Posts by katepoo

I used to be the same way in high school and middle school (first year uni now). Try to drink lots of water during the day, particularly when you're eating. Maybe it's just me, but it feels like water expands the food in your stomach or something...Feel fuller.

Make sure your substantial meals aren't junk...Probably a given, but still needs to be said. If you're eating a substantial amount of french fries for lunch, then yeah, you'll feel hungry after school :P

There's nothing really wrong with eating a snack after school though. Some light yogourt and almonds, fruit and peanut butter, veggies and dip or something. If you're seriously hungry- eat!

Final exam. 40% of my mark.

I'm emailing the professor now, calling his office number soon as well...I already went to his office, he wasn't there (at 6pm on a Friday, no suprise).

The kicker? I'm supposed to be flying home tomorrow at 9am. I am an absolute moron.

Thanks for posting this. I always read about how a 35" waist puts you at risk for heart disease...I'm 18 and my waist is 31", which I thought was way too close for comfort. But that chart says I'm in an okay zone. Hopefully it's right. At the very least it makes me feel better :)

Hey everyone, thanks for the responses.

Thanks for the perspective, especially. It is true that if a guy acted like that, I'd be pissed. It's just that I don't know if I've been unintentionally flirting with her or anything; it never occurred to me. Gahhhh, I really wish she'd never said anything to begin with, because now I'm getting all upset about it. And I can't talk to anyone in real life because I promised I wouldn't tell people.

Just to clarify to the first response- no, this is definitely not fun for me...It's awkward and uncomfortable, and I really did not try to make it sound like I am enjoying it.

And spirochete, sorry, I don't usually post here, so I didn't know about the rule...Maybe they should rename the site or something :P Your post made me laugh out loud though, thank you

First, I just want to admit that I am completely unsuited for having a roomate- I have three brothers and am the only girl, been spoiled, had my own room my whole life...You get the picture.

The worst thing about my roomate is that she never leaves the room. Seriously. She's sort of a nerd, doesn't have a lot of friends...Stays in every night of the week. Basically she only leaves when she has class. Not to be whiney, but sometimes I like to be alone. Plus everyone on the floor is always making fun of her and asking me how weird she is, and I don't want to be mean but I also don't want to spend my entire life defending her :S haha

Th alarm clock thing is also seriously annoying. She lets hers go off for a long time, but she also sets it to go off every 20-30 minutes each morning, starting at about 8 when she doesn't even have to get up until 10 or 11. Sooo annoying, because I can't get back to sleep after I've woken up.

I amin university as well, and I'm not going to lie...I've been practically living off sandwiches. Buy some deli meat, bread, and low-cal condiments- hot sauce, light italian, lettuce and other veggies, pickles and olives.

Something else that is really convenient- soups. Buy a container of chicken broth, heat it on the stove, add your own veggies...I like to add an egg as well. The cup of soup things are also really good as a snack, as are apples and peanut butter.

Good luck

Hey, hate to be the whiner but... Everytime I try to click on a forum (ie weight loss, motivation, etc) instead of bringing me to the forum, I end up on the groups page. No offense to the groups, but when I click on the weight loss forum, I kind of expect to go there. Can this be fixed? Is it something I'm doing wrong?

Sweet and crunchy: Apples with caramel sauce (very little, or else it's too sweet), Yogourt with almonds

Salty: Not going to lie, I usually end up caving in on salty cravings. What sometimes works:

Egg drop soup(really filling), carrots with low-cal ranch dip, hard boiled egg with salt

When I'm craving fast food, I get a 6" turkey sub on whole wheat from subway...Obviously not a snack, but it's a bit of a treat and low calorie

I try really, really hard to ignore people who say they feel the need to binge at TTOM, or that most women do. Because I think that if no one gave me permission to binge at a certain time of month, then i probably wouldn't do it. This may not be the case for you- maybe you really are suffering massive cramps, heavy flow, etc and food seems to be the answer. But I've found personally that if I just stop thinking of it as an excuse and hold myself accountable for my actions regardless of the time then I don't actually have more cravings than any other time of the month. Could be just me.

