Posts by sbanana7

I found this thread really interesting---I've been thinking lately that my eating schedule is really strange, but it looks like a lot of people have VERY different schedules!

Every day:

5:30/6 Wake Up

6:30 Coffee on the way to the gym

11:30 Breakfast

3:30 Lunch

7:30 Dinner

8:30/9 Snack

For a while I was trying to eat before I went  to the gym or ran, but I found that 1 of 2 things always happened:

1. I was STARVING all day, and ended up using up my calories by midday

2. I, for whatever reason, cannot exercise at a high intensity after I've eaten. I just feel sluggish and tired; a cup of coffee or tea seems to be the perfect solution for me...not completely running on empty, but not feeling bleh while working out/runnin!

Neanderthin- I'm not sure if you misunderstood my post, or if I'm misunderstanding yours!     

How do you find your activity level? I understand maintenance/deficit and what-have-you, my question is about figuring out how to set my activity level!

thnks

Thanks everyone for all of your replies.

I know that some items have different portion sizes/descriptions to customize with, but some do not. Grapefruit, for example, list fruit size by diameter but does not indicate whether that includes the skin. The skin adds an additional 2 ounces, so it definitely affects the amount of calories being logged.

I started Depo when I was 15, stayed on it til last I was 24. I went off b/c my doc said the maximum recommended time to be on it is 2 yrs. I LOVED it. The only side effect that I had was heavy spotting; to be honest, it lasted several months and was quite a nuisance, however (for me) the advantages outweighed the nuisance. After the first few months, I didn't have to worry about a period for 9 years.

I did not gain weight in my first 2 years on the shot, when I went to college I gained a LOT of weight...but I'm going to have to contribute that to the insane amount of junk food I was eating, NOT the shot!

Around the time I went off the shot I gained about 20 lbs, again, not sure if I can contribute that to the shot or lifestyle choices the time.

I waited for my period to come back (almost 1 year), before trying to find a new bc..wow--what a hassle! Pills were not for me (***ignorant poster who claims if you can't remember to take a pill, you're not responsible enough to be having sex---please take note***) My schedule changes every day- I set an alarm to remind me to take my pill every day, but there would be days when shooting would run over and I would be on set when I needed to take that pill...can't interrupt filming to take it! Or a million other schedule changes would cause me to not be able to take it within that 1 hour time slot for maximum effectiveness--and I did my research, the effectiveness drops RAPIDLY outside of that one hour time frame!

I'm currently trying Nuva Ring, so far so good!!

IN SUMMARY:

Different strokes for different folks. I loved Depo and it worked very well *for me*.

Please don't run around talking about how awful something is for everyone, when you only know how it has affected you!

So..that link says that a medium artichoke is 120 grams.

My artichoke is a pretty average size, I'd guess med/large and weighs in at 500 grams uncooked.

So, again, I'm guessing that the cc count is for only the edible portion. I'm looking for a count for the entire vegetable...*sigh*

I don't know why I didn't receive the notices about these posts, so my apologies for the late response...

smwhipple:  I know it's very easy to misread posts, but i have to say that I feel kind of attacked and very judged by your post...I hope that I'm misunderstanding the general feel of it though.

to answer your questions.. I am 24, far past my parent's insurance coverage. The doctor that I go to is a city-funded health care clinic (very much like planned parenthood). A few people have suggested that I didn't tell my doctor all the details-not only did I tell one doctor, but when I got the brush off I made another appointment with a different doctor. I told them everything, which their reactions that much worse, as anyone who has gone through this knows how incredibly hard it is to admit to any part of an eating disorder. As far as finding another doctor, I have, yet another, appointment with a 3rd doctor next month (it was the soonest they could get me in).  As for other people...my dad would lose it if he had any idea about this, he would probably come to NY and forcibly drag me back to Colorado, my sister would love nothing more than to hear that I'm this "messed up"...she's been waiting for it for years, so she's not an option. I don't attend church and am not particularly religious ( I do believe in something, just not sure what that something is!).

I have read the ED Info thread and am making use of the resources there.

I am no longer trying to lose weight, I realize that getting this under control is far more important right now.

I am still actively trying to find a group/organization/counselor to help me. As I said, I am also trying a 3rd doctor. I have been researching the use of antidepressants to help treat ed's. And am employing any and all of the techniques that people have suggested to stop this cycle.

SHEREA:

Everything that you mentioned as your triggers are mine as well. Especially being tired and stressed...which makes a horribly vicious cycle because this ed makes me constantly tired and more stressed every day.

From what I understand, OA isn't religion based specifically. More of a "put your faith in a higher power" (whether that be God, or something else).

I'm sorry I don't have any advice on how to make you feel better, but I just wanted to say this:

It sucks that you binged (trust me...I know)...but stay strong, don't purge! You're right-you totally have to break that cycle hang in there and don't purge!

Now...if I can only take my own advice, I'll be set!

*bump*

Thank you all so much for your responses, I really appreciate it! It's just so hard-I know I need to get my metabolism going again, and I know that gaining is inevitable, but it's hard to "deal" with knowing that I'm going to get bigger again while getting healthier..you know what I mean?

Feel free to keep the suggestions coming!

kittysaysmeow: 130 lbs for my height is NOT underweight.  I am within the healthy range according to all of the literature I have seen and my doctors.

I posted here simply b/c the most people respond to posts in this forum, but if a moderator wants to move it to another section (preferably not weight gain) that's fine!