http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Free Easy Weight Loss » Forum: Advice & Help - Recent Posts en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:11:07 +0000 http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/calorie-limits#post-569 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:47:54 +0000 Liz Quilty 569@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>probably not enough, just add in a few nuts and you should be fine &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/calorie-limits#post-566 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:54:14 +0000 elese 566@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>I&#39;ve been sticking to 1000 calories a day and after reading the pages on this site I am a bit worried that it&#39;s not enough? I don&#39;t usually get super hungry or feel like I&#39;m starving myself. </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/question-about-exercise-calories#post-518 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:35:15 +0000 Liz Quilty 518@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Okay, if your body on average uses say 3000 calories, then you only eat 1200, thats a difference of 1800 (which is a fair bit!). So if you exercise another 300 away, then you are then using 3300 instead of 3000 and will then need to eat another 300 to be at -1800 calories a day.</p> <p>Generally speaking, by having a diet of -500 a day you will loose about 1lb a week (7 days x -500 calorie = -3500 total = 1lb or almost half a kg). The average person will use 2000-3000 a day just walking around, going toilet, breathing, your heart beating etc. Doing exercises increases this, and being overweight again increases this more. So don&#39;t kill yourself trying to do massive amounts of weight loss too quickly if you can help it. Eat the extra 300 calories, but make it healthy foods &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/question-about-exercise-calories#post-517 Thu, 13 May 2010 11:53:19 +0000 MJ2010 517@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Hi Liz/Everyone,</p> <p>I have found your website most helpful and inspiring. I have a question however about the calories side of it, I understand you are meant to eat at least 1200 cals per day so you don&#39;t go into starvation etc, but I have noticed my iphone calorie tracker (my fitness pal) always adds exercise calories to the total I am meant to eat. For example, if I eat 1200 calories and then burn say 300 calories, it says that I should eat another 300 calories. This doesn&#39;t make sense to me as what is the point of exercising if you&#39;re going to eat the calories again! But I thought well maybe your body goes into starvation if your net calories (i.e. eaten less exercise) falls below 1200. Are you able to shed any light on this?</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> MJ </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/upload-a-pic-of-oneself#post-459 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:41:46 +0000 Liz Quilty 459@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>sorry for the delay, ive been overseas for the last week &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/upload-a-pic-of-oneself#post-458 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:41:29 +0000 Liz Quilty 458@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Not to sure actually, i think it uses gravatar ones so go to gravatar.com and sign up an account using the same email addresses as you signed up here with. the idea is one avatar over many websites so you can change heaps of sites in just one places. </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/upload-a-pic-of-oneself#post-447 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:13:35 +0000 anewme 447@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Hi Liz<br /> can you tell us how to upload pic of ourselves </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/did-the-doctor-tell-you-lose-weight-yes-or-no#post-215 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:15:51 +0000 Kiwijanna 215@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>My doctor only made the comment I&#39;ve put on a bit of weight. Yeah I know..lol.</p> <p>But a good friend who is about 95kgs went to the her doctor, a woman, who is overweight herself, concerned about her weight and wanting advice on how to loose it. And the silly doctor told her she didn&#39;t need to loose any and left my friend feeling unheard. </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/did-the-doctor-tell-you-lose-weight-yes-or-no#post-199 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:54:25 +0000 Liz Quilty 199@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Yeah, i agree about the selling stuff.<br /> In fact the first week she just handed me a piece of paper and told me to log what i ate, second visit i gave it too her and she gave me another and told me to eat healthier things<br /> third visit i gave it back to her and i had eaten worse and she again just said &#39;eat healthier&#39; and tried to convince me too.<br /> Never stopped to actually explain anything about energy or calorie requirements or anything </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/did-the-doctor-tell-you-lose-weight-yes-or-no#post-197 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:12:15 +0000 thegirlwhoclicked 197@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>I didnt know about the 6 free consults? Wonder if that still exists?!