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Basic Info
Name: Lisa
Mother tongue: English (American)
Language(s) I'm learning: Spanish, Malay, French, Italian, and Japanese.
Skill level: Spanish - Intermediate, French/Italian/Malay - Beginner/Intermediate, Japanese - Beginner. I have a little knowledge of German and Chinese too and I plan on working on those two in 2010.
Can people contact you if they want to practice your mother tongue? Yes! ¡Claro!
IM programs
AIM: --
ICQ: --
MSN: ask me/pregunta me
Yahoo: --
Jabber: --
Voice chat
Skype: ask me/pregunta me
Google Talk: --
Phone number: ask me/pregunta me - I only like to text with my phone. You can talk with me on skype though. Me gusta solo mandar/recibir mensajes de texto con mi célula. Ud. puede hablar en skype conmigo.
Pen pals
Email address: ask me/pregunta me
Home address: --
Anything else about yourself you'd like to add: I am 19 years old and I like to draw, paint, read, write fanfics, and listen to music. Tengo 19 años y me gusta dibujar, pintar, leer, escribir fanfics, y escuchar música.
Feel free to add me to LJ too!
Name: Lisa
Mother tongue: English (American)
Language(s) I'm learning: Spanish, Malay, French, Italian, and Japanese.
Skill level: Spanish - Intermediate, French/Italian/Malay - Beginner/Intermediate, Japanese - Beginner. I have a little knowledge of German and Chinese too and I plan on working on those two in 2010.
Can people contact you if they want to practice your mother tongue? Yes! ¡Claro!
IM programs
AIM: --
ICQ: --
MSN: ask me/pregunta me
Yahoo: --
Jabber: --
Voice chat
Skype: ask me/pregunta me
Google Talk: --
Phone number: ask me/pregunta me - I only like to text with my phone. You can talk with me on skype though. Me gusta solo mandar/recibir mensajes de texto con mi célula. Ud. puede hablar en skype conmigo.
Pen pals
Email address: ask me/pregunta me
Home address: --
Anything else about yourself you'd like to add: I am 19 years old and I like to draw, paint, read, write fanfics, and listen to music. Tengo 19 años y me gusta dibujar, pintar, leer, escribir fanfics, y escuchar música.
Feel free to add me to LJ too!
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Instead of focusing on my goal weight (140) I'm going to break this whole weight loss thing down into weekly goals. I'm going to say "I want to be at ___ lbs by Sunday". I think this will help me from freaking out so much and feeling like I have such a long road ahead of me. I just want to stay motivated.
Speaking of motivation.. my mom and sister had a little "weight intervention" last weekend with me. Basically they said I wasn't trying hard enough and I should just starve myself. I can't even explain how angry this made me. I've been losing 2+ lbs a week and it's not good enough?? I thought this was a healthy rate to lose weight at. Well.. I promised to eat lighter but I'm smart enough to know that starvation lowers your metabolism and it's better to do it slow and steady. At least that's what I think. Is that right? Or am I just delusional and lazy?
Speaking of motivation.. my mom and sister had a little "weight intervention" last weekend with me. Basically they said I wasn't trying hard enough and I should just starve myself. I can't even explain how angry this made me. I've been losing 2+ lbs a week and it's not good enough?? I thought this was a healthy rate to lose weight at. Well.. I promised to eat lighter but I'm smart enough to know that starvation lowers your metabolism and it's better to do it slow and steady. At least that's what I think. Is that right? Or am I just delusional and lazy?
- Mood:
determined
I keep gaining all of my weight back :[
I will NOT! go back to the 130's!
I might be getting a job at Hooters which means I need to look a lot better to be comfortable with myself.
I will NOT! go back to the 130's!
I might be getting a job at Hooters which means I need to look a lot better to be comfortable with myself.
Basic Info
Name: Evgenia
Mother tongue: Russian
Language(1) I'm learning: Hebrew
Skill level: bet (I hope)
Language(2) I'm learning: English
Skill level: intermediate (forgetting:()
Can people contact you if they want to practice your mother tongue?
Sure!
IM programs
AIM: ---
ICQ: in my profile
MSN: ---
Yahoo: ---
Jabber: ---
Voice chat
Skype: jennykor
Google Talk: ---
Phone number:---
Pen pals
Email address: jenny4kor[at]gmail.com
Home address: RF, Samara
Anything else about yourself you'd like to add:
I'm in a great need of someone so kindhearted to help me with my hebrew! Now I have some grammar skills, but no speaking practise at all (scince in sept my teacher left country). Please! I need you!
Also eager to help with russian to any hebrew or eanglish speaker!
Name: Evgenia
Mother tongue: Russian
Language(1) I'm learning: Hebrew
Skill level: bet (I hope)
Language(2) I'm learning: English
Skill level: intermediate (forgetting:()
Can people contact you if they want to practice your mother tongue?
Sure!
