Titillating Tuesday

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@jenjen047 I feel like Callie has been squash at least 5 times throughout this pregnancy lol. I didn't realize squash came in so many shapes and sizes.

AlPacina

@jenna8984 - Show me the couches you like! I found a couch I really loved at a local furniture store, but that's lower on the list of stuff to buy. Higher up are rugs, lamps and an entertainment center.

untouchablets

@jenjen047 and @bethsmiles if you need to calculate calories the formula I used that actually helped me is the Harris-Benedict formula which goes like this:

BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years )

That's the bare minimum you should be eating a day.
And then you multiply that number by your activity level which is this:
little or no exercise is BMR x 1.2
light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week is BMR x 1.375
moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week is BMR x 1.55
hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week is BMR x 1.725
very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training is BMR x 1.9

That total is how many calories you need to eat to maintain your weight. After you get that subtract 250-500 and that's how many calories you should be eating to come down in weight.

I didn't do any of that when I started and just used an app to calculate but I didn't make any progress until I did it that way. Sorry that was long just thought it might help

jenna8984

@alpacina We don't technically need new couches but we hate the leather ones we have. We sat on this chaise in the store and absolutely melted into it!!! lol This is a really popular store in this region but I don't think they ship out where you are.

http://www.mybobs.com/living-room-furniture/living-room-sets/jackson-sofa-chaise

Are you looking for higher end rugs and lamps? I got mine at Ikea and Walmart lol

 

bethsmiles

@untouchablets - Thanks! My biggest hurdle with counting calories is trying to figure out how much I burn in a work-out. I quit my gym (they kept calling and nagging me about coming in, it was very annoying) so I've been doing Jillian Michaels videos and some youtube videos but I really have no idea how much those burn.

AlPacina

@jenna8984 - The furniture you linked to looks great! Are you thinking about that color? That's really similar to the color of the couch I liked at the store. I want a couch that both of us can lay on at the same time. Right now the cushions are too huge and it makes it hard to cuddle.... But we got it for free, so I try not to complain.

And no, not looking for higher end. The one rug I own is from Ikea, haha! I'm obsessed with the rugs from Home Decorators Collection, but I can't get BF to agree on any yet.

untouchablets

@bethsmiles well if you do it what way i mentioned you don't have to know how much you burn each workout, ask long as you are working out regularly. For example I don't do much cardio, I spend most of my time lifting weights so I don't know how much I burn either. You could get one of those fitness trackers to help if you wanted though.

eilis1228

@bethsmiles I recommend THIS for tracking calories burned during a workout. It's really accurate, and it helps to see how your heart rate changes during different types of workouts.

@AlPacina LOL I completely forgot about the name of the town in Footloose! Too funny!

jenna8984

@alpacina Yea I really like the grey. Our current living room is chocolate leather couches, chocolate curtains, and the coffee table, end tables, and entertaintment stand are all really dark wood (basically black). I liked it at first but now it just seems overwhelmingly dark and cave-like. So for the new house we are thinking the grey couches, white curtains, and light wood. The new house has a finished basement so our current stuff can all go down there. You definitely need a good cuddle couch!

bethsmiles

@untouchablets - Reading fail on my part, for some reason my eyes skipped over the days per week worked out and I thought you just had to figure out how hard you were working out and put it into a light, moderate, hard, etc category and I was thinking I'm not really sure how to do that!

cu97tiger

untouchablets said:

@jenjen047 and @bethsmiles if you need to calculate calories the formula I used that actually helped me is the Harris-Benedict formula which goes like this: BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years ) That's the bare minimum you should be eating a day. And then you multiply that number by your activity level which is this: little or no exercise is BMR x 1.2 light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week is BMR x 1.375 moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week is BMR x 1.55 hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week is BMR x 1.725 very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training is BMR x 1.9 That total is how many calories you need to eat to maintain your weight. After you get that subtract 250-500 and that's how many calories you should be eating to come down in weight. I didn't do any of that when I started and just used an app to calculate but I didn't make any progress until I did it that way. Sorry that was long just thought it might help

Just keep in mind that you never want to go below your BMR. For example, mine is 1,250 calories. Since I am lightly active, I get 1,500 calories a day... but I can't just subtract 500 calories if I'm trying to lose weight, because my net calories has to be above 1,250. Does that make sense? On days I work out, sometimes I have to eat random snacks before I go to bed to get myself above that threshold.

500days

OMG @alpacina Let's talk!!!! Alaska is amazing!!!!!!!! 

LizzyTish88

Hello Ladies! I have been having thee worst morning... UGH! But, I think it's all over now so that's good.

@LaBro Happy Birthday!

@Swazzle Sorry your not feeling well. I'm super jealous of your SA trip.

@SouthernPeach89 I can't wait to see your maternity pictures! 

@minskat30 Glad you're feeling a little better

@CocoBellaF Sorry you had a rough night/morning. How is Cricket otherwise?

@500Days I hope you get into a Sox game! We had such a blast over the weekend!

@BethSmiles Good luck if you decide to go for the job! I think it's worth a shot.

@Eilis1228 DOUBLE DIGITS?! How did that happen?!

What's got you energized these days?

Not much to be honest. Except what I will write about for the next question.

Anyone that hasn't taken their summer vacation yet? Where are you going?

Not too much of a vacation but Thursday we are heading up to Maine for two days with my family. They rented three cabins on a lake so we are going up to visit on Thursday and Friday coming home Saturday. Should be fun!

You have to go out to lunch today... where do you go?

