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SquidGirl
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Posted: 14 October 2008 06:05 am |
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My name's Dorothy and this is the first time I've kept a diary like this. Since I was 13 my weight has fluctuated greatly due to on and off eating disorders and this past year my weight reached the all time high of 180, which I'm still in shock about. Sometimes I wouldn't eat for days and workout super crazy for a month and then stop and gain all the weight I lost plus some. My parents were always trying to get me to lose weight, and thought that telling me how fat and ugly I was would get me to lose weight faster. It did, but then I'd gain it all back and they would start up again.
I don't live at home anymore though and have managed to distance myself from them, so I don't take what they say seriously anymore.
So 2 months ago, when I finally weighed myself for the first time in a year saw the scale tipping 180 I decided that I needed to do something about it. But I knew I had been doing it all wrong before so I started doing research online and came upon this wonderful sight : )
I started working out at the gym and did that consistently for a month but then I had to go back to school and kind of got out of working out mode. I did start trying to eat healthy this past month I've been at school though and have tried to keep my calories around 1700(I'm 5'4)
Now I've made up a workout schedule and am going to add that to my new eating habits and see what happens.
So far I haven't lost any weight, but I have lost inches. I don't know if that's normal or not......?
Ok, here it goes : )
Breakfast: Kix cereal w/fat free milk-250 cal.
Snack: granola bar-90 cal.
Lunch: soy meat sandwiches, one w/soy cheese(I'm a vegetarian) and cup of low-cal apple juice-440
Snack: soy meat on bread-165
Dinner: vegetable curry and rice and glass low cal apple juice-550
Daily Total:1495 Yay!
Exercise: 25 min treadmill varying between 2-3.5 mph and 0-7 increase. 15 min stationary bike, varying intensity but tried to keep hear rate between 160-180. Strength training for 15 min.
I think today was a very good day indeed : D
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StuckSara
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Posted: 14 October 2008 06:30 am |
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Welcome to CPH!
I'm really sorry about what your parents said, I'm sure I have no idea what that must feel like. I'm glad you know it's wrong though.
That's great that you've lost inches! That's much better than losing pounds because it means that you're gaining muscle while losing fat which is very difficult for most people.
Anyway, welcome again!
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Straylight
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Posted: 14 October 2008 04:29 pm |
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yeah, losing inches is awesome! That's what makes your body look better the most, you know?
And your parents blew it big time by thinking that putting you down would encourage you to better yourself. That hardly ever works, although I guess for some people it would get them fired up, but most people it just makes them feel depressed and hopeless.
How many inches have you lost?
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 15 October 2008 01:01 am |
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Thank you for the kind welcome!
I'm glad to hear that about the losing inches. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 15 October 2008 01:16 am |
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I don't know why people think that putting you down will help you. All lot of people seem to have that misconception.
I've lost 3 inches from my waist : D
But I haven't lost anywhere in my thighs which is where I would really want to lose.
Anyways, thank you for commenting!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 15 October 2008 01:20 am |
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| Don't worry, the thighs will come. Losing it off your waist first is great though, it means you've made yourself that much healthier!
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StuckSara
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Posted: 15 October 2008 02:34 am |
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| I think usually people are just upset with themselves when they put you down. By telling you all those things, it's like they're saying it to themselves.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 15 October 2008 05:54 am |
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Everyone on this site is so nice!
Thanks for all the support! I'm so glad I found this place : D
So I have this problem with anxiety and I keep looking for ways to help calm me down. I just get really worried about things and over analyze stuff and it's super annoying, but I can't stop. Today though I realized that exercise really calms me down. It's great! I haven't ever found something that calms my nerves this much and I'm really glad that I like exercising otherwise becoming healthy would really suck : )
The only problem is that the only time I have to exercise is at night, I wish I could exercise in the morning so I would be calm throughout the day but I have class : (
Does anyone know of some good tips for helping with anxiety? I would really appreciate any advice you guys could give me.
Now to todays food!
Breakfast: non-fat cherry yogurt, low cal bagel w/fat free strawberry cream cheese-250
Snack: slimfast bar-140
Lunck; slimfast bar and string cheese-250
Snack: slimfast bar-140
Dinner: vegetable curry w/rice-500
Snack: vegi meat sandwich w/vegan mozz. cheese-255
Cup of low cal apple juice-50
Total Calories-1585
Exercise: 25 min treadmill 3 mph at 5% increase, stationary bike moderate resistance varying between 85-125 rpm. for 25 min. strength training for 10 min.
