Posts by selise

The rising body count of children alone makes this a no win situation no matter how you look at it. Children are not collateral damage, no matter how many times you want to use the term to dehumanize the victims.

Like shortcut2k said, it probably depends on the person. I have found that for me soda is first and almost exclusive on the DO NOT CONSUME list. It always seems to make me crave more sweets in the form of more soda and other junk food. Once I cut soda out of my diet I drink plenty of water and eat more fruits and veggies than artificial sweets, but once I add soda back in it all goes down hill again.

I am at my wits end, and have started forwarding their calls to voicemail. I am ecstatic about being this close to being debt free and feel a huge weight lifting off my shoulders, but at the same time, it's like they're trying to drive me into the ground with stress over money that they will have in a few weeks. I can't make time move any faster, if I could, just this once, I would.

I hit 165 on the scale. I know, not that heavy, but it was the heaviest I'd ever been, and I know all of the women in my family were once slim and trim and now not only have trouble losing weight, but have health problems that would greatly benefit from the weight loss. I knew I had to stop before I hit 200 lbs, and educate myself on how to take better care of myself because I want to be the exception in my family and not have to take pills for my blood pressure or cholesterol when I'm older.

Original Post by v850434:

Hey if he wants to dance around like a bushman fine but don't mock me. I'm extremely proud of my heritage and i see nothing wrong with having a sports team named after Native Americans (although Redskins is still a little offensive considering it was used as an insult) but I just can't stand the double standard.

Maybe I should make a commercial of my own and call myself Kunta Kinte.

 Being a mix of African, Native American, and a healthy dose of Irish I sometimes fail to see what's funny or what the significance usually is of people's attempts to mimick any ethnic group in a commercial, but I've learned to ignore it. Stereotypical perceptions are not going away unfortunately, and it's rather hypocritical to complain about something that some people do and then stoop to the same level and insult people who might feel the same way you do about it.

Original Post by aocean:

What are you getting out of continuing this thread?  I think your personal argument with your boyfriend has been pretty thoroughly hashed out.  Some people agree with you, others agree with your boyfriend, and others (possibly even the majority) have said or implied that you both acted badly.  It seems as though you've gotten what you wanted from this thread, which was a dissection of the argument, but for some reason, you just won't leave it alone. 

So, what are you looking for?  Do you need to get the last word in?  Why are you prolonging this dreadful thread?

I know, enough already.

Original Post by lighterrose:

I agree that being super skinny doesnt change who you are- but it can change how you feel about yourself.

Since you had an eating disorder you should know that this is where the danger lies. People who die from eating disorders keep waiting to reach that magical point where they are "skinny enough" and happy with the way they look, the problem with that of course is that it's never enough.

Original Post by onyouthfulcynicism:

Wow, I really just don't get it.  I must be proportioned ALL wrong.

5'6"

139lbs

Size 11

Don't worry I don't think you're proportioned all wrong. If I'm correct you're probably just a little thicker in the hips, thighs, legs than most girls. I'm 5'6.5 currently about 142-3ish, and fitting back into my old size 9's, but I'm a curvy girl. I've slimmed down considerably from 165, but my legs have always been the thickest part of me, even though my weight distributes pretty evenly. At my largest I was a size 12.

I'm counting regularly until I reach my goal. When I do reach my goal I won't be restricting my calories anymore so I'll have some room for extra calories. The thing is, while restricting my calories I've learned to make healthier eating choices and I realized when I started paying attention to what I was eating and how much that I had been eating way too much. I wasn't listening to my body when I was full and I was consuming lots of empty calories. Now that I know how to eat much healthier, I don't think staying withing my calorie range once I reach my goal will be a problem for me, so I won't be counting as much, but I will be paying more attention to my weight to make sure it doesn't fluctuate out of a certain range.

Original Post by lizshuler:


I followed CC's advice in sept 06 to eat 1200 a day and safely lose.  What bull! I started at 129lbs and in 4 months had gained 15lbs. I was excercising and eathing healthy, just not enough. Once I figured out what was going wrong I bumped up my cals.  In another 3months I was back down to 134 by eating more!  I wasn't able to work out during this period either because I was too busy.  That's 10lbs in 3 months by eating more and not working out!!!!

Still keep in mind that everybody's body is different. I've been eating 1200 calories for about 4 months now, before I even found CC, and I'm steadily losing weight. Occasionally it slows down for a week or two or I increase my calories for a week with junk food but I haven't gained any of the weight back at all. I've gone from 165 to 144 weighing in every few weeks and my average wight loss is always around a pound a week.

This link will show you to a site that will show you how to calculate your caloric needs. The first step of the equation will tell you exactly how many calories your body needs just to function on a daily basis.

 http://www.ehow.com/how_5138_calculate-total- daily.html