Posts by lizzylizzie

Yeah, naked or in underwear. Its the most accurate, not only for not actual weight but if I'm tracking weightloss, I'd have to wear exactly the same clothes when I weighed otherwise I couldnt really tell the accurate loss/gain...

May 24: 143.1
May 31: 141.5

Yay...progress. Goodluck for the week everyone!

Blackforest Tea!

Its absolutely fine to have the shake as long as it falls within your calorie limit as described above. Protein is great for dieters because it helps preserve muscle (and build some if you want and are doing strength training) which is at risk of dwindling when exercising and dieting. It is also generally very difficult to build significant amounts of muscle on a calorie deficit which presumably you'll have if you're on a diet. So dont worry, as long as its within your calorie limit and are not exceeding recommended* protein intake then you should be fine! Not sure what the maximum is but it seems to range from 1-2g of protein per kg bodyweight. This is better as a percentage of calories and depends on your preferred nutrient ratio. For a 50 (carbs), 30 (protein), 20 (fat) for example then if you're eating 1200 calories a day, 360 of those should come from protein which is roughly 90 grams of protein. But if you're exercising then you'll be eating way more calories than that and correspondingly more protein. Goodluck, I hope that helps.

Thanks guys. I think you're right there, I need to learn to love and respect my body which is obviously easier said than done. I know our university counselling services deals with these issues in particular, I think we might even have a telephone counselling service which may be less invasive way of starting. Thanks, again.  

The usual instinct is to jump on people with posts like this because they know what CC-ers feel about deliberate undereating...but since you've only been on CC you may not know all that you need to so lose weight sensibly. First I'd suggest you go to the following post: http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/post/654 52.html Its a good starting point on weightloss and how to go about it safely and effectively. Other people have already said this but really, you're better off in the long run. I know, its tempting because you want to lose weight NOW....but you also want to keep it off and remain healthy, you cant do that on 500 calories a day. It will work for a while and then you'll stop losing and it'll be even harder...don't get me wrong - you would lose at 500 calories and stay alive for a long time but you'd be unhealthy, your hair and skin and nails will be unhealthy etc etc. Also, you'll find you may lose weight faster consistently if you do it properly...like 1-2lbs a week consistently instead of 4 pounds per week for two weeks and then weightloss slowing to something ridiculous like a pound a month because your metabolism is messed up. I strongly recommend a minimum of 1200 calories but even that means nothing really unless you know your figures and can work to a deficit that suits you individually. Please take a look at the forums and resources here before carrying on they way you are. Good luck,

Liz 

Just to add to what sun123 said: certain types of fats (monounsaturated in particular) will help improve your ratio of good to bad cholesetrol but that is not because they contain the 'good' cholesterol...olive oil, nuts and avocados are all cholesterol free and wont affect your cholesterol intake as indicated by the recommendations. Those recommendations refer to the maximum actual cholesterol intake (available from animal fats). In terms of fats though, these (olive oil, nuts and avocados) are definitely the ones you should be eating. They dont contain cholesterol yet they help reduce total cholesterol in the blood, while increasing the ratio of good (high density lipoprotein: HDL) cholesterol to bad (low density lipo...) cholesterol.