</p> <p>I dont think nutritionists, or other professionals involved in weightloss should really be beating their own drum by selling you books, or bars or whatever. It crosses the line from professionalisim to commercialisim to me. </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/did-the-doctor-tell-you-lose-weight-yes-or-no#post-195 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:20:03 +0000 Liz Quilty 195@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Hmm I dont recall if a Doctor ever said anything at all to me, i have a feeling they did a couple of times actually, but yeah i wasnt into it.<br /> Then once i asked about what i could do they gave me referal to a dietitian for some free consults (you get 6 free consultations if you are refered from your doc), i went to the first 2 at which point she did nothing but try selling me books so never went back.<br /> Kinda glad i did it on my own now because i KNOW it was all me and not anyone else i guess. </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/did-the-doctor-tell-you-lose-weight-yes-or-no#post-184 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:03:16 +0000 thegirlwhoclicked 184@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Just wondering, if your doctor advised you to lose weight? I was 128 kg and throughout my life as my weight went up and up and up, never ONCE did my doctor/s tell me to lose weight?! I was kinda waiting for them to, but no one ever did, even when I had a panic attack I mistook for a heart attack. </p> <p>You only get 5 minutes with them I know, but I think they need to take obesity more seriously and bring it up with their patients if need be. I mean it is a serious health issue. I know people 120kg plus with high blood pressure, who have not been advised to lose weight! Simply given meds for blood pressure and test for diabetes. no diabetes, so no warnings. It seems very ambulance at the bottom of the cliff to me.</p> <p>So tell me, how much do you weigh and has your doctor advised you to lose weight??? </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-119 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:53:44 +0000 Liz Quilty 119@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>I would agree with Scott on that, those machines are full of crap most of the time. </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-116 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:01:15 +0000 Vanessa 116@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Oh that is perfect. Thank you so much Scott!! &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-115 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:34:25 +0000 F B Stard 115@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Hi Vanessa</p> <p>I wouldn&#39;t take the calories as gospel. Here is an excert of an article I recieved about this....</p> <p>Myth: The Calories Burned Display on the Machine is Factual<br /> I know how awesome it is to see a big number on the calories-burned screen after a hard workout. But the sad truth is that that number is usually inflated. If you think that you burned enough extra calories this morning to eat that cheeseburger for lunch, think again. Even when you specifically enter your gender, weight and age, your estimate (yep, it&#39;s just an estimate) could be off by tens to hundreds of calories. Hundreds! In fact, the majority of cardio machines manufacturers test their equipment on big, muscular guys and not your everyday Joe. Because of this, the estimated calorie burn that is programmed into the machine is based on a large man who burns tons of calories just breathing. If you&#39;re a female, this is specifically problematic. So, literally, tread lightly! </p> <p>Action tip: Be cautious about calories burned. On average, most people burn about 100 calories per mile walked or ran. If your cardio machine’s calorie count registers way more than this, then err on the side of calorie caution when planning your meals for the rest of the day. In general, all machines and online calculators offer mere estimates of calories burned, so never take them as fact. A better and more accurate way to estimate your calories burned for any workout is to invest in a good heart rate monitor that estimates calories burned based on your actual workout intensity. </p> <p>Hope this helps &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-112 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:23:59 +0000 Vanessa 112@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Scott/Liz...anyone</p> <p>I always wonder how accurate the cardio machines are at the gym when calculating the calories you burn. The machines at our gym give you the option to enter your weight etc. Any ideas, thoughts?? &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_confused.gif&quot; title=&quot;:?&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-110 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:39:28 +0000 F B Stard 110@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>That&#39;s great if you can do 3 x 45 minutes. Just remember if you don&#39;t have time to go for a 45 min walk/run go for a shorter one and work harder. The harder you train the shorter train &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-108 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:32:14 +0000 Liz Quilty 108@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Thanks for that Scott &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-107 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:28:28 +0000 Vanessa 107@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p>Opps. I usually am puffing and definitely sweating. I was aiming for 3 x sessions of 45 mins. </p> http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/to-cardio-or-not-to-cardio#post-106 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:27:57 +0000 Vanessa 106@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ <p> &lt;img src=&quot;http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif&quot; title=&quot;:lol:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p>