In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

[AKASnowWhite]

i am way under calories tonight because i'm meeting a friend for breakfast around 11:30. It's a fun tradition that we try to do once a month or so. Eggbeater omelet for me!!

11:30 pm?

 

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It's a NB model. I don't remember the number yet, but will post it when I get it (or maybe it's on the receipt??).

Yes, we are shooting for 11:30pm for breakfast.

 

[lisaviolet]

Some cuteness before the game!

And we're on! Dangerous position for the photographer! It was nasty.

Down hard. But no sympathy please. She was brutal to the boys.

Regrouping. Top secret plays. (They won big time. Killed the competition).

Play after play after play!

I smell a touchdown.

And a whistle.

IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FOOD.

 

[lisaviolet]

I am way under calories tonight because I'm meeting a friend for breakfast around 11:30. It's a fun tradition that we try to do once a month or so. Eggbeater omelet for me!!

Have fun Amiee.

Status on my goals for today: epic fail Ok, so I did get my workout in, so I at least got 1, but definitely no glittery sticker for me today

Tomorrow is a rest day for me as far as exercise goes. Seth has to get back to school, but we haven't come to a final decision on who's making that drive yet. I guess we'd better figure that out soon. [/B][/COLOR]

What a shame Nancy. You would look so cute with a glittery sticker.

Seth!

And - tell me what Erin had you doing on the day you couldn't walk.

 

[lisaviolet]

Grand nephew, grand niece and regular nephew - whew. Grand! Oh boy. Hard to imagine. Grand's father was a boy when Jean and I got together.

And this is so fun. You might have seen this on facebook. (I have to get the snowbowl on facebook - so ignore when I get around to it. ) This is about a year after Jean and I started.

The first nephew is the father of the grands. Oh boy. Life is so fast, eh?

In our first condo.

In our home now.

And a few from the summer - here.

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Good Morning Everyone

Lisa - Love the pictures, the football game looked intense!
Oh, the pictures of family - the girl sat on the sofa on the picture in your home now - she is stunning!

Hot cross buns - yes they are English! I don't eat them because they have raisins or currants or something in them and they are evil!

Song lyrics:

Hot cross buns,
Hot cross buns,
one ha' penny,
two ha' penny,
hot cross buns.

If you have no daughters,
give them to your sons,
one ha' penny,
two ha' penny,
Hot Cross Buns

So Im still getting over the lurgy - its knocked me on my ar$e! I did something I never do, and I phoned in sick to work. Couldn't even get out of bed. Blah.
Plus, the funeral on Thursday really knocked me for six. Ive been to funerals of people my age, older people, but never a child. I hope to never, ever have to do it again

The lurgy has nearly gone now, I still have a cough and a bit of a bad chest but its going...finally!

Goals for the past few days have been non-existant. No tracking, no exercise but I have tried to drink water so thats something. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day! And, my first weigh in tomorrow so we'll see!

Erika - Great news about the ta-tas!

Everyone - Hi

Ive loved reading about everyones exercise - if I could have got out of bed it would have motivated me! I will carry the motivation into next week!

Have a great day everyone

 

[3DisneyKids]

Morning!

LISA! Fabulous pics! Love the Snow Bowl! Looked like a riot! And I agree with Kelly--she is GORGEOUS. Yowza, talk about a heart breaker!

Kelly--glad you are feeling better!

EE--congrats on finding the right shoes!

Nancy--so Seth is going again. How do you feel about it this time? Are you ready for him to go back?

So I am exhausted. Up till 3:30 last night (this morning?) working on the kids' computer which I have now pronounced dead. Or at least dead in the way that I can't do anything and we would have to take it in and pay someone to fix it. So not only did I lose a night's sleep, but it didn't even pay off by fixing the computer. And now, like Liz, I have to figure out what to do for a replacement. Fortunately, it was only the kids' computer, so I am not really affected by it--other than them always bugging me for mine now, that is. And I don't have the emotional attachment (still feeling so sad for Liz! ) If this had been MY laptop, then yeah, I would be in a very different place.

Yesterday's goals were basically met. I didn't get a workout in, so I am just swapping my rest day and working out today instead of yesterday. Of course, hindsight is 20/20. Had I known I was going to be up all night, I would have made sure I got my workout in BEFORE instead of putting it off till today!