IM programs
AIM: ---
ICQ: in my profile
MSN: ---
Yahoo: ---
Jabber: ---
Voice chat
Skype: jennykor
Google Talk: ---
Phone number:---
Pen pals
Email address: jenny4kor[at]gmail.com
Home address: RF, Samara
Anything else about yourself you'd like to add:
I'm in a great need of someone so kindhearted to help me with my hebrew! Now I have some grammar skills, but no speaking practise at all (scince in sept my teacher left country). Please! I need you!
Also eager to help with russian to any hebrew or eanglish speaker!
Okay so I lost .2 lbs today and it's sad and pathetic but I'm still happy about it! I am also congratuating myself on working out today. This is three days in a row which is amazing for me. This is my rant for the day: food commercials. I swear everynight I come home and watch tv and try not to eat crap and all I see is pizza commerical, burger commerical, taco commercial, pizza commercial, burger burger burger commercial. I think the food industry is trying to make me fat. And why in the heck isn't there a drive-thru that serves healthy food???
- Mood:
bouncy
I've decided what fitness DVD I'm going to buy. Lmfao!
So day one of going by the nutritionists diet and im looking at this thing like "uuhh... i dont like any of this shit" lol but im just replacing protiens with protiens and veggies with veggies and so forth. so far so good. working out this morning was pretty brutal but i did it :-) my dad and i are going to do some bo-flexing later on too so thatll be good. i kind of want to get in the trimspa and swim a bit but meh. then id have to straighten my hair.
yeah so trimspa, bow flex, eliptical, wii fit- i have no excuse not to work out at my house lol
yeah so trimspa, bow flex, eliptical, wii fit- i have no excuse not to work out at my house lol
Has anyone here ever tried a body wrap?
I'm way to cheap to pay for one at a spa but I've found several home recipies I'd like to try. If they don't really take away the inches as claimed they should at least be relaxing I would think. Anyone ever have any luck? Helpful hints?
I'm way to cheap to pay for one at a spa but I've found several home recipies I'd like to try. If they don't really take away the inches as claimed they should at least be relaxing I would think. Anyone ever have any luck? Helpful hints?
I love it when I stumble across an obscure masterpiece on the Encyclopedia Metallum: Lykathea Aflame's Elvenifris album from 2000. This Czech band's only album is amazing; epic song constructions, face melting riffs, math metal rythmic variations, beast master vocal grunts. How did I miss this????
http://www.myspace.com/lykatheaflam
http://www.myspace.com/lykatheaflam
I had been exercising and eating healthy (not really dieting, just healthier) and had lost a lot of weight (well, a lot for me anyway...211+ - 183 lbs). Then my weight sort of plateaued even though I was still getting smaller.
About a week or so ago I wrote on here that I had started to gain weight again because I hadn't been exercising (back and knee problems sort of made it hard to do). I went from a 14 to a 16 and I was kind of depressed about that.
Well, I think I was just bloated (hadn't been drinking enough water) because I still haven't had the chance to work out yet my size 14 jeans are feeling a bit loose. I'm not yet a 12. Not even close. But the size 14s need a belt sometimes.
My back and knees have been feeling a lot better so I'm going to go back to working out at least 3 times a week if not more. Rather I'm starting at 3 days a week with plans to make it 5 in the future.
I'm so glad that I didn't actually gain weight again! I don't want to wait till I do start to gain before I do something though. I'm going back to working out tomorrow (couldn't do it today). If my knees and back hurt then I'm going to go with the plan of maybe taking a low impact class. If not that then maybe just doing cardio. Whatever my body allows me to do.
About a week or so ago I wrote on here that I had started to gain weight again because I hadn't been exercising (back and knee problems sort of made it hard to do). I went from a 14 to a 16 and I was kind of depressed about that.
Well, I think I was just bloated (hadn't been drinking enough water) because I still haven't had the chance to work out yet my size 14 jeans are feeling a bit loose. I'm not yet a 12. Not even close. But the size 14s need a belt sometimes.
My back and knees have been feeling a lot better so I'm going to go back to working out at least 3 times a week if not more. Rather I'm starting at 3 days a week with plans to make it 5 in the future.
I'm so glad that I didn't actually gain weight again! I don't want to wait till I do start to gain before I do something though. I'm going back to working out tomorrow (couldn't do it today). If my knees and back hurt then I'm going to go with the plan of maybe taking a low impact class. If not that then maybe just doing cardio. Whatever my body allows me to do.
My psych is most likely going to perscribe me adderral tomorrow morning so I can focus for my finals. Which is great for weight loss. Right?
Not.
People think adderral is so great bc it kills ur appetite. Really all it does is make you not hungry, but you still have cravings like every other normal person. I guess it helps sometimes, but not that much. I promise it doesn't make a huge difference. So don't hunt for it just for weightloss.
