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Meemo
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 2:28 pm
hello to all i have decided to finally start exercising so i thought i would post here for the added support. i to have all the knowledge and equipment to get started but have put it off for years. don't feel bad SBG i have a treadmill and weight bench that i bought last year that haven't been used more than 10 times. that's pathetic. i recently read jim karas book and found it to be quite interesting. his program focuses more on strength training than cardio. i use to love to lift weights in highschool. so i think i'm just going to start exercising rather than focus too much on calories. yes i will cut back but not too strict. i will post my progress and maybe by doing this with others i will feel more motivated.
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Lkunkel
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 2:57 pm
I am restarting my eating plan. I'm using The Serotonin Solution. That's how I've successfully gone from 312.5 to my current 216. Just have to keep at it. I'm cleaning and flinging stuff; pedometer strapped to my sock; and eating right. I'm a happy camper at the moment.
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Reader234
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 6:55 pm
LOL,lk, happy camper!! OK, I now have in my possesion the Weight Watchers DVD and flex point system! Again, I know what to do.... I do need to make an appt with my doctor again... I'm just a lil concerned with my dizzy spells...
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Lkunkel
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 7:24 pm
Reader: I'd be concerned too. So, you aren't going to start anything new until you see a doctor, right?
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Reader234
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 7:36 pm
nothing new!! I have hypoglycemia, and I used to take chromium picolinate, but the latest studies worried me, so I've not been taking chromium, you used to be able to find plain chromium (my grandma took this and she had diebeties and swore by it...) I can only find the picolinate versions so far!! I hate the doctors Lk!! I usually reserve my annual checkupS for Feb!! (my birthday - I get everything checked out!! )
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Lkunkel
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 7:41 pm
Reader: Check out Chromium Ionic Mineral Supplement, that seems to be pure Chromium, as well as FoodMatrix.
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Reader234
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 7:55 pm
Thanks Lk, For anyone interested in Weight Watchers, and CROCKPOT recipes>>>> Crockpot RECIPES
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Reader234
| Friday, January 02, 2004 - 7:55 pm
AAACK dh laptop burped!!!!

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Sweetbabygirl
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 7:47 am
Here's a question....exactly how many grams of daily carbs should you have? The book that I'm currently reading says 120g, but that would be for diabetics.
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Lkunkel
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 9:57 am
SBG: I think it is different for every eating plan. On my eating plan, I have 90g total for meals and a specific snack of 40-45g (with a caloric limit of 210 calories); so, my daily total is 130-135g. My eating plan works for me, simply because it works really well with my Effexor XR.
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Sweetbabygirl
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 10:06 am
Caloric limit of 210, Lkunky? That's not your daily intake, is it? (sorry for the dopey questions, but as I said in a previous post, I am starting from scratch)
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Lkunkel
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 10:55 am
SBG: Nope, only for that snack. My daily take is 1420...except when I have too much fun making my Chef's salad. I more than exceed the 10g of vegetables most days.
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Reader234
| Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 12:08 pm
SBG - have you done a googe search for carbohydrate totals? The whole thing confuses the heck out of me!! I went and got the Weight Watchers DVD< new flex plan is free, free registration. I'm also going to register with the Discovery Channel's nutrition program next Saturday. IL think writing down everything, and keeping a food journal will be a definate key for me!!
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Sweetbabygirl
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 11:03 am
Okay, I'm going to have to make a damned appointment STAT with a nutritionist....today's caloric intake is 1,049 (yeah, I know it is low; it is supposed to total 1,300)....but the total carbs came to 127. I didn't want to go over 130, so I was just as strict with the carbs as I was with the calories. I know I shouldn't be in such a low caloric intake, no matter how much water I've been drinking. Just needed to frickin' rant. <runs crying out of folder>
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Lkunkel
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 11:20 am
SBG: Calm down, sweetie. What all did you eat? Let's see if we can help.
