Posts by allytia

I haven't eaten meat since I was 16 (now 43). You'd think that in so many years restaurants would have caught up by now! My experience is that when you ask for something without meat, they look at you like you have antennae growing from your head. When there are no meatless options, I tend to ask for a BLT without the 'B', or just a grinder/hoagie/sub with lettuce, tomato, onion, etc. When I order something like that, it ends up taking twice as long to get the food, and at least half the time I am served something other than what I ordered, like they add chicken, bacon, mayo, or cheese on it (not that I mind mayo or cheese but I am avoiding the calories). I also ask if there is meat in the sauce when I'm ordering pasta or eggplant parm, and the few times I forget I ALWAYS end up with meat in the sauce!

http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/account/inde x.php?oldDash=1

That will bring you to the old dashboard.

I don't live alone, but I'm the only vegetarian. I used to just eat the non-meat portion of the family meal, but since I started calorie counting I make my own meal and make only one portion so I can count easily and I can't over-eat. Or, I will make several servings and put them in the freezer right away so I can't easily eat more. I tend to pop veggies in a ziploc baggie and toss them in the microwave for a minute or so. I don't add water because I can't stand mushy veggies and they come out delicious. I usually just toss them with red pepper flakes, onion powder or whatever spice I feel like but once in a while I'll toss them in margarine (butter may actually be better for you but I can't stand even the smell of real butter lol). 

Since you are alone, you have complete control of what comes into your kitchen. Stock your cupboards with only healthy low calorie foods and it won't be as bad if you eat more because what you eat will be lower calorie.

I'm 5'3", weigh 138-139, goal weight is 120 for now but that's not carved in stone. I'm also gaining/losing the same 3 pounds (going between 139 and 141). Scale this morning was 138.6 I'm hoping the curse is broken and I can keep going down from there. I have a vacation coming up in April which would normally be a bad thing for someone on a diet, but we're going to Washington D.C. where we do nothing but walk from place to place and walk at each place! That will be more exercise than I've had all added up in the last 8 months! I can't wait.

I have only lost 27 pounds but I've gone from 16/18 to 6. I waited before buying new ones, but now all the 10's then 8's that I bought thinking they'd last for a while are too big, had to get 6's (even bought one size 4 that are just slightly too tight ~happy dance~). Maybe we could start a clothing exchange. I can send my 8's and 10's, 12's, 16's, and 18's around to people just reaching those sizes, and someone else can send me the 6's that don't fit them anymore LOL We could have a clothing chain letter merry-go-round!

Yeah, I know they are totally optional, but to be honest, it turns my stomach every time I read it. Borderline offensive even. I was just thinking that since the nutritional achievements are connected to the diet you've chosen, maybe all the achievements could cross-check to make sure they aren't opposing the diet choice.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Allytia
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Kristine
3. Age & Sex: 43/female
4. General Location: CT
5. Married? Single? Married
6. Kids? Furbabies? 2 daughters, 2 sons, 1 puppy
7. Favorite color? hot pink or lime green
8. Favorite movie? The Sound of Music
9. Hobbies? none
10. Favorite Snack? now: plain air popped popcorn; before the diet: anything gooey and sweet
11. Favorite Beverage? coffee (pronounced CAWFEE)
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? lazy
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? 153lbs/goal 124lbs
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? all of them
15. How did you find Calorie Count? searching for the calories in something and stumbled upon this site
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? Up until july 22nd I had no plans of dieting. I have been a vegetarian since I was 16 years old and as far as I was concerned, my only problem was eating too much, why would I have to worry about cholesterol when I ate no meat. I had also smoked since around that age. My last physical 2 yrs ago included a cholesterol check and I was never alerted that it was even slightly elevated. Then, on July 22nd, at 42 years old, I had a heart attack caused by plaque blocking an artery. Then I found out that smoking, being overweight, and lack of exercise could lower good cholesterol and raise bad cholesterol (that was totally me, the most exercise I got was walking outside to smoke). I still don't want to diet/exercise, and even though I haven't smoked since then, I could pick one up right now if they suddenly became harmless, but the heart attack was enough to wake me up. I love my husband and children and want to be here for a long time.

I've lost about 13 pounds (not sure of the exact amount) so far, about 30 left to go. (I was stuck at 9 pounds lost until I read on here about the 1200 cal/day minimum, THANK YOU!!!)