Healthy Weight Loss

Sparkle · 08-13-2011, 04:35 PM

Someone mentioned those Quaker Oats rice snacks in here, didn't they? I finally tried them and they are SO good. I'm not a sweets-person, I can easily do without dessert or chocolate or ice cream or sweet drinks; but salty & crunchy is my weakness. These snacks are really good substitutes for chips or pretzels etc.

I was feeling pretty guilty at the beginning of the week because I had a 2oz gain. I know 2oz is tiny, and under normal circumstances I'd not have batted an eyelash.......but I had exercised really hard last week and the reason I didn't have a loss was that I went to a party with copious amounts of champagne (my achilles heel

) and I undid all of my hard work the week before. Guilt really motivated my choices this week. I've been attempting to be very self-disciplined (a major task in and of itself). I've made good food choices all week and prepared most of my meals.

And I completed Week2-Day3 of the "couch to 5k" program! I had to do a bit of remedial run/walking at the beginning of the week after my hiatus last weekend. I feel great about what I've accomplished -- but I'm really worried about the next step - next week the running intervals leap from 90sec to 3min.

I'm trying really hard not to be self-defeatist, and think positively. But my god, this is hard!

I'm starting to look forward to the mid-to-late Autumn when I switch to exercising at the YMCA again; and I can get back in to a few classes. I feel like, if nothing else, this interval training is improving my endurance and lung capacity.

Kelt · 08-13-2011, 05:19 PM

Hey all,

I ran into an article today that seems to back up something I’ve been doing that has been incredibly helpful. Have a look if you are interested.

http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives...in-weight.html

Just to share how I came to using the fewer meals strategy:

When I began my series of experiments to find what would work for me I bought into the concept that 6 small meals per day would help keep my hunger levels down, energy up, and give my metabolism a jump start. This must be true for a lot of people or it wouldn’t be such a popular tool. I found the opposite to be true for myself; physically I was always hungry and never got to be satisfyingly full, it had no effect at all on the scale and I thought I was just getting it wrong. Psychologically, I couldn’t ever get my mind off of food; between planning, preparing, cooking, eating, and cleaning up after 6 feedings a day it seemed like that was all I was doing, and it pretty much was.

I finally decided that based on self-testing I would eat two large satisfying meals and if needed for hunger management a third smaller one as well. It worked like a champ! I have time to do other things in life, really enjoy my meals instead of being afraid of how soon it would be over and how I was supposed to be happy with my meager portion, and it actually boosted my performance both in terms of energy and on the scale. For me the mind game was sort of like it would be quitting cigarettes while hanging out in the smoking section. It helped to just get away from it and move on.

Naturally there is a caveat.

My portions are very controlled but basically meal sized instead of snack sized, same overall amounts but eaten half as often twice as much type of thing. A really key issue for me has been nutrient density as the article points out. When it comes to satiety 200 calories of something like lite ice cream does not fill you up like 200 calories of lentils or eggs or berries, an absolute world of difference.

I’m sure many of you will think I’m nuts and that’s okay. This is in case there is someone else in here that struggles with this the way I did. It’s okay to try things even if it seems counter-intuitive (or counter current trend) to help yourself make good life changes. I heard somewhere that "you're only as good as your last meal", and for me that is true.

Medusa · 08-13-2011, 07:23 PM

I gotta share!

I grabbed a bag of these a few weeks ago at Sam's Club:

It's a frozen mixed berry blend and is AMAZING as a smoothie! I have been ignoring it in the freezer since I bought it and decided that today would be the day. I loaded up about a cup of berries (only 80 calories!!) and put in about 1/2c of vanilla greek yogurt, and then added a splash of OJ. It was SO SO good and thick! The only thing I would do differently is that I'd probably use half as much of everything because I ended up making too much and it took me all day to eat it

Most of my smoothies lately have been "white" smoothies with a banana base and this was a nice change with it's deep purple color and thick texture!

Queerasfck · 08-13-2011, 07:31 PM

I haven't posted in a while. There's been nada to report, the scale had not moved in almost two weeks! I admit I was getting really down about it too. I've been following my plan, counting points, went to two meetings, working out five out of seven days two weeks in a row and still I seemed stuck. A lot of hard work and seemingly no pay off.

Finally, today at my weigh in I was 2.6 lbs down. I was happy and relieved. I just want to keep moving forward with my goal. Thanks to all the folks posting in here and helping each other out. Even when I have nothing to post about I still come in and read everyone's experiences and insights. Keep pushing on!

