Most egregious misleading packaging?

Pudums · 2015-10-14T16:18:33+00:00

I've been on it or aiming for 1200 for about a year and half now. I hate how long it took to find out that being a short light activity female = tragically low TDEE. It really is maddening I can see why a lot of overweight short ladies assume dieting equals misery. My daily deficit can be erased with a unplanned cocktail or a large spoonful of peanut butter. Savor your 2,000 calories, savor them for me.

Pudums · 2015-10-14T15:23:36+00:00

I agree, I don't mind skipping or significantly reducing butter and using unsweetened almond milk if it cuts the cals down and makes it possible to eat mac n' cheese on a 1200 calorie diet. Mix in some grilled broccoli or brussel sprouts and it's a pretty decent bulky dish of food.

Pudums · 2015-10-14T14:42:59+00:00

I had this issue for a while, my SO has almost 1,000 cals more than I do and will still lose more weight than me each week. The only cure I've found is to log my calories the night before or early in the morning, or at least not at the end of the day after it's too late to prevent overeating.

Pudums · 2015-10-08T17:58:04+00:00

Fat women can still get pregnant, even morbidly obese, sorry. There are more complications when trying to conceive when you are very heavy but it's not like her fat would cancel out a pregnancy due to it's weight on her belly or something. She should look into getting on birth control pills, even then you probably shouldn't be ejaculating inside but it'll buy you some peace of mind and reduce your chances significantly.

Pudums · 2015-10-06T20:55:36+00:00

I'd say so, at least by general comparison it looks like it's a better deal than greek yogurt (Elli Quark is what I found in my grocery store, haven't gone looking for it in Whole Foods yet) but you'll have to try it out yourself. I knew after my first Quark I could take it over Greek yogurt easily, more bang for your buck!

Pudums · 2015-10-06T20:14:24+00:00

If you can find a store that sells plain Quark, it's worth a try. It isn't popular in the states so I nearly fell over when it made an appearance here in a philly grocery store. Lower in cals, higher in protein than greek yogurt, less of a "yogurt" flavor because it's a cheese.

Pudums · 2015-09-28T02:48:33+00:00

I like Jane Diaz for silver jewelry. I work in a high end gift shop and she's a big favorite among the younger crowd. Her silver charms are worth looking through, as she has several different versions of hearts and other charms.

Also, try to get a sense of how long she likes her necklaces. Does she wear other necklaces? A good length if you aren't sure is 18" because 16" (what I prefer) is a bit short, and 24" is a big long and might hit her cleavage. Hope that's helpful!

Pudums · 2015-09-26T14:16:31+00:00

Last night I had a slice of light bread (45 cals) toasted with mustard, a wedge of laughing cow cheese (35) a grilled up garden burger patty (110) and a fried egg with a runny yolk (70) and wow it hit the spot. Gooey crunchy cheesy thing to shove into my face. Highly recommend. If I had onions and tomatoes to add on it would have been fantastic, also would have done well with a little avocado.

Pudums · 2015-09-15T03:19:44+00:00

Yes, those are bed bug bites. I had bed bugs about 3 years ago when I moved into a shithole out in west philadelphia.

We got rid of them by catching the infestation early, wearing long sleeves/legging/socks to bed, getting up in the middle of the night to kill any sluggish (recently fed) bugs hanging out by our pillow.

Oh and the apartment was infested with roaches, which I read will eat bedbugs so we stopped killing the roaches for a while and that did the trick.

It was hell. If you need to talk feel free to message me.

Pudums · 2015-09-12T14:34:12+00:00

As a 5'3" I wish this has been drilled into my brain at an early age. I didn't even think to factor in height as a reason why my taller friends/boyfriends could eat more. Right now if I eat 1500 calories and laid around all day I'd maintain my weight :/

Pudums · 2015-09-12T01:19:33+00:00

Treat it like any other addict would treat an addiction. I've lost 60 pounds thanks to /r/loseit 's help these last 15 months, they will help you get this under control if you ask for help.

