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What is the max ammount of calories in a day you have registered on CC |
Feb 06 2010
21:50 (UTC) |
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Original Post by cincy46runner:
Original Post by kimconnell:
I don't register either, however I do have a Body Bugg. I have used it for almost 2 weeks now, and the highest I have been is about 2700 and my average daily is 2100...
What's a Body Bugg??
I looked into it after she posted and it seemed to be an electronic device that you'd tie to your hands and it'd tell you how many calories have you burned throught the day. Supposedly its accuaracy is above 90%. |
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What is the max ammount of calories in a day you have registered on CC |
Feb 05 2010
22:40 (UTC) |
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Original Post by oldguysrule:
My burn meter is 3160 and that doesn't include my workouts. I have been on track losing a pound a week by eating an average of 3000 a day since Christmas.
Yesterday I ate about 4000 cals and didn't gain weight. I spent two hours at the rock climbing gym, then burned 1300 cals on the treadmill, and I had to snowshoe to and from my car in the morning and evening.
All time high intake? Every October, I hike twice across the Grand Canyon in under 20 hours. I eat a "light" 500 calorie breakfast. I carry about 5000 calories with me and I eat another 2000 while I am at the North Rim lodge. When I get back to the car on the South Rim (around midnight), I usually drink a couple of bottles Ensure, hot chocolate, and gulp a can of peaches in heavy syrup before sacking out.
So I guess my "max" is a little over 8000 in one day, and my deficit was about 1000 for the day. I only joined CC in November, so this October, I'll try to keep track of everything and post it, along with my weight before and after. It will be my 19th "double crossing."
That's quite impressive! |
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Question about HMR's and CC's estimated burn--- |
Feb 05 2010
16:55 (UTC) |
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I've had the same question since ever i joined the CC. Now i know the answer :P. |
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Avacado Help! |
Feb 05 2010
01:07 (UTC) |
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Original Post by fit4tina:
I used to really dislike avocado but, now I really love them! However, before I liked plain avocado I found I enjoyed guacomole. You could try making some of your own. Mash up the avocado, add a touch of lime juice, cilantro, hot pepper if you like, dash of salt if desired, diced tomato, and onion. Spread that on stuff and mmmm. Leave out the chunky veggies if you want it creamy like a sauce/mayo. Or, just toss it all in a blender. :P Also, let them ripen up a bit. The flavor comes out more when they get ripe.
That almost exactly the same way my mother prepare guacamole! And all i can say it's extremly delicious. |
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10 Americans Arrested in Haiti, Accused of Child Trafficking |
Feb 05 2010
01:04 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bier:
Baby thieves acting ignorant and uninformed. 
+1, im with you. |
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What made me extremely happy today! |
Feb 04 2010
13:56 (UTC) |
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Congratulations! It's always nice to read members succeding their goal ^^. I also agree with shane_paladin tho about being careful on how fast you lost weight. The "average healthy" is 0.5 to 2 pounds a week :P. Hope you keep this up! |
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Solicitors! Grrrrr |
Feb 04 2010
13:53 (UTC) |
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It's VERY weird she didn't have a website nor materials to leave you. You did the right thing! Sometimes i think people like that are hobo and just want your money for themselves, but who knows, this is purely speculation. |
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A little depressed, need motivation and friends |
Feb 04 2010
04:50 (UTC) |
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Original Post by hatamoto:
Well sir, it sucks that your woman ditched you, but lets take a look at some of the upsides:
- You're young
- Judging by your avatar, you aren't a hideous CHUD
- In a few years you're going to be a doctor
On the mainland, the combination of all the above would translate to women in catfights to try to get with you. You have all the raw materials to be what we call a pussy magnet.
I know it's rough when you break up a long term relationship. It takes a while to regain your bearings, rediscover your own peer group, and in your case being in medical school it's made more difficult by your workload isolating you.
I think in time you'll find that it's for the best. Jealousy largely sources from fear... a lot of times fear of not being able to find another woman if your relationship falters. I think that when you get out of med school and find this vast abundance of opportunity awaiting you, you'll see that fear is unfounded and ironically it'll likely help you maintain relationships: you won't need to feel like you have to control your partner, and she in turn won't feel trapped.
You're on track to a pretty sweet life, sir. I'm a bit jealous here. 
