Yeah, I have a pudgy stomach. Gotta do those ab workouts.

OH NO...it's my brother's birthday tomorrow, and he brought cupcakes and cookies for his friends at school and we have leftovers...I am craving them now...dang it. I did manage to skip the cupcake because it was nearly 300 calories (I was in control!) But I did eat four cookies :(

Originally Posted by Claire de Ravin:
Yeah, I have a pudgy stomach. Gotta do those ab workouts.

OH NO...it's my brother's birthday tomorrow, and he brought cupcakes and cookies for his friends at school and we have leftovers...I am craving them now...dang it. I did manage to skip the cupcake because it was nearly 300 calories (I was in control!) But I did eat four cookies :(

Don't sweat it, hon, I do that too. I ate a chocolate chip cookie and 2 Hershey Kisses tonight, lol.

You have to allow yourself some treats every now and then. As long as they're eaten in moderation ;)

I'll eat the serving size then...then I'll read Serendipity's Harry/Ginny fanfic and then sleep :). See you!

Originally Posted by Claire de Ravin:
I'll eat the serving size then...then I'll read Serendipity's Harry/Ginny fanfic and then sleep :). See you!

That sounds good, cozying up with a good book. Unless you're talking about online reading, lol.

Night :)

LOL! what a debate!
Does thinking burn more calories.... !!!

I used to play a lot of chess (not at grandmasters level!) and yes it was hard work! i think for me it was trying to think ahead and memorise the what if's before i made every move! I used to feel physically exhausted!
so maybe there is something in that, maybe it is just those finer nutrients and chemicals that are used to keep the brain more stimulated and the body needing those replenished makes up for the hunger, not necessarily it needing more calories??? like if you a anemic ,you don't go craving particularily iron high product, you just crave more food in general!
If anyone finds out, please pass it on! that is interesting.

Clare De Ravin, if you just maintained for a while, you will grow into those extra 5 pounds anyhow! don't start stressing over weight at 14! just make some better choices, and be a little more active! start up some healthy habits now, and you will never have a problem! Most people here and on a "diet" have struggled from a very young age, and sometimes i wonder if it is because it was such a concern in our teenage years, that we end up gaining a lot of weight, then losing then gaining..... Make some healthy changes for yourself and don't let yourself start the starvation then binge cycle, save yourself the pain!

Ack, we threw my brother a surprise birthday party yesterday. Impossible to eat healthy. And today, I was just plain lazy. Is fitday a calorie recording thing?

LLV, that is fanfiction. Icedragon, I could never starve myself. I am too food-loving :P

Originally Posted by Claire de Ravin:
Is fitday a calorie recording thing?

Yes it is, you can input all your calories for the day and also make your own custome foods... I use it all the time...

Originally Posted by icedragon6669:
LOL! what a debate!
Does thinking burn more calories.... !!!

I used to play a lot of chess (not at grandmasters level!) and yes it was hard work! i think for me it was trying to think ahead and memorise the what if's before i made every move! I used to feel physically exhausted!

Yes, that is what I meant. Visualizing all those possible moves takes alot of neural activity, which requires alot of energy. Most of us are far too lazy to expend much energy this way. That sort of mental activity is literally hard work.

I try to stay between 1,000 and 1,300. Yesterday I had about 1,600. Today I've had about 600 but I don't really plan on eating much else, but I'll have to so I don't go below 1,000.

poetry obscene --

Any reason you're keeping calories so low? 1200 calories is generally considered a cutoff for anyone. People who weigh more need more, and I would think you could eat closer to 2000 calories/day and still lose weight and get enough nutrients, etc. If you aren't being closely monitored by a doctor, I'd urge you to read more, educate yourself about calories, and possibly eat more. Reading the earlier posts on this thread is a start!

Claire - the difference in what the person in the thread said earlier and what Meg said is this:

to see what you burn naturally = 10 X weight - this is your basal metabolic rate...for your body to function on a daily basis...if you weigh 150, your bmr in this case would be 1500...this is not a maintenance calorie needs...you will lose weight if you only eat this much every day...
to see what you need to maintain = 15 x weight - for 150 lb person this is 2250 - this takes into account all your daily activities (watching tv, doing laundry, etc...) so that you won't gain or lose weight...

does that make sense?