Posts by erinw43

This post interested me as I was also a D-I athlete. (10 years ago, though). But I remember after I graduated I gained weight and didn't even realize it until I tried to put on these cute black pants I loved and couldn't even get them on! UGH I STILL remember that--just shocked feeling. Anyhow, it's impossible to train at the level of college. For me, I played basketball and 2 hour intense practices with weight-lifting and of course all the walking that goes with being in college across campus--it's an insane amount of calories burned. I NEVER had to think about what I ate in college. It just wasn't ever an issue. But I gained weight quickly after leaving school and so I understand your frustration. Maybe it's the body just being confused, maybe it's eating more than you realize, especially when in training you need to eat so much. Anyhow, hang in there :)

I also had motivation problems and I just needed something to get the ball rolling. So I told myself all I needed to do was log what I ate. I didn't need to *watch* what I ate, I just needed to log it. That was about 3 weeks ago. Once I started logging the ball started rolling and I have started to make changes in my diet. Boy I hope I can keep the ball rolling forward. Good luck to you!

Also, this is "round 2" for me on this website. I have never lost as much weight as you (what an accomplishment!). The cool thing for you is that you know you've already done it. You can do it again. That is HUGE. Hang on to that.

I went out to eat with a friend. And it had been sooooo long since I've treated myself like that and I just gave up on being sensible. We had bruschetta, I had chicken florentine and then we shared a desssert. It's anyone's guess on the calories of the meal. I took home half the entree, but when I entered everything, it still came to over 2,000 cals. Nice. I purposely read this post so I could get a little encouragement and I'm going to follow the advice of others--just pretend like it never happened, drink a lot of water, be extra smart about food today and have a nice workout.

I work from home, too, and I get bored and eat also. IT's almost like a companion sometimes. Working at home is a real challenge when you are trying to limit the calorie intake. I wish I had some specific strategies, but the only thing that works for me is keeping anything easy to munch on out of my cupboards. That way the only time I'll eat is if I actually take the time to prepare it.

In my opinion, only time will tell. Yesterday morning I got on the scale and it said 195 which i was EXTREMELY pleased with. Then last night I checked again (I hadn't weighed myself for a couple weeks, so I don't know why I did two in one day) and it said 199.8. WTF?

So I don't know which is right. My plan is to just see what the scale says over the course of a couple days and even a week. My guess is it's somewhere in between.

I just saw this post as I was logging my dinner: spinach salad with a favorite of mine--sherry shallot vinaigrette. It's super easy to make:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/8 cup sherry vinegar
2 teaspoons finely chopped shallot
1/4 teaspoons finely minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1. In small bowl, whisk all ingredients together.

Makes about 3/8 cup.

I put it over a couple cups of raw spinach with chopped up egg white, toasted almonds, sautteed mushroom and sweet onion and one piece of crumbled low fat, low sodiium (23 cals a slice) bacon. On the top: Shredded parmesan cheese.

It's a favorite of mine--the salad and the dressing!

It works for me--I don't try and suggest my way works for anyone else. I'm also 6-1 and work out intensely 5-6 times a week so I need that.

shrug.

I made dal and it came out really mushy...I didn't even soak the lentils for an hour. I will try again--I also felt like it lacked flavor. The recipe I used needed some...i don't know...oomph in the spice department.

It can't hurt, right? Although you are right--it's too bad we have to waste all this paper wiping off the oil! Why can't they just cook without oil to save us the cals and our eart the unneccesary trash??

Okay!

CW: 197.0 on the button.

I'm pretty happy with that as I thought last week's reading (196.8) was a little low and expected water weight. So to stay right around there is fine with me. Im getting close to a second major milestone (getting out of the 200s was the first): double digit loss. In two pounds I'll be at 10 pounds lost. I can do this in two weeks, the time I have before I leave for Madrid.

Hope everyone is plugging along. And that's what this really is, no? Plugging along. It certainly isn't anything that happens fast (although I wish it would!)