Posts by tahitisweetie123

oh shoot, I do apologize...I read over my post again & I do come across as a high-horse bigot.  I didn't mean to come across that way.  Let me clean up my original post.  I'm sorry about that--sometimes it's easy to just type down your train-of-thought on the internet without realizing how it will come across to other viewers & I probably shouldn't have put in the descriptions of my neighbors when it really isn't necessary.  

Again, I didn't mean to come off that way.  Sorry if I offended anyone. 

I love the exercise DVDs by Cathe Friedrich.  She has an extensive collection of cardio, step aerobics, and strength training to choose from.  Highly recommend and you get results. 

I always feel pity & empathy for someone with an eating disorder because it makes me think back to when I had one when I was a teenager & then the relapse I had a few years ago.  It makes me remember all the exhaustion, fatigue, nausea, self-hatred, and obsessive tendancies with food, calories, & exercise that I used to have.  Then I feel thankful that I'm back to a normal weight for my height & have a healthy mindset again. 

I don't remember anyone treating me rudely though when I had an eating disorder--I mostly stayed away from everyone because I felt like crap all the time and if someone mentioned how thin I was, I would tell them it's because I had stomach problems.  I'm sure people suspected I had an eating disorder, but it's really not a subject matter that is widely talked about in the general public. 

Now if I see someone who is very thin I always wonder if she is suffering from an eating disorder, but I'm never going to ask.

well, it is such a gruesome case of a mother butchering her newborn with swords--my gut reaction is that she should have the death penalty too & I don't feel much compassion for her either.  She's probably going to be in a mental hospital for the rest of her life where she can get the help she desperately needs.  I don't think the authorities, mental health care system, the family or even herself is to blame though--who could have ever predicted what she would do to her baby if she had gone off her medication?  It brings to mind the Andrea Yates story who drowned all five of her children in the bathtub and blamed it on the devil.  That happened in 2001 and she's been in a mental hospital since then. 

I do agree with what the others have said about your exercise regime and it sounds as though you have replaced the eating disorder with another form of addiction.  I'm surprised you're able to fit in all that exercise while working a full-time job!  Have you noticed a pattern in which you feel the need to exercise?  Such as, when you feel stressed, upset, or any other negative emotion?  When I had a similar problem to yours, I noticed I would feel the need to workout even more when I felt a negative emotion--it was a need to suppress whatever emotion I was feeling rather than expressing it in a healthy manner.  Once I realized that I was able to channel those feelings into other activities & started to relax more which was a nice change.

Since you have stated you are indeed controlled by exercise, try to take notice of what you are feeling when the urge arises and try to channel that energy into something else--take a relaxing bubble bath, do some cleaning, call a friend, go for a pleasant walk (and no, it can't be an hour long), or any other activity that you enjoy.  Also, do you have a set schedule for your workouts?  If so, create a block of time in your day and only allow yourself to workout during that time frame--you are NOT allowed to go over that time or do any other workouts later in the evening.  I agree with the above poster as well--it will not be the end of the world if you to take a break from working out for a week or two.  Your body needs time to recover.

Out of curiousity, what is a normal & healthy amount of exercise to do each day?

ah, that sounds good.  That way I won't have to include the job I quit after just two months on my resume & application, but I can keep the info about the part-time job. 

I think the perfect male body has to be Marcus Schenkenberg:  6'3 and 188 lbs of pure sexiness.  Not to mention, washboard abs & chocolate brown eyes.  (Incase you don't recognize the name, he is a male model who's career was mostly in the 90's and he's in great shape today as well.     

well then...back to the original post...I saw the guy on the Today Show & he looks fit, toned & healthy.  I think he wants to get 2 or 3 more surguries to get rid of the excess skin that was stretched out when he was obese & he's a personal trainer now.  Should be an interesting show to watch on Sunday to see his transformation.

well, both baby birds had a sad ending to their lives today.  They made it through the night, but one of them died later in the morning--I'm guessing it didn't get enough food or perhaps had been injured by my cat because it wasn't nearly as spunky as the other one.  The other baby bird was fine, so I put it back in a plastic container lined with papertowels & the mama bird kept watch over it throughout the day, but towards the afternoon, it hopped out of the plastic container & I didn't see where it went off to.  Unfortuantely, it must've hopped to the lower branches of the tree because my neighbor's dog found it later in the evening.  The poor thing didn't stand a chance after that.  Oh well, that's the way of nature with wild animals--eat or be eaten, right?

Backstreet Boys

lol...I'm kidding I'm kidding!

Seriously though, I'd have to say Prince--he has legendary status.

yeah, I don't have it either.  Not even a myspace page.  It just seems like a waste of time & energy to me.

Are these Ensure Supplement drinks prescription only, or are they available off the counter?

You can get Ensure from any grocery store or pharmacy and are usually in the aisle for vitamins, power bars, and SlimFast drinks. 

*scratches head*...why is misuboo still getting berated for being 116 lbs at 5'1?  She's perfectly healthy and pointing fingers at her eating habits isn't going to encourage her to use this site very much. 

Surprisingly enough I actually liked that movie.

I think it's fine to get free movies off the internet.  Infact, a friend of mine recommended doing it after she found out how much money I spent on renting movies at Blockbuster.  The only problem is that the quality isn't as good as the DVD itself or on the bigscreen, so if I really like the movie, then I would rather rent it.  In my opinion, downloading movies isn't "inhibiting art" because most of the crap being churned out on the bigscreen isn't worth the $11 cover charge or even paying $4.50 at Blockbuster for a rental, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.