*Starshine* - Member

*Starshine*

Joined May 2013

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Weight History

Start Weight

308.0 lb

Lost so far: 7.0 lb

Current Weight

301.0 lb
Performance: gaining 0.6 lb a week

Goal Weight

250.0 lb

Still to go: 51.0 lb

Starshine's Weight History

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Starshine's Cookbook

cals: 111kcal | fat: 7.16g | carbs: 11.21g | prot: 2.33g

Tabbouleh Salad

Salad using bulgur and parsley.

cals: 257kcal | fat: 10.74g | carbs: 2.76g | prot: 36.06g

Tuna Bites

Delicious small tuna cakes packed with flavor and good nutrients, that are very low carb.

cals: 242kcal | fat: 18.66g | carbs: 10.59g | prot: 10.09g

Cauliflower Fried Rice

Grated cauliflower instead of rice is both delicious and low carb.

cals: 316kcal | fat: 14.64g | carbs: 26.45g | prot: 21.63g

Beef Crockpot Stew

Only four ingredients needed for this simple crockpot stew.

cals: 298kcal | fat: 3.96g | carbs: 33.45g | prot: 29.68g

General Tsao Chicken

A healthy spin on a traditional favorite chicken and rice dish that's full of taste and flavor.

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Starshine's Latest Posts

What a crappy morning!
Ugh. Nothing de-rails fasting more swiftly than a restless, mewling toddler waking you up all night. I know there are no real excuses but it was too hard a morning to go without food. Just snatches of sleep till 7:30 am and time to get our Little ready for the 16-mile drive to pre-school.

Today, it was -1 degree Fahrenheit outside and -- as an extra special Tired Mom Bonus -- the tailgate wouldn't stay shut. Mad

Drove the whole way with it open; fortunately, there were no other cars on the road, let alone cops. Borrowed some tape from Little's teacher to hold the damned thing shut for the ride home. Watched it nervously the whole way and almost made it, before having to stop twice to pull it down again, because the tape wasn't holding.

Frankly, a buttered bagel with my morning coffee gave me back some much needed equilibrium and made my morning just that bit better!

posted 23 Feb 2022, 13:24

And she's back -- again!
How the world has changed since I last posted in Oct 2019!

A few years before that, I lost 100+ lbs over the space of a year (see my Fatsecret history). But then -- in that story so familiar to so many of us -- regained it all and more.

So why did that happen? Well, surgeries, a transatlantic relocation, and a baby -- yes. But really? Just waaaay too much snacking and booze. Rolling Eyes

So here I am again. Heavier than ever before, but firmly resolved and actually excited about changing that. Tips, support, and constructive advice are all welcomed!

These are my 5 commitments from Feb 14 2022 for the foreseeable:

1. FASTING: 16:8. (Eating only after 12 pm and before 8 pm).

2. DRINKING: Zero alcohol, no soda. Upping water intake.

3. PROTEIN: 30%+ daily. Have always used meat/fish, eggs/dairy, beans, shakes, but now reconsidering more plant-based sources.

4. CARBS: Vegetables and whole grains, reducing refined carbs.

5. EXERCISE: Minimum 30-minute daily walk, till more is manageable.

posted 21 Feb 2022, 11:45

Back again, with a new approach
I'm back again, after lost 100+ lbs before on a high-protein/relatively low-fat diet, with lots of exercise (4 miles runs every morning and the gym 3-4 times a week). I re-gained it all and a bit more, partly due to surgeries and a systemic infection that left me stranded on the sofa, hugely depressed and seeking solace in ice-cream. Sad

Roll on 3 years and this September 24th, I hit my heaviest weight ever. I was desperately uncomfortable with way too much pain everywhere, especially my feet. Watching the Netflix documentaries “Diet Fiction” and “What the Health” woke me up again, and alerted me to the dangers of excess animal products and the importance of fiber.

For the last month, I’ve been eating largely plant-based and non-processed foods, complex carbs and diverse grains, with minimal animal products (meat, fish, eggs, dairy). I’ve also cut out almost all alcohol -- my real weakness -- except for a glass of wine about once a month.

It’s been quite an adjustment and planning and preparing healthy food all the time can be hard work; but *nothing* is as hard as being twice the weight you should be… I certainly feel much better on this eating plan than when I was cramming in vast amounts of animal protein, and though I do get hungry, I’m sticking to plant-based snacks, like fruit or nuts.

posted 17 Oct 2019, 20:50

Changing the RDI model to more than 1 lb a week
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way of doing this. The maximum on the drop-down menu is 'moderate' weight loss of 1 lb a week which, as you say, isn't much help to those of us who need to lose rather more weight and at a faster pace. I just reset the Recommended Daily Intake and specify a target weight. There's also a useful online calculator to work out a schedule at 'Date Calculator: Add to or Subtract From a Date'. The link is: https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html. (To lose 100 lbs total, you'd enter 100 weeks; 2 lbs a week, half that, i.e. 50 weeks, etc.) Hope this helps and best of luck!

posted 27 Dec 2016, 06:27

Weigh day
Good luck today with your weigh-in! Fingers crossed for you. You've got such a lot to cope with, so be kind and try not to judge yourself too harshly. Aside from medical issues, feeling bad about ourselves is often a big factor in gaining weight. As you know from losing 60 lbs (well done!) before joining FatSecret, this is a long-term journey that can't be rushed. It's only possible with a lot of patience and commitment, but it's infinitely better than the alternatives. As we also know, dieting and losing weight is hard work but being overweight is soooo much harder! And although Christmas is probably the toughest time of year to start a diet, if you can get through this without actually gaining (a lot of) weight, the rest of the year should be a breeze. Very Happy