These are all accurate helpful hints.
As I have said before, I eat fish 5 nights a week, chicken/turkey 1 night, and steak/bison the other night. I find that I can't eat/drink creamies daily, I have them everyother day (unless I am really needing something more that day). I think spinach is considered a 'super food', it has so many great benefits to eating it raw or cooked. If you are doing your min. HNS, I would jump up to your max and see if you see a difference also. Tune into your body, some of us can have cheese daily. If you have an intolerance to wheat or dairy, try eating the corn tortillas or rye melbas instead of wheat bread/flour tortillas/wheat melbas. It really is about learning what works for you.
What kind of fish are you eating, and how are you preparing it? I typically cook up a few chx breast or ground turkey patties and keep in the fridge for quick meals. I really like to do that. I suppose I can't really do that with fish huh?
Great idea about eating the veggies prior to the lunch, as it may be the best solution. Neither luncheon this week had salad (must be a cost-savings measure for these nonprofits). I do still have packets of the MRC salad dressing that I carry and have used those at dinner.
So that brings me to my second question. If I eat the veggies with an HNS an hour or more prior to the luncheon (one was in a neigboring city, which was 45 minutes away), does it mess up the metabolism thing? I did come back and ate my fruit (wasn't on the lunch menu either, but cheesecake with strawberry glaze was and I didn't eat it ), but again that put me 2-1/2 hours after I had the HNS.
I was thinking they were supper things, lunch is even better. The good thing about fruit is its easy to eat on the run. So you can just have an apple, or a ziploc bag with cut strawberries or whatever waiting for you in the car. If its a long ride home you will have plenty of time to munch on your fruit on the way home. Maybe have a very little cooler or lunch box with one of those blue ice thingies in the car, I would leave the little cooler in my car all the time just for my fruit if I were you since this happens so often. Do you drive yourself or does hubby go with? If hubby goes with and he drives I would just heat up veggies at home and take with you then right before you get there chow down. May be difficult if you drive yourself there though, but the fruit wouldn't. And the cheese would be great at lunch. I don't have cheese for breakfast anymore, so that I can have it at lunch.
Hi all. WI today and lost 1 lb, but that let me sign the 50 lbs board.
I am TOTALLY CONFUSED about this body fat percentage/Tanita stuff. Can someone please explain this to me: I've lost 50 lbs but only 6% body fat? I went from 52% to 46%???? How do they expect me to EVER get to 21% - which is what they say I'm "supposed" to be at??? At this rate, I'd weigh 90 lbs!! HOW does this stuff work? The lady ticked me off today by basically saying I'd never make it to 21% by the end of August and would have to resign. How rude!
Woo-hoo....the 50 lb. board! Horray!
Now, the body fat % thing is really hard for me. I am 165.5 as of today which is 3 lbs. from their weight goal for me, but my body fat % is still too high at 33% according to the scale.
According to about.com:
First, your body fat percentage is simply the percentage of fat your body contains. If you are 150 pounds and 10% fat, it means that your body consists of 15 pounds fat and 135 pounds lean body mass (bone, muscle, organ tissue, blood and everything else).
A certain amount of fat is essential to bodily functions. Fat regulates body temperature, cushions and insulates organs and tissues and is the main form of the body's energy storage. The following table describes body fat ranges and their associated categories:
Now....I have seen that anything over 30% is considered obese because the amount of fat cells around your organs will hinder their work! That means that I am still OBESE!!! LOL Ideal Body Fat % is 22-25% for adult females in the US.
According to the ladies at my MRC center:
When your body gets below 30% it is easier to maintain your weight lose. Your body have the muscle needed to metabolize better and help you to control your weight.
I understand the logic. A pound of muscle burns 50 cals just laying around (no exercise, just sleeping) where fat only burn 2! So having less fat and more muscle will definately help! What I don't get is why not get you at an ideal weight and BMI and then add food in so that you can up your exercise and build muscle to aid in your body fat % number???
For you.....the best thing that you can do for that body fat % number is to add in exercise. Don't go overboard. Start slow and work up! Make sure that you are doing cardio 3 times a week and light weight training 2 times. I swear this will help you number!
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I think that those scales are more of a guideline than something written in stone. In my instance my bf% is still 33% or more and I only have 11 pounds until my goal. We must realize that our efforts are commendable and that we are NOT doing this to meet someone elses goal but our own. We are not just about numbers but about healthful living.
Next week I will be finishing my second calender month on the program and will ask to be weighed and measured again. The bf% I quoted above is on my own home unit which is pretty close to what the center's scale reads. They tell me that for my age and body type it should be no more than 28%. I cannot believe that it will be achieved by my weight loss goal. But, I will continue to eat in a healthy way and do whatever it takes to maintain the pounds that have been lost.
