https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:57:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-973774 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:30:51 +0000 texstyle 973774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay Thistle!&nbsp; You are doing great. Muscle weighs more so the loss of actual weight will take longer vs. the firming and strengthening&nbsp;of your body . Try taking more magnesium - at *least* as much as the calcium (unless your doc says no for some reason). If you crave chocolate, you might be deficient in it. I haven't craved chocolate in years and I used to *require* dark chocolate almost daily. I take 400 - 600&nbsp;mgs. of Magnesium Glycinate every day and I feel much better for it. More relaxed, less "nervy". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-971069 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 02:28:21 +0000 Debbie 971069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You should be very proud of yourself.<br /> I hear you on eggs. I do not like them unless they are scrambled with LOTS of cheese. Have you tried a smoothie for breakfast? I don't do it very often because like you my mornings are hectic.<br /> You look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-970863 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:18:36 +0000 MsMary 970863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay!&nbsp; Being strong is awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-970846 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:43:25 +0000 Anonymous 970846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is wonderful news! I need to work on strength training again...got out of the habit. </p> <p>Dietitians have never helped me either. I used to eat a very "healthy" low fat diet. A lot of whole grains. Probably too much sugar. </p> <p>I had to eat every two hours or I would be sick - hypoglycemic. My hands would shake, I would turn into a bear and I was physically nauseous. </p> <p>I started eating a primal/paleo diet and I am no longer hypoglycemic at all. In fact I can eat early in the morning and not eat again until 2PM most days. </p> <p>I would keep eating your nightly dark chocolate and your weekly treat! Any chance you could eat more meat and healthy fats and less sugar in the AM especially? A lot of people react poorly to the sugars in milk. </p> <p>Here is a website that I occasionally read...I just grabbed a success story:</p> <p><a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/i-am-now-the-healthy-guy/#axzz2W7fNedd7" rel="nofollow">http://www.marksdailyapple.com.....z2W7fNedd7</a></p> <p>Remember...the most important thing is to focus on your health and how you feel...not a number! Again, congrats on your success. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-970414 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 05:04:05 +0000 deb 970414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-970399 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:24:52 +0000 Suz 970399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations, Thistle! That's a fantastic achievement.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969533 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 02:40:58 +0000 Echo 969533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! That is a great accomplishment, and it's even better to be feeling stronger. Good for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969516 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 02:30:21 +0000 Anonymous 969516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations, Thistle. You have been working hard. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969453 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 01:38:26 +0000 pil 969453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats, Thistle! Remind me not to get in an arm wrestling contest with you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969448 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 01:35:30 +0000 Eliza 969448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle- I am so happy for you. How great to hit such a big marker of progress. I loved reading that you are feeling empowered. Way to go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969444 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 01:34:00 +0000 Anonymous 969444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, I just read your comment on your current diet. I am trying an app called my fitness pal. It allows you to track your daily intake and it breaks it down by component: Fats, carbs, protein etc. I think it brings a lot of awareness to what is that we are really eating. I just wanted to let you know about it.<br /> ETA: One scoop of frozen custard has 308 calories. I think it would be okay in moderation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969362 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:32:26 +0000 Diana 969362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats!&nbsp; That's a big accomplishment.&nbsp; I'm willing to bet that while you may not have lost pounds, you have lost body fat (and replaced it with muscle). </p> <p>And don't cut out the custard!&nbsp; Once a week is not going to kill you.&nbsp; </p> <p>How much (he<i></i>althy) fat are you eating?&nbsp; I find that fat is the biggest determinant of how long I stay full.&nbsp; Much more so than protein.&nbsp; (Seriously, had a piece of bacon on my egg sandwich this morning and was not hungry for <i>hours.</i>&nbsp; I buy 2% fat greek yogurt because I think that little bit of fat helps a lot (plus it tastes sooo much better).&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd say replace the sweetened nonfat yogurt with plain lowfat yogurt (you can sweeten it yourself with honey or jam, it's still way less sugar than the presweetened kind) and it's probably still less calories anyway.</p> <p>Do you like lentils, chickpeas, beans?&nbsp; I find that a good additional protein source is to make a bean salad (I like lentils and they cook fast, but you can use whatever, canned if you want to do it fast) or beans and rice, and serve that as the side dish (instead of straight rice or other carbs).&nbsp; Also, I put beans and nuts on top of my green salads.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969351 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:20:41 +0000 lyn* 969351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mmmm, frozen custard!&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree, treats in moderation are okay, it's not like you have frozen custard every night.</p> <p>I am sorry that the dietitian was not more helpful </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969334 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 23:54:12 +0000 bj1111 969334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, if I may comment...you look thinner and more toned in your wiws. So even if the needle does not move, the effect is perceptible.</p> <p>Go super that you feel stronger. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969277 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 22:14:21 +0000 Anonymous 969277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! This is not a small feat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969230 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:53:13 +0000 Anonymous 969230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would say take some veggies and hummus instead of your apple and greek yogout snack. I think tweaking your breakfasts would be in order too. Can you blend in tofu too or something? Stir in some oats or quinoa porridge?