Cherrybomb

Six pounds to go until I crack into the 200s....I can almost smell the sweat from 21000 calories burning up! :-)

I hate to be a wet blanket but I wouldn't. I wore it religiously for the first days after I bought it but I'm not wearing it every day now. Once my 3 months are up, I don't think I'll be renewing it. It's a great tool and certainly provides interesting information but I'm not sure I need to track things that minutely right now.

I have to disagree respectfully with Wheetsin. First off, I must say that I hate reality TV. I don't watch it and I don't respect shows that exploit people aka Temptation Island, Fat March, etc. But with the Biggest Loser, I really think this show is improving the health of not only the contestants but viewers as well. The show provides diet information (e.g. switching to ground turkey instead of ground beef) and nutrition facts for people who might not know these things, have internet access or a trainer. But most importantly, I think it provides motivation. People see real people losing weight and they think "I can do that". As an example, my sister and brother-in-law started a Biggest Loser challenge to see which one could lose weight and exercise more during the run of the show. And for myself, I hit a speed bump in my own exercise routine, failing to exercise for five days in a row. Watching my taped episode of the BL today got my butt off the couch and into a 40 minute work out. Sure, NBC makes money off the sweat of these folks. But the people are gaining something from the experience and so are the viewers. Just my two cents - :-)

than exercise. I wonder if that statistic would be the same in the US? Six out of 10 Britons would rather die than exercise | the Daily Mail

On the troll meter, this rates 1/10....Try again, Tiki when you have some decent material.

Anybody not log their food - just their exercise?

All the math makes perfect sense but in reality weight loss seems a bit more sporadic and fickle than that. For my weight, I require over 3000 calories a day just to live. Add to that, I am exercising almost every day for close to an hour and my calories are under 2000 (typically around 1400). Given that, I should be losing weight like mad, but it comes off in fits and starts. As much as we like to categorize the body as a machine, I think there are still some unknown variables that determine the rate of loss - beyond simple "calories in, calories out". Just my humble opinion...

Erin, I'm sure your daughters are as proud of you as you are of them. :-)

You mean all those calculators on the gym equipment are lying to me?? Next you'll say that the cabbage soup diet is phooey and that I CAN'T look just like those people on TV who take the diet pills for 14 days.

I missed the show - darn it. I was excited to see the beginning but I'll catch it next week.

Dawn, you are my inspiration!!

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Ok, I've been feeling pretty good - I've lost 35 pounds so far, I workout 6 days a week, I'm at good restriction - so it was tough getting a little dose of reality from a kid today. After dropping my son off at school, I was walking back to my car when a kid commented to his pal "Earthquake!" as I was walking by. Now granted, I was wearing my workout clothes (not very flattering) but the comment really surprised me. It is so easy to view yourself through your own lens and forget that other people don't always see you that way. Here I was, feeling strong and skinny and confident, and one punk kid brought me right down. Welll, phooey on that. I'm still strong, skinn(ier) and confident that I'll continue to succeed. I am (fat) woman, hear me roar! :-)

Paula, According to my Bodybugg (and other estimating calculators), I am burning approximately 3000 a day. That number includes exercise and just "walking around" calories burned. That number reflects my size and the amount of exercise I am doing (6 days a week, hour a day). My trainer didn't say not to follow doctor's orders, she only commented that my calories in were significantly lower than the 2000 calories that she recommended to burn 2 pounds a week. She was concerned that if I don't give my body enough fuel, I would be burning muscle rather than fat because the body turns to muscle tissue first. I just wondered if other bandsters who are exercising were advised to increase their calories to avoid excessive muscle loss.

Well then I'm the second fat person with small boobs! Started as a 48 C (really closer to and I'm already down to a 42 C after losing 30 pounds. My dear hubby commented yesterday, "gee, it looks like your boobs are smaller now, hun..." Just what I wanted to hear...Hope I can swing a boob job to go along with the lower body lift that I'll need.

Today (my "free day" from exercise): B: yogurt (Yoplait light); babybel light cheese (2) L: 1 oz chicken breast, 5 cherry tomatoes, tbsp honey mustard dressing, 1/2c croutons, few lettuce leaves Snack: 60 cal pudding, 60 cal puff pastry twists (2) Dinner: 1/4c mashed potatoes, chicken tender w/ BBQ (KFC) Estimated cals (haven't calculated yet): 1300

I'm averaging between 1000 and 1300 calories per day but my trainer thinks that is too low. She says that if my calories don't come up, due to my level of activity, my body will start feeding off my muscle tissue. She knows that I am banded, btw. So - what do you guys think? I'm burning about 3000 calories a day; do I need to add some protein drinks to up my cals?

I love your photo and your clip art image! Where did you find them? And yes, I accept that challenge - though my playboy bunny costume will have to be in 2008, lol.

Which celeb has your dream body? If I could pick anyone to look like, it would be Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider - kachow! :-) Who would you pick?

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gonnabfree............231.....................231..................205................26 maddog.................230.....................230 ..................205...............25

On the subject of lousy looking clothes for larger people - I remember hearing a designer once say that the reason he didn't create garments in larger sizes is that he "designs clothing, not upholstery". I've always remembered that comment. I'm glad to see that Isaac Mizrahi is at least designing up to a size 18 and Sarah Jessica Parker's new line is up to size 22.

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Anyone else have the issue of the armband being either too loose or too tight? Seems like I can't find a happy medium. Maybe that is because I'm using the large band?

Had a second fill today and I'm feeling serious restriction eating yogurt. I wonder if this will pass after a day or so or if I'm just too tight? Water goes down (I feel it go) but I'm surprised that I'm feeling yogurt just hang around in my chest. Thoughts?