Posts by ima80schick

Original Post by jp5074139:

I recommend checking what this site says, it does a little better at calorie deficit checking than CC's tools do:

http://www.phord.com/cc/

For activity level you'd be "lightly active" or "a little more active".  With those and your stats plugged in it'll give you how much you can safely lose per week.  It uses your BMR (the calories your body needs just to function even if you're in a coma) as the minimum number you need to eat.

As for how you lose the calories, it's lots easier to exercise more than to eat less.  For me anyway, and maybe for you too.  And if you want a larger loss rate than you can safely get with your current activity level, your only (safe) choice is increasing your activity level.

For how much to eat on non-exercise days, there's two schools of thought.  One is to calculate your daily average burn from your total burn rate in a week and eat that much every day.  The other is to maintain a constant deficit by "eating your exercise calories" on the days you exercise.  I do the second - it's a great motivation to exercise more - but other people swear by the first.  Whichever works best for you would be fine.

(80schick, your math is off - it's 500 calories/day deficit for 1lb/week)

JP & 11 your right ( I'll fix that now). Sorry for the bad info Ryan. So 500, for 1 lb. and 1000 for 2. Personally my deficit is about 750 a day ( F 5'6" 216 lbs lightly active I don't work out can't right now do to my dr. worrying it will worsen my vertigo) my burn is 2370 and I am on a 1625 cal. diet. I loose between 1.5-4 lbs a week depending on the week, the time of month, sodium intake, etc. (I am still significantly over weight, however 216lbs. and have lost 72) I am usually within 700 up or down of my goal for the week meaning I eat at least 1525 and not more than 1725 cals. a day with an average of 1625 my cals stay about the same each week but my weight loss varies quite a bit, and yes I do log everything except gum, water, and tea. Sarah

Honestly, I don't think it matters. Skinny, fat, people are going to judge each other. Your fat, your lazy. Your skinny, your compulsive. Your average, skinny people think your too fat, and vice verse. I think the most important thing is to concentrate on how you feel and on your health. Speak up when someone makes an ignorant comment. If I was you I'd say; I am working on getting healthier and my doctor thinks I am doing a great job. Or; I know it's weird for you too see me healthy, but I am healthy. Or even a smart **** comment like; do you even know what a BMI is? And to the people close to you who are concerned about your health I would say; I am at a healthy weight and I am working on getting fit, I wish you had spoken up when I was ___ lbs. and at increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and cancer, that is when you should have been concerned for my health. Sarah

great point Laura, I hadent even thought of that as a milestone. Sarah

Thanks again everyone! Sarah

Sarah, F, 29, CW 216.6, SW 289, total loss this far 72.4 lbs. and I am 1/2 way through my goal weight loss of 144, puting me at a healthy 145 and having lost 1/2 of my body weight. I started this journey begining of October, so I am thrilled with my progress. I have become not only thinner and healthier but I love myself for the first time in my life, this is the ral success in my journey so far! Current weight loss goal 199 by June 27th, I may even exceed it.

Karen we might have better luck if we just say average height girls 5'5"-5'7". and leave the age a little more open say 28-38 or somthing

Thank you ladys for the spport! I cried typing this out in my diet journal today. I am at 220 far from my 145 goal, but after loosing 67 lbs and reaching close to half of my goal I realized, that this weight is a sheild that I do not need. I deserve to be the best me I can be, now I feel I have the strength to have the outside match up with the inside. I wish I could have had this revelation a while back, but I feel like today is the first day of the rest of my life. Sarah

drinking lots of water keeps my appetite down. Sarah

Way to go, not being able to exercise is frustrating.

Original Post by minerva_moon:

If you do not record your weight in the weight log for that day, the goal date will increase (as it's assuming your weight is not moving). If you log your weight, it will remain steady/get closer depending on your rate of weight loss.

This has been true for me, it seems the more I loose the closer my goal date gets. My personal goal is set for July 27th, originally cal count had my expected goal date at Oct 2011, now its somtime in Aug. 2010. Hopfully soon enough the goal date will match up with mine. It seems it is based on the rate at which you are loosing on average and it changes for me every time I put a new weight in, but I do not look at it except on weigh days. Sarah

I totally get that Kim, Sarah

Paula, It's good you have friends you can ccount on sometimes they are more than friends! As far as your mom, sadly it seems her negative attitude towrd you and your weight has rubbed off. Remember that external beauty is only one kind, self distuctive talk can lead to self ditructive behavior. Take the time every day to tell yurself you are beautiful inside and out! I have a friend I met on a support board when I was going through ffrtility issues, we still talk on the phone and are great friends though we have never met face to face (I live in W she lives in NY) she has been a blesing and support to me as Chloe has to you, networking is a great way to find support! Sarah