08-13-2011, 04:35 PM	#1
Sparkle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please Relationship Status: Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 2,183 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,001 Thanked 6,554 Times in 1,553 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Someone mentioned those Quaker Oats rice snacks in here, didn't they? I finally tried them and they are SO good. I'm not a sweets-person, I can easily do without dessert or chocolate or ice cream or sweet drinks; but salty & crunchy is my weakness. These snacks are really good substitutes for chips or pretzels etc. I was feeling pretty guilty at the beginning of the week because I had a 2oz gain. I know 2oz is tiny, and under normal circumstances I'd not have batted an eyelash.......but I had exercised really hard last week and the reason I didn't have a loss was that I went to a party with copious amounts of champagne (my achilles heel ) and I undid all of my hard work the week before. Guilt really motivated my choices this week. I've been attempting to be very self-disciplined (a major task in and of itself). I've made good food choices all week and prepared most of my meals. And I completed Week2-Day3 of the "couch to 5k" program! I had to do a bit of remedial run/walking at the beginning of the week after my hiatus last weekend. I feel great about what I've accomplished -- but I'm really worried about the next step - next week the running intervals leap from 90sec to 3min. I'm trying really hard not to be self-defeatist, and think positively. But my god, this is hard! I'm starting to look forward to the mid-to-late Autumn when I switch to exercising at the YMCA again; and I can get back in to a few classes. I feel like, if nothing else, this interval training is improving my endurance and lung capacity. __________________ I am made of stars

08-13-2011, 07:23 PM	#3
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08-13-2011, 07:31 PM	#4
Queerasfck Senior Member How Do You Identify?: still ballin' Relationship Status: Triple X Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: west side Posts: 2,544 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,716 Thanked 6,488 Times in 1,638 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I haven't posted in a while. There's been nada to report, the scale had not moved in almost two weeks! I admit I was getting really down about it too. I've been following my plan, counting points, went to two meetings, working out five out of seven days two weeks in a row and still I seemed stuck. A lot of hard work and seemingly no pay off. Finally, today at my weigh in I was 2.6 lbs down. I was happy and relieved. I just want to keep moving forward with my goal. Thanks to all the folks posting in here and helping each other out. Even when I have nothing to post about I still come in and read everyone's experiences and insights. Keep pushing on! __________________ http://www.advertisingarchives.co.uk...28750fb328.jpg

08-13-2011, 05:19 PM	#2
Kelt Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Beach Butch Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 19,765 Thanked 15,285 Times in 2,538 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Hey all, I ran into an article today that seems to back up something I’ve been doing that has been incredibly helpful. Have a look if you are interested. http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives...in-weight.html Just to share how I came to using the fewer meals strategy: When I began my series of experiments to find what would work for me I bought into the concept that 6 small meals per day would help keep my hunger levels down, energy up, and give my metabolism a jump start. This must be true for a lot of people or it wouldn’t be such a popular tool. I found the opposite to be true for myself; physically I was always hungry and never got to be satisfyingly full, it had no effect at all on the scale and I thought I was just getting it wrong. Psychologically, I couldn’t ever get my mind off of food; between planning, preparing, cooking, eating, and cleaning up after 6 feedings a day it seemed like that was all I was doing, and it pretty much was. I finally decided that based on self-testing I would eat two large satisfying meals and if needed for hunger management a third smaller one as well. It worked like a champ! I have time to do other things in life, really enjoy my meals instead of being afraid of how soon it would be over and how I was supposed to be happy with my meager portion, and it actually boosted my performance both in terms of energy and on the scale. For me the mind game was sort of like it would be quitting cigarettes while hanging out in the smoking section. It helped to just get away from it and move on. Naturally there is a caveat. My portions are very controlled but basically meal sized instead of snack sized, same overall amounts but eaten half as often twice as much type of thing. A really key issue for me has been nutrient density as the article points out. When it comes to satiety 200 calories of something like lite ice cream does not fill you up like 200 calories of lentils or eggs or berries, an absolute world of difference. I’m sure many of you will think I’m nuts and that’s okay. This is in case there is someone else in here that struggles with this the way I did. It’s okay to try things even if it seems counter-intuitive (or counter current trend) to help yourself make good life changes. I heard somewhere that "you're only as good as your last meal", and for me that is true.