I think I did ok today. My cals were a little over but not by much.
PS-Anyone have some really quick easy CHEAP snack ideas? At school I usually only have 10 min to eat between classes and I want to eat regularly so I've been eating a lot of slimfast bars, but I think I might need some real food too.....
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StuckSara
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Posted: 15 October 2008 07:08 am |
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I have that same issue with snacks between classes. Today I brought an apple and tuna w/ miracle whip in a container. Other days I like vitamuffins (but those are so freakin expensive!). I also really like carrot sticks. I guess fruits are the easiest though, I've brought grapes, banannas, watermelon chunks, apples, oranges... and obviously they're all cheap. Fiber one bars are really good too! Or nuts (which can also get kinda expensive though).
I know I've brougth a lot more, I just can't think of them. Oh yeah, turkey slices, or pieces of chicken breast, or hard boiled eggs.
I hope there's something in there that will help 
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wolfmonk
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Posted: 15 October 2008 08:23 pm |
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You could carry some nuts, seeds and dried fruits - make your own mix.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 17 October 2008 05:39 am |
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Thank you StuckSara and Wolfmonk for the ideas! carrot sticks would be good and the idea of making my own kind of trail mix is very clever.
Ugh!
I'm super sick. I'm so mad that I had to miss school today! And then my wallet got stolen! GRRRRR!!!!
Today has been a very very bad day. I feel terrible and now I have to miss tomorrow so I can go to my bank,which is conveniently located 3 hours away, to withdraw money so I'll be able to by food until my new debit card comes : (
I didn't post yesterday because I'm so sick I don't really remember what I've eaten and I've thrown up half of it so I really have no clue : (
Today has been the same deal so I'll just use this as normal diary today : )
So I go to a music school and yesterday there was a concert and I was playing piano for two trios and there has been so much drama with these groups. And I had to stay at school for 12 hours switching between classes, my own practicing, group practicing and sound checks. I was so glad when the concert as over. I think we did well, but it has been really stressful with all the practicing.
I think yesterday made me more sick. I was really pushing myself because I really wanted the concert to go well. I always do that. It's so hard for me to just rest. I always want to keep going.
Naturally my anxiety has been worse these past two days and I haven't been able to exercise because I feel too weak : (
Should I try and exercise even though I'm sick? Or would that be bad.....?
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 18 October 2008 06:11 am |
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I had to go to Palm Springs today and miss school again to work things out with my bank.
*sigh*
I'm feel like I've gone on an emotional roller coaster this week. First the getting sick, then the concert, then my wallet getting stolen.
Ugh. I just want to take a bath. A very long bath.
I totally binged today : (
I was doing really well, but I think I've just been going so crazy and my craving for fast food totally took over.
I feel gross.
I haven't caved like that in a while. So at least my binges are less frequent.
I'm just going to try and be stronger and not beat myself up too much over it.
At least it's the weekend. I'm starting to feel better, just a lot of congestion and my voice is really scratchy. I sound like an old woman.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 19 October 2008 07:23 am |
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Today I just did homework.
Very boring day indeed.
Breakfast: nonfat yogurt-200
Snack: Slimfast bar-110
Snack: tea and biscotti-200
Lunch: Vegi meat on wheat bread with mustard-210
Snack: 2 slices of vegi meat-50
Dinner: Vegetable curry w/rice-688
Snack: mixed nuts-220
Total Cal-1678
Not so good on calories today.
At least I'm finally starting to feel better so I'll be able to work out tomorrow.
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Straylight
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Posted: 19 October 2008 05:29 pm |
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nothing wrong with a boring day here and there. It is extremely useful to get homework done, after all!
although I am with Bart Simpson
DOWN WITH HOMEWORK
BOO!!!
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 20 October 2008 05:09 am |
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Hahaha! yay : )
I just hate it when teachers give you busy work that takes forever to do.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 20 October 2008 05:19 am |
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Today was a very good day : ) Which is good since this past week has been a disaster.
