Posts by beyondextraordinary

There are tons of little corner groceries and produce markets where you can pick up a quick veggie/fruit snack.

Also, another trick for exercise in NY - if you can't make it to Central Park for a morning run... do what we used to do in high school when we didn't have anything else to do/money for the train.

Walk either down Broadway from Times Square to China Town... or the other way around... You'll get to see a lot of stuff, save yourself 2 bucks, and burn loads of calories. :)

Original Post by alle0299:

8688 / 10500

So close, but yet so far...

hang in there!!!  the month isn't quite over yet and April is a brand new month :)

that definitely happened to me freshman year, instead of the freshman 15 it was the freshman 50!  i figured that because my campus was so big and i walked a lot and played on the basketball team that i could just eat whatever... not exactly true though.

like some of the other posters said, in the dining hall, be careful of your portion sizes for one.  if it's a food that is served on a plate, don't eat it all, and if it's self service, limit yourself to just one spoon full or whatever of those high-cal foods. 

also, start with a big salad.  most schools have a salad bar, i hope yours does - that was the only thing that helped me stay sane sophomore year after the freshman 50!

portion size portion size portion size - if you know you will eat the whole box of cereal, either A) don't buy it if you really can't control yourself.  B) pour some into a bowl, eat that, and be done with it... Definitely don't eat out of the box, or even with the box still open in front of you.  It's so much easier to fall to temptation that way.

Good luck :)  It won't be easy, but you can do it!

blah i was so sick yesterday.  i just laid in front of the couch and ate all day!

3/20 def = 255

total so far : 17562/28000

lol yes August is oppressive, except when we get a nice hurricane and the wind cools things down a bit :)

Remember to stay hydrated though... Nothing worse than forgetting to drink water when you're out in the sun all day and waking up the next day with dehydration.

3/16 = 882

3/17 = 907

Total so far:  15438/28000

Original Post by bubbles556:

i average an A, A- with the occasional B+

• fruits and veggies every day. 
  
• whole grains. 
  
• varied proteins, both lean and not so lean, nuts, etc. 
  
• fats. i make sure i get my healthy fats. olive oil, nut oil, fishes. 
  

 

very little eating out. only small servings of chocolate. it dosent seem to lower my grade too much, nor does the occasional cocktail, despite its F rating. 

lately my fiber has been low, so thats the number im watching most. like plingu says, eat a carrot or some fresh snap peas and my grade goes back up. 

Funny you should mention alcohol's F rating.  After I posted, I went in and looked and I did have an F day... I had a major hangover and all I could keep down was berry chai and a fruit cup from Starbucks and then when I felt better I went out drinking again..... Yeah, that probably wasn't the best idea :)

Moral of the story - drinking is bad kiddies.  Mmmkay!

I'm 24, and personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable telling a man anything about my cycle except for my boyfriend or my dad.  I would, however, feel comfortable talking about those things with a woman even if she was a stranger.

My average is a B+ and I've had lots of A days (and sadly a few C+ days too!).  I eat fruits and veggies, usually some lean meat (96% lean beef, chicken breast, turkey breast, or fish) and try to keep the processed and frozen stuff to a minimum... although I am in love with the new Amy's Pizza Margherita.  String Cheese is one of those foods that kills me - because I love it so, but it's a "C" grade food.

And yes, I do also eat chocolates and such, but I also eat fruit or veggies to make up for it.

3/13 = 946

Total: 11873/28000

3/11 - 993

Total: 9750/28000

March 9 -950

Total so far:  8047/28000

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What's Your Flava? - Craig David

Congratulations!!!  I hope to be in your shoes in 6-7 months :)

Original Post by mspw:

You know, I find it hard to believe that everyone in this thread is being totally honest.  I look around me, in a big, highly-populated city, real people, and I don't see that the bust size average discussed here to be a reality.  I mean, yea, ok, a large-framed woman who is overweight is going to have a larger bust line.  But who in the world has a 30FF and doesn't have implants?  I'm not buying it.   

I am a trained bra-fitter for women who've had mastectomies.  I have fitted women with specialty-bras with silicon breast-forms.  I have seen a LOT of breasts.  I would assess, by my experience, that the average, 5'6" woman of a healthy weight has anywhere from a 34A-36C.  I can see a 42DD on a larger-frame woman who is a bit overweight.  But this thread is getting a little ridiculous, IMHO. 

Yea, sparkless,... 34D is not the natural reality of American women.  Perhaps if you take into account all the implants, but certainly not natural breast size.  The question is this:  how many women polled were as honest about their bra size as they are about their weight (not very), and about whether they are 'enhanced.'

I'm just sayin'.  C'mon, ladies.  I know better. 

I see your point and I agree, but no study that uses self-report of participants is completely accurate.   I think there are 2 things people are missing out on here though (maybe it was mentioned somewhere in the middle of 15 pages, but I don't think so).

1.  They're talking about the mean, not the mode... The mean being an average of all bands and all cups... The mode being the most frequently occuring size.  The mean could theoretically never occur, because it is just an average of all data.  For example - the numbers 5, 6, 8, 9 - the mean or "average" is 7 even though that number never occurs in the set.

2.  When you think about it... breasts can be exponentially large (we've got a few Fs and Gs on here), but they can only get so small... Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there's anything below a AA... maybe some sorts of training bras or something... but for the most part, no grown adult wears such a size.  That would also skew the average size quite a bit - as there is a baseline small value and no defined high value.

Just my thoughts from the research oriented side :)