Posts by k915

I've lost 45-50 pounds in the past few years, and I went from a 38DD to a 34DD. My boobs are still holding strong -- except the whole sagging business. At least my husband loves them. :)

I've had several people say that I look like Danielle Fishel (Topanga on Boy Meets World). And I guess I just have "one of those faces" because I have quite a few people ask if they know me, or tell me that I look like someone they know.

The only dreams I've remembered for over a month now have been nightmares, and I've remembered them frequently (almost every night). So I know all about creepy dreams. :(

Don't go into it feeling like you will gain 15 pounds. I, for one, lost 30 pounds or so freshman year. I still allowed myself to indulge occasionally, but I ate a lot of salads (lots of veggies, little dressing, with some turkey) and fruit and limited my desserts to maybe once a week.

It also helps if you have healthy foods in your dorm room (assuming you will be living in one). I ate a lot of oatmeal for breakfast and had soups and/or sandwiches for lunches pretty frequently. And I definitely didn't feel like I was wasting my "points" because the leftover points I had from not eating at the cafeteria I could spend at the little campus grocery store.

And just make sure you exercise! Sign up for a class if you need that extra motivation/incentive to do it. 

It may be an issue if it's "a few" glasses of wine every night, and it depends on how many is "a few."

And it may also be an issue for those trying to lose weight, or even just maintain, because of all the calories in alcoholic drinks. Alcohol makes it easy to consume an awful lot of calories without really realizing it.

I have to agree with the others.. I would recommend not drinking and smoking anymore - or at least cutting back on it so you have those cravings less often.

Also, just make sure you have healthy snack alternatives to replace the fast food. If you're at home, have some cereal, oatmeal, apple (with/without peanut butter), etc. If you're out and about, maybe keep smaller snacks in your purse, like 100-calorie packs, an apple, some crackers, etc. You have options, so just make sure those other healthy options are available to you!

1. Do you exercise regularly? I try to. I work out at least 3 times a week, but I'm shooting for 5-6 times a week. 

2. Do you run regularly? I'm beginning to. I used to hate running (it was really uncomfortable and kind of painful), but I'm starting to enjoy it. I want to push myself to become better at it.

3. Have you ever been injured while running? Other than a mild cramp, no.

4. Have you been running for over 3 years? No way! I used to hate running.

5. Are you ever worried about getting hurt by someone else while running? (i.e. getting hit by a car, kidnapped..etc.) I used to run outside in a park next to the river, and I did have some concerns because the area has been known for homeless people, druggies and who-knows-what. Because of that, I stuck to daylight hours (afternoon) running on well-traveled paths that almost always had at least one other person in sight on the path.

Take fitness classes at your college/university; they probably offer aerobic classes, weight training, pilates, etc. That way you have a class where attendance counts, which should provide some motivation for working out. What I'm doing is taking a Pilates class, and because it's at the Rec Center, I go straight to the gym after the class and work out a little bit more (Elliptical, treadmill, etc). That gives me extra incentive to work out - if I'm already in the building, I might as well just do it! And other classes I've taken and enjoyed are: kickboxing, step aerobics and body sculpting.

Also, find a work-out buddy! It's more motivating to exercise if someone is willing to go to the gym with you. Or get some work-out videos/DVDs, if you have the room where you're living. I live in a small apartment, but I still have enough room for my Billy Blank's Tae Bo videos, thankfully!

As for the drinking.. You're just going to have to make a conscious effort to not drink as much, at all, or to find a lower-calorie drink.

Original Post by cellulitedelight:

I think it's psychosomatic. I had pregnancy symptoms, including the late period, but it turned out to be a weight-loss related thing and me getting myself all worked up with fear. Just relax, wait for your rag, and if it's late, take a pregnancy test.

And so many people are going to go against it, but honestly I use the pull-out method. I won't go on birth control because seeing a doctor is a bad thing for Miss Moly, and we'd go bankrupt from buying condoms the way we get busy.

It's been over a year, and I only had that one pregnancy scare. Now, if I find a doctor I trust with all my heart (and lungs, and ovaries..), then I'll go on the pill, but until then, it's the pull-out method for me.

 You should go to a Planned Parenthood. Free condoms! A nurse I saw there last time told me that you could go in there and get up to 99 condoms every day if you wanted. (Maybe different for other Planned Parenthoods, but I'm sure all of them would provide condoms.) Plus I got free birth control (pills) through them, and they were really helpful providing me with one that worked for my body. I'm a newlywed, so I needed the birth control and all that. PLUS my husband and I are in school, so paying for birth control would be an issue.. So needless to say, I'm incredibly thankful for all the help of Planned Parenthood! And I know you're getting married in a few months, so I thought I'd make sure you consider going to a Planned Parenthood!