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How to stick with this4ever ~ The most important thing is to find a healthy approach that works for you that you can enjoy for the rest of your life. Create your new lifestyle. Let's talk about how!
go4gold: try grilled portabella mushroom sandwiches! aren't those mushrooms like 7 cal a pop? add cheese and a bun and you have lunch under 300 kcal!
by the way, I'm not quite sure what to set my ultimate goal at, I'm 5'9" (1,75 m), large frame. at 175lbs, I'm a size 12 and have a little rib, but healthy weight is something like 145-162; I'm afraid I'd look emaciated and lose my boobs! I put down 160-165 tentatively, but i guess I'll have to play it by ear...
Thanks for the recipe. I am always looking to find ways to prepare a meal with low calories for me, and my family.
Ladies, I want you to know that I tried the tae-bo instructional tape today, and it is definitely no joke. LoL. It is a 40 minute tape where he shows you the basics of stretching, and his routine. I am only able to do 10-15 minutes of it so far and I definitely feel every minute of it but I am so excited that I was able to start this.
After my tae-bo, My husband said that we needed to stretch so I was able to do a few minutes of moderate exercise afterwards to simply stretch out after the work out. We did basic stretches, leg raises, and flutter kicks but then I did 6 sit ups unattended.
I am so proud of myself, and even though I am extremely tired, and sore. I feel great. I just wanted to share it with you.
Best Wishes, Gina
I'm really swamped right now and unable to update. Will peep when I can.
Hang in everyone :)
molly: Thanks for the yay 
jelly & moogie: Temptations are eeeevil! I wish there wasn't such a thing.
singing_girl: How's England treating you? Have you found any familiar foods?
destiny: Awesome for you doing tae-bo, I don't know how I would do on that haha.
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Woo hoo! My Polar F6 finally came in the mail! I'm so excited 
It's definitely a well-deserved birthday gift.
http://polarusa.com/products/fseries/f6.asp
I got the green one, it's pretty huge on my wrist, but hey.. it's all good. It came with a heart rate monitor that goes around/under your chest. When I first saw the strap I was like, "no way is that going to be able to fit around my chest". But then I tried it on and it fit, it's really stretchy.
I'm going to visit the gym tomorrow and test it out for the first time. It's really complex, took me 20 minutes to read the booklet, haha.
No new news really, long week at school, but it's going to be an even longer weekend having to study and such. Hope everyone is doing well!
Have a fantastic weekend,
<3 Jenn
You all are such an inspiration! I feel that checking in here will really help me stay on track! 
It's been three weeks since I had to clean up my act. As of today I've lost 9# and feel better all the time. Of course, my husband is kind of cutting back just a little and has lost 6# - MEN!!!! 
I have been walking every day, but we finally got rain, so I got on the old exercise bike yesterday and today. So far only doing 20 minutes, but plan to go up a few tomorrow. Building up gradually is the thing for me. I hop to be up to 40 or so in the next two months.
Anyway, I hope everyone has a great, healthy weekend!
I made asian-style homemade chicken soup for lunch using shirataki noodles, chicken (of course), and straw mushrooms! YUM! (Recipe in my journal!) Dinner was yellowfin tuna sashimi salad with cucumbers and tomatoes in a lovely ponzu sauce with chili, garlic and lime. Can you tell I miss eating asian food? LOL!
You know, since I am on the "Vegetable Diet" ... eating my daily veggies is pretty much my starting point!!! I try to limit myself to a healthy starch (usually whole grains) to three servings a day ... and I avoid most sweets ... so that means I get most of my carbs from veggies. I try for a nice mixture of "salad veggies" (raw) and "cooked veggies" so that I get a lot of variety. I think the key to eating lots of veggies is (1) buying lots of veggies and (2) having a nice variety!
Tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, spinach, cabbage, corn on the cob, mushrooms, brussell sprouts, red peppers, yellow peppers, garlic, green beans, zucchini, artichokes, asparagus, onions, acorn squash and pumpkin are my basic veggies ... I really don't go much for carrots, peas, celery or lettuce. I can have potatoes once in a while, but they count as a "starch." I also try to vary my dinner starches, too .... potatoes, quinoa, bulgur, brown rice, millet, whole grain bread. Today I had tomatoes, straw mushrooms, cucumbers, brussell sprouts and roasted garlic.... 8 servings. (Plus I had spinach hummus for breakfast AND dinner, and I had shirataki noodles for lunch!)
