Over 200 New Year New Me Part 40

RedneckWmn

Good mornign ladies. I missed my morning workout. I'm really sore from Insanity yesterday. I wanted to see how working out tonight went with food and hydration in my system. I think maybe yesterday I was dehydrated and that's why I got so light headed. I'm supposed to leave work early tonight so I'm gonna try and get my workout in tonight. Gotta push through! Didn't track yesterday. I'm back to tracking TODAY! I measured my breakfast and off to a good start. The scales moving in the wrong direction. I had been maintaing a 207-209 and I'm up to 211.2 this morning. :sad: I hope it's the sodium from Pei Wei!!

Heather-I did not get my 30 minutes in last night. I sat in traffic forever last night and after dinner I sat and relaxed for a bit and passed out. Guess that's what getting up at 4:30 will do to you.

elmox

Checking in for yesterday:
Cals - Over by 142....hmm, almost exactly what my notfat chai latte was. So while it was delicious, it did make me not meet the challenge. 1342 total
Water - 88 oz - CHALLENGE MET
Exercise - nada, but that's ok, there's always today
Proud - Made lunch for today and tomorrow last night. Seems silly, but it feels good to be prepared w/affordable and portioned meals!

ladeb - Julie will be able to give you all sorts of info on not eating enough and how you can add things in to get to your calories!

LittleSpy

Check In for Yesterday & a Question

Calories - over by 179
Water - 80 oz - still need to meet goal of 100
Exercise - none
Proud: Still caffeine free (over 30 days)

Question: Can you eat to little? If so, what are the negative side effects? With the exception of yesterday, I have had struggled with getting all the way up to 1200 and with exercise, I never make it. Thoughts?

Yes, you can certainly eat too little. The first effect of eating too little is likely to be the slowing down of your metabolism. But, if you eat too little to an extreme enough degree, your body will begin shutting down "nonessential" functions to conserve energy. This could go so far as to cause serious damage to your organs. Also, if you're eating so little, you're likely not getting in enough good nutrition which could potentially have many detrimental effects on your health.

I'm not trying ot be a fear-monger here or anything and the above examples may take it to a more extreme degree than what's in question. But I guarantee if you eat too little for too long (and this varies from person to person) your metabolism will DEFINITELY be negatively affected. I have struggled with metabolism issues all year because of the damage I did eating way too little last September - January. I was eating about 1100-1200 calories/day but I was exercising a LOT so that I was netting 0-700 calories most days. Hoping others will learn from my mistakes. I knew it could happen because of everything I had read on MFP, but I didn't realize it would be so difficult to overcome once it did happen.

Edit: suggestions on how to eat more healthy calories? Spoonful of peanut butter & a glass of milk (2tbs pb & 8oz 2% milk = 320 calories). Avocados and olive oil are my other favorite calorie packed healthy foods.

LittleSpy

Ladeb, if you haven't read the posts below, they're great at explaining why eating less may not be the best idea.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition

Positively_Me

check in: Monday
calories; 1200 (challenge met)
exercise; if clean and wash/fold laundry counts other than that nope (maybe not met..lol)
water; 88oz (met)
proud; with my insane schedule I am still trying to eat health and exericse ( for the most part)

Check in Tuesday
calories; 1320 (challenge met - ate almost half my calories)
exericse; toning exercise on Exercise tv and just dance wii game (met)
water; about 90oz (met)
proud; I am bring back my exercise routine. finding other ways to exericse instead of my walk outside ( since it is cold) thank GOD for on-demand, where a lot of my exercise is coming from now-a-days.

Everyone is doing such an amazing job...keep if up girls..we can do this, right!!!

elmox

This makes me smile:

At 7:33 AM I post that Julie will give ladeb all sorts of info about eating too little cals.
At 7:34 AM Julie posts that lovely post, along with suggestions for eating more cals the healthy way.

:happy:

awestfall

Check In for Yesterday & a Question

Calories - over by 179
Water - 80 oz - still need to meet goal of 100
Exercise - none
Proud: Still caffeine free (over 30 days)

Question: Can you eat to little? If so, what are the negative side effects? With the exception of yesterday, I have had struggled with getting all the way up to 1200 and with exercise, I never make it. Thoughts?

This is just my opinion but depending on your body type and what your physician recommends it may be ok for you.My doctor told me I would be fine on a diet of 1100-1300 calories a day with no exercise or light exercise and still lose weight efficiently without putting my body into starvation mode as long as they are good calories because I am obese.But he also said as I gradually lose weight and start to exercise more my body would need more fuel.Does this make sense? I am putting myself back on this for awhile and slowly building myself back up to my 1 hour of exercise daily but for now I am keeping it low cal because I have been naughty for the past few weeks and I need to retrain my brain.Once I teach myself to clean up my poor eating habits then I will begin exercising again.

awestfall

I do agree with Julie and others that you can eat too little but everyone is different as to how much they should or shouldn't eat.Check with your doctor is my best advice!

LittleSpy

This makes me smile:

At 7:33 AM I post that Julie will give ladeb all sorts of info about eating too little cals.
At 7:34 AM Julie posts that lovely post, along with suggestions for eating more cals the healthy way.

