Posts by mrgcat

What about Traditional Chex Mix? Less calories and fat than potato chips and they're my favorite. Of course, everything in moderation.

Congrats to you! That's 2 five pound bags of potatoes and that's a lot of weight off.

I usually have a snickers marathon protein bar for lunch 290 cals with 20 grams of protein, about 17 almonds (100 cals) and an apple. I also drink water all day (about 4 -16.9 oz bottles) This will carry me through to dinner and despite a job that I'm on the move all day, I rarely feel hungry. My breakfast usually is OJ, a lite english muffin with Olivio, not butter, a banana and cup of tea. Half of my calorie intake (no more than 2000) is usually consumed by dinner and I always save a few hundred calories for a light desert such as a 100 calorie blue bunny fudgicle.  I might also recommend an egg beater with a slice of lite cheese for breakfast with Tropicana light OJ (50 cals) for breakfast.

My success is primarily from sticking to my guns and this website. (40 pounds in 8 months.

Good Luck!

Very difficult to count calories on take out pizza. Some shops use part skim mozzarella and others use whole milk. As you can see, calories very from one shop to the other and most of the mom and pop shops will never let you know what goes into their delicious offerings. I usually order pizza with just light mozzarella. Mozzarella and cheese are one in the same. I usually count three pieces as 1200 calories. I like to guage my calories on the higher side and I believe commerical pizza with mozzarella is higher than 300 calories. If you add sausage, mushrooms, anchovies, hamburg, or whatever else, that all adds up. I"m not sure where CC gets 300 calories for a piece of cheese pizza but I think they are counting cheese as grated and sprinkled over the tomato sauce? Mozzarella Cheese is high in calories and fat. I love pizza however and try to have it once a week, without over-doing it, which is so easy. Ask your pizza shop owner what type of cheese he's using. They'll most likely tell you, real cheese.

Bon apetito!!!!!! Sometimes we have to indulge.

There are many diet drinks that would count as water. If you like green tea, Lipton makes a diet green tea that would count as water. Only down side is it contains aspertame. Some people will not touch aspertame. Powerade also has a new drink now with zero calories and would count as water as well. There are many other options.  Water is tasteless, so I'm assuming you just don't like the dynamics of drinking too much of it? If you're eating a lot of salt and tha hot dog is loaded with salt, you should be drinking something. There are days that I'm not in the mood for water myself, but it become so routine now, that I don't even think of drinking four 16.9 bottles of aquafina or daswani. You should also eat fruits, especially bananas and some veggies.

Good Luck and as far as exercising which results in pain, a simple 20 minute walk is better than nothing at all.

I think it's a stereotype to think men like skin and bones. There's more to being attractive than being a size 4.  I think men like women that take care of themselves. In other words, all women, all sizes, can be attractive to any given man. There are some women that feel they should show off a big over-hanging belly, for the whole world to see. I find this extremely unattractive and don't know too many counterparts that like to see it. In today's society there are very few woman flaunting skin and bones. The majority have some excess. Could you imagine all woman being size 7's or less? When I married my wife many moons ago, she was a size 3. That size is history now but I still love her the same. I think there's more to being over-weight than being attractive. The health ramifications such as heart problems and diabetes should be the focus. The doctors are the ones that like good weigh in numbers. Not anorexia.

All women are beautiful. It's just how they take care of themselves.

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml? identifier=11234

Check this out. Many questions answered from the American Heart Assoc.

I think everyone is different and there's no set standard for sleep. I'm twice your age and get 6 hours of sleep or less a day. My job requires walking and standing for 8 hours and I am active as well at home. I consume about 1750 calories a day and carbs are typically 65% of my nutrition value. I found sugar does play a part in the "tired feeling" and stay away from a lot of sugar, concentrating on more protein. You might want to try a good nutrition bar that's very high in protein and see what that does for you. I fully realize that sleep is so important in maintaining weight. I'm just a person that does not require much sleep to function adequately. I also find that working with people your age, they do get plenty of sleep. Some get 10-12 hours. Not sure if that's a generation thing or not. Again, everyone is different.

What a GREAT post!

Yes, we are all in this together, men and women alike. It is very difficult for men to lose weight as well. Very easy to put on, difficult to lose. I started putting the pounds on after quitting smoking about 8 years ago. Food just seemed to taste better. Then, one tragedy after another occurred in my life. No, I didn't run back to cigarettes, I used food to starve myself on my first loss and used food on my 2nd loss to fill my face as stuffed as possible. Now, I have a control on my life and what I put in my mouth. Happy to say I've lost 22 pounds since coming here. It's people like you that give me the energy to continue on. I still want to lose an additional 20-30 pounds and it is attainable. It's all a mindset and it's all what we consider a priority in our life. There's an epidemic out there and it's called obesity. So, everything you said is so true and thanks for giving us a lift today. Greatly appreciated and good luck to everyone. Watch your calorie intake, stay away from McDonalds, watch the dairy and eat sensibly.

Happy Labor Day!  :)

sweating is the body's way of cooling off. It does not mean you are losing weight.

Good Luck........

Just wanna clarify that just because you sweat, that doesn't mean you're losing weight. That's the body's way of cooling off.

Quite honestly, I think anyone can do anything they want and achieve their goals if they put their mind to it. Count the calories and exercise. Eat good nutritious foods and switch your exercising routine around every now and then so your body doesn't fall into a trap and stop losing the pounds.

Again, good luck to you!