tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848263472509848761.post4367441351668402107..comments2009-02-03T10:38:45.206-08:00Comments on NUTELLA IS EVIL...but yummy: Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12856618667119659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848263472509848761.post-47497236432499832872007-08-01T17:20:00.000-07:002007-08-01T17:20:00.000-07:00Comments from my friend Andrea via email:I'm so im...Comments from my friend Andrea via email:<BR/><BR/>I'm so impressed by your blog but I don't think I'd ever have the guts to do it...it is so potentially public! Has Renato seen it? It was fun to see your thoughts and then see Kathy's response too....sounds like she can identify and is in the thick of it too. I was exactly in your shoes a few years back...every single thing you have said in your blog was exactly me too....I'm serious...it will get better...trust me but you need to get the exercise in, even if it is just 20 min a day of a quick walk. Make Renato watch the kids, even if "watching" is him letting them cry for 20 minutes...he has to do it or he will never do it and you will show him that you are valuing yourself enough to take 20 minutes for yourself, even if it means your kids aren't supremely happy for that small of time...it isn't the end of the world! At the least, the quick walk clears your head and burns off any negative energy you may have...it really helps!<BR/> <BR/>The way I keep Bob off my back about weight loss was I told him not to "hawk" me. Like a hawk does to its prey, he would pick and nag and I told him it was the quickest way to get me to overeat by him "hawking" me...it subotaged any efforts I was trying to make. He shut his mouth from there on out about it and still leaves me alone...my weight is not a topic for discussion unless he wants to complement me and vice versa for me to him...it has really worked and saved our sanity.<BR/> <BR/>I'll shut up now...I hate how preachy I get but I learned alot to get myself out of where you are now. And you know what? Keep the crap out of your house but keep something like fudgsicles or something semi-good in the house for when you want a treat. You really do deserve something once in awhile...try to substitute a better treat for the other, awful treat and then you still get a treat, just not the absolute worst treat for you. I like trail mix with m and m's in it instead of nutella or chocolate chip granola bars instead of ice cream. Fudgsicles instead of cookies...whatever. Ya gotta have treats and a bit of exercise! <BR/> <BR/>I guess I just blogged back to you...I could have written this on your blog...oh well...good luck and take one day at a time. If you fall off the wagon, you can always get back up on again, its always a new beginning! Take care! --AndreaAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856618667119659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848263472509848761.post-15236573029885158012007-07-31T10:48:00.000-07:002007-07-31T10:48:00.000-07:00Oh and the Youtube video link you posted yesterday...Oh and the Youtube video link you posted yesterday in a comment on my blog- I have seen that. However, I think it's BS. He represents it as a series of daily photos...just look at the difference in just a few of the first shots....way too much to have actually happened in that time frame!Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929029215770055887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848263472509848761.post-59453239948626939592007-07-31T10:27:00.000-07:002007-07-31T10:27:00.000-07:00What Lane has described is correct about BMI. BMI ...What Lane has described is correct about BMI. BMI is a bit of a misleading measure because if you are very muscular (and yes, muscle does weigh more than fat) you will end up with a higher BMI than if you are all skin and bones. Does that mean that you are less healthy? No...obviously if you are working out and are muscular (not necessarily "Built") then you are better off if you are super skinny with no fat but also no muscle. But I believe its also true that when you have more muscle, you burn more calories, so don't feel intimidated about having to increase the muscle...you should be able to reduce fat and increase muscle at the same time. So its not like you are goign to increase your weight instantly by increasing muscle without reducing the fat...<BR/><BR/>And speaking of fat, its very important to make sure that as you are eating healthy you continue to eat healthy fats (olive oil is a very healthy fat, vegatable oil is not). By continuing to consume fats you signal to the body that its ok to burn some stored fat. If you do not consume fats, your body will go into preservation mode and try to maintain as much of the fat as possible. <BR/><BR/>Great job on the blog and keep up the great work!!!Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929029215770055887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848263472509848761.post-7497455692771216902007-07-31T07:50:00.000-07:002007-07-31T07:50:00.000-07:00Hey Annette! About the Calorie King numbers.... ...Hey Annette! About the Calorie King numbers.... They calculate your basal metabolic rate based on your height and weight and level of daily activity (outside of exercise) to figure out how much you burn on any given day even if you don't exercise. That's how they figure out how many calories you need to take in to lose weight. So for me, my caloric intake is much lower because I'm shorter and also I sit around on my bum all day, whereas you run around after the kids. <BR/><BR/>In terms of the amount of weight to lose to get to their "ideal" of a BMI of 20, I think that's a little off. For me it tells me that I need to get down to about 115 - I've had my body fat measured before, and I have 109 pounds of non-fat in my body - i.e. bones and muscle. And this was when I was out of shape (so not much muscle). So there's no way I can get down to 115 - that'd be at best around 5% body fat, which isn't healthy. So don't worry about that number as much. All the other numbers on Calorie King seem to be pretty accurate and a good guide.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005938503309012088noreply@blogger.com