Posts by mtpleasantgirl

Hey Gi-Jane, thanks for your always thoughtful post replies! I've always heard people underestimate their food intake/calories by a good amount, so I've been overestimating my food intake to account for that common error. Perhaps you're right, I'll try bringing up my food intake to 1550 calories and see what happens. Do you think it's bad to average a 2 pd loss a week?

While calorie counter gives me my burn estimate, I have to be a little doubtful. I've never been a binger or anything. I am in my early twenties and about 50 pounds overweight. I am pretty sure I have slow metabolism, and I find the gym really gives me energy (low energy is another side effect of low metabolism). 

I agree. I was a vegetarian for 17 years, and recently have started eating meat once or twice a month. I don't think things have to be so black and white. I consume WAY less meat than the average person. This keeps my environmental impact lower, but at the same time I don't like the idea of any food being forbidden. I know personally I still seek out vegetarian recipes, restaurants, and friends because even if I don't have that label anymore, the ideals and tastes are still with me.

Last week 170.2

This week 172.2

I'm pretty dissapointed with myself. I went on vacation over the long weekend, and for four days totally lost sight of my larger goals. I found myself eating even when it wasn't pleasurable, and eating without regard to calorie content. One mini-victory is that usually if I'm watching what I eat, and have a slip up, I abandon my life-style changes completely. Now I definitely feel that this is more of a permanent change in my life, and on the plane ride back I was planning low calorie recipes to make. This week so far has been good, and I'm planning on going to the gym today for the first time in a while which shoudl be good for my mood and body. Way to go ladies.

is fat free feta good?

That is incredible!

The Weight Control Plan book gets more specific, based on science of how people recognize that they are full. For example, smoothies containing milk signal food intake to your stomache and fill you up, but other similar drinks don't. It is a lot of common sense. I've found the book helpful in that it gets more specific and has a lot of reccomendations, but don't think it's necessary for all people.

I really love it, and do find a lot new with it, although maybe that's in comparison to Weight Watchers which I have done in the past.

Prior, I would watch my calories/points but I would eat a lot of low fat crackers, smaller portions of pasta, etc trying to keep down my calories. Now, I find  I'm so much more satisfied. Eating soup before meals has really been helping me, as has adding fruits and vegetables to about everything I eat (oatmeal, salads, pasta dishes, pizza, etc). I don't feel deprived at all.

I really also like the philosophy that you should continue to eat high calorie foods you love, but just don't expect that to be the source of what fills you up. Before I would save all my calories for something like a piece of cake, and then not feel full after eating the cake, so I would eat more cake or more food in general. Now, I'll eat an orange or something before I go to a birthday party, and then have a little sliver of cake and feel satisfied both in fullness and in my ability to not have to deny myself any foods. I've lost four pounds total (two pounds each week).