Everyone keeps talking about trying to lose weight and smoke weed. Idk how thats even possible. Not for me at least haha. So I just stopped smoking it. I don't really like it anymore anyway. What I do miss is a good x trip. I haven't gone on a roll in months! I should probably keep it that way, but x really doesn't make me lose weight. I lost 7lbs in 1 week on that stuff without trying. I couldn't eat and I just wanted to run. I AM NOT SAYING YOU SHOULD TRY IT! In fact I completely discourage it bc once you start losing weight on it, you'll become completely dependant on it! Then u'll end up all sorts of fucked up just like me.
I guess the moral of the story is don't do drugs. Its fun now, but it does more harm than good in the end. I say this bc I love you all and care so much. Drug free is the way to be!! :]
Not.
People think adderral is so great bc it kills ur appetite. Really all it does is make you not hungry, but you still have cravings like every other normal person. I guess it helps sometimes, but not that much. I promise it doesn't make a huge difference. So don't hunt for it just for weightloss.
Everyone keeps talking about trying to lose weight and smoke weed. Idk how thats even possible. Not for me at least haha. So I just stopped smoking it. I don't really like it anymore anyway. What I do miss is a good x trip. I haven't gone on a roll in months! I should probably keep it that way, but x really doesn't make me lose weight. I lost 7lbs in 1 week on that stuff without trying. I couldn't eat and I just wanted to run. I AM NOT SAYING YOU SHOULD TRY IT! In fact I completely discourage it bc once you start losing weight on it, you'll become completely dependant on it! Then u'll end up all sorts of fucked up just like me.
I guess the moral of the story is don't do drugs. Its fun now, but it does more harm than good in the end. I say this bc I love you all and care so much. Drug free is the way to be!! :]
Do you think its healthier for your mind and progress if you weigh yourself? Because I dont and I'm wondering if it would help. But I think I would rather not because I'd want to totally feel the progress then just seeing the number go down slowly. So is the scale number or the pants size number better to watch?
Annnd Aunt Flow strikes again. That's next week's weigh in shafted, I bet you.
Last week, I was 89.1kg or 196.4lbs.
This week, I'm 87.9kg or 193.8lbs.
Lost 2.6lbs. :)
This week, I'm 87.9kg or 193.8lbs.
Lost 2.6lbs. :)
highest weight: 228
last weigh in: 209 (yesterday)
todays weight: 206.2
yes i have checked it, probably mainly water weight although i did have a good gym session last night.
last weigh in: 209 (yesterday)
todays weight: 206.2
yes i have checked it, probably mainly water weight although i did have a good gym session last night.
So I really do honestly think that being on your period fucks with your weight loss. On Sunday I weighed myself and I was pretty much the same as I had been all that week, and then monday I finished my period, and then today was my weight record day and I weight myself and I dropped like three pounds! awesome.
Since starting serious dieting about 2-3 weeks ago, I've lost 10lbs, and I'm really really happy about that. 35 more to go!
Since starting serious dieting about 2-3 weeks ago, I've lost 10lbs, and I'm really really happy about that. 35 more to go!
Is it sad that I still look at 160 like "yeah right"?
Thats why I'm sayin 200. I think if I can get to and maintain 200 for a while I'll be more inclined to lose that last 40.
I had my first workout in a while today and when youre big and youre working out you feel like youre doing this amazing thing, when really skinny ppl all over the place work out everyday. its as normal as brushing thier teeth. like and average day for healthy ppl is not over eating, working out, all that. an average day for me is sitting on the couch smoking a joint watching sponge bob lol but it felt good. im excited about the whole thing. the nutritionist thing went well. 45% body fat dude. im almost half fat lol
please keep me encouraged because i can feel this is going to be difficult. i cant wait until next tuesdays weigh in though im pretty sure ill lose at least 10 lbs :-)
As of the beginning of November I've lost 16 lbs. I wish it was more. I need to drink more water... ugh. I hate drinking water. It just tastes blahhh.. This is day 2 of working out after work though - so that's something. :) I'm trying to stay optimistic.
So, I attempted to make potato leek soup. It was more like waste my time goop. It looked like phlegm and it smelled AWFUL. I followed the recipe exactly too. Gross. So that's money down the drain. Oh well.
Also disappointed about the brie I got. It has herbs in it and I figured this would be great for some added flavor. WRONG it's gross.
Busy busy night but made sure I went to the gym. Only went for about half an hour but at least I got some in.
Anyway back to paper writing madness!
Also disappointed about the brie I got. It has herbs in it and I figured this would be great for some added flavor. WRONG it's gross.
Busy busy night but made sure I went to the gym. Only went for about half an hour but at least I got some in.
Anyway back to paper writing madness!
- Mood:
busy - Music:Lacuna Coil
Name: Lyndsi
Age:19
Gender: Female
Location: Ontario,Canada
Occupation: Student
Languages: English& some French
Orientation: Straight
Conact: You can comment, or email me lyndsi_longpre@live.ca
About me: I’m 19 years old from Ontario, Canada. I’m currently a second year university student majoring in English. I’m usually terrible at writing these things. I’m a fairly down to earth girl and I tend to get along well with just about anyone.
