Posts by theswissmiss

hello hello hello all!

I am terribly sorry for falling of the website...I was super duper busy with everything, move-in, school starting, leaving home to come to school...

anyways. I am glad this group is still in existance. Everything has settled down and I am finally able to start seriously counting (again).

So new stats:

19yo

5'4"

SW: 127 lbs

CW: 115-116 lbs (Hannikate I made my goal and then some! I am so excited!!!!)

So basically what I am trying to so so so hard right now is maintane. I really don't wanna gain the weight back, and I've been really paranoid about it. I try not to be, but its really stressing me out. I need some advice on how to avoid panicking.

Since I live in an apartment, I don't really eat at school anymore. I am trying to avoid all caf food. I cook really healthy for myself. Sometimes its so hard though since my friend go out to eat ALL the time. I usually order the healthiest thing on the menu, but eating out adds up :/

And then yesterday I went to a meeting that had trail mix. I ate like a bowl of it. I felt so guilty, but it was the first binge since the summer, and it was mostly nuts. As always, I love almonds and cashews. So now I am just afraid that I will fall into my old habits...help anyone?

I look at calories like money - "Is it worth spending 150 calories on that cookie???"

:p

heather, you look great! absolutely amazing! You should be very proud.

welcome all new additions to our group! doni I started out at 130-132, and I've gotten down to 119. If i can do it, definitely others can too...i lack self control when it comes to sweet things!

Back to 119 girls. This is so exciting, 2lbs from my goal! woohoo!

Vinny T's is great for that, as well as Naked Fish (I eat out too much :p)

hello all! welcome nolabels, buttons and doni :)

Exciting news girls!

SW: 130 (125 on CC)

Last week: 120.8

CW: 119.2 !!!! Woohoo! I haven't seen the teens in over a year :p

GW: 117 (maybe 115? Who knows, I just want to get to maintenance level before college)

Heather - I've actually realized that upping my calories once a week generally helps with my weight loss. I do it if I'm super hungry one day, but I make sure to exercise a little more. I am learning to listen to my body - if it wants more calories, I will eat, and if I am not hungry I won't eat. So sometimes I am around 900 calories (I know, I know 1200 min, but some days I just can't eat) while others at 1700. And how are you already graduating college??!

Hanni - Keep going and don't give up. I was thinking, this might be TMI, but if you are on birth control, that might be the reason you aren't losing weight. Some BC's don't let you lose weight easily, and make you gain weight instead.

all good ideas guys...we should start a club/group and keep posting over the year...

i think its definitely a social pressure to go out to eat. I am NOT getting a meal plan (not required) so hopefully forcing me to buy/make my own food. I love cooking anyways so it shouldn't be too bad.

its just so easy to slip up sometimes and be like, "oh this won't hurt, just take a bite"

also I tried the "i don't eat ice cream anymore" line. My friend just kept pushing it towards me until I finally told her that it was making me angry. then she got upset at me for being angry (i think that was an unreasonable reaction)

Order the thai lettuce wraps with just regular grilled chicken and don't eat the sauces it comes with - your basic salad.

or order the chicken medallions with ALL sauces to the sides, grilled with minimal butter. instead of mashed potatoes order a side of broccolli. (around 700 calories)

have some cheese cake - eat half, save the rest. (around 700 calories)

Total: 1400 calories. Perfectly acceptable calorie count.

this is your life - you can't restrict yourself from living. your body isn't super duper fragile, it can take it. go to the gym before or after if you feel guilty.

also cheesecake sucks at giving info - if everyone knew the horrendously disgusting amount of calories in some the dishes (shrimp scampi - 1500 calories! to think that used to be my favorite dish), no one would go.

woohoo heather! thats super exciting!

My goal right now is to get to maintenance level before school starts, but I think I have hit a plateau...my weight has not BUDGED from 120. Hmmm, I was thinking I'd zigzag but I am afraid of gaining the little bit of weight and then not being able to lose it...and for some odd reason I feel like I've gained weight. I just look rounder somehow in the mirror, and its slightly discouraging.

Also, I was talking to a friend that I hadn't seen in a year. We were talking about meal plans at college. I told him I wasn't getting one since it made me gain ridiculous weight last year.

All he said was "yea I can tell."

And I couldn't decide whether or not he was being sarcastic...'cause I've lost the majority of that weight (10lbs is a lot!) and I swear, if I didn't work out as much I'd be down to 117, like I was before. I didn't have much muscle before, and now I definitely do (almost have abs!)

I laughed and tried to write it off as a joke, but it kinda stung. I've been working so hard this summer, at the gym, dealing with food and everything. I am really trying hard to learn portion control, so I can deal with it at college.

