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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / June 2004Taking a HUGE risk.
Ok, I'm taking a huge risk w/ this ... I have NEVER done anything like this before ... but what I did before didn't work, so it's time for something new. www.fitday.com TheIronWoman ~Kat /who is closing her eyes as she hits send. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." > Ok, I'm taking a huge risk w/ this ... I have NEVER done anything like this > before ... but what I did before didn't work, so it's time for something new. I don't use it, but I know a number of people who would give up their spouses before they'd give up Fitday. Good luck! Now, time to enter food eaten! i > Now, time to enter food eaten! > > i Makes sense to me. Seems like if you put meals into Fitday instead of your stomach, you should lose weight. >Ok, I'm taking a huge risk w/ this ... I have NEVER done anything like this >before ... but what I did before didn't work, so it's time for something new. >www.fitday.com Took me a bit to figure it out - but got there. :-) I've never used fitday ;) But - Good going!! THen again, I've seen pics of you before... <eg> Oh, did you know that Whylers makes a powdered zerocal drink just like Crystal Lite - but its much cheaper and tastes the same, uses the same ingredients. :) >Oh, did you know that Whylers makes a powdered zerocal drink just like >Crystal Lite - but its much cheaper and tastes the same, uses the same >ingredients. :) That's what I really had :) but it's not on the fitday site. At least not that I could find. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." I don't quite get this post -- do you mean for us to enter TheIronWoman and ~Kat as the user name and password? I tried that, but it didn't work. Mary M > Ok, I'm taking a huge risk w/ this ... I have NEVER done anything like this > before ... but what I did before didn't work, so it's time for something new. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." > I don't quite get this post -- do you mean for us to enter TheIronWoman and ~Kat as > the user name and password? I tried that, but it didn't work. I think that she invites us to look at her public fitness log... You know with food, weight, exercise, and daily notes. Mine is at http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ichudov I use fitday right now because I need to lose 3 lbs, 1 that I gained and two pounds that need to come out by the end of this month. i > Mary M > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." That's what I thought, but I didn't know how to access her file since the link she posted just gets you into Fitday. Keeping records is a great way to get back on track -- I have already been doing so much better now that I found the willingness to get out the food journal again. I found that I like doing mine on paper as opposed to the computer -- whatever works is wonderful, though! Mary > > I don't quite get this post -- do you mean for us to enter TheIronWoman and ~Kat as > > the user name and password? I tried that, but it didn't work. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >> > >> "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." >That's what I thought, but I didn't know how to access her file since the >link she >posted just gets you into Fitday. This may be better http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=theironwoman ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." > This may be better > http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=theironwoman Thank you; that worked perfectly. Great job in taking the reins of accountability and showing the willingness to try something different and scary for you. As I remember, you were very reluctant to post your weight? Congratulations for doing so -- that is a big step and I would venture to say that many of us felt that way at the beginning. And believe me, had I topped out at your weight, I would be dancing on air right now, because my journey would have been much shorter and my body would look so much better than it does now. So you are off to a great start! Keep that momentum going! Mary M 325-157-148 >Thank you; that worked perfectly. Great job in taking the reins of accountability and >showing the willingness to try something different and scary for you. As I remember, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Mary M >325-157-148 Their site isn't real intuitive. I had to sign up and then publish my journal in order to see the web link that was provided, then I just changed the Owner= to her name. But I'm a computer geek and that kind of logic works with my brain, but doesn't with everyones. :) > >Thank you; that worked perfectly. Great job in taking the reins of accountability and > >showing the willingness to try something different and scary for you. As I remember, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > But I'm a computer geek and that kind of logic works with my brain, > but doesn't with everyones. :) That explains it! I thought you were clairvoyant or something! :-) Couldn't figure out how you knew she had Crystal Light! Thanks, Jayjay. Mary >That explains it! I thought you were clairvoyant or something! :-) Couldn't figure >out how you knew she had Crystal Light! Thanks, Jayjay. > >Mary