Hobbies: Writing; be it letters, or stories. Photography, I’m not a professional or anything but I love doing it. Music; both listening and playing. Travelling, though I’ve not been many places yet.
Music: I’m really into indie/folk/alternative music, though there are exceptions to everything:
Neutral Milk Hotel, Coconut Records, Rooney, Say Hi, The Ghost Is Dancing, Brand New, Tokyo Police Club, Mariana’s Trench, The Spill Canvas, Coldplay, Lady GaGa, The Veronicas, Phantom Planet, Kevin Devine, Copeland, Goo Goo Dolls, The Gaslight Anthem, Elliott Smith, The Wombats, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, JamisonParker, Teagan and Sara to name a few
Movies: The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty In Pink, Pirates of the Caribbean(1-3), Pulp Fiction, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, Garden State, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Books: Frankenstein, Wasted, 1984, Animal Farm, Alice in Wonderland, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Fountainhead, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Twilight Series, Harry Potter Series, Nineteen Minutes, My Sister’s Keeper, Meg Cabot Books, The Curious Case of the Dog in the Nighttime
TV: Gilmore Girls, Friends, Scrubs, That 70s Show, Two and a Half Men,
Penpal Info:
How many penpals do you have? I’ve got a few, I used to have more, but most just disappeared, I’m a friend that sticks around
How many penpals do you want? As many who are willing to write to me, I won’t say no :)
Do you want email pals? Not really interested in email, but I’ll see
Do you want snail mail? Yes, only
How long are your letters? Usually several page. I like to write letters that are worth reading.I talk about my life and the interesting things I am doing and I hope you do too.
Do you handwrite or type? I handwrite.
Reply time? Within 3-4 days of getting it
Would you like your penpal to be male or female? Doesn’t matter
Where would you like them to be from? Anywhere and anywhere
Age preference? 18-25
What are you looking for in a penpal? Someone "open minded", and someone who won’t stop writing after one or two letters. Someone who’d be willing to build a friendship. I like to swap small things like pictures,postcards,mixed cds, so if anyone would be up for that, that would be great, but not necessary.
Age:19
Gender: Female
Location: Ontario,Canada
Occupation: Student
Languages: English& some French
Orientation: Straight
Conact: You can comment, or email me lyndsi_longpre@live.ca
About me: I’m 19 years old from Ontario, Canada. I’m currently a second year university student majoring in English. I’m usually terrible at writing these things. I’m a fairly down to earth girl and I tend to get along well with just about anyone.
Hobbies: Writing; be it letters, or stories. Photography, I’m not a professional or anything but I love doing it. Music; both listening and playing. Travelling, though I’ve not been many places yet.
Music: I’m really into indie/folk/alternative music, though there are exceptions to everything:
Neutral Milk Hotel, Coconut Records, Rooney, Say Hi, The Ghost Is Dancing, Brand New, Tokyo Police Club, Mariana’s Trench, The Spill Canvas, Coldplay, Lady GaGa, The Veronicas, Phantom Planet, Kevin Devine, Copeland, Goo Goo Dolls, The Gaslight Anthem, Elliott Smith, The Wombats, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, JamisonParker, Teagan and Sara to name a few
Movies: The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty In Pink, Pirates of the Caribbean(1-3), Pulp Fiction, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, Garden State, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Books: Frankenstein, Wasted, 1984, Animal Farm, Alice in Wonderland, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Fountainhead, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Twilight Series, Harry Potter Series, Nineteen Minutes, My Sister’s Keeper, Meg Cabot Books, The Curious Case of the Dog in the Nighttime
TV: Gilmore Girls, Friends, Scrubs, That 70s Show, Two and a Half Men,
Penpal Info:
How many penpals do you have? I’ve got a few, I used to have more, but most just disappeared, I’m a friend that sticks around
How many penpals do you want? As many who are willing to write to me, I won’t say no :)
Do you want email pals? Not really interested in email, but I’ll see
Do you want snail mail? Yes, only
How long are your letters? Usually several page. I like to write letters that are worth reading.I talk about my life and the interesting things I am doing and I hope you do too.
Do you handwrite or type? I handwrite.
Reply time? Within 3-4 days of getting it
Would you like your penpal to be male or female? Doesn’t matter
Where would you like them to be from? Anywhere and anywhere
Age preference? 18-25
What are you looking for in a penpal? Someone "open minded", and someone who won’t stop writing after one or two letters. Someone who’d be willing to build a friendship. I like to swap small things like pictures,postcards,mixed cds, so if anyone would be up for that, that would be great, but not necessary.
- Mood:
blank
So.
There have been several posts about determining the correct caloric needs for each individual, based on your BMR, plus your activity level. I understand all of the math, and all of the equations, so that is not what I need help with.
At 5'9", 261 pounds, my BMR is 2006.55. When combined with my activity level (moderately active, at least) I saw that my caloric need to maintain my current weight is about 3,110. This number to me seems gi-freaking-normous. To reduce it by 1000 calories a day would put me a little over 2,000, which is slightly more normal, but still a lot more than what I typically eat while trying to diet. I normally aim for about 1500 a day.
