In serious need of some answers here. Everday issues of my weight-loss...help!

[biggestloser105]

I can't imagine how hard dieting in college must be, probably as hard as dieting as an adolescent in a home that is not conducive to dieting (ie. mom does the food shopping and cooking and she doesn't watch what she's eating/cooking for the family to make sure it is healthy/low cal).

If you have a meal plan you can tell them you're allergic to foods and they'll make you a special meal that is healthy. I did that, and I ended up eating meat and veggies every night without any sauces or other fattening stuff.

 

[Lizabell1]

If you have a meal plan you can tell them you're allergic to foods and they'll make you a special meal that is healthy. I did that, and I ended up eating meat and veggies every night without any sauces or other fattening stuff.

Really? Wow... amazing that they'll arrange healthy meal options only if you know to tell them that... crazy! There's no reason they can't provide healthy and the less-than-healthy meal options to everyone by default and let people choose what they'd like to eat...my community college had a decent array of healthy and less-than-healthy options available. If I was eating healthy, I could easily find the foods I should eat. I thought colleges offered a decent variety, I guess not?

 

[biggestloser105]

Really? Wow... amazing that they'll arrange healthy meal options only if you know to tell them that... crazy! There's no reason they can't provide healthy and the less-than-healthy meal options to everyone by default and let people choose what they'd like to eat...my community college had a decent array of healthy and less-than-healthy options available. If I was eating healthy, I could easily find the foods I should eat. I thought colleges offered a decent variety, I guess not?

I mean, likely depends where you are. When I lived in residence and had a meal plan, there were days when there would be chicken wings for dinner, or fried chicken strips, or grilled cheese sandwich for lunch or hotdogs and fries. I don't remember the options too well to be honest because I always got my allergy (and I have real allergies) plain meat, veggies, and rice.

They have to cook large quantities that satisfy most students, and most young people do eat junk. Where I went there were also unlimited quantities of everything including deserts (a selection of cakes/ice cream and the like).

 

[Sapientia]

So, I just joined this website yesterday -- totally ready to get on the weight loss train, and what happens? Story of my flipping life; my 12-year-old brother has a birthday in which involved all of the fun goodies: pizza, pop, cake and ice cream.

I did what I could this morning before the party started and ate a light breakfast. A bowl of Special K with Berries and coffee (non-fat coffee creamer and sugar substitute). For lunch (also before the party) I ate a cut up sandwich wrap from Costco that are LITERALLY just like 2 inches thick- super small. I finished it off with a nectarine.

We went to the local laser tag place that has an arcade and go karts. I did a bunch of active games like Dance Dance Revolution and some crazy boxing game that actually counted calories, which was over 100 calories in about 5 minutes. It was nuts. HOWEVER, roughly 20 minutes later my blood sugar dropped because of lack of energy.

Tell me: How am I supposed to lose weight when I can't handle not having food in my system?

For dinner, I ate 2.5 pieces of pizza with 2 breadsticks and salad (italian dressing). I had some birthday cake (no seconds) and later, once my stomach was less full, I ate a small (baby bowl) of ice cream. I haven't eaten since then, and if I do need something in my stomach, I will stick to water.

I didn't notice where you are from but I once read a book about how french women supposedly don't get fat.. The author mentionned that they will eat normally before a celebration (i.e. your brother's b-day) so that they indulge less (i.e. crave the pizza less), AND they compensate the next day. That way you don't spend all day starving and craving then have to find a way to remain sensible around the pizza. Less guilt all around. Which is opposite to what North Americans tend to do, i.e. barely eat all day to 'save calories' for a later, unhealthy feast (i.e. going to the restaurant or to a party).