[SugarRox]

So Ive been doing the SBD for awhile, and it had been working out great, but now it just doesnt seem to be fitting my lifestyle. Im constantly going back to Phase 1 becuz i eat things that arent aloud. I have a new boyfriend, so i have been eating out a lil more than usual, and that throws me off on SBD. Im also still in high school, so when i go out with my friends, i tend to indulge a little.

So Im going to start doing my own thing, just eating healthy. Using the basic principles of SBD but not limiting myself so much. I bought some organic whole grain cereal and skim milk for breakfast, veggies ..ect
But do yall have ne other suggestions for me? Im so use to following a "plan" that im not sure if im going to be going about this the rite way. Also, how many calories a day should i be eating?

Im 18, 5'4 and 160 lbs ....i would like to lose about 30lbs

Thanx A Bunch
-Rox

[KimberlyinMN]

Dating sure makes it hard to lose weight!! My now husband gained about 60 pounds during the 1 1/2 years we dated. I pretty much stayed the same. We only saw each other on weekends, so I really don't think the times we did eat out make him gain so much. (More that he's in a sedentary job now.)

Anyhow... I don't know if you've read the Calorie Queens thread, but this is a great book to read. It's $12.95 at local bookstores and less online. The basic concept is to find out how many calories your body needs to consume at your GOAL weight and then using that number as your daily caloric intake. The premise is that you are practicing maintenance during the weight loss phase so that when you do get to your goal weight, you'll be able to stay there because you are already eating what your body needs. Take your goal weight and multiply it by 12. So 130 x 12 = 1560 calories. What should you eat? Well, since you've been following the SBD, you really already know what to eat, but nothing is really off limits, but you do need to account for the calories. As someone pointed out on another thread, you could lose weight by eating 1500 calories of donuts -- but your body wouldn't be healthy.

A lot of people use FitDay.com to log their food intake, exercise, etc. It's a free website. I use BalanceLog on my computer and PDA. (Not free and about $50 for both.) BalanceLog also has a website to input food and exercise in case I'm not at my computer and my PDA isn't with me (which really never happens). This works for me because in order to stay on top of this, I have to have my tools with me. It's also nice because if I'm journaling my food at a restaurant, no one else needs to know that's what I'm doing. (As opposed to a handwritten food journal.) I say, do whatever works for YOU!

There's a good pocket size book of calorie counts put out by Calorie King. It's about $8 at amazon. Nice small size and it really has a lot of information. There's a new 2006 version.

Does this help any??

Kimberly

[srmb60]

if you decide to count calories, you can click on links in posters signatures to see what they eay. That may help you build your own plan.

[SugarRox]

Where can I find the nutritional info for food at IHOP, I figured there website, but that wasnt any help. Calorie King doesnt have everything. I know i obviously didnt do good with the calories this morning, because me and the girls went out to breakfast, but Id still like to log what i ate on FitDay, should i just wing it?

Also, does ne1 have any suggestions on low calorie foods that are filling?

[KimberlyinMN]

I'd say that if you can't find it at their website or at calorieking.com, then just estimate by choosing foods that are similar in content.

Kimberly