NEW YEARS RESOLUTION WEIGHT LOSS THREAD

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by CFD

rice cakes are not food lol . This goes for women too, if you workout, ALWAYS eat your protein.

lmao...it takes the edge off....but I gotchu!

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

lmao...it takes the edge off....but I gotchu!

I did not knowingly re-post that but since we are on the subject, always eat your protein LOL

[SSMOKINHOT]

Originally Posted by sugar'n'spice

Heyyyy Donna ! Oh please, don't talk about you and gravity! You look AWESOME !!!
I'm older than most of you and I can definitely complain about gravity for sure !

Ha ha, thanks Joanne, I may look young, but I have lots of grey hairs and defying gravity is definitely not my strong suit!!

Originally Posted by Bonnie

LOL love the spillage pics!

And Oh please say your gonna work toward competing! I think you should make it a goal for next year! Saweeeeet!!!!!!


And you can make the husband happy and solve the boob problem easily....

Well, I thought about competing for a fleeting instant. But frankly, your posts about food scared me away!! Perhaps when we meet up in November you can tell me more about what is involved/what it takes for the bikini division. I still have ways to go...

Originally Posted by FIGRRL

Keep your head up! People constantly get on me while I am dieting for a show, they call me concentration camp victim and the like... You just have to remember that one of two things (or both) are happening: they don't understand because they don't go thru it like you are, or they are jealous.

Remember this to keep you motivated: the single hardest thing a human can do is loose weight. For one to loose weight one has to BREAK their natural addiction to food. We are preprogrammed to eat for survival, and therefore we have the strongest addiction to it. And you are DOING IT!

The other thing that helps me is I have a picture of Monica Brant on the fridge and a pic from my last show in my bedroom. If I wanna get there I have to stay outta both!!!!

I agree....people just don't understand or are jealous!

So, how do you do it??? How do you control the cravings??? Sheer will power???

Don't get me wrong, I eat pretty clean 99% of the time, but sometimes I just can't say no. I gotta find ways to get past that...any tricks of the trade???

Originally Posted by badgebunny

Hahah I have been spending more time in the mirror too. Skip is always laughing at me. And i'm always like feel this muscle and feel this muscle haha.

I want my boobs to deflate hahah I would be happy!! Even when I weighed 122 I still had Cs. They get annoying to me hahaha, Skip doesnt seem to mind to much when they disappear. But I'm working on toning/building up my backside.

Ha ha...watching our bodies transform is AMAZING isnt it?? I have developed muscles that I didnt really know existed!! Like the "fingers" on your shoulders...yea, I have em!! LoL! Now I roll my sleeves up when I am at the gym instead of hiding my arms!!! I am PROUD of my accomplishments. Ya know they say "Success breeds success" ... I think they are right!!

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by FIGRRL

Well the 16 weeks of fun have begun for me.... Tuna, lettuce, brown rice, and egg whites for the next few weeks until the first plateau, then the world will start to suck, down 5 lbs since Sunday already tho!

Do you eat fruit or anything when you're dieting? That's something I added back in as of late, but not sure about. I'm having 1-1.5 cups of grapes, or an apple with my cottage cheese at 3pm.

Originally Posted by Bonnie

Welcome to the club ...LOL I'm hungry right now,
I just had an emergency rice cake...lol.... 23 days out for me!

I have been hungry a lot lately too for some reason. Normally I don't have issue with that but last night about 9pm I was HUNGRY. I wouldn't have been able to go to sleep I don't think. I ended up eating a scoop of ON Whey, 1 tbsp of natty peanut butter (MMMMMMM) and a bag of light popcorn (20 carbs).

I've increased cardio back up a bit the past couple weeks..I'm up to 40-45 mins 5 days a week where I was at 35 mins 5 days a week so maybe that has something to do with it?

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by SSMOKINHOT

Well, I thought about competing for a fleeting instant. But frankly, your posts about food scared me away!! Perhaps when we meet up in November you can tell me more about what is involved/what it takes for the bikini division. I still have ways to go...

