Posts by healthydiet101

In 2 years I gained about 30 pounds.  It then took me the last year to lose 40 pounds.  I am now left with stretch marks on my boobs (clear and shinny looking) and stomach (pink).  My boobs are also a bit lower and a different shape; a lot flatter then they were a few years ago when I weighed this much.  Last summer, after losing 20 pounds relatively fast, the skin on my stomach was sort of lose, but after time and doing a lot stomach crunches it is now firm, tight and toned.

Good luck!!

For me, I have lost a few pounds while lifting weights and doing strength training.  But, that has been over last last 6 months.  I have however, gained a lot of muscle and lost inches everywhere.  It is not important what the scale is telling you - it is how your body is changing.  Someone said it already, measure yourself, you will see a difference.  The reason it is not reflected on the scale is because muscle weighs more then fat.  If you lose fat and gain muscle, you might even gain a couple of pounds, but be skinnier.

Over the past few decades the sizes are getting larger.  When I was 20 and only weighed between 100 to 105 pounds max, I wore a size small.  Now at 32, I weight 119 pounds and wear a size small.  And there are new sizes, x-small and x-large.  That is an example of vanity sizing.

However, I can only speak for the GAP here though...  the "curvy" fit pants and jeans at the GAP are not a new vanity sizing.  They have more room in the hips and thighs, to fit women who have a more hourglass shape or pear shape.  That is all.

A lot of women that are hourglass shape (like me) or pear shaped have a really hard time finding pants that fit properly because our waists are much smaller then our hips.  Most stores only carter to women who are built like stick figures.  What I mean by this is, women who have a waist  and hips that are similar in size.  In the GAP pants, the waists are the same size (curvy fit vs. regular fit), it is the hip and tight area that is slightly larger.

You assume that if someone who has a small waist and larger hips should just buy that larger size pants to fit.  You are mistaken.  What often hapens then...  is that the pants then fit in the hips and thighs but the waist is 1 to 3 inches too big (and have a large gap in the back of the waist band where you can stick a fist inbtween your body and the pants).  That means, they DO NOT fit.  Stores are making these pants because women have different body shapes, something that manufactures of clothing lines ignored before. 

Why should women how have small waist have to buy pants that are too small and binding in the hips and/or thighs or buy ones too big in the waist and then have to spend $20 to $30 to have then professionally altered to make the waist a lot smaller?

Now, after reading this...  Do you still think that "curvy" fit pants are "VANITY" sizing???

I would love people to respond to this.

Female

32

5' 3"

119

Small frame

Hourglass shape

My Fiance read in the paper a few months ago, that their was a study done on people who keep a food journal (like us).  The study found that people who keep a food journal eat healthier, weighted less or lost more weight and are healthier because of this.

I am a Home-maker. I put my activity level as Sedentary, and add in my exercises, walks and shopping. It has been working really well for me.

You could use Sedentary setting while you are home on holidays and just add in your activities. And, when you go back to work, change the setting back to light activity.

Good luck!

I eat really healthy everyday, I still have some sweets (I love baking), but I keep within my calories range everyday and make sure I have a nutrition rating less then a B or a B+.  Almost everyday my rating is an A.  I eat mostly vegetables, fruit and whole grains.

But, one day a week, Friday or Saturday, I can eat whatever I want and the rating and calorie intake doesn't matter.  I have a weekness for Sour Cream n' Onion Ruffle Chips.  Sometimes I might eat a whole bag, I don't care.

I have lost over 30 pounds while doing this.  I eat between 1300 to 1400 calories a day.  On my cheat day, I might eat around 3000, sometimes more.  It is a planed binge.  I love it.  Without that day, I wounldn't have lost all the weight that I have.  I would be junking-out all the time.

If you are working-out, whey protein is a good lean source.  I use Whey Iso from GNC after a work-out.  One serving (2 scoops) is 40 grams of protein, 170 calories, only a few carbs., no sugar or fat and lactose free.  Whey protein is derived from milk. 

These are differnt types of proetin supplements.  You can also buy soy protein power.  You can add these to milk or water, add fruit and/or vegetables in a blender, etc.

The pill does have the same effect as the oil because the pill (only ones I have used or seen) are gel capsules containing the flax oil.  You can find them at health food stores, drug stores and some grocery stores.

You need to talk to your Doctor about this and see a Nutritionist.

I use to feel sick almost all the time.  I had a lot of cold, stomach aches, headaches, I felt like I had the flu all the time.

Now, I feel great.  I have more energy, only been sick once in the past 6 months or so.

I eat mostly fruit, vegetables, whole grains, tofu and whey protein supplements.

I still eat some junk food.  I keep it to a bare minimum.  My weakness is sour candies - I no longer have a weakness for Sour Cream & Onion Ruffle Chips.  They don't even taste good anymore.

My favorites are fruit, like plums, berries, etc. However sometimes I require treats. Here are my favorite low calorie treats (they are all 100 calories or less):

1) Almond & Berries Granola Bar - President's Choice - 1 Bar 1/2 Package

2) Apple Sauce Unsweetened - Mott's Organics

3) Apple Sauce Unsweetened - Nativa - 1 Snack Cup
4) Bits & Bites Original - 1 100 calories package

5) Chocolate Chip Cookies Mini - Nativa - 1 Pouch
6) Chocolate Chip Dips - Quaker

7) Half Moon 100 Calorie - Vachon

8) Nuts & Honey Granola Bar - President's Choice - 1 Bar 1/2 Package
9) Sun Chipes Harvest Cheddar - 100 Calorie

10) Sweet & Salty Granola Bar - Quaker
11) Toasted Coconut Marshmallows 100 calories - 3 (they are really big)

12) Unsweetened Apple Sauce Organic - Nativa - 1 Snack Cup - 45 calorie
13) Wheat Crackers Organic - Nativa - 10 Crackers - 90 calories

14) Yogurt All Natural - Astro

Beans - Beans are a great cheap way to get nutrients and lost of protein.  Can of beans only cost from less then $1 to about $2.  Sometimes for dinner, I will eat a whole can of Heinz bean in Tomato Sauce (cost about $0.79), about 450 calories, lots of protein (you need 50 grams a day or more) and tastes good.

I love them.

All cholesterol isn't bad for you. The CC meter calculates all your daily cholesterol - it adds the good cholesterol and the bad together. It is just as important to have low bad cholesterol, as it is to have high good cholesterol.

Foods with good cholesterol are:

Omega 3 fatty acids - from flax and fish oil

Almonds

tofu

There are also many foods that you can eat that will lower your bad cholesterol:

oatmeal

bran

olive oil

I had my cholesterol levels checked a few months ago. I have very low bad cholesterol and high good cholesterol. I take fish oil supplements everyday (2 to 4 day of Omega 3 and Omega 3-6-9), I also eat 10 almonds almost everyday. This is also due to, that I do not eat red meat and use soy milk, not regular milk. I also put ground whole flax into my meals (add to already cooked or heated soup, pastas, sauces cereal, etc.)

If you are concerned, you should make an appointment with your Doctor to have you cholesterol levels checked. And go for there.

Thank you for starting this post.  It is fantastic and very positive.

2 things that I like about myself is:

1)  I have beautiful eyes.  They even change colour.

2)  My bum.  Even though it has some cellulite.