Posts by trikki

Original Post by vwiggins:

If you've only eaten 800 calories all day and you're not in bed with flu you make your self eat..... even if it's ice cream.

If this happens too often though maybe try eating a larger lunch and just snacking in the evening, under eating prevents weight loss, so it's not worth starving.

 I agree that you do need to eat but I do not agree that it should be ice cream (or anything really unhealthy for that matter). You obviously haven't got very much nutrition throughout the day with only 800 cals so I would try to eat something as healthy as possible. Nuts, PB, avacado...something like that.

Original Post by safina1:

Original Post by fitnessgirll:

^but she is starting back up...right Safina? I think she needs the gym..and she stated she loves the gym...Safina needs to work on her self discipline..for now..I know she needs the gym. At least it's one hour I know she won't be at the cupcake shop! ;)

 this is so funny :) ok. I will never go back to that butter cupcake shop. yesterday, I went there to get my cake fix and I brought a book with me to read. the title of the book is " the craving cure- break the hold carbs and sweets have on your life". while I was eating my delicious cake and reading the book, a guy who works there came to me and said in a loud voice: " the craving cure. it sounds like a good book." and he smiled. I was so mad at him because everybody knew what I was reading. LOL

I left that cupcake shop and will never go back.

and yes, I will keep going to the gym regardless what kind of food I eat but I will stop the cakes, brownies, croissants. Not sure about the chocolate because it really elevates my mood. Better than Marijuana. :)

 

 Oooooh, NOW we are getting to the bottom of the cupcake cravings.....

Original Post by sillysillygoose:

Original Post by trikki:

What's with all the judgement on the drinking? Some people do, some people don't...who cares? She know's it's not the healthiest thing in the world, and has cut back as a result. I also drink about once a week (used to be more), and while I know it is not the best thing for me, I know there are many many things I do everyday that do benefit my health. Plus, it is something I really enjoy as a way to unwind after stressful week and just be social with friends. Also, I have lost about 50 lbs overall.

The Special K diet however OP, I don't agree with. You aren't eating enough and you aren't eating the right things. You have to learn how to encorporate real foods into your diet if you are ever going to be successful long term.

hi trikki. thank you for your post! i think your one of the few who ARENT judging me for drinking while i socialize. my dad has a drink almost every night at home to just wind down from his day & hes also lost 50lbs. he says if you collaborate it into calories for the day then there wont be a problem with weight gain.. HIS DOCTOR TOLD HIM THAT, for all of you who are about to judge my dad as well.

as of eating real foods, what do you consider real foods? when i eat with my dad he cooks meals. for example, he will make a meat, a veggie and a carbs/starch. like tilapia, green beans & pasta. i dont know how to cook, therefore its hard for me to eat "real foods"

 Well it sounds like your dad knows how to cook and he is cooking healthy meals, so why not ask him to help you learn a few easy things you can do on your own? I basically just mean not eating Special K for 75% of your calories throught the day, even if you are supplementing it with veggies, it's really just not good enough.

Something easy and healthy would be to cook up some ground turkey, throw in some tomato sauce, and put it over some whole grain pasta. Salad or veggies on the side. I'm sure you could manage something like that, no?

Overall, you need to be eating A LOT more calories. You are going to destroy your metabolism. I think somebody put the phord calculator in here already, but here is again just incase. Use it. You will probably gain a few pounds at first because you are durastically undereating, but it will go away, and you will be MUCH better off in the long run. 

I just entered the work force after 16 years of school last september. I definitely miss school, I just love the academic environment. Working has it perks too though, like you usually don't have to "work" outside of working hours which is nice, frees up a lot of time. That's pretty much the only thing I can think of lol. So I guess my advice would be just to enjoy the last of it and look forward to a new and exciting chapter of your life!

CC says that 1 cup cooked (whole wheat I'm assuming) is 174. Here is the link.

Original Post by thin_girl:

lol.. nobody is angry

 

i love when on this website if somebody disagrees with you they are just angry

 

 I think it's more so the capitalized, bolded, underlined words that are indicitive of anger, than the disagreement itself.

Original Post by thin_girl:

less than what? 1200?

 

we're not talking about less than 1200

we're talking about 1200 and up in its general range

 

not about weight loss? doesn't matter how much weight you have to lose?... are you serious?

 

I have a feeling that you get my point, and you probably even agree with it so I am not sure why we are arguing.

And no, the minimum is not about weight loss. Weight loss is about deficits, the minimum is about basic nutrition. 

So all this anger is over the approximate 1% of people on this site who would actually be recommended to eat 1200 calories? Kind of ridiculous don't you think?

Original Post by tinabobeena:

I am quite tired of having people preach to me about how I am not eating enough when I *use* the tools and know how much my maintenance and/or deficit goals are.

Congratulations to you if eating 3500 calories helps you out.  That happens to be nearly TWICE my maintenance amount if I am not working out.  So, kindly stop with the sweeping statements about which you know nothing. 

 

 I don't think she was making sweeping statement or preaching about anything actually. She did elude to the fact that most people who are eating 1200 cals or less a day are ruining their metabolisms- which is true in most cases. The point was....if you have a healthy, active metabolism your body can handle the odd day or two of excess calories with little to no effect on your weight. I think it's awesome...good for you jackattack!

Great post! Well said.