Posts by lilminime

Original Post by kathryth:

My best advice is use the tools on this site to calculate what calorie intake you require to maintain your ideal weight. Starving yourself on 900 calories a day is not a good idea. "women should not consume any less than 1,200 calories per day,"

 I completely disagree.  The best advice is to not calculate your calorie intake.  Recovery is soooooooooooo hard, but even harder when you calculate and log and obsess over EVERY, SINGLE calorie (you know like counting the 3 calories in coffee or the 2 calories in sweet n' low).

Just to put things in perspective calorie-wise.  I am 5'3" and weighed 87 pounds at my lowest.  I ate about 1700 calories a day, but exercised ALOT.  I thought that if I ate any more than that or exercised any less I would BALOON up to like 150 pounds in a month..... Fast forward.  I ate about 3500 calories a day for three months and went from 95 (my weight when I REALLY started recovery) to my current weight 105.  So in three months I ate 3500 calories, did exactly 0 minutes of exercise and I STILL only gained about 10 pounds.

A few extra hundred calories here and there is NOT going to make you gain a single pound - I promise.  Accepting that notion is the first step to being able to start really helping yourself recover.

eating 2000 calories is notonly NOT a BINGE...its not even overeating. 

HOLY CRAPITYY THIS IS LONG!!!

When was the last time you changed in front of someone?
this morning - I'm married so I do it everyday.  Other than my husband - saturday I changed inpublic at a concert in front of anyone who happened to be near me, walking by, etc (I'm not really shy and prefer to be naked)

What are you wearing?
botton down shirt, trousers, brown shoes


Where is the shirt you are wearing from?
Marshall's

Do you ever turn your cell phone off?
No, but the battery dies alot

What happened at 3:00am today?
I slept

Do you hate anyone?
no

Are you going out of town soon?
just got back and going away again saturday

When was the last time you cried?
probably last week or so

Do you have a good relationship with your mother?
fantastic


Have you ever told someone you loved them?
yes, lots of people

Do you tend to get in fights?
not really anymore.  I have learned the art of maturity and being the bigger the person - it comes with age.

If you could change your eye color would you?
nah

What does your last text message say?
i have no clue

What was for dinner last night?
Boca burger, spaghetti, and some Sun Chips


What are you thinking of doing right now?
I'm thinking about doing actual work that I get paid to do.  But I'm only thinking about it, not actually doing it...


What are you doing tomorrow?
Working and recovering from tonight (concert)

How are you?
pretty good, and you?

How tall are you?
5'3

What do you hear?
annoying co-workers

Do you like the dentist?
I'm ambivalent about him

Who was the last person you talked to in person?
the girl inthe office next to me

Are there any posters on your wall?
i wouldn't call them posters.  artwork.

What will you buy next?
who knows

Favorite drink?
water

What's the connection between you and the last person that called you?
we were room mates in college and she's one of my best friends


What color are your bed sheets?
yellow today

Can you sleep in jeans?
If I had to

Are you tired?
slightly

Are you happy with life right now?
mostof it.  Everything external, yes...just a little bit unsatisfied with myself and my screwed up outlook on things.


Have you ever read an entire book in one day?
yes.

Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?
not really, no


Are you a jealous person?
depends



What are you going to do after this?
possibly some work

What were you doing this morning at 7am?
getting ready for work

Is there anything that you are craving right now?
independant wealth so i don't have to work

Would you rather be a girl or a guy?
girl


Who is the most spoiled person you know?
i don't know



Would you rather date someone 20 years younger than you or 20 years older?
older, because someone 20 years younger would be 9 and thats gross.

Are you ticklish?
sometimes

Its 4 in the morning, and your phone rings...what do you do?
I don't keep it near me at night so I wouldn't even hear it

Your name:
not telling

You have been making the world more amazing since:
1979

Oldest/youngest/or middle sibling:
middle

Your dad's name:
also not telling


What kind of phone do you have?
motorlola

Who is your favorite celebrity ever?
owen wilson maybe.

Favorite type of music:
 reggae

How many pillows do you sleep with?



Ever prank called the pizza place and ordered a pizza for somebody totally random?
no

What do you find most of in your room?
huh?

How many piercings do you have?
2

How about tattoos?
4



Describe your house:
messy


Who is your neighbor across the street?
a car place


Your favorite facial feature:
my eyes.

Name the band you are listening to now:
not.

Who do you know that throws the best parties?
your mom

On a boy: Skinny or Muscular?
neither

Name an item you've kept with yourself since you were young:
nothing


Possible children's names?
who knows

What is your favorite method of exercise?
running

What do you do to get money?
work

Do you dye your hair?
no


Own a pair of skinny jeans?
no

What is the longest you have been in the car for a roadtrip?
20 hours


Been to Six Flags?
yes


What about Disneyland?
yes



Name the bands you have band tees for:
too many to name

Favorite local band?
not telling



How many cell phones have you owned?
good lord, probably like 15


Your nails are painted:
pink

How many pairs of sweatpants do you own?
alot


When was the last time you shaved your legs?
saturday

What were you doing this morning at 8am?
driving to work

What were you doing 15 minutes ago?
filling out this ridiculously long survey



Are you mad at anyone right now?
no

Last person to say they loved you?
my husband

Last person to send you a text?
my sister.


