Hmmm. It's rough that you don't like veggies. Perhaps if you gave some a try, with some new cooking methods? There are lots of really delicious ways to eat them. There is a world of difference between green beans boiled within an inch of their lives, and green beans sauteed with garlic, lemon juice and red pepper flakes in a little cooking spray. It might be time to re-test your palate and explore some new flavors :)

Thanks to all the replies! I think I'm going to go carb free during lunch just to see how I feel. And I'm taking all your suggestions to heart and into my day tomorrow.

Oh, Mel, I meant fruit or veggie! : )

Thanks again to all!

You may want to try several small meals during the day. By scheduling healthy snacks you can keep your blood sugar from fluctuating too much. You also may want to reconsider your workout. Scaling it back slightly to something that you can happily sustain and then slowly increase may be better for you in the long term.

OMG I didn't know that :rofl: ... I'd never gone there and I'm been a mamber for what 5 years :lol: .... Thanks... Sorry for the highjack too :^:

Anniemal -
it looks to me like you're overloading on carbs - try less carbs & a bit more protein - and find a way to enjoy veggies, whether it be veggie soup, or one particular (non-starchy) vegetable.

Try (I know it's hard!) to cut out the processed/junk food. Just for two weeks. See how you feel then. If that doesn't work, then try something else. Remember - we're all individuals & different things work for different people.

Good luck, & let us know how you're doing! :hug:

Thanks to all that have commented once again! : ) Today, I am feeling quite a bit better -

I had a very mixed up, busy afternoon and I really didn't get a "lunch" in sadly. I did have a banana with 1 teaspoon of Jif peanut butter about 10 mins after working out with a glass of water. And I wasn't hungry until about 5ish when I had my "dunch" - dinner / lunch.

I also made myself an account on thedailyplate.com and here is what I ate today. I know I missed some meals [my morning snack and lunch - ugh] but is this a really bad day?

This is todays intake and my output for exercise. I am sorry its a little hard to read in this format!

May 10th, 2007

Food Item Servings Cals Fat Cholest Sodium Carbs Sugars Fiber Protein

Stouffer's Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken 1.00 330 9g 25mg 650mg 47g 14g 2g 16g

Banana (1 Medium=126g) 1.00 112 0g 0mg 1mg 29g 15g 3g 1g

Nabisco Nutter Butter Chewy Granola Bars - 100 Calorie Packs 0.50 50 1g 0mg 60mg 11g 3g 1g 1g

Hard Boiled Egg White (no Yolk) 1.00 17 0g 0mg 55mg 0g 0g 0g 4g

Hard Boiled Egg White (no Yolk) 1.00 17 0g 0mg 55mg 0g 0g 0g 4g

Jif Peanut Butter 0.33 31 3g 0mg 25mg 1g 1g 1g 3g

Watermelon, Raw 1.00 46 0g 0mg 2mg 11g 9g 1g 1g

Kemps 1% Lowfat Milk 0.25 28 1g 3mg 31mg 3g 3g 0g 2g

Kashi Organic Promise Cinnamon Harvest 1.00 190 1g 0mg 0mg 44g 9g 5g 4g

Green Giant Fresh Baby Cut Carrots 1.00 40 0g 0mg 45mg 9g 5g 2g 1g

Fitness Minutes Calories Burned
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi) 45.0 -370.0

Elliptical trainer: general 20.0 -348.0

Totals: 143 14g 28mg 924mg 156g 60g 14g 36g

Does this mean I'm left with 143 calories in my body? Does that mean I will not lose weight - or just what my body needs to run on. Yeah, today was bad. Missing some things, trying again hard tomorrow with a fresh start.

Thanks to anyone who can give any help in this matter as well.


~Annie.

Forgive the sig, I changed it - but it's back like it was! I'm fixing it now again.

According to WW you would need 1700-2000 calories (28-33 pts) at the weight that you're at (and that's before exercise). As it stands, you only took in 911!

Oops...make that 1560-1860 (26-31 pts)
Sorry - after doing WW so long, I think of everything in terms of points. :)

I just started the diet and was totally exhausted at the end of the day but today something different happened. I am totally alert and out of my fog. I use to could barely type at night on the computer but for dinner today I had salmon baked and it was so delicious and a spinach spring greens salad with olive oil and vinegar. I added some tomatoes to my salad and onions. I ate every bit of it and later this evening I felt so alive. I know salmon is a brain food so maybe that was it.

Thanks! So I'm short. : /

I'm looking to loose 2-3 pounds a week - so about 1700 calories is recommended?

I am really confused, I thought you had to burn ALL you calories to lose weight. Yeah. I feel dumb and this may be a dumb question - but what is the correct method to loose by intake / outtake standards?

Thanks for any help, again. You're all so great.

Hey Anniemal,

You might want to get some books to help learn about losing weight--that might take some of the mystery out of it. YOU On A Diet is good, I've heard, and there are others that are reviewed--go to the 3FC home page and check it out.

I couldn't figure out what your numbers came out to. It would be better if you would just list the calories at first if you want some comments. No, you aren't supposed to use up all your calories to lose weight. The idea is that the calories you take in should be a lower number that the calories you burn. The cals you burn includes your resting metabolism (a number based on your age, weight, and activity level) plus any additional activities you do. The difference between the two is what leads to weight loss, if you eat fewer cals, or to weight gain if you eat more cals.

For example: Total cals burned 2000 minus 1700 cals eaten leave a deficit of 300 cals. A pound of fat has 3500 cals, so you would need to have that 300 cal deficit for 12 days to lose a pound.

maryccc, that sounds like a delicious dinner! And I'm not surprised that you felt better after eating that way. :)

Jay

Thanks, Jay and everyone who posted above.

I don't know a lot about losing weight - and I've never counted calories before. I lost 55 lbs a few years ago [like 2003-2004 eek] by just working out and eating less and better foods. I've lost the first 20 of this new phase by doing the same but I'm just so ready to do this now the right way.

I guess I do need to invest some time and energy to understand weight loss - It's pretty bad how clueless I really am about how our bodies work in this manner. hehe.

~Annie.

Oh, with that success in your past, I would say you have the basic idea! :D There is no one right way--but some tools and information are helpful in keeping track.

The important thing is to see this path as a change in habits for good--the ol' "lifestyle change" folks keep talking about. Learning to eat well and exercise even after the weight is lost, so it doesn't get regained!

Keep going! You're doing fine!

Jay