When I eat salad, I eat it w/ only vinegar. I always have...

I don't like other dresses and vinegar is actually really good for you.

Pickles and cucumbers/carrots dipped in vinegar are also a good snack and filling.




Well... I am w/in 5 lbs of my goal of where I wanted to be before I went on the cruise (the cruise is Sat.) so I don't think that's too bad. 17 lbs lost.

I guess the cruise pictures will tell.

5/2/2007 11:01:23 AM

I bet you can barely sit still!

[Edited on May 2, 2007 at 11:13 AM. Reason : hgfj]

5/2/2007 11:13:07 AM

You're right. Work is super difficult...

I only have today and tomorrow left and I am having trouble.

At least work is allowing a way for me to get rid of some energy...

They are providing *free* aerobic boxing classes once a week now and they start tonight at 6... so I am excited.

5/2/2007 11:38:32 AM

Dang that's pretty bad ass.

5/2/2007 11:40:58 AM

Well the senior partner of my firm played basketball for Carolina and she is REALLY health-conscious...

So they sent out an E-mail and asked if anyone was interested in boxing aerobics and 4 of us said yes. (It's a small firm)

Apparently, we're being taught by Boom Boom Mancini's sparring partner and all we had to buy was boxing hand wraps...

So hey! That's another hour of working out per week.

[Edited on May 2, 2007 at 11:44 AM. Reason : oops]

5/2/2007 11:42:55 AM

Score! I wish our company would pull together and do something like that.

5/2/2007 11:44:28 AM

Quote :

"good dietary fat can't be stored as body fat!?!?!? what the fuck were you thinking? it's still a source of energy, and your body will store what it doesn't immediately need if there is insulin present in the bloodstream"

Dude if you eat a handful of peanuts that is not going to be stored as body fat. Your body needs energy. That was the message I was trying to convey. I didn't mean if you drank 1 liter of olive oil that it wouldn't matter. Sorry for the oversimplification.

Quote :

"how in the fuck do you go giving dietary advice on protein when you start off by stating that you don't know the first thing about it? there's no reason to limit protein to under 20 grams per meal"

I stated I don't know a lot about the right amount of protein for women who are attempting to lose weight. That means "if anyone knows better than I do, then feel free to chime in". When I said limit it to ~20 grams its because she is trying to LOSE weight so one of the keys is to limit portion sizes.

Just stating that if she is getting protein 6 times a day at about 20-25g per serving thats probably in the right ballpark for her. In other words don't eat 3/4 lb chicken breasts for dinner.

Ultimately, if she follows the plan i laid out she'll lose 10 pounds in a month. That's the goal. She's not trying to become an Olympian so your scientifically perfect, elite bodybuilding dietary knowledge isn't really needed here. If you want to chime in go for it, but there's no need to tear apart otherwise good advice.

[Edited on May 2, 2007 at 4:22 PM. Reason : a]

5/2/2007 4:20:36 PM

So I've lost 13.5" since Jan18th and my BMI has gone down 10%. He said to stop looking at the numbers on the scale.

OTAY

5/3/2007 10:14:55 AM

props to you kiwi...

since you started this thread i have gained about as much weight as you have lost maybe i should read through it and try some of your methods.

5/3/2007 10:39:55 AM

Thanks.

There are lots of good pointers in here actually.

What's a good BMI for a lady who is 5'8". I'd search google but I know the answer will be all different. Probably will look anyway and take the collective average.

5/3/2007 10:41:51 AM

isn't a good BMI like 19-23 or something?

5/3/2007 10:42:53 AM

Yeah I thought it was 20 or so. PErsonal trainer said 19.

I'm at 24 right now. Considering I was at 34, that's not too shabby!

He also said I wasn't plateauing because I'm still losing inches and BMI, I need to stop looking at the stupid scale.

5/3/2007 10:45:57 AM

I think I lost another pound.

That would be 18 gone!. How do you check your BMI accurately? I know those online things are shit.

5/3/2007 10:47:02 AM

They have machines at the gym but he calculated mine once. It was like height in inches divided by weight in meters squared? Or some shit...

5/3/2007 10:47:45 AM

That's too complicated. LOL

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

BMI Categories:

Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 10:49 AM. Reason : yah!]

