monkeychik
it is 652

monkeychik
not 700

Lucy RD
I know, I am early tonight

monkeychik
nice

Daquisha 13
Yay I love Halloween

monkeychik
me too

Lucy RD
Extra bonus for the early birds!

monkeychik
all the candy u get

monkeychik
lol

Daquisha 13
lol

Lucy RD
Of course, many people struggle being in front of all that extra candy

Lucy RD
do you?

monkeychik
no

Daquisha 13
i guess

monkeychik
im am not a candy fan

Daquisha 13
I am

monkeychik
do u like halloween lucy

Lucy RD
Has anyone found a way to not overconsume with all that candy?

Lucy RD
I DO like halloween!

Daquisha 13
no

Daquisha 13
I have a question for u lucy

Lucy RD
ok

monkeychik
im clea patra this year

Lucy RD
i don't know what i want to be yet--i guess i better hurry up!

Daquisha 13
u know how in your story u say your weight saved your frends life.... isnt that an advantage of being fat?

Lucy RD
some people would say there are a few advantages to being overweight. there are more advantages, though, to being a healthy weight!

Daquisha 13
yah

Daquisha 13
how much weight did u lose

monkeychik
lucy my uncle said he lost 40 pounds in 2 weeks he onley ate boiled chiken and water is that healthy

Lucy RD
I am based on a fictional character from the story. I am a registered dietitian though

Daquisha 13
o ok

Lucy RD
monkeychik, i would say that is unhealthy to lose weight that fast

Daquisha 13
I gain weight fast

Daquisha 13
LOL

monkeychik
lol

Lucy RD
also, he deprived himself of lots of important things!

monkeychik
true true

Lucy RD
how old are you monkeychik?

monkeychik
10

Lucy RD
ok...i asked your age because doing something like your uncle did could stunt your growth in height!

monkeychik
lucy can my doctor give me a doctor a balence diet of foods to eat\

Lucy RD
remember weight loss is about healthy EATING not restricting to just eat one type of food

Daquisha 13
its hard for me to lose weight cuz of my size

monkeychik
me to

Daquisha 13
I get tired really easily

Lucy RD
i would speak with your doctor since he or she knows you best

Daquisha 13
O ok

monkeychik
i where a size 18 1/2 in pants

monkeychik
is that too bad

Daquisha 13
I wear a 24

Lucy RD
it can be tiring to carry around extra weight. work on eating healthy and as the weight starts to come off, you will feel better and with more energy. then you can be more active which will also help you feel less tired

Daquisha 13
I got to go

Daquisha 13
thnx

Lucy RD
what do you mean moneychik?

Daquisha 13
bye

Lucy RD
bye!

monkeychik
i weigh 150 pounds

monkeychik
onley ten

Lucy RD
are you asking if you are at a healthy weight?

monkeychik
yes

Lucy RD
I would check into the weight calculator on this website. it can consider your age, height and weight and give you a range that is healthy for you.

Lucy RD
we are chatting tonight about halloween--what to do with the extra candy!

betsy 14
yea

monkeychik
have a wonderfull weekend lucy but i got to go thanks for all your help

Lucy RD
bye! see you next week!

betsy 14
i get a bag o candy]

Lucy RD
Also, we can chat about all the other holidays coming up in the next few months. they can be stressful for lots of people b/c of the extra attention on food. also, some people get extra stressed. what do you think?

Guinevere 14
yummy chips yummmm

Elisabeth 1616
like thanksgiving!

betsy 14
yep

Lucy RD
are the holidays stressful?

Guinevere 14
yeah\

Elisabeth 1616
yeah

Lucy RD
yeah thanksgiveing

Lucy RD
thanksgiving

Lucy RD
what makes them stressful for you?

Elisabeth 1616
family coming over..

betsy 14
hard to resist f

betsy 14
food

Elisabeth 1616
yeah

betsy 14
specially deserts

Guinevere 14
all the rushing around

Guinevere 14
and lots of food

Lucy RD
sometimes family being around can be fun yet sometimes they don't always get along. sometimes the extra stress can trigger people to eat.

