Posts by jett69

Original Post by lucylocket1966:

That's interesting Jett ... I have eggs (have my own two pet chookies so they're truly good healthy psychodelic yellow-yoked eggs LOL), don't get turkey as readily here in NZ as I used to when State-side and string cheese?  What do you call string cheese.  I remember getting string cheese in the states but don't know what to call it here?  Is it like Mozzarella or similar? 

What training are you doing or into?  My BIG problem at the moment (sorry to hijack your thread Dark-beam) is not getting the time to work out or exercise.  I usually have jobs in which I'm quite busy on my feet which takes the place of "working out" as I also have horses at home.  I'm currently in a very sedentary role and am about to move to a more active on my feet role which will help but in the meantime, what would you substitute the turkey with and where would you find "string" cheese.  Also, sometimes I have (or should I say USED to have) sliced low fat ham instead of turkey, but found that it was filled with all those sulphates and preservatives, etc, and would give me really bad wind and gut ache and sometimes the runs.  Suggestions?

 Protein-wise, string cheese is like mozza, but really any preportioned kid snack cheese will do (as long as it's 100% real cheese) they tend to be around 100cals a serving.  Turkey or chicken I get fresh slices from the deli (no sulphates or salt and additives) or to save money broil/boil some chicken and slice it for sandwiches, again about the portion size for me (not a meal more of a supplement to a meal).  I'm not looking to make a sandwich just get some extra protein (on top of the sandwich I ate for lunch! haha)

Training, I race bikes and run so I burn a lot of calories.  I started out slow, couldn't run a block to save my life but now I run long cross country races, mountain bike and race duathlons.  I'm slow but tenacious!  I have my first 25km (just over half marathon) mountain goat race coming up this fall!

If I had horses I would ride every day!  That and mucking stalls must burn tonnes!  What I had to learn was that just because I was active didn't mean I could eat a lot more.  It's easy to say I ran an hour so I can eat a whole extra meal, it doesn't quite work out the same.  And forget it if you DON'T train one day, that extra appetite doesn't go away so you still want extra calories that you haven't burned.

Original Post by kimbecki:

Does anyone know the correct RDA of sugar? I pretty much understand how to watch fat content, but not so clear on sugar. I somehow got 40 grams somewhere, and I consume way more than that, but now I have seen a formula that says it should be 10% of your calorie consumption. So, if my calorie consumption is 1350, then my sugar intake should be 135 g? That seems high, especially compared to 40. If it's true, then I am in good shape, as I have never come close to 135. Another question is this measurement for added sugar only, or does it include natural sugars?

 Hi everyone!  My names Jett and I would love to join your group.  I just turned 40 and joined cC last year.  My top weight was 237 and I'm 5'7" but I haven't seen that number in a long time.  I've managed to drop around 10 pds a yr and am now 185, however the last year or two I've just fluctuated up and down 10 pds.  I excercise quite alot, and race bikes and run, however I'm very very slow, I just live in a very active town!  I usually check in once a week but I'm a lurker too (tee hee).

Regarding the sugar question, on 1350 cal diet, 10% would be 135 calories not grams, their are 4 calories in 1 gram of sugar, so that equals 34 grams technically.  Yes I am a numbers geek, it's my profession actually, haha!

I'm known for my love of dorks and nerds because inside that's how I feel.  However, that said, I always end up with the pretty jerk boys because those are the guys that ask me out for my "interesting" looks! haha

My sisters bf is a jock boy type and when he asked what kind of guy I liked and I said NERD nice boys, he said no way would any guy like that ask me out.  I've dated a few nice boys and each time I had to pursue them.

Nuff said, yes you need to get in the game, the game of asking and putting yourself out there, nobody meets their soul mate at home watching tv.  You'll be surprised what girls are out there hoping you will ask them out.

oh i am so bad for this too!

I call it the nibbleees, and I just can't stay away from the cereal box.

I tried drinking tons of herbal tea but it's chewing I really want.

So I sometimes chew gum or brush my teeth and use mouthwash, that makes everything taste gross.

And sometimes I just give in and go for the 100 cal serving items.

And I just have to say it's amazing how many of us are on the same cycle!

TW:  176

LW:  176.8

Loss:  .8

Ok so today is day one of TTOM so I'm taking my weigh in from Saturday as I'm a big bloated pile of blah today and am eshewing all scales for the next 5 days!

First off, Go to a doctor!  Being dieters doesn't make us experts!

