mytmousemalibu, good point about walking. When I started University here in Arizona, started bicycling. I was 180 pounds and dropped to 165 by the end of the semester which is four months approximately.
When I was in High School, my heaviest was 215 pounds and 5'-11". I had been trying to loose weight for at least five years. Then the biology teacher one day said there is two types of people that graduate High School: those that become heavier and those that loose weight. Yes, know she was wrong, but scared me enough next semester look weight training. Still struggling, until someone said you can't be digesting food and building muscle at the same time. Being the first class and at 7:30 in the morning, decided to eat a breakfast that wouldn't last. Being I have a medical issue with low blood sugar, was hard at first working out on an empty stomach, but I toughed it out and got accustomed. I would have a bowl of grits, and then yogurt snack after the class after weight training. I grew to love grits, and thinking about them is making me hungry for a big bowl of them, topped with brown sugar. In sort, don't be scared of carbohydrates, as if used right, can be your friend!
Now I am 140 pounds, and at my lowest was 135 pounds. Had a mid 20's growth spurt so 6'-2" tall. Current weight loss is from being sick for over two years and something has changed in my body. Despite all the sitting I do, I can't seem to put weight on.
I considered what mytmousemalibu said, and think it is because this past year and a half, been walking a lot more, to the light rail, light rail to class, and between classes, plus the program I got in a year and a half ago is in a four story building, so a lot of stairs. Also, been cutting back on Cliff Bars due to finances, but going tomorrow and picking up a good supply. I figured out I am just not getting enough calories and might explain my sleep loss and odd sleep patterns.
In summery, thank you so very much mytmousemalibu for this useful thread!
