Posts by msjez135

i could definitely use some extra motivation... i'll be back the third

I often buy the raw tenders like you do.  I just log them as stewed chicken breast skin and bone removed.  I also log by weight and I have found my serving size of 3 tenders is just around 3 oz and less than 200 calories.  I would just log them as chicken breast.  I am sure most results for tenders on CC will give you calories for breaded nugget type chicken.

my question is so what if milk has naturally occurring opiates!  if it does it is very trivial... much less than say poppy seeds which do actually contain opium (i have never heard anyone saying their urine test was wrong because they drank a glass of milk before they were tested)

I have had two copper IUDs and love having one... both of mine were inserted after I had had children. My first was not painful but the second iud was inserted after the standard six week check up and they had to dilate my cervix to get the thing inserted.... it was very very painful... but the pain is worth it.. my recommendation it to request that they leave the string long enough it is easy to check if it is still in place. You are at greatest risk of losing and IUD after the first few periods you have with it.... also a forewarning.. I have a copper iud which is non hormonal and had made my periods slightly heavier but I still prefer having non hormonal birth control.... also a previous post mentioned the monogamous relationship thing... there is a reason why drs prefer monogamous relationships prior to IUD... the iud has been shown to increase  the risk infections thereby increasing your risk with multiple partner

I have to say is what I find most frustrating about partisan politics is that the fighting between reps and dems is asinine... they are the same political party.  If you profile the political beliefs of people in either party they are the remarkably the same until you reach the far left or far right.... I am actually opposed to our two party system and would prefer multiparty proportional representation... but that is beside the point.  The arguing and inability to make decisions because it was a rep or dem idea is completely retarded (for lack of a better word).  Our politicians create stalemates when their is no discernible difference between a moderate democrat or moderate republican.... another thing that bothers me is the misuse of the term liberal..... liberalism is not leftism... liberalism is advocation of limited government, an independent capitalist economy, no social welfare programs etc.... liberalism (the political theory) is the basic platform for the republican far right.. people in the far left are not liberals they are leftist!...(sorry that rant really had nothing to do with the topic)

I like soy nuts... though in small doses. they are sooooo salty.  But the grocery store in my town keeps them in the produce section near the bulk nut bins... its not a specialty market or anything... (i live in a town with a population of 5000) so I would assume if they carry them here they should be in any other grocery store.

Original Post by msjez135:

Alright I was 220.4 on the 19th and today the 23rd I am at 218.4... I just have to say that being under 220 pounds feels amazing... yes I know I am still WAY to heavy but it has been so long since I have seen a number below 220 that I can't remember when the last time was! (I guess I should have copied my goal etc from my first post... 2 pounds a week)

argh... well I am a little bit disgusted cause I have been hovering between 219 and 220 the last few days without having pigged out or anything... oh well hopefully monday will be better!

The twins may be just horsing around but I know with my children they pretty much poo on a schedule, which is actually very good for the body it prevents constipations, and my kids are 5 and 8.  My suggestion is start bedtime earlier for the twins... It may be a hassle but at least you won't ruin their enthusiasm for the toilet and you won't spend hours trying to get them in bed when they already should be.

Goddess9 my calves are also 18 inches (and that is after losing an inch) I don't mind my calves either.  They are the only part of my body with clearly defined muscles and no jiggle.... it a shame about the knee high boots though.

whether or not it is less bad... I always go for the booze as a reward... probably not a good thing but if you enjoy wine (I enjoy rum!) I would choose the booze over the sausage any day...

Original Post by garnet18:

because the media isn't trying to impress the guys, it's trying to sell to the girls.

they've successfully created the illusion that guys like it (which some do, but most claim they don't), and the girls believe it.

moreover,

what i see is everybody running around making a fuss about how the media brainwashes everybody; in reality there are more people complaining about the media than there are people who agree with it.

 

my theory, anyway :|

I completely agree with you.  Advertising that feature stick skinny women, or shows that feature them are most often geared toward women and are pedaling products intended to make us all strive to be the 'ideal' woman (and spend money on their products to get that way)

Americans spend more money on wrinkle reducers, cellulite cream, diet pills, and mystery supplements than the whole continent of Africa has to spend on HIV treatment..... interesting were our priorities lie... now of course being extremely overweight is not good but obsession with being super skinny is not good either... in the 1800s women would expose themselves to tuberculosis so that they could become thin, pale and wan because it was in style.... strange what women will do to fit a socially fabricated image of perfection.

I was a huge night time binger... like eating candy bars and ice cream but now if I feel like I need something sweet I eat a bowl of rice krispies with splenda or even coco puffs, they give you that satisfaction of desert and I think coco puffs are only 120 cals for 3/4 cup which is certainly better than a snickers and a bowl of ice cream... maybe not the healthiest but definitely satisfies my sweet tooth (and I eat coco puffs dry and use just a tiny bit of milk, less than a 1/4 cup, on rice krispies)... its better than a box of twinkies.

I have found that losing weight can be a scary thing.  Once you have built and identity for yourself you cling to it.  I have often found myself thinking that if I lose to much weight I will no longer be me... which is really ridiculous but still a fear.  I also worry about looking vulnerable, I am short so when i lose weight I worry about being treated like a mini weakling... I had the same trouble when I quit smoking, in some ways it was like I was losing my identity but after two years of not smoking I no longer feel like I lost a part of myself... it is strange how we construct images of 'ourselves' and are petrified that changing size will somehow negatively change who 'we' are.

I am going to make a bit of a controversial statement that I am sure other women will completely disagree with me on but oh well... all of the crazy side effects of the menstrual cycle like severe bloating, cramping, mood changes etc (basically pms) are almost 99% constructions by society.  If I could remember the source I would write it down but I was taking a course on disease politics and we read an interesting study that indicated in developing countries women don't have pms... they are also not inundated with advertisement and social commentary that makes the menstrual cycle seem like such a taxing ordeal...   so my advice, exercise how you normally would, women have been having their period for thousands of years and it is really a recent phenomena to identify it as being some sort of horrible treatable illness.

I am a binge eater for certain and to be honest most of the time it was because of boredom.  I would be so bored and then try to occupy myself by eating which was never as fulfilling as actually doing something.  Now I try to realize when I begin to compensate with food, identify triggers, and get out of the house or do something as simple as fold laundry.  I have also become way more active about 5 days a week I swim for an hour with my kids and then do about 1 2/2 hours of working out cardio weights combination 4 to 5 days a week the rest of the time is occupied by college, work, and household chores, I barely even turn on the tv much less have time to get bored.  I am not complaining either, I love being busy, having things to do and purpose fills the void that I had been filling with food.