COMMITTED LOSERS [Group Open Again!]
Hi guys! I'm baaaack! Basically spent about 6 months UNDOING all of the weightloss you all helped me with last year and am now at a whopping 148 lbs, 8 lbs more than what I started with last year. I feel disgusting and totally ashamed. Time to get back on track. Hope to be down to 130 by the end of the summer. Anyone new want to join me for weekly weigh-ins and daily motivation? Anyone still around from last summer?
[OP from last summer: Well, I've been on CC for about a month now and have gone from 140 to 136.6. I am female, 28 yrs old, and about 5'3. My goal weight is 115. I expected to lose more than 3.4 lbs by now, but I also expected that I'd be much better at staying under my daily calorie limit (1200-1400). In any case, I'm realizing that I do a much better job of disciplining myself when I am able to regularly check-in with people who care. I've been doing weekly weigh-ins in a couple of CC forum groups, but no one seems to want to offer support and motivation on any other day than weigh-in day! Everyone checks in about once a week and that's it. I need an active forum that I can turn to every day for inspiration. I think it would be best to limit such a group to about 15 really committed members with similar stats and goals. I'm looking for people who can check in and post regularly, people who turn to this group instead of binging, people who will share their weaknesses, rants, raves, progresses, and plateaus as often as possible.
I'm proposing that we weigh-in on FRIDAYS and that we keep "weighing-in" metaphorically every other day of the week. Who's with me?]
Original Post by ladyfirelyght:
Original Post by foxymama1406:
Agh Im already at 1249 cal and its only 300 Im screwed. I really need to exercise. Any suggestions when theres no equipment and no motivation and its 94 degrees outside. Besides walking I do that already.
When I don't feel like doing any exercise, I pump up some crazy music and dance like a madwoman. A couple years ago I lost over 50lbs doing no exercise except that.
That's so funny, my mom exercised like that for YEARS and it worked for her too! She would just turn on the radio and find what she called "happy music" (which came from all different genre of music) and danced like crazy. One thing's for sure, that's a fun way to exercise.
Safiyah
It's sad to say that this is the first place that I have really done a chat room? So this is all new to me. My name is Chrystal, I am 30 years old, 5'7 & now 184 pounds. I also am looking for what you need. I need to stay balanced & accountable to someone & know that there are others out there to talk to. I'm not sure if you have already found your 15 members, but if not I would love to take one of those places. I have 2 children & just have come to a place in my life where I need to be healthy & need to change my lifestyle so if you are interested in me becoming a member please let me know.
Thanks!
Original Post by todeinotaton:
Goodmorning all! Whew! How do I keep up with all the people who keep joining? When should we "close" the group? Any ideas? I think I'll wait a while and let it naturally level off. I'm sure there will be people who don't post as often as others, etc.
ladyfirelyght: Have you tried drinking water with cucumber and/or lemon? Just take a pitcher of water and add several thin slices of either the cucumber or the lemon (or both if you're feeling sassy) and let it sit in the fridge as you keep refilling your glass. It's incredibly refreshing, way better for you than splenda, and probably as close to 0 calories as you can get without drinking just plain water.
kellymcfarling: Last week I had my period and I was up about 4lbs for about 7 days. It just came off yesterday when I weighed in at 134.6. This was my first period since I started counting calories and I was shocked by the number. Next month I think I will try to avoid weighing myself for the whole week. That will be hard though as I obsessively step on the scale every morning after peeing.
susiecue: You sound like you're in academia like me. What is your field? What do you do?
mediar: You may, in fact, be the only guy in this thread so far... which is a shame. Where are all teh guys on CC? Sometimes these threads can get so girly! :) TTOM or TOM means "(that) time of month," by the way. That took me a long time to figure out so I figured I'd save you the trouble of pondering it for days like I did.
So, a couple questions for you all: 1) Does anyone keep track of their measurements regularly? I've been thinking about doing so and I was wondering if that shows more progress or if the measurements decrease as slowly as the incriments on the scale do. Also, I'm slightly concerned about losing my boobs and was thinking this would be a good way to see if that's happening. 2) Yesterday I knew I was going to hang out with one of my friends and smoke pot (deal with it) and inevitably get the munchies. So, I didn't consume anything all day except for my morning coffee with soymilk in an attempt to save up my 1400 calories for the pizza I expected we would order. Well, we ordered said pizza, I ate half of it, and kept my grand total at about 1500. My question is: Do you think this is incredibly unhealthy? It isn't a daily practice; I'll probably only do it like once a month. It's just that ever since I've been on CC I've realized that a calorie consumed is a calorie consumed and I'm starting to wonder if it really even matters when that calorie is consumed. You know?Sorry for the long-windedness. I hope everyone is well!