Between veggies, lean proteins, and grains/starches ... there just doesn't seem to be a lot of room in my diet for other stuff, ya know?
=^..^= MOLLY
OK, peeps .... this may be my LAST weigh-in for about two months, since my wonderful DH thinks I might be focusing a weeeeeee bit too much on the scale (I will not obsess, I will not obsess, I will not obsess ....) and it is causing me sporadic fits of angst and anxiety. We both know that I am being very good at getting moderate exercise and in eating a calorie-counted, portion-measured, everything-logged, uber-balanced, veggie overloaded HEALTHY DIET. After all, my recent blood test results are probably the VERY best measure of how the past 10 weeks have gone .... a 40-point drop in blood sugar averages as well as an eye-popping 60-point drop in my cholesterol levels down to the "optimum range!"
Anyway, without further delay, here is my official weigh-in 10-week total for weight LOST: 39.4 POUNDS! Woooo hoooo! Yay!!!! Yippeee!!! Even being as math-challenged as I am, I can figure out that means my average per-week loss is 3.9 pounds .... though I must say that the losses for the past three weeks have slowed considerably from before that. I now seem to be losing a healthy, recommended, long-term sustainable 2 pounds a week or so right now ... which means I might actually be on track for my goal of losing 50 pounds in four months (by Christmas!) Ho ho ho! I can assure you, that would make me JOLLY MOLLY!
So, as of right now, (always subject to change, of course), the plan is for me not to step on the scale again before Christmas unless (1) I end up at a doctor's appoinment (hmmmm.... do I feel a cold coming on?); (2) I simply can't stand it and I sneak a peak once in a while (Shhhh.... don't mention this to my DH) ; or (3) All my clothes fall off from being too big (hopefully not in a public place and not unless I am wearing festive underwear!)
DID I MENTION I'VE LOST NEARLY 40 POUNDS!?!?
=^..^= MOLLY
Congratulations Molly!! You are a inspiration for me. I am new here and just getting started. I find this forum awesome and I believe it will provide me alot of support and guidance. The hardest thing I find so far is logging everything I eat daily because I am not always by a computer. Any suggestions?
Lisa, a newbie from NJ
Slainna,
I can't believe I didn't think of it. A notebook. Thanks for feedback. What type of eating plan is everyone following and has it been successful? I have tried numerous plans and I am not sure what one would be the best. I have about 150lbs to lose. So any feedback would be appreciated. If everyone would like to be my mentor and/or be a supportive friend, I would greatly appreciate the support.
Lisa, a newbie from NJ
Original Post by beachinbabe64:Slainna,
I can't believe I didn't think of it. A notebook. Thanks for feedback. What type of eating plan is everyone following and has it been successful? I have tried numerous plans and I am not sure what one would be the best. I have about 150lbs to lose. So any feedback would be appreciated. If everyone would like to be my mentor and/or be a supportive friend, I would greatly appreciate the support.
Lisa, a newbie from NJ
Oops, did not mean to repost my original posting. My bad!
Lisa
Hi everybody. My name is Jessica. Im 19 yrs old and I weighed in today at 239 lbs. I need to lose about 100 lbs to get to my goal weight (although I'll settle for anything at this point) so I decided to post on this thread. I just want to know from people who are in my position with lots of weight to lose, is it possible? It seems like so much. Also, I have used the Tools section of this website and have looked up other website and they all tell me different numbers of calories that I should eat each day, so I want to know if anyone here can give me a rough estimate of how many calories I should be eating. Also, when I exercise, how exactly do I factor that into my calorie intake. Thanks so much. Good luck to everyone.
19 yr old, female, 5 foot 4, 239lbs, medium build
Woo hoo Jolly Molly!
Awesome job, nearly 40!! That's so wickeddddd!! And yes, festive underwear is a must if that does happen in public, haha.
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As for myself, I used my f6 at the gym today. It is so great to finally have an accurate count of how many calories I burn during a workout! Here's my workout:
Treadmill w/ intervals of incline, & jogging when not on incline: 30 mins, 307 cals
Crunch weight machine thinger & backwards crunches: 7 mins, 52 cals
Elliptical Trainer w/ intervals, & w/ 30-45 sec sprints: 20 mins, 238 cals
I didn't count the stretching, but I did about 20 minutes all together.
