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| Weight Loss | Celebrities Who've lost tons of weight | Mar 31 2009 22:02 (UTC) |
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Exactly, mperic. Is so thin really so attractive? |
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| Weight Loss | Celebrities Who've lost tons of weight | Mar 31 2009 21:20 (UTC) |
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Hilary Duff!!! when she was in Lizzie McGuire and even a few years after that, she was average size, and then all of a sudden she's rail-thin! |
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| Maintaining | why does one silly pound make such a difference? | Oct 21 2008 18:01 (UTC) |
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popochi, you're so thin!!! why are you so worried about the number? If I were you, I'd break up with my scale for good and make myself a chocolate sundae! talk about feeling fat ... :0 |
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| The Lounge | A Matter of University | Oct 21 2008 17:58 (UTC) |
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glamglam and jpoage, you guys are right that uni would give me lots more opportunities. but pumpkin314, your husband's story is sort of exactly what I'm fearing. You're so right about education inflation and tenacity being more important. That's just how I feel! Three years of life is a long time, especially when you're young like me, and the idea of expending it on education and ending up in a job that I could have gotten without it terrifies me, especially if I didn't enjoy my experience at uni. I could look for a smaller college ... but like I said before, if the classes aren't benefitting me, what would it matter where I undertake them? I'm almost thinking I should just try to penetrate the force field, so to speak, as I stand, and forget about essays on Shakespeare. |
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| Maintaining | why does one silly pound make such a difference? | Oct 17 2008 05:15 (UTC) |
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cassrd05 and discoqueenx3, I'm so glad there are other people who feel like me! gadzooks and particle_woman and cflim16, you guys are right though. There are lots of other things I like about myself besides my weight, 116 pounds is just as normal for my height as 115, and life's too short to be tied to a number on a scale. For all the days I'm over my average, there will be another day when I'm under it. I think I'll try to cut myself a little slack by accepting that my weight will naturally fluctuate by a few pounds from day to day. As long as it's not constantly 5 or 10 pounds over where I want to be, I can still say that I'm successfully maintaining. We'll see how I go! Thanks guys!! :) |
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| Young Calorie Counters | College freshman---Is it okay NOT to drink? | Oct 15 2008 22:09 (UTC) |
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syzhu, Thank you so much for posting this! I've never liked to drink, and I've always been afraid to admit it because of what people would think. I'm always making up excuses not to go to parties and stuff. From peoples' responses, I feel so much more confident about being able to have a social life! :) |
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| Weight Loss | My bf likes me FAT! Help!!!! | Oct 04 2008 23:33 (UTC) |
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You're right ... if you want to lose the weight for health reasons, it is upsetting to feel unsupported. Have you made the reasons for your weight loss goal clear to him? My impression is that he thinks you want to lose weight to look better, and he is trying to tell you that he thinks you're beautiful the way you are. Maybe if he understood that you're worried about health, not attraction, he'd change the way he thought. He's surely just worried about your self image!! |
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| Weight Loss | My bf likes me FAT! Help!!!! | Oct 04 2008 22:51 (UTC) |
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I don't get it. How is this a bad thing?? Your boyfriend sounds like an awesome guy. You are so lucky to have found somebody who loves you just the way you are. Enjoy it!! |
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| The Lounge | sex is disgusting | Sep 10 2008 04:00 (UTC) |
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| I think you're a nice change from all the people who are so obsessed with sex that they will do it absolutely anywhere with absolutely anyone.
