Less than 1000 calories/day

On this new site that I'm using to track calories, you can allow other people to view your daily food log which means I can see what other people are eating and compare it to their weight loss, mine, etc.  There are several people that are eating less than 1000 calories a day and logging 500-1000 calorie burns per day.

So far, it seems like they are still losing weight but I believe they are only into the program for about a month or 2.  Is it wrong of me to hope that they will soon fail because of the poor way they are working the program?  Not that I would wish that anyone gain weight but maybe if they would plateau and stop losing it might make them realize that what they are doing isn't right or healthy.

Lord knows they aren't listening to me when I tell them the lowest daily caloric intake is supposed to be around 1200 for people at a normal weight. Guess everyone has to learn on their own and if they want to lose weight like this, more power to them.  I just don't believe you can maintain that for a healthy life on a consistent basis.

They will all learn in the end that too few calories can be just as bad as too many.

Trigger Foods

I stole this guide from a friend on Facebook.  I'm going to try to see if I can accurately categorize my food triggers. My triggers are in orange below each category.

Green Light foods: These foods can be handled easily and generally do not trigger overeating. Make sure your fridge and pantry is stocked with these foods.
- fruits, veggies, applesauce


Yellow Light foods: These foods can be controlled in some circumstances. (I will only eat one brownie at a friend's house, but may eat them all if at home) Know what will work for you and steer clear of an abundance of yellow light foods at home.
- cookies, muffins, cupcakes, crackers

Red Light foods: Generally means "Don't go there" as they cannot be controlled. (yet!) It is best to avoid these foods until you can learn how to manage them.
- cheese, pizza, chocolate

Identifying which foods trigger you to eat inappropriately can help you manage them better.

No Tolerance For...ANYTHING!

I don't know if it's the fact that I'm unemployed with too much free time on my hands or if I'm still grumpy because I'm still not fully recovered but people are really starting to annoy me.  Seems like everywhere I turn there are people making stupid comments, asking stupid questions, etc.  I know they say there is no such thing as a stupid question but I have to disagree.  If the answer to your question is in the FAQ's or HELP section of the website...your question is stupid.

Maybe it's because I detest people that are too lazy to try and find the answer on their own.  Why spend 5 minutes looking for the answer when I could take 30 seconds to post it and hope someone will give me the right answer?  I just hate that so much and don't give me the excuse that you are NEW to the site because I don't buy it.  There are multiple places on the site where you can find the answers to your questions if you would only bother to exert a little effort.  Don't expect me to do your research for you!

Wow, that was a bit of a rant wasn't it?  I don't mind helping people but you have to at least TRY first.

Weigh In 01/29/11

This morning I stepped on the scale and was delighted because I thought I had lost weight.  When I actually logged my current weight I realized that it was the exact same as last week.  A slight let down but then I realized that maintaining for a week without working out, being in bed most of the time and failing to log everything I ate and drank has got to be a miracle.  I will gladly take a repeat of last weeks number and move on.

It's going to be really hard to get back into the habit of working out since I've been laying around for nearly 3 weeks doing nothing.  I finally made myself get up and do Leslie Sansone's 1 mile walk this afternoon.  I didn't want to do it, her people are annoying and she smiles too much but after I was done I felt much better.  Unfortunately, right now I'm limited to my lower impact work outs until this cough stops and my respiration improves.

Small steps will lead to a big loss in the end!

"Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands." - Elle Woods

Sickness Sucks

I've been fighting what I thought was the flu for over 2 weeks.  On Monday I woke up without the ability to swallow, terrible ear pain, hideous sinus drainage and 1/2 a sore throat. Finally called the doctor and got an antibiotic that I started monday night.  As of this morning, nothing has changed.  Unfortunately, I tend to be more resistant to antibiotics than some people (not sure why) but this is getting ridiculous.  I thought you normally felt a little better within 24 hours of the antibiotic being started.  I've had 2 days of doses and nothing is better.

If there is no change for the better tomorrow morning I'm going to have to call the doctor again.  I just hate doing that because without insurance I get the privilege of finding out exactly how out of control the prices for seeing a doctor for 15 minutes are. :(

On the upside, I'm not eating as much because it hurts to swallow and nothing tastes right.  Maybe that will help me continue losing weight since I'm too darn sick to work out.  I've not even been able to stay up long enough to clean the kitchen so it's now overflowing with dirty dishes and trash.