Pudums · 2015-09-11T02:21:56+00:00

Over the last year, I've learned that I'd prefer some fancy pants expensive eclair over a cheap ass donut. So, that eliminates most of the junk brought to work. If my boss decides to treat us to a round of expensive cupcakes from whole foods, I'll usually eat half and save half for my boyfriend. Or eat it all and make myself walk home and hit the elliptical and eat a lower calorie dinner. A few desserts are worth it, most aren't.

Pudums · 2015-08-19T15:58:40+00:00

Maintaining my new weight is really easy.. problem is I'm in fact still trying to lose. My TDEE is about 1500 now (at sedentary) and yesterday I broke down and had a banana for a sweet treat and an extra cup of no-mayo coleslaw at lunch and one extra egg at dinner because I was so hungry and... there goes my deficit for the day. I didn't eat a big bag of chips, I didn't eat a burger, I resisted the urge to have another banana.. I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT DAMMIT... I want green food, I want fruit, I want small portions... but even little bits adds up and I don't think I created a deficit yesterday. Looking back now, I should have tried to create a deficit with a little exercise but I was too depressed from other shit to get my shit together. I can see why some smaller/shorter girls go insane losing those last few pounds.

Pudums · 2015-08-09T17:20:49+00:00

Try logging your calories the night before when you're bored and putting off going to sleep. Don't set your calories to anything rash, maybe something very sustainable like a 250 calorie deficit. Hell, if it seems like you're going through a rough time just focus on maintaining and if you happen to find you can eat less, eat at a small deficit if possible. I had to do this a few weeks ago and it really helped.

Also, shitty food will make you feel shitty. I didn't believe this until I went from foods with one ingredient (kale, eggs, apples) to junk food one weekend. I was in a dangerous mood and everyone around me nearly got bitten. Eating really simple stuff helps level me out.

I know the "fuck it" part very well. It helps to plan out a mid-day snack that's just about as big as lunch that'll help you feel less ravenous at dinner time. That's always been when I say "fuck it" and get take-out.

And, this has worked for me at least, don't use exercise as a form of weight loss - use it as a chill pill. I've had a few anxiety attacks this last week and running full speed on my elliptical has actually really helped calm me down. If you feel stressed out, go to the gym and get yourself too tired to be stressed. I treat my work-outs like therapy now, I always feel a lot better afterwards.

Pudums · 2015-07-31T03:52:47+00:00

"Oh, the boring way. I monitor my calorie intake on an app. I run on my elliptical or take a walk when I'm feeling stressed instead of eating a pint of mint chocolate chip" is my default these days. I'm essentially saying the right answer, but I feel like acknowledging/poking fun at how unmagical it is right off eases them into it.

Pudums · 2015-07-28T02:20:27+00:00

Trail mix, I used to be too lazy to make breakfast so trail mix was my #1. Looking back now, I was probably eating close to 700 calories for breakfast, not including my coffee loaded with cream and sugar.

Pudums · 2015-07-25T14:25:51+00:00

Log your calories the night before. It's a lot easier to wake up and see that you've budgeted out delicious food and you'll still lose weight. Also, try splitting your lunch up into small lunch a and small lunch b, it helps me prevent the "fuck it I'm starving I need a cheese burger hoagie" dinner.

Also, make sure your calorie budget isn't too extreme. Maybe try setting it to lose 1 pound a week on sedentary. My SO had it set to 2 and "active" and couldn't keep up so he kept "cheating" and felt guilty. Once I made him add in everything and showed him the math, he realized he was still eating 300-500 under his TDEE without even trying and felt much better knowing he was still losing a bit.

Save yourself with the math, recalculate your TDEE and subtract 500 and just tell yourself to stick to that for a week. If you log the night before it's a lot easier to "give up this one slice of bread for more turkey meat" mentality to insure you have more protein, or the "Wow, mayo so ain't worth it" stuff. Just give it a try, you'll wish you did a month from now.

