Fat : Counterfat

[judecorp]

I always pack myself these totally healthy lunches. Today, for example, I have a "Lean Pocket," a yogurt, a pear, and some diet soda. And then I go out to eat at night, almost every night, and eat crap. And I crave junk food. And I drive myself insane.

In the summer of 2001, I lost about 20 pounds. Whoomp, there it is - right back where it started.

I blame Sean.

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[mooglegrl.livejournal.com]

Yesterday, I started a little journal to log everything I eat and its caloric value.

I wonder how masochistic this is.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Don't hurt yourself.

[cfred.livejournal.com]

Actually, I was advised to do that by a dietitian. Specifically, it was to keep a journal of everything I ate for a month, and then follow up with her at the end of the month.

On the one hand, she was looking for a baseline of what I ate, I'm sure. However, it also affected my eating habits. I mean, do you want to go back to the doctor with "Big Mac and super-sized fries" or "3 Moon pies" or some such listed in your journal?

[grrlpower.livejournal.com]

I hear ya. when I grocery shop, I only buy healthy food. But it's not filling, so I end up buying chocolate, chips, etc etc. Magically, I've managed to put on nearly 20 lbs since November. Hence my resolve to cut back on chocolate to stop this nonsense. The other day at the store I bought soy nuts, which aren't great, but they're good for me and I can fool myself into thinking they're junk food.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I do the same thing! My house is full of healthy food. And then I go to Jen's and raid her house for any available snack.

I've never had soy nuts. Hrm. I do like dried fruit, though.

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[grrlpower.livejournal.com]

These are like peanuts, I have BBQed ones. They're not bad.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I don't like peanuts.

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[grrlpower.livejournal.com]

what don't you like about them?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I don't really like the taste much, but I /hate/ how they make my teeth squeak!

[crushinator.livejournal.com]

sean is like the devil, Jude. He can't make you do stuff... he can only offer deliciously tempting suggestions. Sometimes it helps if you invite him to go and have sex with himself, though.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should invite him to go have sex with you.

He ain't heavy ... oh, wait ... yeah, he is.

[kjtoo.livejournal.com]

I think I weigh roughly as much as a compact foreign car, or around 265 pounds. Take your pick. I've got about fifteen pounds that I can drop if I really put my mind to it, but I don't have the sticktoitiveness to maintain anything resembling a healthy diet for very long.

I have been eating a bit better thanks to lolaj633, who is on a new diet that is working quite well for her. It's called First Place, a Christian weight-loss program. She seems to be very happy with it, and the food she prepares is really pretty tasty. White chicken chili, apricot-glazed pork chops, stuff like that. She's making a low-fat raspberry tiramisu for Easter, I'm told. Yum.

I think she's going to put together a diet plan for me. One that may enable me to continue my frequent trips to Chipotle, but will most likely mean giving up my beloved SoBe. I love the stuff, but I'm sure there's way too much sugar in it.

Now, if I could only motivate myself to pull my bicycle out of the garage and ride, ride, ride!

Re: He ain't heavy ... oh, wait ... yeah, he is.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I could never give up Chipotle... although I eat it significantly less than I used to, since there's no Chipotle directly close to me. Though now that it's warmer, I can walk to the one by the arena, or bike to the one on campus!

How is a diet Christian? I'm baffled.

[selfpreserve.livejournal.com]

December 2001 - I managed to have added 30 pounds on to my frame over the year. I couldn't believe it. I lost it all last year, starting in January. I cut regular soda out of my body, started working out again, managed to speed up my metabolism, and now I've gone back to eating out (not total crap though) and drinking regular soda. Of course, I also had a stomach virus Spring Break 2002 and spent the whole week sick. I lost ten pounds that week and I never gained it back. I also managed to build up more muscle in my legs and arms, which helps with the fat reduction, of course. Trick number one: Eat a small breakfast. That lunch you packed? Don't eat it all at one o'clock or whatever. Graze, all day, every day, on small things.

I believe in feeding schedules. Just ask Christina. I am like a zoo animal. I start getting cranky if we miss a feeding time.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely going to do the total switch again to diet soda. I had started slacking, mostly because I like to order cherry coke in bars (made with grenadine, mmmmm).

I am already a grazer at work... my problem is just that I've been eating out too much, big meals at that.

*throws peanuts at you*

oof!

[selfpreserve.livejournal.com]

There is another trick to my body.

I'm lactose intolerant.

We also believe I'm allergic to every possible food stuff in the world. Everything I eat upsets my stomach. One of these days, rutabaga is taking me to John Hopkins, so she claims.

*throws a giant can of cashews at you*

Re: oof!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I am allergic to no foods. If I were lactose intolerant, I would verily die. DIE, I tell you! I loves me some dairy products.

Ewww, cashews! *tosses rubber fruits at you*

[osuptygal.livejournal.com]

I've been losing weight by eating a lot of veggies, filling fruit, tuna and chicken, and low fat dairy products..anyone who says "cut dairy out" to lose weight has their heads up their bottoms. I eat cottage cheese with my salads so that I get full...I have a yogurt and an apple in the morning, etc..and it's been working (even with me going out drinking all the time).
You and I shall go biking when it gets warm...hard~core biking where our asses hurt the next day. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I can't stand cottage cheese - more power to you to be able to eat it!

When I lost all the weight that summer, I wasn't eating much. I guess I was too busy, and wasn't eating out. I would, like, have a peanut butter sandwich for lunch, and something similar for dinner. And I went for like a 3 mile walk every night.

I need to start doing that sort of thing again. Limit the eating out, increasing the walking/biking.

And I would LOVE to go for a bike ride, but keep in mind that I am a wuss.

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

Cutting out dairy would make me crazy.

Oh wait, that's why I am crazy right now. One more dose of Levaquin and I'm going to be eating myself sick on Friday after watching the husband and midget have ice cream and cheesecake and pasta with cream in the sauce and all the other things I haven't been allowed because of the meds.

It'll probably even be good for me since no dairy has pretty much ruined my daily intake. How can I live without the major food group of cheese?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I would die without dairy. Just curl up and die, die, die.