Posts by joestephens

While I'm not the biggest fan of Siciano31's idea, I feel I need to rise to his defense.

1.  He is not promoting any type of product and has nothing to sell - he is simply conveying and idea.

2.  One element of this concept does make sense - and that is the concept of giving the digestive system "a break" - I know this is kind of a "Fit for Life" idea, but constantly overeating leads to a buildup of digestive material in the stomach and intestines, which leads to all sorts of problems.

3.  I realize that eating 1500 - 1800 calories in a way is "giving the digestive system a break" - in that you never really overeat to begin with.

4.  For me, the upshot of Sicilano's post is that having a "way lower" calorie day could be beneficial - and I would tend to accept this as a general premise, even if I wouldn't accept that going super-low cal (say, 500 calories) every other day would be beneficial.

Thanks for the post Siciliano - I enjoyed reading it.

I'm really not liking what I'm hear from your essay.  With all due sympathies for the passing of his mom, you don't need to step in a become a "mom-substitute".

He sounds extremely irresponsible to me - I don't see why you would want to take that on.  He should be a leader or at least a "co-leader" in the relationship.

I come down on the side of Best Buy.  If someone doesn't show, a company will find other ways to get the job done.  He can't be their "go-to" guy.  It sounds to me like he's not your "go-to" guy, either.

You look really good in the mid 120's - you're a tall young lady - keep up the great work, but be careful about obsessing - enjoy food out with friends and have fun!

Baskin Robbins:  Jamoca Almond Fudge! - no toppings, in a cup

Love it!

I saw candy corn at the lunch checkout - about 5 ounces worth and bought it as an impulse buy, thinking I could control myself.

I could not!  I gave an ounce or 2 to a co-worker, they gave some back and I at all the rest.

;-(

Felt horrible all day and the next, and gained about 2 pounds of water weight!

I weight every morning and I log it - I think it's instructive to see that what you eat several days before has an almost immediate impact on your weight.

For instance if you go to a Mexican restaurant and have chips and salsa - it won't be a big surprise if you weight 2 -3 pounds more.  Be careful, avoid too much salt, and eat plenty of vegatables?  You'll be on an immediate downtrend.

It has both an immediate and a cumulative effect and you can see this with your logged weight.

You're lovely - enjoy being that way!

A guy's perspective -

I recall commenting on a co-worker's wearing a skirt, but it was not because she lost weight, but because she had worn pantsuits for the previous year!

Any change attracts attention - some people are a bit less sensitive with their comments than others I know - but sometimes and compliment is really just that, a compliment.

I do - every AM at the same time - then I log it sometime during the day - I think it clearly shows what causes ups and downs (read:  sodium and mexican restaurants).

It's just part of my morning routine, take about 4 seconds - why not?

Milk Thistle is an herbal supplement that is thought to support liver function - I think there is zero risk in taking it  - if you look it up in google you'll see what its beneficial effects are reputed to be.

I think a bottle costs about $5.00 at most places that sell supplements.

These are good tips - when I have had an "excess sodium" experience (chips, almost any soup, almost any processed food, or smoked salmon (love it!) - it takes all of 3 full days to recover from the 2 -3 pounds extra.

Also, as far as cravings, sometimes I crave sodium more than sugar.  I try to not get too "far behind" on sodium, and try to have a very moderate salt addition at least once a day.

Aside from drinking too much - I think the real danger is the salt!

I've taken the approach of "adding in" healthy foods to "crowd out" less healthy foods (and I did go to Wendy's last week, too!).

For instance at work, I'll take a heart of Romaine Lettuce, and heat 1/2 of it with oil and vinegar - you'd be surprised how that fills you up.  Then, maybe have 1/2 a chicken breast 30 minutes later.

Of course, eating out is what I dislike most - very salty and fatty, even at "nice" restaurants and poorly combined, too (I believe food combining works).

I think if you're aggressive about eating healthy bulky foods, you'll not crave highly concentrated fatty, salty foods, like Wendy's cheeseburgers/fries!

J

I've always felt that water weight kind of goes in 3 day cycles - so it you time it right, you can be at the lower part of the cycle when you want to be at your "minimum bloat" self.

I would eat healthy (avoid salt and fast foods!) and drink quite a bit of water and take fiber on days 1 and 2 - then cut back on water (that is extra water) at the end of day 2  - by the afternoon of day three you should be hydrated but not bloated, and lookin' great!

It takes a while to learn how to have fun and be comfortable at a gym.  Keep and at and pretty soon you'll love it!