Jess

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Fitness What's your Non Scale Victory ( Brag away ) Jul 23 2009
22:24 (UTC)
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  • I can finally jog a mile on my treadmill, which I wasn't able to do 1 month ago. Laughing In fact, I ran a 12 minute mile yesterday!
  • I actually fit into a size 10 jeans now (even though they're stretch jeans). I was a size 14 before.
  • I feel like I have more energy now. yay Laughing
Weight Loss HELP! weird symptoms!!! Jan 13 2008
06:09 (UTC)
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It may be acid reflux ..? When I get bad acid reflux, it feels like a chilly/cold feeling in my throat usually accompanied by chest pain.  I recommend that you go see your doctor if this is concerning you, or if it gets any worse.
Weight Loss side effects of wellbutrin? Nov 04 2007
05:31 (UTC)
I've tried wellbutrin in the past. I was on it for about 1 week. I was on paxil, and then effexor, and didn't like the side effects, so I tried wellbutrin. When I was taking this stuff, I would cry for no reason. I would cry just by watching commercials. I just wasn't myself.
I think the one antidepressant that worked the best for me was paxil, but I gained a lot of weight on it and the withdrawal is horrible.  I was also on lexapro for quite a while. I think that also caused some weight gain. I just got off of lexapro earlier this year, and I honestly feel the same way that I did while I was on it. :/

Honestly, I think your best bet would be to go to a psychiatrist. Many family doctors will give you whatever antidepressant you want to try, without doing any kind of psychological evaluation (at least that's my experience). It's almost as if they're using any antidepressant of their choice as a bandaid to fix the problem. Different drugs work on different neurotransmitters. If your depression is caused by a problem with a neurotransmitter(s), then finding a drug that specifically works on that neurotransmitter would be the most beneficial.  Unfortunately, this is usually done by trial and error which can take some time.

Hope this helps.. :]
Weight Loss what has been your highest weight? Jul 29 2007
07:35 (UTC)
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185, which I weighed a few days ago :(  I was able to maintain my weight at around 160 until I started nursing school last year in the Fall :/  I'm hoping to get my weight down to the 140's! 
Weight Loss Find your twin on CC! May 09 2007
04:52 (UTC)
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Female

Age: 23

Height: 5'3"

Weight: 178

Medium frame

Is my twin out there somewhere? :)
Fitness Did I really burn 915 calories?? Mar 11 2007
16:48 (UTC)
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Is it all that accurate? I've played workout mode many times. When I compare my HRM results with the workout mode results, the HRM seems to  always have a higher number. 
Fitness Did I really burn 915 calories?? Mar 10 2007
23:31 (UTC)
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dbackerfan - the f6 does have a VO2 test. I'm not really sure what the VO2 is, though. :/  The f6 does show how long I'm in my "fat burning" zone (which is supposedly when my HR is between 153 and 171).

Someone said that DDR isn't that much exercise.. Well, for someone who very rarely exercises, it is a LOT of exercise :) I'm sure it doesn't seem like much exercise to someone who is very fit (and can run for 4 hours straight)  I can't even run for 10 minutes.

I suppose I was doing a little bit of HIIT? I would alternate between really upbeat songs and get my heart rate over 180, and then cool down for a minute or two with a slower song, and do it again.


Fitness Did I really burn 915 calories?? Mar 09 2007
20:42 (UTC)
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thanks for your replies.  Yes, I did enter all of my information correctly. the numbers never spiked for no reason and I never get weird numbers.

I'd say I exercised pretty vigorously, though. During the workout, my average HR was 174. (my max HR was 206)

I read in another post that a few people were burning 400-450 cals with only 1/2 hour of exercise. So, maybe 915 in 1 hour is correct ..?
Weight Loss what has been your highest weight? Mar 09 2007
17:29 (UTC)
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175 :(  I'm at 172 now. My goal is 140 lbs.
Weight Loss 160s Club Oct 07 2006
23:43 (UTC)
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I'm still at 160. Hopefully I'll be in the 150's club soon :)
Weight Loss monday weigh-in club Oct 02 2006
11:55 (UTC)
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Still 160. But it's TTOTM and I ate tons of junk food last week, so this is a good thing I suppose :)
Weight Loss monday weigh-in club Sep 25 2006
09:27 (UTC)
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I weigh-in on Mondays :)