OK.....I agree that the body fat should be a guideline, but read their explanation to me above and they really do have our best interest in heart. I know that you do a lot of cardio, but do you do any resistance training???? With all your cardio you should be removing fat, but maybe you need to try to build some muscle with training to help that number out. Also, have you ever tried chromium picolinate??? It is supposed to help build muscle tissue and help with sugar cravings. It isn't very expensive and may be something you would like to research.
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I agree. We need encouragement, not discouragement! I was thinking about the BF% ...It is upsetting to think that you may be at goal or within a few lbs of goal and to think that they won't put you in stabalization b/c of that. I really think that is unfair! We can be working on BF% while in stabalization! CONGRATS on the 50 lb board! That is AWESOME!
Tell me about the frustration!!!! I'm totally living it, but I have a good game plan thanks to our friend Darren! Thank you.
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Hi everyone. WI today for 1lb loss. I am not thrilled with that. I am losing about 2lbs/week now. If I am going to meet my goal in time, I should be losing about 3 lbs/wk. I told my counsler that 2 lb/wk is not enough! I have not cheated. I am happy that I have lost and I feel better. I do plan for this to be a lifestyle change BUT...I want the results that I am paying for. I don't want to have to spend more money by resigning because I didn't lose 3 lbs/wk (when I stayed OP). I am also taking ALL of the reccomended pills that they sell. I think I have spent atleast $1000 in this first month!
I told you guys, yesterday I was light and bright, today I am down and more down
Girl keep your head up!!!! I know it is so frustrating, but remember that if you don't cheat and do as you are told and don't reach goal they have to let you continue without a resigning charge. You also need to not stress about it because the stress can make you hold on to weight!
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Hi deb!! I have not been on in a while and just wanted you to know you look GREAT!! I cant believe how fast time has gone by, If it wasent for all my family issues and surgery i would probley be down as much wt as you by now. That is a little depressing but i am so proud of you!I am gonna be right behind you (I hope).
OK everyone i really need help ever since the cheat last week it has be VERY HARD to stay on plan! I want this more then Anything i just cant seem to do the program 100% this week! It seems i do fine all day at work and when i get home i just fall apart ,start making excuses thinking one bite wont hurt and so on..and then i feel so guilty i just want to cry . I am one of the people who also cant just have one bite..i know this, i wish i would have never lost control last week because now i feel totally lost!
Sorry for all the ranting i guess i just feel defeated today after last night i know what i need to be doing i just am not fighting myself as hard as i should be, I appreciate being able to come here and vent you all are great! Have a great day everyone.
Cheats are super hard for me too. You are going to do this and do it well. Did you write out reasons that you want to be to your goal. If you did take it out and look at it for renewed strength. If you didn't get a pen and paper and do it now. You will be amazed at how seeing your goals will make you want them even more!!!!
I almost forgot about Miralax. Miralax is an Osmotic Laxative that is safe to take every day. It's a non-tasting powder that you can mix with water or HNS. We give our 2 year old daughter 1/2 teaspoon in her juice every morning. Adults need a lot more, but this has worked well for my daughter.
Citrucell and other bulk laxatives also come in tablet form for convenience. You can buy all the laxatives I've mentioned at most grocery and drug stores over the counter.
There is a new Non-stimulating Thermogenic product on the market called Fucoxanthin. Japanese and Russian scientists recently discovered a novel compound in marine vegetables that could be the best strategy to counter the growing weight problem experienced by modern societies. Fucoxanthin, a natural carotenoid found in edible seaweed, possesses strong thermogenic and visceral fat reducing properties that may support a normal metabolic rate and contribute to healthy weight management.
By stimulating the expression of the uncoupling protein-1 (UPC-1) gene in the mitochondria of fat cells and suppressing fat cell differentiation, fucoxanthin promotes thermogenesis (fat burning) and suppresses lipid accumulation in white fat cells. White fat cells are those that accumulate in the liver and around the belly as a result of being overweight. Dietary fucoxanthin could help maintain healthy blood glucose and insulin concentrations.
This supplement should be taken in conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise program. It usually takes up to 6 weeks to see results, but I saw results after 4 weeks of use.
You can buy Fucoxanthin at GNC under the brand name Sea Thin. It costs about $40 a bottle, but with a GNC membership card you can get 20% off.
Hi all. WI today and lost 1 lb, but that let me sign the 50 lbs board.