Thanks for the reply. I have actually made a sticky with the upsides and honestly, i didn't had 2 out of those 3 you mentioned hahah, i'm off to add them to my sticky after i finish writing this message :). I must say your second paragraph was very amusing by the way hahahah. Well, i'm very glad that i have started working on my jealousy and such, i know it will take me a pretty long time before i can honestly say im over it, but ill get there. I must say thank you everyone, it's been great to have the support i got since i made this thread. |
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I have a huge muffaletta |
Feb 03 2010
23:54 (UTC) |
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I want one of those... |
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The after hours, keep language clean, leave JJ alone, talk about anything CHAT.... |
Feb 03 2010
23:47 (UTC) |
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I wonder how long would it take me to completly read this thread! hahaha |
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A little depressed, need motivation and friends |
Feb 03 2010
23:37 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mperic81:
Also I wanted to say, reading your posts you sound insightful, but than after redirecting your thoughts and thinking about what to do next, you say "I'm weak, insecure...". It's like you're letting these negative attributes concur you. Sure, we all have our faults, but if everyone was controlled by them, we'd never feel good about ourselves.
You're taking the steps to better yourself. So when you "remind" yourself of how weak you are, Remember that is the sadness taking. You're not weak, you're sad (for now). It's perfectly normal to go through rough patches in life, but that doesn't make you a __________ (insert Feeling)...that's just the way you feel, not who you are.
You'll be okay, Renaldo. Just think of how to get to where you want to be next. It may not involve a relationship at the moment, but maybe you're focus is your career in a few years, so you have to take the steps now to get there then. Try to focus on other things and get some fresh air. Don't listen to yourself when you say "who cares; I don't feel like it"...doing something helps.
Anyhow. Hope today is better for you!!! How's the weather out there??? I bet it's much nicer than the 22 degrees I woke up to this morning.
I guess i've been letting all this negative attributes take over me, and it's hard to control but after reaching out to people in CC i have felt a lot better. All the advices and the support has greatly helped. I won't deny this morning i woke up sad, but after lunch i started to feel better, at least better than yesterday.
I will soon sign up for a gym, and try to get friends. I don't wanna get drown in myself for being so lonely. Also, the weather has been fine :P, 79 degrees here in D.R. The only complain i have about the weather of this country is that it's always the same! I'd like it more if at least in winter the weather would drastically change :P. |
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A little depressed, need motivation and friends |
Feb 03 2010
23:28 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mynameismonkey:
Original Post by reynaldo_abc:
First of all ill introduce myself, my name is Reynaldo. Im from Dominican Republic and im a 20 years old student of medicine. Hmm, the title kind a lie, im not a little depressed, i am very depressed because of the lost of someone really important in my life, and now im out of motivation. It ashames me to admit it, but i feel like i need to talk to someone. Honestly, i have no friends in real life and only a little ammount of people i talk to online. I'm not making this post so all of you feel pity about it, i'd just like to make some friends and talk about life and whatever's funny, and also to motivate each other on losing weight(im about 10-15 pounds overweight, not much honestly).
My msn is reynaldo_abc@hotmail.com, my yahoo messenger is marys.pandi@yahoo.com, my aim, i forgot it but if any of you who have aim will add me then just make a post and ill re-make it or recover the password. If you are going to add me, make a post please so i know who's adding me, though even if you dont make a post ill accept.
Sorry if this bothers anyone, and everyone is welcome, whether you are a male or a female, i just want some friends to spend some time even if it's online.
Thank you for taking your time reading my thread, i really appreciate it.
PD: My first language isnt english, so forgive my mistakes please. My first language is spanish.
Hola Reynaldo :)
Welcome to CC! Though I am sorry that you are having a hard time at the moment. I have to say I can really empathise with your situation! I also congratulate you for finding the courage to reach out and open up/ask for help. That's a REALLY big step which I think will really help you to come to terms with a lot of what you are going through. Especially, from my point of view, since opening up often seems much harder for guys than it does for girls.
I hope that you can really take positive steps forwards because of what has happened, even though it will be challenging. I believe that going through hard times and coming through the other side really does make you a stronger person and I truly believe you can do this :)
Best wishes (mucha suerte!)
Monkey x
PS You needn't apologise for your English - it's VERY good! My first language is English but I speak a bit of Spanish and I'm fairly sure that I couldn't speak Spanish to such a high level as you speak English.
