“But there aren’t any calories in sour cream.”
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@kshama2001 I think calories consumed while rescuing such an adorable kitty are actually negative
Wishing we still had the Awesome button!3 -
I was once told that all a person needed to do to lose weight was to drink more water and walk each day.
Drinking water and walking are healthy habits, but it’s definitely not all a person needs to do to lose weight.6 -
Oh, I remember one. This was from my sister in the late 80s. She heard it from her basketball coach. lol
"eating cheese is like gluing the brick of it right on your thigh"
hahaha!
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kshama2001 wrote: »
We got a cat when I was a kid and my dad claimed for years that his judgment was impaired due to too many chocolate chip cookies.3 -
I once wrote on this forum that one of the reasons we don't walk enough is that we all own cats.
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clicketykeys wrote: »Well it is true that calories don't exist on your birthday.ruqayyahsmum wrote: »Marvellous, next Sunday I'm gonna spend alllllll day eating then 😂
I think it is bedtime. Based on the previous posts, I read this as "it is true that cats don't exist on your birthday," followed by "I'm gonna spend all day eating them."
Whoops! ;D
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paperpudding wrote: »I once wrote on this forum that one of the reasons we don't walk enough is that we all own cats.
(not my cats)10 -
I can actually walk my cat! (Sort of). She tolerates a harness and a leash well, so I can stick her in one, and let her walk around. I took her to the vet once, and it was easier to stick her in a harness and leash then it was to put her in her carrier. (She would not let me stick her in that carrier, no matter what I tried.) The vet was impressed, lol!6
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Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
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paperpudding wrote: »Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
I walk less because when the cat is comfortably napping in my lap, of course I can't disturb him by getting up! So I have to sweet-talk my husband into bringing me things 15 -
paperpudding wrote: »Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
I walk less because when the cat is comfortably napping in my lap, of course I can't disturb him by getting up! So I have to sweet-talk my husband into bringing me things
Feline paralysis is very real, and serious condition. 17 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
I walk less because when the cat is comfortably napping in my lap, of course I can't disturb him by getting up! So I have to sweet-talk my husband into bringing me things
Feline paralysis is very real, and serious condition.
Terrible for one's NEAT
They should really have a warning label. 12 -
paperpudding wrote: »Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
I walk less because when the cat is comfortably napping in my lap, of course I can't disturb him by getting up! So I have to sweet-talk my husband into bringing me things
Since I live alone, my cat has helped with my diet because she'll get on my lap and prevent me from eating.14 -
KimberlyCapone wrote: »I used to get a lot of "you can't eat that, you're on a diet!" Because every once in a while I would order something "unhealthy" like fast food, even though I could fit it within my calorie goals. Now that I've lost the weight, people don't really say that to me anymore, but I know some of them are thinking "oh because you work out a lot you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight." Nope. Working out certainly gives me the freedom to eat more than I would have if I didn't work out, but I still have to monitor and track my calorie intake. There are plenty of people I train with regularly who are still obese. Exercise alone won't do it.
I think this is the #1 reason people fail... people think they have to give up everything.
I think you're right, @KimberlyCapone . This was always my problem.
I knew I had to lose weight, and I knew that meant I had to eat less and be more active. But I lacked a strategy - how much less to eat? How much more active to be? Lacking that strategy, I would vow to give up everything good to eat, get up early every morning to exercise, and so on. You know the routine. I'd usually last a few weeks, until I get fed up or until "life got in the way."
Once I realized that there was a manageable way to lose weight by counting calories, it was like the heavens opened. Suddenly I had a strategy that I could live with -- one that was reasonable, adaptable, and allowed for occasional lapses and frequent indulgences. It encouraged exercise and rewarded consistence and responsibility, without being restrictive or punishing.
I have been going strong ever since. That's why I'm an advocate of simply counting calories - it was a liberating experience for me and has literally changed my life. It baffles me that others don't feel this way too.
Oh man...this ^ is exactly how I feel, too! It took me like two years to understand that not everyone feels the same way.4 -
paperpudding wrote: »Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
I walk less because when the cat is comfortably napping in my lap, of course I can't disturb him by getting up! So I have to sweet-talk my husband into bringing me things
We call this being in-CAT-pacitated in our household ;D3 -
paperpudding wrote: »I once wrote on this forum that one of the reasons we don't walk enough is that we all own cats.
Y'know, now that you mention it . . . .
I hang out often socially with two different general groups: Artsy craftsy people, and athletes (mostly rowers). The former are much more likely to be inactive and overweight/obese, the latter more likely to be healthy weight or close. Now that you mention it: More cat owners, in my personal experience, among the artsy people, and, when there are dogs, most seem to prefer tiny ones. Among the rowers, if pets, more likely to include at least once good-sized dog (and maybe cat(s) in addition).
Maybe my world just has a random strange sample of humans , not a true pattern in the larger world, but . . . hmm.7 -
paperpudding wrote: »Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
I walk less because when the cat is comfortably napping in my lap, of course I can't disturb him by getting up! So I have to sweet-talk my husband into bringing me things
I have a 9 year old son who expects me to do everything for him. This is regular conversation when I'm downstairs, sitting on the couch.
"MOM! Bring me [item I'm capable of coming downstairs and getting myself]!"
"No!"
"MOM! Bring me [item I'm still capable of coming downstairs and getting myself]!"
"No! I have Faith in my lap."
