Posts by wholegraingoddess

Those skinny minis you see working out probably are thinking about how they wish they had smaller thighs and trimmer waists. Or they are trying to maintain their physiques.... Either way they want to be healthy- just like you! Youre not any different from them, tell yourself that. Youll get there!

My advice would be to eat light the rest of the day. Youre right, you cant go the rest of the day without eating. For lunch today, treat yourself to a salad, have a snack of fruit and nuts later on, and for dinner eat whatever you normally would but stick with small portions. A good work out would probably also make you feel better.

Tomorrow morning, eat a good balanced breakfast. In the morning if you feel like you need to eat A LOT, try foods that are less calorie dense, so you can have A LOT of them. 4 egg whites peppers and mushrooms, a piece of toast, a serving of light yogurt (maybe with some granola on top)?  All of that would be roughly 250 cals-and you could even grab a piece of fruit on your way out the door. :)

I once read an article about how being slightly underweight leads to a longer life on average. Just a fun little fact. I wish I would have saved it because it was fairly interesting. 

Its too bad that all the people that post on this site about their obesity and their poor food choices arent also told about the awful health issues that come with being obese and told they are mentally unwell. Shes wasnt advocating what she was doing and was clear about that. How rude.

I dont want to talk or think about holidays right now... They are finally over and that is the only thought I have about them at this point haha. Kidding. Kinda..

4th of July- Being able to spend all day outside and into the evening is always nice, especially with family and friends around.

Christmas- lots of family time.

Hollisters demographic is 14-18.

But its not just hollister's sizing that would consider someone who wears a size 9 a larger. Although everyone knows hollister makes **** clothing, when you look at higher end labels, few make XL and an XXL would be unheard of. And yet their sizing guilds, at least Kensie, follows roughly the same sizing as Hollister. Would it make you feel smaller if they invented a triple zero so that you could wear a 7 instead?

I dont have much weight that Im trying to lose, but when I have a really good week of working out and sticking to my diet, I will go out and get myself a new nail colour or give myself a relaxing hour by slathering on a facial mask and giving myself a long soak in the tub.

Your mini goals are serious victories, which is awesome! Maybe you could go and get a manicure? Even if you dont have acrylic nails put on, its really nice to have a full on professional manicure-or pedi for that matter. How about having a new hair cut or color done? If you are going to be losing 30 pounds, I imagine that the way your face looks will change, so maybe getting new hair style would compliment it! New bras and panties are always nice also. OOh! A girls night? Or a special dinner or a party at your house? No one would have to know that it was in celebration of your 30 lb loss, but it would be a reason to dress up a little and look cute! Now a million ideas are popping into my head for you...Good luck!

Sometimes Im hungry immediately after a meal, other times ill be randomly hungry in the middle of the day...either way i just ignore it sometimes and pretend like Im not. As mentioned above-a glass of water can help. Otherwise Ill go ahead and distract myself with something (for me its knitting, taking a walk, or cleaning). Then an hour and a half from then if Im still hungry Ill eat something, because then I know that its really my stomach saying "feed me" and not boredom or emotions. Hunger makes too many people stop in their tracks and stuff face to suppress it immediately. Its not bad to be hungry sometimes. Just my take on the topic.

We discussed it in a nutrition class of mine. Two thumbs up from me.

At 16 and 5'7'', getting on the scale to see it read 145. Sick. Though I never had rolls or love handles, and always had good muscle tone and definition, it was too too much for me.

^^^ Yep.

Resticting your calories is a good start. But to really see results, you should be working out to burn even more. Plus if you gain a little more muscle mass, you will increase your metabolism. :)

I would suggest searching around the web for some forums through websites specifically geared toward people in recovery from eating disorders. I can see how you are frustrated. It gets old when someone posts a question which is immediately shut down by a mod cutting and pasting the same bit of info onto the thread that they have in a dozen other threads and point fingers at you, accusing you of promoting an unhealthy lifestyle... Im sorry that youre feeling so defeated here. If you would be interested in checking out my main forum- feel free to message me.

A few months ago I was in the same boat you are. Im a bit over 5'7 and was a size 3. I also felt big and unfit. I also dont weigh myself, but I can tell from what size I wear and how things fit me about what I roughly weigh from when I used to know my weight. However, I was NOT underweight when I wore a size 3. I was still in  healthy range weighing 124ish I believe, if I remember correctly.

No one thought I looked fat. No one thought I needed to shape or firm up. What matters is how you feel and what makes you feel confident in yourself. Whether that means you need to get firmer or smaller, so long as youre healthy, you will be good to go!

I dont have 15 pounds to lose- but I definitely look forward to shedding a few more lbs and being nicely toned for my Mexico trip. Except I leave for my vacation in mid February! EEK! Im all about some healthy eating and exercise until then...and who isnt up for looking fabulous!?! Just so that I will have something to compare to here are my starting stats for our little challenge:

Bust-33

Waist- 26.5

Hip-32.5

^^Yes clearly I have no real waist to speak of and am shaped like a boy lol. Im currently wearing a size 1.  I was wearing a 3/5 around Halloween so I have been working hard at getting down to a zero and making progress. I also just bought a new suit and a verrry adorable dress for my trip- YAY!

I suppose you would have to base your correlation between the two on more than just one workout.

If youre 4 pounds heavier and your goal is to lose weight, then obviously the chocolates didnt help.

If your goal is to be a better athlete then you probably arent going to be focusing as much on the scale, and more on your personal workout goals.

On any account, congrats on getting in such a great training session!

Im sorry to hear that you dont have a better live in support system, but lets give them a little credit. Very few men can understand how food habits can affects women....How can we expect them to? We hardly understand it ourselves.  Men seem to have the luxury of eating a lot more than we can and not gain. Thats just how it goes.

My advice to you to you is to go ahead and make whatever changes to your diet or lifestyle to help you achieve your weightloss goals. Let your brother and boyfriend know about what changes youre going to make and you will need to tell them *clearly* what they can do to help you. If you purchase your own foods that they need to keep their mitts off of, be clear about it. Im sure that they would respect you for that...along with whatever other changes you need to make. And if they arent supportive enough, then you have CC!