Tami's Secret to Skinny!!

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  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    dainty bump

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: You crack me up, Dave!!
  • clairegl
    clairegl Posts: 82
    Tami,
    I just saw this and want to tell you that you are truly an inspiration to me. You ROCK! I had a very bad week last week because I was eating too few calories and felt so deprived that I went and had a big binge. Feel bad- but am moving past it by upping my calories and starting over again anew.
    Did you ever have these giant slip-ups? Also, how tall are you? Just curious as it helps with the math.
    Congrats on your weight-loss and maintenance and your upcoming baby.
    I know I can do this and you are the person I think of when I feel bad for myself about having to lose 30 pounds. Thanks for this post, it was just what the doctor ordered!
    Claire
    :smile:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Tami,
    I just saw this and want to tell you that you are truly an inspiration to me. You ROCK! I had a very bad week last week because I was eating too few calories and felt so deprived that I went and had a big binge. Feel bad- but am moving past it by upping my calories and starting over again anew.
    Did you ever have these giant slip-ups? Also, how tall are you? Just curious as it helps with the math.
    Congrats on your weight-loss and maintenance and your upcoming baby.
    I know I can do this and you are the person I think of when I feel bad for myself about having to lose 30 pounds. Thanks for this post, it was just what the doctor ordered!
    Claire
    :smile:

    Hey!! So happy you are changing things up and trying again!

    I didn't really have slip ups because I allowed myself to eat plenty and ate even more when I exercised. I think doing that kept me from feeling deprived. Also, I ate everything, just smaller portions. This combination made me never feel the need to binge. THIS time anyway. I have lost weight in the past and didn't do it the right way and struggled plenty. I knew if I was going to do this for good, that it had to be done a different way than I had before.

    I am 5'5". I really I hope I can keep inspiring you to reach your goals! You can beat this!

    Best of luck!! :flowerforyou:
    -Tami
  • Summarain
    Summarain Posts: 145
    A PM from Sassiebritches got me thinking and I had posted something on a recent "eating exercise calories" thread. I just copied and pasted it here to possibly help others who may want to know. Remember, the important thing is to be open-minded to your body. Trial and error can be the way to go sometimes to figure out what will work for you. But, just because something worked for one person doesn't mean it will work for you. Just like our finger prints are all unique, how we respond to various things will be unique as well and just having the patience and taking the time to figure it out can make all the difference!! :flowerforyou:

    Anyway, here is what I had written on the "Exercise Calories" thread. If it helps even ONE person, it is worth it!!!


    All I ever add to these threads is my own personal experience.

    But first of all, I know it sounds strange but when you think about it, you start to understand better.
    You decide to lose weight. You lower your calories to a certain amount. You then exercise and burn MORE calories than those you are already excluding from your diet. So, eating some back....yes, you are eating more than 1500 calories but that isn't what your body is "bringing in" due to the exercise.

    Anyway, for ME. Non-gym days, I ate 1400 calories. (I never ate below that). At the end, that was Mon, Wed, and Fri. On workout days, I got to the point where I was burning over 1,000 calories and I would eat around 1,900 calories on those days. (I ate about half the workout calories back). That was Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun.

    On the days I didn't go to the gym, I would do some lunges and squats and things at home and just stuck to my 1400 at the end.

    I rarely had a plateau and when I did, I didn't stay for more than a week or two. I lost 135 lbs in 16 months (so even with plateaus or better weeks, worse weeks, etc...that averages out to about 8-10 lbs a month).

    So, in MY personal opinion and experience....eating plenty and exercising plenty is what worked for me. And I think by doing the almost every other day thing, my body was kept at a constant burn and HAPPY!

    It is all about finding what will work for you. It can be a trial and error thing. But also, making sure the calories burned are accurate is important as well. I never used a heart rate monitor. I did read in a fitness article that a good way to get an accurate reading on a machine like an elliptical (Which I used a lot), is when it asks for your weight, enter in a weight about 5-10 lbs LESS than you are. And at the end, deduct about 15% from the final number it gives you. That is what I did and it worked for me and I never ate ALL of them back.


    Good luck! drinker

    :flowerforyou: THANK YOU TAM, YOUR POST REALLY HELPS ME SEE THAT ITS NOT ALL THAT DIFFICULT TO LOSE THE WEIGHT, ITS JUST FOCUS AND DETERMINATION. YOU DONT HAVE TO STARVE YOURSELF....
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    :drinker:
  • clairegl
    clairegl Posts: 82
    Thank you for replying, and I too hope you can continue to motivate and inspire me (and I'm SURE many others here).
    Have a great day.
    Claire
    :wink:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Thank you for replying, and I too hope you can continue to motivate and inspire me (and I'm SURE many others here).
    Have a great day.
    Claire
    :wink:
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    Thank you for replying, and I too hope you can continue to motivate and inspire me (and I'm SURE many others here).
    Have a great day.
    Claire
    :wink:
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    we all need your help! HELP US!!!
    good morning T:smile:
  • TROUBLE2
    TROUBLE2 Posts: 6,660
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    Yes I need some ehhhh Help... I seem to have an addiction to cleavage... and for some reason it just keeps popping into my mind :wink:

    what am I to do??? its especially difficult to focus around you! :blushing:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Thank you for replying, and I too hope you can continue to motivate and inspire me (and I'm SURE many others here).
    Have a great day.
    Claire
    :wink:
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    we all need your help! HELP US!!!
    good morning T:smile:
    What can I do for you???:laugh:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    Thank you for replying, and I too hope you can continue to motivate and inspire me (and I'm SURE many others here).
    Have a great day.
    Claire
    :wink:
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    we all need your help! HELP US!!!
    good morning T:smile:
    What can I do for you???:laugh:

    I wouldn't ask that if I were you. :huh:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    Yes I need some ehhhh Help... I seem to have an addiction to cleavage... and for some reason it just keeps popping into my mind :wink:

    what am I to do??? its especially difficult to focus around you! :blushing:
    Hey, I appreciate the compliments but can you please refrain from bringing up my "assets" in this thread? I am just trying to keep this as a helpful/informative thread and don't want people to get the wrong idea!

    Thanks!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
    -Tam
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    It's Tami Tuesday! This thread always needs a good (and may I say, green) bump-1.gif
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    Thank you for replying, and I too hope you can continue to motivate and inspire me (and I'm SURE many others here).
    Have a great day.
    Claire
    :wink:
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    we all need your help! HELP US!!!
    good morning T:smile:
    What can I do for you???:laugh:

    I wouldn't ask that if I were you. :huh:

    oh my good good friend...I like seeing the women get help from this thread and it reminds me to be nice...even if I thump a walker or 2:laugh:
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    YAY FOR TAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker:
  • TROUBLE2
    TROUBLE2 Posts: 6,660
    Hey, I appreciate the compliments but can you please refrain from bringing up my "assets" in this thread? I am just trying to keep this as a helpful/informative thread and don't want people to get the wrong idea!

    Thanks!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
    -Tam

    since you asked so nicely... I will take that under advisement... however I can not make any promisses...
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    la la la. Tami is the best.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    Yes I need some ehhhh Help... I seem to have an addiction to cleavage... and for some reason it just keeps popping into my mind :wink:

    what am I to do??? its especially difficult to focus around you! :blushing:
    Hey, I appreciate the compliments but can you please refrain from bringing up my "assets" in this thread? I am just trying to keep this as a helpful/informative thread and don't want people to get the wrong idea!

    Thanks!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
    -Tam

    Hey Tami-- great thread!! Thanks for the tips-- this last blasted weight will drop off, or I'll die trying.

    Hope you're feeling well!
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    You're welcome sweetie! Let me know if I can help!! :smile:

    Yes I need some ehhhh Help... I seem to have an addiction to cleavage... and for some reason it just keeps popping into my mind :wink:

    what am I to do??? its especially difficult to focus around you! :blushing:
    Hey, I appreciate the compliments but can you please refrain from bringing up my "assets" in this thread? I am just trying to keep this as a helpful/informative thread and don't want people to get the wrong idea!

    Thanks!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
    -Tam

    Hey Tami-- great thread!! Thanks for the tips-- this last blasted weight will drop off, or I'll die trying.

    Hope you're feeling well!
    Thanks Marla!! You will get there!!

    And I am feeling well, thanks!! :happy:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    :wink:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    Happy Wednesday:smile:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Here. Thought I would put my before photos in here!! Might help to have a visual!! :laugh:

    Easter Sunday - '07! (J.T.'s first Easter)
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    And this was August - '07. A couple of weeks before I started my new lifestyle.
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  • singfree
    singfree Posts: 1,591 Member
    Holy mother of pearl! Great work Tam!
  • sarabear
    sarabear Posts: 864
    WOW you look like a whole nother person! GREAT WORK! I'm proud of you! That's really inspires me!
  • kpnuts23
    kpnuts23 Posts: 960 Member
    Tam, you look fantastic!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • TROUBLE2
    TROUBLE2 Posts: 6,660
    Tam, you look fantastic!!!! :flowerforyou:

    KP I think you look fantastic as well! :flowerforyou: :smooched:
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    You looked so unhappy before-- and now look at the sparkle in your eye!!!!

    I'm so totally impressed-- thanks for posting these-- too, too cool.
  • kpnuts23
    kpnuts23 Posts: 960 Member
    Tam, you look fantastic!!!! :flowerforyou:

    KP I think you look fantastic as well! :flowerforyou: :smooched:

    Shucks.. :blushing: Thanks x:flowerforyou: x
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Thanks you guys!! :flowerforyou:
  • douganl
    douganl Posts: 283 Member
    OMG - wow!!! What does your husband say???????
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