If you find that you're really tired during TTOM, try making time for extra sleep- a quick nap sometime in the day. A lot of people end up eating more when they're tired.

Also- if your binge was something like two cookies, then really- no big deal. Some studies have shown that we burn more calories at TTOM anyway. If you ate 2000 extra calories...Then yeah, it is a big deal. Try to get more sleep, eat more filling foods, more fibre. Don't beat yourself up, just get back on the wagon ASAP.

Good luck

I sort of end up really counting for a week every few weeks. I start out counting, doing just fine, but get bored of writing down every morsel. Then I start keeping track of calories in my head, but not as strictly for a few weeks. I don't know about you, but I always notice that if I stop strictly counting for too long then I start losing touch a little and eating too much.

If not counting is working for you, then that's great. You may find as you get closer to your goal that it becomes more important to moniter everything you eat.

I'm a dancer myself. To be honest, I think lyrical is sort of a weird place to start (no offense). It's almost a combo of jazz and ballet, so if you start in one or both of those you'd be more prepared. But hey, if lyrical is what you want to do, go for it.

The best attitude going into a class is to not care what other people think. If you think other people are laughing at your lame moves- for one thing, they're probably not (how many, many times I have glared at someone I think is mocking my dancing just to find out that they're laughing at something else- paranoid!) and for another, who cares what they think. As well, when you're uncomfortable you don't usually dance as well...So chill out, don't have really high standards for yourself, and do your best.

Finally- Different places have different sort of feels to them. You may go to one class and come home thinking, "Oh God, never again"...But think about whether it's because you actually didn't enjoy dancing, or if it's because you didn't like the teacher/students/general atmosphere/dance style (many different types of lyrical styles out there). It's never a bad idea to try a couple of different studios, find one you really like, and make the most of the whole dance experience...If that doesn't sound ridiculously corny, haha.\

Good luck!

Is it sad that it cheers me up to read that it's actually a world-wide conspiracy, and not just my scale?

And for those of you who brought up doctor's scales, I would like to announce that I've figured those ones out. They operate on a special formula, as follows: Multiply what you think you weigh by the amount that your sense self-worth will drop if you weigh more than that amount. Add twenty. Subtract 2. Add back five. Divide by two. (hahahaha, kidding. No division, suckers). Finally, add in a tactless nurse. Because I know for me, personally, I just can't really feel fat til someone yells out my weight in the middle of a crowded waiting room.

So, the best way to weigh less at the doctors is not to go. The next best way is, of course, to sever a limb. To be really skinny, sever two. Good luck!

Sorry to add another depressing comment, but I've also tried the fat loss for idiots diet and it did not work for me. I found the food choices really hard to stick to- a meal would be something like pastrami. Or turkey, or milk. You could eat as much as you wanted, but after three days, I found that I didn't actually want to eat any of it anymore. It was way too monotonous for me. I did lose 2 lbs in three days, but I ended up gaining it back.

I agree with gi-jane...  know they're trying to help people make a more educated decision about what they're eating. But I think it would be better if the restaurants were only required to have their nutritional info online, or available when requested or something, so that some people don't get an unnecessary guilt trip.

I hate people who crap out on plans...It's so annoying. Also the main reason why I don't have a workout buddy, haha

First off, I think you should talk to her. If you guys really are friends, then she probably isn't intentionally screwing you over. Maybe something is going on in her life right now. Maybe she's kind of getting sick of working out, and wants to stop, or she thinks she's not seeing results or something. Just sit down and have a nice, non-confrontational chat about it.

If talking doesn't get you anywhere, and she keeps hanging you out to dry, you can try: a) just leave without her next time. Wait about five minutes, then say screw it. b) Make the workout plans according to when it suits you- ie, not getting up early on your day off, or c) Keep doing what you're doing.