Goals for today:

--Water
--Track
--Double cardio -- this might be tough today, but I'll give it a shot. I know that I will be able to manage at least the first cardio session. The second--eh--not sure.
--NAP (now be honest--int he 2 years that you all have known me, have you EVER heard of me taking a nap!?!?!)

 

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Lisa - LOVE the pics!

Kelly - I've been to two funerals for a kid. One was a class mate of mine and one was a neice of a friend. They are brutally sad and so emotional. Glad you are feeling better and thanks for the hot cross buns song. They sound yummy!

E - so sorry about the computer woes. That bites!

Nancy - I hope everything goes well with Seth.

I'm recharging my mp3. Going to walk for about an hour today. I have new insoles that I swear are super human variety, so I hope that will help with my hot spots around my toes. At least the foot experts say they will!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Hello Everyone

Lisa, Love the snowbowl pics!!!!

I have a person questions, Can you ask these on here?
Anyone ever hear anything on or take LoEstrin 24?
I'm on it now and I think I am gaing weight. I am running more now then ever and the scale is going up? What gives?? Any input on this pill will be so helpful.

Also does anyone know if you can stop a pill mid month?



I did do 2 miles again on Satruday.
Going to try it again today

 

[HockeyKat]

I take Yaz... but yes, some BC pills have been linked to weight gain but honestly, it is more likely that you are misjudging the portion sizes or calorie/point counts of your food. Sadly, exercise alone will not make you lose weight. It will help, but what really matters is what you eat.

Yaz and Yasmin/Ocella are supposed to alleviate the weight gain some, but they have other side effects so some drs won't prescribe them. I did well on Yasmin but Ocella (the generic) gave me migraines.

I have been on Yaz now for a year with no issues. I gained a bunch of weight last year as well, but that was directly related to, as Liz would say, eating like it was my job.

I am hoping that now it is a new insurance year and my insurance provider has changed, that I can explore Mirena or even Essure (permanent).


Lisa, love the pics!!

E, sorry about the computer. Email or call me, maybe either D or I can help. Good luck with the double cardio! And hey, if I can suggest princess breakfasts, you can nap!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I take Yaz... but yes, some BC pills have been linked to weight gain but honestly, it is more likely that you are misjudging the portion sizes or calorie/point counts of your food. Sadly, exercise alone will not make you lose weight. It will help, but what really matters is what you eat.

Yaz and Yasmin/Ocella are supposed to alleviate the weight gain some, but they have other side effects so some drs won't prescribe them. I did well on Yasmin but Ocella (the generic) gave me migraines.

I have been on Yaz now for a year with no issues. I gained a bunch of weight last year as well, but that was directly related to, as Liz would say, eating like it was my job.

I am hoping that now it is a new insurance year and my insurance provider has changed, that I can explore Mirena or even Essure (permanent).


Lisa, love the pics!!

E, sorry about the computer. Email or call me, maybe either D or I can help. Good luck with the double cardio! And hey, if I can suggest princess breakfasts, you can nap!

Thanks, Kat, I was on Ocella but now it no longer generic so its $50.00 a month on my insurance that is why I change. With this new one, I have not gotten my "." in 2 months, I have taken 6 home test so I know Im not PG, I called the doc, the nurse tells me that can happen on this pill. I don't think that is good for me. UGGG

So I am thinking of stoping the pill, now, but I don't know if that will make things worse.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Jo--I can't help with any BC issues because I had my husband fixed. 3 kids in 3 years will do that to a person!

But Kat makes a good point. Are you tracking your calories (or points for those on WW)? You have to run from Maine to Disney to burn off a freaking candy bar. Ok, so that is an exaggeration, of course. But the point is, you can out-train poor eating.

Your 2 mile run is GREAT. Awesome! But you are only burning 200 calories with that run. I can intake 200 calories by yawning, kwim? It's a pretty minimal amount.

Everyone talks about BMR. But really, that doesn't tell you much. You really need to know your AMR (Active Metabolic Rate). Then you can figure out how many calories you need to eat in order to actually lose weight.

