2 Questions for you guys (sort of long)

Im in PT and been watching what I eat. I'd LOVE to be under 130 for my wedding.

A few months back I checked my weight at the Gym before PT and I was 142.

Now I feel self-conscience checking my weight there because its in the bathroom and others can see you.. I dunno maybe Im nuts.

So anyway last night after PT which included 20 minutes on the bike and 10minutes with ice on my knee, I checked my weight.

It says I’m 132. Now I realize those scales are ALWAYS off but it’s the same scale that said I was 142 a few months ago. I really don’t trust that. But I was hot sorta sweaty but cooled down.

I REALLY want to lose a few before the wedding. My dress fits fine now and that’s great an all and I’m pretty happy with what I look like (I could afford to tone those hips a bit) and with other health issues I have, I just can’t afford to lose too much weight. But, I'd like to tone a bit.

Those other health issues force my day to day diet to be fairly healthy by default.

No Greasy foods (Pizza, hamburgers, fries, pizza, fried chicken)
No high fatty foods (cheese, milk, pork, ham, chicken skin)
No concentrated sugars (milk chocolate, sweet cookies like oatmeal cookies, most desserts)
No full meals (I can’t actually eat until I’m full I have to stop, so I have smaller portions)

My usual diet is limited to Red meats, baked chicken, fish, LOTS of pasta, rice, Veggies galore! We do sushi on Mondays and I love our weekend outing for Mussels!

I love love love veggies so every meal has a portion of them. Rice is about the safest thing I’ve learned I can eat that fills me up, so I like to have a small portion of that since it lets me to not feel so bad about having smaller portions of meat.

No way I could pull off a low-carb diet. Just not possible, due to my health issues I NEED fatty tissue to burn. If I take too much away then I could actually hurt myself. So Pastas and rice are good for me. Low-fat is a way of life for me, but I guess I could do better. Salt isn’t an issue for me, I don’t salt stuff at all, I actually have no idea what the salt shaker looks like right now. I’m trying to cut back on caffeine, if nothing else than to clear up my skin.

My 2 questions
1. When are you supposed to weigh yourself? I need to get a better idea of what I REALLY weight (132..haha as IF!!! It’s a lie and I know it)
2. Since I can’t really mess with my diet too much, any ideas from you ladies that I may haven’t thought of?

(PT = Physical Therapy. I’m stuck in this at LEAST through the beginning of February. I’m sure I can get another month or so out of them. Nothing like free gym)

Hi!

Not sure about the time but you should make sure you use the same scale. It's not about how much you weight, but How you feel and how much you lost. Meaning, if you weight yourself in you gym (for example) and you are 142 lbs, and 2 weeks later you are 135 on the same scales you know you lost weight. Even if you actually started off with 145 and not 142 you can still track the weight loss because you are using the same scale. You see the picture?

As far as diet: drink a lot of water and keep you evening meals light. I am sure you heard that before
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And one word of advise: NEVER eat sushi on Mondays. Fish deliveries are always on Tusdays and Fridays. So, when you eat sushi on Monday you are actually eating fish that is 3 days old. jst a litle something i picked up from my culinary reading!

I'm not sure but I think it's best to weigh yourself in the morning.

I have no idea about diet but I would guess just cut your carbs as much as possible and drink lots of water - that usually works for me.

You sound like you're doing a good job as is, keep using your bike, maybe drink some more water and add in a daily vitamin, and you should do just fine!

I've met you in person though, and I think you're lovely!

I agree with the comment about weighing yourself at the SAME time and on the SAME scale. If the scale is wrong about your weight, it will always be wrong but it still will show a loss (if this makes sense). I'd say if your dress fits well then you have made progress, good for you!

For me, I need to diet and exercise to lose weight, I need both for those times I go off the diet. I also like to work out since it makes me feel better about myself.

Hope this helps!

The absolute best time to weigh yourself is in your birthday suit after going to the bathroom first thing in the am. It's the most consistent and not influenced by clothes, food in your belly, etc.

How tall are you? Are you sure you need to lose more weight? I would just concentrate on building up muscle tone and keep doing what you do....

:) nice job

I had Jim take a measuring tape to me
(ever notice that after a certain age, no doctors measure you?)
I am 5 foot 2 and half inches.


When I came to NYC four years ago I was 117lbs. Ok, I DONT want to go back to that.

I'd be happy if I was between 125 - 130.

We eat Sushi on monday (meaning the place is sushi) not because its cheap but the place we go has a live jazz band.. it's our Zen moment. I never actually EAT raw fish.. hehe
My sushi is California Rolls and Shrimp Tempura rolls. So the 'No Monday Sushi' doesnt apply to me

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Posted by PrincessRose

You sound like you're doing a good job as is, keep using your bike, maybe drink some more water and add in a daily vitamin, and you should do just fine!

I've met you in person though, and I think you're lovely!

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You're so sweet. Thank you.

I wish I were a size 8 again.. THAT is my goal..
Im a 10 now..

That's not asking too much is it?

Why can't you have a low carb diet?
What are your health issues?
White rice is the worst thing you can eat!
Eat more meat and/or fish.
Have protein with every meal.
Eat 4-6 meals per day.
Do MORE weight training if you can.

Before you weigh yourself, check to make sure the scale is set correctly. Put the scale at 0 lbs., then make sure the arrow is balancing in the middle, not resting at the top or the bottom.

Also, loosing numbers on the scale doesn't mean you are loosing fat. You could be loosing muscle, which makes you think you are loosing weight in fat.

I actually like brown rice.

but.. hrmm.. this may sound racial but.. well..

Jim is Chinese.
I live in a Chinese household. White Rice is a way of life.

I don't have a LOT of it (I usually load veggies more than rice)

hrmm Health issues how do I put this...
My body digests foods too fast.
High fat, greasy foods cause the reaction to happen faster than the already too fast.
Therefore I don't keep my vitamins & minerals.. and frankly I forget to take them ..


So my body defends itself by storing fat. (so the doc says) My body lives off itself.

If I had 4-6 meals in a day I'd be sick ALL DAY LONG.

Sugars and sweets are because I have sensitive gums that sugar acids irrate. I can eat sweets.. just nothing chewy or crunchy. So I learned to just NOT eat them.. or be highly selective.

Sorry, but there are worse things you can eat than white rice.

X, try incorporating more exercise (low impact aerobic exercise to avoid additional problems). Try adding more fruits and veggies (obviously the ones you can tolerate more easily) into your diet.

I think you look great, but I understand your desire to change how you see yourself.

Thanks everyone!!