Posts by emmykate88

It wasn't directed at you.  I appreciate your looking out for me to make sure I'm being smart about it.  I was reading other articles and things and it got me all wound up.  The temps aren't bad here--I live in the mountains--but I'm in the middle of nowhere.  There are no good places to go run, no parks, no decent gym, and the only other people that run are in WAY better shape than I am, and I feel stupid chugging along behind them.  That's not to say I couldn't make it work if I tried a little harder :)  Like I said, I'm just trying to make due until June, when I can get back to a place where I feel comfortable running. 

There's a serious shortage of decent pavement where I live, and it's not a good place for a woman to be out running alone.  I like to go to the school track, but it's now track season so the students are on it until five or six in the evening.

When I started my weight loss journey, my bra size was 42 C.  About forty lbs lighter, I'm now a 38DD (don't ask me how that works) but you'd never know it to look at me!  So I guess my weird goal is to actually LOOK like someone who wears a DD size bra.  TMI?

I did the 30 straight minutes of exercise.  The short bursts were just periodically throughout the evening.  Out of an hour, I was probably jogging for about 35 minutes of it, but with breaks between--using the restroom, talking to friends/family on the computer, etc.

Original Post by babyuggie:

I just plugged your height, age and weight into the calculator and this is what I got:

You should consume about 1,802 calories a day to reach your goal weight of 135 lbs . This is at a reasonable weight loss average of 1.5 lbs per week, which should be reached by June 02, 2013.

I used the "light activity" setting.  I don't think you are eating enough!

I think you were right; I just wasn't eating enough.  Since I've upped my calories every day, I have consistently lost weight.  I went from 240-ish to 238.2 in just the last few days!

Hmmm...I suppose it's possible.  Maybe that's why on my "pig out" days, I somehow manage to LOSE weight.  As far as activity goes, I'm somewhere between sedentary and lightly active.  I'm still going back up and down those same two pounds, by the way.  I hate it.  I get so discouraged, I want to eat everything in sight.  Which would not help my situation.

I would say you definitely have a disorder, and you should seek help immediately. 

But in the immediate, try to remember that a calorie isn't something to make you fat.  It is something to give you fuel to help your body work.  300 calories isn't NEARLY enough.  You're putting your body through serious abuse.  The absolute minimum most adults should consume is 1200, and since you're younger, probably clsoer to 1600 for you.  You're burning probably upwards of 1000 calories in exercise every day, and only taking in 300.  You're not even eating enough toc ompensate for your extra exercise, nevermind basic body functions like breathing, digesting, walking, thinking clearly, etc.  

115 lbs at 5'5 is below a healthy weight.  I'm only an inch taller than you, and my healthy range is around 135. 

No, it's total deficit.  Calorie intake and with the exercise.  Thanks for clearing that up for me!

I'm a bit of a shopaholic, so I've set the goal for myself that I can't buy new clothes until all--or at least most--of the ones I own are too big.  But I let myself get some new exercise clothes, because we all need those :)

This week, for the first time since I restarted my diet, I lost EVERY TIME I got on the scale!  NO REGAINS!!!!  That's a first for me, and I'm so proud of myself!!