Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Phew Lee! I would not tolerate skim milk with some chocolate flavor, I eat Hersheys Kisses or Hershey anything as long as it is candy, MY DIET! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 Hi Lee, Sorry, syrup won't do it for me!!! Several years ago, I was on a diet (again) and stuck to it pretty good... i would reward myself Everyday, with a chocolate turtle candy, which I kept in the frig... Of course, all kept telling me that, that was cheating, but for cheating, I lost over 26 pounds that summer ) I have made up my mind, that all the diets in the world, won't help me, because I'm always on the seefood diet, I see it, I eat it!!! Now I do eat whatever I want, as I'm not going to change, the years and diet after diet has proven that... But common sence has finally caught up with me, I do eat what I like, just lot smaller portions, and taking it down a little at a time, has helped me to adjust... I lost about 50 #'s and have kept it off the last two years, I'd still like to lose another 20 / 25, but I will when its time ) Love Helen I was just reading yet another article on how to combat food cravings. It said to drink skim milk with some chocolate syrup, when you crave chocolate. Am I the only one who would not be satisfied by this? I am more satisfied by one little piece of good chocolate than a gallon of skim milk with syrup!! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 I used to go on diets , got tired of them after a few days never kept them up. My doctor said to eat a little less each meal and eat what I please will keep my weight in check. I still weigh the same was I did years ago which is not bad, I do have the low blood sugar problem and always will, the dietician said to eat 5 meals a day and I thought I would gain a lot, not so, I divide them in half at a time, I also eat some sweet stuff but am very careful. The insulin level keeps steady with the five a day I guess. I really think the low carb diet is nonsense , we need a complete meal not minus this and that, I have a friend who takes every supplement there is and daily, she is doing her body no good, doctor said not to take supplements unless he orders them Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Congratulations on your weight loss!!!! <------------ (How I exercise!) -- Re: Dieting Hi Lee, Sorry, syrup won't do it for me!!! Several years ago, I was on a diet (again) and stuck to it pretty good... i would reward myself Everyday, with a chocolate turtle candy, which I kept in the frig... Of course, all kept telling me that, that was cheating, but for cheating, I lost over 26 pounds that summer ) I have made up my mind, that all the diets in the world, won't help me, because I'm always on the seefood diet, I see it, I eat it!!! Now I do eat whatever I want, as I'm not going to change, the years and diet after diet has proven that... But common sence has finally caught up with me, I do eat what I like, just lot smaller portions, and taking it down a little at a time, has helped me to adjust... I lost about 50 #'s and have kept it off the last two years, I'd still like to lose another 20 / 25, but I will when its time ) Love Helen I was just reading yet another article on how to combat food cravings. It said to drink skim milk with some chocolate syrup, when you crave chocolate. Am I the only one who would not be satisfied by this? I am more satisfied by one little piece of good chocolate than a gallon of skim milk with syrup!! Lee ~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ The Being Sick CommunityMessage Archives-/messagesChat:- Scheduled Chats at /chatBookmarks:-Add a website URL you have found useful./linksPersonal Complaints or problems:-Please contact a moderator email: -owner Subscription Details:-1) Individual email - means that every email sent to the list you receive.2) Daily Digest - sends you 25 messages in one single email for you to browse. This is an excellent option if you receive alot of email.3) Web only/No mail - means that you can pop into groups at your convenience and receive no email.To modify your subscription settings please visit:- /joinTo subscribe or unsubscribe please email:--subscribe -unsubscribe This group is not intended to diagnose or treat illnesses. No one on this group is qualified to diagnose medical conditions. If you feel you need medical attention, seek the advice of a qualified physician.~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~When nothing is sure, everything is possible.--- Margaret Drabble~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hello all, I had seen someone's post a bit ago about diet and calorie counting. I can say I've been struggling with my weight for the past few years when I had to go on crutches and could barely move as well as after having my hip replacement. I bet I've gained about 25 pounds honestly, which, only being 3'3 is not a good thing, it's lead to a lot of confidence/self-esteem issues with myself. I can say during my physically healthy active time in my 20's I don't think I ever required or ever ate 2,500 calories though! What's frustrating now is I feel like people look at me and think that fatty eats too much, I must be eating too many calories when, that is actually the opposite problem I have. My problem is I am lucky if somedays I eat even 500 calories total. When you're not physically active, you're not burning any calories, so your body isn't sending you hungry signals. Somedays I could go with just one meal in the middle of the day and a snack at night. I know you are supposed to eat four small meals, but that is hard to do when you are not hungry! Why eat if you're not hungry? I try now to eat at least two meals a day with snacks during the day. I try my hardest to stay away from junk, doesn't always work, but lol. I am not a big fan of cooking and that was hard being so short and dealing with pain and crutches to use an oven, so all of my dinners would be microwaveable. All of that was just the perfect storm to gaining weight, luckily though I have not had any health related problems, so far, from that, my blood pressure is still healthy. I know when I'm working again that will put me back on a schedule for eating and moving around will, I hope, lead to some weight loss. I am being realistic though and if I can lose 20 by the end of this year I'll be very happy! All of my weight gain didn't happen over night or even during a month, it's been a " work in process " for the past few years, so I know I'm not going to lose it in a month's time. I will say if anyone has the funds and effort to do it, I was successful with Weight Watchers point system. The lady was really nice and worked with me despite not knowing what I " should " be in weight. I was allowed 20 points a day and I ended up losing almost 15 pounds over a summer. It was nice because I didn't have to really cut anything out of my eating, it was really changing how I ate. I was also more physically active as well. If I had the money to do it now, I would, but I don't, so I have to lose it on my own. I do worry though when I see LP's who look to be almost 200 pounds, I definitely fear for their health, especially sleep apnea which seems to be a common occurance with LP's and sometimes associated with weight. It seems us LP's, have only so much healthy prime years that as we start getting older things start falling apart and life gets more physically difficult, as I've noticed being 31, so we definitely have to keep on top of our weight! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 It IS so easy for LPs to gain weight and even tougher to lose it. Though I'm not wheelchair/scooter bound, I can understand how difficult it would be to use an oven, even more a pain to go from the fridge to the counter to the oven, etc. I think I lose weight just trying to cook a meal-- going up and down the stools. An idea for a cooking alternative to an oven may be using a toaster oven/convection toaster oven. I use mine whenever I don't want to heat the whole oven for a small meal. Here's a book I got my husband's cousin for his " Welcome to College " gift: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0609807684/?tag=ababa-20 Another idea is using a rice cooker/steamer. Being Asian, I rely on my rice cooker everyday. As soon as I had 2 kids, I had to think of faster ways of cooking. So, I've been using my rice cooker for whole meals. If you have a rice cooker/steamer that has 2 levels (one for the rice and one steam basket) it works great for rice and steaming fish. I got this book for my cousin who is trying to lose weight too: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1558322035/?tag=ababa-20 Slow cookers come in all different sizes. These are great for those " fix it and forget it " days when we're so busy. And with my busy schedule, sometimes I'm so grateful for this wedding gift. It works great for Asian recipes too, which can be more light than American ones if you omit the ones with coconut milk. We have this book on hand: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1558322450/?tag=ababa-20 All of these appliances will work on your countertop or table (with extension cord of course. And with my Magic Bullet, I make quick sauces in small portions. Anyway, hope that helps. -Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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