an awesome idea.  While it would not affect some people's choices of what to get, it would certainly make quite a few stop and think about ordering that Quarter Pounder with cheese.

I work in a mall environment a couple days a week and get to do a lot of "people watching."  One thing that I have noticed is that there seems to be more, let's call them hefty, children than there were 20 or 30 years ago.  I can recall only one friend in my childhood who was overweight.  My reasoning on this is that our parents (mine and my friends, at least) made us get out of the house and play outside...that and the sports teams, dance lessons, etc.  There was more of a culture of activity than there is now.  I also grew up in a generation that saw the first music video, Atari and the likes, which made EVERYONE much more likely to plop in front of the "boob tube" for hours at a time.  From a personal perspective, my mother would have none of it.  I was a lucky one, though.  My family could afford to feed me well-balanced meals and place me into physical active extra-curricular activities.  Some families are not that lucky.

I was shopping at the grocery store the other day and was trying to replace some of my "not so healthy" items with "healthier" items and my grocery bill was at least $35 more than usual.  It IS more expensive to eat "right" than it is too eat "fast".  As a mother, it is very hard for me to try and figure out to feed my children.  My son is an EXTREMELY picky eater and will try hardly anything.  It is a battle I fight daily, and one I almost always lose as he would rather not eat at all than eat most of what I serve.  My daughter, however, will try anything so I let her try everything!

In our house, we try to limit the kid's TV/Internet time and get them playing...whether in the house or out of the house, if it is nice.  We definitely are more active when the weather is nice but we try to engage them in physical things even when it is raining (taking them to the bowling alley or the play area at the mall, for example).

In short (and sorry for the book)...I believe that it is our personal responsibility to educate ourselves and our children and *hopefully* set up future generations for success.  If we were to ALL do this, imagine the change that would be created.  This does not mean that I do not advocate people calling school boards, etc. to discuss school meals or other such actions.  I think that is great, also but, as with sex, money, drinking, drugs, etc...healthy eating habits start in the home.

Just my two cents,

Samantha

I have an awesome plastic reusable water bottle that my hubby gave me so I wouldn't buy bottled water anymore.

You guys have given me some great ideas for new foods to try.  I do have one question...what is fage?  I have never heard of it...

Samantha

bintzp - With such a stressful job, I can understand how it would be easy to slip into "old patterns".  I was a psychology major in college and interned at a women's/children's shelter while in school.  When I first got there, I was so high and mighty ("Why don't they just leave", "Why do they put up with it?", etc.) but it quickly humbled me.  Keep strong...for you, for you job, for your sanity.

Molly - I came across this thread and have been reading for a while and let me say that you totally crack me up with your "rants" and I use them as emotional "food" or spiritual "food" to keep me motivated on days that I am so NOT!!!  So, thanks!

Samantha

Thanks!

Samantha

Good idea, Sara, but then I would be hidden on the floor behind my kiosk and wouldn't be able to reach the computer...giggling at the thought of that sight...

Samantha

Breakfast: Quaker Instant Oatmeal

Snacks: apples are my fave snack but I also like the 100 calorie pack items and Special K protein snack bars

Lunch and dinner vary a lot but I eat a lot of Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice and Smart Ones tv dinners for lunch.

Samantha

I eat breakfast because if I don't, I am famished by lunchtime and then end up making unhealthy, typically fast-food lunch choices.  It works for me!

Samantha

I am 5'2" and currently weigh 130.  Had my body fat analysis today and it was at 18% which is excellent (according to my trainer).  My waist measurement was 26" and my hips were 36".  I would like to lose an inch or two off hips and waist and another 5-10 pounds would be nice, too!

Samantha