Posts by coralbell

My cat loves to knock things off my dresser onto the floor when I'm trying to sleep. She'll also bite my toes if I move them around too much while she's on my bed. But if I kick her out of the room she meows outside the door which is even more annoying.

She is a big scaredy cat. There's certain things she's always afraid of (plastic bags, running water) but then there are other things that she'll suddenly become terrified of for like a week and then get over it. Some recent examples have been the crack between the couch cushions and doorways. She would sit in front of the doorway for a long time working up the courage and then run into the other room as fast as she could.

I've tried Nivea and St. Ives and saw no difference at all.

At my largest measurements (37-31-41) my waist was 83% of my chest, and my hips were 111% of chest which means I was a definite pear.

Now at 35.5-28-38 my waist is 79% of my chest and my hips are 107% of my chest. My waist is 74% of my chest. So that means I'm now in between an hourglass and a pear. Yay, I'm becoming more proportionate! Although if thigh measurements counted I think that might put me back into pear territory. My thighs are the same size they were 15 pounds ago but the rest of me has gotten smaller, which makes them look even bigger in comparison

I think most peope lose quickly at first. I went from 150 to 145 my first week. Now when I eat the same number of calories I only lose about 1 pound a week. I can't lower my calories any more since I'm already at 1500 so I have to add more exercise if I want to lose any faster.

Congratulations! I know how it feels- I also started as a size 10/12 and am now in a 6. I want to lose about 10 more pounds so I may even end up in a 4 which sounds crazy small to me.

The percentages are the amount of calories from each nutrient, not the grams. Fat has more calories per gram than protein or carbohydrates do.

I'm 19 but I get mistaken for a 14 year old when I have no makeup on. When I went to get my hair done for prom the hairdresser thought I was going to my grade 8 graduation. But then once in the summer between grade 9 and 10 someone asked me if I was going into university. So maybe people just suck at judging ages.

I'm sitting at home alone right now wearing mascara, eyeliner and lipgloss and I'm not planning on leaving the house or seeing anyone else all day. It's just part of my morning routine. I still brush my hair and get dressed whether I'll be alone or not, and to me makeup is the same kind of thing. I feel more put together and like I'm ready for the day.

A calorie is a calorie. As far as losing weight goes it doesn't matter whether your calories come from carbs, protein, or fat.

There's really no way of knowing ahead of time because there's a huge variety of foods that could be served and it will depend on how much you eat.

You could keep track of what you eat and log it afterwards, but even that won't be very accurate. Sometimes there's just no way of knowing the calorie count and all you can do is try to eat sensibly.

I have the same problem, I can't do squats or lunges. I've found biking helps work those muscles without hurting my knees.

I don't think it means her daughter was looking up anything diet related. Ever since I got facebook a few years ago almost all my ads have been for weight loss or dating sites. And I only started trying to lose weight about 6 months ago so it wasn't because I was looking at anything related to weight loss online. I think they do target teenage girls.

I've never looked at H&M jeans. I'll remember to check them out when I go shopping in a couple months. I'm trying not to buy any clothes until I reach my goal weight, but it's getting kind of hard. Luckily it's summer because all my jeans are at least 2 sizes too big and fall off.

My friend was overweight, not obese, but she lost weight after high school. I was at her house and so was a new friend of hers that she met after her weight loss. The new friend saw a class picture from high school and said "Who's this little chunker, your cousin?" and my friend was like "No, that was me a few years ago." The girl was really embarrassed but my friend just laughed and seem to take it more as a compliment to how she looks now than an insult to how she looked then.

Like other people have said, I don't think it's something you really need to bring up with new people. But if someone becomes a friend there's a pretty good chance the subject will come up unless you're purposely trying to hide it. And if they're already your friend I assume that means they're nice and would probably just congratulate you on your weight loss.

What do you mean when you say you tried to reduce your calories with no success? Did you not succeed at reducing your calories, or did you reduce your calories but still not lost weight?

I don't know the details of this fast, but I do know fasting will not help you to lose weight long term. December is still a long ways away, you have plenty of time to lose weight healthily before then.