Thread: Want to help a girl out?

2000 cal meal is a big meal. perhaps make it a smaller cheat?

I was thinking of just not cheating at all. But isn't it odd? I mean, the math doesn't add up. 2000 cal. cheat meal + 800 cals for my other 3 meals doesn't make for a 7000 calorie surplus that would equal 2 pounds. Frustrating as can be.

Every single one here has dealt with the feeling of deprivation. I'm just trying to find a way to overcome it to make not cheating at all a bit easier.

if you can get by without cheating then dont do it. i have found that eating quality foods on a schedule eliminates most cravings (even sweets.) get a solid diet together of quality foods and maybe you will have the same resistance for cravings.

Originally Posted by KJR55

I've gained the 2 pounds back that I lost that week. GGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (A cheat meal is usually 2000 cals)

Not possible with one cheat meal.
Water weight.

What is the food anyway?

The cheat meals are usually pizza, mexican food, or ice cream. I thought it was water weight too, but I weigh in on Sat. morning at 183. Cheat meal Sat. night. Then Sunday, I'm back to 185. And it takes all week before I get back down to 183. =/



Yes, the schedule thing helps. Its the times when I'm at a party or out with friends & don't have my tuna or cottage cheese with me that makes it difficult to avoid bad food. During the week, I'm absolutely perfect to adhering to my schedule. But its that weekend warrior thing thats killing me. I think I have had it though. I think the number of failed attempts has me fed up enough this time that the next time I am tempted to cheat, I'll become disgusted with the idea of going through this again. Its so much easier to maintain your weight than lose any.

get some healthy friends

LOL I wish!!! I don't know a single female my age that cares about nutrition or weight training. They go to the gym with their pink 2 pound dumbbells and workout for 15 minutes.

The ONE chick I met that seemed to care about fitness went to the gym with me, & I tried to teach her about weight training, but all she kept saying was how I was gonna make her too big & bulky.

Light weight, higher reps b/c she wanted to "tone". LOL

So much for that workout buddy.

well stick to your diet (even on weekends) and after they see you strutting around in your bikini and all of their boyfriends are chasing after you, maybe they will be inspired to work out too.

I prefer my cheat meals early in the day. this way my serum insulin levels are stable before going to sleep and will not interfere with night time gh release...

I have actually seen that morning cheats dont affect me hardly at all. Guess I could try that.........If I made my cheat meal pancakes & bacon & eggs, I have no adverse affects as far as weight loss. Whats up with that?

Vieope posted in this thread and Vieope got ignored.

I don't see how a 2000 calorie cheat meal can possibly make you gain 2 pounds. I believe that your diet is not as neat and clean as you think it is.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

I believe that your diet is not as neat and clean as you think it is.

Yes.

Vieope didn't get ignored! I answered your question in the very next post!


pizza, mexican food & ice cream



Maybe my diet is not as clean as I think. Here's an ex:

Breakfast: 1 cup cottage cheese + low carb sugar free yogurt

10am snack: medium banana, 1/4 cup yogurt, 1 oz. peanuts, medium apple, medium orange, or 1 boiled egg (depending on what I feel like)

Lunch: 3 oz. tuna + 1 teaspoon mayo + whole wheat crackers or 1 slice whole wheat bread

2pm snack: same choices as 10 am snack

Dinner: 5 oz. meat (chicken, turkey, tilapia fish, shrimp, or top sirloin) with 1 can veggies (asparagus, green beans or spinach) or 2 cups steamed broccoli

All veggies cooked in Smart Balance butter.
Tweak?

Drink? How many crackers? Just one of the choices in the snack or multiple?

Drink = 4 liters water per day + some Diet Coke or Crystal Light once in awhile. Maybe 3 Diet cokes per week. Don't like em that much.

Just one snack out of those choices.

Crackers usually 6-10.

Correct me if I'm wrong- but your only taking in about 1100 calories a day - right? That may be your problem.

Right around 1200 per day. Trying to aim for a 40/40/30 split. This is what my doctor recommended.

What type of cardio are you doing? and what do you workouts look like?

No good fats in your diet, and not enough of the proper carbs and the protein is low. You want to think of your foods as mini meals. Always need to include a protein source with them. When you have the proper amounts, the calories will go up some, but the scale should drop as well.

If your 185 pounds, I think 1200 calories is way to low.

Bump what Jodie said, you need a complete protein in every meal and some efa's. That should bump your calories up some.

Originally Posted by Vieope

Vieope posted in this thread and Vieope got ignored.

You weren't ignored, you just got a delayed response.

Remember these wise words:

"I'm not making fun of you, you're making fun of yourself.
I'm just pointing it out."

Originally Posted by JLB001

What type of cardio are you doing? and what do you workouts look like?

No good fats in your diet, and not enough of the proper carbs and the protein is low. You want to think of your foods as mini meals. Always need to include a protein source with them. When you have the proper amounts, the calories will go up some, but the scale should drop as well.

Bingo!

did you ever think that you may be retaining water

I have cheat weekends and gain about 4 or 5 pounds in water and lose it all in the next 3 or 4 days. It is the sugar and salt!

Its the SUGAR

I know this may sound obvious, but do you weigh yourself at the same time every day? I can swing 3-4 pounds from morning to night time. That may be where that 2 pounds is coming from.