one4ozzie

One-derland is when you drop below 200 to the 100s in weight. I think there are several of us that just don't know what to eat :-( me being one. I am a slow loser :-( But I have always had difficulty losing. I hope things get better for you and welcome to our group :-) Gen :-) 12/15/12

I tried chicken once and dumped :-( haven't tried it again :-( Gen :-) 12/15/12

Ugh, what a bad day :-( gloomy out, not feeling hungry at all but I know I must eat. Also yesterday I had a hard time getting more than 40oz water. All in all just don't feel well today. Gen :-) 12/15/12

I had to go online to make the change. Log into MyFitnessPal online -- click exercise tab -- go to settings. And you will see meal names. You can also change what nutrients u want tracked. I have carbs, fat, protein, and sodium. My meals I have breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, vitamins/Meds, and snacks. I share my diary w friends only cuz I like to be able to see what my friends are eating to give me ideas. I'm at a dry spell as to what to prepare. Not a whole lot sounds good to me :-( Gen :-) 12/15/12

Biotin 10,000mcg at Walmart Wellesse - liquid calcium citrate n D (orange flavor easy to take) Multi vitamin - centrum has a chewable or you can do the children's complete (2 times a day) Ask your Dr before taking B vitamins, unless u currently take them and he's aware. Then ask when to start the B back up. All are at Walmart. Gen :-) 12/15/12

Soy or Whey protein Whey is easily digested vs the the soy. However the whey is made more of cows milk. If you are or do have lactose intolerance I'm not sure if whey protein will affect you. If you are having issues getting protein and are using whey, feeling sick after drinking it, I would suggest talking to your Nut about more of a soy based protein being its made from soybeans. But definitely talk to your Nut at least on the phone about the problems your having. Go with whey isolates (tastes more like cows milk; lower fat content; 90% protein by weight) or whey hydrolysates (partially hydrolyzed or predigested; very easily absorbed; cost more; and has very distinct taste or so I'm told). You'll digest more protein by using whey Also, some people have an intolerance to soy as well, so keep that in mind. Whey when taken in, it is said that about 92% is used by our body. Where as with soy, only about 61% is utilized by the body. Both types of proteins have all the necessary amino acids that are needed in the body. Posted this a few pages back. This is for those w questions about which type of protein. My Dr and Nut Says whey proteins and above is the reason why. Gen :-) 12/15/12

I had this discussion the other day with my Nut. She said that at a comic intake of 400-500 a day it is not likely to get too much protein. Cause I was getting 80+ a day. She said if my caloric intake was 1000 or more then it's a problem. Then our bodies will start gaining w high quantities of protein and a high calorie intake. I'm a slow loser. That was one of my main concerns that I was getting too much protein. But just in case I did cut it back. My Dr recommends at least 60. I've been averaging 66. I hope this is helpful :-) Gen :-) 12/15/12

Had or tried to have meat balls w marinerasauce. Well I used my daughters sauce mistakenly vs my sugar free sauce. Got 1 meatball down and it hit me. It came right back up immediately. Ugh. Need to pay attention to labels in fridge more :-( Gen :-) 12/15/12

It is rather discouraging. My Nut said to keep tracking my food as I do. "Those who track have better long terms results." I use MyFitnessPal and log everything in. Plus if several days go by and I'm tracking, they can determine what's wrong if I gain and don't lose or if I'm plateaued too long. So if any of you don't or only intermittently track you intake, it is recommended that it is done daily. Those were words of advice from my Nut. Gen :-) 12/15/12

Today I completed day 2 of the C25K app. If you don't know what that is, an app that trains non runners in 8 weeks to be able to run a 5k. I had my iPod app on and walked (mostly at 3.4 mph) and ran (a little at 4.4mph) over 12,335 steps :-) first time ever going over 8,000. I have the striiv play and its app on my iPhone and iPod. It has challenges to beat such as walk 50 steps in 1 minute. I absolutely love it. I beat all the challenges it gave me today except I lost one of them :-( it was a tough one though. I did all of that using my iPod. When I went to sync it, I lost my steps, all 12,000+ down the drain. I was so ticked off. It was because my iPod isn't the newer one and wouldn't sync to my pedometer or to MyFitnessPal :-( So I had to start over w the pedometer and ended up getting another or only 484 steps. I was so bummed, disappointing. Good work out though. I recommend the striiv. The challenges are great, fun and healthy:-) Gen :-) 12/15/12