I spent a lot of great quality time with my boyfriend and then I went over to my friend's dorm and we made galub jamun balls, which are these super delicious indian pastries. I don't really cook or know how(I'm totally undomesticated) so it was an interesting and messy experience. Me and my friend didn't really understand the directions so we kind of screwed up at first and got dough everywhere, but then we looked up the directions on youtube and they surprisingly turned out really good.
Then I just read and today I'm feeling way less sick so I worked out too. I didn't go to the gym though because I didn't want to over do it. I just did my stationary bike for 45 min doing various speeds.
Breakfast: slimfast bar-220
Lunch: spinach and feta pastry-500
Snack: Galub Jamun balls-220
Dinner: 2 soy protein sandwiches on wheat bread w/mustard-420
Snack-one piece of mochi and two tiny pieces of chocolate-186
Total Cal-1546
Good Calories today. I'm so glad I'm well enough to work out again : )
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Posted: 20 October 2008 05:31 am |
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that indian dough ball adventure sounds like an i love lucy episode
cute!
that is nice that you got to spend time with your bf too. that's always fun!
it's definitely smart that you just rode the bike instead of pushing yourself at the gym when you are sick. Sounds like you're doing good and had a restful but fun weekend.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 23 October 2008 04:19 am |
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Yikes! I forgot to write yesterday! That was very bad. I remember how many calories I ate though because I had added them all up but then I got distracted and then I went to bed.
Oh well.
So yesterday I ate 1560 cal.
Today I ate 1406 cal, which is the lowest I've had so far on my diet so I'm very pleased with that : )
I haven't been doing much. I just finished practicing for my musicianship class. I'm probably doing the worst in that class because you have to be able to sight sing music and chords and listen to music and then notate what you listened to. I just really can't sing. I'm so terrible and I practice, but I just can't sing. Ugh.
I go to an arts school and I love it. I've met so many interesting people. Yesterday I met this guy who's a visual artist and he's building this tower out of clocks. He showed me the model and it looks really awesome.
I'm a music composition major and so is my best friend Julie. We write very different music though. Her music is really pretty and kind of celtic sounding where as mine is much more forceful.
Is anyone else on here musicians or artists?
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StuckSara
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Posted: 23 October 2008 08:04 am |
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No, but I would love to be. I don't have any musical talent what so ever! And anything I'm bad at interests me. About half of my family are very musically oriented, they live in Austin so they're more into blues/rock.
Have you lost any more inches? Any lbs?
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Straylight
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Posted: 23 October 2008 12:49 pm |
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anytime I am below 1600 calories, I think I am doing really well, so 1406 is like awesome!
I am a musician--I sing and I play guitar and I also write stories. I just finished one actually, it's about 200 pages. I just let my blue-eyed jew consort read it and he liked it. I am also maybe going to get some pieces I wrote published in the winter MAPS bulletin (MAPS = Multidisciplinary Assosiation of Psychedelic Studies). I wrote a piece on psychedelics and organized religion and one on psychedelics and perception of self. I am actually very interested in the therapeutic/existential use of psychedelics, and it's great I found an organization that studies this in-depth. If I get published with them I will be REALLY happy because then I will be running with the big wheels WOO HOO!!! Timothy Leary will have NOTHING on me! (Timothy Leary was too much of a proctor for me anyway, something about him rubbed me the wrong way, seemed like he got all caught up in himself and like his way was the only way. I don't know, I am sorta talking outta my as.s, but still. I much prefer dudes like Ram Dass, Alan Watts, and Terrence McKenna.)
As far as music goes, I have been working on singing over electronic tracks--a lot of my consorts are DJs and electronic music producers, and I like to collaborate with them in creating music. It's really fun, more intimate than making love sometimes, I think!
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 25 October 2008 05:39 am |
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I'm sure you you have some musical talent stucksara! I think everyone has musical abilities, even if it's as simple as being able to clap a beat.
I haven't lost any weight *sigh*
I've been trying to eat less, but for some reason I'm just not losing lbs.
I know i've lost inches though because this pair of pants I bought about a month ago are now really loose when they had just been a comfortable fit before.
I just wish I would see the scale drop. It's really discouraging to see that I still weigh 180 : (
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 25 October 2008 05:46 am |
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You have a lot of energy and spirit straylight! I really like that in people.
