I'm back from my errands. Hi Lena, yes it is a busy time. My daughter is getting married on Saturday!
Blyn, I'm glad you like the oats. That's what Dd wants for her prewedding breakfast
Good work on the weight Miles. Feels good, don't it?
Tyler ... ten days is an accomplishment! We're proud of you.
Deetsmom ... let me do some more math. 30 pounds over 34 weeks is .88 lbs per week which represents a calorie deficit of about 3000 calories a week or about 440 per day. That's averaged over all the 34 weeks. You know yourself that sometimes it was more and some times it was less.
So since that obviously worked before, it's a good place to go from now. Just watch your intake and maybe pump up the exercise just a bit and see if you can maintain about a 500 cal defict everyday. Should work.

What I didnt mention was that over the last 14 weeks or so, I have been battling the same 5 pounds and have actually been going UP following the same program since the end of February, a total of 5 pounds...sometimes the scale may show less, then it goes right back up...and the eating program has remained the same, workouts were added whereas I didnt work out for the first part of my program. Strange, huh? I wouldnt revert for anything...I am still on LAWL just counting calories to see if I am too low or too high, etc. Somehow, 1400 cals seems like a high day, which I know in my brain is ridiculous...im just a little confused with the gain as of late

SusanB... I'm scratching my head... how could I have not known that??? I must have known, that's a pretty big event! Anyway, wow!!! How exciting! No wonder you may have had an off day or two of eating!

Deetsmom, I'm right there with you, dear. Dang frustrating, isn't it? I've been hovering around the same blasted point since mid-March, gaining and losing the same 2-3 pounds in half-pound increments. As I mentioned earlier, I think I *may* have finally broken through, setting a new, slightly lower point to hover around.

Susan and Blyn, I've seen you mention steelcut oats. I need to look into them. Is it true you have to cook them for hours on end? Do they really taste that much different from plain old Old Fashioned oats?

Hi Everyone!

I went to my second day of a new job today and I am hungry! I think it's because I'm waking up earlier and I'm tired so it's making me hungrier then normal! I did get my exercise in today!

I have a tin of steel cut oats. I should try them sometime.

Wednesday: 1654 calories, 982 deficit, 35 minutes cardio, 20 minutes weights

Hey guys, thought I would introduce myself here and post here...I have been calorie counting (well, kinda) for a couple of days..need to do it better. The doctor wants me on a VLC diet...because I have some stubborn weight that just won't come off. I am a short (petite) person and the weight is bothering my joints and causing fatigue. He wants me on 800-1000 cal but, I think I will stay closer to the 1000. I know that's low..but, it will be hard...but, I am not going to think of it that way. I am using fitday.com and tracking EVERYTHING...starting today. I would like to be down to 135 by memorial day. My ultimate goal is 110...

I ordered the 'diet deck' ...it's like the old deal a meal deck of cards..you use them, move them to the other side of the wallet...they have different calorie guidelines...I haven't gotten it yet. Hopefully that will help too. I eat certain foods and don't get all my 'food groups' in--due to years of bad fad diets...I look at some entire groups as 'taboo'--not good!

Well, enough of me babbling about myself. Nice to meet you all...

Sarah

Yesterday was day 10, ~1200 calories and 30 minutes on the bike.

I'm not supposed to weigh until Monday but I snuck a look this morning and I'm down 3 pounds. Yippee. Hopefully it stays off until Monday.

No exercise again for me yesterday but I had a deficit of 468...I'm back on track eating but haven't worked out since last fiday...I need to get moving..I'm going to the gym today no excuses...also going to cut grass and work in yard.

tyler-great job on sticking to it and congrats on the loss...I'm sure you'll still be down on monday..

I also would like to know more about the steel oats...Where do you buy them at? What do they taste like? are they hard to cook?

I was all set for a high cal/low deficit day yesterday, because I had a luncheon to attend. Wouldn't you know it, I didn't like most of what was being offered! Ended up having a small, skinless chicken breast with a cream sauce, 6 asparagus spears and half a dinner roll, no butter.

And, because I had worked out in the morning, in anticipation of this massive luncheon, I ended up with a nearly 750 point deficit!

Good job on the deficit, Donna! Have fun in the yard. We're scheduled for tons of rain here, so we'll have a jungle before long.

Tyler, congrats on the 3 pounds!

Hi there, Sarah, welcome to the group!

Are you taking your vitamins, Valerie? That may help you adjust to your new schedule.

I have to learn how to do the deficit thing...I keep a log on fitday.com---but, is it simple enough as to how many calories you intake subtracted by how many you expend?

That's about it, in a nutshell, Sarah. Nothing too complicated or mysterious. When Calories Out is greater than Calories In... BAM, deficit.

Easy, eh?

Cool..well, I will start tracking that...

SarahL

Yes, someone clue me in on the steel cut oats as well, I think I have been reading everyone talk about it but letting it go over my head.

Deficit of 483 for me yesterday and feeling pretty good. Lots going on, busy at work and home and all that, I guess that's why I haven't had much time to pig out! Going to be moving out hopefully in 1-2 weeks, so maybe I'll burn some calories by lifting things around for a while Got to remember to buy a scale at some point too, can't be going home every day to weigh!

Steel cut oats: http://www.netrition.com/mccanns_oats_page.html

Hi All!...

Okay here is what Susan told me that she does with the oats.....
(I put 1/2 cup of steelcut oats in the crock with 2 cups of water, at night before bed on low overnight. They get a skin on them but you can pitch it or stir it in (which is what I do). In the morning, I take 1/2 cup and put it in the food processor with 3 egg whites and whiz it. I nuke that for 2 minutes. Stir it up and eat it. I like it just fine plain but lots of folks use sweetener or fruit....)
They really are very good. I use Sugar Free maple syrup and a little milk or some brown sugar and cinnamon...nummy... I get mine in the bulk food section at the health food store or grocery store. Susan you may have something to add although I used your quote anyway...lol...

Deficit of 943 and all food accounted and journaled...yyippee! One day under my belt....Have a great day ...Blyn

Thanks for the link, Tyler!

I think what scared me a bit was just what you're talking about with the prep, Blyn. Being somewhat cooking-averse, I tend to shy away from foods that won't be ready 'til morning! I'm just used to my Quaker Old Fashioned Oats -- 2 minutes from microwave to bowl. I haven't tried dressing it up, though. Brown sugar and cinnamon sounds yummy!

Yes, Miles, moving burns a lot of calories -- and you get strength training, to boot!