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mrspackrat

Start Weight:	(29 Jul 11) 176.0 lb
Current Weight:	(24 May 13) 144.3 lb
Goal Weight:	145.0 lb

following: It's Not a Diet! It's a Lifestyle!
performance: Steady

I'm a mom of 2 in my late 40's. My husband and I are watching what we eat for better health and weight loss. Never really overweight most of my life, after we got our 2 children, the weight just sort of crept on as our diets changed. It's been a challenge to change back to a healthier lifestyle but the rewards of weightloss have been worth it.

FatSecret member since: 30 Aug 10

mrspackrat's Weight History

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mrspackrat's latest member challenges

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Making It Through The Holidays Part 1 Halloween

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ended:	31 Oct 11
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10 lbs in 10 weeks

status:	Completed
ended:	08 Nov 10
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	last weighin: gaining 2.3 lb a week

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mrspackrat's cookbook

cals: 301kcal | fat: 10.26g | carbs: 23.87g | prot: 26.33g

Turkey Enchilada Casserole

Sensational layered tortillas and ground turkey with enchilada sauce and reduced fat cheese.

cals: 378kcal | fat: 6.71g | carbs: 65.09g | prot: 16.97g

Mexican Style Quinoa and Black Beans

A yummy, healthy main dish with black beans and quinoa.

cals: 124kcal | fat: 1.11g | carbs: 11.90g | prot: 16.46g

Chicken Soup with Whole Grain Noodles

Perfect for cold and flu season, with plenty of natural flavor and vegetables.

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mrspackrat's latest posts

Insulin Resistance Diet - Best kept secret out there

Spacey47 wrote:

Just another myth, every scientifically measured ward study has shown no difference in weight gain or loss when calories were the same whatever the type of food eaten low carb or high carb

A calorie is a calorie

I read it in a body builder website, should have known their info was crap.

posted 24 May 2013, 16:24

Insulin Resistance Diet - Best kept secret out there
True but some calories transition very quickly into the blood. I read once eat a potato and you'll have new fat before you get up from the table--it's too late to "work it off."

posted 24 May 2013, 12:42

Insulin Resistance Diet - Best kept secret out there
Once your body takes the sugars (broken down carbs) it needs for energy and storage, the excess is packed on as fat. So eating a ton of carbs in one sitting probably isn't a good lifestyle choice.

posted 24 May 2013, 09:18

each to their own?
It is that simple and when I changed the way I ate in order to reduce calories, the benefit was more energy and feeling better overall AND I lost the weight. I love the things I eat now.

When I peek at some people's food diaries, I see them working out but still complaining they are gaining. If that's the case, look at the food--you can always cut somewhere. The trick is switching up higher calorie carbs for lower calorie ones (more veggies instead of pasta). Protein and fats are more filling and get more omega 3 fats instead of polyunsaturated or omega 6 (which packed foods are loaded with) your body will perform better from a metabolic standpoint.

But movement of any kind is a start, while I prefer weights because they improve your muscles and more muscle means a higher metabolism, pick something you enjoy because then you'll stick to it.

posted 24 May 2013, 09:13

Eat, Fast, Live Longer!
I rewatched this documentary over the weekend. If they are right about high-protein diets and IGF-1, I thought of the Atkins people. Sure you may lose weight now but are you setting yourself up for a lot of age-related diseases?

posted 20 May 2013, 12:54

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20 May 2013

Boating season has begun which always means snacks and drinks :( Am working diligently to make sure this year we've got healthy choices on board.

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11 May 2013

Was measured today, lost 22 inches total :) Still wanting another 10-14 inches but just going to take it one day at a time.

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mrspackrat's Recent Food & Exercise

	1 cup Ice Cream
	1/2 cup, cooked Quick Oatmeal (1 or 3 Minutes)
	2 cups , shredded or chopped Mixed Salad Greens
	Desk Work
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	Desk Work

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mrspackrat's Groups

5:2 Lifestyle
Group for people who have embarked on the 5:2 lifestyle (5 feed days, 2 fast days a week)

Lose Weight with Hypothyroid
A group for all of us suffering from hypothyroid,which make most of us look like hippo!

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	replied to Lynne66's post - each to their own?.

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