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Argh! [20 Aug 2008|11:02am] dietingsupport [aenea_delacroix] So I finally felt like I was getting better, and even managed a weights and brief cardio session at the gym the other day... but now I have conjunctivitis, tonsillitis and a middle ear infection.  If it's in my head, then it's infected. I'm so frustrated, I want to get back into things, and I'm really starting to be a bit scared that when I do I'll be really behind from where I was.  I was meant to be doing week 8 of C25K, but now I'm two weeks behind.  I've been trying to stick to 1200 calories/day, but have had a lot of days where I just didn't care and ate whatever.  I also finally went to get my thyroid tests done on Wed, so now I'm waiting for those results... Anyone got advice for what to do when you're feeling sick?  I'm thinking I'm just gonna do some Wii Fit and maybe go for a walk. post comment

Recipes [19 Aug 2008|08:42pm] dietingsupport [zechal] Does anyone have any good recipes that I could make and freeze. My husband has been doing the bulk of the cooking this summer due to his lucky bum having summers off (lucky school teachers). Well we are both back to work, and I'd like to be able to throw something in the oven when I get home, work out, and have food on the table. Any ideas or know of any good websites? 2 comments|post comment

PMS vs. Whole Foods [19 Aug 2008|07:16pm] dietingsupport [jaynesgottarun] [ mood | satisfied ] My job has basically exploded (in a good way) and I've been insanely busy for the past week. On most Tuesdays, I do a double workout: weights and interval cardio in the morning, and an hour-long core class at the local climbing gym in the evening. This Tuesday, however, was another very long work day and while I'm sure that the core class would have done me good, I have to be on the road at 6 AM for a movie shoot tomorrow and the idea of being lazy and tired tonight was irresistable. So I ended up at Whole Foods, promising to pick up some bread for my husband to go with dinner. And I wandered around, feeling snacky and crave-y and sorry for myself.  BUT--there is a happy ending!  Here's what the health food store offers instead of your favorite snacks: Let's Go Organic "Gummi" Bears Eat them intead of: gummy bears I have always loved vegan gummy bears that they sell at health-food stores, but my Whole Foods only sells them in giant bags. The idea of a giant bag of open candy hanging out around my house has always kept me from actually purchasing them, but I usually pass by them in the baking aisle and take a few minutes to look at them longingly before I put them back on the shelf and walk away.  I'm not kidding, I actually do this.  Today instead of the normal vegan gummy bears, there was a display of Let's Go Organic candies. They are also vegan gummy bears--but they come in little boxes of four small bags of gummy bears at 80 calories a pop.  So you have automatic portion control, in a rainbow of flavors!  Unlike conventional candies, I found that this one small bag was substantial enough to completely satsify my sweet tooth. Annie's Cheddar Bunnies Eat them instead of: Goldfish Crackers I adore cheesy crackers. And I crave them--wickedly. Annie's Cheddar Bunnies are made with organic wheat flour and no scary preservatives, and while they're not quite as salty as my beloved Goldfish, they were pretty stellar and a small handful was plenty. Organic Kosher Pickles Eat them instead of: Well, regular pickles aren't that bad I find that there's pretty much only two kinds of people when it comes to pickles: Either you hate them with the white-hot fury of a thousand suns, or you can (and have) eaten an entire jar in one sitting. At ZERO calories a pop, pickles are probably the best way to curb your salt cravings.  Also, pickles are completely awesome and delicious. However, they taste good because they are a heaping pile of (delicious) salt. You might want to limit your consumption if you want to fit into your pants tomorrow.  Conclusion I can haz victory over junk food! Remember, there ARE options if you are battling the wicked cravings of PMS! Disclaimer Organic junk food is still junk food. It's not as bad for you as the stuff loaded with chemicals, but you're not going to lose weight on a diet of organic vegan gummy bears. You still have to eat vegetables. Yes, I know you're not stupid, I just don't want someone to eat six boxes of Cheddar Bunnies and bitch at me because they gain a couple of pounds.  Parallel example from real life: I told my mother-in-law that sweet potatoes are really good for you, so she made a sweet potato casserole with about a pound of butter, a bag of mini-marshmallows, and two cups of brown sugar.  Then she ate about half of it, saying, "I can't believe this is good for you!"   Uhhhhh .  .  .  5 comments|post comment