:happy:

:laugh: It made me smile as well. Ol' predictable.
I did add the suggestions just for you though.

LittleSpy

I do agree with Julie and others that you can eat too little but everyone is different as to how much they should or shouldn't eat.Check with your doctor is my best advice!

Yes everyone is different.

I would check with a registered dietician if you're really concerned, though, and not your doctor. Honestly, your doctor will probably dole out some advice but they've probably had very very little education on nutrition/weightloss. And that's okay, the doctor is plenty knowledgeable about all kinds of medical things we need them to know about. But it's impossible to know everything, even if it's related to the field you're educated in. Even your doctor doesn't know exactly how your body is going to respond to something. That's why we have specialists like registered dieticians to help us out. There may be some trial and error but I really feel it's so much of a better idea to be cautious about this stuff. I do wish I had listened to those who cautioned me. I will definitely approach it differently next July when I'll start the process of rocking on down to my goal weight.

awestfall

I do agree with Julie and others that you can eat too little but everyone is different as to how much they should or shouldn't eat.Check with your doctor is my best advice!

Yes everyone is different.

I would check with a registered dietician if you're really concerned, though, and not your doctor. Honestly, your doctor will probably dole out some advice but they've probably had very very little education on nutrition/weightloss. And that's okay, the doctor is plenty knowledgeable about all kinds of medical things we need them to know about. But it's impossible to know everything, even if it's related to the field you're educated in. Even your doctor doesn't know exactly how your body is going to respond to something. That's why we have specialists like registered dieticians to help us out. There may be some trial and error but I really feel it's so much of a better idea to be cautious about this stuff. I do wish I had listened to those who cautioned me. I will definitely approach it differently next July when I'll start the process of rocking on down to my goal weight.

I completely agree!!! You are living proof that it works!! Believe me it has been trial and error for me as well.Even though my doc said I would do ok on 1100 cals a day I feel much better at 1200-1400 cals a day without exercise and I still lose weight.So I think you are absolutely right that doctors don't know everything.And as long as those 1200-1400 cals aren't junk and they are good wholesome foods then I am getting proper nutrition and when I begin to exercise like I was before I already know I will need more calories to keep my metabolism going.THANKS JULIE for educating us we really do appreciate having you around!!:happy:

awestfall

Jess I just have to say that you look GREAT!! I love your new profile pic.You are really working hard towards your goal and I know you are going to look great on your BEACH VACATION!!Keep rocking it girl its working

HeatherMN

Laila: I'm thinking about starting the 2 week jumpstart on Monday 12/6 because it will give me a chance to go grocery shopping this weekend after I get paid. It doesn't sound hard and definitely makes sense. Getting the sugar counts down will be the hardest park after the initial two weeks, but like I said before, her points about it make a TON of sense to me. Darn you, sugar!

Julie: Thanks for the reminder about registered dietitians. I'm thinking I should go to one to give me a better idea of what I should be eating for calories. I just can't seem to lose weight!

ladeb

Thanks to all for the feedback.

I think I am doing pretty good. I read the posts about the calculations and reviewed a handful of mine. I went to the BMR said 1557 and trainer has said between 1200 and 1500 (high end on exercise days).

Based on above, I think my calorie intake is good and it is becoming amazingly healthy too! Now for more water...

thanks again!

meokk

Checking in
calories 1344
water 80oz
exercise - walking
just over ate by about 15 cals so happy with that
night all

Niveous

Hello all! I'm new to the group and just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Rachel and I'm currently a student that's working on living a much healthier lifestyle. I started working on my health in March 2010 at 285lbs and I'm now 209lbs. It's been a long journey, and I've done most of it on my own, so it'd be simply amazing to have other people to talk to and share my journey with.

Check in:
Calories: Slightly under my limit by 100
Water: 12 glasses
Exercise: 30 minutes of cardio
And up way too late for my liking, time for bed! :P

RedneckWmn

Well I didn't get my evening workout in last night. I got home got dressed and my Mom came in and just piled on the bad news. I wasn't in the mood after that. I just wanted to be. My littest niece Carolyn was taken to the hospital last night with black and blue marks on her legs. I guess their first thought was meningitis. Found out about midnight last night that they think she has a rare blood disorder. My sister said she's in a lot of pain and her little body is swelling up. They are taking her to a children's hospital this morning for a second opinion. The hospital she was at last night said that you can't treat it you just have to let it run it's course and hope it doesn't do any damage. She's only 4 years old. Please keep her in your prayers. She needs them! I'll be back later to chat more. I gotta finish getting ready for work.

awestfall

Jess I will definitely be keeping your niece in my prayers.Please keep us posted!!

I am changing my diet to vegetarian.I started today and so far so good.I will officially start next week because I haven't made it to the grocery store.The reason I am going vegetarian is because meat really upsets my stomach so I am going to give this a try and see how it works out for me as far as weight loss!! Can't hurt right?

By the way Niveous welcome to our group and congrats on your success thus far!

