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Ok end of day 8 yay! And I really feel like I am actually losing weight which is amazing. I am waiting to weigh myself until Friday. It's torture to wait that long but I feel like it's necessary otherwise I begin to obsess and it is not nice to be obsessive over a dial scale from Ikea!! How is everyone doing? Did everyone…

the rumors are false! it doesn't matter what time of the day you work out, as long as you do it. just stick with a plan and it will work! :flowerforyou:

Great job dancer!!!! Yesterday was terrible. After my afternoon binge I decided that my day was lost anyway (which was dumb!) and indulged. We went to Hard Rock for dinner and I ate the appetizers and my meal and felt soooo gross and full. And THEN when I got home I had chocolate. What is wrong with me???? I feel like this…

Ok I fell off the wagon today... :sad: I have been working super hard on getting these experiments to work (I am a dorky PhD student) and the experiment that I have spent the last month preparing didn't even have a chance to fail today - my cells just died! and i was supposed to do the actual experimenting today! UGHHHH! I…

oh my gosh that is soooooo cute!!! good for you guys!

Ikea. Dial. I am convinced it was made by skinny gremlins who would never need a scale...

Hi! Robin - I would maybe buy the candy and keep it somewhere where you can't see it after you take out a couple for yourself. Or if one bite makes you want the whole bag (me), buy it and keep it at a friend's house. Or in the trunk of your car. You can do it! Ladybug - good job on day 2! I hope your blood sugar evens out.…

Hi all! You guys all are doing so great! Although I never usually weigh in on Mondays, I did today because for the first time in a really, really long time I did not binge this weekend AT ALL, stayed well within cals, and worked out super hard both days. And I am down 1 kg! Woo hoo! I don't really like that they are so…

Complete with day 7! I am happy to say that I had a treat today but did not binge on it. And I had the perfect opportunity to binge today and wanted to but just said NO and did my eyebrows and put on a face mask :happy: . Woo hoo adult self-control here I come! I hope everyone had a good weekend! Ah happy last week in…

Hi! Is it too late for me to join? I have been "serious" about weight loss for over two months now but I feel like I have been a lot of talk. It is crunch time for me now because I go back to the States to visit my friends and family in only 7 short weeks and I want to look good! Currently I am about 10 lbs. (a rough…

THANK YOU!!! I have been doing literally 200 sit-ups on the exercise ball allll week along with 3 minutes of plank and other various exercises. I have yet to feel anything! I am very excited to try all of these. I am going to do it for 3 weeks as you suggest and let you know. thanks!!! :flowerforyou:

My friends think it is soooo funny that I count calories. I mean it is soooo funny that I workout everyday and watch what I eat. They think that I am crazy for being so strict and jokingly ask me how many calories are in the foods they eat. My always-thin guy friends enjoy asking how many calories are in a whole pizza or…

Dancer - I am sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time. I think it's great that you started a blog about your accountability. You can beat this! And remember that you are never alone in your battle. :flowerforyou: Kels - good job! Laura - Welcome to the thread! I think I can say that everyone in this thread can…

I also posted this under the newbies post but I am hoping for more responses by making it a new topic. I apologize profusely for going over this again. I have read the other posts numerous times, but I am at my whits end... :blushing: If I do not eat my exercise calories, will it be harder for me to lose weight? I spend…

200-300 but i read a study once that if you eat 600 for breakfast instead of 300 it helps with afternoon cravings. i tried it and it did work, but i just cant eat that much at one time. i thought i was going to explode with oatmeal!! :tongue:

oh and a sliced apple sprinkled with cinnamon and zapped in the microwave!

chocolate milk! i hear that they also have low-cal swiss miss hot chocolate packs in the states now that are supposed to be really good. and the jello fat-free pudding is always always always good!

yay for you! i broke down and bought my gym membership (gritting my teeth on a grad student's budget...) and i find that i go a lot BECAUSE i paid for it. im kind of like a if-you-buy-it-use-it kind of person so it helps. just go! youll feel sooo much better when you do!

thank you everyone!!! :bigsmile:

i have tried that before and i found that the bars dont really replace all meals for me. i would personally suggest having a bar for breakfast and maybe lunch but then do a good dinner. plus they are expensive! but it is totally up to you. as long as you dont feel deprived and are getting enough calories (and nutrients!) i…

As a courtesy to those around me, I eat about 5-6 times a day or roughly every 3-4 hours. I get suuuppper cranky and tired as soon as my blood sugar drops. I don't know if I would call them all "meals," but here is what I usually do: oatmeal for breakfast, a glass of milk and an apple or pear for mid-morning, leftovers for…

really? cardio after? i usually do 30 min before and then another 30 min after i do my weights. does this hurt me?

get cute gym clothes! i know that sounds lame but if i have cute gym clothes it makes me want to wear them. and they are the tight kind which makes me want to work out harder to not look huge in spandex! i also find that taking a class helps because they know if you dont go! burn baby, burn!! :smile:

Hey all, I had a question about doing strength training. I am doing weights 4x a week on all the different muscle groups (not all on the same day obviously). I just want a toning effect of the weights - not the bulking up of body builders - so I do a lot of reps with lighter weights. Is this the right path? I am terrified…

kudos to you for counting! i do not cook at all so i only eat things that i can calculate calories for. how sad is that?

oh my god i am addicted to that show!! i dont know i think spencer is super crazy and heidi is way too sweet to say no to him. i mean he literally decides everything she does, its so annoying! and she cant do anything because he is so controlling! she is so cute and nice - she needs to find a new guy!

I try to just eat when I am hungry but I HAVE to have mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks otherwise I get headaches as soon as my blood sugar drops. My normal day is like this: breakfast at 6, snack at 10, lunch at 12:30, snack at 3:30, dinner at 7, snack at 9 if hungry. This times can be different depending on…

2 cups corn flakes with 200 ml 1.5% milk...I was in a hurry!!

Ok I changed my mind about logging calories. I can't not do it! So I modified my goal: not go over my calories by more than 100 for the whole week!!