Posts by edunph

WEAR IT!!!   Be proud of yourself and most importantly be proud of your accomplishments.      ; I don't mind seeing anyone of any size wear a bikini.  No matter what size I think - good for them - they like their body and don't care what other people think. Because it's not about other people, it's about you.

And I agree with greenearthgirl -   put it on at home, wear it around and get comfortable wearing it.   That's what I do.  

theeners,

I'm exactly the same.  I lost 58lbs and have kept it off for about a year and a half and these past few weeks have been sooo bad for me.  I'm doing the exact same thing as you. I'm binging when I get home from work.  I know what you mean by being so absessed with weight that I've become fed up with it. Part of me thinks it's this really long winter being stuck inside all the time.

I just started logging in here again about 2 weeks ago.  I really need to get back on track to be ready for my sis wedding May 16th. I'm hoping the weather will get warm soon and that will motivate me to get back outside and running again.   I need help getting back on track.

My company used to have donut Fridays (they recently did away with it for budget reasons)   If I was good all week long I would allow myself one donut, but I would eat it very slowly.  Savor every bite kind of thing.   By the time I got through with my donut, the rest were gone so there was no temptation for a second.

I still allow myself the one treat per week rule if I've been good.

Last year I did awesome and didn't buy any from the grocery store or the sheets that the parents brought into work, but a girl came to my door and she was handicapped in a wheelchair with her mom and I bought 2 boxes.  There was no way I could turn her away.

So this year I bought 1 box off of a sheet here at work, put them out for everyone to eat and I'm not answering my door. 

I've only had 2 servings since they've been sitting here and they are almost gone.  I am determined to resist the last of them.

I decided to try on my bridesmaid dress last night.....   uh oh - it's too tight.  I got it zipped up, but if I would like to breath and if I would like it to fit properly I'm going to need to tone up.  I think this is my problem.  I'm the same weight, but over the winter I haven't been working out as much because of the cold weather.  I think it's time to start running and doing my ab exercises again.

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I'm going to grandma's tonight for dinner and everyone knows grandma's are known for their good home cooking.   So I'm trying to be good throughout the day and take in a little less calories in anticipation of tonight's dinner (not sure what she's making).   I'm bringing the salad and I made it with lots of different veggies, so I'm hoping to fill up on a lot of salad so I don't eat as much of the main dish.   And of course, grandma likes to open a bottle of wine.  We always have a good dinner dinner together and try to do it once every 2 weeks or so. 

Hey all,   I have to say what attracted me to this thread was swimchick.  I was an NCAA swimmer in college and I love to swim, but can only do it in the summer because an indoor pool is too expensive to join.  But like Justin I'm addicted to running as well and have a bit of a slower pace at 8:45 / mile. 

Right now, I'm trying to maintain at 108lbs (5'2'' 30yo).   My sis wedding is in May and I've already had my dress altered so I can't gain weight (incentive).   I've found maintaining in the winter to be really hard because I don't belong to a gym and the cold, snowy and icy weather prevents me from running outside.

BTW - when I started trying to lose weight I was 167, when I started on CC I was 147.

I resisted a slice of Chocolate Oreo Cake yesterday (over 500 calories a slice).  It looked so good and would have been great with a tall glass of milk.  So instead I had a small glass of 1% milk (100 calories).  I'm pretty proud of myself for that one.

oh my, moments of weakness, we've all been there and in my case still go there.  Keep your head up - start the day fresh.  Don't try to overcompensate, (which I know is hard) because if you do you may find yourself in another moment of weakness a bit too soon.

 What I do when I've been bad is try to increase my activity level.  Sometimes that means walking to the other wing of the building to ask someone a question instead of calling, or not taking the elevator at all that day.(my friend works in a downtown highrise building and what she does is take 3 or 4 flights of stairs and then takes the elevator the rest of the way) Maybe even parking farther away.

Remember, one bad day and six good days in a week = a good week!!

Smile and keep your head up - it's not that bad.  We luv ya and are here for you!!!

I'm 5'2'' as well and am now in maintenance mode - so it can be done.