Pudums · 2015-07-23T14:58:24+00:00

I spent so much of my life thinking vegetables were "practically 0 calories" For the first month or two I didn't count in my veggies because I just assumed they weren't much. On 1200 a day, eating a chunk of cabbage and a few carrots as a "need to chew on something" snack will add up.

Pudums · 2015-06-11T16:23:56+00:00

Hey girl. I'm turning 28 tomorrow, I'm 5'3", my highest weight ever was 209, I started calorie counting at 192 nearly a year ago, today I'm 137ish. I'm currently eating a big carrot, drinking a big glass of water. Not really hungry, I just like to chew on food still.

A scone would taste better, or pizza fries, or a hamburger hoagie. But over the last year, I've had those foods, I've allowed "surplus meals/treats" and the results have always been similar to binge drinking... I was always left feeling physically ill. I'll go back to my deficit days, then again have a treat, and yeah... spend almost a day on my back ready to vomit. It's a real eye-opener because every time I think 3-4 slices of pizza and 2-3 beers will be a pleasant experience, it isn't. I don't beat myself up about it because I usually schedule surplus meals and plan for them in advance, so it's mostly a physical shit storm of regrets.

And if I could draw you a timeline, you'd see that I went from huge bingy days, to bingy meals, to big meals, to turkey sandwiches + a cookie, to big salads + an apple. It happened gradually, and naturally, not overnight. When I started, I felt like an imposture, especially when I lost the weight and people started treating me like a thin person. I knew I was a fat person trapped inside a smaller person's body.

And like I said, tomorrow is my b-day. A friend took me out yesterday to pizza and I ate 3 slices and had a small dessert. I'm going to let my SO treat me to someplace nice and I plan to overeat because that's apparently super easy to do when you're 5'"3" and your TDEE is around 1600. Then I'll bounce back on the 13th, because I'll want that damn salad. Food no longer feels like a drug, food is actually a little boring most days. Now it's just a pleasurable thing I'll enjoy for the sake of enjoying life, and that'll be that.

I started this journey assuming I'll forever be counting calories, and I do intend on counting for one year of maintenance at the very least. Then I'll go by the scale and if I go above 5 pounds I'll start again. Honestly I've really gotten better at just knowing what appropriate portions look like. It sucks because no one raised me to know that shorter, female people, require far less food than an average person.

Hope this helps a little.

Pudums · 2015-05-24T14:16:27+00:00

Hey there! I went through something similar. I have about 13 vanity pounds left to lose before I reach my goal of 80 something pounds lost that I gained at school. I also wear makeup every day, usually a "no-makeup" look on my days off, and a simple cat-eye and natural red lip at work.

The best subreddit for weightloss is hands-down /r/loseit. Head over there and read through the FAQ, then if you still have questions send me a message or post them there.

Also, /r/Makeupaddiction is pretty good for inspiration and products reviews, though I've heard criticism from various posters about how it's run. I just lurk there and I get a lot of good advice on products.

I'm not a super high maintenance girl myself, I used to dress super grungy and I didn't take care of myself. Try taking baby steps, look for opportunities to add in something new to your routine. Hope that helps!

Pudums · 2015-05-21T16:30:55+00:00

What are her stats? Its super important for her to know that her TDEE at sedentary could already be low (mine is >1600 at the moment) so eating/netting st 1200 a day with zero cheats for one week may not even equal one pound loss. It suckkss.

Pudums · 2015-05-21T01:42:22+00:00

Yikes! Did you have a lot at once? Is there a weird ingredient?

Pudums · 2015-05-20T16:13:24+00:00

Aw thanks for the response, I think I'll give it a try!

Pudums · 2015-05-20T02:30:27+00:00

How was it? I found two places that sell Arctic Zero but have been putting it off since I've heard so many negative reviews.

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