Ha ha...watching our bodies transform is AMAZING isnt it?? I have developed muscles that I didnt really know existed!! Like the "fingers" on your shoulders...yea, I have em!! LoL! Now I roll my sleeves up when I am at the gym instead of hiding my arms!!! I am PROUD of my accomplishments. Ya know they say "Success breeds success" ... I think they are right!!

Well being hungry is a part of it...I won't lie but its all worth it when you see great results, I've lost 2 lbs. since my 4th of July pics! that keeps me motivated...along with seeing my abs get dialed in!

I seriously can't wait to see you in November! I'm so excited!!!

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Do you eat fruit or anything when you're dieting? That's something I added back in as of late, but not sure about. I'm having 1-1.5 cups of grapes, or an apple with my cottage cheese at 3pm.



I have been hungry a lot lately too for some reason. Normally I don't have issue with that but last night about 9pm I was HUNGRY. I wouldn't have been able to go to sleep I don't think. I ended up eating a scoop of ON Whey, 1 tbsp of natty peanut butter (MMMMMMM) and a bag of light popcorn (20 carbs).

I've increased cardio back up a bit the past couple weeks..I'm up to 40-45 mins 5 days a week where I was at 35 mins 5 days a week so maybe that has something to do with it?

Yeah its amazing what little food will take away the craving when your body fat gets really low, it seriously doesn't take much for me these days!

[CFD]

Normally fruit is a healthy food but when trying to acheive low body fat levels they should be restricted or at least limited, they are full of fructose, which is a natural sugar but still a simple carb,
My thought is that if you are having cravings or are real hungry you should eat, if not it could lead to a lapse in judgement of food choices or for those not familiar with dieting, ESPECIALLY low carb dieting, it can and often lead to binge eating. The thing to do is eat more but continue with healthy food choices. One thing that may help is to increase the intake of healthy fats, it usually helps satisfy cravings and hunger and is an important part of a muscle building or fat loss diet. The other thing is eat tons of leafy greans, you will not take in many cals and will get so sick of chewing you won't want to eat LOL.

[Speedy1975]

Yeah CFD, good advice. I'm finding the carbs are a tight rope walk for me at least.

I absolutely love peanut butter, so I have to be careful there. I could eat the whole jar. I have 1 tbsp a couple times a day and 1oz of almonds once a day.

I'd also be interested to hear what FIGRRL does when she hits a plateau.

I'm still hovering around the 40-50gr of carbs a day except on cheat meal days (1 per week). I'm having Chuy's Saturday night and can't wait.

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Yeah CFD, good advice. I'm finding the carbs are a tight rope walk for me at least.

I absolutely love peanut butter, so I have to be careful there. I could eat the whole jar. I have 1 tbsp a couple times a day and 1oz of almonds once a day.

I'd also be interested to hear what FIGRRL does when she hits a plateau.

I'm still hovering around the 40-50gr of carbs a day except on cheat meal days (1 per week). I'm having Chuy's Saturday night and can't wait.

Not just for you. low carbing can and will take it's toll on everyone eventually but if you want real low body fat you've got to deal with it.

I know when I am cutting and hit a plateu I will step up the cardio a bit, if that doesn't work rather quickly I will step up the cal intake a bit, if that doesn't work I up the cals slightly and do not workout AT ALL for a week, when I get back into it I'll drop a few pounds almost overnite. Usually if I do the later I can up the weight on my lifts as well, sometimes the body just says enough already, give me a friggin' break.

[Bonnie]

For lunch.......I just had 2 boca burger patties......8 carbs in each 1.5 grams of fat and 13 grams of protien in each, cup of green beans and a rice cake...8 carbs...0 fat..Yummy..........NOT!!!! LMAO


I may as well laugh about it!

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

For lunch.......I just had 2 boca burger patties......8 carbs in each 1.5 grams of fat and 13 grams of protien in each, cup of green beans and a rice cake...8 carbs...0 fat..Yummy..........NOT!!!! LMAO


I may as well laugh about it!