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 10:51 AM. Reason : Yeah that looks like the standard for most websites.]

5/3/2007 10:48:33 AM

Jebus, I was obese when I started this.

NASTYYYYYYYY

Glad to see I'm in the normal now, let's get a tiny bit lower!

5/3/2007 10:50:47 AM

I was overweight when I started.....

Now I'm 22.8

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 10:53 AM. Reason : Judging by magical online science. lol]

5/3/2007 10:52:11 AM

I was gonna say haha...


Yay us!

Next time I see him,I'll ask him what he thinks my small weight should be since I have no idea.

I may be closer than I think!!

5/3/2007 10:54:34 AM

Kiwi is a hawtie.

5/3/2007 10:59:24 AM

We're all hotties in this bitch.

5/3/2007 11:03:06 AM

Congrats, Kiwi.

5/3/2007 11:20:24 AM

Thanks.

5/3/2007 11:23:22 AM

don't worry too much about BMI. the ultimate measure of personal fitness is how you feel when you look in the mirror.

5/3/2007 12:11:58 PM

K.

I like to see some physical form of progress though, I see myself everyday, doesn't look much different with changes being so slow.

Yay!

5/3/2007 12:15:14 PM

just post n00ds

5/3/2007 12:28:19 PM

take pictures twice a month if you want a comparison.

5/3/2007 12:31:44 PM

Quote :

"don't worry too much about BMI. the ultimate measure of personal fitness is how you feel when you look in the mirror."

Tell that to people with health and eating disorders.

5/3/2007 12:31:57 PM

I should post my beginning pic except I'm making horrible faces in them.

Then everyone would go HOLY CRAP YOU LOOK AMAZAZING. werd!

I took some recently, I'll wait a few weeks more for others.

5/3/2007 12:56:10 PM

My good moment was a couple of weekends ago... My mom had taken pics of me at Christmas and at Easter... and I was wearing basically the same thing... The difference was amazing though. I have lost a ton of that weight around my face and neck...

I <3 before and after. Post 'em Kiwi!

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 12:59 PM. Reason : lost weight other places too! ]

5/3/2007 12:59:22 PM

Yall saw the bikini ones.

5/3/2007 1:08:42 PM

thats the before correct?

5/3/2007 1:18:59 PM

what gym do you go to? I saw a girl yesterday that looked just like you.

5/3/2007 1:31:14 PM

Yeah I can definitely tell. You're doing a great job.

5/3/2007 1:33:07 PM

So wait, was that before or after...

5/3/2007 1:48:22 PM

i'm now at 55 pounds of weight loss

horray from moving down from morbidly obese to just severely obese

5/3/2007 2:05:14 PM

Yes that's before.

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 4:33 PM. Reason : I go to the rush in Knoxville, TN ha]

5/3/2007 4:29:42 PM

5/3/2007 4:35:32 PM

One month ago.

5/3/2007 4:36:01 PM

Wow! The difference is amazing!! I can totally see it in your face and arms. Just a month ago?? Wow!!!

Kiwi, I'm gonna be in TN the week after next for 6 days. Maybe I'll bump into you somewhere!..

[Edited on May 3, 2007 at 4:41 PM. Reason : ...]

5/3/2007 4:37:33 PM

50 fuckin pounds.....

5/3/2007 4:39:34 PM

Dang girl, you gonna be in Knoxville?? If so contact a sista!!

Today;



Damn what a fucking difference. Haven't held them up to one another yet.

5/3/2007 4:42:42 PM

you're looking great!!!

gg on sticking with it!

5/3/2007 4:47:53 PM

^^ crap, not Knoxville...I'll be in Nashville. So I guess, I won't have kiwi spotting...

5/3/2007 4:50:24 PM

DAMN KIWI. You look awesome!

5/3/2007 4:55:49 PM

yeah lookin good

5/3/2007 4:57:21 PM

^^^Aw shitty.

Thanks guys.

5/3/2007 5:11:00 PM

5/3/2007 5:16:17 PM

GO KIWI GO KIWI!

5/3/2007 5:44:43 PM

5/3/2007 7:34:00 PM

OH!

5/3/2007 7:34:21 PM