It Figures [19 Aug 2008|08:19pm] dietingsupport [zechal] So, my husband and I were talking about how I wanted to spend the birthday money I got (I feel like I'm 12 after writing that, but my mom and dad insist). So...I live in a rural community and we only have one gender neutral gym but the hours are terrible...and it's right across from the school my husband teaches at, so most of the student athletes go there. I wouldn't feel very comfortable there and would have difficulty getting there due to the hours. So I looked into Curves and It Figures (which is similar to Curves). The lady at curves was very pushy, read off of a clipboard, told me to bring a friend, and wouldn't quote me prices over the phone. I then called It Figures and this lady was amazing, she said that the program is an excellent starting point, and that they also offer yoga, exercise balls, free weights and workout video nights. They typically do 1-2-3 year contracts but can also do month to month. She even recommended these to me to try it out, and then see where I am at physically as she said many of her younger clients get a great jump start on their weight loss and then head out on their own, or continue but add additional workouts. I start Thursday...I'm somewhat nervous but am so proud of myself for doing this. My husband and I are also working out together every morning, now that he's heading back to work we are both getting up an hour early to go for a bike ride. Has anyone here tried It Figures? Opinions? I figure, it's a good jumpstart and it can't hurt! post comment

Girls talk extreme 8/19/08 [19 Aug 2008|04:22pm] wwegirls [ayumidah] ( Matt vs Mark pt 2... Yawn ) 4 comments|post comment

Smelly Dorm! Help! [19 Aug 2008|02:41pm] damn_roommates [beautiflytragic] [ mood | distressed ] Hi, my  name is Ariel and I'm new =) Anyway, here's my problem.  My friend Maddy and I just moved into our new apartment style dorm at UCF in Orlando, FL (4 individual rooms sharing a living room and kitchen), and the 3 people who moved out left the living room and kitchen a mess!  The whole room smells bad, and the kitchen is filthy.  I am so annoyed!  I love to cook, but this kitchen is repulsive!  Maddy and I have tried to clean the place up the best we can, but it still smells bad!  How am I supposed to cook in such a gross kitchen?! Do any of you have any ideas on how we can get the smell out?  We are on the 6th floor, and the windows don't open, so airing it out is out of the question.   Please help!  We're desperate =(. 2 comments|post comment

Yay! [19 Aug 2008|12:38pm] lost_geek [die_fledermaus] [ mood | hot ] I just discovered that the guy who plays Locke (yeah, I suck at actor names, and Lost has so many of them...) is in episode 12, season 2, called "Aubrey" of the X-Files... I keep seeing the actors popping up in other things. The guy who plays Richard (I think that's his name - one of the Others, with the really dark eyebrows...the one who sort of recruits Juliet to work on the island...) was in the new Batman movie...It makes me happy. :) 8 comments|post comment

[19 Aug 2008|04:37pm] dietingsupport [superfit] Hey everyone, its been a while! I am in the process of moving which means the only internet access I have is my sidekick (pain in the butt) so I am unable to update the way I'd like. The past two weeks have been filled with stress, exhaustion, and either malnourishment or grabbing something on the road (and we all know how scarce healthy things are in "to go" world). I hate that half of my things aren't at my new place and boxes are everywhere, because of this most pots and pans are packed and at God only knows which house, so that makes cooking is kind of an impossibility. Neither my boyfriend or myself have had a day off since we've moved in, so very little gets done because by the time we get home from work we just want to sleep. Not enough hours in the day, that's always the problem. Oh well, tomorrow I have the entire day off, so I can get a full night of sleep, unpack, grocery shop, and get my ass on a treadmill. On the brighter side of things, I am doing the Jackie Warner workouts and getting my butt kicked. If only my stomach looked as tight and rockin' as it feels lately... Hope you're all well! post comment

c25k podcasts? [19 Aug 2008|11:27am] dietingsupport [journalface] Can someone please direct me to the location of the C25K podcasts? Now that the weather is a lot cooler here, I might actually go outside and give this a real try. 2 comments|post comment