Thanks for the support miss, you just mentioned what im using to motivate myself "going through hard times and coming through the other side really does make you a stronger person". Im seeing a therapist tomorrow >.<, which i believe is another step. |
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A little depressed, need motivation and friends |
Feb 03 2010
02:48 (UTC) |
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Original Post by muttlover:
Original Post by reynaldo_abc:
Well, one think i know for sure is if she ever need a shoulder to cry on, ill be there for her. She is a very strong person though. But i know you are right, everyone has their own problems and nobody will be 100% perfect, i just want to get better though, im glad u understand.
I dont know if i can use my sadness as motivation, but ill for sure change. Just by making this thread and opening myself to you guys is more than a prove, before i'd never do this. I'd just cry and be depressed and i wouldnt even tell anyone about my problems.
I already have an appointment to see a therapist, because i really want to change my controlling, jealousy and insecurity. I am very insecure, and that will be hard to change because i have always been since i was a kid. This was because i was sort of weird at school when i was young, so i grew up thinking people would reject me, since i had a couple rejections by friends when i was younger.
Well, i have an idea of why im insecure, jealous and a bit controlling, it may be because way back like 2 years ago, when me and her had 1 year dating, she starting paid more attention to her friends than to me, but then she changed, she started paying more attention to me than to her friends but i never got over it i guess. I always thought she'd preffer her friends over me. It's really makes me sad that she wont give me a chance when i have just realized my problems and now that im determinated to change =/.
It sounds like the problem doesn't come from a fear of her liking her friends more, but more from a fear of her leaving you, getting bored, thinking that because you were "weird" in the past that you are "weird" now. It sounds like part, or most, of your problem comes from overall lowered self esteem.
I'm glad you are going to see a therapist. Like you, I didn't talk much or talk to people in depth about my problems. But getting all of your feelings (about a certain issue) out at once can really help you realize how warped your thinking is or how unfairly you treat yourself.
Also, I fail to see why you think you are a bad guy. One, hello, you are a student studying medicine. Girls really like successful guys! And two, you can't be a bad guy if a girl is willing to spend three years with you. You have more going for you than you give yourself credit for.
And again, I can't begin to understand how hard it is to feel "abandoned" by a past partner. But, as selfish as this may seem, you need to focus now more on yourself than her or longing for her. In the end, your ultimate goal is to change, right? So for now, work on yourself and give her some space. If at a later time she has not contacted you and you feel that you have made progress, send her an email/letter/give her a call and simply ask how she's doing. Also tell her that you are working to change, and that you are making progress.
You are right, i need to change for mysef and no one else. She's gone already and she dont want a relationship anymore with me so i'll let it be and move on with my life. Ill just concentrate on having a healthy body and studying. I hope tomorrow i dont wake up with my mind changed, but i know ill still miss her. |
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Cheat meals, opinions? |
Feb 03 2010
02:12 (UTC) |
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As other have said, dont stress up because you had one cheat meal. Even one cheat meal a week it's fine. I'd dare to say it also good so you dont feel like you are torturing youself. |
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A little depressed, need motivation and friends |
Feb 03 2010
02:03 (UTC) |
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Original Post by muttlover:
Original Post by reynaldo_abc:
Original Post by muttlover:
Being a closed person does not make you un-datable or able to be in a relationship. But you do have to be willing to at least work with your partner and open up a bit. You may take baby steps, but if your partner sees that you are trying, then they will stay if they really want to be with you.
My boyfriend had insecurity and jealousy issues when we first met, while I was a closed-off person. Not a good mix at first, but after a year and a half of being with him, we have both helped each other with our issues. He helps me open up by asking questions, being gentle, and being supportive. I help him by being reassuring, honest about things, and being more affectionate.
I also think it is very important to fully acknowledge and accept your issue, as well as communicate that with your partner. I used to think that you could get by in a relationship by not communicating much. And you can. But the relationship is so much less passionate and close. I would find someone that is more supportive and willing to help with your issue.
That's the point. I have admitted i have a problem, and i am100% aware of it. And i'm gonna fix them whether she stays with me or not. I'd just like it very much if we could go thorught it as a couple. She isnt the most perfect girl either, she has some problems, not as me but yeah. We could help each other, though id be the one with the most impact change. it's what makes me the saddest, how she just left without giving me a chance to change. Also i have communicated to her that i understand the problems i have, my mood swings, my jealousy and so on, but she doesn't want to believe that i'm serious about changing.