Here's an example--my AMR (without any extra exercise in my day) is about 1750 calories. So if I was to stick to a 1500 calorie diet, and was absolutely perfect on that diet--I would lose a whopping half a pound per week (1750 burned less 1500 taken in =250 cals x 7 days = 1750 which is about half a pound). Ok, so I drop down to a 1200 daily intake, and now I can lose one full pound a week without exercise. Sure, it's a loss and I'll take it. But in order to get to a loss of 2 pounds per week, I have to add an HOUR of cardio in 5 days a week. Figure about 600 calories per one hour of good cardio. (600 cals x 5 days per week = 3000 additional calories burned, or about 1 full pound.)

How do they do it on BL? They are in the gym 6-8 hours per day. Plus all of the other stuff they do. For women on the show, they have to hit a burn rate of 6000 calories burned per day. And they are taking in 1200 calories. So that's a deficit of let's say 5000 calories per day, 7 days per week = 35,000 calories burned which is about 10 pounds.

So anyone who ever wants to see BL type results at home--that's the formula. Hit your burn of 6000 cals per day and only eat 1200.

So it comes back to not how much you are running, but how much are you eating?

 

[HockeyKat]

E has GREAT advice, with lots of pretty happy math to boot.


BL is not realistic. In fact, I read recently that the "weekly weigh-in" is not based on an actual week, and in some cases can be as many as 3 weeks. Basically, the "cycle" of weight loss is somewhere between 8 and 9 months, and they carefully edit to make it look like it happens in the 12 weeks that the show airs.

I have also read that the methods that some of the contestants use for rapid weight loss are not very healthy... dehydration, starvation, etc.

I don't know if this is fact because according to the sources (former BL contestants, including two winners), this is something that the show wants to keep under wraps.

 

[3DisneyKids]

E has GREAT advice, with lots of pretty happy math to boot.

GEEK!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Yes my diet sucks, but its always sucked. I thought if I did not change my diet and just focused on the work outs then worked on the diet I would still loose weight.

So Goal from this coming week. Get my runs in, and No POP!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Ok then, there you have it.

What's the phrase Nancy taught us? You can't out-train a bad diet.

It has to start there.

Running 2 miles 3x/week is a caloric deficit of 600 cals per week. You need to have a deficit of 600 cals PER DAY to see 1.5 pound loss. Yes, it's HARD. It takes A LOT. But that's why not everyone is thin, kwim? Like, if it was easy, this country wouldn't be in the obesity crisis it is and threads and forums like this wouldn't exist. It takes work and energy and focus and planning.

Starting to run is great. And it sounds like you have that down. Now start with getting rid of the soda and other sugared drinks. Once you have that down, add in another thing.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Ok then, there you have it.

What's the phrase Nancy taught us? You can't out-train a bad diet.

It has to start there.

Running 2 miles 3x/week is a caloric deficit of 600 cals per week. You need to have a deficit of 600 cals PER DAY to see 1.5 pound loss. Yes, it's HARD. It takes A LOT. But that's why not everyone is thin, kwim? Like, if it was easy, this country wouldn't be in the obesity crisis it is and threads and forums like this wouldn't exist. It takes work and energy and focus and planning.

Starting to run is great. And it sounds like you have that down. Now start with getting rid of the soda and other sugared drinks. Once you have that down, add in another thing.

Thank you Erika, I have never thought of it that way. I know my coke is 240 cal per can, I have one a day, I am going to try to have none a day.

 

[lisaviolet]

Good Morning Everyone

Lisa - Love the pictures, the football game looked intense!
Oh, the pictures of family - the girl sat on the sofa on the picture in your home now - she is stunning!

Hot cross buns - yes they are English! I don't eat them because they have raisins or currants or something in them and they are evil!

Song lyrics:

Hot cross buns,
Hot cross buns,
one ha' penny,
two ha' penny,
hot cross buns.

If you have no daughters,
give them to your sons,
one ha' penny,
two ha' penny,
Hot Cross Buns

So Im still getting over the lurgy - its knocked me on my ar$e! I did something I never do, and I phoned in sick to work. Couldn't even get out of bed. Blah.
Plus, the funeral on Thursday really knocked me for six. Ive been to funerals of people my age, older people, but never a child. I hope to never, ever have to do it again

The lurgy has nearly gone now, I still have a cough and a bit of a bad chest but its going...finally!

Goals for the past few days have been non-existant. No tracking, no exercise but I have tried to drink water so thats something. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day! And, my first weigh in tomorrow so we'll see!

Erika - Great news about the ta-tas!

