Posts by drivingrain87

My boyfriend and I just went to a Halloween party and we went as the Yip Yip's from Sesame Street.

Here's a clip of the Yip Yip's if you don't know who they are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VNMERVsC4

I can't stand the plain taste of water either so I usually drink flavored sparkling water. It has 0 calories and it tastes really good (almost like soda), the only downfall is it's carbonated so it's not that great for your teeth.

I used to get a grande nonfat peppermint mocha w/o whip cream everyday. I still am obsessed with them but I decided I didn't want to spend 4$ everyday on it so now i just get coffee at Dunkin Donuts :'(

Although every once and awhile I still get one as a treat.

You are probably not eating enough. For your current stats 1500 is fine for days when you do not work out, on work out days I would recommend upping your calories to 1800.

@queensaline.

I'm also thinking about maybe dropping the weight again and getting down to 135. I'm guessing the reason I was so tired when I lost weight was because I had to high of a calorie deficit for someone who is already an "ideal" weight. This way I could loose some excess body fat in that area and then work on getting tone. I'm just afraid if I get down to 135 I'm going to loose some muscle in the process.

I just want to add that this is completely normal for your age. Teen's brains and body are hard wired so that they don't start getting tired and shut off till around 1am.

have you changed your exercise habits recently? because this is another major reason. I just started going to the gym about 2 months ago in addition to my regular training and b/c of the switch to the gym I have missed mine too, even though I eat plenty.

I've taken Kung Fu for the past 3 years.

It's so much fun and I love using the weapons. I'm currently training for 2 competitions in the late spring. 

Original Post by techdog:

Original Post by drivingrain87:

congrats on your goal, 90lbs is a lot.

 

I read your profile and noticed your a sys admin, that's what i want to do when I'm a little older, I'm currently going to school for software engineering. I also noticed you like anime so it's good to know I'm not the only geek on here.

Thanks. The sad thing about me liking anime is that I'm 43. Young people like yourself (you are about a year older than my son) can like anime and people don't think much of it. People just think I'm weird, except for the other anime geeks I work with, of course.

Good luck in school and with your health goals. My only advice to you would be that learning to make healthy choices as a young woman will make it easier when you get to be as old as me. Trying to unlearn all of my old bad habits is one of the biggest challenges I have to face, so I applaud you for starting now.

As far as your career choice, be prepared for some resistance when you start looking. For some idiotic reason, a lot of my colleagues have no respect for women sysadmins. But don't let the neanderthals in the IT field stop you from pursuing your dreams. I make a comfortable living doing what I do and if you can handle the stress, then I say go for it.

 meh, I know plenty of people in their 40's who like anime so I consider it normal behavior. And thanks for the advice, I'm not to worried about the health thing because I've already turned into a bit of a health freak ever since I started taking kung fu a few years ago.

I haven't really come across much resistance yet in IT, but I also have a pretty impressive resume for a 20 yr old and am on the way to getting a few certifications under my belt, so I'm not to worried about that either.

Thanks for the advice and congrats on your milestone