paradise...Welcome to you! 1,700 calories sounds like a reasonable losing range to me. My calorie goal is 1,500 a day to lose one pound a week. I had 1,800 yesterday but will try to get it right again today. I'm eating lean protein and veggies and having a walk each day.

Good Morning Ladies

Nothing new at my end,I'm trying to decide on what calorie count I really should staying at or just keep on cycling until I get to goal. The latter is making the scale more down so I guess I answered my own question.


STARSMOM-Thanks,I tried to have a bread less day,by being on a low carb plan,but it didn't happen,toward the end of the day I had a P&J sandwich. Can't seem to control low carbing so now I back to counting calories.

THIGHS-Welcome to the chat,No I never heard of that pizza recipe.Its sound healthy with fiber one and oats for the crust. I have to go over to hungry girl and get that recipe,as I'm a Fiber one gal. Kids can be funny when trying new foods,I see that from m y Grandchildren. Good luck getting them to try it.


EMILEIGN-Enjoy your Labor Day BBQ.Just stay away from the dessert bring some fruit to eat when the others indulge.


PRINNY-That's great that you made goal you worked so hard to get there.Never heard of a go wear fit,what kind of item is that??? That;s great if it working continue using that if it helps you. Glad that your hanging around here ,we need you inspiration to keep us motivated.



PARADISEPWelcome to the chat.I used to go to WW for 26 weeks and it didn't work for me.So I changed to c/c and its its slow but it working,and that what counts.They have a chart of calories on the sticky that might help you decide.



Have a great morning will be back later

Beachbum..Low carbing was a major transition for me but now it's second nature. I've been doing it for 2 1/2 years. I'm going to check out the calorie cycling sticky,too. I know I can do the high cal days. I may have a prob with the lower cal ones. I'll go see how low they are.

i know a heathly range is 1-2lbs a week i would really like the 2lbs a week
0.5-1lbs just will take for ever then

Paradisep - When people start calorie counting they tend to do well with the amount of lbs per week, especially in the begining and when you have more to lose. Many report 2 lbs... I was even losing a half pound a day at first (under doctors supervision). If weight loss starts to slow down then you make adjustments as needed such as zigzagging, increased exercise or reduced calories. Remember that it isn't a race but a journey. To lose and keep it off, you will be making lifestyle changes that hopefully you will stick with for the rest of your life.

Hey guys,
Honestly I feel like crawling in a hole or not coming onto this forum for a month until I feel good again....or a combo of the two....BUT IM NOT GOING TO! I am going to own up to myself and ADMIT publicly that I have been doing HORRIBLE. I have been having like 3 days of 1300-1500 calories and then have been GIVING into all the BBQ's, outings, and yummy food at friends houses which have let me total 4000 calories per day for 3 days. AHHHHHHHH!!!!! I continue to learn a lot about myself though and am starting to realize that I do have a true addiction to food. My lowest (about 2 weeks ago) was 147 and I weighed myself today and I was 151 (and ate 4000 calories today too, even after I weighed in sooo bad!). I know I need to stop this now before I gain everything back and am at the same starting place I was at in June or even worse and im not quite sure I am going to get back on track again.

Saffytaffy S**T happens, think about how you could have done better, come up with strategies for next time and move on. No point in beating yourself up about it.

I am having a horrid carpal tunnel flare and I can't work out because my left hand has no strength. I have to wear this annoying brace.... ARGH!!!!

Good Morning Ladies

Looks like my plan for walking is out as we're going to have rain off & on,so I going to do my walking video instead for 30 m.

Thought hard about my plan for next week and I decided to have my daily bread at my supper meal. 1/2 a sandwich with 1/2 c of soup or 1/2 sandwich with a tossed salad. So That leaves me with low carbing for the rest of the meal,and see what happens at my W-I's.


STARZMOM-That great they you stayed on a program that long. I think the longest I stayed on a diet program was with the south beach 3 years.All the rest I lasted 2-3 months,That's why I ditched the diets and started counting calories since the beginning of the year.


PARADISE-If you don't want to be dieting forever,and lose 2lbs a week,than you have to lower your calorie count or exercise more to get the pounds off[calories calories out].But than again it always come down to the factor of your age and metabolism. I think I older than you guys are, and I'm only happy not to gain. The older you get the harder it is to lose,so get that excess weight off when your young. TG my DD took my advice,and she thin again,and will watch her calories.


SAFYTAFY-We hear you,it happens to the best of us. Just put that behind you and get back on the wagon.Sure it hard at first but once you get on a calorie counting program you might feel better. The way I started calorie counting was go to sticky and find a starting point to what you weigh and than try that for a week and if you didn't lose go down to the next calorie level etc..Some of the girls here are a zagzig or calorie cycling to trick the bod in difference calorie counts for every other day.