well .... I am clairvoyant, didn't ya know. :) (hey, some of my coworkers think that when I answer their questions before they ask, because i already know as I've already been notified by the computer somehow..... ) >>That's what I thought, but I didn't know how to access her file since the >>link she [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=theironwoman Kat, according to Dr Atkins, aspartame is known to stall weight loss. Just thought that it was worth mentioning, as you drink some aspartame laden stuff. i >Kat, according to Dr Atkins, aspartame is known to stall weight >loss. Just thought that it was worth mentioning, as you drink some >aspartame laden stuff. > >i Ya ... i know :( But I have just given up my diet Coke habit and I just am not able to drink water like I should. So, for now I'll go w/ what I'm doing. If I get stalled I'll change it. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." >>Kat, according to Dr Atkins, aspartame is known to stall weight >>loss. Just thought that it was worth mentioning, as you drink some [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > water like I should. So, for now I'll go w/ what I'm doing. > If I get stalled I'll change it. yep, if you get stalled, change it... i >>Kat, according to Dr Atkins, aspartame is known to stall weight >>loss. Just thought that it was worth mentioning, as you drink some [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." Its never caused me to stall. But, as a tip, try weaning yourself off by watering down your drinks.... start with 50/50 or even 75/25 and work your way down. With things like gatorade for workouts, I put about 6oz in my bottle, then fill the rest of the 32oz bottle with water now. It gives me just enough taste (and the electrolyte/salt/sugar) to help with hard workouts. For me, there is usually enough left in the bottom that even filling my bottle up a 2nd time at the gym (their water tastes nasty) will keep the taste ok. >>>That's what I thought, but I didn't know how to access her file since the >>>link she [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >i Yeah? I consume aspartame all the time -- routinely put Equal on my cereal and drink Diet Pepsi daily. Hasn't seemed to hurt me any :-). I don't take my diet advice from Dr. A, though. Chris 262/146/ (145-150) -- and drinking Diet Pepsi as I read the list >>>>That's what I thought, but I didn't know how to access her file since the >>>>link she [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Yeah? I consume aspartame all the time -- routinely put Equal on my > cereal and drink Diet Pepsi daily. Hasn't seemed to hurt me any :-). On the other hand, Chris, didn't you experience a few long weight stalls? i > I don't take my diet advice from Dr. A, though. > > Chris > 262/146/ (145-150) -- and drinking Diet Pepsi as I read the list >On the other hand, Chris, didn't you experience a few long weight stalls? Depends on if you consider 3 weeks long, I guess -- I had a few of those. It wasn't a problem to me. The point is, these periods didn't correlate with any change in my consumption of aspartame or anything else. I see no more reason to blame aspartame than, say, eggs or broccoli, both of which I've also been consuming regularly, along with many other foods. Or maybe I should blame weightlifting or running, both of which I've also been doing throughout. Or I could blame my job, my hobby of needlework, or other regular activities. All such conclusions would be equally supportable -- i.e., not at all. Maybe there are people who lose weight steadily every week for 2 years, but I'm not one of them. But I've lost every month. I've been very happy with my rate of weight loss. It was right on target with my objective when I began all this. Due to my desire to preserve as much muscle and strength as possible, particularly rapid loss was never an objective -- rather the opposite. At one point (before I got involved w/ ASD) I found myself losing too fast and adjusted my eating upward a bit. Chris 262/146/ (145-150) you have done a splendid job Chris. i >>On the other hand, Chris, didn't you experience a few long weight stalls? > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Chris > 262/146/ (145-150) according to your journaling for june 16th you only ate 330 calories? is that correct? if so, why so little?  Signaturerosie http://www.infoshout.com/the_toll.htm http://www.truthout.org/ : >That's what I thought, but I didn't know how to access her file since the : >link she : >posted just gets you into Fitday. : : This may be better http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=theironwoman : ~Kat : : "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." > according to your journaling for june 16th you only ate 330 > calories? > is that correct? > if so, why so little? and the calorie burned number is most likely bogus also. i >and the calorie burned number is most likely bogus also. > >i interesting, I didn't even put in anything for activity. I'm not sure why it's even there. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." >>and the calorie burned number is most likely bogus also. >> >>i > > interesting, I didn't even put in anything for activity. I'm not sure why it's > even there. Try setting your lifestyle to "sedentary/bedridden", and then enter specific activities. fitday overstates calories spent, otherwise. I am as far from bedridden as it gets, and yet sedentary/bedridden is the right setting for me. i >Try setting your lifestyle to "sedentary/bedridden", and then enter >specific activities. fitday overstates calories spent, otherwise. I am >as far from bedridden as it gets, and yet sedentary/bedridden is the >right setting for me. It's not the right setting for me. I would never put myself down as bedridden. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." >and the calorie burned number is most likely bogus also. > >i well, i see now that putting it up here was a big f.cking mistake. I won't be doing that again. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." >>and the calorie burned number is most likely bogus also. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I won't be doing that again. > ~Kat Why? You got good input. The point of this exercise is to help you, not slam you. Using fitday is a great tool. Nudging you as a beginner towards using it right seems like we're helping you. There isn't any judging going on here. Igor is right, the "calories burned" number way overstates your resting basal metabolism. (I have no idea where they got those ridiculous numbers.) His idea of putting your lifestyle as sedentary/bedridden makes sense to me as a work-around, not an indictment of your lifestyle. Dally >>>and the calorie burned number is most likely bogus also. >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > numbers.) His idea of putting your lifestyle as sedentary/bedridden > makes sense to me as a work-around, not an indictment of your lifestyle. I am well aware that Jarkat is an active mother. So suggesting to enter sedentary/bedridden should not be interpreted as a putdown. I am an "active father" and yet I enter sedentary/bedridden. Otherwise, fitday overstates calories burned, quite terribly. For the amount of money spent, Jarkat got very good value in terms of input from other posters. I can hardly recall any suggestion made to her by anyone that was incorrect. i >>and the calorie burned number is most likely bogus also. >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." Awwwww, Kat. :-( I'm bummed you feel that way. I thought it was a HUGE and amazing (!) step for you to post your journal and make it available for us to see. Like you said what you did before didn't work, so I can only imagine the strength it took for you to make your diet available for all to help you! I was in awe of your leap of faith, posting that. Overall, I have found fitday fantastic for journaling food choices and adding up caloric intake, but the calories burned section is woefully inadequate. Beverly suggested www.caloriesperhour.com and I found that fitday was underestimating my workout calories burned and my lifestyle/BMR overestimated. In all, I found that I generally burn MORE per day than fitday says. Which, of course, is a good thing. :-) I hope in the future you'll reconsider sharing your journalling, but if not, I know how you feel. Just know I admire your strength! Ally 212/181/160 > Overall, I have found fitday fantastic for journaling food choices and > adding up caloric intake, but the calories burned section is woefully > inadequate. Beverly suggested www.caloriesperhour.com and I found that For me, their calories burned are wildly off the mark (predict weight changes incorrectly over the long run), unless Ienter sedentary/bedridden. i >according to your journaling for june 16th you only ate 330 >calories? >is that correct? No, I was very tired last night and no time to put everything in. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." >>according to your journaling for june 16th you only ate 330 >>calories? >>is that correct? > > No, I was very tired last night and no time to put everything in. you could enter your foods for yesterday, click on "<<" on the op of the foods screen. i >according to your journaling for june 16th you only ate 330 >calories? >is that correct? >if so, why so little? also, i put what i ate in the journal area. ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." >I don't quite get this post -- do you mean for us to enter TheIronWoman and >~Kat as >the user name and password? I tried that, but it didn't work. > >Mary M It's a public journal ... so you don't need a password. My user ID is "theironwoman" ~Kat "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." I don't see any way to see your journal from the link you posted. Mary > >I don't quite get this post -- do you mean for us to enter TheIronWoman and > >~Kat as [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." Never mind -- I just saw your other post -- thanks! Mary > I don't see any way to see your journal from the link you posted. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > "The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the cheese." > Ok, I'm taking a huge risk w/ this ... I have NEVER done anything like this > before ... but what I did before didn't work, so it's time for something new. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > /who is closing her eyes as she hits send. > ~Kat I don't know how to see you there. Am I missing something? Teri |
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