I am TOTALLY CONFUSED about this body fat percentage/Tanita stuff. Can someone please explain this to me: I've lost 50 lbs but only 6% body fat? I went from 52% to 46%???? How do they expect me to EVER get to 21% - which is what they say I'm "supposed" to be at??? At this rate, I'd weigh 90 lbs!! HOW does this stuff work? The lady ticked me off today by basically saying I'd never make it to 21% by the end of August and would have to resign. How rude!
Woo hoo!! The 50 lb board is awesome! Congrats. I would have been mad too if they spoke to me like I was a child. i would have told them "do you understand how extremley discouraging that was to say and totally unnecessary, it served zero possitive purpose, so please next time hold in your rude comments"!
I don't have urges after having something "Off". I guess its because I know I can so I don't rebel. I don't "reward" myself with the treats, I reward myself with earrings. If I am good or bad it doesn't matter, and there is not a time I don't have mondo stress, my life has been that way since the first breath I took. If I choose to have a meal or a dessert its not a "reward" for me, that would be kinda stupid, I just lost three pounds so lets have icecream and celebrate. I have still lost weight too, if I didn't lose weight that would be kinda dumb too to continue having something Off every once in awhile if it were completley stalling my weight loss. To never again have something that is not on a certain menu is not realistic to me, controling an unhealthy choice and limiting them dramatically, now thats realistic to me. I don't lose my temper and go on a binge but for those that do, your not a loser, your not pouring your money down the drain, your trying, just have to try harder next time. You can't learn how to change 30 or whatever years of eating over night and you should not be ridiculed for making mistakes, you should be encouraged to not give up, to keep on trucking. And if you do like I do, which is have a "treat" that you shedule and control and you still lose weight and are happy with it then go right ahead and don't feel weak because of it. You know what your body can handle, you know what keeps you in line, you know where you should draw the line. Maybe if you stay 100% on track the entire time you will lose weight faster, kudos to you for being able to do that, your awesome. BUT, if you stay on track say only part of the time and binge every other week because you feel so deprived, well, that won't work will it. Or say you stay 100% for 4 months, then totaly drop out because you feel so deprived, well that didin't work either did it. Do what works for you for the long run and don't let anyone else tell you your doing it wrong. If you get results and you can stay on track with ease you are not doing it wrong. Just be honest with yourself. It doesn't matter what perfect people have to say, or what a tanita scale says or a rude person at the center. Whether you stay 100% on or not, if your body is shrinking and you are getting healthier then you are not doing it wrong, you are not being ignorant in your choices and you should feel proud of yourself! If you not loosing weightor inches and you are eating crap way too often then you know whats wrong and you know how to fix it.
Hi everyone. WI today for 1lb loss. I am not thrilled with that. I am losing about 2lbs/week now. If I am going to meet my goal in time, I should be losing about 3 lbs/wk. I told my counsler that 2 lb/wk is not enough! I have not cheated. I am happy that I have lost and I feel better. I do plan for this to be a lifestyle change BUT...I want the results that I am paying for. I don't want to have to spend more money by resigning because I didn't lose 3 lbs/wk (when I stayed OP). I am also taking ALL of the reccomended pills that they sell. I think I have spent atleast $1000 in this first month!
I told you guys, yesterday I was light and bright, today I am down and more down
redgirl~ Sorry about your disappointment and frustration. 2 pounds a week is pretty good since you are 26 pounds to goal. I started losing about 2 pounds a week when I was about 30 pounds to goal. What kind of exercise are you doing regularly? I noticed a huge difference in weight loss when I up the intensity of my cardio workouts. I have had several disappointing WI while being very strict on plan, but the biggest indicator of success for me was the inches lost. Seems like you need a heart to heart talk with one of your favorite consultants. I will send all the positive fat burning, scale pleasing energy your way!
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3 monkeys- you are so right ,we are the only ones that can fix the problem but us, we know what we need to do and we know why we should do it,i have known this all along it just sounds better coming from someone else.Thanks a bunch!
jewelie- thanks for the encouragment i reall y appreciate that, and im gonna make a list right now to hang on my fridge.Thanks!
3 monkeys- you are so right ,we are the only ones that can fix the problem but us, we know what we need to do and we know why we should do it,i have known this all along it just sounds better coming from someone else.Thanks a bunch!
jewelie- thanks for the encouragment i reall y appreciate that, and im gonna make a list right now to hang on my fridge.Thanks!
