Posts by rindi

1. Chicken Breast (I'm allergic to beef, pork is too fatty, and fish is expensive, so I eat chicken pretty much every day, if not every meal.)

2. Egg Whites

3. Tomatoes (in salad, on sandwiches, plain, thrown in with almost anything I cook)

4. Apples

5. Oroweat Double Fiber bread or english muffins. (I love this bread, I never get anything else)

6. Joe's O's (Trader Joe's version of Cheerios) with milk and a little sugar.

7. Broccoli (also thrown in with almost anything I cook).

8. Rice (white, unfortunately. I bought a 20 lb. bag of it before I realized how much better for you brown rice is, and I'm still waiting for it to get used up.)

9. Low Carb-High Fiber tortillas

10. Olive oil (doesn't really count as a food all by itself, but I use it for everything except stir fry)

If you're talking about cooking soup, and the brown stuff you're referring to is a  grainy sludge that settles to the bottom it's little bits of meat that fall away from the rest. It wouldn't be fat, because the fat melts and floats on top of the broth. Whenever I make soup, the last cup or so is just broth and a bunch of little particles from the meat, potatoes, etc.

When you click the "add to food log" button, the first thing on the form where you enter the amount of that food is the date. Simply put in yesterday's date, and it will put it on yesterday's food log. You can also put in dates in the future, which is great for planning ahead. (I generally try to do a food log a day ahead of time to make sure I'm getting the right balance of vitamins, fiber, etc. before I actually start eating so I don't have to try to make up for things at the end of the day)

Generally I get enough fruits and veggies, but it kind of depends on how good I'm being and what I have in the house. I haven't had any yet today, but I'll at least have an apple. If I get any more fruit or any veggies depends on if I make it to the grocery store today (my fridge is pretty bare). But I want to have a nice big salad later.

Original Post by coreyander:

I experience this regularly -- it is called orthostatic hypotension and it is, indeed, a form of low blood pressure. I haven't heard of it being caused by a caloric deficit, but perhaps that is one possible cause. I think that dehydration, too little salt in your diet, or a reaction to a medication of some sort are more likely culprits.

Edit: Digging around a bit more on ole' Google Scholar, it looks like there may be some kind of association between very low calorie diets and this particular condition. Your intake doesn't really qualify, though, as VCLDs are diets with 400-800 kcal/day. You might try eating a bit more and seeing if it doesn't improve, though.

Hmm. I've had this since I was a kid. I was told it was vertigo and was perfectly normal (by my parents), and when I went to the doctor he couldn't set it off so he assumed it was nothing. Interesting to find out it's low blood pressure. (Although now that I'm exercising more, I find it happens less frequently.)

Original Post by plum_seed:

oooerr! thank-you :D
that made me feel a load better

i'll have cheat days everyday

 

 

(no i won't)

Lol, I wish that logic worked.

When something lists calories from fat, those calories are already included in the calorie count. For example if a food's nutrition facts says 100 calories and then it says 27 calories from fat, It just means that of those 100 calories 27 are from fat.

The same thing applies to total fat and saturated fat (or trans fat, or monounsaturated fat). If a food has 6 grams of fat and 2 grams of saturated fat, it means 2 of those 6 fat grams are saturated fat.

You didn't ask about this one, but it works the same way. Carbs are generally broken down into sugar and fiber. If a food has 10 grams of carbs, 6 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of fiber, the grams of sugar and fiber are part of the total carb count, not in addition to it.

Hope this clears things up.

Honestly, I prefer both my men and women to be a little "squishy". But that's just because I find it's easier to cuddle up to someone who's not overly bony or muscle-y.

Original Post by darkylinky:

i dont gain weight, i dont let myself use excuses. if its not coming off im not working hard enough.

Lol. You obviously don't weigh yourself often enough to see that your weight fluctuates.

I try not to weigh until it's over. Seeing the numbers go up is too disheartening. I made the mistake of weighing this morning (ttom just started) and my weight had jumped up 2 lbs.

It's scary how easily I could have been that big.

I agree that it's generally the parents' fault. They're the ones that are responsible for buying food, teaching their children how to respond to food and exercise, and keeping their children from just eating whatever they feel like. And a lot of parents are too ignorant or too lazy to make sure their children grow up healthy and active.

Peanut butter is good for you, but like all nuts and seeds, it's a very calorie dense food. But you do have to be careful about which peanut butter you buy. Some of them have a lot of added fat to make them spread better. I get fresh ground peanut butter and add a little honey to sweeten it.

Yes you do need to eat back the extra calories you burn. You should never have more than a 1000 calorie deficit.

EDIT: You should log those calories into the activity log along with the time period you burned them in, as CC will only add to your burn meter the excess over what you would have burned with normal activity (according to your activity level settings).

I do the same thing with limes. Not so much with the lemons though.

Anywhere from 20-40 bucks a week for just myself.

Original Post by giasbash6260:

I buy all my free-ranged/grass-finished meat products on line! I am addicted to: North Star Bison (http://northstarbison.com) - I trust the woman who owns this farm 100% because she really know what she is talking about!

I only eat 100% grass-fed red meats and let me tell you - her products ROCK! She offers bison, beef, lamb, ostrich, elk, goat, chicken & turkey... And she also has AMAZING shipping deals! Do not delay - go to her site and order away! Tell her GIGI sent you (she'll know who you're talking about! ha ha).

Thanks, but I get this stuff a lot cheaper at the butcher I go to. I couldn't afford it otherwise.