I did go out to lunch today! I ordered from a little local shop and got a Mediterranean wrap which is basically a Greek Chicken Salad wrap. NOM.

jenna8984

@cu97tiger Why? What happens if you go below the 1250? I would still think that would be a win for weight loss.

audrewuh

Haha @cu97tiger said tit.

Hi everyone!!

@labro - BIRTHDAY. 

@eilis1228 - so much wedding stuff! Eek!! 

@bethsmiles - good luck on the transfer! I know you've been looking for a place to settle into for a while now. 

@swazzle - you need a vacation from the sickies! 

@southernpeach89 - Callie will be just like the squash: different shapes and sizes as she grows up! Or like squash, she'll be diverse and versatile! A really unique kid.

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What's got you energized these days?

My summer trips are over! Work won't calm down any, but it will be a different kind of busy. I've also got a big life change ahead that I'm looking forward to. 

Anyone that hasn't taken their summer vacation yet? Where are you going?

I don't vacation in the summer, but I am planning a trip in December to go to the Winter Classic with @goldenpenguin and @csousa1!! 

You have to go out to lunch today... Where do you go?

We wen't to Po' Melvin's today, cheap "cajun" food. Lots of fried stuff. It wasn't my favorite, but our senior pastor is apparently friends with the owner, who is really friendly and kind. 

bethsmiles

GUYS! I have a job interview tomorrow for a teaching job!! I'm so excited! I'm feeling really good about it because before I finished my thesis this school really wanted to hire me for last spring but couldn't because my thesis wasn't finished yet. It's tomorrow at noon (I guess I'll have to call in sick to work...). 

If I do get it, I'll have to talk to my boss about going to part time or I'll have to quit and start applying for part-time jobs. I've been thinking about what I would do if I were offered a part-time teaching job and I've decided I just can't pass the opportunity up. This is what I want to do (taking time off from teaching has really claified that for me) and I'm going to have to find a way to make it work, 

untouchablets

Omg @bethsmiles CONGRATS!!! Job interview vibes!!!

LizzyTish88

@BethSmiles YAY!!!! Sending all the job interview vibes for you!!! GOOD LUCK!

eilis1228

@bethsmiles OMG YAY! Sending you all the vibes!

audrewuh

Woohoo @bethsmiles!!! Sending good interview vibes!

AlPacina

@bethsmiles - Omg! Good luck with your interview! I know your won't be working your current shit job forever!

speakeasy14

@labro

@twodimes you're almost an OMH!!!

@swazzle feel better!

@alpacina That is so exciting! Now you get to plan all the fun stuff to do in Alaska!

@bethsmiles I cosign @alpacina.  I can't see how a different job with the same place would be any better.  They have not treated you well at all. ETA good luck with the teaching interview!!! You're going to do amazing!!

Ugh been stuck in meetings all day.  My nephew is going to be born any second, I'm so excited! 

What's got you energized these days? All my energy goes into my house. I cannot wait until after it is completely finished so I can go back to having fun.  

Anyone that hasn't taken their summer vacation yet? Where are you going? We've been so focused on the house that we haven't finalized any plans.  We would like to go to Mystic for a day or two in August to meet up with my bf's best friend.  We have also talked about a beach trip, and possibly a trip to Texas. We'll see what we decide on.

You have to go out to lunch today... where do you go? I've been in the mood for a burrito. Unfortunately we don't have any good places here.  So for lunch I would road trip to Massachusetts to No Problemo for a California Burrito. 

AlPacina

@speakeasy14 - I wouldn't be able to work if I was waiting for a nephew! Congrats!

Peaseblossom55

Sending job vibes @bethsmiles

speakeasy14

@alpacina I keep checking my phone.  Last message I got was "9cm kinda busy" hahaha

eilis1228

@speakeasy14 LOL that reminds me of when my goddaughter was born. I texted her dad asking for updates, and he was like, "She's crowning now!!!!" and I was like, "...get off your phone." 9cm! YAY! He'll be here SOON!

bethsmiles

@speakeasy14 - That is so exciting!

cu97tiger

@jenna8984 - Because if you go below your BMR, your body thinks you are starving, and it starts holding on to every calorie you put in your body, which is counter-productive to weight loss.

@audrewuh - tit tit tit b00bies

@bethsmiles - Good luck with the interview.

KeptInStitches

@labro, happy golden birthday!

@twodimes and @mskittydanger, yay wedding week!!!

@swazzle and @eilis1228, sorry you're not feeling well - hope you're better soon.

@southernpeach89, hope the daycare is nice and can't wait to see maternity pictures!

@peaseblossom55, passing along what H gave me during writing and defense: 

@bethsmiles, good luck with the interview!

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What's got you energized these days? Hmm, "energized" is putting it so strongly ... it's more like essential relief crashing onto me from finishing my dissertation and defending and it's unreal. I crashed less hard after the wedding.

Anyone that hasn't taken their summer vacation yet? Where are you going? We're going to Washington, D.C., for our honeymoon!!!

You have to go out to lunch today... where do you go? I didn't get to go out to lunch, but I would go to Panera if I did.

jenna8984

@bethsmiles good luck!

@cu97tiger Is that really true though or just an urban legend? I've seen on shows like Biggest Loser and Extreme Weight Loss where the person didn't lose any that week and they try to use the excuse "Well I don't think I ate enough" and the trainer flat out says "You are full of shit. A calorie deficit will never make you gain weight." So I dunno, I kind of believe them, it's their job.