Total calories burned: 597!
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Also, I got a huge surprise at the scale this morning.
234.5, oh yeah.
July 31/07: 265
Aug 31/07 (started CC): 256
Loss: -30.5 & -21.5 since starting CC!
I'm so glad that I'm out of that stupid plateau! I was getting so frustrated with the scale and myself, lol.
Tonight is my friend's Halloween party. The boyfriend and I are dressing up in combats and being army soldiers, lol! I got the camo face-paint and everything, hehe.
Later!
<3 Jenn
That's awesome, Slainna!! Thanks for the feedback. So far so good for me today, I ate 1c of oatmeal, medium banana, 1c 1% milk for breakfast, and for mid morning snack I had 1slice reduced calorie bread with 2 tbsp of reduced fat peanut butter. I usually drink diet green tea or cystal light for my beverages. I tend to eat late in the day because I work nights as a nurse 7p-7a. I would like to add you to my friends list if you dont mind.
Lisa
Tonight for dinner, I am having what I call my "Sizzlin' Spicy Scramble!" I start with Eggbeaters (plain this time, since DH doesn't like the garden vegetable flavored one for his pancakes, silly man) then I add in grilled onion, grilled fresh mushrooms, and grilled red pepper..... plus, of course, plenty of garlic, chili powder, black pepper and a touch of lime to keep things zippy! I paired it with 11oz of fresh asparagus (flavored with lemon juice, lemongrass powder, garlic powder and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray), plus a yummy toasted Thomas' Multigrain english muffin! It all makes for an amply-portioned, savory dinner with 6 servings of fresh vegetables and hardly any fat!!!
1.75 cups of Egg Beaters, scrambled (210 calories)
one large onion, diced (63 calories)
8 oz (one package) of fresh mushrooms, sliced (50 calories)
about 10 strips of sweet red (or yellow) pepper (14 calories)
Minced garlic, onion powder, chil powder, lime juice, black pepper to taste (hot sauce or salsa, optional seasonings)
11 oz grilled asparagus, seasoned with butter-garlic-lemon flavors (62 calories)
one toasted Thomas' light multigrain english muffin (100 calories)
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TOTAL CALORIES: 499 (not counting seasonings)
PREPARATION NOTES: The only real preparation time is chopping one onion and the pepper, and in slicing the ends off the asparagus since I buy already-sliced mushrooms. The asparagus gets the bottoms trimmed, then laid out neatly on a plate. Spritz / Sprinkle seasonings and microwave for about 4 minutes. Grill the onion, mushrooms and pepper first (with seasonings) until the onion starts to turn translucent, then add in the egg and keep stirring!
=^..^= ENJOY!
I decided to switch up my usual spinach salad with a bit more zip for lunch today! As always, I start with a whole 10-oz bag of fresh spinach, and added one peeled, diced cucumber, two cups of radish slices, one small tomato (diced), and about five UNMARINATED artichoke hearts. Then I added in a 6oz can of Bumblebee chunk whita albacore tuna, and added in some zippy spices (black pepper, chili pepper, garlic, lime and onion powder) and tossed it all with Walden Farms zero-calorie balsamic vinaigrette. On the side, I added one serving (28 chips) of the Eating Right brand of potato crisps!!! Finally, dessert was a steaming mug of decaffeinated English Toffee tea with Cinnamon! YUM!!!
one 10 oz bag of fresh spinach, washed and gently torn (65 calories)
two cups of radishes, sliced (37 calories)
one medium cucumber, peeled and diced (24 calories)
five UNMARINATED artichoke hearts, diced (49 calories)
one small tomato, diced (16 calories)
one 6-oz can of Bumble Chunk White Tuna in water (150 calories)
chili powder, garlic powder, lime juice, onion powder, black pepper to taste
Walden Farms zero-calorie Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing (0 calories)
one serving (28 chips) of Eating Right BBQ-flavored potato crisps (110 calories)
LUNCHTIME TOTAL: 451 CALORIES
VEGETABLE SERVINGS: 8 SERVINGS (not counting the chips)
=^..^= MOLLY
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