losingArni

thanks everyone, this has been helpful. if I now have my calorie goal set to 1 400 daily, and I work some exercise into my day, should I eat back the exercise calories do you think?

would you suggest eating back the exercise calories? would you be able to give me an idea of appropriate exercise?? i'm interested in swimming and running/walking..

ummmm, for me it's foods such as glazed doughnuts and sweet buns. It's hard to fit stuff like that into my every day because it's so high in calories, and i find my self hungry at the end of the day if 300 of my calories are taken up by one cream bun. I've put my daily goal up to 1 400 but im going to try to stay around 1…

Thank You, that's really helpful. Possibly I could rotate my calories throughout the week, like have 1200 on one day and then 1400 on another. 1 200 was completely fine with me! until the binging started, but I have been restricting sererely after the binge days, like eating nothing for a day then 1000 for the rest of the…

Yeah, well, eating 1 200 calories a day ultimately doesn't work though does it, if your goal is to lose weight, assuming you want this weight to be lost for a considerable period of time, in my case restricting so severely will backfire, your body eventually screams for the food you've denied it. yes, the binges happen…

Thanks! Means a lot :)

Aw wow, really?! Thank you but I could never feel comfortable at that weight :( I wish I could accept my body more easily!

wow, sorry, I didn't realist the pictures were going to be so big :P i'm new to this photo posting stuff...

One day I had........ -apple and custard Danish with icing -4 slices of toast -two bowls of nutri grain with full cream milk then I went to the shopping centre.... -two sushi rolls -3 sweet bread buns with custard and cream filling -a vanilla thickshake -a family bag of skittles -two bowls of pasta and pesto with cheese -a…

yes! that's a positive way of looking at it, unfortunately I have not exercised any of it off yet though :P guess it's just one of those days.

good advice! thanks.

im thinking of giving up on today and just going out tonight and eating hot chips for dinner? should I have a complete cheat day, or would it be best to keep with it? opinions!

this does not feel like it's going to be a good day! I've already eaten all of that, and im considering going and getting a huge amount of hot chips for lunch!!!!!!

I think you're right! about the worrying haha. Im sure it will be totally fine when it comes to it! its just the thought of not being in complete control as I have been since I started freaks me out a little bit! :-)

I think im going to be helping prepare lunch and breakfast but after that I wont be in charge of any meals so dinner is going to be up to them I assume :) I think the best approach will be to maybe offer to make my own meals, and bring them with me, as im also a vegetarian and don't want them to have to change their meal…

Thank You! I totally agree with the healthy snack advice! im thinking, I will be able to take lunch for the first day, and then have dinner with them but just have small portions, and yeah. im sure it will be fine, but you're right, a new situation can be daunting!

hmmm, I actually didn't think about the running around with the kids bit! hopefully they will keep me nice and active! its more about the loss of control on the nights where I assume I will be eating what the family cooks (as im not working the nights- im just going to be with the family as I live too far away to travel…

yeh. that's one way ive thought of doing it, I don't know if it would seem rude to pack my own meals and eat separately each night.

its just the change of lifestyle im concerned about really, like, since I started losing, ive been in my own place and had complete control over everything that goes in my mouth, so the change of change and overnight stays that come with it are kind of daunting to me, but, im not really sure of the best way to approach my…

pretty much had a meltdown when I got there as I was so hungry and had the pancakes (without bacon) plus hot chocolate and a mocha!!!!!! :O was incredibly yum though :P :P I've tried to track it, and its looking like the one breakfast has exceeded my daily goal (1200), guess im going to have to go for a run today!!

thankyou! :) it's definitely between that and the cottage cheese one which I assume would have more cals, but I don't know! so hard to decide! man, getting hungry.

yes, I am definitely thinking the TAc! sounds so good! :) the calorie count is the problem though because if I don't know what the calories are I tend to over estimate by a lot to be safe and then spend the remainder of the day eating very little which is annoying. :P

Thanks!!! :) very helpful 1

oh and! if any one could give me an idea of what theyd put for the chosen meals calorie count I would be super grateful!

anyone?? help would be awesome!!

great, thanks for your help :)

any advice would be so greatly appreciated!! :)

Edit** calamity=calories underage= under ate Sorry!

good point. I did move it next to me though with the intention of eating it. but then thought about it a bit too much :P