Posts by katiemac2188

Have you tried eating smaller meals every two hours or so? If possible, give it a try. It works great for me because I love to eat, but if you are eatingmore times it may help you get more calories. As for things to eat, these are mine:

• I do a lot of strength training, so protein shakes are a staple in my diet. I mix the powder with water, but if you want to give it a shot you could get some more calories by mixing with milk.
• Clif Bars-fairly small but very tasty and fairly nutritionally sound as well
• Cashews
• Ricotta cheese mixed with berries
• Plain yogurt, cottage cheese, and berries all mixed together
• Tuna fish with apples and walnuts mixed in (I don't add mayo, but you could if you need the calories)
• Peanut butter spread on a piece of multigrain bread
• Greek yogurt with some granola stirred in (so yummy, so much protein)

Hope that helps some! Remember to FEED your body to stay healthy and lose weight! Be good to yourself!

I got a concussion in February so I took a week off working out. At the end of the week was my 21st birthday at which I ate and drank A LOT. Only after that did I reach my goal!

I am also a college student and I just turned 21. I'm 5'3" and I was eating around 1400 calories for months and losing very slowly. I started at 137 and as of the end of February I finally hit 119. Then I upped my calories to 1600 and I quicly started losing, now I'm down to 112.8 as of this morning. I'd say up your cals!

I'm not sure if this is reasonable for you, but how about slowly increasing your calories without stepping on the scale? That might take some of the pressure off since it is likely you will gain a bit of water weight in the process. It's possible you won't, though. I increased from 1400cals to 1600 all in one go and didn't gain an ounce. You've been severely restricting so it may be different for you.

I know you probably know this, but you may need to increase beyond 1200. That is a good first goal to get to though. I know that you know the BARE minimum is 1200 and I'm not trying to lecture you, just prepare you for getting beyond that number in the future.

You said you added exercise this week...new exercise generally makes your muscles retain water. No worries, you're normal!

Also, maybe your body is telling you to eat! At 116lbs you are very close to being underweight, and you're only 15 so if you are using CC's tools to figure out your intake you are probably severely underestimating. Teenage girls are still growing and need more calories than adult girls do!! I would check your intake because if you are eating as much as you say you are, maybe you are trying to restrict too much!

You can try getting more calories in during the day by spreading your food out. You say you have a hard time getting in 300 calories each time you eat, so why don't you try eating about 200 calories 5 times a day instead? I eat every two hours during the day, then I finish up my calories at dinnertime. It helps keep me sane by not letting me go too long before I eat (there's something satisfying about eating even if I'm not necessarily hungry), and I can fit in all of my calories and have time to digest and not feel full before bed.

I also agree with the above posters in thinking you need low-bulk, high-calorie foods. Salad greens don't have many calories, but bread and peanut butter do. Even some fruits might get you less bulk for your calories. Things like nuts and avocadoes have a lot of calories but also good fats and protein. You'd be doing your body a favor by adding them to your diet!

1. Be SUPER excited!

2. Stop dressing like a bum!

3. Feel comfortable being social!

4lbs to go!

I never thought I could date a smoker, but my current boyfriend was a smoker when we started dating. He is the sweetest, most wonderful person I know so i was abe to look past the smoking. He has since quit without my asking and I'm glad...no driving with the windows down in the cold!

This is true, but I think in my case I'm motivated enough to lose this weight without the bribe of money. I'm trying as hard as I possibly can, and no one's paying me! Sure, I have cheat days once in awhile, and I sure can eat, but usually on those days my urge to eat is so strong that no amount of money in the world could stop me. I tell myself that I'll feel better if I don't, that I need to keep my eyes on the prize nothing can stop me. And my weight loss has slowed due to being close to my goal, but I'm still working as hard, if not harder, than ever.

This is not to disagree with you, though, the promise of money would sweeten the pot, and probably motivate me if I didn't already have motivation! And I sure can tell you I wouldn't be opposed to $250,000...

I like to weigh myself every day, especially now that I'm pretty close to my goal weight.  I think it helps me consciously make better eating decisions. If I think to myself "If you eat that, you won't be very happy when you step on the scale tomorrow," it sometimes gives me a bit more willpower. And if I do decide to eat mass amounts of whatever it is I told myself would make me unhappy, when I confirm by stepping on the scale it gives me something to remember for the next time! And I know a lot of that is daily water retention fluctuation, but it's a mental thing for me. And if, for instance, my boyfriend and i go to a brunch buffet and stuff our faces enough to actually gain real weight, I have a whole week or so where the scale is above my trend to say "Hey, it was your choice, now you're set back a bit!"

I take green tea extract and fish oil simply for health benefits. If they help with weight loss too, great, but I replaced my multivitamin with them because for me it is more beneficial.

I've tried Body Fortress before, and I think it tastes TERRIBLE. My brother bought a big tub of it and he could barely get it down so he let me at it...I couldn't do it either.  But the other thing I would check is the quality. I don't have a tub handy so I can't check the ingredients but look to see what the first ingredient on the list is.  If it says something to the effect of "proprietary protein complex" I would shy away...that essentially means that there is a very small amount of the advertised protein type in the mix, combined with some other cheaper proteins. By calling it a protein complex they can put the ingredient of interest at the top of the list, while normally it would be close to the bottom.

I actually have a pair of pants that stopped fitting after I gained weight last semester.  I'm sure i could fit into them now but I refuse to try them on until I'm closer to my goal.  I've been wearing too-big jeans, T-shirts, and sweatshirts instead of the wardrobe of super-cute clothes that I have, postponing until I get there! it sounds silly buy I think it keeps me motivated.  I do regret my summer a tiny bit though, I came home weighing about 20lbs more than when I left and I felt GROSS! I cried to my mom on more than one occasion! (Luckily she's amazing and understanding) I didn't go out for a lot of the summer, partially because I didn't want to be in pictures, partially because i didn't want people to judge me for gaining back the weight I'd lost when I first went to college, and partially because i didn't want the temptation to ruin my diet.  I missed out on some fun things, but I also felt a bit excused since I worked 70-hour weeks and wasn't technically lying when I said I was tired or I was at work!

I should also add, I am doing NROL4W as well, and my system is working out really well for me! I'm working on losing fat instead of gaining muscle right now, but either way it works! (For me!)