Everyone - Hi

Ive loved reading about everyones exercise - if I could have got out of bed it would have motivated me! I will carry the motivation into next week!

Have a great day everyone

OMG. The song! I found it after I wrote. I thought there must be a song because why do hot cross buns make me want to sing.

Good to hear that it's almost gone Kelly. Good to hear.

Morning!

LISA! Fabulous pics! Love the Snow Bowl! Looked like a riot! And I agree with Kelly--she is GORGEOUS. Yowza, talk about a heart breaker!

Kelly--glad you are feeling better!

EE--congrats on finding the right shoes!

Nancy--so Seth is going again. How do you feel about it this time? Are you ready for him to go back?

So I am exhausted. Up till 3:30 last night (this morning?) working on the kids' computer which I have now pronounced dead. Or at least dead in the way that I can't do anything and we would have to take it in and pay someone to fix it. So not only did I lose a night's sleep, but it didn't even pay off by fixing the computer. And now, like Liz, I have to figure out what to do for a replacement. Fortunately, it was only the kids' computer, so I am not really affected by it--other than them always bugging me for mine now, that is. And I don't have the emotional attachment (still feeling so sad for Liz! ) If this had been MY laptop, then yeah, I would be in a very different place.

Yesterday's goals were basically met. I didn't get a workout in, so I am just swapping my rest day and working out today instead of yesterday. Of course, hindsight is 20/20. Had I known I was going to be up all night, I would have made sure I got my workout in BEFORE instead of putting it off till today!

Goals for today:

--Water
--Track
--Double cardio -- this might be tough today, but I'll give it a shot. I know that I will be able to manage at least the first cardio session. The second--eh--not sure.
--NAP (now be honest--int he 2 years that you all have known me, have you EVER heard of me taking a nap!?!?!)

On the bold - yes she is - and smart too. U of Toronto - Bachelor of Science. Some kind of biomedical.

Funny - the first time I ever saw her she was 3 or 4 and she was running towards Jean's car crying/bawling in bare feet, "Auntie Jean - come come" as in she wanted in the car. Jean was pushing on the gas pedal. You see Jean had issues - Tash was always a girly girl and Jean LOVED the nephews. Not loved more just couldn't relate. Just you know rough and tumble boys. Girls, nail polish etc. Natasha was not a tomboy - although she excelled at soccer.

Well I cured her. Jean. Gave it to her. Gently over and over time. And she is equally as close to all. Maybe in some ways - closer to Tash.

Lisa - LOVE the pics!

Kelly - I've been to two funerals for a kid. One was a class mate of mine and one was a neice of a friend. They are brutally sad and so emotional. Glad you are feeling better and thanks for the hot cross buns song. They sound yummy!

E - so sorry about the computer woes. That bites!

Nancy - I hope everything goes well with Seth.

I'm recharging my mp3. Going to walk for about an hour today. I have new insoles that I swear are super human variety, so I hope that will help with my hot spots around my toes. At least the foot experts say they will!

So nice to hear you so excited Amiee.

Hello Everyone

Lisa, Love the snowbowl pics!!!!

I have a person questions, Can you ask these on here?
Anyone ever hear anything on or take LoEstrin 24?
I'm on it now and I think I am gaing weight. I am running more now then ever and the scale is going up? What gives?? Any input on this pill will be so helpful.

Also does anyone know if you can stop a pill mid month?



I did do 2 miles again on Satruday.
Going to try it again today

I took them for cramps and gained very very swiftly. And it had nothing to do with more food. I think every body is different and it can happen to some. Hormones are something. I also felt foggy in the head. And as soon as I got home (my Japan time ) I went off but the weight was there. And it was a big gain - like maybe 40/50 in a year. Wasn't on scale but that's my guess.

I take Yaz... but yes, some BC pills have been linked to weight gain but honestly, it is more likely that you are misjudging the portion sizes or calorie/point counts of your food. Sadly, exercise alone will not make you lose weight. It will help, but what really matters is what you eat.

Yaz and Yasmin/Ocella are supposed to alleviate the weight gain some, but they have other side effects so some drs won't prescribe them. I did well on Yasmin but Ocella (the generic) gave me migraines.

I have been on Yaz now for a year with no issues. I gained a bunch of weight last year as well, but that was directly related to, as Liz would say, eating like it was my job.