I'm a pianist and a composer. I haven't worked with electronics. I mainly write for piano and small ensembles. Right now I'm working on a set of pieces for 2 pianos, timpani, and snare drum that's based on Crime and Punishment.
I hope to have it finished by next semester.
Congratulations on your publication! What is the story about?
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 25 October 2008 06:16 am |
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I'm really bad at this writing everyday thing. Time just seems to go so fast that I forget that a new day has begun and find myself missing an entry .
I hope to try and keep track of the days better in the future.
I do remember how many calories I ate yesterday though, so I'll log that right now: 1360
I also worked out yesterday for 45 min. 20 min walking 2.5 mph on medium incline. 15 very intense minutes on the bike. and 10 min weight lifting.
I notice that I am getting stronger. I have increased the amount I lift by 10lbs. I've also noticed that I can go much harder and longer on the bike. This really pleases me. I don't feel like such a weak slob anymore : )
So today:
Breakfast- wheat bread w/lowfat vegi cream cheese-190
Snack-2 handfuls dry special K high protein cereal-75
Lunch-2 nonfat yogurts-180
Snack-dry special K w/mixed nuts-300
Dinner-1/2 cup rice w/vegetable curry-450
Snack-lowfat baked chips w/2 spoons spinach dip-150
Total Cal-1345
Yay! I am successfully eating less! Maybe now I'll finally lose weight. I just want to see that stupid scale read 179 so bad!!!
I think why I've been eating less is because of the special K mixed with nuts. It has a lot of fiber in it and it's super filling so I kind of just snack on it and I feel full for hours! Yes! The idea you guys gave me of making my own mix was such a good idea!
Today was a mixed day for me. I worked so hard for my singing test in musicianship and it really paid off. I only made a few mistakes, mainly because I get so nervous when I have to sing. My teacher is super nice and he tells me to just be calm, but it's so nerve racking having to sing all by yourself!
I've been practicing hard core on piano because I got a new piece and I really wanted to play it for my teacher at my lesson today, but I didn't get to. For some stupid reason I got the time mixed up and completely missed it. I felt so terrible and frustrated because I've worked so hard and I didn't get to play my piece. so that really sucked.
Then I had my film class which I never really know what's going on in. The class is really designed for film majors but anyone can take it and you get gen ed credit for it. I got stuck in it because it was the only class left i could take. We have to write a paper every week and I never know what to write about because I don't know any of the terminology they use. Normally we watch documentary/foreign films, but today we watched these short experimental films and it was slightly unbearable. The director has studied psychology and has made the films with the sole purpose of confusing your mind. The are non-linear collage pieces that use a lot of flashing images and avant garde music. They are cool if you take them one at a time, but an hour and half of them is too much. My brain feels fried : P
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Straylight
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Posted: 25 October 2008 12:12 pm |
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The novel isn't published yet, and I haven't even looked into getting it published. I need to edit it and go over it again before I send it out, and I need to consult with somebody about what to do because I don't know much about publishing. But the novel is surreal and an allegory about finding enlightenment, making peace with yourself, that sort of thing.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 26 October 2008 06:27 am |
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Ooops! Sorry, I misread the line about publishing.
It sounds like an interesting book though!
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 26 October 2008 06:38 am |
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Yay! I got my hair done today! My roots were coming in really bad so I'm happy. I had to go to Palm Springs to get it done though. I hate going back there. It's where I grew up and I really can't stand it.
I have not really been hungry at all today. My stomach has been kind of upset and I haven't really wanted to eat much.
So for food:
Breakfast: Kix cereal w/nonfat milk-190
Snack: special K protein mixed with nuts-250
I didn't have lunch.
Dinner: piece of vegi lasagna-I have no idea. My mother made it. I'm going to guess around 300
Snack: rice dream ice cream bar-200
Desert: Half a piece of cheese cake-I really have no idea on this one either so I'm guessing around 200
So my guestimated Cal for the day are: 1140
This is probably the last time I will ever eat so little calories : )
I just got back and it's nearly midnight so I won't be able to exercise : (
I think I've been exercising wrong. I think I've been doing it a little too much with the weight lifting. I gain muscle RIDICULOUSLY easy. I'm constantly increasing the weights I lift. I think maybe I should do less weight but more reps. I hope that helps me actually lose weight instead of just inches. I like losing inches, but I just feel like 180 is so unhealthy. When I do my BMI it says I am obese. Not just overweight, but obese. I really don't want to be in that risk zone : (
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Posted: 26 October 2008 06:10 pm |
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The BMI is pretty much an outdated criteria anyway--go by body fat percentage!
