Posts by pumpkin1188

I know what you mean with the long hair and getting tired of the same old hair style. Mine has always been long (down to my boobs) and with long layers...BORING! But just last friday in fact, I got tired of it, so I went to get it trimmed (bc I still wanna grow it out some more) so she cut like an inch off for dead ends, cut me some side "swoop" bangs and then made short layers extending from the side bangs that fell around my face to frame it. I love it because with the short layers I feel like I have short hair, but it's still long. And it's also more movable! And if you want to do something to thin out your hair, they have a special pair of scissors that will thin your hair out. And also doing any sort of layering will thin it out some too and make your hair less / \. Hope that helps! Good Luck and God Bless!

A binge is like over 1000 cals at least! So you are fine hunny! I agree with the above two people...just consider it a little cheat day! NO BIGGIE! I would stay with your 1400, however, if you think you'd feel better either bump up your work out for a few days OR eat 1300 for a few days; but honestly I think you'd be just fine if you just went back to your normal regimen. Good luck; happy counting; and GOD BLESS!

I'm 22 and until I was 20 I had never seriously dated anyone. I had the flings and the guys that I would "date" for a couple of weeks, but nothing ever serious with the bf/gf titles and saying I love you. I hit a very low point in my life a few months after turning 20 and I remember, to this day, crying out to God because I thought finding love would never come and that I would never get married. I was pretty much thinking along your lines. I repented of the wrongdoings in my past and God heard my prayers and answered them. Not two weeks later, did I meet the man he'd sent for me to marry. We'll celebrate our 1 year in November.

I don't want to be preachy, bc I've already been slammed for that in another forum. And I don't know your religious view, but I do know that when you repent of all the sins you know in your life and put your trust in Jesus, the same way you would trust a parachute, he'll starting cleaning up your life. He has for me. My husband and I came to Christ together, and it's been an amazing journey! Love will come when your least expecting it too! Hope this helps! God Bless!

I know exactly what you're going through. I'm 22, 5'8, and around 115-120 depending the scale I use. I've always been thin, never toned though like you. Just always could eat whatever I wanted in highschool and never gained...till I went to college and started to see a little weight gain. I got freaked out, even developed an ED which wasn't good. All the while I saw my friends also get more looks than me, and I thought being skinnier would magically change all of that. It didn't. I met my now husband 2 years ago and he told me later in our relationship that he thought I was too skinny. (I was about 110lbs.) He was my support in getting me over my ED. It's been like a year since I've recovered. I still struggle today with my weight. I have no idea what my BF% is, probably alot higher than yours bc I do absolutely no training whatsoever. I need to though, bc I'd love to get back in shape! lol. My advice is same as some of the above: Just love the skin your in (God is still helping me with this). And congrats on the training, it shows! And as for the guy, he'll come at the right time! God has the perfect timing for you! God Bless!

For me it's:

ANYthing chocolate (candy, ice cream, brownies, cookies)

And any other desserts, especially pie!

But I find eating in moderation helps. Because I know if I completely take sweets out of my diet, then I'll just crave them even more and over-eat when I finally have them. So I usually allow myself 1-2 small servings of sweets a day.

CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

You look amazing in your picture!

I know what you mean about always wanting to be the skinny girl. I've always, always been "skinny". My nickname in highschool was Stix because that's all I was. I still am today, don't get me wrong, I know I'm thin, but there's still something within me that wants to be skinnier. I'm 5'8 and I weigh 117-122lbs on a given day, and I'm classified already as underweight by the BMI calculator, but I have these areas on my body (namely my stomach/love handles and inner thighs) that I want to get rid of. I wish that being sickly skinny wasn't so promoted as beautiful and the norm in our culture, because I think that's part of my problem. I keep hoping someday I'll look in the mirror and be truly satisfied with the figure staring back at me...

Yeah I do the same thing as the above person: play music when I'm doing chores. It really does help you to feel like their not so much chores. And as far as the thank you notes are concerned (I got married last year), get your new hubby to help! lol. Just tell him all he needs to do is to fill in the addresses on the front of the envelope and you'll do the inside part. Mine was okay doing that with me...

Also, start with the chores that need it most in your home NOW. Sometimes when I have a lot to do, I always start with the area in the house that needs the most cleaning (and it's almost always the kitchen!).

One more thing, take an hour or two each day and...JUST RELAX! (Hope this helps you!)

Maybe I can help shed some light on this issue for you, because I've had that issue too gaining weight back and my knowledgable husband (who is on his way to becoming a dietician) explained it to me. As women, we naturally put a lil bit of extra fat on our lower tummy as cushion for preparing for pregnancy. That being said: ITS COMPLETELY NORMAL!! =) This was on of my biggest issues in trying to gain weight because I absolutely hated it. But the thing is about this extra lil "pooch" we women seem to always call it is that men absolutely LOVE it. What's horrifyingly gross to us, is gorgeously sexy to them. My husband spent alot of energy expressing this fact to me at the beginning of my gaining weight before it finally stuck in my head that the lil "problem area" of my lower stomach is beautiful and sexy. I also have this area on my hips that has never put on fat and desperately needs it for my body to look like an hour glass, but I've never had enough weight on my body to store fat there. My husband said that once women who were previously underweight gain enough fat on their lower stomach to suffice their body's preparation for pregnancy and maturity, they will start putting on weight in the areas women are supposed to have more cushion like the butt, thighs and hips. I hope this has helped. And remember: women are supposed to have curves and that is what attracts the men to us!! =)

Maybe I can help shed some light on this issue for all of yall, because I've had that issue too gaining weight back and my knowledgable husband (who is on his way to becoming a dietician) explained it to me. As women, we naturally put a lil bit of extra fat on our lower tummy as cushion for preparing pregnancy. That being said: ITS COMPLETELY NORMAL!! =) This was on of my biggest issues in trying to gain weight because I absolutely hated it. But the thing is about this extra lil "pooch" we women seem to always call it is that men absolutely LOVE it. What's horrifyingly gross to us is gorgeously sexy to them. My husband spent alot of energy expressing this fact to me at the beginning of my gaing weight before it finally stuck in my head that the lil "problem area" of my lower stomach is beautiful and sexy. I also have this area on my hips that has never put on fat and desperately needs it for my body to look like an hour glass, but I've never had enough weight on my body to store fat there. My husband said that once women who were previously underweight gain enough fat on their lower stomach to suffice their body's preparation for pregnancy and maturity, they will start putting on weight in the areas women are supposed to have more cushion like the butt, thighs and hips. I hope this has helped everyone. And remember: women are supposed to have curves and that is what attracts the men to us!! =)

Hey everyone! So it's been like a week because I went on the truck with my husband for the past week and didn't have online source. I think I did really good last week. I didn't really keep a journal of anything I ate, but I did a mental add up in my head and I'm pretty sure that I probably didn't eat over or near 1600 calories on any one day. And I did eat some really good food. I had lots of coffee...lol. Popcorn and soups. Bites of foods like hotdogs, corndogs, and hamburgers that my husband would eat. Subway a couple of times, and a really good egg burrito thing from Arby's one morning.  Oh, and I also ate lots of chocolate because we got those dark chocolate mini bars from Hersheys and took on the road with us. lol. And what I ate today I still haven't counted the calories but I made a really good dinner for my husband and I: salmon with butter and basil, red mashed potatoes, and a cucumber-tomato salad...SOO GOOD!

Anyways, I read some of the last couple of posts and it seems to be that everyone has been doing really well! Congrats to all on all your breakthroughs from the past week and good luck with the many more to come!