Posts by flartist

i used to drink and smoke ciggs but I've quit both and food does replace the bad habits but eventually you begin to find a balance but  what your doing is absolutely the healthiest thing you can do for yourself. I ate a quart of belg dark choc ice cream when i first quit drinking (a week.) I don't do that anymore. I would join a gym and find more hobbies because food is another addiction for me so I have to treat it the same.

i used to drink a cafe mocha then changed it to a fat free white choc mocha with added  raspberry flavor! Yum. I found the skim milk tastes just as good as the regular milk. i had to detox off starbucks.(not really but the extra calories and sugars kept messing up my diet and my spending cash.) Have you ever broken down the amount you spend a month. I now see it as a bad habit. I avoid it but was once an avid starbucks fan (that I never thought would change.)

thanks for your reply this is th first one I've ever received!

oh there is a pose called legs up the wall that helps with insomnia

there are pre and probiotics i'm pretty sure you need both. I think a banana is a prebiotic and probiotics are in yogurt. I take in what I can but still have digestion issues. I eat fiber as much as I can but still have issues. I found a company called xymogen they have an opti cleanse GHI formula that helps and it's filled with protein and vitamins. They also have a product called iGg2000 that helps.

I hear ya! 34 just got harder than 33!

he has to  hurt bad enough to want to help himself. Don't be an enabler. Make sure you don't have co-dependance issues and refer him to AA. Go to al-anon.  

Greens Glorious Greens

I was told to go as sedentary on my profile and if at work I'm at a desk most of the day then when I go home I work out add the activites later. Add activites individually in the burn meter. There are tons of sites that you can use to put your exercise in and it will calculate the calories.  

If you're into indie music or other things I have a few songs that keep me going.  They are all really different styles. I start my ipod off with "Reckoner" by radiohead for my warm up,  The remake of "it's not over Yet" by the Klaxons, Then "Atlas" by Battles this is really different but the beats keep me going on the eliptical (it's almost cartoon like but great beats) The Knife "Marble House" (rex the dog remix off the EP), "Like a Pen" by the Knife this song is amazing if you give it time the sounds so unusual and upbeat, "I like the Way" by Bodyrockers, "An honest mistake" by Bravery, "Your a Woman I'm a machine" by Death From Above 1979 this is more rock fast guitar they also have a song called "Sexy Results" that reminds me why I want to look good, The Electric Soft Parade "if that's the Case,Then I don't know" this song is catchy,  "Into your Dream" by Foreign Born, great song, "Over and Over" by Hot Chip, "Four kicks" by Kings of Leon (i love this), "Combat Baby"by Metric, "We Carry On" By Portishead, "Great DJ" by the ting tings, "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio, "One week of danger" by The Virgins, Yeti by Caribou (this may be a little to different but I like the way it works my rhythms) Hope that helps. Also this song "Mimic the hurricano off of Liars Ep"  A good cooldown is "Running Up that hill remake by the chromatics" let me know if you like any of this!    

I like to mix 1/4 cup organic egg whites 25 calories with some of Amy's spaghetti sauce 1/2 cup (45 calories) in the microwave. Then I have a large organic mixed green salad with blueberries (20 cals) and strawberries (30)  not too many and put one serving of Anne's raspberry ving. dressing (35) calories. Still under 200 calories. I find that eating a light dinner gets quick results. Your body gets used to it ( just like some people get used to skipping breakfast )

the little bit of time you will have to enjoy that treat is so short lived. The workout you would have to do to burn it is a million times harder than resisting. It will pass. The more you pass on it the easier it gets. I think you will feel much better doing the right thing. Also check how much sugars and carbs are in dried cranberries. I used to eat dried fruit all the time but it's loaded with calories! sugars and carbs. And don't forget in the white chocolate is lots of sugar which makes you tired and zaps your energy to workout later. Also sugar causes wrinkles!     

Take it one day at a time. Make yourself a small easy daily goal like: Today I will walk for 20 minutes and tomorrow add another 5. After taking a walk notice how you feel when you get back and write it down. Keep a log of what you do. Another thing is that you can't worry about what other people think. Most people that look great at the gym probably have had their own issues with weight and body image. Most people are into theirselves anyway to be worried about what everone else is doing.  Losing weight takes tons of work and when your in enough pain you'll find a way to deal with the changes in routine you have to make. Working out also gives you a natural high and that helps with sleep, weight loss and depression. Once you start working out you'll realize how hard it is to burn calories and you'll think twice about what you eat. That's just how it's working for me.    And one more thing once you start it gets easier and much better than what you will put yourself through mentally because you not doing it.  Where do you think Nike got the quote "Just do it"