My question is...should I go ahead and up my intake to 2,000? This didn't seem like a big deal when I told someone else to go ahead and try their recommended intake, but 2,000 just seems like so much. What you guys think?
There have been several posts about determining the correct caloric needs for each individual, based on your BMR, plus your activity level. I understand all of the math, and all of the equations, so that is not what I need help with.
At 5'9", 261 pounds, my BMR is 2006.55. When combined with my activity level (moderately active, at least) I saw that my caloric need to maintain my current weight is about 3,110. This number to me seems gi-freaking-normous. To reduce it by 1000 calories a day would put me a little over 2,000, which is slightly more normal, but still a lot more than what I typically eat while trying to diet. I normally aim for about 1500 a day.
My question is...should I go ahead and up my intake to 2,000? This didn't seem like a big deal when I told someone else to go ahead and try their recommended intake, but 2,000 just seems like so much. What you guys think?
- Location:my room in Canada
- Mood:creative
- Music:Heartkiller- HIM
So I did my calculations for waist to hip ratio on this website and it told me that I'm an apple! The only options were apple and pear. I always saw myself as an hr glass. I don't like this method as it seems to be based on how u carry your weight. Just bc I carry my weight differently doesn't mean I'm overweight. I'm at a bmi of 23. I guess I'm too close to being overweight.
So what is a healthy waist measurement?
I guess I let this website upset me too much :[
I don't want to be an apple :[
So what is a healthy waist measurement?
I guess I let this website upset me too much :[
I don't want to be an apple :[
I'll tell you what - download Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz and play it on Expert. That's a workout right there.
I'm knackered now.
I'm knackered now.
hi again! i think it's time to post here again because i've been stuck at the same weight for nearly two months and i've been making excuses when i KNOW that i've been letting things slide. i'm a master at making excuses, especially where food is concerned. it'll be 8 pm and i'll be stuffed from dinner but i'll still find some way to tell myself it's absolutely imperative that i should eat a slice of cake or whatever. i don't even really enjoy it, it's more like it's a compulsion, like i feel i HAVE to eat this one particular thing. do any of you guys ever get that? it's not even a craving. it's so weird.
i'm also finding reasons to eat after 8 pm, which is something i decided i wouldn't do precisely because otherwise i find excuses to eat all kind of crap.
so basically i'm sick of being stuck at 161-163 pounds and i know i just have to man up and stop letting myself make excuses. i hope posting about it here and talking about these kinds of thoughts with you guys will help.
i'm also finding reasons to eat after 8 pm, which is something i decided i wouldn't do precisely because otherwise i find excuses to eat all kind of crap.
so basically i'm sick of being stuck at 161-163 pounds and i know i just have to man up and stop letting myself make excuses. i hope posting about it here and talking about these kinds of thoughts with you guys will help.
Ok, so I carefully plotted out how long it will take to go from 218 lbs, which I am now, to what I was in 2004, 160 lbs. I'm going by 2 lbs a week.
June 21, 2010, aptly, the solstice would be it. And, just in time for summer. I made these images out of "My Virtual Model". I used to be able to do side and back views, but not anymore for some reason. Side is where you really see the difference, but, just having my chin back would be nice.
I set my work calendar to weight check by 2 lbs less on every Monday with encouragements.
In November, I started walking 2x a week for about 3 miles. I got a bit stronger and upped it to 3x a week last week. This week, it's been very cold, so I hit the Nordic Track... WITH ARMS... for 25 minutes. I plan to do the same tonight and so on. Weight Watchers is kinda working, but I need to ensure I get more of my calories from vegetables than small amounts of starch.
For the Holiday's. I'm just taking the stance that the larger goal of being a healthy weight and attractive is more important than a stupid cookie. I'll have and enjoy the Christmas dinner, same with New Years, btu the best gift I can give or receive is to lose weight this year.
June 21, 2010, aptly, the solstice would be it. And, just in time for summer. I made these images out of "My Virtual Model". I used to be able to do side and back views, but not anymore for some reason. Side is where you really see the difference, but, just having my chin back would be nice.
I set my work calendar to weight check by 2 lbs less on every Monday with encouragements.
In November, I started walking 2x a week for about 3 miles. I got a bit stronger and upped it to 3x a week last week. This week, it's been very cold, so I hit the Nordic Track... WITH ARMS... for 25 minutes. I plan to do the same tonight and so on. Weight Watchers is kinda working, but I need to ensure I get more of my calories from vegetables than small amounts of starch.
For the Holiday's. I'm just taking the stance that the larger goal of being a healthy weight and attractive is more important than a stupid cookie. I'll have and enjoy the Christmas dinner, same with New Years, btu the best gift I can give or receive is to lose weight this year.