trying again. [19 Aug 2008|12:20pm] dietingsupport [musikbox] I used to belong here months ago. Sadly, I stopped going on my diet & excercising on March 24th, during Spring Break, because I started having chest pain & ended up in the hospital with Pericarditis. My heart was beating at 140 at rest, and my mom convinced me to go to the emergency room, and then the EKG showed something abnormal, so I took it easy for quite a while. Anyways, I am back, except I chose to really cut down on the amount of excercising, because I also have CP and sometimes, my legs and hands kill me. Funnily enough, I am losing more weight now than I did when I was exercising. That is not to say, I do not exercise at all, because I do some biking and walking, but I am not busting my butt on the elliptical, or biking and walking 4 miles every day. I do what I can, when I feel up to it, and it seems to be working for me. The one thing I HAVE to do every day is sit ups/stomach crunches. Nothing makes me feel better than feeling my stomach getting harder every day :) Anyways, these are my stats: Height: 5 ft, 7 inches LW: 120 HW: 185.6 CW: 180.6 (as of this morning :D) GW: 130/140 ish, depending I started on August 11th, so it's taken me 8 days to lose five pounds. I don't think much of is water weight, seeing as I haven't been drinking my 8 glasses a day until yesterday, where I actually had 10 :D It is very hard for me to drink water, because I hate how plain it is, but then I was introduced to Crystal Light Iced Tea, so that's my new addiction. I'll drink it all day, every day. It's so gooood. I've been cutting out the junk food, soda, bad carbs. I usually eat whole wheat pita pizzas, apples with peanut butter, I snack on raisins, sharp cheddar cheese (the kind that comes in blocks), peanuts, cucumbers, strawberries, and I eat *some* pasta, salads, light bagels, whole grain bread, etc. having a food allergy reeeeally helps while dieting. I have no desire to eat cookies, cake, candy, or ice cream, because I know what it will do to me if I even try, though it does make it harder to eat higher calorie foods, such as omelette's, pancakes, waffles, etc. For now, my goal is to lose 10 pounds by the time school starts. The fall semester starts in two weeks and I'm half way there, so I have hope. I am also really close to hitting in 170's, maybe I'll be able to be 179 by tomorrow, seeing as I was 180.2 this morning. I only wrote 180.6 so I don't become too disappointed :P Also, I just want to put it out there that the strangest thing I found is that I was able to eat Arby's, White Castle, and Friendly's and I was still able to lose the pounds. But to be fair, I had Friendly's on my bday, and just a peanut butter sundae and an appetizer, and at White Castle, I got the smallest fries and mozz. sticks. post comment

[19 Aug 2008|07:12am] ww_users [sengir_assassin] [ mood | determined ] [ music | NPR ] So I've been keeping track of my points the past 3 days, but my sleep schedule is a bit off. I've had a couple 1.5 days, and I'm up to 67 points. I'm not sure how to count my points. Am I at 3 days and under points, or did I cut into my flex points? (30 a day) Also, Apparently Weight Watchers has updated their method of calculating the daily allotted point system, and I scored 41. Currently, I'm allotted 30, and I find this new number quite high. Does can anybody explain this new flex system to me? post comment

:) [19 Aug 2008|07:36am] dietingsupport [ora_normous] I've put a couple of dance/ workout DVD's on Ebay. Here post comment

Hi. I'm New.... [19 Aug 2008|01:52am] dietingsupport [sheblobbers] My name is Katherine and, as is obvious, I'm needing to lose weight.  I'm working on cutting down the calories that I eat by about 500-600 (meaning that if I'm eating around 2000 calories now, I need to be around 1500-1400 or so) and I'm on a prescription weight loss "drug" (I hate calling them that...) to help with the effort. I'm basically here for support/accountability. I'm hoping that I can make some friends that are going through some of the same issues I am. I'm a really nice person, so I'm hoping I'll be able to pull that off.. (I'm usually pretty shy though, even on the internet...) Anyway, I'm at about 232 pounds right now, and my first goal is 200 pounds. It feels so impossible from where I am right now, but who knows, I may surprise myself. 10 comments|post comment

[18 Aug 2008|11:05pm] dietingsupport [lnschmit] my name is lindsay and im new to this sight (i posted earolier an noone responded :( boo). im 5'4 and i should weight aroun 120-130 and instead i weight 160. ive gained 15lbs after i started dating my current bf. he gained 20 but he was underweight and now he is normal (go figure right?. i joined a gym about 1 month ago and thought that goin 2x a week would make a diff and it sisnt (no suprise) but seeing the -$69 from my bank account and the +5 on my sclae pissed me off so im stepping it up. lowest weight - 120 current weight - 165ish first weight goal - 150 second weight goal - 140 final goal - 125-130 if anyone wants a workout/diet/texting buddy (i have free texting, yay verizon) just message me and ill give u my number. dont worry, this isnt a scam, in not a creeper, im just looking for someone to tell me not to eat the swiss cake role that my bf just handed me. see yall later :) 3 comments|post comment

[18 Aug 2008|10:42pm] dietingsupport [xxserendipityx] [ mood | tired ] Hi, I'm new~ ^____^ I'm 17 years old, 5'1 1/2" and I've kind of been overweight/obese for most of my life. I decided to change that starting this summer and it's been working out pretty good so far. Here's my stats: Starting Weight: 165 lbs. Current Weight: 145 lbs. Goal #1: 135 lbs. Goal #2: 125 lbs. Final Goal: 110 lbs. I want to read my final goal before I go off to college next fall, but I'm starting to lose motivation right now...the pounds won't go off even though my diet/exercise plan hasn't changed at all =/ I've been hoping to make it to 139 before school starts on September 4th, but that doesn't seem to be looking too good right now ): 2 comments|post comment

