Posts by superex

Oh man this is EXACTLY what I've been looking for! Peanut butter is definitely a huge vice for me, it's too bad there's no store in the immediate DC area (though I'm considering making the 40 minute drive to the nearest location...). I guess ordering online will have to do. Thanks for tip!

Not really a fan of cottage cheese, but I guess I could try adding a little bit to my diet. Thanks for the suggestion.

I do eat eggs for breakfast daily (I'm switching to egg beaters though). I'm also considering adding more tofu into my diet as well.

Misskady, it's great to hear of such a nice lifestyle change! That is another thing my diet has done for me- I enjoy a nice walk now. I only used to go when my mother asked me to, but now I am finding myself really happy on walks alone.

Same (though I think it's partly because I feel guilty watching TV for long periods now). Better sources of energy=better energy!

I never used to care about my weight or food enough to do anything about it, but now that I am doing something about it I just seem to obsess. I don't know why, but I literally spend nearly every moment thinking about food or calories. I'm seeing a doctor in a couple of weeks to refill a prescription and I plan on asking about my diet or someone I can see for help.

Who knew food could be so addictive?

Easygoing.

But sadly that crosses the line into lazy sometimes.

Oh man those peanut butter filled cookies are tempting beyond reason!

It's funny because I never realized how much I loved cookies until I went on a diet. I used to only really like chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies, but now I'm ravenous for any kind. I still adore chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cup cookies, and regular peanut butter cookies but I have found myself craving oatmeal raisin lately.

Yeah I have a history of substance abuse and mental illness, so it's not surprising that I've found myself obsessing over something else now.

I actually use my diet as an excuse not to smoke, do drugs, or drink excessively. If I get tempted to drink, I'll remind myself how many calories is in that beer and stick to water. If I think about smoking I'll remind myself that it's going to make my workouts even harder.

I guess I'm kind of playing the two addictions off each other now and I'm struggling to find a way not to focus on either.

I have the same problem. My old scale, my new scale, and the doctor's scale all say different things. Remember the scale is not the only way to gauge your progress: clothing sizes, body fat percentage, body measurements are all also ways to see how much you've lost.

In terms of keeping track of how much you've lost on your diet, I'd say stick to one scale that you started using at the beginning of your progress so you can see how many pounds you've lost as according to that scale. Just remember that it is not the only way to track your progress.

My brother is the same way. And I have to live with him!

I know he's kidding, but yes it is annoying and yes it sometimes does derail my progress. I usually joke back and tell him to stop, but if he doesn't I'll firmly tell him that he isn't of any help. If your friend is relentlessly pushing you to eat foods you know you shouldn't, I think you should tell her that it is a struggle losing weight and that you'd appreciate it if she stopped. If she is a good friend of yours, I'm sure that if you let her know how hard you've worked and how much your progress has meant to you, she will stop making you feel guilty.

If you find that just eating with her is tempting, then perhaps the best way is not to eat with her in general to help ignore her eating habits. Eat your meals alone and eat in line with your diet. Stick to your diet and your schedule and tell yourself that even though she's eating, you don't have to eat with her. Yes it'll be frustrating to watch her eat ice cream and cream pastries (oh gosh I feel the temptation myself), but remember that it'll be even more frustrating to lose sight of your goal.

I just graduated about a month ago

Going through high school has made me grow up BIG time, so expect a journey. Personally, high school was only enjoyable during the middle of it. At the beginning, I was so nervous about meeting new people (I only had one friend to begin with at my high school because all my old friends went to different schools). Towards the end, I was too anxious to get out of high school to even enjoy it anymore. I think that you have to get used to high school and WANT to be there to enjoy it (unfortunately, I definitely did not want to be there most of the time).

Do extracurriculars as much as you can (without overwhelming yourself, of course). You'll meet tons of friends by getting involved (best of all, you'll probably meet a lot of upperclassmen who can give you rides!). If you like sports, I highly recommend you try out. Though I am playing soccer in college, I didn't play in high school for personal reasons and it's probably my biggest regret.

Good luck!

I drink Slim Fast fairly often. I usually drink them before a run or before soccer practice because they're filling (to the point of I don't need to eat more snacks, not to the point of exploding on the soccer field), quick, and give me a lot of energy. I do realize that there is a lot of sugar though. Slim Fast has made a reduced sugar and low carb version, but I don't really know how those stand against the originals.

Being half Asian, tea is REALLY in my culture. I grew up drinking barley tea and green tea.

Recently I've been trying more herbal teas (like Celestial Seasonings' Zingers, cranberry apple, cinnamon apple, etc). I also have a huge weakness for anything Chai. I've been drinking yerba mate tea nonstop lately. It tastes similar to green tea and apparently it helps boost your metabolism. Anyway, it's delicious.

I pretty much love all teas (except I have never been able to get into Earl Grey tea...), which is great because if I'm drinking a cup of tea, I won't think about eating.

I've read several tips for binging that I have yet to try. One of them is to remove junk food from your house so that temptation is not there (availability makes temptation really bad!). If you want a treat, you have to go outside the home and get it (and don't bring any home with you). There's several factors there that I see would prevent a binge (for me anyway): 1. I wouldn't want other people seeing me with a huge tub of ice cream or half a cake, so eating a treat in public forces a little portion control 2. I have to pay for each treat individually, so I will be less tempted to add on another scoop of ice cream seeing as it would cost a couple extra bucks 3. If it is pre-wrapped, pre-scooped, or otherwise pre-packaged by someone else, I can't just give myself another slice or scoop etc.

Try taking your mind off the food in general. Take 20 minutes to do something else (housework, a hobby, take a walk) and the temptation for binging should lessen. Also, keep in mind that you probably want that slice of cake because you know you shouldn't have it. I've been coming to find that I feel disgusting after I give into my temptations because I didn't really want it in the first place, I just wanted it because I couldn't have it.

What I personally do is just tell myself that I've worked to hard to depress myself over a chocolate bar or something. If I avoid a binge, I can reward myself by throwing in an extra couple of calories of a healthy snack (fruit mostly) so I can feel like I'm still a little sinful for treating myself to a few extra calories, but I can be guilt-free knowing that the few extra calories I gave into were healthy.

I really love biking, tennis, and soccer. They're easy and fun. Though I'm starting to like it/get more used to it, I've never really had a thing for running. I just don't like running without a purpose (such as getting to a soccer ball or a tennis return) so I've never been really excited about it. I will admit that running is great exercise though, so I do force myself to do it nearly every day.