AGE: 18
Height: around 5' 5''
CW: 148 - size 12/13
GW: 125 or size 6/7 in jeans
Why now?: I joined way back in a month I can not remember, and I've lost about five pounds since that, but I feel like I've been negelecting- 'specially since seeing posts on my friends page inspire me to get back on. Also, I hate seeing pictures of myself and not liking them because of how my body looks...I also used to be a really healthy eater- up untill 10 months ago I rarely ever ate any fast food- maybe three or four times a year.
How?: I want to choose other foods over fast foods, and get more active- working again has left less time for me to sit around and be lazy and eat bad foods, but I think I could do better. There's also this podcast- Inside Out Weight Loss, that really has helped me in the past and I think that I need it again to sort out my inner struggle with weight loss.
Height: around 5' 5''
CW: 148 - size 12/13
GW: 125 or size 6/7 in jeans
Why now?: I joined way back in a month I can not remember, and I've lost about five pounds since that, but I feel like I've been negelecting- 'specially since seeing posts on my friends page inspire me to get back on. Also, I hate seeing pictures of myself and not liking them because of how my body looks...I also used to be a really healthy eater- up untill 10 months ago I rarely ever ate any fast food- maybe three or four times a year.
How?: I want to choose other foods over fast foods, and get more active- working again has left less time for me to sit around and be lazy and eat bad foods, but I think I could do better. There's also this podcast- Inside Out Weight Loss, that really has helped me in the past and I think that I need it again to sort out my inner struggle with weight loss.
Highest Weight 228
Last weigh in 210.4 (sunday)
Todays Weight 209.0
so i'm 1.4 pounds down from Sunday morning go me :D
i think seen as im weighing in .2 lb measures theres no harm in getting weighed regularly because i should see a change most days (even if its just 0.2) lol im so impatiant sometimes!
Last weigh in 210.4 (sunday)
Todays Weight 209.0
so i'm 1.4 pounds down from Sunday morning go me :D
i think seen as im weighing in .2 lb measures theres no harm in getting weighed regularly because i should see a change most days (even if its just 0.2) lol im so impatiant sometimes!
- Mood:
happy
Finding myself confused as well after reading whereismy_love's post, I found this website - which is brilliant for determining your BMR and your calorific needs.
So, shiiit, according to this, 'cause my BMR's 1,729.2 and I'm doing 1-3 days of exercise a week, then in order to maintain my weight, I'd need 2,377.65 calories a day (BMR x 1.375). I eat 1,200 calories, so that leaves me with a deficit of 1,177.65 each day, and apparently this figure should be nowhere over 1,000. Maybe this is why I plateau'd recently, 'cause I've been eating 1,200 since the beginning, and my BMR would've been even higher than this back then.
Maybe I should increase my calorie intake to 1,400, meaning that my deficit (am I right in saying that's my deficit, by the way?) will be 977.65?
That would mean in theory that I'd be losing just under 2lbs a week. (977.65 x 7) / 3,500, right?
Is there any way of working out how many calories constitute a pound of body fat for each individual?
Gagrhgrh, mathematics.
whereismy_love's post, I found this website - which is brilliant for determining your BMR and your calorific needs.So, shiiit, according to this, 'cause my BMR's 1,729.2 and I'm doing 1-3 days of exercise a week, then in order to maintain my weight, I'd need 2,377.65 calories a day (BMR x 1.375). I eat 1,200 calories, so that leaves me with a deficit of 1,177.65 each day, and apparently this figure should be nowhere over 1,000. Maybe this is why I plateau'd recently, 'cause I've been eating 1,200 since the beginning, and my BMR would've been even higher than this back then.
Maybe I should increase my calorie intake to 1,400, meaning that my deficit (am I right in saying that's my deficit, by the way?) will be 977.65?
That would mean in theory that I'd be losing just under 2lbs a week. (977.65 x 7) / 3,500, right?
Is there any way of working out how many calories constitute a pound of body fat for each individual?
Gagrhgrh, mathematics.
going to buy some christmas cards today, if you want to swap, plzzzz, email me your address; little.linguistic.tree@gmail.com
so i know there are a few of you here who are drudkh fans - eisenwald tonschmeide just rereleased songs of grief and solitude via picture disc (found here).
picture of the set
(linked to spare your friends page)
mmmhm. there's a die hard fan version that comes with a "clothbag" (no clue, really...) and a poster, first 100 ordered. merry christmas, yes :)
picture of the set
(linked to spare your friends page)
mmmhm. there's a die hard fan version that comes with a "clothbag" (no clue, really...) and a poster, first 100 ordered. merry christmas, yes :)
I reached the 60 pound mark the other day and it feels great, but I still have a ways to go. I tried the C25k program and it screwed me up for 2 days so I decided I would attempt running on the treadmill. It's awkward for me, I end up moving side to side as I run. I just started out and figured since the first day of C25k was too much for me, I would just run 2 minutes at a time after my 15% incline walking routine. I've never been a runner and want to be now :)
How is everyone?
I need some advice.