Guinevere 14
on christmas/christmas eve i eat like 3 diners

Lucy RD
being around the food--seeing it and smelling it--can be hard for someone trying to eat healthier!

betsy 14
yeppers

Rachel* 13
does anyone have any ideas for what to do on halloween?

Lucy RD
what should we chat about first--what to choose or the stress?

bored 13
whats the topic

betsy 14
hallloween is hardest

Lucy RD
the topic is halloween and eating (we are also including the upcoming holidays)

betsy 14
we get candy in school

Lucy RD
what to do with all that candy?

lilb 12
its hard cause of all of the candies

Guinevere 14
i eat all the candy

betsy 14
me 2

Rachel* 13
yeah and not trick or treating is out of the question cuz i already made plans

lilb 12
i eat some of it

Lucy RD
I encourage you to pick out the candy you absolutely LOVE only and give the rest away (your brother, neighbor, the trashcan) and then freeze. That way you can't eat all of it at one time

Guinevere 14
I LOVE IT ALL THOUGH I CANT DO THAT LUCY!!!!!!!!!!!

Lucy RD
then freeze the candy you love, sorry.

betsy 14
hmmm

Rachel*
i'd give it 2 my friends but there all on diets too...

betsy 14
same

Rachel*
even tho there all skinny!

betsy 14
lol

bored 13
yup

Elisabeth 1616
i hate that!

bored 13
thats how my freinds are

Elisabeth 1616
stupid skinny dieting friends :(

Rachel*
i kno!

bored 13
one of my freinds has a frekin 17.6 BMI, wich is underweight by a bit, and she thinks shes fat

bored 13
whyed lucy leave??

betsy 14
ops lucy got discnnected

bored 13
okky

betsy 14
her computer does that

Lucy RD
whew! i just had to reboot twice!

betsy 14
wb lucy!

lilb 12
hi lucy

Lucy RD
do you think you could pick out the ones you like the most ONLY and then freeze them?

betsy 14
well, maybe

betsy 14
prolly give it away

bored 13
peoples, i would suggest the easyest option

betsy 14
wat bored?

bored 13
simply take your bag and RAMDOMLY give away around half, and then sort out wich you like the most from those

Lucy RD
remember, too, that you CAN fit the candy into a healthy eating plan. what is important, first, is that is not a bad thing to eat it every once in awhile. i think it is healthy to eat candy once or twice a month. remembering that it is not BAD to eat it and to not feel guilty may help to not eat too much of it. has anyone experienced a time when they did eat something like candy and then thought, "Oh well--i already messed up I might as well eat more"?

Lucy RD
good idea bored!

betsy 14
i always eat to many

bored 13
you dont have to betsy

Lucy RD
do you feel like you can't control how much you eat betsey?

betsy 14
umm yeah

Lucy RD
what do you think when you feel out of control??? (I realize this is a tough question)

bored 13
i think we all do some time or the other really. like feel totally out of control

betsy 14
wel i start an keep on

bored 13
some of us just do it very often

Lucy RD
get out of control with eating, bored?

lilb 12
everday at lunch i always feel like i ate too much even thiugh i didn't

lilb 12
*though*

betsy 14
r u overweihgt lilb?

Lucy RD
for many people, realizing that it is okay to eat certain foods (like candy) and that it doesn't mean you are bad or that you are weak to eat them--helps them feel more in control and to start losing weight. would anyone agree?

lilb 12
yea

betsy 14
its just hard to eat not to much

Lucy RD
what does eating a lot of food do FOR you betsy? i mean, does it help you feel less sad or bored or grumpy?

betsy 14
yeah

bored 13
it sothes your feelings for the time

betsy 14
for a while

lilb 12
it makes me fell sick

Lucy RD
what happens after that betsy?

bored 13
afterwords, you hit the guilt and it seems not worth it, but u do it agian anyways

betsy 14
yep

bored 13
bingeing sucks

Guinevere 14
yeah

Lucy RD
that guilt is what i am talking about!

lilb 12
i just dont eat for the rest of the day and next

Lucy RD
you do not need to feel guilty about overeating. sometimes the guilt is what makes people start to overeat again and vicious cycle keeps on going!

betsy 14
its like i know i will feel guilty beut i eat it anywauy

bored 13
i usauly fast after bingeing

lilb 12
betsey how much do u weight

betsy 14
186

lilb 12
oh

bored 13
how bout u?

bored 13
lilb

lilb 12
yea

Lucy RD
so restricting after binging helps you feel better, bored? if so this is a type of disorder eating.

