Posts by ltlmsmfft

Thanks for all the tips!  I'm not quite 5ft tall and a girl so that is why every calorie calculator recomends 1200 a day.  It is the one thing that really sucks about being so short.  There is less "healthy" body to maintain than a taller person so naturally it takes less calories to do so. 

For the fruit question, yes I am allergic.  Eating fresh fruits makes my throat itch and swell and causes me to break out in hives.  The reaction is stronger or weaker depending on the type of fruit, so I just don't chance it. 

I'm definetly going to try whole grain cereals, soups, mini muffins and the steamed veggies with seasoning sounded kinda good too. 

Well, I think it's both.  A good amount of my sugars are coming from foods like milk, juice (i try to drink 1 glass a day since I am allergic to most fruits; but, can drink processed 100% juice), yogurts, low fat ice cream, nutrigrain bars, etc.  I also drink 16 oz of homemade iced tea each day with 1/2 cup sugar per gallon.  I put that recipe into the recipe thing here and it seems to be a kinda high in sugar; but, I think that recipe is light on sugar compared to how most people make sweet tea.

I'm very short (less than 5ft tall), so that's why I'm on the low end of the calorie spectrum.  The calorie calculator recomends 1200 per day for me and I can tell you when I used to be skinny, 1200-1400 a day is what I consumed for many years to simply maintain my 110 lbs.  I love being short; but, it does have its drawbacks.  It would be nice to be taller and be able to eat more on a regular basis without it going directly to my hips, thighs, tummy and just about everywhere else.

It's the hard weighted ball they use in this DVD for the last section.

I just started logging everything I eat yesterday.  I too am curious to see those numbers and I'm already seeing my diet is deficient in certain key nutrients.  I eat VERY low fat; but, around 1200 calories (or a little less) each day and that is consistent with what I know I ate when I was a skinny gal.  I think I need to add more whole grains, green veggis, potatos, juice (can't eat the fruits due to allergy except apples), beans, oats and total type cereals. 

What is the BMR?

Ok, I picked up 3 Biggest Loser workouts at lunch today.  Cardio-Max Weight Loss, Cardio-Max and Power Walk.  I'm going to alternate all three dvd's for the next 10 days and see if that helps.  I'm going to eliminate my lunchmeat sandwiches and eat my "dinner" at lunch and breakfast foods for dinner since I get home from work so late and would like to make that a smaller meal.  For breakfast I'm going to stick with yogurt, nutrigrain bars and maybe raw veggis with yougrt dip.  Snacks too.  I can't live without snacks.  Hopefully this workout schedule, lower sodium and eating my biggest meal mid-day will help.  I'm also going to work in an extra snack of apples and caramel or raw veggis with yogurt dip each day to help up the calories a bit and chocolate skim milk if needed.

Ok, so what you are saying is that I need to eat a little bit more.  The thing I don't understand is that on The Biggest Looser they eat about the same number of calories a day that I am eating, work out twice to three times as hard and they are loosing tons of weight.  Litteraly.  So what gives?

I love, love, love The Melting Pot!  For me it's all about the cheese appetizer and chocolate dessert.  I can take or leave the main course; but, I do enjoy the salads alot.   They have a great spice topping for their salads.  Don't look for anything low calorie here though!  This is more like a special cheat day.

Why are you worried that you will loose weight?

A good Physical Therapist can tell you what your safe options are.  After breaking my elbow this summer and having to do 5 months of physical therapy to regain the motion in my arm I found they are MUCH more highly trained than I had thought.  I would let your PT know your cardio concerns and schedule an extra appointment to discuss and learn your cardio options.  Trust me, that would be money well spent. 

Here's another thought.  Look into exercise options for wheelchair bound individuals.  If you have a neighboorhood with good sidewalks you could probably hop in a wheelchair (if you can afford one) and hand cycle your way around to get your heart rate up.  Again though, I would consult with a PT.  The LAST thing you want to do is injure your leg any further!!