I`ve tended to restrict my `net`calories to under 1000 calories a day, usually hovering around the 500 calorie mark, actually...and for a while, this works. But after a week I feel so so exhausted and I crave so much food - anything, really - and I also know that metabolism decreases with such a low intake. So my question is - how do you lose 2 lbs a week WITHOUT going below 1000 calories. For example, my BMR says that I burn 1515 calories a day at rest. So if I want to lose 2 lbs a week, don`t I have to restrict to 500 net calories a day...because that`s a 7000 calorie deficit over the week, or 2 lbs. Thus, the confusion. As of now I`m eating 1500 calories a day, and burning off 500 of those through cardio and strength training, bringing me to a net worth of 1000. Will this still lead me to my body going into starvation mode...or do I still have to stay about the 1200 mark, even if I eat 1500 calories. Any wisdom or personal experience to draw from would be great, because the math just isn`t agreeing with me at the moment.
I`ve tended to restrict my `net`calories to under 1000 calories a day, usually hovering around the 500 calorie mark, actually...and for a while, this works. But after a week I feel so so exhausted and I crave so much food - anything, really - and I also know that metabolism decreases with such a low intake. So my question is - how do you lose 2 lbs a week WITHOUT going below 1000 calories. For example, my BMR says that I burn 1515 calories a day at rest. So if I want to lose 2 lbs a week, don`t I have to restrict to 500 net calories a day...because that`s a 7000 calorie deficit over the week, or 2 lbs. Thus, the confusion. As of now I`m eating 1500 calories a day, and burning off 500 of those through cardio and strength training, bringing me to a net worth of 1000. Will this still lead me to my body going into starvation mode...or do I still have to stay about the 1200 mark, even if I eat 1500 calories. Any wisdom or personal experience to draw from would be great, because the math just isn`t agreeing with me at the moment.
- Rough Age: 21
- Height: 5`7``
- Current Weight: 150 lbs
- Target Weight: 130 lbs
- Why Now? - I`m always trying to lose weight, but I sway between healthy and unhealthy habits on a week to week basis. I don`t have an accountability partner or community, and I thought I`d give this a try. I love food, and use it as an escape, and have thus put on 10 lbs in the last few months due to an increased amount of stress in my life. I need to help myself become the woman I AM, the woman I LOVE inside...but on the outside too.
- How So? - I love healthy food, but during times of stress I tend to turn to sugar and fat. The worst of the worst. So first and foremost, I need to start listening to my personal triggers. I also work out regularly, and quite vigorously, so it`s mostly a food issue for me. I need to stick to a limit that is both realistic and nourishing while also producing weight loss results. This balance has always been the most difficult part of weight loss for me.
Welp, I just had my last meal before the 12 week stretch. Breaded chicken breast (i DID keep the portion size under the size of my fist like they say you should. whoever they are) and 1/3 cup mac and cheese, with cranberry juice. I thought I'd end up wolfing down an entire pizza or a double quarter pounder but after only a week of wise food choices those things just seem over the top. dont get me wrong if pizza hut came to my door right now and told me id won a lifetime supply of my favorite pie (deep dish easy on the sauce heavy on the cheese with pepperoni and sausage!) id still shit a brik but im not going out of my way at 10:50pm in the rain to get one like ive done in the past. small accomplishments :-) i CAN feel the time of the month munchies kicking my butt but im trying to just take in fluids instead of overeating. But I realized just reading your comments that maybe 55 lbs in 3 months is a bit lofty. what do you think? i think if the doctor tomorrow says its okay ill go for it, but obviously my eating habits havent supported that kind of lifestyle thus far, its going to be like beating good eating habits into to as opposed to letting me learn them on my own time. ...but i want to be thinner! lol
I've been lurking this community for a while now, and just doing that has made me want to get back on track with my weight... but I've found it's wayyyyy easier to look in on someone else's success than create that own success for yourself. Anyways. here are the statz or whatever.
* Rough Age -----> 18
* Height -----> 5'5
* Current Weight -----> I'm kind of afraid to get on the scale right now. But last time I checked it was between 145-150.
* Target Weight -----> Overall I'd really love to be down to 125 just because I feel like that would be the perfect weight for me, but I was really happy at my lowest weight which was 135, so for now, that is my goal weight.
* Why Now? -----> Near the end of this past summer I went on antidepressants for the first time, and while they helped my emotions significantly, I feel like they caused me to form bad eating habits. When I was more depressed, my image was a big deal to me, and so I was constantly working at it. I had taken up running right before I graduated high school and got down to my lowest weight which was 135. But as I started becoming more happy with the help of the medz, I cared less about what I was eating, and just formed EXTREMELY bad eating habits. Just binging every single day. It also made me reallllyyyy tired and lazy and not want to do any form of activity.
* How So? -----> I went off the medication about two months ago, but the eating habits have stuck with me, so I'm just trying to balance it out with exercise. I've started going back to the gym at least 2 times a week, and I do between 40-60 minutes on the treadmill, as well as the weight machines the gym provides. I'm hoping to get to the gym more often once school is done for the semester. I'm also trying to get a grasp on my eating habits, but sometimes I'll just start eating and before I know it I'll have consumed 500 calories in 30 minutes. So hopefully posting in this community rather than just lurking it will give me the boost I need to get a hold of the eating factor.
