Posts by pen_coed

crudite. a nice stack of fancy sliced raw veg, carrots - courgette - cauliflower - peppers - broccoli - sugar snaps - baby sweet corn. dip is optional.

1.) What contributed to your regaining the weight?

A. Food. And thinking that i managed to lose weight once, i could do it again, so an extra <insert favourite food stuffs> now and again (and again...and again...and again) won't hurt.

2.) Now that you are back on track, what will you do to make sure you stay there?

A. NO idea. I have only just started to get back on track. We'll see how it goes.

My simple bolognese sauce is a tin of chopped tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, and a small handfull of basil leaves. In a jug, stick the hand blender in it and blend till smooth. Then cook for 5 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly. Takes all of 6 minutes in total, so done by the time the pasta is finished. And before you cook it you can freeze what you don't need for the next time.

For a slightly richer flavour i roast tomatoes, red onion, and red pepper with 8 cloves of garlic. Take the skins off after roasting, blend and add seasoning to taste.

I gained 8lbs this week. I am really not in a good place. Haven't been for a while. The weight loss (or rather lack of it) is adding to my depression. I am taking a step back for a month or so.

Good luck every one.

The one that tickles me pink for some reason is the DIY Gastric band. I haven't investigated this yet, but i am blooming curious how to fit a gastric band yourself, unless they either mean swallow a rubber band and hope for the best, or wear high-waisted trousers with very tight belts.

Bake them all and freeze the ones you don't want to eat. If you put a sheet of greaseproof paper inbetween you can fish out a pancake for a quick treat sometime next week!

Start with the rule of thirds, so don't place your main object dead-centre, but in the first 2/3 of the frame, or the last, depending on what is on either side of the object.

Experiment with the camera's controls, don't just rely on the auto-settings.

Cut different size frames out of cardboard and hold them up and move them about to see what would work.

Instead of using the standard perspective (standing up, looking dead ahead), lie down or try to get an angle from above the object.

Take a picture of an object but focus on a specific part rather than the whole thing. Such as the stamen of a pretty flower or the paws of a cat, or the eyes of a bird.

Use an every day object such as a tooth brush and focus on the bristles of the ridges.

Have fun. All photographers started without knowledge. And pretty much all of them had to train their Eye.

Be sure to show us some results!

I have actually been under-estimating my burn. Thus far i am losing 3.5lbs a week with on average 45 minutes @5km a night and a calorie intake of on average 2150 a day. My BMR is 2360.

Now i am even more confused. That site gives me this:

  267 calories in 40 min (3.2 km at 4.8 km/h)

For 40 minutes walking at 4.8km/ph at 268lbs

The other site gives me 638 calories for 40 minutes walking at 4.8km/ph at 268lbs.

The treadmill gave 118 calories

And CC gives me 267 calories

???

Original Post by thejabronisayz:

290 is probably right. The 100 calorie per mile thing is the roughtest of the rough estimates and I believe it would only pertain to an average 150 pound man or something. You're not only a girl, you're not only 14, but you're also only 105 pounds. When you add all of those together, it means you don't burn as many calories as other older people. You didn't give specifics on your run, such as how long you were jogging, at what speed, and then how long you walked and at what speed.

I plugged in 105 pounds and 4 miles into this calculator and got a similar number.

http://www.runtheplanet.com/resources/tools/c alculators/caloriecounter.asp

When i plug my (considerable) weight into that, and the distance or speed/duration, i get something like 900 calories burned. That's 268lbs, 3.1mph for 60 minutes. Is that right? Because on here that gives me something like 400 or less, and on the actual treadmill it gives me barely 200.

Not sure which to believe now.

It's a mental thing more than anything else. We all know the numbers don't matter as long as you feel good and the weight is still coming off. But that doesn't change the fact that mentally you feel heavier than you actually are.

I feel fat on the days i haven't lost weight. And i feel less fat on the days i have lost weight. Even if the difference is marginal.

Stick with it, and you'll get there.

*hug*

A bottle of water

Something to keep her cool, like one of those mist efforts or a mini fan

Possibly some reading material in case it all takes a long time to happen

Mobile phone (or Cell phone if you are American ;-) ) and charger

A camera

baby stuff (romper suits, nappies, cotton balls, talcum powder, hat, mittens etc)

breast pads

Some light snacks for afterwards to build up strength

Good luck!!

Ahaha, Pam! I am liking the idea of Popcorn as a diet responsible food! :D

I think i buggered up my calf muscles of my left leg on the treadmill last night. It feels all stiff and hurty. I am going on a long walk with my 6-year old son, so i hope my leg will loosen up. We promised him a McDonald's lunch today, so i pre-logged all my calories for the day and with the salad i am planning on having i am still well over 100 cals UNDER my daily budget. Marvellous.

It'll be a salad kind of day as i am making a big ranch salad for dinner tonight, with carrots, beet root, cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, almonds, rice vinegar, and ranch dressing. And some chicken fillets on the side. Yum!

If my leg holds out i might even throw another 45 minutes at the treadmill tonight. Losing that 3.5lbs has given me a decent chunk of motivation to keep going. Hopefully the scales will show another decent loss.

Have a happy weekend all!!

A 3.5lbs loss this week. Finally! I'm back on track. YAY!!

Went from 280 to 274 to 275 the past 3 weeks. *sigh*

I have started doing 45 minutes on the treadmill (walking @5.5km/ph because i can't run to save my life!) which i will increase to 60 minutes from next monday, and once i do an hour comfortably i will increase the speed by 1km/ph every week. I have to do this slowly because otherwise i get bored or fed up and give up.

Food-wise i just have to make it to Spring without doing too mnuch damage. I can't seem to stick to healthy food in Winter. Spring/Summer/Autumn are the best seasons for me to lose weight.

I get weighed every Friday, so i will check back in on the 30th with my final number for this month. I had hoped to be at 260 but i'll settle for 265/270. We'll see...