alohaas2's Forum Posts

When you click the “i ate this” button, a small window pops up where you add the servings that you ate. To the right of that box is a drop down menu. Use the menu to select a different day.

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Nutrition Log

Yes! My mom has an AMAZING nonstick pan. I believe it’s made by a danish brand. It’s composition is different than most nonstick pans because it can go in the dishwasher and it doesn’t give off any of the chemicals that some people worry about.

I can make an omelette in it without using any oil.

The brand is Scanpan.

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Oiless Fried Eggs??

I’m a student at the University of Pennsylvania trying to navigate all of the free food and get fit. Since I stopped doing ballet a few years ago, the pounds have been creeping so I decided it was time to get serious about my health.
Fee free to add me. I would like some college-aged gym buddies.

Topic: Motivation and Support / College-aged Gym Buddies?

Yeah that’s it!
I didn’t realize it was that pricey. Sorry, good luck in your search!

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Oiless Fried Eggs??

No problem :D

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Oiless Fried Eggs??

I used to do this all the time before I moved into my much smaller space in college. Now that you mention it, however, there are dance studios in my gym and I should probably start dancing again because I DID lose weight when I was dancing.
Dancing for exercise is great because it burns calories and works different muscle groups, especially if you’re moving your hips ;) It’s an amazing way to whittle your middle.
I burn between 300 and 400 calories per hour “dancing vigorously”.

For music, use anything you like. My playlist had lots of dance, electronica, hip-hop and house music.
To burn extra calories you could circuit train. Dance for a couple of songs and then jump rope for five minutes then dance for a couple of songs and then do 50 jumping jacks. It probably sounds lame, but it’s a way to keep your heart rate up.
Have fun!

Topic: Fitness and Exercise / Dance for exercise

I’m 5’3” and I weigh just over 120 now. I am still working on losing 5 more pounds.

It’s hard being short because I have to eat 1200 – 1400 calories on a day when I don’t exercise to maintain my weight. It wouldn’t be as difficult if the food available in restaurants/the grocery store weren’t portioned out for people who are (A) men and (B) at least 4” taller.

I find that it’s all about realizing that it’s ok to eat less food than friends who are 5’6”. Also, I try to stick to eating foods that are minimally processed or from the earth. They tend to offer fewer calories but more nutrition than processed foods.

Topic: Motivation and Support / Calling All Shorties!

Can you explain what you mean by higher reps and minimal reps between sets. This sounds contradictory to me.

Topic: Fitness and Exercise / Matching Workout To Goal ...

Oh ok. It makes sense now :) Thanks.

Topic: Fitness and Exercise / Matching Workout To Goal ...

I eat a bowl of oatmeal every day for breakfast with 2 tbsp ground flax seed. I don’t normally add any sweeteners because I like the taste of plain and I don’t really have a kitchen in my dorm so it makes preparing complicated oatmeal difficult. I just microwave it. If I need something sweet I’ll add a bit of honey.

To make it extra filling, top it with sliced almonds or another nut of choice. Just don’t go overboard.

Again, instant oatmeal is a waste of money. It’s filled with extra sugar and salt.

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Oatmeal for Breakfast

If I eat something at 3:00 am, do I log it as something I ate “yesterday” or “today”?

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Midnight Snacking

When I fall off the healthy eating wagon…like yesterday, I think of what Alfred told the young Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins:

“Why do we fall, Bruce? So that we may learn to pick ourselves up.”

Topic: Motivation and Support / Motivational poems and quotes

You also want to reduce the amount of food that you need to feel full.
To do this, reduce portion sizes. Use smaller plates and eat slowly. Take at least twenty minutes to eat a meal.

Make sure you drink WATER while eating so that you feel satiated. Sometimes dehydration can make you feel like you need food, when in actuality, you need fluid.

If you need a snack, stay away from simple sugars because eating these will probably leave you hungrier instead of satisfied. Opt for veggies or protein.

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Reducing Food Consumption Tips

Some more I like…


“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act but a habit.”
- Aristotle


“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.”
- Vince Lombardi

“Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.”
- Mme. Du Deffand

“One should eat to live, not live to eat.”
- Benjamin Franklin

“The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
- Socrates


“If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away?”
- Lord Chesterfield


“Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.”
- Doug Firebaugh

“If we all did the things we are capable of,
we would astound ourselves.”
- Thomas Edison

“They can because they think they can.”
- Virgil

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
- Chinese Proverb

“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
- Confucius


I hope these provide some motivation and inspiration :)

Topic: Motivation and Support / Motivational poems and quotes

Technically (...legally), I shouldn’t be posting, but being in college, I am surrounded by a “drinking culture.”


@mongoload
Question: What to drink?

Answer: Red Wine (In moderation)

If drinking somewhere where wine is taboo…I would recommend forgoing mixed drinks. I like things straight up, but that’s my taste. Consider saving money by ordering drinks every other weekend or saving calories by eating conservatively the day you plan to drink. If you are planning on going to the gym the next day, expect not to go. Alcohol really demotivates!


acconrad is right. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Ultimatley, alcohol isn’t essential for your survival. If it is, you should seek help elsewhere.

Topic: Diet and Nutrition / Drinking Alcohol