Posts by sweetnessnlite

21 down 14 to go... it sucks sometimes... but *hug* keep your head up!

Original Post by starcrossdlovex:

Well, I just turned 18 last Saturday.
I just think being thin is beautiful, but my current motivation is my upcoming prom/graduation/etc.
& yeah, I've lost over 70 pounds & still going.
hmm, not really sure how long I've been here. I think I registered long before I started posting, but I'm not really sure.
& yessss, I have cheat days. 3 out of the past 4 days have been cheat days, actually. It just all happened to work out that these big dinners I had to be at were all around the same time. I don't feel guilty because they were deliciousssss! =] haha. No, but I really see no point in being guilty because I know I'm gonna get right back into a healthy diet & even if I gained like a pound [which would definitely be the most gain possible since I didn't go completely crazy calorie-wise] it's not the end of the world & I'll just lose it for this week. no harm done

 That weight loss is amazing! do you mind letting me ask you what your starting weight was? amazing! im glad you have such a nice outlook on things!

Original Post by evansj1055:

In response to the question about waiting to exercise until you lose more weight, I think people often put off going to the gym until they feel like they look better to do it. I know a few people, including myself, who feel too out of shape to go to the gym and have to watch other people who are thin or ripped or just generally more physically fit than us barely breaking a sweat while we're struggling with trying to get back in shape.  Going to the gym makes me so self conscious, I put it off a lot and try to exercise and stay active another way until I feel fit enough to do it.

 

And cheat days.  Everyone has them.  Some of us just cheat more often than others.

 lol I went to the gym today, its costly...so i was like... you expect me to pay WHAT?! for stuff i can do at home?!  and i really dont feel comfortable with men around to be really honest... i feel comfortable in my house, doing my own thing... men just kind of stare you down like little weird neanderthals... not to be sexist... but its true ... I'll just sit around with my wii fit and do it that way... also...

has anyone read the book skinny bitch? I've started reading it and its becoming more and more interesting...

i have found some holes in their schpeel on coffee... also on carbs. I find it interesting, and i would seriously suggest taking this book lightly because you will find yourself taken back within the first couple of pages.

NO NO NO!

lol!

its not that i dont want muscle mass!

I just dont want to gain muscle until i hit a certain point!!!!!

Muscle weighs more than FAT!

if i gain that then i gain weight which i dont want to do until i hit 140!

 :D :D :D :D

I'm so happy that there are so many responses to this question. And im even happier that people are so honest and open as to why they chose to well... take the journey. Whether your trying to just be healthier, or fit into your bathing suits, im loving the fact that i got the answers i did.

To answer my own questions;

I am 19 turning 20 soon.

What motivates me to loose the weight, I'm not gonna lie is the desire to fit into a bathing suit, and walk down a beach without feeling self conscious. But I'm mostly doing this because ive heard the words " and she was with this really fat girl." that was my breaking point. yep. that was it. never in my life have i been the "really fat girl. I was always the chubby girl. or the fat girl. but NEVER have i been called "the really fat girl".

Ive lost 20-22 pounds depending on the day, I started in january at 181 pounds and depending on the day lately im 159-161 ive been that way for a little over a month ( only myself to blame)

I've been on the site since january 29th. i started with someone, and theyve lost pretty much the same amount as me.

AND TO BE HONEST I DONT CARE WHO COMES HERE!!! lol I WAS LOOKING FOR A CENTER OF YOUNGER PEOPLE.

and like i said ... i think its amazing the amount of people who responded to this. 

I'm happy there are people my age who have some type of weight loss goals besides me.

and now, FOR MORE QUESTIONS!

:)

Does anyone have a cheat day? do you feel guilty afterward?

I'm having a hard time with mine, its on sundays, i eat so much i get sick, and also gain the weight back ive lost through the week, which is usually like a pound.... So when i gain that poind back i feel bad.... i was so proud of that measley little pound!!!

Which leads me to my next question.

Has anyone here resolved to limit an exercize regimine untill they've lost more weight?

 I walk to and from work ( not too far) i clean my house, take the sairs at work, and i stand at work all day so its not like im sedentary but im wondering if i should do cardio and stuff besides that to burn cals..... anyone?

Peace,Love, and happiness,

sweetness.

lol yeah i should  go buy some... but it was so much easier to watch it in the morning in my room... i feel uncomfortable doing it to dvds in the living room lol.

either they changed her time slot on life time, or shes no longer on the air... this depresses me. counted on her for morning calithenics.

working, i stand for 5-8 hours at at a time at a starbucks 

walking to work.... walking home..

i add house hold chores....

i live on the bott0m floor of a three floor house... so im basically walking up and down stairs to get to anything i need.

pretty much anything.... im anal about stuff like that though

its especially usefull when you've eaten over your calorie intake.... but you've done enough physical activity throughout the day so its not so bad.

..... i was actually wondering all of these things myself.

I also would like to add one more, only because i dont know who to bring suggestions to either.

it seems that everything goes in terms of weight in grams oz's and servings. I wish there were more in terms of solid volume in cups.

(and btw i've worked for mcdonalds i think they lie on their wrappers cartons and in their nutritional value pamphlets.)

omg... no joke... the BEST.

i remember when mcdonalds used to have  AAAAAAAAAWESOME chocolate chip cookies...

this was before they started prebaking, freezing, and then sending them to the stores...

they were so good.

now i want to go bake cookies.

well... The truth is... your really not supposed to have free days... duh. your supposed to make a life change and i guess... not eat like a pig ever again.

but .

whatever to that. i have a love for food.

my free day is sunday.

i eat what i want.

when i want

and consume generally....

 3,000 calories give or take.

Usually i eat  a bagel  with some eggs and bacon, or pancakes. or a muffin... with lots n lots of coffee.

then for lunch ill have chips or brownies, or both, or a double cheese burger.

dinner is basically what i eat every other day of the week... meat, with a vegie, but i add pasta.... which is a big nono on week days...

then ice cream, or brownies, or chips.

i dont allow myself to worry about it... and more and more recently i find myself eating less on my free days... because i get full faster. but.. when monday morning comes, im all business. I'm steadily loosing,  so i dont see the problem with a free day once a week.