Posts by twentysevenjune

haha...it told me i should eat 978 calories per day. silly calculator.

It's totally worth it, I think. Even though it seems excessive to have to order 4 jars, you'll go through it faster than you think :). At least, I did.

Everyone else that makes up the groups that you didn't list, which is, sadly, probably more than half of the people in America.

You're probably not eating enough calories. Up your calories to about 1600-1800 and keep with your workout regimen and I bet that you'll start seeing a difference.

I'm sure this isn't going to be the only time you'll hear this, but 1300 seems awfully low considering your size. I won't say anymore about it, though, because I'm sure some other person will.

To answer your question, most foods that are bought prepared have the tendency of having a higher sodium content for preservation purposes. If you really want to cut back on the sodium, the better route would be to buy the ingredients and prepare the meal yourself. Personally, I feel better when I make a meal myself because it gives me something to do and allows me to know EXACTLY what I am putting in my body. I understand that many people don't have the time to prepare their meals step-by-step, though. I'm lucky to have that luxury. 

my love for sweet potatoes cannot be put into words. they're so flavorful and delicious and i'm always in awe that nature has given us such a scrumptious treat. they're delectable when baked with nothing on them, but i usually add a bit of cinnamon and stevia to it to make it more dessert-like.

i have a hard time understanding how anyone cannot like them!

I'm 5'6" and 125.

 It depends on how your body is shaped and where you carry your weight, but, for me, I'm always a small in the bottoms at Victoria's Secret and I'm probably a medium in the top because I have wide-set shoulders from swim team.

Maybe you should take your measurements now and then derive a goal set of measurements from your current proportions. It's hard to guess what size you would be with just a goal weight and, with goal measurements, you could use the size chart found on the site. 

5'6"

127lbs

i wear a size 2-4. 

we're very similar in size, tofufreak. 

Original Post by joanne811:

Original Post by popthebubbles:

thanks so much guys!!

she's been having diet coke and... u guessed it- gum.

just got off w her. she can't waitto get into the hospital. she tells me she needs someone to make her eat, b/c she won't do it by herself, and if the only way is to end up in hospital, then so be it.

it's not the best road, but scientifically, she WILL PASS OUT, and her mother (who checks on her all the time) WILL CALL AN AMBULANCE. and she will be tubed.

also, i doubt she'll just break and binge eat. she's been taking in abut 250-500 cals a day even BEFORE she started to starve herself like this, so sshe doesn't TOUC large amounts f food.

oh yes, and if she does, she'll purge.

Regardless of how it happens, she will not die - and she will eventually eat something.

She sounds a lot like me; although I never called a friend; I was desperate for attention for my weight loss/starvation. I wanted to get so sick I wound up in hospital because in some sick way I thought that would impress people. This is why I am saying don't give her that attention.

Tell her what she already knows; that she should and you would like her to eat something...and let that be that.

It is ultimatly out of your hands, so just avoid doing anything to encourage the behaviour.

 I'm sorry but I think that it's kind of selfish to assume that "she will not die" because you think she's like you. I do condone the fact that she shouldn't be given attention, but making such a generalization about her with having such little information about her is slightly ignorant.

 To me, it sounds like she's scared of herself at the moment and she's seeking help. I'm glad that she's taking action instead of letting herself fall further into the harm that she's doing to herself.