Posts by rmgarcia

Oh, awesome!  I'll try taking it out and replacing it.  Luckily, I didn't send it back, I did just have a jeweler do it, otherwise I'd be REALLY annoyed!  But thank you so much-- i'll try that! :)

Thanks guys.

My biggest concern has been the keep-gaining-weight, thing.  Over the past year, for example, I've gained roughly 10 pounds... I certainly am not eating over, every day.  I havne't been changing anything.  And I feel like I keep "settling."  I gained a few pounds, finally decided 115 was an ok weight.  Gained a few more, took a long time to finally accept 118.  I was a 120 for awhile, and I just am tired of saying "oh, ok, well, now this is ok."  if there were a REASON for it, maybe; but as it is, I don't want to keep having to give in and say my weight is ok!  Especially when I'm usually in a calorie deficit (a very small deficit, but even so).  I just don't understand.  :-P

I will definitley try to be ok with eating more in the morning, and less later, etc... that's probably a really good point!  The only problem is, like I said, I'm a senior in college.  My days are crazy and not very regular.... I basically have breakfast in the morning, pack all my food until dinner, and eat it whenever I feel like it/have time.  I wish I could try to eat more "meals," and less "snacks," but that just isn't possible-- I don't have the money or the time (schedule!) to make a mid-day meal.

Those extras certainly are a problem, though.  Mostly because I have to estimate their calories, and I think sometimes, it might be more wishful thinking.  For instance, I ate a bunch of corn chips this morning.  In my mind, it was half a serving (I like the small little crunched up pieces...weird, I know...but that makes it hard to say "I had 5 chips"... it was like, well, how many chips would that make up?).

Ok, I'm rambling.  I appreciate your input, though, guys.  I know I'm at a perfectly "healthy" weight, though, it's more that I keep on pushing the "acceptable" weight higher and higher, and it's out of my control.

I'm almost exactly the same-- 5'4", lowest weight was ~103 and am currently ~119.  For the most part, though, everyone tells me I look good, but I feel like I look much flabbier and larger than ever...and the other day, my boyfriend said I was "not fat..just..chubby."  Granted, I had put on pants i haven't worn in a long time, which now are slightly tight and made my stomach poke out over them, and I was badgering him about "see, I'm fat, see, see, seeeeee??!"  But guess what!  The next day, I realized I had bought those pants when I was liek 105 pounds.  And I need to be OK with not fitting into them exactly the same.  So, whatever.  Like everyone else said, do what is good for YOUR body, and keep fighting the urge to relapse, because that only makse things worse, trust me.  :)

Sorry, I've got no idea as far as attire... but I have to chime in:  PULLMAN!  I go to school at WSU, hahaha!  And I'm cracking up thinking about a wedding on a sheep farm there.  In fact, the only sheep I can picture are those on campus off of like, Airport road, and that makes it even more funny.  Anyway.  Good luck ;)

Hey, I'm sorry to hear about your friend!  My Grandma also passed away early sunday morning, so I can sympathize.  I had a short "I don't care I want to eat all this ice cream BLAHHH!" but I'm tryyyyying to go back to normal.  In the long run, I know that pigging out will only make me feel worse-- in fact, that's what the last couple days have been like.  Not eating TOOOOO much, but definitely more than I should, and that just added to my frustration.  I don't really know how to help you out, but just wanted to give you some support.  You can do it!

evanroysterfan22:  I have a few friends who are into medical physics, but I never really considered it.  Then again, I didn't really know much about it.  That's really interesting about the schooling though, I might have to look into it more.  Thanks for the tip!

drea99:  I'm usually decent on standardized tests -- not bad, not good -- so I'll look at my options.  I probably will take up your offer sometime and PM you, if you don't mind.  Thanks for all your insight and info!

jfk61:  Yeah, I love physics to death.  I am NOT a natural at it, though, especially not those homework problems!  I'm in awe of you, haha!  I do fairly well in classes because I try, and I have really smart friends who don't mind putting up with my questions and don't mind explaining things to me over and over and over.  Grad school scares me, though.  I'm also friends with a fair number of the physics grad students at my school, and I really dont know if I'd be able to be in their place.  I'm also just not sure I want to be doing that kind of work.  I love physics because of how it explains things, and learning how all these things work and why, but as far as actually working with it and stuff... I'm not sold.  I'm not sure.

turtles_all_the_way_down:  Agreed.  If I could get paid to sit outside and think about relativity, I'd take that option in a heartbeat!  :)

pumpkin314:  Thank you for your input!  It's great hearing things from current law students.  I think I'll definitely have to do some studying to get those weird tricks figured out (geez I hate standardized tests, such a pain!).  I didn't know the LSAT was pretty much a one-shot deal, so that's really good to know.  Thanks so much for all that you said, it's definitely a lot to consider.  I might be PMing you in the future with some additional questions, if that's alright.  ;)  Good luck in your last semester!

i'm a junior, and i've always been very adament about not drinking... until THIS year, but that's a whole different story and we don't have to go there.  ;)

Anyway, it's TOTALLY fine to not drink!  Especially if there's driving involoved... people will LOVE to have you be the DD!  And like everyone said-- you can totally go and hang out and have fun without the alcohol!