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Reader234
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 11:54 am
Come back SBG!! We're in this together babe!
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Not1worry
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 12:02 pm
Can someone help me out as far as what supplements are recommended? I don't have the book to look it up. I can't take a multi-vitamin, they make me ill. I have to add vitamin by vitamin so I can tell if one will bother me. Right now I'm taking 500mg of vitamin C and 500mg of calcium. What am I missing?
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Reader234
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 3:18 pm
How about B vitamins? Folic Acid? About a month ago I would've sworn by Chromium Picolinate - the Picolinate is the problem, if you can find chromium that helps to stabilize the blood suger, which helps me as a hypoglycemic, it helped my grandma who was insulin diebetic. When I dont take the 200mcg and I reduce my caloric and carb. intake, I get dizzy. There is some way out there claims that chromium helps you lose weight, build muscle etc, I just know that it is included in most "diet" over the counter supplements, as well as in "fat burners" but from the 60's my grandma encouraged and swore by chromium and spirulina (spirulina is a pure gotta run bbl
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Sweetbabygirl
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 3:45 pm
I'm back....okay, here is what I had today. Breakfast Cup of oatmeal w/2 tbsp. of fat-free milk and 1 tbsp. of margarine 2 cups of fat-free milk Lunch You saw what it was in the lunch thread Dinner 4 oz. whiting filet 1 cup of steamed broccoli 1/2 cup of steamed snow peas All that comes to the above calorie and carb intake. Trust me when I say I'm not trying to starve myself....as I mentioned previously, there must be something that I'm not correctly calculating. I'm not interested in the Atkins Diet, I just want to lose the old-fashioned way, which is by counting down all that I eat and exercising. Should I just forget about the stupid carb intake and only worry about the daily calorie intake? (Of course, I'd know to not consume bread, sugar, etc.)
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Lkunkel
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 3:53 pm
SBG: That's not a lot of food....Your body might not realize that you aren't trying to starve it. Here's my eating plan. I never pull off the vegetable amount...my salad more than exceeds 10g of veggies. Breakfast (280 calories): 2 protein (16-18g) 1 starch (15g) 1 fruit (15g) Lunch (420 calories): 3 protein (24g) 2 starch (30g) 2 vegetable (10g) 1 condiment and "free" food Snack (210 calories): Non-fruit Carbohydrates (40-45g) Dinner (510 calories): 1 protein (8g) 3 starch (45g) 2 vegetable (10g) 1 fruit (15g) 2 fat (10g) I dunno...it just seems like I'm eating more than you.
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Sweetbabygirl
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 4:02 pm
But are those (g)'s carbs? Shit, Stevie Wonder is frickin' eating more than me!!
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Sweetbabygirl
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 4:05 pm
Let me reprase....So, the total intake is 1,420 calories and 245 grams of carbs?
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Sweetbabygirl
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 4:05 pm
Oh hell, I meant to say REPHRASE!!
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Reader234
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 4:10 pm
OK, for protein I add egg whites to my oatmeal 1/4 oatmeal ground n food processor or blender 2 egg whites 1 T splenda (or brown sugar!) 1 tsp maple flavoring Now I make enough for a week, and freeze it, then grab 2 "pancakes" and eat while driving to work. I spray a cast iron pancake griddle with Pam, these are "dense" pancakes... experiment, but it really helps to add protein to the first meal of the day!! (I also have a recipe for oat/fruit/"muffins" again, they are not "sweet" but instead of eating a bowl of oatmeal, I eat it in the form of a baked "muffin" and can freeze them and grab 2 microwave and go!!) Did anyone need the recipe for Turkey sausage?
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Lkunkel
| Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 5:28 pm
SBG: ummm...hmm. How did you come up with 245? The starches are definitely carbs--and that's 90 total. Plus the 40-45g snack is 130-135g for the day. Corn, potatoes, etc, are starches--not veggies.
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