Posts by shinyblackpit

Does the type of work you do allow you to drink coffee while working? I am assuming this is pretty physically uncomfortable for you if you don't go all week! If you feel funny about going at work because you might be embarrassed, put a can of air freshener in the bathroom there-- nobody has to know it was you who brought it! Or if it's a large public restroom with more than one stall, maybe carry a small car air freshener spray in your purse. But definitely throw all pride aside if you feel the urge at work! Everybody "goes!"

I swear everyone in my entire office is regular as clockwork-- there are only 5 of us and I swear right after lunch break it is a ghost town there because we are all in the bathroom! What's even more amusing is that the owners of my work had the building built (it's a small law firm), and there are 5 people who work there and FOUR bathrooms! LOL We darn near each have our own, and the senior attorney has one directly off his office.

You know that was planned! You just happened to catch the subliminal of that subliminal ad!

I can remember overweight kids being made fun of in school. How awful for a child, who isn't even at an age where he is responsible or accountable for his own diet. A real shame that some adults never grow out of it.

Different but related-- I see the same stigma against people with addiction problems, such as alcoholism. Being treated like a second-class citizen is never helpful in causing a person to make healthy changes.

I figure if it's not broke, don't fix it. 5'2, 110 is about right as far as a healthy weight. If you are just eating whenever you feel hungry and staying around 110, and you feel good, I'd say you're doing fine.

Have you been out of town on business or something?

If there's a spot at the hotel where you can comfortably and safely do it, maybe you could bring a jump rope and get some quick but efficient exercise in at least once per day. I know that obviously you don't want to do that in your room if you are on anything but the ground floor, but maybe somewhere outside if it is a safe environment.

For breakfast you may be able to eat something of your own in your room if you stock up ahead. I was trying to think of anything reasonably healthy at a continental breakfast and all I came up with was fresh fruit and toast. Lunch, if you are on business, might be harder because you may not have the time available to leave and get something different from what is offered.

But don't give up, you've worked too hard for that.

I did it. I lost 8 pounds in the first month, but it slowed after that. Also it was very restrictive and un-fun. I hated eating burgers with no buns. I got low blood sugar and felt dizzy and ick several times, to the point that I would carry some lifesavers candy with me for just such an emergency. I was tired. I went back to normal eating and gained it all back plus some.

I started calorie counting in May or June of 08, and by December (I think, I'm not bothering to go look, but it was around then) I had lost about 35 pounds and obtained my goal weight. Now I am maintaining, still at my goal weight, and not on any restrictive regimen. I eat regular home cooked meals most of the time, with large portions of veggies and smaller portions of starch, meat, and bread.. I snack on fruit, nuts, hummus toast, veggies.. Sometimes I go out to eat and I usually try to make a reasonably healthy choice, and not overeat. Now and then I splurge on some fried poppers or something, but if I do that I make sure to keep the rest of my meals  low-calorie for the day. There's no effort to it anymore, it's just the way I eat and I am not missing out at all! My diet (meaning in this case the things that I eat, not method of losing weight) is satisfying and delicious!

Hummus is probably my favorite food. All the suggestions of what to eat it with have been great. I like it on pretty much anything but my favorite is to simply spread it on a piece of toast. And roasted red pepper is my favorite variety.

Original Post by lanner:

i know thanks i was just clarifying because that girl didn't understand. :)

I almost wonder if the scale you are looking at is incorrect... have you tried more than one scale? I know everyone is built differently, and you are undoubtedly more muscular than I. But I have a small frame and I'm 5'1 as well, and when I weighed 130, I could not fit in size 6 jeans. I definitely couldn't get a size 2 past my lower thighs.

Not only is it okay, I think it's the best way to go about it. That way, you are not going to sit down at night to log your food and find out that you went way over or way under. It's a great way to make sure you stay in the range you are shooting for.

I felt left out for most of my school years, and I was very petite, with the sweetest best friend,Jenny, who was better than me at absolutely everything. I had a few close friends but the majority of my peers were not interested in hanging out with me.

I don't know what happened to change that. It was better in high school, and not an issue as an adult. I think more than anything, I now get to pick the people I spend time with, rather than being stuck with the same 20-30 immature people. I also am comfortable with who I am, and I like me, so I don't feel paralyzed with the stress and worry that nobody will want to talk to me. I'm still not a giant social butterfly. I am more comfortable in small groups than in large crowds-- still feel kind of lost at a party sometimes. But I know that that is my own inhibitions, not that there is just something about me that repels people, because after a drink or two, thus a small loss of inhibitions, I am (I should say WAS, as I no longer drink) easily chatting it up and mingling and having a good time. (I'm not talking getting drunk and stupid here, just a couple drinks!)

Best of luck to everyone feeling alone among others.

Try this for giggles and grins.. Drink lots and lots of water today and try to stay away from salt. Be sure and drink some before bed, too. Then weigh tomorrow morning after you have done all your bathroom business. I suspect that 1 pound is likely water weight, and that if you do that, the pound will go away. Had you weighed yesterday, it may have been a pound or 2 lighter. Sometimes when I am on my period I retain extra water and the scale might be say I gained 2 pounds overnight.In a case like that, whether you gain the pound or not isn't so much important as visually seeing how water weight can affect that number so that it doesn't scare you next time! Sometimes when I am on my period I retain extra water and the scale might be say I gained 2 pounds overnight.

I used to eat 100cal ice cream sandwiches for my evening "dessert", and I am sure I still will every now and then, but I have found something new and wonderful to me! I throw some frozen strawberries in the blender with a little water, a little Hershey's Syrup (or you can use vanilla extract, but the small amount of hershey's isn't so many cals as one might think) and a few ice cubes. I have a nutricious, delicious, and filling treat!

Original Post by loriklorik:

Wait wait wait....people still watch america's funniest home videos? *_*

My kids love it, which means I see it fairly often. It definitely beats the teeny bopper shows they show on Nickelodeon!

And that baby is awesome!!! I just told my guy that we need that kid.

Brag: My son got all A's and one C, and is being moved out of the advanced math class into an even MORE advanced class!

Desire: Same as yesterday, to get our budding business up and running.

Gratitude: I am grateful to work for kind, fair, and generous employers.

Just keep on truckin' as if you didn't ever have the 5 drinks and cheeseburger (sounds fun BTW). Clearly you shouldn't be doing that 3 times a week, but if it's a once in a while thing, it shouldn't hurt, and may even help to keep you happy and enthusiastic about you new way of eating.. Knowing that you can get a higher calorie treat once in a while. You must be doing something right to have lost as much as you have, and if you continue sticking to your plan, it will keep coming off! :-)

I notice I ALWAYS weigh more during the day than I do when I first wake up. I am kinda silly-- I will only weigh first thing in the morning before even a cup of coffee and after the trip to the bathroom.