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 26 October 2008 06:54 pm |
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| How do I find that out?
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Straylight
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Posted: 26 October 2008 08:06 pm |
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You can either buy skinfold calipers (you should be able to get some plastic one for real cheap) or you can buy a scale that also measures body fat.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hpc?url=search-alias%3Dhpc&field-keywords=body+fat+scale
you can get those little plastic calipers for under $10 looks like on amazon and a body fat scale for under $45. I use a body fat scale, but I know plenty of folks who use the calipers.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 27 October 2008 06:47 am |
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| Thank you for the advice straylight! As soon as I get some money I think I'll invest in a scale that does body fat. The skin calipers look kind of complicated.
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Posted: 27 October 2008 06:52 am |
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I'm so tired so this is going to be really short : )
Breakfast: Slimfast-200
Lunch: vegi lasagna w/7 low cal baked chips-350
Snack: soy cheese sandwich w/mustard on wheat bread-180
Dinner: soy protein sandwich w/cheese, mustard on wheat bread-295
Total Cal-1025
Yikes! The past two days I really just haven't been hungry. I must eat well tomorrow.
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Posted: 27 October 2008 02:41 pm |
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no, baby, I have used the calipers and they are seriously easy to use. You just pinch and take a reading. Seriously, anyone could do it, it's not hard. And it's cheaper than the scale. I use the scale because I didn't my own self to take an accurate reading, I thought I would always try to pinch less than was really there, you know, because I know me and I know how I get, but I figured the scale I couldn't cheat with.
It doesn't sound like you ate that unhealthy from what you posted...? And your calories were really low! (Chicks are supposed to get at least 1200 a day).
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Posted: 27 October 2008 03:50 pm |
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I don't know if I'd trust myself with the calipers either! I probably won't be able to get either though for a couple weeks because I have no money right now. I hate being a poor college student.
It's not I ate unhealthy, I just thought I ate too little. I know how I can get a little obsessive with dieting and I'm scared that if I eat too little now I'll have to pay for it later.
What do you think? Would 1200 be enough? Would it make me hit a platue too early and then make it impossible for me to lose weight?
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Posted: 27 October 2008 10:43 pm |
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| Yeah, I think 1200 would be too low. I think it's fine for one day a week when you just don't feel hungry, but not multiple days in a row. I plateaued eatting too little after like 2 weeks, so it can happen really quickly.
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Posted: 27 October 2008 10:54 pm |
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okay, well that makes more sense. Yeah, try to go for at least 1200 or more, like Sara said. Why do you think you haven't been hungry? What do you attribute that to?
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Posted: 28 October 2008 03:59 am |
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Thanks for the advice Stuck Sara!
What do you think would be a safe amount that I would lose weight on and not platue too quickly?
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Posted: 28 October 2008 04:01 am |
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The last few days I have had trouble sleeping and I just have not felt hungry. I think it might be because I've been so busy since it's midterm time that I am so involved with other things food is just not on my mind.
Does that make sense?
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Posted: 28 October 2008 05:29 am |
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I'm soooo tired. I could barely sleep last night : (
So today I tried to eat more, but again I didn't really feel hungry.
Breakfast: Slimfast-200
Snack: 2 cookies-300
Dinner: vegetable curry w/rice-317
Snack: soy protein sandwich w/soy cheese and mustard-255
Snack: bowl of cereal w/non-fat milk-160
Total Cal.-1232
I'm very confused on how many calories I should eat : ( It's really hard for me to lose fat, my body just doesn't want to let go of it! So I'm kind of glad about being less hungry, but now I'm scared of hitting a platue : (
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Posted: 28 October 2008 05:59 am |
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yes, it makes sense. Sometimes we go through periods where we just aren't that hungry, and I don't ever think it's good to force food down your throat. I would probably suggest getting some really calorie dense foods where a little goes a long way, you know, and just use those to up your calories to around 1400 or so. Peanut butter is great. I mean, just a spoonful of it has 100 calories, so it's easy to just eat that and add some more nutrition and calories to your diet. Just buy the good kind, not the crazy sugary kind.
