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A family friend of ours has won categories in the Senior Olympics. He is fit and in his 70's and looks amazing. Tall, slender guy. I know he's never counted calories. But I've seen him eat. He's usually the last one finished eating at the table. He eats slow. And he eats the least. The rest of us have teased him before,…
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I drink coffee in the morning, but then the only other thing I drink is water with lemon. I don't need to drink my calories. And I've had cancer once already. Don't need to put artificial sweeteners and colors in my body. I don't consider that much of a sacrifice.
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I bet when you first road a bike, your folks put training wheels on it. You learned to balance yourself on the bike, while the training wheels were on. When the wheels came off, you had learned how to balance, and were no longer relying on the training wheels to catch you. Likewise, if you are heavy and have had no idea…
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I'm not doing Insanity, but am working out every day at the gym for an hour doing cardio/strength training. Curious if you ever get a day off during the training or if you go for 30 days straight at a time. I'm on Day 13 of going to the gym. Rest day or no rest.
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I'm "big boned". Eh, not sure if that has been my excuse in the past or not. While I'd like to get to 160, I could go lower. I was 145 when I got married. Just tired of being "big" or "thick".
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Wow! You look amazing! You resemble Bob the trainer from Biggest Loser. Way to stick with it. I bet you feel amazing too.
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Nice job! You say that your time at the gym is not sustainable. I've used a personal trainer before too. There are lots of different things to try at the gym, so after you're done with your trainer, you might want to see if you find something you like which would keep you going. I like spinning. Loud music makes me almost…
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I'm no pro, but I do tend to give credibility to the majority. If you'll read the forum on success stories, you'll see a theme of consistency. You won't see a lot of people talk about how much success they had on any starvation diet. So if you think you're the 1 person out there who can beat the odds and try it, with no…
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That's my goal too, I'm in!!
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Great job! You look great!
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Doesn't everyone want to lose it soon? I'd be fit tomorrow if that was an option. :)
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Lesson in life. If you put something negative out there, you'll get negative reactions. The details of what your friend puts in her mouth, how fast fat comes off her body, or her TDEE do not matter. What does matter is your attitude. Some folks are telling you it's none of your business. You're fighting back. You don't…
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I have a friend who lost 80 lbs. using an expensive shake. The selling point is that it tastes really good, and it did. One tastes just like cake batter. But that's not going to open my mind to adjusting how to eat so that I can lose or maintain. I have a relative who shed 40+ lbs. with a very low cal diet and Vit B drops.…
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Preface to say... this is what I think. May not be scientific. I did a diet once that included "load days". So basically, 1 day a week I was supposed to eat a lot. And then it was supposed to reset my metabolism so I could drive the weight back down during the week. Eh, it would take me until Wednesday to get back to where…
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My suggestions is if what you've been doing isn't working, you are doing something wrong. I think it's always a great idea to learn from others, and to try new things. But the argument that you're doing everything right, yet are some anomaly to human kind, doesn't really fly unless you have a medical condition. I think you…
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This is the most ridiculously stupid analogy I've ever read. The Least Weasel is the smallest carnivore on the planet. It is between 4-10 inches long and ONLY eats meat. So if we want to be the size of hamsters, should we just eat mice? We aren't elephants nor are we weasels. Ever heard the word... "herbivore", "carnivore"…
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Had me going. Good lesson. So many conflicting theories.
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Sha zam! You're HOT! Did you realize you were going to look that hot when you got it off? That's a pretty wonderful perk~!
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I guess the sticky boob holders is a viable option... if we are forced to wear such gadgets. How come men don't have to wear sticky twig and berry covers? It's not like we can't see the outline of their bits.
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I think you are on to something. I've known of two other women, whose husbands brought them doughnuts and chocolate, when they were trying to lose. Weird. Try chucking it out in the yard.
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Go to Sant Eustachio in Rome, and get an expresso.
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What a fantastic transformation. So inspiring. I'm 5.9" too. You look great!
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You didn't mention if you are working out. I agree with the others, it's a great way to burn calories.
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Yep. My son had a friend over and they wanted to break out the Fry Daddy one night. They fried Oreo's, Twinkies, and a chocolate bar. I tried a bite of the Oreo out of curiosity. Then I made Tempura shrimp, and we had that with vegetable stir fry for dinner. Almost immediately following the meal, it felt like an earthquake…
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I weigh daily too. I have a special tile that it needs to be on. The bad tile gives a mean reading. If I don't like the number, I'll hang onto my closet door and gently let go of the door.
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To me, coffee is a vice because if I don't drink it, I wind up with a headache. Meaning, I need it. Like I used to need cigarettes and Qtr Pounders to get the chill out effect.
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We went to Europe this summer. Two things caused me to be out of breath. Smoking and extra weight. Guess that's why I lumped them together. It was just 2 years ago that I was charging through boot camp and spin class with no problems,, wasn't smoking and was 30+ lbs lighter. I realized on my trip how far I'd strayed from…
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I'm with you. I know some people go black. If I had to go black, I just wouldn't drink coffee at all. I use sugar free. I like my coffee strong too. Tried weaker coffee, thinking I wouldn't need as much creamer. Not the case, just tasted like weaker coffee.
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There are some diets that I've heard of, which actually promote this kind of eating I believe. Or basically, an intentional fluctuation in calorie intake. 5:2 I believe is one. I lost weight on a diet that called for 1 load day, 6 days on and 1 day off. Ultimately, I stopped going nuts on the load day because it seemed…
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I don't have time... just kidding!! Doing it!