VeronicaanddMatt0605

Hi Ladies,

I'm new to this board and this site. My name is Veronica and I have 2 sweet children that I stay home with. I currently weight approx 240lbs the heaviest I have ever been even heavier than during my pregnancies. I want to lose weight and you ladies seem to be doing well and sticking with it even when you have slip ups. Could any of you point me in the right direction on this site for figuring out what to eat? For exercise I think that I'll be walking either using my treadmill or going outside depending on the weather and kids.

lildebbie

Jes - I am soo sorry to hear about your niece....She will be in my prayers...

Ann - good luck on the veg diet. Be sure to get enough pretoein i have known several vegetarians and they started getting sickly due to lack of protien.
l

Checkin 12/02 -
Calories - win!! 1874 (that is leaving 124 of my exercise cals left, not quite half but a good deal)
Water FAIL !!! 18 oz.
Extersize - WIN !!!! - 45 minutes on the arc trainer burning 450 cals.
Proud - Day 3 and I back on track !!!

awestfall

I have researched it alot and I have found several great sources of protein on a veggie diet!!! Quinoa,Cheese,milk so I won't be in lack of.Vegans don't eat anything made from an animal so I am good with the vegetarian diet.But thanks for the info Deb I will watch my protein

lildebbie

Ann - Glad to hear it...sounds you have a great plan!!

awestfall

Ann - Glad to hear it...sounds you have a great plan!!

Thanks Deb!! Glad to hear you dropped the weight you were holding on too for the past few days.Awesome work on staying on track.Hope you have a great day

LittleSpy

Oh Jess, your family is in my thoughts.

Ann -- good luck going veg. I was vegetarian for about 5 years (I've been eating meat again for about 4 years). I did suffer from anemia (iron deficiency) and hypoglycemia (likely because of lack of protein & too many carbs) at the time but I did NOT eat a healthy diet while vegetarian so I'm sure you'll be fine.

Welcome to the new ladies!

Stupid morning sickness is back. :ohwell: I figured it would be. Those 2 days of not feeling nauseas sure were nice. It's way too early to actually be showing but I sure do have a lovely obvious bloat bump this morning. So obvious I'm kind of scared someone at work is going to say something to me. I'm going to continue hoping people will be afraid to say anything to me about it because they think I'm just gaining weight back. :laugh:

purpleprose

Yesterday's check in:

Cals: 402 under
Water: 7 cups
Sodium: 612 under
Exercise: none
Proud: roomie and I cleaned the house!

Jess I am so sorry about your niece. Keeping your family in my prayers.

Am at the doctor for my India shots and check-up appt...here's hoping I don't have to get too many!

ladeb

Rachael - Welcome! Sounds like you can provide some ideas - great work so far!!!

Veronica - Welcome! This is a great group.

Jess - your niece and family are in my prayers - please keep us posted.

Check in for Yesterday:
Calories: Under
Water: 40 oz - YIKES - way low
Exercise: none
Proud: While at home last night feeling yucky I didn't eat my way through the kitchen!

lildebbie

Welcome New Girls!! This is a great place !!

Oh yes...and I am down to 248 this morning...woohooo...10 lbs from monday so feeling pretty good about that, 3 1/2 more lbs till i get to my "true" weight of my ticker.. then another few lbds till i get to my lowest weight!!

VeronicaanddMatt0605

Thanks for the welcome ladies!

Could any of you ladies tell me how u got started losing weight? I feel motivated but I am confused about where to start.

lildebbie

Thanks for the welcome ladies!

Could any of you ladies tell me how u got started losing weight? I feel motivated but I am confused about where to start.

For me i started with the food...i started eating and tracking my calories allotted by MFP, i started some exericise and just started doing more and more....

in my opinion the 1st thing is to track your calories, it really makes you see all what you are eating. Make sure you eat enough, too little calories isn't good for you.

Come back here..these gals are the best and everyone is very supportive and will give you a big kick in the rear (if you need it ).

HeatherMN

Jess: So sorry to hear about your niece. My thoughts and prayers are with her...poor thing!

Ann: Best of luck on the vegetarian eating. I don't have the discipline for it and LOVE meat. Remember that beans are a fantastic source of protein, too!

Deb: Great work being on track this week.

Rachel: Welcome and congrats on your success so far! Please share the secrets of your success with us!

Veronica: Welcome! Julie (Littlespy) is a wonderful source of knowledge here, so if you post a question, she'll post an good answer! As for me, I got started on the weight loss by exercising and watching calories. I lost 35 lbs. rather quickly, but have been stuck in plateau since March. Now, I'm doing some trial and error to see what will get things moving again.

Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: Over by 736...thanks casino buffet!...FAIL
Sodium: Over
Water: 75 oz...Fail for the challenge, but better than my usual.
Exercise: None...got caught up reading my Jackie Warner book again. I'm excited to start her eating plan on Monday. LOTS of fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean proteins.
Proud: That I loaded my salad and stir fry with veggies last night; I think I could have eaten even more junk if I hadn't. Also, didn't have any dessert, so that's a mini-win even though I was WAY over on calories. Apparently, I have no self-control.