Posts by kelico528

Yeah I definitely have the bingeing problem too!  I am going through the EXACT same thing as all of you who posted.  I truly believe I have a binge eating disorder.  It's like something just takes over me and I start prowling around looking for anything to stuff my face with!  It feels like an out of body experience.  It's awful!  I try so hard not to keep junk in the house, but I always find something.

When I was at my goal weight 1.5 year ago, I had all the willpower in the world.  Now that my weight is back up, it's so hard to control my impulses.  I know that once I lose the next couple of pounds and see the payoff, things will be easier. In the mean time, it is so hard for me to control my urges to binge.  I also keep trying to reward myself with junk food.  "I've been doing well with this healthy lifestyle, I deserve a day where I have fast food for dinner"

Um, NO!  I don't!  Luckily I can usually snap out of it in time to avoid making a bad choice.  I've started rewarding myself with different things for pounds lost (as if losing weight isn't reward enough).

  I just hate having to constantly fight with myself not to eat everything in the house.

I too have a huge issue with peanut butter.  I ordered PB2 last week so I'm looking forward to hopefully trying that this week.  It's 56 cals for 2 tablespoons and it starts out in powder form so I can't do the spoon + jar = failure thing, hehe.

Any/All of you please feel free to add me.  We need all the support we can get, especially from those who understand what we're going through.

Yeah me too!  I've been busting my butt to have 750+ deficts each day, but this site says that losing more than 1.25 lbs a week isn't really safe for me since I weigh 126.  Very interesting!  I guess I'll shorten my workouts a little bit (thank God!!)

I have my own ways of "thinspiration" without the websites.  I have my screen saver set to a picture folder in My Documents that is full of pictures of HEALTHY celebrities.  Mainly, Gwen Stefani.  She is very lean but not *skinny* like say, Angelina Jolie (her arms are seriously disguisting).  Gwen has an amazing stomach, and even though I'm not aiming to have abs like that, it still inspires me to work out and eat healthy. There are also pics of myself in there when I was at my goal weight in May 2007. 

I'm also thinking about taping a pair of shorts to my refridgerator LOL.  My husband made a trip to the states recently for work (he is USAF and we're in Germany).  The shopping here is WAY too expensive because of the Euro rate, so he picked up a few things for me.  1 item was a pair of shorts from Hollister that are adorable and I would LOVE to wear.  They fit my waist just fine, but my legs looked awful!  It was a big eye opening moment for me.  He barely ever buys me things and this was a really sweet surprise, so it means alot to me to be able to wear them confidently some day!  Seeing those shorts every time I go to grab a snack would remind me to think twice about my food choices!

Anyway, I know some of you pointed this out already, but make your own thinspiration!  Who else has someone/something specific that helps to *thinspire* you (like restless_girl and Sarah Ulmer) ?

Original Post by luvs_little_lie:

haha i used to play :] all the time! i was very addicted one kick butt warlock! butttt i gave up playing cuz i wasnt getting any excerise :P kinda miss that game somtimes... hahaha

Ahh me too!  I was a very leet lock XD

Hubbz and I recently decided to quit cold turkey because it was interfering with our lives WAY too much.  We live in Germany (hubbz is in the military) but we played on an EST server, so we were up until the wee hours of the morning raiding 3-4 times a week.  He was ALWAYS tired and cranky and ALWAYS on the computer.  He used to be very fit and muscular, but after playing WoW for a while he got all scrawny. 

It's not impossible to lose weight on Depo!  I know everyone is different, but I did CC in 2007 before my wedding (while on depo) and lost weight just as fast as I would otherwise (15lbs in 3 months).

I've been doing great, but for some reason the scale jumped this morning.  Grr!  I'm sure it's water weight, b/c there is seriously no way I didn't lose some ounces yesterday lol.  I'm just laying off the sodium today and hoping tomorrow will tell me something different!  I'm reeeeally hoping for 124 By Friday (even if it's 124.8!)

Original Post by flakester:

that sounds super yummy! i gotta try - do you think smart balance light butter would work just the same as i can't believe it's not butter?

I would say go for it!  I use smart balance light in my cooking/baking all the time.  That stuff is my BFF :-D

"WTF is a stone and why are some of you trying to lose one!?"