PRINNY-OUCH!!! I can sympathize with you I had a very bad sprained wrist and I wasn't able to exercise either. You still can dance to get your exercising in and working out with hand weights just use your right hand,and if you like walking you can do some power or jog walking.Hope you carpal tunnel on your left hand heals fast.

Beachbum...I didn't mean I never had bad days or cheats, but I always got back on plan. The worst I did was just to maintain a loss for months at a time. I'm losing this weight once and for the rest of my life.

SaffyTaffy...I can't tell you how many times I've done the same thing. Just forgive yourself and move on getting right back on plan.

Paradise..The only weeks I lost more than 2 pounds were the first three..then a steady 2 pounds a weeks for awhile and then 1 pound a week. you need to eat 1,000 calories less than you burn to lose 2 pounds a week. you probably burn at least 2,500 a day at your present weight, so that would be about 1,500 calories a day. You can eat pretty well for that amount.

I kept it to 1,700 calories yesterday. I did eat more carbs than usual for a break. Problem with me and carbs is that they make me hungry!

I have to share my little accomplishment. I went shopping exclusively in the misses department today! I was looking for pants to wear to work. Sears has 18 and that was too big, I fit nicely in the size 16. Kohls only had 16 as their highest size and I fit nicely into about 25% of things I tried on. Not once was I unable to get something on! I even bought a new shirt today. No pants yet, I decided to wait a little longer. (I can also wear scrubs at work. The good thing about them is they don't have to fit well to still look decent).

I am in a foul mood today. I think it's PMS. In any case, I'm going to go hide under my bed and snarl at the world till my brain sorts itself.

Hey guys,

Yesterday I managed to stay at 1600 calories and REFUSED to go out for dinner even though I REALLY WANTED TO!

Today I went totally off-track in the morning but instead of going "free for all" i wrangled myself back in and have finished at 2500 calories...which I am proud of because it could have been much worse. From 4am to noon I had consumed 2000 calories (dont even ASK how!) and decided that NOPE I dont want to do this and tried to peel myself off the floor!

Work is sooo hard for me to deal with because of all the yummy free food....but I have just class for the next 2 days and I am always right on track then!! Wednesday when I work next will be my next challenge and it WILL go better than today did!

Thanks for listening

Good Morning Ladies

Had a great weekend watching the golf playoffs.Going to be another day of rest,as I never liked Monday,like the song say "Monday and Rainy Days get me Down." Going to work on my food journal for the week,looking at my cook books and see if I can find new recipes & ones that are low in calories.

Forgot to get on the scale this morning,my DH had a bad day yesterday & this morning so we 're waiting for the doctor to call us back. Will W-I tomorrow.

STARZMOM-Oh I know that were not perfect with dieting,but still 2 1/2 years is a long time. Some one on anther board I go to, says that I don't give the plan a chance,but for low carbing it not for me. That why I think counting calories is the best,and that why I ditched the diets, as I can eat what I want,and when I want only in moderation.


BABYBLUES-Big congrats on your NSV.That's fantastic to be down a 2 sizes. Happy to hear you had a great day clothes shopping.



PRINNY-Sorry about you being in a bad mood.Sending some [[[[good vibes]]]] you way. I'm so glad I don't hat TOM hanging around anymore.I can sympathize with you.


SAFFYTAFFY-Gee that a lot of calories 2500,Don't think I ever got up that far.Do you track your food on fit day or daily plate.???? I would start a food journal to see why your eating so much.

Can I jump in?
I'm at a loss. I'm doing everything. My husband checked and rechecked my food entries and hasn't seen anything wrong, my calories are at 1,200. I gained 2 lbs. AF is here and I haven't seen that drop. What now? I think I will have to change my main goal to mid-next year. :-(

My calories were so high because I ate my breakfast (about 250 calories) and then endulged in a huge muffin, 2 peices of pizza, a huge wrap, and a granola bar from 4 am till lunch!! But this is what I mean...this is how I get if I let myself start...I literally stuff myself till I am SICK and that is why I realize I have a real problem and addiction to food. It makes me FEEL good and I need to stop! I was proud of myself to stay at 2500 calories that day...because it could have easily turned into a 4000 calorie day if I hadnt smacked myself! I am a total binge eater and have recently started to notice this. I eat out of boredom and it makes me feel GOOD to be almost sick with how much I ate...even though I never feel sad or anything like that. Being way overful just gives me a great feeling!

On a better note....today I managed to stay at 1600 calories again. I am going to try and reduce this by at least 100-200 calories by Friday...therfore planing on working on around 1400 calories per day by the end of the week. My cravings are so intense though because I have just had a pretty rough binging week (see above posts) but I know it will only get easier if I stay away.

After class today I was SOOOO hungry (class had run pretty late versus what I had expected) and drove INTO THE TIMMIES PARKING LOT and had to talk myself out of going into the store to get a cinnamon raisin bagel...and I left....I just drove away! Felt soooo good!

Sorry for the life story but thanks for listening.