BP.Net Weightloss CHALLENGE

[recycling goddess]

i suggest you remove all sugar (except fruit) from your diet and all white flours to start...

that'll make a difference.

have you tried adding some green smoothies into your diet jen? i know i know i keep suggesting the same but honestly, if you could see me IRL - you'd understand why i'm suggesting it!

[Ginevive]

I am fighting the sugar monster. People at my work are Horrible. They are constantly bringing in donuts. I only had one donut hole today, and that was really pushing it; I actually felt yucky just eating the thing.
I was wondering what is in green smoothies. I have an old juicer that I can get out and clean up, and we got a food processor for the wedding.. would that help?
A friend of mine at work actually lost about 30 pounds so far from eliminating white flours, sugar, and portion controlling. She found out that she was diabetic, which is why she did that, but her Dr. said that losing weight would help her anyway.

[Ginevive]

lol Jamie and Amy.!

I forgot.. one of my hugest hurdles in this, is the Cheese Monster. I adore cheese. I usually overload anything I am eating with cheese. You know those bags of shredded parm that you can buy? I will put Half on a normal plate of spaghetti. Same goes for soup; in potatoes; I have to stop this! But I guess that cheese is OK for diabetic people to eat? (I am not diabetic that I know of, but I see people lost weight immensely when they're diabetic and get diagnosed and change their diet.)

[littleindiangirl]

As far as i've heard, cheese is an excellent source of calcium and good fat, and really helps with the cravings. i love cheese! My friend was diagosed as pre-diabetic, and after his class he took on nutrition, he always had cheese to snack on inbetween meals.

[recycling goddess]

years ago, when i gave up all dairy... i lost 20 pounds in one month and i didn't do anything else differently.

jen, green smoothies are whatever you want them to be LOL be creative.

i like taking a few bananas, more if i'm sharing the smoothie with my hubby or kids.
a huge handful of spinach... and i mean huge!
then i add some blueberries, cranberries, mango, papaya, raspberries... whatever i have fresh or frozen and have a hankerin' for.

be creative!

[Ginevive]

Wow; that seems like a fun idea!
I can't give up the cheese. I would see myself giving up potatoes before that! And potatoes are another addiction of mine.. Cheese is the only dairy that I realyl consume most of the time. Sure, I have a dollop of butter during Sunday dinner. But I do not drink milk daily.

[k1ingdomKaa]

im 5 foot 7 and a half and i weigh 130, and i dont eat alot at all... Damn adhd suppressing medication! anyways you can do it!

[Reptilian]

A few things:

I weighed myself today at Marcs (local grocery store) and went up a pound, from 167 to 168. (In two weeks) NOT happy about that.

I've been loosly tracking my food intake and figure I take in about 1300 calories. I started keeping an eye on things about a week before xmas and stopped during the holidays, and just started keeping an eye on it today.

So far I've intaken (is that a word? lol) 540 calories and all i've had was a 20 fl oz bottle of coke and 3 brownies. While keeping track of stuff I realized I don't eat much and when I do it's usually junk. Doesn't it work this way:

I should be taking in 1936 calories per day to maintain my weight. As I understand it, to lose about a lb a week you subtract 500 from that thus intaking roughly 1400 calories. If I am taking in only 1300 calories, why aren't I losing weight? From a food intake I should be losing weight. I am not very active, so I understand that plays role in it.

Today was a nice day about 65°F outside today so my fiance and i went to the park. We walked about a mile to and from the car and I had to stop twice. One for about 10 minutes and the other for 2 or 3. I wasn't happy about that either. Old people (70-75 yrs old) were walking better then me. My fiance who smokes and drinks is in better shape then me.

What else what else what else...

Oh I bought some whole grain white bread. Is that ok to eat? I don't eat sandwiches often and we have plain white bread in the freezor for like 6 months already. So I made crutons with olive oil and seasonings.

One more thing. I bought a bag of organic, boneless, skinless chicken breast and tenderloins. I was reading the label and 1 chicken breast was 110 calories while one tenderloin was 100 calories adn the tenderloin was half the size of the breast. What is up with that?

Alright that's all for the moment....

Later!
/wave

[Brimstone111888]

How did you figure out 1936 to maintain your weight? If that number is right then yes you need to eat around 1400.

I don't eat to much processed bread but if I do I get whole wheat. It is really so much better than the bleached stuff.

If you are really trying to lose weight try to drink diet soda. 1/3 of your daily nutrition shouldn't come from soda or brownies.

Exercise isn't that big of an issue. It helps out and allows you to eat a bit more than 1400 calories.

If you are having trouble walking a consistent mile, I would consider that a warning sign. I would start walking more and try and push yourself to make it through a whole mile without stopping. If you stay persistent you will be able to do it.

On the chicken, different parts of the body will have different nutritional values.

[Reptilian]

How did you figure out 1936 to maintain your weight? If that number is right then yes you need to eat around 1400.

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I don't eat to much processed bread but if I do I get whole wheat. It is really so much better than the bleached stuff.

darn...I am not a big wheat fan...oh well gotta do what I gotta do.

If you are really trying to lose weight try to drink diet soda. 1/3 of your daily nutrition shouldn't come from soda or brownies.

No, no it shouldn't. I'll try diet. Would I like to lose the weight, yeah, right now I am just in the "aware of lifestyle, keep numbers" type thing. I usually don't have soda, I'll go months with out it but I was at the store and it was a buck. If I do drink soda it's clear and caffiene free. I have panic attacks and caffiene has set them off. LOL I drank a Energy water and was out with a friend I met and had a panic attack, freaked the life outta her...lol.

Exercise isn't that big of an issue. It helps out and allows you to eat a bit more than 1400 calories.

If you are having trouble walking a consistent mile, I would consider that a warning sign. I would start walking more and try and push yourself to make it through a whole mile without stopping. If you stay persistent you will be able to do it.

I consider it a huge warning sign. I am not sure if I should see a doctor to see to if I should be checking for something or not.

[qoute]On the chicken, different parts of the body will have different nutritional values.[/QUOTE]

Oh cool thanks.

A big obsticle I have is the budget. I get food stamps of a $155.00 and fresh salad greens, veggies, fruit are expensive on a weekly basis... If romaine lettuice could be frozen I'd stock pile it.

Oh, can I freeze veggies (peppers, mushrooms mostly) from the store or do they need to be steamed? I like raw veggies over cooked.