Do you have a crush on anyone?
my husband

Have you been naked today?
yup

Do you have any famous relatives?
nah


Have you ever had sex in a public place?
yes.


How many different drinks have you had today?
2

What have you eaten today?
egg on toast

Are you good at math?
not rteally, but I'm still better than about 95% of Americans


Do you have plans on Saturday night?
yes

Do you draw your name in the sand while your at the beach?
I have

Do you look like your mom or your dad?
my mother.


Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
yes - more than once...drugs, college, pledging a sorority...

Do you like the ocean?
love it



What are you excited about?
concert tonight


What did you do yesterday?
worked

Are any of your great-grandparents still alive?
no.


How many grandparents do you have?
3 are still alive.

Where do you keep your change?
my purse/wallet

Who is the best person in your life?
my husband & sister tie for that honor

Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?
with someone


What was the weather like on your birthday?
i don't remember

Worms

Frozen banana? 

I don'tlike bananas, but there are people on here that swear by frozen bananas and claim they are a great substitute for ice cream.

Or smoothies - I use almond milk, frozen berries or fruit, a little bit of yogurt, & some ice.  DELISH!

Or ask them to give you 1/2 of a regular small size.  i've done that and they've never even batted an eyelash.

I'm procrastinating and this is just what I neededto assist me ....

1.  Favorite red vegetable/fruit: peppers/Strawberry

2.  Favorite orange vegetable/fruit: Carrots (raw)/ Oranges

3.  Favorite yellow vegetable/fruit: squash/pineapple

4.  Favorite green vegetable/fruit: broccoli/grapes

5.  Favorite blue vegetable/fruit: none/none

6.  Favorite purple vegetable/fruit: eggplant/plum

7.  Favorite white vegetable/fruit: cauliflower/pear

8.  Favorite nut: almonds or cashews (can't pick)

9.  Favorite seed: sunflower

10.  Favorite meat type (poultry, game, seafood, etc.): Seafood

11.  Favorite food within that meat type: Flounder, crab, or halibut

12.  Favorite type of bread: Pretzel rolls

13.  Favorite type of cereal: cold-Fiber One; warm - Oatmeal

14.  Favorite type of noodle: Penne

15.  Favorite grain in general: Oats

16.  Favorite source of dairy: ice cream

17.  Favorite type of milk (2%, skim, etc.): Almond Breeze

18.  Favorite cheese: this really depends on my mood but I like Coby Jack alot nd smoky cheese flavors

19.  Favorite ice cream flavor: s'mores

20.  Favorite type of oil: olive

21.  Favorite fried food: fries (none really)

22.  Favorite condiment: BBQ sauce, ketchup, mustard

23.  Favorite diet drink: water

24.  Favorite non-diet drink: water

a) past drug problems don't indicate current drug problems

b) No amount of cocaine is ever going to give someone a 6 pack. Ever.

Orange Chevy Cavaliers

Oh and I did find this for the muffin.  It is the kind that I had so I'm just pretending in my head that the info is correct and its really 460 (even though the logical part of me HIGHLY doubts the accuracy).

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calori es/food/safeway/gourmet-caramel-apple-cinnamo n-muffin

Now the cookie is tougher because I can find NOTHING about it anywhere and nothing that seems comparable.

WAIT - 300 calories is 1/3 of your daily limit?  Please tell me this is a mistake.  People in comas need mroe than 900 calories a day....

Original Post by shandykat:

Remember, as you're watching these people on TV, or at the movies, or seeing pictures of them, the camera adds weight.  Some say it adds up to 10 pounds.  Now imagine seeing that person in real life 10 pounds thinner than what you're seeing on screen. 

Most of the women in hollywood these days are painfully underweight.

 Um, maybe you've heard of airbrushing?  The whole "camera adds 10 pounds"thing is only for people like us, shoty by home video cameras.  Nothing in hollywood is unedited or untouched by a computer.

Tampons.

I haven't used a pad since I was 12.

Original Post by amonaco:

she's such a horrible actress.

 And annoying.

Original Post by challengeme:

I know what moderation is but I just can't seem to do it!!! Hi there everyone, I am in a bit of bad cycle... I am either restricting my calories and exercising like a fiend... or bingeing on junk and barely exercising.   Can anyone help/ relate/ just support or even give me a kick in the butt!  Please!

HI, are you me?  Do I have an alter ego that wrote this?  I can relate and support you, but I have no advice because I am the same exact way and have been crying nonstop about it for the majority of the past two days.  I literally feel helpless and its frustrating.   I find that I can either do one extreme or the other. I hate it and I hate myself.