Posts by pinkpinkotter

harl!!! my friend marrissa got over a month long plateau by doing what blink suggested... she just switched up the amount she ate every day. and i know someone else who tried to just eat 1200 because that was the amount "suggested" for her weight and what not... and her body stalled... thinking she was starving herself... she went to her doctor and her doctor told her to start eating 1600 calories a day... and her weight started melting off. because it was still under her "maintaining" calorie intake of 1800, but it was enough that her body thought she was eating the same amount... so instead of stalling it revved up her metabolism and she ended up losing a good chunk the first month... then she cut back to 1500... then 1400 etc when it was time.

i also know someone who eats like 1500 a day... all lean proteins and vegetables and a few whole grain carbs... exercises tons... completely fit.. but wasn't getting under 150. turns out... she was eating just ONE DOLLARS worth of licorice every day or two... (it's her favorite snack food ever).. she wasn't going over her calorie intake... but that extra sugar that shouldn't have been there was doing something with her insulin levels and only let her maintain.. she let go of licorice... and a month later she was 143. something as small as a few pieces of licorice were holding her back!!! can you believe that!!!! maybe that's the case?!?! i know a few ppl like her who when they eat cheese they stop losing weight... even if it's in their calorie range. (i'm one of them lol... but i love it too much to give it up).

i was also watching x-weighted on tv yesterday... and they had a girl who was eating the right amount of food... big dinner small other meals. he made her break it up into 6 small meals a a day... and he said that none of her meals was allowed being over 200 calories.  just because it was going to kick her metabolisms butt in gear... and make her burn consistently over the course of the day... especially since you're body works best in teh morning and slows down around dinner time.

hope any of this helps :)

as of this morning i'm back up to 210... though i expected it... because i've just given up this week lol. it's so much harder to get on the wagon..... maybe i shouldn't cheat anymore lol lol lol. i think today i already ate like 2 days worth of calories... damn you tim hortons!! dammmnnnn youuuu!!!!

on the plus side.... i have a VERY sexy hair cut!!! and just 2 weeks until i'm in my new apartment!!!!!!

now it's just me :( lol. well no one came in to post yesterday!!!! but neither did i so i guess i can't complain... but i'm down to 207.5!!! which is 2.5 grand total lol. although i suppose since i've been on here it's been 7 whole pounds... not a lot... i have such a longggg ways to go. but slowly but surely right?? at least i actually moved!! i was getting so upset there for awhile!!!

and guess what?! me and my hunny got an apartment for july 1!! so i'll be walking home from work... and the gym is on my way home... so i can always stop in for some cardio or some weight training when i'm bored :) . and i will have control over my diet... mostly lol. yay!! i'm excited...

how did you ladies fare this week?

yes where IS liz??? ya my bunny is way cooler when he's horny lol. i think i've been doing really well. i still eat crappy food sometimes... but what i'm really trying to do is stay away from mcdonalds and other bad fast foods.. and only eat smaller portions. stop eating as soon as i' satisfied. i'll eat a 6 inch sub instead of the foot long like i normally did... and just try to have one helping at dinner... not two. i like to think it's working.. my scale isn't budging too too much... but i know i'm getting healthier... i can do a lot more in my exercise routine than i could a month or two ago. that's progress. and i eat healthy... so i know even if i'm not getting smaller (YET), at least i'm getting healthier!!! it'll be better when i finally get to move out and can buy my own groceries without ppl buying snacks and cakes and lasagna's and stuff that want me to eat them. lol.

how's being home so far blink??? i bet a lot different then at school :)

you're going to get married AGAIN harl!?!?! crazy times lol. i'll settle for one time... lol lol... which won't happen till like 2012 :( oh well. that's the way it is when you're broke.

sorry ladies!!! i know i haven't been around. a bit depressed is all. i'm still at 210. not moving anywhere in inches or pounds... still doing training sessions at the gym... my PT said not to worry... i probably won't see anything until the 2-4 month marks anyways. but it's still sad. other than that i'm working working working!!!! sav up to buy a house and all that wonderful nonsense you're supposed to do when you get older lol. so i'm partly stressed... and i will admit... partly eating pretty crappy... and have not been logging anything at allllllll.... so here's to a brighter tomorrow!! i think i'm just setting myself up for failure time and again... because i cut sooo many calories... and it's just not realistic... i'm essentially starving. so i went to my doctors and he said instead of cutting... or trying to cut to 1500 cals.. to go for something more reasonable.. like 1800. and when i'm down 10 pounds then go down to 1700, etc. until i get comfortable with eating less a little bit at a time... makes sense eh?

