What's your secret?
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may i ask, what is a 'timmie'?0
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The 'given' in that sentense is calories, if it's not self-explanatory.
<b>that is where I disagree, the eat less move more theory</b>....I am actually eating more and moving more....I used to eat one meal a day and 5 timmies...
Now I eat three meals a day and one snack sometimes....my smoothies keep me pretty full...
eta: totally agree though, that moving more, and eating more, is golden. LOL That actually totally meshes with my first post. But the calorie equation just needs to work out to moving... more than you eat!0 -
Not seeing food as an enemy and Jillian Michaels
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may i ask, what is a 'timmie'?
Tim Horton's is a coffee shop and my addiction was steeped tea double doubles....0 -
The 'given' in that sentense is calories, if it's not self-explanatory.
<b>that is where I disagree, the eat less move more theory</b>....I am actually eating more and moving more....I used to eat one meal a day and 5 timmies...
Now I eat three meals a day and one snack sometimes....my smoothies keep me pretty full...
The given is eating...I don't agree with the calories in and out....Our stomach does not have a program in it that calculates how many calories each item has...the calorie numbers are man made....our stomach understands amounts of food...too much at once..storage...too much sugar storage....too much fat storage...easy to digest out it goes...hard to digest storage...it is not sitting there going OMG you only ate 1000 calories.....shame on you....it is saying you did not give us enough to function....or you gave us too much.....
That is all in my opinion...I am not out to argue with anyone....I have just discovered for me that if I am eating easy to digest food and am taking care of my body...I am making up for what I have done to it that was not good..0 -
Everyone of us are here for the same thing...To get healthy...We are all experts, all novices. Working together will get us to the finish line faster.
What is your best kept secret to your weight loss? the one or two specials things you do that seem to work like a charm???
For me it is green smoothies twice a day....I have been dropping weight rapidly. It ups my energy, makes me feel great and I am down 14 pounds in two weeks....wooohoooo....I also love my juicer...if I need sweet...juice it baby....My cravings are pretty well gone, I don't do timmies any more and I was ADDICTED! 5 steep tea double double's a day. My sugar is nothing other than natural...My salt, haven't touched it....Fat?? who wants it...my suppers are salad and sometimes meat...I feel great....
what are you doing????
I am not sure if you can call this a secret or what but I think its all in the mind. I strongly believe that our mental attitude is the most important part in staying/being physically fit. What our mind can conceive our body can achieve. This journey has thought me self discipline, determination, perseverance, patience and even consistency.
Thank you.....that is awesome and helpful....it is true it shouldn't be a secret...but it seems like a great word...makes us feel like we are finding something out no one else knows....0 -
Our stomach isn't a computer, but our body burns or stores that which we feed it-- calories are just another word for energy, afterall, right?
The 'given' in that sentense is calories, if it's not self-explanatory.
<b>that is where I disagree, the eat less move more theory</b>....I am actually eating more and moving more....I used to eat one meal a day and 5 timmies...
Now I eat three meals a day and one snack sometimes....my smoothies keep me pretty full...
The given is eating...I don't agree with the calories in and out....Our stomach does not have a program in it that calculates how many calories each item has...the calorie numbers are man made....our stomach understands amounts of food...too much at once..storage...too much sugar storage....too much fat storage...easy to digest out it goes...hard to digest storage...it is not sitting there going OMG you only ate 1000 calories.....shame on you....it is saying you did not give us enough to function....or you gave us too much.....
That is all in my opinion...I am not out to argue with anyone....I have just discovered for me that if I am eating easy to digest food and am taking care of my body...I am making up for what I have done to it that was not good..
I think that's pretty straightforward science, actually, but whatever thought process gets people healthier is a good one, IMO. Honestly, though, I don't choose to "believe" or "not agree" with science, though, it just is. 0 -
Our stomach isn't a computer, but our body burns or stores that which we feed it-- calories are just another word for energy, afterall, right?
The 'given' in that sentense is calories, if it's not self-explanatory.
<b>that is where I disagree, the eat less move more theory</b>....I am actually eating more and moving more....I used to eat one meal a day and 5 timmies...
Now I eat three meals a day and one snack sometimes....my smoothies keep me pretty full...
The given is eating...I don't agree with the calories in and out....Our stomach does not have a program in it that calculates how many calories each item has...the calorie numbers are man made....our stomach understands amounts of food...too much at once..storage...too much sugar storage....too much fat storage...easy to digest out it goes...hard to digest storage...it is not sitting there going OMG you only ate 1000 calories.....shame on you....it is saying you did not give us enough to function....or you gave us too much.....
That is all in my opinion...I am not out to argue with anyone....I have just discovered for me that if I am eating easy to digest food and am taking care of my body...I am making up for what I have done to it that was not good..
I think that's pretty straightforward science, actually, but whatever thought process gets people healthier is a good one, IMO. Honestly, though, I don't choose to "believe" or "not agree" with science, though, it just is. 0 -
Everyone of us are here for the same thing...To get healthy...We are all experts, all novices. Working together will get us to the finish line faster.
What is your best kept secret to your weight loss? the one or two specials things you do that seem to work like a charm???
For me it is green smoothies twice a day....I have been dropping weight rapidly. It ups my energy, makes me feel great and I am down 14 pounds in two weeks....wooohoooo....I also love my juicer...if I need sweet...juice it baby....My cravings are pretty well gone, I don't do timmies any more and I was ADDICTED! 5 steep tea double double's a day. My sugar is nothing other than natural...My salt, haven't touched it....Fat?? who wants it...my suppers are salad and sometimes meat...I feel great....
what are you doing????
I am not sure if you can call this a secret or what but I think its all in the mind. I strongly believe that our mental attitude is the most important part in staying/being physically fit. What our mind can conceive our body can achieve. This journey has thought me self discipline, determination, perseverance, patience and even consistency.
Thank you.....that is awesome and helpful....it is true it shouldn't be a secret...but it seems like a great word...makes us feel like we are finding something out no one else knows....
You're welcome Amy. :-)0 -
Thanks! I used to work at Tim Hortons That is where my addiction to caffeine started!! Lol.
A lot of you mention these green smoothies. Is Bolthouse Farms premade Green Goodness smoothie fall under that description?
I have a Starbucks addiction that doesnt help my goal.
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Self-Hypnosis0
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Thanks! I used to work at Tim Hortons That is where my addiction to caffeine started!! Lol.
A lot of you mention these green smoothies. Is Bolthouse Farms premade Green Goodness smoothie fall under that description?
I have a Starbucks addiction that doesnt help my goal.
Probably not...*grin* they should be made at home in a blender..0 -
Measurement journals. I think it's so easy for people to get bummed out when they just look at weight. A woman who weighs 115lbs at 5'4 can easily be much slimmer than a woman who weighs 110lbs at 5'4. I think it's really useful to set aside the scale for a month and just do measurements. Measurements generally don't go up and down as much as weight does so it's a better positive reinforcement for healthy habits in terms of consistent reinforcement. Then, after your month is up, you will know that--no matter what number shows up on that scale--you've gone down inches and you've gotten 'thinner.'0
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Eat less, move more.
^^Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hasn't failed me yet! 0
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