I am hoping that now it is a new insurance year and my insurance provider has changed, that I can explore Mirena or even Essure (permanent).


Lisa, love the pics!!

E, sorry about the computer. Email or call me, maybe either D or I can help. Good luck with the double cardio! And hey, if I can suggest princess breakfasts, you can nap!

On the bold - hello I'm here. So not true.

Yes, of course food makes a tremendous difference - I agree greater than exercise - that I obviously don't care as much about. And that looking at food intake is the *best* way as in most successful. And that if I looked at it I would be more successfu

But I lost 75 pounds by exercise alone. Not a opinion. Reality. Not at goal but not that far either. Honestly, when the statement it can't be done that way - when I'm here - comes on this thread I feel extremely patronized. If I'm honest.


Kat - Yaz - when I was in the States I saw commercials for lawsuits - what's that about? I'm glad to hear that it was has been fine with you.

Also Kat - help. I can't get the bulk uploader on photobucket to load- ever. Do you think it's my computer issue? I'm lost. Does anyone use the bulk uploader on photobucket?

Jo--I can't help with any BC issues because I had my husband fixed. 3 kids in 3 years will do that to a person!

But Kat makes a good point. Are you tracking your calories (or points for those on WW)? You have to run from Maine to Disney to burn off a freaking candy bar. Ok, so that is an exaggeration, of course. But the point is, you can out-train poor eating.

Your 2 mile run is GREAT. Awesome! But you are only burning 200 calories with that run. I can intake 200 calories by yawning, kwim? It's a pretty minimal amount.

Everyone talks about BMR. But really, that doesn't tell you much. You really need to know your AMR (Active Metabolic Rate). Then you can figure out how many calories you need to eat in order to actually lose weight.

Here's an example--my AMR (without any extra exercise in my day) is about 1750 calories. So if I was to stick to a 1500 calorie diet, and was absolutely perfect on that diet--I would lose a whopping half a pound per week (1750 burned less 1500 taken in =250 cals x 7 days = 1750 which is about half a pound). Ok, so I drop down to a 1200 daily intake, and now I can lose one full pound a week without exercise. Sure, it's a loss and I'll take it. But in order to get to a loss of 2 pounds per week, I have to add an HOUR of cardio in 5 days a week. Figure about 600 calories per one hour of good cardio. (600 cals x 5 days per week = 3000 additional calories burned, or about 1 full pound.)

How do they do it on BL? They are in the gym 6-8 hours per day. Plus all of the other stuff they do. For women on the show, they have to hit a burn rate of 6000 calories burned per day. And they are taking in 1200 calories. So that's a deficit of let's say 5000 calories per day, 7 days per week = 35,000 calories burned which is about 10 pounds.

So anyone who ever wants to see BL type results at home--that's the formula. Hit your burn of 6000 cals per day and only eat 1200.

So it comes back to not how much you are running, but how much are you eating?

I can never imagine working out that long. It's not rational in any way.

I laughed on the three kids in three years. Good work Erika.

And thanks everyone. Football was a blast. And I got some great pics of Avayah (the youngest - grand niece).

I need a date. I so need a date. Progress for me to say it.

 

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Jo - I use a ton of substitutes to bring calories down and eat more. Eggbeaters and shirataki noodles are huge on my list. My mom invented a crustless pizza for me that rang in at less 250 calories for a full plate. That's one soda.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I took them for cramps and gained very very swiftly. And it had nothing to do with more food. I think every body is different and it can happen to some. Hormones are something. I also felt foggy in the head. And as soon as I got home (my Japan time ) I went off but the weight was there. And it was a big gain - like maybe 40/50 in a year. Wasn't on scale but that's my guess.
.

Lisa, Did you take the LoEstrin, I hear ya with the foggy in the head, sometimes I get a headach so bad I am dizzy. But that could be stress. As I said before I STRESS about eveything

Jo - I use a ton of substitutes to bring calories down and eat more. Eggbeaters and shirataki noodles are huge on my list. My mom invented a crustless pizza for me that rang in at less 250 calories for a full plate. That's one soda.

How do you make the pizza? I could eat pizza everyday, I am in Chicago, home of the deep dish!!!
Also, dinner tonight is Stuffed Green Peppers with Ground Turkey & Brown Rice!, so I am trying.