"Oh, okay"
Comes downstairs, pets Faith, gets the item.
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I'd settle for one Respect the Curtains day.27 -
MrsBradyBunch wrote: »You can order a double cheeseburger and large fries, as long as you get a diet soda to go with it.
Eh...this, and another one upthread about having a salad and then a cupcake...that's kind of how I've maintained loss of 130 unwanted pounds, if I'm honest about it. Less calories = weight loss.10 -
When we go to a cafe for tea and cake, my grandmother will specifically ask for sweetener for her tea.
Because that will make the difference when eating a massive slice of cake.
Also it doesn't matter what you order as long as you eat the side salad, having your 'diet food' negates everything else.
I'm from a large family, none of us children would allow the cat to be chucked off the sofa. If you got there last you just had to suck it up and sit on the floor! If you did move her you would suffer the sibling wrath accordingly 😆4 -
bobsburgersfan wrote: »>>snipped image of circus cat<<
I'd settle for one Respect the Curtains day.
But you put the bookshelf right there as a handy jumping-up platform. Surely that means you want him/her to walk the curtain rod like a tightrope!9 -
Crafty_camper123 wrote: »I can actually walk my cat! (Sort of). She tolerates a harness and a leash well, so I can stick her in one, and let her walk around. I took her to the vet once, and it was easier to stick her in a harness and leash then it was to put her in her carrier. (She would not let me stick her in that carrier, no matter what I tried.) The vet was impressed, lol!
We wanted to be able to bring Pete into the back yard without him taking off over/under the wall, so got one of these. He was really resistant to it going on and off at first, but he's much better now. And now we've added a 50 foot or so clothesline.
https://smile.amazon.com/PetSafe-Kitty-Harness-Bungee-Leash/dp/B000OBIW9Q/
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clicketykeys wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »Well, yes, but my post was a typo, I didn't really think cat owning meant we walk less
I walk less because when the cat is comfortably napping in my lap, of course I can't disturb him by getting up! So I have to sweet-talk my husband into bringing me things
We call this being in-CAT-pacitated in our household ;D
In our house, it's feline paralysis. The inability to move because of a cat in your lap.
EDIT: Ah shoot. Somebody else already said that. I'm such a dorkess.7 -
.....did did this thread just get cat burgled?
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Am I too late to post kitties?
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seltzermint555 wrote: »MrsBradyBunch wrote: »You can order a double cheeseburger and large fries, as long as you get a diet soda to go with it.
Eh...this, and another one upthread about having a salad and then a cupcake...that's kind of how I've maintained loss of 130 unwanted pounds, if I'm honest about it. Less calories = weight loss.
My team. If you've got the calories in your budget? Go for it. And then if you want a flavored beverage but don't have the calories for it? Get for a calorie-free drink.
If I'm looking forward to a treat like ice cream after a kid concert? I'll adjust my intake to make room by eating much lighter earlier in the day. That's how moderation actually works.
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seltzermint555 wrote: »MrsBradyBunch wrote: »You can order a double cheeseburger and large fries, as long as you get a diet soda to go with it.
Eh...this, and another one upthread about having a salad and then a cupcake...that's kind of how I've maintained loss of 130 unwanted pounds, if I'm honest about it. Less calories = weight loss.
My team. If you've got the calories in your budget? Go for it. And then if you want a flavored beverage but don't have the calories for it? Get for a calorie-free drink.
If I'm looking forward to a treat like ice cream after a kid concert? I'll adjust my intake to make room by eating much lighter earlier in the day. That's how moderation actually works.
It's more about reduction of harm than anything else if I'm going over calories. I would rather go over calories by 500 calories than by 700 by getting a non-diet drink, but that's not how people think. In their mind, getting the diet drink or the salad justifies getting the cake, so does taking a walk or going to the gym.3 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »
Every day is Respect Your Cat day, though, isn't it?
How my cats are celebrating.
But I think cats really need to celebrate a "Respect Your Owners Day" where they decide to actually behave and not cause terror.
They are both adorable, but aww - that belly!
The belly is a trap.
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Oh, I remember one. This was from my sister in the late 80s. She heard it from her basketball coach. lol
"eating cheese is like gluing the brick of it right on your thigh"
hahaha!
“A moment on the lips, forever on the hips,” is a line said by the wealthy blonde character on Bob Newhart.2 -
I lost my best buddy this year, but on his last day on Earth, he got to go out and put his feet on the grass on a sunny February day.
He had a good kitty life. His sister misses him, too. I've been doing much better, but I think maybe it was reading this thread that had me grieving again yesterday.
I hate when I have to leave them for extended times, but I go off and do river trips that can last a week or even a month. They have good friends to come by, well, now SHE has good friends to come by. They take good care of her, but I know she misses me around. A dog would be a fun companion, but there's so many rivers where they aren't allowed, and I sure couldn't take them on the dive boat. So cats it is. And when she goes over the Rainbow Bridge, I'm going to just be solo for a while.
When I'm on the dive boat, there aren't any calories in ANY of the food. I just eat all I want because I'm in the water almost four hours per day. I log as "Diver Rations," about 4500 calories of random fat, protein, and carbs. Works for me.
Pickles say they have no calories. That makes no sense at all.
A buddy told me the other day as long as I eat four small meals per day, that's all I need to worry about. Eh? And he said when I eat 'em matters. So I guess that means there aren't any calories. Move along - nothing to see here.
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