Posts by littlecalypso

Original Post by binge_eater:

oatmeal

...Take it back.

Save up your calories and just shoot some vodka. It usually has about 70 calories a shot, but if you're drinking after only a light meal it shouldn't take too many. Plus no fat or carbs if you're counting either.

I think it's different for girls who are virgins than guys; there's really no stigma in your case.

Don't assume.

1. You have no idea what's going on there. None. If that girl hasn't eaten in a week, you've just made it two.

2. Do what the rest of the site does; call them out on it.

3. You were a kid once, too. Give them some slack.

...so that I'm not intimidated by all my boyfriend's really hot female friends, and I'm less terrified about him going to college without me. But I know weight loss won't fix all my insecurity, so I'll settle for turning heads (in a good way) and looking damn good in a bikini.

My mom works hard and I need to give her a freaking break.

I find it funny how many women reply to these threads.

Original Post by jesszahav:

Mayonnaise.

The smell and the taste makes me nauseous.

 

I had a bad McDonald's Fish Fillet experience when I was 6, and 18 years later, it still makes me queasy

Both of these.

XD French looks hillarious when you don't speak it...

Drink green tea. Eat blueberries. Limit coffee. Drink lots of water. Always wear sunscreen. Work out regularly. Don't smoke. Don't drink... too much. Laugh often, don't worry so much, and do whatever makes you happy. Don't regret anything.

There. You should age just fine.

Eh, it happens. I know when I hadn't weighed myself in a while and was absolutely POSITIVE I'd gained a million pounds, it turned out I lost 6. It felt like a twilight zone moment.

You're going to have a few fat days, just remember that they're all in your mind. It's probably because we're paying a lot more attention to how our body looks/feels that we notice things we didn't before, and assume we're getting fat. Just my theory.

I log an apple.

"Why eat 55 calories?"

BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR ME! Shut up! Jell-o has NO nutritional value, I don't need to feel bad about a freaking apple!

You're working out every day? Sounds like you're a bit more than lightly active... very active, depending on how hard you go at it. And you're supposed to eat back half of what you burn anyway, so don't sweat it so much. I think it helps to include a serving of 60% cocoa chocolate in your log from the get go to eat whenever you want; it's about 220 calories, which is fine for a snack, and is a heck of a lot more satisfying than milk/white chocolate. Knowing you're actually allowed chocolate means it doesn't have that "forbidden fruit" appeal that makes binging so tempting.

I went through about two solid weeks of what I considered "binging," which was anywhere from 2500-3000 calories a day. I felt so guilty and I was terrified of stepping on a scale, but when I did I was only 1 lb. heavier than before any of it had happened. So I tried a different calculator, and it gave me a maintenance of about 2500-3000.

Are you sure you were eating enough before hand? You've probably heard of the whole "These calculators aren't meant for anyone under 21" thing, since you're 19, and making sure you get enough fat in your diet, but it's good advice anyway. There's usually one specific food that stops a binge; if it's chocolate, I'm probably not getting enough fat, and if it's something like steak, not enough protein, etc. I've gone as high as 4000 and it didn't make a dent, so don't worry too much. As you've learned it takes a lifestyle to lose/gain anything.

Also, strength training. I'm never hungry after cardio, but an hour after I've lifted some decent weights I'm ravenous. Does that have anything to do with it?

"Thoughts that are bad."

Look at the cookie and think instead, "I want so badly to skip my dinner for this piece of empty sugar."

Or don't look at it at all.

Or throw it out.

Or just eat the damn cookie and stop beating yourself up over it.