I don't see how blowing your calorie goal for the day is that big of deal. Remember that it takes 3500 calories to lose/gain a pound so if you deal with this over a months time, say by increasing your deficit by 100 or so a day for the rest of the month there would be very little damage done on that night. Of course, don't go TOO far below, but done in moderation you could in fact plan for that night. (by the way, 350 calories divided by 30 days is about 116 calories a day)
The bottom line is, if you're that tempted to cheat, or if you're craving something THAT bad, then giving into it is better than eating everything else in sight trying to avoid it. So instead of fighting it, find a way to compromise.
ladyfirelyght: I am not crazy for the taste of water either, so I bought a Brita water filter, it helps the taste. And believe it or not, sometimes I add a couple of grains of salt to the water. (especially when I'm dehydrated or have been sweating) Not enough to drastically change the taste, maybe 1/8 tsp in 2/5 gallons. It's funny but it also changes the taste just enough so that I can enjoy drinking it. But most of the time I drink plain old iced tea with a little sweet n low in it.
I do measure myself every once in a while, but I hadn't planned as of yet to regularly measure myself. I suppose it would be a good idea, especially if someone is exercising regularly. There would be times when the scale may say they haven't lost (or even gained) but the measurements show they're losing inches. That can be very motivating.
As requested, here is the recipe for the Mexican Lasagna: http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/123498.h tml . I've found that corn tortillas, while changing the taste and texture a bit offer a fantastic lower calorie alternative to the flour ones for this recipe. The thin ones are 40 calories per tortilla and even if you ate 5 of them, you'd still be 10 calories short of a 10" flour tortilla.
I don't know why, but I'm feeling incredibly fatigued today. I just got up from a 2 hours nap and I feel even more tired than when I laid down. What's up with that?
I didn't realize that *I* of all people would have a hard time keeping up with a thread! So many people have joined and the conversations are really interesting. I disappeared for a few hours today because I had lunch with my friend: delicious sashimi! (I eat fish occasionally.) Then we had to discuss this journal we're editing and before I knew it it was time to go to the airport to pick up my husband who's been away teaching for 5 days. I'm gonna spend the rest of the evening hanging out with you so I'll see you all in the morning! :)
BTW, to all the new people: Join us! I don't think I'll close the group any time soon. And when I do, I'll change the title of the thread to say "closed".
Colorblind: I admit, I haven't had to deal with TTOM for about 5 years now (menopause/hysterectomy...) but I do understand craving chocolate. I am not sure what to say except we're here for you. Try to plan for it, maybe eat an extra salad or something instead of what you would normally eat so you can enjoy the chocolate without guilt?
Do you have a pair of goal jeans? Maybe hang them out where you can see them...
Safiyah
Weigh in day tomoz, I am REALLY not looking forward to that, but then we'll see!
Wow...everyone on this thread is so dedicated to supporting each other...awesome!
So I'm really pumped up...I have been doing great this week. So Far since July 7th which was my "start hardcore" day I have been to the gym working out in vigorious classes 6 days out of 10! And so far this week I have been to the gym every day since Sunday! I hope that I can keep this up but between trying to drink as much water as I can and working out I already feel 10x better than I did last month. My energy levels are higher and I actually find myself dressing nicer for work and taking more pride in my appearance. (My worke environment is really laid back but I've always enjoyed looking professional and "cute" but have kind of lacked the motivation due to my depression of feeling fat and gaining weight.) So all in all my progress in almost two weeks may only be a lb. or two but my energy and self esteem are already increasing 
On another note, I was wondering what anyone thought about the way that CC "grades" certain foods. Yesterday I ate some cheese cubes and entered the nutritional information into the database (because I had the bag in front of me and wanted to be as accurate instead of just picking the generic type) and it graded the cheese as an F...now I know cheese is higher in fat etc. but I was surprised to see the F! When I see letters like that it makes me feel bad about eating it even though its probably fairly healthy!
colorblind: As for chocolate and sweets cravings I found that Blue bunny offeres a variety of sugar free and really low calorie treats :) http://www.bluebunny.com/ProductDetail.aspx?c urrentcategoryid=55&productId=230 Also, I'm a fan of the sugar-free jello pudding snacks...they have all sorts of flavors now - dulce de leche, chocolate mint...MMMmmm
Good morning all! Well, maybe more like good afternoon... I slept late. But I did have a lovely evening with my guy who just returned home from being away for almost a week. I sort of threw caution to the wind for dinner last night. We were celebrating and... well... maybe I didn't pay as much attention to the ingredients I was using as I normally do. Long story short it was actually the gigantic (at least 6 oz, probably more like 8 oz.) chocolate chip cookie he brought home from our local co-op that put me over my calorie limit... way over. I'm actually more than a little embarrassed to report that I ate over 2000 calories yesterday. Maybe even close to 2500. This is a thousand calories over my limit. I was doing so well for like a week and now this. Like lozzle, I am so not looking forward to weigh-in tomorrow. :( I know the drill: don't sweat it, don't eat less today, just exercise a bit more and drink a ton of water to counterbalance yesterday's sodium intake blah blah blah. I will do all of these things but I still feel terrible about it. Since I've started counting I don't think I've gone a whole week without a binge like this. I'd like to really try. And then maybe I could turn that week into a month.
Ok. That's it. Starting today, Thursday, July 17, I am going to try to stick to my 1400 calorie a day limit and burn at least 200 calories a day by walking. No cheats, no binging, no excuses. Who's with me?
