rhiawiz57 Member

such strong bashing of the 1200 cal a day diet. i tried 1400 a day for months and didn't lose any weight, and once i went to 1200 i could lose 1-2 lbs a week. annnnd i weigh my food on a digital kitchen scale, and with measuring cups and spoons! sorry i am not as cool as all of you who can lose at 1600. haha not seriously…

yes, i have to carefully track calories now that i'm over 40. what you don't really know can hurt you. and why can't you track calories long term? my 67 year old dad has been a daily tracker for 7 years after taking off 45 lbs, and it doesn't bother him to keep tracking. he says this is how he knows he's still doing what…

a cheat day can definitely slow your progress. i've been there and what i thought was a 2400 calorie cheat day was really like 3500 when i ACTUALLY tracked it. You should track on ALL days. if you go over, so be it, but you still need to know what kind of damage you did so that you can eat lighter the next few days. i now…

i just haven't met anyone besides ONE lady in my whole real life world of friends and family who has stayed low carb into old age and keeps her weight off that way. It works for her sustainably. Can you lose weight eliminating food groups? SURE! I did Atkins in 1999 and lost 45 pounds. Kept it off for....2 years. I…

yup, halve them, coat lightly in olive oil, salt and pepper, bake on baking sheet at 400 for 20-25. can add garlic if you like.

oh not the egg fast again....

learning how to like black coffee and unsweetened tea many years ago is something i'm very glad I did. it took a minute to get over the bitterness at first, but now I'm SO glad I am okay with these drinks in addition to water. give it a shot!

All i have are cucumbers. How long do i need to wait?!!

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

definitely take a gas-x or something similar to alleviate the pain and bloating.

there are more binge eaters out there than people realize, i think! it's been enlightening and comforting to know that i'm not the only one who might eat past being full...and then eat some more...when home alone. i wish it was as easy as saying "you don't feel good, you don't look good, so stop binging" but it IS mental…

i also looked skeletal the one time i weighed in the 120s as an adult, so yeah, that doesn't work for me. your goal weight is your own and must consider your bone structure and musculature.

i save up my calories. on days i know i'm going out to eat, i have a SUPER light lunch and do not snack. i'm not a breakfast person either, so by the time i have dinner, i still have a good 1000 calories saved up. i'm nice and hungry when i go out so i can really enjoy my meal, and don't have to obsess about what to order…

yes! Wrote songs for two guys ( i was much sappier throughout my 20s). HYE written a song?

yes, i was standing on the back of a small speed boat and the driver took off and i lost my footing and hit the water haha. HYE gone water skiing?

congratulations first and foremost! now here's proof of how goal weights and weight ranges are very different for everyone. we're the same height, close in age, and both say we're muscular. however, i weigh 189 and wear a size 12, and my 14s are already falling off me. i'm very dense haha!! when i'm 173, i can start to…

i seriously cannot! it just makes the whole shake kind of taste "fresh". i use a handful. now it LOOKS a little yucky because of the green, but it tastes awesome.

i agree. don't ask unless you are prepared for an honest answer.

i'm 5'5" and large framed/muscular and look great between 150-160. I set my goal for 155, which is the very tippy top of a weight chart i saw for large boned women of my height (i cannot touch my thumb and finger together when around my wrist and so i actually do have large bones). I haven't been at that weight in many…

Does getting permission from us make it taste any better?

my little guy!

Vintage - i want homemade bread now, mmmm!

Agreed - those are not universal preferences at all. Sugar is more gross than white rice and fried foods to me! But i know that's my taste. I'm more a savory person than a sweets person. Doesn't make me better than anyone else though!

OP - what is your breakfast you always log with n. yeast, zucchini, kale, mushrooms, and a raw potato? is it some sort of salad? smoothie? just curious because if you like it enough to eat i every day i want to know what the heck that even is!

i hear you. it's not like that to me, i'm simply saying "i have a calorie budget, and i went way over yesterday, so i have limited calories today". i do 9900 calories per week and if i do 2500 in one day, then i have to have lower calorie days if i still want to lose weight that week. no emotions about it.

i always use protein powder in mine, Designer Whey blends really well. for fruit (i don't really like bananas), I do frozen mango cubes, mixed berries, and then add spinach and sometimes ripe avocado for yummy creaminess.

i'm picky because i pick whatever food i want and then eat it...lol i just make whatever that is work into my weekly calorie budget just like having a financial budget. if i want to spend some of my 9900 calories per week on Taco Bell, i do. But, there are days that i truly crave a salad (like today). i don't think you're…

i just did the math, i don't know where everyone is getting 1650. just add the 4 weeks' average and divide by 4 and you get 1755. 1755 it is! it looks like that's what's working for you at your height and activity level to maintain. congrats on reaching maintenance, you look great. that also seems right for your height and…

excellent! I definitely want to solve my problems without any meds! I know the extra weight I carry is 100% contributing to any pain (specifically feet/ankles) and bad numbers that I have.

doing a rather low calorie day the day after a binge is an EXCELLENT tool to keep the binge from making an impact on your weight/diet/morale!