So yeah. First post out of the way. :]
* Rough Age -----> 18
* Height -----> 5'5
* Current Weight -----> I'm kind of afraid to get on the scale right now. But last time I checked it was between 145-150.
* Target Weight -----> Overall I'd really love to be down to 125 just because I feel like that would be the perfect weight for me, but I was really happy at my lowest weight which was 135, so for now, that is my goal weight.
* Why Now? -----> Near the end of this past summer I went on antidepressants for the first time, and while they helped my emotions significantly, I feel like they caused me to form bad eating habits. When I was more depressed, my image was a big deal to me, and so I was constantly working at it. I had taken up running right before I graduated high school and got down to my lowest weight which was 135. But as I started becoming more happy with the help of the medz, I cared less about what I was eating, and just formed EXTREMELY bad eating habits. Just binging every single day. It also made me reallllyyyy tired and lazy and not want to do any form of activity.
* How So? -----> I went off the medication about two months ago, but the eating habits have stuck with me, so I'm just trying to balance it out with exercise. I've started going back to the gym at least 2 times a week, and I do between 40-60 minutes on the treadmill, as well as the weight machines the gym provides. I'm hoping to get to the gym more often once school is done for the semester. I'm also trying to get a grasp on my eating habits, but sometimes I'll just start eating and before I know it I'll have consumed 500 calories in 30 minutes. So hopefully posting in this community rather than just lurking it will give me the boost I need to get a hold of the eating factor.
So yeah. First post out of the way. :]
- Mood:
cold! - Music:Ravens' game.
I don't feel like I'm going to lose any weight over the festive season, to be honest. I want to at least maintain.
It's my housemate's birthday party on Thursday, and I want to be drinking a minimum - just enough to get me merry - and then on Saturday, I'm going to her birthday Indian meal. I went to another one a few weeks back - her brother's - and that I think messed up my weight loss for that week. The plus side (in terms of weight loss), though, is that I know what to do now - I ordered a starter last time, and by the end of the meal, I had that awful 'too full' feeling, which I didn't want to see repeated for a long, long time. Plus, this time, it's an Indian buffet, rather than a set meal - so I can have as little as I want, in theory. But I don't know. There's definitely a lot of temptation around this time. Ehh. But I know I'm strong; I've been strong for fucking ages. It's just going to take a lot of determination in the next couple of weeks.
And then there's Christmas itself. I'm allowing myself Christmas day not to count any calories, and also a day to go to the Christmas market in Manchester, where they have mulled wine and German sausages and all the rest of it. It's part of Christmas for me; it's another day's weight loss worry, but it wouldn't be Christmas without it.
That's the only thing about this weight loss business is that I'm talking about things that usually I'd find really fun - and I do; don't get me wrong - in this kind of way. I mean, stressing about it. If it weren't for any of this, I'd be going into it without any apprehension or worry or stress, and just enjoy these things like they're supposed to be enjoyed. It'll be worth it in the end, though, for how much healthier and how much more confident I'll be generally. There will be a time where I can just look forward to these things without stressing about the calorific elements of it all. I welcome that day.
I won't allow this to suck the fun out of my best mate's 21st birthday and Christmas this year.
It's my housemate's birthday party on Thursday, and I want to be drinking a minimum - just enough to get me merry - and then on Saturday, I'm going to her birthday Indian meal. I went to another one a few weeks back - her brother's - and that I think messed up my weight loss for that week. The plus side (in terms of weight loss), though, is that I know what to do now - I ordered a starter last time, and by the end of the meal, I had that awful 'too full' feeling, which I didn't want to see repeated for a long, long time. Plus, this time, it's an Indian buffet, rather than a set meal - so I can have as little as I want, in theory. But I don't know. There's definitely a lot of temptation around this time. Ehh. But I know I'm strong; I've been strong for fucking ages. It's just going to take a lot of determination in the next couple of weeks.
And then there's Christmas itself. I'm allowing myself Christmas day not to count any calories, and also a day to go to the Christmas market in Manchester, where they have mulled wine and German sausages and all the rest of it. It's part of Christmas for me; it's another day's weight loss worry, but it wouldn't be Christmas without it.
That's the only thing about this weight loss business is that I'm talking about things that usually I'd find really fun - and I do; don't get me wrong - in this kind of way. I mean, stressing about it. If it weren't for any of this, I'd be going into it without any apprehension or worry or stress, and just enjoy these things like they're supposed to be enjoyed. It'll be worth it in the end, though, for how much healthier and how much more confident I'll be generally. There will be a time where I can just look forward to these things without stressing about the calorific elements of it all. I welcome that day.
I won't allow this to suck the fun out of my best mate's 21st birthday and Christmas this year.
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