This means that if I'm gonna smoke and then destroy a pizza then I'm gonna have to plan for it. If I'm gonna drink 4 beers at 100 calories each then I have to increase my deficit/subtract a few hundred calories from my other meals for the day. This is going to be especially hard because I already know I have a birthday party to go to this weekend where there will be plenty of beer, wine and food.
Anyway...
k837: It's so nice to be reminded of the other reasons we're all doing this... besides losing weight: energy, confidence, body image etc. Thanks!
colorblind: I found these delicions Kashi brand chocolate caramel bars which do a great job of satisfying my cravings for something chocolatey, bulkey, crunchy, and chewy. And they only have 150 calories. Which is kind of a lot I guess, but I budget for them and they are really satsifying!
Sigh.
So even though I didn't get to go rollerblading yesterday, my friend and I are making up for it today. I live in Ottawa so we are blading all the way to Scotiabank Place (where the evil Ottawa Senators play hockey.... yes, I am a Leafs fan lol) so that should be great exercise. Then we are rewarding ourselves by lounging around in my pool for a bit. So it should be a good day. I'm really hoping that rollerblading will help to get rid of my cramps... God I hate this "special time." Haha.
Okay, yesterday went wrong. I ate like, 2,200 calories - which is alot over for me. But, I did do quite a bit of walking, not enough, but a bit.
I think i'm just gonna drink ALOT today, flush all the rubbish out! I've got my run in the morning too - but I wouldn't be suprised one bit to see my weight up a lb or two.
Today (although my cal intake isn't that bad) already feels like it's gone a little wrong! Just gonna try and flush it out! LOL. It looks so miserable outside, otherwise I'd go for a walk, but I have the feeling if I step outside I'll get drenched. you know how it goes, walk for 10 mins fine, and then that is it! The rain just comes down on you.
Seriously, this summer so far is almost as bad as last years summer. I HATE English weather!
Good start to the day - we had our monthly defense attorney breakfast and I easily met my calorie goal for the meal.
However, I am getting ready to go out of town tomorrow afternoon for a weekend shopping trip with my mom and sister. They are already emailing me tons of suggestions for restaurants to eat at (and of course, they are mostly high fat choices...). I have decided to budget my calories and really enjoy at least one meal. I was counting on all the walking to burn off some extra calories, but in light of this latest flare it seems I will be shopping via wheelchair. So much for that plan!
I guess it's a good thing we weigh in tomorrow! That will give me all next week to make up for it.
Just did a 3 mile walk, so... there's the excercise, I just hope that I go down. I am almost praying that I'll go down. LOL.
I learned something by reading something that came across in our journal watch. If you've overindulged in something pretty greasy, take a big glass of metamucil as soon after as you can . It will help "propel" the food through faster, which in turn limits the amount of calories that are absorbed in the small intestine. I'm not sure if it works, but the JAMA seems to think so!
Hmmm---I'll have to consider the metamucil thing; I guess that's kind of like those "carb and fat blockers" that they sell to take with meals. I think they have the same ingredients.
I'm off to the neuro in a few minutes to see what wonderful new torture they have dreamed up for me. I will be relieved if they will go ahead and make a decision about the steroid treatment one way or the other. I have to mentally gear up for the munchies that come along with it and plan how to handle it ahead of time.
Sigh....lozzle, I think you're right and I just need to have fun this weekend. There hasn't been a lot of that this week with everything going on and I'm sure it would do wonders for my disposition. Plus, I may get to see an old friend from high-school while I'm there and I'm excited. The only burning question at this point is whether or not to buy myself some "goal clothes" while I'm there. Any thought???
The problem is, you find that if you buy two pair of jeans (for example) from two different store, one pair might look great, the other can always look a little funny.
I find this all the time. Espically with jeans, some can just sit funny on your shape, even at a goal weight.
But some nice goal tops, that would be brillaint! :D
if it helps, my best friend rang tonight, I'm going out tomoz - and then means meeting up with my friends, having a few drinks and going to a nightclub - which will probably mean more drinks and dancing.
But I'll have fun - and for those few hours I can forget about how many cals this beer has and just have a good time.
I'm 20, I'm getting healthy, but doesn't mean that i'm going to be drinking diet coke while all my friends get a little drunk and dance about. I'll be with them. I'll just keep track on Saturday!
I bought myself a goal t-shirt from my favorite site (threadless.com). They had a design I LOVED but I figured that since I'm losing weight I didn't want to get one and not be able to wear it a couple months later. It fits, very snugly, now but will fit much better in 15-20lbs. I also have a few pairs of jeans that I can't wait to fit into.
Eek, I just got to thinking... I might've sabotaged my weigh-in tomorrow. I ate a hot dog and while it was fan-freaking-tastic, I know the sodium is gonna kill me (not literally). I'm gonna have to glug some water!
I've got my run tomoz - I've got get back on the wagon (i've not fallen off, but I am slowly slipping off it!)
I've had a hetic week with seeing my boyfriend and eating out - but, my normal routine will be in play next week, so that should be okay! I've got to do my weights though, I keep slacking with the weights!
I think I'll post in that i'm gonna do them (when, ect) and if I don't then I want some serious poking to get me at it!
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