RadishEater Member

This is definitely dependent on what your body can handle. Days I double up on workouts I usually am doing two different types: i.e elliptical & horse riding, elliptical & barre, 5mile walk and horse riding. But I do not do any intense workouts on days I double up. Both are light-medium. My intense days i.e. long runs,…

I love halo top or enlightened ice cream I eat the whole pint for 240-280 calories, and 20-24g of protein! Also greek yogurt topped with berries, or greek yogurt topped with pumpkin spread. Feta, goat, and mozzarella cheese give you ~6-8grams for 70 calories. Nut butters can also help add up the count! I eat 100-120g of…

honestly I would order what is most appealing to you and the eat what your calories allow. And try to preestimate what is it the order if you have an idea of sizes. Example I have weighed avocado so much that I can roughly estimate 100g and what 1 oz of chorizo looks like, same goes for spinach, then i would enter that…

black metal makes me pedal faster on the spin bike. second half of trivium's shogun makes for a great long hill

I love eating greek yogurt topped with pumpkin spread and seeds for lunch, add in some go lean cereal and I get 54g for 427 calories. I also like the halo top and enlightened ice creams (fake icecream) but you get at least 20 grams of protein and you can eat the WHOLE PINT. I haven't been enjoying meat lately, so for…

calories seem low to me Im 5'7 129lbs 44mins of spinning gets me 300 calories + 1hr of walking (3 miles) is 164 calories so 464 of extra calories added to my baseline which is 1440 If you are literally walking 15 miles a day you should be adding on ~820 calories**** (if you have activity set to sedentary). Also for hunger…

Usually meal prepping is the easiest way to cut down on sodium. Just because a recipe had for example 1 tbsp soy sauce in it , doesn't mean u have to put the whole tbsp in. You can start with putting .75tbsp of low sodium in and slowly the decrease the amount over time. For me, sodium makes me crave sweets and feel…

ME: 2 LNS: 0

late to the party goal: no snacking on pb after dinner Me: 1 LNS: 0

the tea called smooth move works; comes in different flavors and sold in grocery stores, but isn't made for regular use. aka a quick fix but doesn't actually address the problem.

Timing could be important! I went to the Dr for a similar reason, she suggested a fiber supplement which has both types. With fruits and veggies it is hard to tell what fiber you are low on. But more importantly, when are you eating your probiotic food? If I skip eating yogurt as the first thing in the morning i'll be…

How are you tracking food? By measuring by weight? using cups/tsps. If you open up your diary, people can help you target something to work on more easily.

Are you cooking your fresh veggies too much to start with? For broccoli and cauliflower, blanching the veggies will make them stay firm and not mushy even when reheated later.

the earbuds that aren't completely round work best for me. I think the generic apple ones stay put. All the over the ear hooks and inserts into the ear like the pic above fall off me instantly. While my ears look normal, somehow they are unusually shaped.

The change of schedule surprised me the most. I do fine with an occasional splurge night or event. But a whole week up in the air not being able to plan ahead because family is visiting, having to accommodate their preferences and meal times + a very stressful work time I ended up rolling bit down a slippery slope of bad…

I stare at my reflection because I like looking at myself NOW. I guess I am vain, buts it's about time for me to be happy with my appearance. Bring on the vanity and the mirrors, all those years of me looking away and embarrassment are gone. It's nice to be mostly at peace and happy with my body for once.

Mini sidetrack @VanVanDiane , did strong curves require weights or equipment? I've been thinking about starting but not sure of the feasibility due to my very limited exercise equipment inventory.

Wow thanks for replying! My friends usually fall into craving lots of cookies category as do many of the previous PMs posters so it's nice to see I'm not the only one ravenous in general. I totally agree with you @oat_bran on my psychology on food changing. I was having an incredibly hard time working cause I was just so…

Yep people will single you out for a while, but then they just stop noticing. People will still casually offer me a cookie or cake to be nice/polite, but they don't push or try to guilt me into one. We have catered lunch once a week, so on mexican week I take like a chip, on thai food I eat a noodle and one square of tofu,…

But Fall also means ~ more time to exercise because I don't have to wait for the temperature to drop to go horse riding ~more sleeping because it isn't close to 80 in the apartment ~more PUMPKIN and other root veggies, which are great to cook with and can be "healthy hack" for some recipes like pumpkin gnocchi, sweet…

For me, I subtract off 100 calories off the elliptical reading, unless it's below 100 then I just halve the number. I've been using this correction for logging for about a year with success. Best bet is to log for a couple weeks and monitor your weight and huger signals and adjust as needed.

Yep, me too. I try to be charitable - after all, that used to be me, and if I'm not careful it could be me again - but I live in a very obese city and sometimes I can't help noticing that I am literally the only non-obese person in sight. It's particularly bad when I treat myself to calorie-dense food like BBQ and notice…

Yess! Unfortunately, I was happily maintaining in the middle of my window, then a visit from family and pms-y time started me down a slippery slope of indulging too far of my cravings. Now I'm fighting tooth and nail to get back that mentality and into the middle of the range. I definitely feel let down especially this…

Still wayyyy too hot, can't wait for Fall and Winter (excluding February). I only do one long run on sundays, and even 72 is borderline too hot for me. I'd like to be able to push myself but not end up feeling queasy afterwards.

Also it is important to make your calories count! It might take a while to figure out. For me, I can eat 3 bowls of cereal or pasta or a giant muffin and be hungry again. I try to pack in the protein and fiber for my breakfast(es) and lunch, then afternoon snack and dinner tend to be lighter meals.

I've been putting pumpkin butter spread in my yogurt with pumpkin seeds for lunch for a while now.

If I am having severe hunger pains, a piece of fruit or veggies doesn't make a difference. Usually I try to rework my meals to accommodate eating something substantial or eating back more exercise calories and to try figure out how to eat better tomorrow so I don't get stuck in the same situation.

I drink two cups of caffeinated tea in the morning which is as much I can handle without keeping myself awake at night. On days I don't do spinning in the morning, I don't have an afternoon slump, so I know it is related to the intense exercise in the morning.

Food Scale made cooking so much easier! I feel like more of pro at cooking using a scale and not in the least bit like I'm obessed with dieting I cook in bulk for the week, no way I can estimate 1000g of cauliflower. Also heads are not even close to the same size at wegmans at least. And this week I made my delicious Sweet…

I definitely don't burn 5-600 calories, I am not the best at doing spinning although I like it quite a bit. Whenver I take a class I usually quite a bit lower than whatever number the instructor shouts out. I usually end up in the range 300 ish and the 30-40 mins is including warmup and cool down. So far subtracting 50 off…