I think you should read On Chesil Beach by Ian MacEwan. Your post reminded me of it. Not only do I think it will give you some insight, the writing is fabulous! As for my opinion, sex should be saved for true love. |
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| The Lounge | College Transfer Students? I need some help! Seriously. | Sep 04 2008 03:47 (UTC) |
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| Why did you decide to transfer? If your courses really don't match up, wouldn't it be easier to stay in the same place?? I realise it's probably too late now, and that you've probably got your reasons, but you're right, it would be really a pity to pay extra money and spend extra time unless it's totally necessary! | |||
| The Lounge | So I'm starting at a new high school.... | Aug 31 2008 00:40 (UTC) |
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| wow, thank you, alibsam. I'll try. :) I just miss my high school friends ... and my high school classes ... I still say, enjoy high school!!! | |||
| The Lounge | So I'm starting at a new high school.... | Aug 30 2008 04:18 (UTC) |
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| You've got nothing to complain about. I'm going to university on my own, and it's a hell of a lot easier to meet people in high school than after it. I would kill to be in your shoes right now. Sorry if I sound bitter. I'm just having a hard time. Enjoy high school. | |||
| The Lounge | who's the unhealthiest person you know? | Aug 29 2008 05:39 (UTC) |
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| My sister. In her world, there aren't four food groups, but two:
1. Breads 2. Junk food On a typical day, she eats 2-4 slices of toast, waffles or pancakes for breakfast, a handful of chocolate chips or marshmallows in the morning, a few more slices of bread, a chocolate chip granola bar and a handful of crackers for lunch, and snacks of ice-cream, chocolate, marshmallows, crackers, or bread every few hours throughout the afternoon. By dinner time she's so full on bread and junk food that the only thing she can stomach is one more slice of bread. Two hours later, she miraculously grows hungry again, but only for dessert. And She's so adverse to activity that she actually complains about the walk from the kitchen to the TV. And yeah, she's stick-thin too. I say, not for long! |
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| Health & Support | 5"2' girls.... waist size?! | Aug 28 2008 03:06 (UTC) |
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| 27 inches :( | |||
| Weight Loss | weight loss question... | Aug 22 2008 22:59 (UTC) |
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| During your binge, how many calories do you think you ate? The severity of the binge affects the recovery time. | |||
| The Lounge | A question for the Americans here... | Aug 22 2008 22:38 (UTC) |
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| Coffee with biscotti or a similar pastry is where it's at. | |||
| Maintaining | 5'2 in fluctuating between 116-118 | Aug 08 2008 18:23 (UTC) |
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| I agree with playergirl. Slimquick is stupid. Losing weight the natural way is the only thing to do. Injecting mysterious drugs into your body may make you look thinner, but it won't make you healthier, and in that way, one of the major goals of weight loss is lost. | |||
| Health & Support | question for the ladies: endometriosis | Aug 06 2008 18:28 (UTC) |
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| Just for the record, I went to the doctor, and he prescribed an ultrasound exam. I just got my results back, and it turns out I have ovarian cysts. My doctor said they are benign, and will probably go away on their own, but he wants me to have another ultrasound in about a month to monitor the condition.
I just hope he's right and they don't stick around or get worse! I'm going to try to learn a bit more about them too. I'm just glad it's nothing more serious!! |
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| Maintaining | 5'2 in fluctuating between 116-118 | Aug 05 2008 18:15 (UTC) |
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| We should be eating 1600 calories per day + anything burned during exercise in order to maintain our weight. To lose weight, 1200 + anything burned during exercise.