Lucy RD
*disordered eating

lilb 12
in am 5'6 and anout 200

betsy 14
k

betsy 14
halloween candy is like that

Lucy RD
starving yourself after eating too much (which may happen after halloween) will not necessarily help your weight loss. consider going back to healthy eating after overeating instead of starving. starving may just make you want to binge again

Guinevere 14
G2G DANCE LESSON

Lucy RD
all this stuff we are talking about is called emotional eating

Lucy RD
have fun guinevere!

Guinevere 14
BYE

Lucy RD
have you heard of it?

Lucy RD
emotional eating, that is

betsy 14
yep

betsy 14
thats me

lilb 12
its really embarassing bout my weight

bored 13
ive heard of it

Greg 13
i know all about that...

Lucy RD
emotional eating can be what keeps many people from getting to a healthy weight.

Lucy RD
you do, greg? do tell

Rachel*
yeah i have that problem lucy

Ashley 16
whats the topic tonight?

betsy 14
candy

Lucy RD
we are talking about holiday eating (esp. halloween)

bored 13
i think a vast majority of us have "emotional eating"

Greg 13
well at school people always talk about the models and it makes me sad

Lucy RD
what makes you sad?

Greg 13
that i don't have that body

Ashley 16
im not too big a candy eater here but holiday meals oh boy

Lucy RD
do you think that sadness drives you to eat?

lilb 12
all of my friends say that im am not fat

Greg 13
of course

bored 13
lucy, you sound horribly like my therapist

bored 13
:) no offense

betsy 14
lol

Lucy RD
no offense taken!

Greg 13
yeah i know...

Greg 13
lol

Lucy RD
sometimes talking about emotional eating (with a therapist) can help people lose weight. has it helped you bored?

bored 13
nope

bored 13
ive lost and gained the same 25 pounds for years

Lucy RD
oh. have you learned more about yourself and why you eat?

bored 13
yah

Lucy RD
cool.

lilb 12
i havent been here in a long time but ive gainned like 35 pounds ever since ive stopped being on here

Greg 13
i havr

bored 13
:) i would recomened anyone with the same problem give talking out thier feelings a shot

Greg 13
*have

Lucy RD
so checking in, lilb, helped you lose weight?

lilb 12
how can u lose 100 pounds

lilb 12
yea

betsy 14
y did u stop coming?

lilb 12
my mom and dad helped me too lose weight i just got overweight

bored 13
lilb, how much do u weigh?

Lucy RD
losing 100 pounds is a goal that i would divide up into smaller pieces. first, i would check with your doctor and visit with a dietitian one on one. this could help you make some goals that will help you get there.

lilb 12
because i started middle school and i had a whole bunch of homework and things to do

betsy 14
o

Lucy RD
i cannot give you direct diet advice lilb, yet i recommend an overall healthy eating plan. consider adding more fruits, veggies, high fiber grains, low fat dairy and lean meats. drink more water and no soda or juices. increase your physical activity. whew!

Lucy RD
my time is almost up :(

bored 13
why do u have to go?

Lucy RD
i stay for an hour only

Greg 13
why?

Lucy RD
right now, i do chats only for an hour on wed. i need to go eat my dinner--yum!

bored 13
watcha having?

betsy 14
bye lucy thans!!!!

Lucy RD
does everyone have a plan for their halloween candy?

Rachel*
bye lucy

bored 13
byes lucy!!!

Greg 13
eat some now, same some for later

Lucy RD
i look forward to seeing everyone next week! bye!

betsy 14
freez it

betsy 14
cy lucy