Posts by themeofpaganini

Thanks for your replies and suggestions guys. Wow, I really did not expect the body fat percentage reading would fluctuate just like weight but I suppose it would be useful to have that to go along too despite the fluctuations.

LOL would you believe I just saw this thread just after spending hours at that website? I just discovered it and think there are pretty cute pictures there as a whole, despite the bad baaaad grammar. Some funny, some nonsensical. Personally, I think it's just another way for cat lovers to...love their cats more?

Well, we do have our own share of varied local foods and all, problem is 90% of them come without nutritional values and are almost all independent so guesswork is always a dangerous chore :(

Certain supermarkets have some of the stuff from the U.S, but adding import taxes and whatnot to the price, it's just sooo unaffordable :( You won't believe how expensive Kashi GoLean cereal is here compared to other brands here, among other things.

coppertina : LMAO yeah that's true, I don't really see the point in being picky about colors!! XD Thanks soooo much for the links, now I finally know what butt pads look like ;) I'd like it very much too if you can update me on how the pads go.

Btw, the 2 Inch Thick Butt Enhancer looks....suspiciously too much like boobs! :O

x17star17x : Yes, bones really are a pain in the butt. (Pun totally intended ;) )

minerva_moon, no matter how I sit, they always find their way! Hmmm...time to learn how to sit the Japanese way? XD

chacha09, there's such a thing as butt pads? O_o

Methinks I ought to get me one of those!

Thanks for the tips, guys :)

I LOVE milk and tried skim milk for the first time the other day. Needless to say, one sip and I regretted buying it. Blehhhhh!

I'll stick to low-fat milk.

I have a massive music collection but I listen to the songs I'm currently addicted to to keep things interesting since I get bored pretty easily during exercise. There are a few songs I ALWAYS keep in my workout playlist which get me to run the extra mile, though ;)

"Barracuda" - Heart (soooo ideal for running!)

"Crystal Ball" - Keane

"Around The World"/"Da Funk" - Daft Punk

"Bones" - Editors

"Bleed It Out" - Linkin Park

"Am I Wrong" - Love Spit Love (something about the melody is so inspirational)

"Firestarter" - The Prodigy

"In A State" - UNKLE

"It's A Hit" - We Are Scientists

Nothing pushes me like some good guitars and techno beats ;)

Wow, and I thought I was the only one who thought that dressing rooms seemed to make me look really ewwy! I agree, it's definitely has got something to do with the lighting and ESPECIALLY if it's those white fluorescent lighting. :-s The soft yellow kind seems OK tho lol!

Favorite breakfast: Toasted poppy bagel with cream cheese OR two poached eggs

Favorite fruit/veggie: Durians/Okra, spinach, broccoli (can't choose!!)

Favorite sweet: Dark chocolate

Favorite source of protein: Chickenbeeflambsalmon (I'm too much of a carnivore :P)

Favorite carb: Potatoes!!

Favorite fat: Butter, cheese

Favorite "diet" food: Reduced fat Skippy peanut butter

Favorite drink: Bailey's Irish Cream (I could drink a whole bottle O_o)

Favorite overall food: Salmon sashimi

Food you hate most: Peppers, olives, mangoes

Magic number 5.

Bittergourd. Olives. Peppers. Coffee. Jackfruit. 

bleeeeeech!

7 months ago I would have simply said "vegetables" XD

Original Post by hgielrehtaeh:

I would respond, but I was unable to wade through your post's terrible grammar and spelling.

Good day!

There isn't an inch of racism in that sentence.

Anyway,

I understand what you mean about being the only overweight member of the family, because I am that too. I've always found myself something cursing to the high heavens WHY ME?! Why am I the black sheep of the family to be fat like this instead of gloriously in shape like my sister and my mum who always get the fab clothes while I'm skulking around in the large polo t-shirts department.

Thing is, there is nothing we can do about it except accept that you're different and do something about it rather than lament about why God has seemingly forsaken you a hot bod. Let me tell you this; thin isn't always healthy! Thin people can eat and eat and eat whatever they want--yes--but because they're skinny they have no idea how much damage they may be doing to their bodies. People like you and I, we get fat because our bodies are telling us "whoa OK, stop now, you should check your body" but thin people don't have this privilege and if they keep on thinking that as long as they are thin they are healthy...who knows by the time they DO check their bodies, the damage would have been long set.

Personally, I feel that if I have a close friend who would subject me to name calling, I'd SERIOUSLY rethink the friendship. What kind of "close friend" does such hurtful things to each other? Did your friends tell you to lose weight out of concern for your health or because they think fat = ugly? Perhaps you should confront your friends. I think the bottom line is that YOU should know what's best for YOUR body.

Picture yourself 10, 20, 50 years from now and unless you pictured yourself a heavyset woman can't walk 20 steps without her feet aching or running out of breath easily, then yes, you should definitely find something that is healthy AND most importantly, something which you can carry on doing for the rest of your life. Don't call it a diet (because that is sooooo short term!)! Call it a LIFESTYLE CHANGE!

You will be what you choose to be.

Best of luck :)

Absolutely.

I know how I shouldn't treat food as rewards anymore but heck, I do XD but now in moderation, of course :P Each time I hit a mini weight goal, I treat myself (BECAUSE I THINK I DESERVE IT!) to something I would normally avoid like the plague.

Next stop 130lbs and I'm buying myself a big guacamole burger AND chili cheese fries from Carl's Jr.!! Woot woot!

Original Post by lstein:

Correst me if I'm wrong but you are female?

Do you take birth control? or recently stopped/started/switched brands of birth control? Just a thought b/c hairloss is a side effect of birth control - i had a huge problem with this a few years ago and it was related to my pill.

Hi lstein, yes I am female. I was on birth control for two months in 2006 so I don't think that is the cause of the hairloss lol. Did your hairloss just cease along the way or did you do something to make it stop?

Thank you shimmercat. I actually DO see some *balding* spots on random places on my head so it's really worrying. It's just not normal to run my hand through my hair and 5 out of 10 times come out with something like 10 strands on your palm. Egh.

@techdog : Hmm, that's a 5% difference from clairelaine's...but I suppose it's still fine if it's within that range. 

@mischiefdm : Wow thanks, that was really informative! Still, judging from the "low-fat -= 3 grams and under" entry, I hope that is referring to products that you buy and not your daily total because that would be insaaaaane! (OK, just as soon as I finished typing that I realized how ridiculous I sound...NOBODY could keep their daily fat intake to 3 grams!) But I will use this guide the next time I go grocery shopping. Where I live, low-fat and fat-free products are scarce and at least I'll have this to guide me ;)