Posts by christins73

If you are female your body weight will fluctuate as well.  Also have you worked yourself back up to the right level of calories you need so that you don't continue to sabotage your metabolism?

As a female, don't get hung up on numbers! My numbers can fluctuate up to 3 or 4lbs per day depending on my cycle, my activity level etc. 

Base it on your measurements and how your clothes fit.

Also focus your energy on being healthy and fit - not on stressing over those scale numbers -

Ideally you should not have 800 calories in one meal - the body doesn't process that high caloric content all at once - which is why people who tend to not eat during the day and then eat a huge dinner tend to gain weight. 

Mini-meals throughout the day are the ideal way to keep your metabolism fired up and running at peak capacity. 

When I can I try to eat this way around the clock a couple of hundred calories every couple of hours.  Other days I'll have 300-400 for meals and then a few 100 calorie snacks. 

I would not recommend saving the 800 calories for a night time meal. 

** Many sources talk about the benefits of eating several small meals throughout the day as a way to make your metabolism run at peak efficiency - don't believe me look it up - but people don't have to get nasty on here when someone is merely trying to help. I swear people have forgotten civility.

Here is my "proof" I used to never eat breakfast, would eat 2 large meals a day and I didn't lose weight efficiently - why because I would tend to "binge" due to hunger etc.  When I lost 50 lbs and kept it off for two years it was through eating several mini meals throughout the day - it works for me and I was merely sharing - I'll avoid these nasty forums from now on as CC is nothing like it was when it started.  good grief.  Good luck to all of you and do whatever works for you - sheesh. **

I would set it low rather than high, unless you are really doing something athletic.  Bowling, hiking and a couple of hours of wii are not all that strenuous.  Considering that the body "gets used" to certain activity levels you are better off to set your activity level "low" rather than too high to see results. 

If after a couple of weeks you don't feel good or you are low energy or feeling hungry then maybe bump up your calories a bit - but only on the days you truly are more active than normal.  Also, try incorporating new activities that really challenge you that are different - to keep your body burning efficiently. 

how about a good pair of insoles in the meantime? Good insoles can go a long way even with less expensive running shoes/tennis shoes. 

As for the shin splints you are likely pushing too hard - I would suggest looking up the "couch to 5k" running plan.  They have a schedule or running/walking that allows you to build up to a run. 

The fastest way for new runners to get frustrated and quit is by pushing too hard in the beginning and then injuring themselves. 

I am your age I also have asthma and allergies and at one point doctors had me on that whole barrage of crap too - please listen to me on this ;) you CAN do this - I did it (now I am redoing 20 lbs of baby weight lol) I did lose 50 lbs and keep it off until I had my last child - and afterwords I lost the asthma medicine too - and it was the best thing ever. 

Those steroids will eventually kill you - they are dangerous medications when they are overused and many doctors don't tell you about the terrible side effects and the toxic buildups over time. 

My advice to you is to start "eating clean" ... look up "anti-inflammatory foods" and eat as many of them as possible and remove all processed foods from your diet - your asthma and allergies will certainly improve. 

Doctors are wonderful, but their jobs are to treat symptoms of disease and not address the underlying causes.  I suffered for years - being hospitalized several times - because I relied on medicine and the doctor and not on myself - Once I started eating clean and exercising regularly and lost the weight - the benefits to my health were astounding. 

I currently NEVER use steroids anymore.  I have not touched a prednisone since 2006 - the last time I was hospitalized - and I have never looked back.  I don't take advair anymore (it almost killed me but that's a whole other story).  All I have now is an albuterol inhaler that I keep on me incase I have an attack - and I very rarely do. At one point I never thought I would be free from all that stuff - and it was depressing to me. 

It IS possible - but much of it will be about what you are putting into your body.  If you have the desire to get off that stuff - or at least cut it way back - a healthy lifestyle is going to help you meet that goal. 

Best wishes!

Christin

I would suggest also seeing a dietician.  Doctors are not usually well trained in nutrition - their job is to prescribe pills and chase symptoms etc. 

A dietician and educating yourself on what you are putting into your body is a great start. 

You can eat 1200 calories per day of the right things - and still be consuming plenty of food and feel satiated. You need to learn how to eat right for your body and a dietician can help you do that.

I know it seems like the last thing you want to do - but I have found that for me (I work a desk job, go to school full time, and struggle with anemia) exercise actually helps with mental exhaustion.  Once you get going - the endorphins release and you will actually feel more mental clarity. 

I am guessing you are possibly bored with your routine as well (can also cause feelings of exhaustion)  and so can the anemia.  Can you try taking an Iron supplement?  Also if you are prone to heavy menstrual cycles sometimes that can contribute to the anemia as well.  something to talk to your doctor about. 

Try to go for a ten minute brisk walk in the mornings and then again in the evenings - that's a "reachable" goal and you can build up from there.  Get some of those natural endorphins flowing to help fight the fatigue. 

Some of us are "all or nothing" types and deal with addictive personalities.  I personally cannot keep cakey things or anything made with refined sugar in the house - or I will binge on it. 

The solution for me is to remove it entirely - and it's not a sign of weakness nor does it say anything bad about you.  If you can't moderate it - remove it.  That's a perfectly fine choice to make. 

Also, if you find you are eating sugar a lot - it may be because you are having insulin spikes and crashes - which unfortunately lead to more sugar binges.  Sugar can have very evil effects on some of our bodies and you might want to try having something sweet that is sweetened with something like Stevia or another natural alternative to sugar and see if that helps feed your craving without making you tempted to binge on more junk food. 

I believe to some extent this may be true, but I also think it has a lot to do with the confidence level of the person.  when I was very overweight I felt dumpy and like a wallflower so I projected that energy and what you put out you attract.  Once I lost the weight I felt confidence and that showed I think and therefore people were friendlier with me.  I never have worn a lot of makeup or anything like that and when I go out I wear average clothes I don't go all out trying to glam up or anything - neither heavy nor thin so I think a lot of how you are treated is how you project yourself.  I had an overweight friend in high school who was always being flirted with and people were friendly with her because she had an incredibly high level of self-confidence and she was very outgoing and beautiful (despite the weight issue).. I think part of the problem is we associate our weight as a direct link to how attractive we are and therefore when we are heavy we feel less attractive etc.

Not saying that beautiful people don't get some more attention or whatever, but I'd rather have positive attention for my brains than stares at my breasts etc any day.