</p> <p>Too bad you don't care for eggs.</p> <p>Can you make up some healthy soups and freeze them in 1c servings? That is what I do for a snack/lunches at work. It's super easy to toss one or two in my bag in the morning. I make the soups on the weekend, clearing out the fridge of veggies etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969226 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:43:20 +0000 Kristin L 969226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job Thistle! I can't wait to see what you'll find at NAS. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969160 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:41:11 +0000 Transcona Shannon 969160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*HIGH FIVE* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969127 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:59:11 +0000 Anonymous 969127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats, Thistle! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969103 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:37:30 +0000 Thistle 969103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do find it empowering!&nbsp; And while I don't lift much heavier than a mouse at work, I love being able to grab the pack and play and toss it in the back of the van. Or pluck DD out of whatever mischief she has gotten and into without any trouble. </p> <p>It just feels good!</p> <p>Diet wise, I have been less successful.</p> <p>For breakfast, I have been eating one of the following (Mornings aren't my strong suit, especially with a toddler. I need fast and easy):<br />-1 cup Organic Vanilla yogurt, scoop of&nbsp;protien Powder, 1/4 cup of walnuts<br />-1 cup of Cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds<br />-1 cup of milk, 1 cup of berries, 1 scoop protien powder, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter - blended</p> <p>I am usually hungry by 10am when I have an apple or an organic Greek Yogurt.</p> <p>Lunch is leftovers of dinner.</p> <p>Dinner is usually a reciepe out of a healthy cookbook.&nbsp; I also let myself have a square of dark chocolate every night to keep my chocolate cravings at bay.&nbsp;</p> <p> I am hungry again by bedtime some nights, and I have learned if I don't eat, I either get a screaming headache (which I will have until morning, and then I need migraine meds) or I toss and turn. Either way, I am up all night long. So, I usually have a slice of bread with peanut butter and a glass of milk.</p> <p>I had an hour session with a nutrionist and was terribly disappointed. Only advice she could give on our current diet was: 1. No frozen custard anymore 2. Eat an extra veggie at each meal.</p> <p>Not really earth shattering or terribly helpful. And DH is never going to go for giving up our weekly frozen custard. And I feel like he is right on this. A scoop of frozen custard a week can't be the root cause. Or, I am wornd. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969094 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:23:07 +0000 cinnamon fern 969094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay Thistle! &nbsp;Don't you love feeling strong? &nbsp;I find it totally empowering, even though my job does not require lifting anything heavier than a piece of chalk. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969030 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:27:39 +0000 rachylou 969030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good work!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969029 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:27:29 +0000 Sarah A 969029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ornella, if you can do soy I like tempeh for protein. As well as greek yogurt if you can eat dairy. </p> <p>Brown rice with sunflower seeds, fruit (fresh or dried), and sliced almonds and sometimes flaked coconut is my usual breakfast. The protein and fats are more slowely digested and so you get many hours of energy from this. The coconut adds sweetness and medium chain fatty acids. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-969001 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:59:09 +0000 Ornella 969001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab Thistle! You are inspiring. Who cares about weight loss -&nbsp;do things for the sake of feeling good and being healthy, that's the real reward.</p> <p>What is your sugar intake? I found that limiting sugar alone had huge effect on my cravings.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am coeliec btw, but regardless of that and all stuff that's hidden in&nbsp;I never ate processed food - I prefer to know what's in my food.&nbsp;I also have to be a bit more creative with sources of carbs from gains&nbsp;in my diet, and I love quinoa, amaranth, millet and teff.&nbsp;</p> <p>So, my porridge-like breakfasts are made of celiac-friendly grain, with some non-dairly milky stuff, some cinnamon, chia seeds,&nbsp;maybe banana and/or honey. It keeps me full and does not play havoc with my blood sugar.&nbsp;</p> <p>Another option is cottage cheese, some tomatoes, with rice or corn&nbsp;crackers.&nbsp;I am adding&nbsp;avocado recently.</p> <p>I found that good, healthy, quality breakfast is an absolute must if I want my day to be good - eating bad just doesn't help, I feel sluggish, constantly hungry, can't wait until the next meal.</p> <p>I'll keep an eye on this thread as I too need good source of protein ;-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-968964 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:10:11 +0000 Anonymous 968964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome!! You should be proud! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-968958 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:04:10 +0000 Anonymous 968958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! What an accomplishment! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-968937 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:30:40 +0000 Angie 968937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More congrats from me, beautiful lady! Rest up and stay strong. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-968907 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:01:30 +0000 Sarah A 968907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats! I really like periodizing my fitness with 3 or 4 building weeks and then an easy week or week off. Well deserved reward of week downtime and NAs spending! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/completed-stage-2#post-968905 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:51:53 +0000 Thistle 968905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I finished Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. I have lost no weight (gained, actually - still working through appetite control and changing my diet for this. Still trying to find a quality protein source I like as I dislike eggs), but I am feeling a whole lot stronger! </p> <p>It's hard to explain as I have never really weight lifted like this before, so even though I am squatting way less than most, it was a huge achievement for me when I was able to squat the olympic bar. And again, when&nbsp;I was able to add weights to it.</p> <p>I am taking this week off. Partially for the holiday and partially because I really feel like my body could use some recuperation time. I will still go for our nightly walks, and we have a lot of activities planned, so I won;t be inactive. </p> <p>And, I have earned my NAS reward!!&nbsp; I have $250 to spend on something fun! I can't wait for Angie's picks&nbsp; </p>