Posts by tattooed_kitty

Well, red wine is 25 calories per ounce, white might be the same (I drink more red than white), so how much you can have per day is really up to you. If a 6 oz glass each day can fit into your caloric budget, go for it!

Moderation is the key for me when it comes to alcohol and nutrition. I LOVE good, craft beer (in fact, I refuse to drink anything made by InBev or AB, but that's another story) but they are the first thing I cut back on when I'm trying to lose weight.

Wine and hard liquor (usually vodka for me) are easily measured and you can mix vodka with diet 7-Up or diet Coke. I also rarely imbibe Mon-Thurs, and if I do it's 6 oz of wine or 1 bottle of beer at the most. Weekends, I usually only have 2 or 3 vodka/diet mixer or wine drinks. Unless we go out or have friends over, then I have to adjust the rest of my day to accomodate the extra booze calories.

Believe me, it's not easy for me to cut back on the booze - I love to drink and my hubby and I LOVE hitting up brew pubs & breweries to try new stuff. But, it IS bad for you and it IS wasted calories. I used to be in the habit of having a couple glasses of wine or a martini most weeknights, so this has been a harder adjustment for me than counting calories & eating more healthfully, but I do see faster results. Plus, my tolerance goes way down after a week or two of cutting back, so if I wanna catch a little buzz when I drink on the weekends, it doesn't take much! (BONUS!)

I change it up so I don't get bored, but here are some of my standard breakfasts:

• Western Bagel "Perfect 10 Bagel" - packed with protein & fiber - with 1 TBS peanut butter, a banana & coffee
• Honey Nut Chex, 4 oz almond milk (fortified w/ calcium), a banana & coffee
• Instant oatmeal (low-sugar - 1 pk), 4 oz almond milk, 8 oz glass of milk, 7 oz strawberries or a banana, coffee
• 3 egg whites scrambled with various veggies & lean cold cuts (smoked turkey, ham), 1/2 oz light shredded cheese or 1 oz fat free feta cheese, 4 oz greek nonfat plain yogurt, 7 oz strawberries, coffee

I fortunate enough to work from home so I have my kitchen at my disposal. Still, those meals are easy enough to do quickly in the AM before leaving for work or school and if you keep the bagels, PB, instant oatmeal and almond milk at work (if you can), you can eat a healthy breakfast at the office, too. :-)

Don't you love when serendipity steps in like that? That soup sounds great and I think I'm going to grab those ingredients when I hit the market tonight. Thanks for sharing!

Original Post by newdays18:

Great website Kitty.  I put it in my favorites.

Awesome, glad I could help!

Original Post by nealy123:

Hey there,

I was watching Oprah and it had a segment on Gwenyth Paltrow and her trainer Tracey Anderson(?). She says that women should never use weights for their arms heavier than 3 pounds. To use bands and body weight so as not to bulk the muscle.

That goes against what everyone on CC says and also many PT's that I've talked to. But you have to admit that Gwenyth looks fantastic Her arms have really nice definition without looking big or bulky. She looks thin and fit.

What do you guys think? I ask because when I do lift heavy, I find that I do tend to start looking rather thicker not lean. That's with a high calorie deficit and plenty of proteins.

Anyone care to help? I feel confused !

Thanks.

That trainer is an idiot.

Original Post by tonyrocks922:

Original Post by thexnest:

My doctor constantly tells me he wants to see me at 1200 calories.

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I'm 21, 5'10, male and currently 289lbs. I get about an hour of exercise per day.

Get a new doctor. 

Yeah, my sentiments exactly. You're an adult male - even if you were at your optimum goal weight, you should be having AT LEAST 1500 calories per day, and THAT is if you do nothing but lay there still, just breathing, 24x7. Though you want to lose weight, you need to adjust your calories way up to support a quick metabolism for your 5'10, 289lb frame. The fastest way to NOT lose is to eat too few calories. Even if you don't feel like you're "starving" you could be tricking your body into thinking it is ... then comes the true lack of hunger, because your metabolism has slowed down so much ... then the stall in weight loss ... then the fast gain once you start to give your body back what it needs. No bueno.

Trader Joe's Vanilla Soy Protein Powder and 8 oz. skim milk ... usually after I work out. 203 calories & 33.3 grams of protein (combined), and if you add a couple packets of Splenda it's deeeee-licious.

Original Post by cptbunny:

Original Post by tattooed_kitty:

Yeah I'm sure if someone you knew or loved passed away you'd want someone to make insensitive comments such as this about them. Grow up.

I'm not too concerned that Michael Jackson's loved ones might see my insensitive comments here on the ol' CC.com forums.

Now, why don't you and all the other delusional superfans come on back down here to reality. People are dying every day ... all around the world, due to unnecessary wars, in fights for rights, of extreme povery. A CHILD DIES EVERY 3 SECONDS from lack of clean water to drink. I wish there was an outcry for THOSE people like there are for celebrities.

Amen, Melkor! I loves me some deadlifts!

And here are a ton of butt exercises/lifts/strength training moves ... Train With Me Online.

I've also found that any incline is good and the elliptical machine can really lift the booty as well. Good luck!