i suppose that's not bad :)

how's the intern going ocean?!?!

where'd liz go?!?!

blink!!!! how's being back at home?!?! good on the weight training!! i love the burning feeling the day after... it's just so.. satisfying!! lol

yay blink! that's very exciting!!! I chase my rabbit sometimes... he doesn't go very far though lol lol. So horses should be fun to chase around!! I hope you're plans all take hold! At least you're reaching for something and trying for it!! I hope the jog goes well as well!! let us know how it is... It's so different runnign outside than in.. the best thing to do is run... then walk when you get winded.. and then run again... etc... eventually you'll just be running and not walking.

One pound is pretty good harl! especially when you're retaining a lot right now due to the dreaded TOM.

my other message got cut off apparently... what i was going to say is htat nothing is wrong with my bunny... he just needed to go for an exam before getting his nuts chopped off.

ocean- i really only have a problem with salt intake if i have soup. soup kills my salt. other than that i don't consume that much. are you trying those water pills like liz is???

i'm on day 8 of meridia... and i have a really dry mouth.. started yesterday... so my water intake has increased a hundred fold... being my mouth is soooooo dry. but i think it means it's working... and my scale finally did move down a few pounds :) ... uggghhhh.... i hate my metabolism. pills are do expensive... but i suppose when i get down in weight i'll have the knowledge with food, and the knowledge with weight training at the gym to KEEP my weight down... and be able to not be dependent on pills. instead be dependent on working my ass off lol. oh well. i guess it'll mean that much more if i have to work that much harder just to stay in shape right??

nothing is wrong with him blink. he just had to go in for an exam before getting his nuts chopped off. i think it's there way of getting more money from me lol.

i only find that i have problems with salt if i eat soup that day.. other than that my salt is pretty fabulous. although i have a real drinking water problem... from 745am-5pm i struggle to get in one bottle of water. not good. i really only drink water when i work out... i don;'t drink pop or juice or anything... i just don't drink... which is insane... because i used it drink like 12 glasses of somethign a day. i need to start more for sure.

what's this TTOM business ocean?!?!? i think i've heard it twice today and i'm clueless lol

booooooo.... i went back up to 215. i think i'm retaining something... because i didn't cheat THAT bad to gain 5 pounds in a few days. I'll proally be back to 210 by the weekend.... but i can never get under 209... i exercise and exercise and eat healthy... though a bit more than i should... but i still can't get under 209. booooooo.

so i've fallen... but i'm back with my personal trainer tonight... i'll see what he says... and hopefully i'll get back up there

you know the standard drink 8oz of water a day blink??? What they don't tell you is that you need 8oz of water a day on TOP of any pop or caffeine your'e drinking... the water in that does not count. So I would say it's very important.

:) I totally didn't go to the gym yesterday... I was BEATTTTTTT. I find I eat if i'm bored. All the time. I'm not hungry... just bored. blahhhhh. And it sucks now because my new hours are 9-5... but then my fiance doesn't get hime until 7:30... so from 5-7:30 there is just boredommmmm... and I don't live anywhere close to ppl I know or things to do... sad days. I'm still beat today *had 9 hours of sleep... but restless sleep*... but have every intention of going to the gym!!!

WEIGH IN TIME!!!! I'm still 210. I did cheat a number of times this week... but i thought they were all in moderation.. and I exercised 4 times last week.... Oh well. I guess 5 pounds the week before is good enough for now. Who knows... maybe i'm like that recent girl in the sucess stories... I shed lots of pounds one week... none the next. Or maybe I'll just cheat a lot less lol. At least I've maintained this week and have not gone up. I'll let you guys know how it goes next week :P .

Today I also have my first day with a personal trainer riding my backside. so i'm sure I'll lose weight for next week.