01-05-09, 05:36 PM | ||
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One thing I find interesting is the way people count their calories. I had one friend who swore she couldn't maintain her wt over 1700 calories (and she's not short or heavy) BUT she was eating whatever she wanted on the weekends including a six pack . Not a bad trade off in my book. My other friend swore she never ate more than 1200 calories a day and was gaining wt. She was subtracting her workout calories and was using 700 calories a day as her average!!!! That's 9 or 10 miles of jogging a day! Anyway, I feel for each of us, because losing wt is HARD. |
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01-05-09, 05:40 PM | ||
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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inspired by this idea, i started a post here on VF & got some interesting replies. when i was at goal (which is 10 pounds away and maybe 10 years ago!), i had not weighed myself and people were telling me that i looked thinner. i weighed myself and lo and behold, i was lower than pre-wedding weight. at the time, i was just focused on being consistent and not what the scale read. also, my second child had just turned 18 months old, so i know that it can be done! eta: i am the same height as jillian and weigh what she weighs when she's not on camera, and i DO NOT look like her at all! of course, i've had 3 kids and i'm older, but i am still inspired by her.
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01-05-09, 05:43 PM | ||
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01-05-09, 05:54 PM | |
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i got a stomach virus a couple of weeks ago and lost 5 pounds which brought me to my goal weight.... i just knew it was going to come right back once i was better and started eating again..... but fortunately only 1 pound did and i'm maintaining that! so now i've only got 1 pound to goal! WOO HOO! of course i wouldn't advocate throwing up for 2 days straight as a way to lose those last elusive pounds!
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01-05-09, 06:06 PM | ||
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I've stopped weighing myself too. But I decided to do so after this thread and found I was a couple of pounds more than I'd like. However, I know once I get back to my workout routine that was thwarted due to the holidays, the kids being off from school, etc.. I'll get right back. I've also started to eat off a salad plate for most of my meals and I'm hoping that helps too. |
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01-05-09, 06:10 PM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2002
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I've experienced "both sides of the plate." Since I log all my food in Fitday, I can see exactly what I've eaten. Some days it seemed I had eaten very little, yet the calories were off the chart. I've also had the opposite -- I ate a lot of food, felt stuffed and couldn't believe how low my calories were -- veggies and whole grains. I remember thinking, So that's what volumetrics is all about. Fiber!
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