Posts by trueblueta2ood

if you went veggie (good for you!) but are still missing some "meaty" options, I would suggest Portabello Mushrooms. They're delicious, and have a WONDERFUL "beefy" taste. Nothing makes my family happier than when I make stuffed portabello mushrooms! 

My kids also LOVE the vegetarian meat alternatives! Morningstar, Boca and other brands make wonderful meatless alternatives to everyday favorites (like chick'n nuggets and even corn dogs!) A bonus to these, is that you get to feel like you're eating something "naughty" or fattening, but in reality, you can eat 2 of the morningstar corn dogs for the price of ONE regular corn dog (and there's no meat!)

I get a lot of my protien in the morning w/ an eggwhite and mushroom omlette. Top that with a bit of reduced fat swiss cheese ::drools:: mmm heaven!

Original Post by kbattiato:

first of all, dont let this morning's disappointment ruin your efforts today! you've been working hard and eventually it will pay off!

just curious, have you ever tried weighing yourself everyday? i get up each morning, use the bathroom & hop on the scale. i like it for a few reasons.. first of all, you mentioned you dont want to live your life according to the number - but for me, weighing in every day actually makes the number less important. meaning, i think if i limited myself to just one weigh in per wk, i would build it up so much & invest so much in seeing that number go down each week  and feel devistated (like you do today) if there wasnt a significant difference (or worse). since i do it every day i basically know what to expect - it's easier to track changes and see patterns (water weight, that time of the month, etc) - and no matter what the scale says i use it as motivation - if it's a up a bit that day i'll run for longer or drink more water, whatever - if it's down i start the day off in a fabulous mood! it might be worth a try...

I'm going to agree here. I weigh myself every day and log it every day. It's best to find out if something you ate/drank the day before effected you negatively (or positively!) I use my scale every morning, right when I get up with an empty bladder so I can get my body's "true" weight. (which is your weight before consuming any foods or liquids) That's also the only way to accurately calculate your BMI (which everything else is calculated from).

Hey Appy: try not to go below 1200 calories per day. if you're walking for 7 miles every day, then there is no reason to deprive your body of needed calories. If you eat less than 1200 calories per day, you run the risk of losing muscle mass (your body will pull protein and nutrients from your muscles to feed itself) which is NEVER good.

Also, remember that muscle weighs more than fat. Always use a tape to measure your success. Inches lost are just as awesome as pounds! And even though you may not being losing weight, you might be losing inches (woohoo!)

Original Post by tomcat14:

also i was wondering what burn meter value i should go by. on this site it says i burn aroun 1800 a day but on the free dieting tips calculator it says i burn 2100 a day im confused

Hey tomcat: there's no way that your body burns less than 2000 calories per day. 2000 is what almost every body on earth burns just to function (breathing, brain and internal organ function) here's a copy of a post I made last week regarding calories and calculating intake for weight loss (my husband is a nutritionist)

"1500-1600 is fine for losing significant weight, if you're active. 1 lb of fat = 500 calories (per day) so if you eat 500 more calories than you burn per day, then you'll gain 1 lb per week. The same applies to weight loss (simple math)

My husband is a Nutritionist and Personal Trainer (he's also Active Duty in the US Military) Here is the formula that he uses to calculate how many calories per day you should consume to lose weight:

Explaining how to calculate sedentary calories burned per day is too complicated, so let's assume that you know your daily sedentary caloric burn (2230);

2230 x 7 (days in the week) = 15,610 : that's how many calories your body burns to keep your heart beating, brain working, all organs running, etc. in a week.

In order to loose 1 lb per week, you would need to burn an extra 500 calories per day:

500 x 7 (days in a week) = 3500 : the amount of additional calories you would have to burn in a week to loose 1 lb

15, 610 (calories per week you burn) - 3500 (the deficit you need per week) = 12,110 calories (the amount to eat per week)

if you take the calories per week you need in order to lose weight, and divide by the number of days in a week, you get your daily caloric intake needs to loose 1lb per week. 

12,110 / 7 = 1730 calories per day

However, I'm sure that you want to lose more weight than 1 lb per week. 2 lbs per week is the healthy amount to lose (any more than that, and you may be losing muscle mass to feed your body...not good) so you would either need to burn more calories through exercise, or eat less to loose the weight naturally; here is your equation for losing 2 lbs per week (w/ out exercise):

1000 (calories in 2lbs) x 7 (days in the week) = 7000 (deficit you need)

15, 610 (calories you burn per week) - 7000 (deficit needed) = 8,610 (calories to consume per week)

8,610 (calories per week) / 7 (days in the week) = 1230 (calories to consume per day)

If you add exercise into all that, you'll burn even more, and tone yourself up! bonus!

Sorry, I know that was a ton of math. lol"

the weekends used to frighten the hell outta me. then I discovered Boca Burgers and MorningStar meatless products. I'm not kidding you, Morningstar Corndogs are AWESOME!!! they taste JUST like the real thing, with half the calories and even less than half the fat of regular ones. you can eat 2! if you munch on lots of fruits and veggies, you're always safe.

Raspberries with 1 tbsp of chocolate syrup is also EXTREMELY decadent, my husband and I prefer it over icecream now! (even my KIDS have gotten into it!)

Eating Healthy is hard, I know. but you can do it!!!

First of all, you are perfectly in range of healthy weight for your height. Everyone carries weight differently.

That being said, I don't think your choices in food are particularly great! lol Healthy weight range is one thing, but how you stay there is something completely different.

I work from home, so when I clock out for the day, I'm ACHING to get out of the house. and something that my Dad once told me when I was little has always motivated me to get out and get moving:

When my Mom and Dad split, my Dad bought a camper van with what little money he had left. He parked that thing at the beach, and he still lives in it today. (this was over a Decade ago) I remember visiting him at the beach, and I asked him (because my Mom was VERY well off) "Daddy, do you miss the big house, and the pool?" and he said to me:

"Bug" (my nickname) "Home is where you shower and sleep. If you spend more time in your house than that, you're missing the world" then he pointed at the ocean and said "who needs a pool?"

I think of this every time I'm feeling lazy. The world is passing me by while I'm sitting on my butt.

Good luck to you girl. And remember, You're missing the world!

man do I HEAR YOU! ^_^ I don't commute at all, I work from home, I'm on my laptop at 7am, I'm off at around 4pm...but here's the kicker, I have 3 kids under the age of 5 that I have to take care of all day long, simultaneously! I just don't have the ENERGY to look at my treadmill and say "yeah...I'll hop on that RIGHT after dinner"

no way!

You've got support here girl!