Haleys, I just went to the FitDay website. I really like the site a lot. Thank you so much for the link. I have signed up at the site and tracked my calories so far for today! What a convenience!

Thanks,
Lo

Lolita -- There is no reason, in my book, that you should be ravenous and ready to knaw your arm off when you are following a good food plan. Eating every 3 hours is recommended, eating a protein and a carb at each meal is filling and satisfying, choosing denser and fiber filled foods is important because it keeps you fuller longer. Don't be afraid of food it is your friend but make wise food choices

I use fitday.com regularly too... see my siggie for the link to mine...

My first reaction was EAT!!! Oh my goodness I almost started gnawing on my mouse just reading your original post! But it looks like you've learned your lesson and got some great advice so I'm not gonna start to lecture or anything. In my own experience I've learned that my body requires regular snacks and meals about every 3 hours or I start to go a little bonkers. And remember, you've got to find something that works for you if you hope to make this a permanent lifestyle change. Just ask yourself if you can imagine doing this 20, 30, 50 years from now. I can honestly say that I can because I've found what works for me and I truly enjoy my new way of life. In short, your body needs food to function, so please feed it!!

Lolita, I just ate healthier, and exercised daily. Frankly, I believe the exercise has a much bigger impact than even the eating. But both in combination can work wonders. While exercise can help you lose weight and get you fit muscular-wise, if you still eat junk, your insides are gonna be crap. But I tried just healthy eating and the weight was coming off too slowly for my tastes. It was adding in daily exercise that caused it to drop off much quicker...and helped me to physically feel MUCH better as well.

All the past times I dieted, I was a strict water and veggie person. I tried keeping my calories extremely low and thought if a salad at lunch and a plate of veggies at dinner didn't feel me up that it was just because I was used to eating too much and I needed to learn to adapt. Not so. Of course I was eating too much...because my stomach was so stretched to the pointing of having enough room for that much. By eating healthier and not counting calories at first, I started losing weight. As the weight dropped, so did my appetite and I naturally ate less at each meal. As I came close to my goal, THEN I began to actually count the calories to boost kick the drop to reach my goal. But I never went under 1300/day even then.

Thank you all so much for you advice. I learned my lesson very quickly. I had 3 meals today and 2 snacks. Actually I just finished eating dinner and I feel very full. I am glad that I was able to get good advice here. I feel much better. And if I get hungry again this evening I am going to have some fruit and drink plenty of water.

I did a good job with my exercise today too! I did 40 mins on the treadmill (running and fast walk), 15 mins boxing with a punching bag, and 30 mins of Yoga. Plus I tried this "Art of Sensual Dance" thing.. LOL! It was pretty fun.

I feel so much better about making a lifestyle change now. I actually had fun today and didn't feel hungry after I posted here, got the advice, and ate! I had a nice large salad for lunch, some fruit, and half a granola bar. I just couldn't finish the granola bar.. I am not worried about any weight gain because as much and as hard as I exercised today, I am sure my weight loss is still the same.

Tomorrow is a new day and I am going to make sure I eat right, drink water, and keep up with my exercising. I honestly have to say I feel really good.. better than I have since June 28, 05 when I started. A week is a short amount of time but it's a long time to feel so hungry! Today was the first time I didn't feel hungry and I know that I did a good job with my exercise and eating!

Thank you all for giving me such great advice. I love the FITDAY.Com website. I put in everything I ate today, my journal entry, and my exercise. It's so cool to see it all listed and it all be positive. I felt so proud of myself and I haven't felt like that in a long time! YEAH!

Thanks everyone!
Lo

lo -- Your post sounds so much more positive than your first one ! YAY for changing things up and EATING and feeling better... Keep us posted on your progress...

Hey Ilene,

Still doing well. I ate a good breakfast yesterday.

Breakfast:Plain Cheerios and some 2% milk with some multigrain toast.

For lunch: 4 chicken tenders, 8 carrot sticks with 1 tsp of veggie dip, and a nectarine.

For dinner: A HUGE stir fry salad. I made it with sauteed in extra light olive oil (1 tablespoon) chicken strips, green and red bell peppers, onions, very thin carrot strips, and served it on chopped lettuce about a cup and a half, and sprinkled 1 tablespoon of grated cheddar cheese on top with diced tomatoes. For dressing I used this low fat vinegrette that is soooooo good.

Plus I had 2 snacks. A low fat granola bar and 1 packet of 100 calorie Oreo thin crisps. I had just got the Oreo thin crisps ..never tried them before. And they were actually very good.

Exercise:
30 Minutes at Curves then I drove to the YMCA and did 20 mins on an electrical Bike, and 25 mins on the treadmill walking as fast as I could without having to run which was 3.0. It's funny because on my treadmill at home I have to run at 3.0.. guess they are all made differently. Next time though I will do 30 mins on the Bike because 20 mins really isn't enough for me.

But things are much better in my world. And I am NOT hungry.. thank goodness.

Thank you for asking! Take care.
Lo

Oh and I forgot to mention. I decided to do Weight Watchers instead of the 90/10 plan. I still have all the program books and papers from WW so I decided to do that because it will be much more convenient for my lifestyle.

Congrats Lo for doing what works for YOU !! Keep us posted...

A big congrats to you! I'm so glad you like fitday and have started keeping track of everything, it is really helpful. And that's awesome that you've been doing so much exercise, just be careful to maybe give yourself a day or two of rest so you don't get burned out. But it doesn't seem like you will with such a variation in exercise. Keep it up, you're doing a great job!

Thanks Ilene and Haleys! I did a good job with exercise again today.. 50 mins on treadmill fast walk and then a sprint at the end. Plus I did Weight Watchers and stayed on program plus I earned activity points! YIPPE!!!