Current weight is 161. Hoping to lose 1 pound this week!
Foods nasty, nasty sandwich Sep 23 2006
23:28 (UTC)
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ick... just thinking about all of this makes me sick! :P
Games & Challenges Change 1 letter Only Game Sep 22 2006
03:28 (UTC)
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Games & Challenges Change 1 letter Only Game Sep 21 2006
22:47 (UTC)
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Games & Challenges Change 1 letter Only Game Sep 19 2006
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edit: how did we get to 5 letters now? ;)
Weight Loss is it possible to lose weight w/ lack of protein?? Sep 19 2006
02:13 (UTC)
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what is your average daily protein intake?
Fitness Anyone have a Gazelle? Like It? Sep 19 2006
02:10 (UTC)
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I have a gazelle. I suppose it's an 'ok' workout, if you're a beginner.  Although, I don't really like it because it doesn't have any resistence settings, etc. I prefer elliptical trainers, because they usually have resistence settings, as well as other features.  One plus about them is that they are low-impact, so that would probably be easier for your knee. 

The gazelle seems to have good reviews, though. Here are some reviews about it.
Fitness What can I log this as? Sep 19 2006
01:58 (UTC)
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maybe weight-lifting?  Sorry if this isn't much help :/
Foods sample menu for the day - what do you think? Sep 16 2006
01:42 (UTC)
*bump*
Foods sample menu for the day - what do you think? Sep 14 2006
22:19 (UTC)
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I'd still like some feedback on my new menu, though :)  please
Foods sample menu for the day - what do you think? Sep 14 2006
21:26 (UTC)
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that menu was for thinbride2be  :]  I posted my new one before that
Foods sample menu for the day - what do you think? Sep 14 2006
21:01 (UTC)
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thinbride2be, I made a menu for you. It's posted on my journal.

edit: moved to journal
Foods Tea anyone? Sep 14 2006
07:01 (UTC)
short2003 - if you're looking for the "sleepy time" tea, it's made by Celestial Seasonings :)
Foods sample menu for the day - what do you think? Sep 14 2006
05:16 (UTC)
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Thank you all for your advice. I've made some minor adjustments to the plan. I think majority of the sodium was coming from the salad dressing! :-o wow.  Here is the new plan. What do you think?

BREAKFAST
1 cup Fiber One
½ cup skim milk
5 strawberries, sliced

SNACK
1 apple
1 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt

LUNCH
2 slices wheat bread
6 slices low-fat turkey breast deli meat
1 lettuce leaf
1 tomato slice
1 packet mustard

1 cup lettuce
½ chicken breast, grilled
3 Tbsp vinegar & oil dressing

SNACK
1 orange
 
DINNER
6 oz salmon
½ cup brown rice
½ cup lentils
1 cup broccoli

SNACK
½ cup fat-free cottage cheese

Drink: 8+ cups of water throughout the day


1632 calories

Fat - 25.0% (49 grams)
Protein - 29.5% (131 grams)
Carbohydrates - 45.5% (202 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,179 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 229 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 55 grams

Foods sample menu for the day - what do you think? Sep 13 2006
08:14 (UTC)
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how would you go about doing that? :] I tried my best with the protein. Any ideas on how I can up it?
Games & Challenges Change 1 letter Only Game Sep 13 2006
06:02 (UTC)
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Weight Loss Am I doing something wrong? Sep 13 2006
04:16 (UTC)
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ok wow.  Thanks for the quick response. =)  Yes, it does sound weird to eat more! I calculated things out, and figured I'd have to eat around 1800 cals on the days that I exercise to achieve a deficit of 800. 1800 cals seems like soooo much, but I'll try it out for a week, I suppose.. and see how things go. :)  Thanks again
Weight Loss Am I doing something wrong? Sep 13 2006
04:05 (UTC)
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well, according to CC, I burn 2100 cals daily, without exercise.
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