THANK YOU for your concern! My MRI came back NORMAL! YAY! I guess I just have weird optic nerves or whatever. BUT, get this... The nurse told me the dr. still wants me to go to a neurologist... I asked why and she said he suggested it because of my problems. Huh? I don't have any problems. I told her I was fine until I went to the eye dr for a check up, my only problem was my swollen optic nerve & weird veins behind my eye. My vision is 20/15! She got kinda snotty & remarked "Well, I suppose its your perogative." I just told her I would exercise my perogative and not go since it really isn't necessary. Geez! I'd go for sure if they'd found something, but to go for no reason is silly! She then said I still need to schedule a Vision Field exam. (Which I had done already at the original eye dr.) Told her that I filled out a form to have the results sent to the specialist. She said he prefers to do his own. "S'cuse me?" Not necessary! I scheduled it, but gonna cancel. Really seems like a huge effort for some insurance $$$!!! But, regardless...glad I'm abnormally normal.
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WI today - lost 2.5 lbs. Almost ashamed to admit it considering I had 2 binge days this week. Have been on plan since then. I am at the halfway point for my initial goal. Althought at my last Tanita they changed it to be 4 more lbs. Have not changed my ticker yet, I will wait until I get closer.
Here is my two cents worth on cheating, going off plan, adult decisions, having "free days", or whatever you want to call it.
I lost 125 pounds doing Body for Life over 5 years ago only to regain it all back plus some. The Body for Life plan allows you to have whatever you want to eat one day a week. There is a lot of good logic behind this theory. Your body does not go into starvation mode. You don't feel deprived. I would be 100% on plan for the 6 days, because I knew I could wait for my "free day". Beleive me when I tell you I ate whatever I wanted on my free day. It really seemed to work for me, but it took me twice as long to lose the same amount of weight compared to MRC.
I personally believe it's better to have an off plan day if that will help you stay on the weight loss wagon. It works for some people and not for others. It didn't work for me in the long run. I needed to get my body totally off refined sugar and fatty processed foods (i.e. DONUTS). By doing this, I don't crave the off plan foods similar to what Goal4life has posted. I also feel stronger in my resolve to maintain my weight. I think it was a lifestyle decision for me.
Whatever you decide for yourself, I will stand behind you. Like I said, it works for some people and not for others. Only you can judge if you are one of the people it works for. I don't think I'm superior just because I don't cheat. We are all different.
Like others have posted in the past, cheating can be a "slippery slop". So be careful.
Time will tell if not cheating has help me in the long run. I'll keep you all posted
3MM- You said it better than me. That's totally what I meant regarding the designated cheat.
I have to learn to eat normal food. I cannot eat fish & chicken for the rest of my life! That's not reasonable to me. I don't intend to overindulge. I know my loss will be slower than someone who is 100% OP. Although I stalled for quite awhile when I was 100% OP... It was almost like the cheat jump started me to lose again.
I try to walk 2 miles or more on the treadmill each night. So, I do get exercise. I move all day long at work.
But, I have a very hard time when this really starts to feel like a diet not real life. I just need to try something different. Maybe it will work for me - maybe it won't.
I already feel better just by the changes I HAVE made. My issue was not overeating. It was undereating. I only ate 1x a day - my body starved & stored everything. I didn't drink enough water, now I do. I have more energy & a better attitude.
Knowing myself - I don't adapt well to sudden changes. Gradual ones I can do.
I suppose if I didn't have to cook for 4 kids it would be a lot easier. (And, we have never ate alot of bad foods. I don't buy soda, fry foods, make lots of potatoes, etc.) But, my life is hectic. Hubby works nights. And, sometimes allowing myself to indulge does make me feel happy & calm. I think I am disciplined enough to be able to get back on board the next day tho.
Sorry...just needed to explain...not rant.
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), but again that put me 2-1/2 hours after I had the HNS.
HOW does this stuff work? The lady ticked me off today by basically saying I'd never make it to 21% by the end of August and would have to resign. How rude!
I am not thrilled with that. I am losing about 2lbs/week now. If I am going to meet my goal in time, I should be losing about 3 lbs/wk. I told my counsler that 2 lb/wk is not enough!
I have not cheated. I am happy that I have lost and I feel better. I do plan for this to be a lifestyle change BUT...I want the results that I am paying for. I don't want to have to spend more money by resigning because I didn't lose 3 lbs/wk (when I stayed OP). I am also taking ALL of the reccomended pills that they sell. I think I have spent atleast $1000 in this first month! 
Geez! I'd go for sure if they'd found something, but to go for no reason is silly! She then said I still need to schedule a Vision Field exam. (Which I had done already at the original eye dr.) Told her that I filled out a form to have the results sent to the specialist. She said he prefers to do his own. 