But don't be afraid to go to the doctor.  I've had anxiety disorder, to the point of passing out.  The heart palpitations happen anytime, happy, sad, active, just totally out of the blue, so it could still just be anxiety.  They (for me) were also a side effect of hyperthyroidism.

I don't take any pills, just knowing what it was helped take away the anxiety.  Just the fact that it's happening at the same time at night for you is suspicious because you might be sitting in bed waiting and worrying for it to happen.

Or laying down could be tripping up you heart, only a doctor knows for sure. 

Hi rob,

I noticed that the spreadsheet has not been updated for me for the last two weeks, maybe because I'm on the west coast :P

I don't really care about last weeks GAIN

but this weeks LOSS, oh you bet I want it!

I've been working on my 5k time. I've never been in a race, and I've never really paid attention to how fast I can run, just how long. (I'm just now able to finish 3 mi or so without stopping) so now I'm shifting my attention to time. I suppose I should look into some advice from people who know what they're talking about and not just wing it, but already it has really intensified my treadmill workouts. Fun!

 Some unrequested advice only because Cordie knows I'm obnoxious. INTERVALS!  2mins at your normal pace, 2 minutes give'n'r, over and over.  This teaches your legs a new turnover pace and when you go back to an easy run at your regular pace you will feel ssssooooooo sssssllllllllloooooooowwwwwwww. :P

WI - 185pds! so thats up like 3!  BUT I was 181.6 when I left for chez moms on friday and I doubt I ate 12,250 calories over my daily burn this weekend.  Guess I'll know for real next weigh in.

 LW - 185

CW - 176.8

Loss - 8.2pds!

Just goes to show that binges are usually only water unless you give them a week to grow.  Before turkey lurkey, I was 181 (2 weeks ago) so it makes sense to be down 4 from that.  I didn't do much differently, I ate exactly 500 under my daily burn.  But I have been sick with a cold this week and I haven't wanted food so I haven't been nibbling (still ate 1450 every day!) and I drank a truckload of green/ginger tea.

Cordie - Congrats, please throw out your coat tails so I can grab on!

Diva -  I know it sucks to work so hard and not see a big loss but maybe your deficit is too high?

Rob - You will bounce back fearless leader

Hmmm alot of similarity, lose around 20- 25 pds and taper, me too!

Coach K is right, the points 'average' to around 50 cals a point.  Mine was set to 24 (1200) cals, but what you have to consider is they don't count most vegetables and high fiber foods give you more food per volume.  Plus you have 35 extra points (5 per day av) to use over the week.  So really if you are eating what they consider a healthy diet; high fiber foods with lot's of vegetables (0 points) plus your extra weekly points, you would be adding 250 - 500 a day to your minimum calories, which is around what CC says to eat.

The problem is eating only the minimun and not enough fibre/vegies, then the diet has some flaws.  I found it an easy way to count things though, and the fiber average ended up being 5gms fiber = 1 less point.  So if you think about it, 25 grams a day = 5 extra food points a day.

24 pts

5pts for 25gms fiber

5pts for weekly additions

= up to 34 points a day or 1700 cals

Make sense?

Yes I'm a numbers geek.

Hi everyone,

Just posting an introduction as there are a lot of new members here and a lot of continuing challengers from the Sept challenge HI!

I would describe myself as an overweight athlete.  Don't get me wrong I was once quite overweight (for my size) and over the last 9 years I've managed to burn off around 60pds YIKES!  I live in a very active ski resort, so that helps a lot.  I'm still around 35 pds overweight and I'm chipping away at it whenever I can, these groups help a lot.  I'm very much into mountain bike racing, 10km running races and duathalons and I compete all summer long, which makes weight loss more difficult actually.  The last challenge I was only able to drop around 5pds but I'm hoping for a more drastic change in this challenge to help me get ready for ski season races!

I'm living proof that although being overweight makes racing or exercising harder it doesn't make it impossible, it just takes you a little longer....haha

Original Post by oakmommy24:

jett69~ are you in the christmas challenge?

 yes yes. oh i thought i signed up earlier but i guess i need to post on that thread too!  oops, that will take remembering for a few weeks!

Hi everyone, just got back from chez mom and will WI tommorrow morning with a full turkey belly.

...ANyone else ever put on almost 10 pounds in a week??

 When I eat reaaallllyyy poorly, like booze and sugar and pizza type eating, I've been known to put on 8 pds over a weekend but it usually goes away over the next week if I'm super good!