I'm not sure what a boca burger is but compare it to this one I posted on 7/4, and they are tastey and they are big, check out the protein count and they will fill you up.
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"TNT Burgers" - "Tasty Nutritious Turkey"
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* 1 lb (454 g) 99% nonfat ground turkey
* 4 egg whites
* 1 cup (40 g crumbled shredded wheat or whole wt bread crumbs)
* 1/2 cup finely diced celery
* 1/2 cup finely diced onion
* 1 tbsp horseradish mustard (jack daniels brand - the SECRET ingredient!)
* 1 tbsp soy sauce
* 1 tsbp garlic powder
* 1 tbsp parsley flakes
* dash of pepper
* dash of sea salt (optional)

Makes 4 burgers

per burger: (not including bun):

189 calories
37.5 grams protein
12.5 grams carbs
1.6 grams fat

[sugar'n'spice]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

For lunch.......I just had 2 boca burger patties......8 carbs in each 1.5 grams of fat and 13 grams of protien in each, cup of green beans and a rice cake...8 carbs...0 fat..Yummy..........NOT!!!! LMAO


I may as well laugh about it!

sure..laugh now..it's ok..but, it will be all worth it in the end!

[Speedy1975]

I just had a scoop of ON Whey, now I'm having 1 cup of cottage cheese, 2 cups of grapes, and 1oz of almonds.

For lunch I had a can of tuna and 2 cups of broccoli.

Breakfast was one of those Jimmy Dean Delights things turkey deals. They're pretty tasty. 30gr carbs, 18gr protein, 8gr fat, 260 cals.

Dinner will be grilled chicken and a spinach salad. I'm not eating any popcorn tonight hahaha. I'll go jogging if I get hungry I swear.

[FIGRRL]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

I'd also be interested to hear what FIGRRL does when she hits a plateau.

i end up in sheer h*ll

Originally Posted by SSMOKINHOT

I agree....people just don't understand or are jealous!

So, how do you do it??? How do you control the cravings??? Sheer will power???

Don't get me wrong, I eat pretty clean 99% of the time, but sometimes I just can't say no. I gotta find ways to get past that...any tricks of the trade???

there are a couple ways i deal with it mainly. and which one is used depends on where i am in my cycle of dieting and how far out i am from a show.

i have been doing it so long i have found diet friendly modifications i can do to what is on the strictest of diets, these i use in the first few weeks or when i am on a "holding plan for a show" pattern. it is amazing how creative you can get after playing around with it for so long! they do not harm or really low the first stages of weight loss for a show, however the closer you get the tighter it becomes and thats when it gets tricky, and hard. i loose my splenda and equal 4 weeks in so after that the "sugar cravings" get NASTY and those i get around by "doing something else" i keep very very very very busy during diet season (work 4 - 5 jobs) so i am constantly out of the house and i walk away when i am around something that makes my stomach flip due to craving or hunger. toward the middle and end i will literally go to the store and BUY the things i want and crave and give them to co-workers, it is surprising how satisfying just the purchase can be even if you dont consume it. and the final week or so i start my "after show binge kitty" and start storing everything i crave in the freezer and i dont open it until the day of the show when it goes into my bag to come with me to the show.

[FIGRRL]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

For lunch.......I just had 2 boca burger patties......8 carbs in each 1.5 grams of fat and 13 grams of protien in each, cup of green beans and a rice cake...8 carbs...0 fat..Yummy..........NOT!!!! LMAO


I may as well laugh about it!

watch the soy protein and milk based when you get close.... it can make your skin thick and make you hold water and look flat!


meal plan for the next 2 weeks:

6am meal 1 - 4 egg whites and 1/2 cup slow cook oats plain
9am meal 2 - 1/2 packet tuna plain
noon meal 3 - 1 packet of tuna and 1 cup brown rice
3pm meal 4 - 1/2 packet tuna plain
6pm meal 5 - 1 packet tuna 3 oz romaine lettuce 1 tbs flax oil 1 tbs vinegar