Posts by cscgrl04

Well, I'm here and alive.

No I didn't repeat a week. I haven't run since last Tuesday! I thought my cold was going away but it kicked back with a vengeance! I had a 102 degree temp from Wednesday til Sunday and was so pathetic and miserable. I want to run again, but I'm still not feeling all that terrific. I'm worried that if I don't start again soon I'll have to start over, but I'm just SO TIRED and I can hardly breathe as it is! Sigh.  

Wow, I wasn't expecting this much of a response to my little vent!

To address some of the other comments:

yes, I know the thing about shopping around the edges, and I also make at home most everything. But I need to drink cranberry juice for health reasons. And although I make from scratch the bread I eat/serve with dinner I really just don't have the time to make bread and tortillas for lunches etc...

Luckily, I live in a great college town with lots of hippies in it - so lots of organic and fresh choices available! I've never eaten a lot of processed foods, I guess I just hadn't realized before how PERVASIVE it is. I expect to HFCS in, say, fruit roll ups, but in whole wheat tortillas? And those ones were in the "natural" section! You can't even trust things that SAY organic, because that's not actually a requirement of being organic. OK, I'm getting worked up again...

My boyfriend also has no idea what a portion is, but it's not nearly as extreme as this. He can get full, he's just a pig!

I actually used to work with people who had a disorder called Prader Willi.  PW actually causes this exact symptom - they never feel full. It actually takes people affected to such an extreme that they will eat toothpaste, fruity shampoo, garbage, anything that could even be mildly classified as smelling, tasting or looking like food. So take heart, there are actually parents whose kids are harder to control! In the end, I agree with the PPs. Lock the cabinets, the fridge and get her a job that has nothing whatsoever to do with food. Keep her in a separate room while you're preparing food and then give her her meal and let her eat it. Start out with meals that are closer to what she's used to and work your way down to reasonable portions. She might yell and scream, but talk to her before you start the new plan, make sure she agrees to it and then go for it. 

I'm really sorry for your situation, just keep on trucking! 

I'm 24 and currently 216. My eventual goal is 130. And I know what you're thinking, but I'm not one of those girls that wants to weigh a crazy amount, it's just that I'm only 5'2"...and that's on a "tall" day!

I'm doing the Couch to 5K program, and while it's been really good at making me go to the gym, I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere. I decided not to weigh myself until the date when I should be at my first mini-goal (February 31st, 199.9) because I figured it would feel better to see a big number jump, but now I'm worried that I'm not actually losing, but gaining. I just feel heavier, ya know? Maybe it's perception, I'm not sure.

Congratulations to everyone who has already made it so far, and good luck to everyone just starting their journey. Cheers to being curvy! 

Good luck to everybody who is running today!

And thank you MANTA, we all appreciate it! 

$9.83 a gallon??/ WOW! I thought it was bad here! It's currently been around $3.09 (USD)  here in Missouri, my sister in Minnesota says it's much more there.

You know, I remember when I first got my license I wouldn't put gas in my car if it was over $1/gallon. I flat refused. I would walk. I would PEE MY PANTS if it got that low now!

PS: It's not like high school was all that long ago for me either, I just turned 24! 

I'm doing it too! I started last week but I'm doing Week One a second time this week. I was so out of shape that Week One kicked my BUTT and I decided to try it again. Monday this week was sooooo much easier and I run again tonight.

Do you guys think new shoes make a big difference? Because I'm still using my Sketchers that I've had since high school.  I just get so overwhelmed when I go look for sneakers...so many choices!

OK, thanks everybody. I feel better about it now.  I guess I just felt bad about not being able to do it right away. I'll let you know how next week goes!

My favorite way to cook eggplant is in a dish called "Le Tien" that my mom always made when we were little. I bet you could modify it to make it in a toaster oven. What you do is slice an even amount of tomatoes, eggplant and onions in as even of rounds as you can. Put a little olive oil and garlic in the bottom of a roasting pan. Layer the vegetables in, alternating, standing up till the pan is full and they're holding themselves up. Like making a veggie bookshelf in your pan. Then drizzle a little more olive oil on top, and sprinkle the whole thing with Herbes de Provence (or Italian Seasoning works too). Bake at 400 for half an hour or so, or until the eggplant is tender all the way through. Top with low fat Mozzarella or Soy cheese and bake until golden brown. Enjoy!