Wanted: Feedback and Suggestions [18 Aug 2008|07:13pm] dietingsupport [mementolucifera] New poster and just joined. I'd like to lose twenty pounds, seeing as I'm not comfortable with my 150 lbs on my 5'3" frame, and am also seeking to target problem areas that most vain women take issue with (namely, my hips/thighs/calves, which my family history has against me; we tend to be bigger there anyways). I don't have a time frame set for when I want to lose this weight. My focus is less calories in, more calories burned via daily half hour exercises/pilates like stretching (also swimming on weekends and biking to work when weather/time allows, as I live in Oregon). It worked miracles for my father, who used to be a very large man until he cut his portions at meals and began using a cycling machine twice a day. He looks great and feels like a new person. However, this is where I get tangled up. I don't get enough calories in to start with due to a lack of appetite/grazing habits, and when I do get them in it's terrible stuff like Chef Boyardees and junk foods. I want to start getting more calories in without having to increase the volume of food I eat, and want it to be things that are good for me. An obvious answer is vegetables and fruits, but are there other things I can eat that will give me oodles of "good" calories (by which I mean healthy foods) and I don't feel stuffed to bursting? I also tend to be a grazer because I don't like big meals, and unfortunately candy is always more readily available than a carrot stick or pretzels when I want a nibble. 4 comments|post comment

new member :) [18 Aug 2008|09:43pm] ww_users [colourmestupidx] Hi I'm Emily and I'm 19 and I just joined this community. So basic info about me... Height: 5'7 Highest Weight: 167.4 Lowest Adult Weight (if applicable): somewhere around 139 I think? Starting Weight: 167.4 Short Term Goal: 151 (10% of my weight lost) Long Term Goal: ~130-132 Well I've been on Weight Watchers now for about 8 weeks and I've lost 10.4 pounds so far, which I'm pretty proud of. A few years I did WW and then stopped (I was around high 140s/low 150s then I think and I lost between 10 and 15 pounds if I can remember correctly) but since then I've gained a lot of weight. I have the most trouble with exercising though, but I'm really good at the eating well and counting my WW points and stuff. I'm excited to be a part of this community to help with my weight loss and help other people if I can. :) post comment

jobs [18 Aug 2008|05:57pm] downsj So yeah, I put in my two weeks notice at work this morning. It's been a very long time coming... 3 comments|post comment

[18 Aug 2008|08:45pm] dietingsupport [ll_xstarx_ll] [ mood | aggravated ] Hi, me again. I feel like every time I post it is in frustration that I am eating well and working out and not getting appropriate results. And, thats the point of this post. I've been very serious and consistent with my work outs since January. Eating I have been back and forth on. I was eating 1800-2000 calories jan-april per what calorie count plus said. I got tired of counting so I stopped may-end of july. I didn't go off the hinges and stuff my face but I did realize I was getting more and more lax with my habits so the first week of august i joined spark people and now I am eating 1300-1600 calories per what they say. I started out at 221 in January. In march I think I saw 211 once on the scale. On the whole I have been hover around 215 this entire time. So now I'm wondering if I might have hypothyroidism. How long did some of you wait and struggle until you got tested? How do they screen for it? Any other comments or suggestions? 5 comments|post comment

Hello [18 Aug 2008|02:23pm] dietingsupport [darkburningstar] [ mood | tired ] Hi! I'm new. I'm 20 years old and I've always struggled with my weight. =( I've actually been gaining 10lbs a year since I was 13. I've always wanted to lose weight but never really stuck to anything. I lost 10 pounds recently and gained it all back after I stopped exercising... So here's me - Current weight - 190 lbs Goal weight #1 - 160 lbs Goal weight #2 - 140 lbs Ultimate goal - 120 lbs Also, I want to know what you think about this - My fiance is -very- sweet. He tells me I'm sexy and beautiful and all that good stuff which is fine... but when I talk about how I dislike my weight he tells me I don't look obese. He doesn't tell me I shouldn't lose weight or anything, but he just seems to try to make it seem like he doesn't care that I'm obese. I really don't mind this but for some reason last night it bugged me - He helped me take my 'before' pictures so I could compare myself to them after I lose weight and when we uploaded them on the computer I looked at them all wide-eyes and said 'wow'. He said 'what'? and I said 'I didn't realize how bad I was' and he goes 'You're not bad at all' And the tone he used sounded like he was trying to make me think I was being delusional =b Trust me, if you saw those pictures you would know that I am definitely not delusional - they're VERY unflattering Basically what I'm saying is, I feel as though he's lying and sugar-coating everything he says because he's afraid he'll hurt my feelings but I'd -really- wish he would have just said something along the lines of 'It's alright, you'll fix it' because I feel like I'm being lied to, even though if he's just trying to not hurt my feelings. I realize I probably sound like an over-paranoid ungrateful girl right now... but I needed to get that out =b 18 comments|post comment

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