Original Post by cuddleaddict:

Sounds good! :)

My stats are pretty close to yours.

Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight: 131 lbs.
Current Weight: 125 lbs.
Long term goal: 110 - 115 lbs.
Short term goal: 4th of July is this weekend (and I might be tempted by the nice smellin hot dogs! :() so I'll set my goal a bit lower. I want to loose atleast 1 lb. by July 11th.

yuss, I don't know your age, bodytype or anything but 78 lbs for your height is considered a dangerous weight :S

Yay!  Someone just like me!

• Height: 5'2"
• SW: 132 lbs
• CW: 126 lbs
• GW: 115-112lbs
  
• Short term goal: 124lbs by next Friday when I leave for the states!
  

This is my 2nd attempt at a lifestyle change, and it sure as H#%$ will be my last!  I've come to the conclusion that you have to maintain a healthy lifestyle for an entire year before it really sticks with you.  Think about it, you survive one of every holiday, and you don't jump off the bandwagon immediately after.  I made the mistake of totally relaxing my diet/exercise routine once I lost the weight the first time (for me wedding).  It's like I thought once I got there, maintaining was going to be a breeze.  NOT SO MUCH!  I jumped off the bandwagon immediately after my honeymoon.

This time, I am going to factor in things like vacation and holidays.  Sure, you can have a cheat day.  The key is going back to your healthy routine the day after!

Original Post by kukua:

I weigh myself every day but only log when I go down lol. I figure any upwards movement when has to be water or a fluctuation as I always always have a deficit in my calories, so I don't log it. Makes me feel better just to log the losses and it keeps me motivated.

If I had a significant gain I might log it, but luckily, since it's the start of my weight loss, I'm still losing pretty consistently. I'm not looking forward to when the "easy" part of my weight loss is over lol.

Haha I do the same thing!  If the scaled goes up slightly, I just don't want to admit it.  I would rather be in denial then actually except the fact that I might have gained 1/2 a pound.  So far, it's just been normal day to day fluctuations. (fingers crossed)

You're still fairly close to a healthy deficit, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.  Like nefertiti said, just try another serving of peanut butter.  Maybe in your smoothie, or on a piece of wheat bread.  Or, treat yourself to a serving of low fat yogurt at night.  Take advantage of it a little!  You'll still be losing weight at a healthy rate with a 1,000 calorie deficit.

Original Post by chanteuze:

Oh the worst are airports--being stuck for hours with nothing but "Chik'n Little" or whatever the derivative junk food chain--that, or pretzels, pretzels, pretzels and diet soda. In fact, you're prompting me to check new airline regulations before I travel next (Spain, Canada, and back to the US). Could we freakin' pack some veggies, please? Is a carrot REALLY going to pose a danger to self, crew, and passengers? Please.

I'm going to have to limit myself in Spain, especially. I've never been, and I'll want to taste everything!

Hmm...'haven't been too helpful to you, eh? Ah well, at least your post has me thinking about MY OWN upcoming challenge! :o)

Ahh!? What!?  You can't take veggies on the plane??  I've done so before without even looking into whether or not I'm "allowed" lol.  I travel back and forth from Germany several times a year and I always bring a fiber rich veggie to snack on (see Poop facts that kill 30 pounds forever... thread). :-D

Next month I'm going to Rome, and it's going to be a challenge not to eat quattro formaggio pizza every day!

oooo this makes me feel better!  I just started counting calories on here again after a few weeks of just keeping track in my head each day (not so reliable lol).  I was kinda disheartened yesterday when I weighed the same as I did a few weeks ago, even though I had still been cutting cals and working out.  I didn't even take into account that I'm on my period at the moment and it *could* just be from that.  ::fingers crossed::

Original Post by malaika99:

Oops, I mean I've been set as 'light activity'. Is anyone certain of what level I should be set at?

If I were you, I would set as light activity to account for the walking to class, then log the gym workouts.

I have mine at sedentary, then I log my workouts and extra activities (like gardening, washing the car, and even having sex lol).  To be safe, you could always set it at sedentary then log your approximate minutes walking.