Original Post by p0nda:

Physicists > Chemists. No worries.

 As a physicist (well, currently just a physics major in university), I have to whole-heartedly agree.  :)

Another Samsung fan, here!  There are 3 of them in my house here (varying sizes), another moving in with me to my new place once school starts, and a big one belonging to my roommate there, as well.  good stuff!

Yes yes yes!

I'm 5'4", always bouncing around from 108-110ish (in the morning, haha), and recovering from ED-NOS as well.  I was also never that underweight (maybe 103-104, and only from a short time).  I don't want to gain anything now, but I'm trying to not feel so BAD about it when it happens, you know?  I, too, have trouble justifing it.  Errrg.  Anyway, just wanted to say YES I totally know how you feel!!!

hey, I'm right there with you.  I was FINALLY diagnosed as ED-NOS just a few months ago-- i was never underweight "enough" to get the anorexic diagnosis, but that's where I was.  I'm 5'4" (20 years old) and currently anywhere from 108-111.  Craaaaazy mental stuff, huh?  I feel like I'm physically pretty recovered, and now it's just the mental part.  :)  good luck!

beanaparker and jessie7676, I am just like both of you two, as well!  5'4", around that 110 mark (+/- depending on the day, of course... you know how it goes!  :-P)

Anyway, beanaparker, I can relate sooo much.  I love to eat.  foodfoodfood! I'm 20 years old now, but when I was about 15, I weighed something like 180 pounds.  So I definately know what you mean about not wanting to be fat, again!  Of course, I ended up developing an eating disorder (long process, long story, blah blah blah) that I'm still working on getting over.  Physically I'm over it, but mentally, it's still hard to accept that I can be anything over 108lbs, you know? So, what I mean is...  don't LET it mess up your highschool experience!  Just realize that there is sooo much more to life than obsessig over some silly numbers.  Try to find a balaance-- yes, you can be conscious about your health, but a 0.4 pound increase on the scale means absolutely nothing in teh grand scheme of things.  And FORGET what your mom said.  110 is on the low end of a healthy weight for our height, so DO NOT feel any sort of pressure to "not gain weight."  After all, you're just entering highschool-- you're still GROWING, for crying out loud!  You could gain weight and look NO different, just because your body is developing and becoming an adult!

As far as boarding school goes... I'm not sure about the options there, specifically, but I have the whole college experience, and it's do-able.  You can still eat healthily (I went to the grocery store a lot, and otherwise became best friends with the salad bar and the fruit selection at my school.. but I'm a vegetarian, too), and stay fit.  Will there be intramural sports?  Or anything?  As a bunch of high school kids, I'm SURE people will be wanting to play around, and not just sit around all day.  No worries!  :)

Good luck, hun, and please don't be too worried about everything.  Just remember, that the whole "recovery" process is just that-- a PROCESS, and it takes time, so don't expect to just wake up one day and BAM, be able to eat perfectly "normally."  Take it a day (or hour!) at a time, and things will work out.

Hahahaha, funny you should ask this right now.  As I was sitting here reading this, I was thinking, "well, I have that frozen banana in the freezer that I was PLANNING on eating but I'm sort of full still.  Or am I?  I can't even tell, am I hungry or am I full?  And I'll be hungry later...So do I eat it?"

Anyway, totally wishing I could just listen to my body, as well.  I'm working on it though; every day I try to ease up a little more, go with the flow.  Sorry I have nothing else to add!

....mmm, I think I'm off for that banana.  ;)

I'll second your idea of stuffed peppers!  One of my favorite dishes is from some random cookbook I have, but it's stuffed bell peppers, zucchini and tomatos.  I can't rember everything off the top of my head but it uses the "innards" of the zucchini and tomatos, and cracked bulgar i think, and a bunch of spices and stuf... YUM!  My very carnivorous family loves it, as well!

Original Post by scooby316:

I started at a local community college...and then went to Central Washington, decided I hated the town it was in, and transferred to Washington State.

I'm at Washington State right now!  I understand if you don't want to say your community college, but if it's on the west side...chances are I know it.  ;)  Awesome!  Go cougs! ;)