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AriaDragonfly
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Posted: 11 July 2009 05:11 pm |
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I'm 22, 5'9" from age 20 to 22 I've gone from 150 to 180, I'm naturally curvy so I wear my weight well and I do like my curves a lot, I'm just afraid I'm at the tipping point of being good curvy/not so good curvy (at least for me, I'm all for super curvy women who are proud of it!) In the last month I've gone from 170 to 180 somehow and am getting really frustrated.
For diet, I am a vegetarian, have been one for the last 13 years and I don't like sweets at all. (don't know how people eat that stuff!) My problem lies with bread, cheese, and pasta (not a fan of butter fortunately, olive is much more tasty!) and a cocktail/glass of wine here and there. I mostly drink water, tea and lemonade. No soda at all (yuck). I love love love vegetables, fruits not so much (again too sweet usually) but I do like berries. I also don't use much salt, I prefer to spice my foods with garlic, onion, cayenne etc. I have been reading labels, and getting lower fat stuff, switching to whole grain, skim cheese etc.
I don't exercise much, I'm a gamer and total geek. So my Friday nights consist of video games and watching scifi shows. My boyfriend and I have been trying to do minor things since everyone says small changes, baby steps. So we've been parking further away, walking more to places, going to the farmers market, and other outside things.
I know it isn't much that I'm changing but I didn't expect to start gaining weight faster! Any tips on slimming exercises that won't make me lose too much of my curves? Mostly it's my tummy that bothers me. Or more ideas to replace cravings for bread, pasta and cheese? I'd really like to get back down to 150-160
Thank you for your help!
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Nir
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Posted: 12 July 2009 01:17 am |
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At 180lb and 'sedentary' you only need 1970 calories to maintain your weight (1806 at 150lb) if you're gaining that means you're eating more. If you count your calories and keep your intake at 1500 calories you should lose about a pound a week.
More vegetables and beans and less calorie-dense stuff - it's about feeling full on fewer calories. Which approach will work better for you with food you're addicted to (like cheese), keeping tight control on the quantity, or avoiding it entirely? Try and see.
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AriaDragonfly
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Posted: 12 July 2009 02:17 am |
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Well after reading a lot about what is in some foods; rennet, cochineal (beetle dye yuck) shellac (insect resign), vitamins made from fish oil, it may have done enough to swear me off of at lot of cheese and other gross stuff. I am definitely going to be reading labels much much closer. After that reading I'm almost tempted to go vegetable only... but then there are plenty of pesticides on those as well. It's scary what they put in our food! What they can get away with it disgusts me.
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Nir
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Posted: 12 July 2009 11:38 pm |
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| I'm almost vegan now. (I'm not an ethical vegan so I make exceptions every now and again.) It was a gradual change it took about a year to make that transition (that's my recollection - we're looking at 2006/7 here)
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AriaDragonfly
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Posted: 13 July 2009 12:30 pm |
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Yeah it's not really an ethics thing for me either, I mean don't get me wrong I love animals (we have 5 ferrets, 4 cats, 2 rabbits, and 2 fish tanks, that we take care of more then ourselves, only the best, most nutritional food for them! No by products or corn or #%@&!!) but for me it's just the gross out factor. Eating muscle and flesh just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Then all the other #%@&! they can put in our foods is just horrific. I guess the fda is a bit of a joke.
I really should start swimming, I mean I live out in Florida, so it's never really cold out, and we have a nice pool at our complex. I don't really have much of an excuse not to. Just lazy and love video games -.-.
Thank you for your response!
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sabre
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Posted: 13 July 2009 09:29 pm |
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Reducing/Maintaining your weight through diet alone is going to be extremely difficult. Exercise is your best option. If you don't want to do cardio in the gym, then get involved in some activity where you'll work up a sweat. Swimming would be a great option. The little things you mention help, but frankly aren't going to be nearly as effective as getting in a few 30 minute sessions of intense cardio each week.
Weight training is also important, and it doesn't sound like you're doing any of that right now. Building muscle is going to improve your metabolism and your appearance.
Frankly, my advice is to join a gym with your boyfriend and do a few sessions with a personal trainer, who can advise you on a weight lifting routine and show you the proper form for each exercise. Three 30-45 minute weight training sessions a week will do wonders.
You'd be amazed how easy it is to get into a routine. And we're not talking about a huge time commitment here. Three 30 minute cardio workouts plus 3 45 minute weight lifting sessions works out to less than 5 hours a week.
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