However, I sadly find it really hard to stay below 1800. Often I go as high as 2500! My downfall is afternoons: I am OK in the morning and I NEVER eat at night, but I eat lunch at around 1pm and by 3pm I'm STARVING and usually break down and eat. anyone have any advice? I try to save calories for afternoon snacks by eating smaller meals but that just seems to make me hungrier and I end up eating an even bigger afternoon snack!! It seems I'm doomed to stay at 116 lbs! My other major problem is BLOATING!! My stomach is HUGE. I've been to the doctor recently to see if there's something wrong with me, but I think it might just be lack of conditioning! I'm going to try to start a fitness routine soon. Good luck ladies! We need to help each other! |
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| Maintaining | 5'2 in fluctuating between 116-118 | Aug 03 2008 04:11 (UTC) |
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| You're just like me! I'm 5'2'' and happily fluctuated between 113-115 lbs until lately, when I mysteriously began to gain. Now I'm sort of bobbing up and down around 115, from about 114 to 117. I desperately want to stay below my line of comfort at 115! My problem is that the only exercise I do is walking, and I'm always hungry so I find it really hard to eat less than 1800 calories per day. I don't know what to do! Maybe we can help each other ... | |||
| The Lounge | Men prefer a size 10 | Jul 30 2008 05:00 (UTC) |
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| absolute bollocks. sorry but it's true. | |||
| Weight Loss | 5'7, 137lbs lets compare pictures | Jul 23 2008 18:05 (UTC) |
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| chelseagirl, you look GREAT!!! | |||
| Weight Loss | Today I ate 3,600? calories ... eat very little tomorrow? | Jul 21 2008 18:54 (UTC) |
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| How much peanut butter did you eat??? are you sure it was 2000 calories? | |||
| Weight Loss | 5'2ers, what's your goal weight? | Jul 15 2008 06:08 (UTC) |
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| I feel great at 115. | |||
| Weight Loss | bmi? | Jun 27 2008 17:49 (UTC) |
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| I love BMI. Sure, it's not an exact measure, but it's a fair and easy guideline for the average person. | |||
| Motivation | why do people eat so BADLY?? | Jun 24 2008 01:15 (UTC) |
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| joyrae, that's so true! I guess that's what bothers me so much: I'm the one who gets stared at with my carrot sticks and fruit, while everyone else bands together with potato chips. It doesn't make sense!!
munrori, good for you! you're a real inspiration, and I'm so glad you decided to change your lifestyle for the better. keep it up!! |
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| Health & Support | question for the ladies: endometriosis | Jun 24 2008 01:11 (UTC) |
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| You guys, thank you all so much. You've given me some great info and insight, and I really appreciate the time you took to respond to my post. I've been comparing my symptoms to your descriptions, and while some of them sound like mine (painful periods, swollen stomach) others I'm unsure about (swollen lymph nodes). I guess the bottom line is that I need to go to the doctor. The consequences could be scary, but you're right, it's always worse not knowing. And looking and feeling gross with a huge stomach. I've made an appointment, so I'll keep you posted! | |||
| Health & Support | Depression and emotional eating/binging | Jun 21 2008 19:51 (UTC) |
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| How long have you struggled with depression? Do you know why you feel sad? What changes could you make in your lifestyle to get rid of your depression? These are the questions you should ask yourself before doing anything else, because getting rid of the depression is the most effective way of dealing with it.
That being said, I have been depressed for the last couple of years, and I haven't yet found a way to conquer it, so I know it's much harder than it sounds. I'm working on it, and I hope you do too. In the meantime, there's alot you can do to subdue it. I used to binge-eat almost every day to make myself feel better, but thankfully I've gotten over that now. These days, my favourite TV show is my main source of relief. Whenever I feel like eating, I'll watch an episode instead, and by the time it's over the desire to binge has passed. My other strategy is Starbucks. It may sound stupid or something, but often when I'm feeling especially lousy, I'll go to Starbucks, order a drink and a pastry, and sit there for two or three hours with a good book. By the time I leave, I feel much calmer, and although I've added to my daily calories, it's only the amount of one drink and pastry, not nearly the amount of a binge. If you order plain coffee or skinny drinks it's not even that much. One of my favourite Starbucks is about an hour's walk from my house, so I walk there and back, which burns calories too and makes me feel even better. Short walks are great too, and I also like to visit the park. When I close my eyes and feel the sun on my face, it's hard to feel very sad. Go to see a film, go shopping and buy yourself something nice. Once I realised that food made me feel worse instead of better and started finding other ways of relief, binge-eating became a relic of the past. Don't worry: you can help yourself. I hope this helps! |
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| Motivation | why do people eat so BADLY?? | Jun 21 2008 18:07 (UTC) |
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| That's true ... I wonder if I'd be different if I wasn't so worried about gaining weight? | |||
| Weight Loss | Females... The perfect body? | Jun 21 2008 05:38 (UTC) |
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| randykwatkinsii: where's my guy then??? | |||
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sparkster86 added chelseagirl as a friend |
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New forum message I'm having trouble sticking to it. by hikoo 06:59 |
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New journal post scale a little nicer today by lonestarpenny 06:57 |