Posts by sporty1401

In general the new dashboard seems fine and well organized, BUT I have one issue.  Under the new dashboard I cannot add water drank while logging food, I have to go back to the main dashboard.  I liked the option of adding it from both places on the old dashboard.

For me it's big, because drinking water is one of the areas I struggle with the most and in the new dashboard it is not as obvious as a reminder.

I was always small through high school, barely and A, and college, barely a B.  The first couple years out of college I put on quite a bit of weight for me.  I'm 5'9" and was about 145-150lbs in college.  I got up to about 180lbs a year after i got my first job.  I was still a B (went from 32/34A to 36B), same as you gained weight evenly, I'm a bit more of a pear than you are.  I lost about 15lbs through the following year so back down to 165lbs.  At that weight I was now a 34C or D depending on the bra.  So, when I lost the weight, my boobs stuck around and I lost the fat elsewhere.

I'm trying to get back to that 150lb range now, so hopefully I don't lose too much up top, though I'm sure I'll lose at least a little.  Good luck to you and I'm guessing you'll lose some, but not as much as elsewhere.  My current measurements are about 38/39-29-42.

I had this same situation.  I had been trying to find a job near my fiance and an opening came up in his office.  We're both engineers and there are limited jobs in our area.  I had previously not applied because of fears, but at this point it had been about a year of looking.  I applied and got the job.  We got married about a year after that and I have been in the office total about 3 years.

There are ups and downs, mostly not about me and him directly.  We were able to keep it professional, as stated before keep work & home separate. and some people we worked with outside our immediate office had no idea we were together until we got married.   Obviously, our bosses knew and were OK with it since we work in different groups.

The biggest issue I find is since he started here first, some people think of me as his wife who works here rather than an independent.  That really bothers me, but its limited.  I also worry about how it looks to get hired there, was it me that got the job or because I knew someone.  Or during cutbacks will they cut one of us because they know the other one still has a job?  The politics of it are the worst part.

What I have found is that its not really uncommon.  Because of this its a little easier knowing others are going through the same thing and making it work.  We can commute to work together and I have a job I enjoy, as does he.  During corporate training such as safety etc., they try to schedule us for the same day so we can ride together.  Our benefits are the same and now are merged rather painlessly.

What is really comes down to is: Is it a good job?  Is is a job you'll like?  Can you stand to run into each other at work?  Can you both keep it professional, like any other co-worker?  Do either of you interfere with the others job(ethical issues)?  Are you applying only because he works there?  Would one of you be willing to quit if it doesn't work?  Ask yourself these questions and weigh the benefits to risks or downfalls.  Good Luck!

Thank you panda for your excel testing.  It saved me the time.

This doesn't seem like a good "trend" to use though.  If you consistently lose weight and never have an increase your actual weights continually diverges from the trend until you get enough entries, but then it is still significantly higher than the entered weights.  i.e. I only weight myself about once a week so since I restarted my exercise program all weights are lower than the earlier one, with one exception and the trend line is always above my actual line with a increasing variance.  A better trend would be a rate or slope average so you can project how long it will take to lose weight if you keep up your program, or if you begin slipping.  The estimated goal time also seems to be tied to the trend rather than actual entries.

I hope CC reads this thread and notes the issues people have with the trend line.  It is not intuitive for most people and only seems to work well for frequent or daily weighers.

If you're doing a lot of muscle strengthening, make sure you eat enough protein.  I've found that eating a lot of protein after lifting or strength training makes a huge difference on your recovery time.

Stretching helps too, so your Yoga should be good.  Swimming is a good cardio exercise that stretches you at the same time.  I enjoy swimming when I'm too sore for anything else.

Mac & Cheese for kids isn't too bad every now and then since they need the extra calories anyways.  Its cheap and many come with vitamins added now.

What I've been doing for lunch at work is getting some of the cheaper frozen meals.  I had issues with portion so they helped with that.  Michelina's brand has a "lean gourmet" line that has lower fat and sodium than some.  I can get these for $0.98US and they are really convenient.  Lots of variety and taste pretty good too.

I also buy the pre-frozen chicken breasts.  They are cheaper than fresh and they last forever so you can bulk up on sale.  Most are very well trimmed, just watch for additives in some. Plusthey are easier to cut while still partially frozen.  Just run under warm water for a few second, cut and cook.  Time saving.

Whole grain pasta has come down in price by me at least.  Good fiber content.

Frozen veggie bags.  Pour as much as needed out and steam over boiling water.  Takes around 5 min.  Just boil a few inches of water in a pot and use a colander to set the veggies in and cover the top with the lid.  Thats what I do since I don't have a steamer.

Rice is also really cheap.  The brown rice tastes much better to me and also has more vitamins, but both are good.

Can you eat eggs?  Boiled eggs are good to grab and go, or scrambled eggs on weekends. 

I'm trying to save for a down payment on a house, so I've tried to cut way back.  Hope this helps! 

I knew several people in high school that were a size zero, very naturally. They could not put on weight and had issues buying clothes.

Also, most people can't pick out a size zero from a slim size 6 walking down the street. I know this because in high school people thought I might have developed an eating disorder(NOT true). I was a small 8 to a 6 sometimes-big hips. I played sports year round and got braces. The small amount less I could eat at lunch due to the braces made me lose weight due to my exercise/metabolism at the time.

People noticed too. However they started comparing me to the size 0 girls, which were much smaller, but I guess didn't seem so small. Comments like, "she has no fat on her body". It hurt just as much as a larger girl getting called fat. I was never under weight and always ate a healthy amount.

America overall IS fat. I wish people would stop hating the thin people by comparison. Eating disorders are bad, but the people who get them aren't. Obesity is much harder to solve/repair then getting ED girls to eat better.

I'm now a size 10, 5'9", 165lbs btw. I want to get back in shape to stay healthy, but I don't care what scale says. I wish more people would look at it as health, not weight.

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Also, it is much more efficient to lift weights and then do cardio right after.  You will burn slightly more calories during cardio and your metabolism rate will stay higher longer after you're done working out. 

I used to float around the same size you are, but now am a 36 C.  I have always worn a sports bra, but I was more involved in high impact sports.  Walking you may be OK, but if you ever want to jog or get involved in sports I think they are necessary.  Especially if you don't want to stretch out the ligament that keeps them from getting saggy.  Also, wide straps on sports bras stay in place better and most don't have underwire.

 I really like the Champion brand sports bras.  They run about $30 or less depending on the style.  They have an internal support web and are smooth on the outside.  Also, not cotton so you don't feel soaked after a work out.  They are incredibly comfortable and very supportive.  Just try some on, any brand, and go with whats comfortable.  Hanes also makes nice ones in smaller sizes (a-c) that are very inexpensive and you can find in any store.  Good Luck!