Im happy to read that you and your bf have worked out their problems sticking togheter and working it out as a team. I hope the same happens between me and my former girlfriend. On the other hand, I agree with you about a relationship not being so passionate if there is less talk, i am myself a very passionate person and sometimes this annoyed her since she isn't exactly like this.
Thank you muttlover.
I feel as though that you are implying that just because you are the one with the bigger life problems or that your needed change will be bigger, that she is "better" than you are you are less deserving. Wrong. No couple is ever 100% "emotionally equal" all of the time. Sure, you may be the one needing more support now, but what if next week she goes through a crisis and needs your shoulder to cry on. Then who has more problems? Life will always throw different crap at everyone at different times.
If she doesn't believe that you want to change, there isn't much you can do about that. All I can say is, don't let this sadness keep you from pursuing your goal to change. Instead, use it as motivation.
I also suggest that you see a therapist/counselor. It is much easier to make a change if you know why the behavior you want to change (insecurity, jealousy, "controlling") came about. Do you have any idea at all why you may have been jealous, insecure, or controlling in the relationship?
Well, one think i know for sure is if she ever need a shoulder to cry on, ill be there for her. She is a very strong person though. But i know you are right, everyone has their own problems and nobody will be 100% perfect, i just want to get better though, im glad u understand.
I dont know if i can use my sadness as motivation, but ill for sure change. Just by making this thread and opening myself to you guys is more than a prove, before i'd never do this. I'd just cry and be depressed and i wouldnt even tell anyone about my problems.
I already have an appointment to see a therapist, because i really want to change my controlling, jealousy and insecurity. I am very insecure, and that will be hard to change because i have always been since i was a kid. This was because i was sort of weird at school when i was young, so i grew up thinking people would reject me, since i had a couple rejections by friends when i was younger.
Well, i have an idea of why im insecure, jealous and a bit controlling, it may be because way back like 2 years ago, when me and her had 1 year dating, she starting paid more attention to her friends than to me, but then she changed, she started paying more attention to me than to her friends but i never got over it i guess. I always thought she'd preffer her friends over me. It's really makes me sad that she wont give me a chance when i have just realized my problems and now that im determinated to change =/. |
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A little depressed, need motivation and friends |
Feb 03 2010
01:40 (UTC) |
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Original Post by linz1990:
hey, I'm sorry you're feeling so down. =/ Like mperic81 said, it's hard when relationships end and someone just leaves your life. Focusing on one day at a time really helps, both for getting over losing someone and for weight loss. If you want to talk you can feel free to send me a message. I'm also a Spanish minor (and considering majoring) so you can message me in either language.
Thank for for being supportive linz, i will message you and well, if you need any help with spanish you could also message me. I like helping people.
Also i'd like to say something =/, even though i look kinda strong on this thread, i am a very weak person, i tend to get depressed over stuff like this and im very emotional =/ Though by saying this i guess im getting stronger... but yet im a emotionally weak person, though ill change it, whether she comes back or not =/. |
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I did really bad this weekend! |
Feb 03 2010
01:20 (UTC) |
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Well, i would say not to punish yourself. I'm one of those who thinks a cheat meal or day every once a week or once every 2 weeks is not bad. |
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How To Be Less LAZY |
Feb 03 2010
01:18 (UTC) |
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Great thread for motivation about anything. I believe the "Find Partners" is the stronger one. If you have someone motivating you, its much muuuch easier. |
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Haiti earthquake relief - what can we do? |
Feb 03 2010
01:13 (UTC) |
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oo, i just saw this thread. Well im from Dominican Republic, the country next to Haiti. We are on the same island, and yes i felt the earthquake at my house the day it happened.
Haitians are REALLY devasted, the situation is horrible over there, it's very nice from you guys trying to help Haiti. I take classes with a couple of haitians and they've told me about how they feel about all this, and all i can say is i hope the situation over there gets a lot better as fast as it can, but even worse the emotional pain that they have it's bigger than anyone think. A lot of schools fell down, killings thousands of kids. That's the worse pain they have i think, along with the lost of a lot of familiars.
I just wanted to say thank you guys for trying to help the Haitians, we at D.R. are also trying to do the best we can. |
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What do you do if your SO is sick? |
Feb 02 2010
23:28 (UTC) |
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Well, im single. But yes i did still kiss and hug even if my former gf was sick. I always tried to be there for her, but even more in the times she was sick. |
