Posts by naurugirl

are you still eating breakfast? is it that TOTM? maybe your body just needs some time to adjust?

i feel your pain though. i have days, and weeks even, where i am constantly hungry. i think i big part of my problem is not drinking enough water. sometimes when you're just dehydrated you feel hungry, but unless you're chowing on something with a TON of water in it, it doesn't help much with the "hungry" dehydrated feeling. at least, that's how it's been in my case.

anyways, hang in there. we all have off weeks.

the weekends...ugh!

Original Post by courtneylauren

The Kashi bars on the other hand, are actually very good for you because each contains 3g of fiber, have no aritifical ingredients, are made from whole grains - It think CC rates them as an A.

I don't know how many calories the Kashi bars are but I recently discovered fiber one's bars I am absolutely in love with them! 150 calories and 9 grams of fiber! And they taste really good (not the cardboard taste I expect from most fiberific food). I had the peanut butter ones (sooo good) and am really excited to try the chocolate ones I just got!

 

jesselou:

here's an article from women's fitness about different exercises to make the most of your body shape:

http://www.womenfitness.net/exerciseshape.htm

their advice is pretty much what you'd expect, but you might want to check it out anyways.

melkor:

i'd like to inquire about you're post about lower reps for legs...do you know how many sets would be ideal?

woohoo!

I'll admit I've never had much of a problem with binge eating, but I have moments where all I want to do is eat and eat and eat. It's hard to overcome...I feel your pain.

If I'm in danger of binging the first thing I do is try to distract myself. Put on some music and dance, clean, watch some tv, surf the web, etc. If the urge to binge is really bad I'll just get out of the house and go for a walk or a bike ride.

While the distraction techniques work for me in a pinch, I've realized that if I don't want to binge I need to exercise self-restraint. Easier said than done, I know. But when it comes down to it, no one is going to lose this weight for me. I have to make sound choices, I have to make the sacrifices.

It helps me to remind myself of why I'm doing this, why I want to lose weight. I've found that visual aids work great for me. I make my own thinspiration -- no, not the kind with skeletor models and celebs you find on ana/mia sites (that is NOT attractive in my opinion). I take pictures of myself when I was thinner and where I like how my body looks and assemble a collage of those pictures juxtaposed with some "heavy" pictures to put on my fridge door and cupboard. That way when I go to the fridge or cupboard I am reminded of what I'm working for. Anyways, I've found that it really helps me control those junk food attacks and stick to my diet!

Best of luck to you angelsandghosts.

xosugarbabie05ox, drinking is one of my biggest problems on the weekends, too! I'm at university so it's very hard not to drink all the time (I seriously do not understand how so many people I know drink 4-5 times a week and aren't giant!) and especially not to go out drinking with my girlfriends on the weekends, which adds hundreds of calories to my day.  To make matters worse, once I get a little tipsy all inhibition (well food related that is, ) goes out the window and I eat like a madman pushing me into a serious calorie surplus. It feels pretty crappy to wake up the morning after a drunken Taco Bell binge. Bleh. I really shouldn't drink as much, but eh, easier said than done.

Well thank you everyone who posted! It's encouraging to know that other people struggle with the same problem and, unlike me so far, have been able to handle it successfully.

hi kmdrysdale, and welcome!

staying motivated to work out is hard...especially when you're tired! i try to work in exercise into my daily routine (biking to work, taking the stairs, going for a walk after lunch). it may not seem like a lot but it sure does add up.

when i'm really unmotivated i look at my thinspiration....and no not pro ana/mia type thinspiration (i don't want to be a skelator after all).  i find the best kind is pictures of me when i was at my goal weight/looking and feeling my best. even when i don't feel like working out, having a visual reminder of WHY i'm doing this using helps perk me up.

good luck on your weight loss!

okay, first off you've got a lovely figure (jeez i sound like my mother).

second, have you tried pilates? it will do WONDERS for your abs, especially your lower abs. i took a pilates class at school and my belly was pretty freakin flat...i gained some weight, have now lost it again but have not been doing pilates and my belly is waaaaay bigger even though i'm the same weight.

jeez some people have no boundaries!

my mother is always trying to get me off my diet. she's always telling me "oh you're perfect the way you are, i don't think you should lose an ounce". (of course she has to say that -- she's my momma!) some people just don't understand that i'm doing this is not because i think i'm fat or overweight, but because i want to like my shape! and getting rid of the buddha belly would be a plus, lol!

oh boy do i feel your pain on this one! being in college is not the best environment for limiting alcohol calories, if you know what i mean. here's what i do to try to limit that damage:

only drink a couple times a week,

STAY AWAY FROM COCKTAILS!!!! there are so many hidden calories in so many cocktails. i would recommend mixing with diet soda or soda water with lime. there are also light fruit juices. i loooove cosmos...i nearly died from joy when i found light cranberry juice at the grocery store!

work it into your diet. if i know i'm going to be drinking i make sure to factor it and eat less during the day. you shouldn't do this all the time, but for a special night out i think it's okay!

your waist and hips definitely look slimmer to me. i can't wait to start seeing results! keep it up hun!

baked salmon is amazing! it takes longer but cooking it slower at a lower temp will give you a great moist steak. i'm not sure about exact cooking times, but i'm sure you can find that info online somewhere.

100 calorie sponge cake! I think i just died and went to heaven!

i've started biking to work instead of driving....interestingly enough it takes about as long for me to bike from my house to work as it does to drive, park, and walk the 6-7 blocks to work!!

cutting out alcohol was a big thing for me. just switching from full calorie beer to light beer cuts out a lot of calories!

one thing i do that really helps me not overeat is to have stay hydrated. i always make sure to have a BIG glass of water before every meal, too. i fill up faster and don't eat as much!