His comment just added to my feeling of roundness. I feel like a roly-poly :/

Definitely around 700...the pita itself is around 300, the falafel around 200, and then 200 for sauce...

I think a combination of cardio and lifting is best. I used to focus mainly on cardio and light weights, but now I've switch over to more weights that cardio (it much more fun I think!) I've seen an increase in muscle mass, but I am proud of it. I'd rather be muscle-y and skinny than skinny-fat.

But I still keep up with the cardio (although less now), just to create a larger deficit, since I eat a little bit more when I work out.

Lots of people criticize coffee, but I love it. And, if you drink it black its been known to increase your metabolism by 15%. It also helps decrease cholesterol and risk of heart attack (but you have to drink like a ridiculous amount, 6 cups a day (which I sometimes accidently do)).

As for the soda - really try and cut it out. Recently there was a study done, that even the 0 calorie soda has an effect on weight loss. Also, it increases your chances of heart attack/heart problems later on in life, if you've been an avid soda drinker your whole life. Its basically consuming chemicals.

It seems to me that you are bored with your diet maybe? I was like you, I depended a lot of protein bars, and honestly, what will happen when I reach my goal weight?

So I am trying to learn to live healthier and eat healthier instead of eating for a  diet. Try and spice it up - Have a some turkey on wheat instead of a protein shake. Add some nuts into your diet. Scrambled egg whites with a tiny bit of sesame oil and lots of veggies is around 200 calories but tastes great and is very filling.

I bought a low-cal cookbook and its really made a difference.

I am the only one who's calorie counting, but my family supports it, buying me lots of fruits, veggies, lean meats. My mum also cleaned out the pantry for me from all highly junky foods. My little sister started complaining but we kept a cupboard for her and my dad.

My sister eats whatever she wants. She is 00 and does not gain a pound. At all. EVER. She can have like three grilled sandwiches in one day and it will not be reflected on the scale the next, even with water weight gain blahdiblah.

My dad eats fairly healthy, except he has a huge sweet tooth. Eats so much chocolate and pastries and cakes. Yet magically, like my sister, stays pretty slim.

My mum tries to eat healthy. She cooks really delicious healthy meals that whole family enjoys, but sometimes she just eats too much. She's also trying to lose weight, so its nice to have a partner-in-crime.

Cream cheese on Crossaint covered in raspberry jam with crumbled egg on top...YUM.

Buttered toast with black caviar spread on top (when I was a kid, 5 years old, that's all I would eat. My parents thought I was crazy...its still delicious).

Mix boiling milk,  a TON of feta cheese, some butter and sugar. Put extremely dry toast in a bowl and cover with milk concoction. Cover bowl with plate for 5minutes, so the butter and feta and sugar all melt together and seep through the toast... Enjoy!

runnabe has a pretty good grasp on it...just a few more additions:

Starvation mode is when you eat less than 1200 calories on a consistent basis, thus causing you metabolism to become VERY slow. The body thinks its in a famine and once you start introducing more calories to your diet, anything extra will be converted to fat. This pretty much undoes all of your hard work, so you must eat at least 1200 calories everyday. You need 1200 for basic human functions, breathing, heart beating, blinking ect ect ect.

Cardio isn't the best for weight lost, it can destroy muscle. What cardio does is create a calorie deficit big enough for you to lose fat. I do do cardio everyday, but I really saw a difference once I started lifting. The best solution is a combination of cardio AND weights - Cardio creates a calorie deficiency allowing you to lose fat, while weights will build muscle. Eventually you will have a nice toned body. I would recommend starting out slow (I started at a light 10min jog and am now up to an hour's run).

Its best to keep a daily update of your calories - that way you are always on track and eventually you'll be able to build a routine. I generally do keep track of all calories, but once I reach my goal, I'll slow down a bit and give myself some leeway.

Your weight will fluctuate DAILY. I can gain like 5 lbs some days, depending on weather I've done a heavy work out, eaten something salty like pickles, not drank enough water, drank too much water...the list is endless. As long as your weight loss TREND is down, you are losing weight.

Welcome to CC! Its a good community :)

lol, good idea hanni :)

Okie, so I'll do weigh in today, 'cause i am quite proud of myself: Officially 120lbs. Stayed stable :) Despite a fluke this week, but its ok, I included it in my calorie count.

Okie here goes:

SW: 126lbs

HW: 132lbs

GW: 117lbs

CW: 120lbs (3 from goal awww yea! :) !! )

This week is overall pretty good - I've noticed that my appetite has really decreased though, sometimes I can only manage around 900 calories (by accident obviously) so I treat myself to some frozen yogurt or peanut butter or something to get up my calories.

BTW I didn't know what thinspo was until I saw it in a thread and looked it up. It really scared me and made me feel so sad for those girls.

How was everyone else's week?