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Posted: 28 October 2008 07:44 pm |
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Yeah, I like what straylight said. I think 1400 sounds good for an average. If one day you're just not hungry and accidentally end up eatting 1200, then eat 1600 some other day that week, and try to average them out to 1400. I eat a lot of peanut butter or almonds when I need to get my calories up.
Rotating calories like that helped me get out of my plateau.
I think the trick is to not stress about it and just focus on healthy eatting, your body knows what it needs and it'll tell you. Maybe right now it's not needing that much food, so it's letting you know, ya know? 
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Posted: 29 October 2008 06:39 am |
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Thank you Sara and Straylight for the great advice!
Today I ate more, I still wasn't as hungry as usual, but there was pizza! And I can never say no to pizza! : D
I know pizza is unhealthy, but it got my calories up to 1800.
I like this idea of rotating calories. I don't know, it just makes a lot of sense to me.
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Posted: 29 October 2008 07:46 am |
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mmm, I love pizza too! If I could make one food in the world be 0 calories, it would be pizza. I've eatten it to get my calories up after too many low days just like you did. I've been eatting this organic spinach and cheese kind lately. It's pretty good, but just not the same as good greasy deep crust pizza 
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 29 October 2008 03:24 pm |
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What brand is the organic spinach pizza you get?
Pizza should be zero calories!
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Straylight
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Posted: 29 October 2008 03:48 pm |
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yeah, there's a pizza place by my house called Rafallo's that has the best pizza in town. Everything tastes really good, you can definitely taste the quality difference between their pizza and say dominoe's or pizza hut. Since I don't eat white carbs during the week, I don't even bother with trying to find "healthy" pizzas, like the Smart Ones or whatever in the store, I just go whole hog on Sundays and go for Rafallo's. Or Round Table, that is my other favorite place. Actually I think Pizza Hut and Dominoe's and Papa John's are GROSS! Yuck!
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 30 October 2008 02:27 am |
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I hate Dominos! It tastes frozen to me.
I have yet to find a good pizza place where I live.
In fact, I have yet to find good places for anything where I live.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 02:43 am |
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I just stopped by your diary and after reading had to stop and say hi! I just graduated with my diploma in music (Vocal Performance was my major) in May and reading your journal made me SO nostalgic! One of my best friends is a bass player, and can't sing at all, so he always got me to help him prepare for the sight singing exams. Poor guy...the profs always took pity on him though. It made me chuckle to hear about you preparing for yours. Good times...
Good job on everything by the way. Inches is definitely better than pounds, and eventually you WILL see the scale go down, you seem to be doing all the right things...just keep trucking along!
I look forward to hearing how things go for you!
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StuckSara
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Posted: 30 October 2008 04:47 am |
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| Sorry, I can't remember the brand's name. It was the only organic pizza I've ever seen. But, where I live they're kind of slow on getting the healthier foods in stock.
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 30 October 2008 04:00 pm |
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Awe! Thank you for the delightful comment!
I'm so bad at sight singing! It's like I can hear the music in my head, but I just can't sing. I have to practice for hours to be able to get through the tests.
I have a test tomorrow and I'm a little scared!
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SquidGirl
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Posted: 30 October 2008 04:04 pm |
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I forgot to log yesterday!
Bad!
Well I remember that I ate 1400 Cal.
But something really exciting happened yesterday!
So a couple of weeks ago I weighed my self on my friend's scale(I'm saving up for my own) and it read 183, which totally depressed me because that was with my shoes off : (
But yesterday I weighed myself again, and it said I weighed 177.5! Yay! I finally broke 180! I'm so happy : D
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dsalmon
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Posted: 30 October 2008 05:30 pm |
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Good luck tomorrow on your test, I'm sure you'll do great! I was always so glad that I was a vocalist, just cause it, at least, made the singing part easier...though not always the "sight" part...lol.
And congrats on seeing the scale finally move down! I knew it would..sometimes it just takes longer than we like. But your on your way!
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