NEW YEARS RESOLUTION WEIGHT LOSS THREAD

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by FIGRRL

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

These are veggie Bocca, first day i've actually had these, but I'll check the ingredients when I get home....Thank you!!

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by FIGRRL

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

Cool, I'm interested to see what your diet is like.

Why no Splenda? It's zero calorie isn't it? When low carbing I have been killing my sugar cravings with coke zero or diet mtn dew. I figure they're zero calorie and the extra caffeine will do some good fat burn wise. Am I wrong?

[sugar'n'spice]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Cool, I'm interested to see what your diet is like.

Why no Splenda? It's zero calorie isn't it? When low carbing I have been killing my sugar cravings with coke zero or diet mtn dew. I figure they're zero calorie and the extra caffeine will do some good fat burn wise. Am I wrong?

That stuff is garbage !

Drink water !

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by sugar'n'spice

That stuff is garbage !

Drink water !

I drink loads of water.....the Coke Zero and Diet Mtn Dew is to trick myself in to thinking I'm getting something sweet. Works good for that as I don't go raid the candy jar on the admins desk all day at work LOL.

I drink about a gallon of water a day. Maybe 1 Coke Zero. Then there's the 4 glasses of whiskey oops.

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Cool, I'm interested to see what your diet is like.

Why no Splenda? It's zero calorie isn't it? When low carbing I have been killing my sugar cravings with coke zero or diet mtn dew. I figure they're zero calorie and the extra caffeine will do some good fat burn wise. Am I wrong?

Stevia is a better artificial sweetner, splenda makes you bloated and gassy......and.Stevia is all natural, comes straight from the plant....

[Speedy1975]

Cool, I'll get it next time. I only use the artificial sweeteners in my coffee and sprinkle some on my oat meal.

I have a tbsp of ICBINBL in my broccoli and on my oat meal as well. Is there a better substitute there? I've heard that stuff is like 1 molecule away from plastic.

[FIGRRL]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Cool, I'm interested to see what your diet is like.

Why no Splenda? It's zero calorie isn't it? When low carbing I have been killing my sugar cravings with coke zero or diet mtn dew. I figure they're zero calorie and the extra caffeine will do some good fat burn wise. Am I wrong?

Yup! Dead wrong. Diet soda causes weight loss stall or gain and even with artificial sweeteners of ANY kind there is a GI and they have the potential to cause a fat burning stall in your metabolism. Water and black coffee or tea are your fat burning drinks! Im not looking forward to kicking my rockstar zero carb habit :(

[FIGRRL]

Originally Posted by Bonnie

Stevia is a better artificial sweetner, splenda makes you bloated and gassy......and.Stevia is all natural, comes straight from the plant....

Even stevia isn't good for getting super lean :(

[bossbunny]

Originally Posted by FIGRRL

Yup! Dead wrong. Diet soda causes weight loss stall or gain and even with artificial sweeteners of ANY kind there is a GI and they have the potential to cause a fat burning stall in your metabolism. Water and black coffee or tea are your fat burning drinks! Im not looking forward to kicking my rockstar zero carb habit :(

My sister told me this is because it stalls out in the liver (?? or which ever organ processes fat) and slows it down so it doesnt process fat as efficently as it should. I have one coke zero in the morning to wake up and water the rest of the day.

[Bonnie]

Just had a Killer circuit workout, Did all my cardio and now I'm eating boiled chicken and onions w/steamed brocolli and carrots, sprinkled with salt free Mrs. Dash! Yummy!

Thanks Figrrl,
Well no more artificial sweetners for me, I did not know that about stevia, Its down to the wire I have about 3 weeks till Dexter Jackson and 5 weeks till the heart of dixie so, I'm only eating to live now with nothing but LOTS of water!

[bossbunny]

Originally Posted by sugar'n'spice

OK...so I thought I would post a picture of myself wearing a new summer dress that I bought this week...
The benefits of weight loss...
I bought 3,,,but this is just one ...

Oh and sorry, the washroom has the only full length mirror ...lol

Woohoo!! Very pretty Jo!

[bossbunny]

So I have decided to go get a massage because my back is knotted to heck and back and I keep getting these headaches and its affecting my workouts. Should I go to a regular massage parlor or a sports massage place?

[SSMOKINHOT]

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!

Sometimes that is all ya can do is laugh....otherwise you might cry!!! LoL!!

Originally Posted by FIGRRL

i end up in sheer h*ll





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.

Hmmmm...I never thought about the psychology of just buying the items! I dunno, I would probably rip into the package before I even got em to the car though!! I don't even go down the junk food aisle at the grocery store...I avoid it like the plague!!

Holy crap!! 4 -5 jobs??? Whew!!! Makes me tired just thinkin about it! Keeping busy is a great method though...I use that method a lot...try to distract myself...or I drink a bottle of water.

Originally Posted by FIGRRL

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

Hmmm...good info on the soy products. I wasn't aware of that and being a vegetarian, guess where I get a lot of my protein??? (I do eat tuna and eggs though so I get a lot of protein there as well) So when you say milk based, does that include whey protein?

I found adding cinnamon to my oats gives them some good flavor without any negatives (unless there is something out there I am not aware of).

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Cool, I'm interested to see what your diet is like.

Why no Splenda? It's zero calorie isn't it? When low carbing I have been killing my sugar cravings with coke zero or diet mtn dew. I figure they're zero calorie and the extra caffeine will do some good fat burn wise. Am I wrong?

My understanding is caffeine in drinks like coffee/soda is ineffective for fat burning. The most effective caffeine for fat burn is an herb called guarana. Unlike caffeine drinks which produce an energy surge then drop off, guarana's caffeine is released more slowly over several hours which is more effective for fat burn. Also, my understanding is the fat burning effects of guarana are even better when coupled with white willow bark. Studies show when taken together, it increases the body's ability to utilize fatty acids while preserving lean muscle tissue (but dont take white willow bark if you are allergic to aspirin!)

Originally Posted by sugar'n'spice

OK...so I thought I would post a picture of myself wearing a new summer dress that I bought this week...
The benefits of weight loss...
I bought 3,,,but this is just one ...

Oh and sorry, the washroom has the only full length mirror ...lol

Joanne, that dress is PERFECT on you!!! You look absolutely stunning!!!

[FIGRRL]

Originally Posted by badgebunny

So I have decided to go get a massage because my back is knotted to heck and back and I keep getting these headaches and its affecting my workouts. Should I go to a regular massage parlor or a sports massage place?

Either... I have a chiropractic massage therapist I go to, just make use the massage therapist can do "deep tissue" work and they are good at it