Posts by lilad

Original Post by must_lose20:

Original Post by jessica177:

Original Post by must_lose20:

Ok I don't get how women bigger than me wear a bikini and don't seem one bit self-conscious about it. So here are a few more reasons I've thought of, it being summer and swimsuit season, that may seem stupid but are there nonetheless!

OMG - I can't believe what some people wear!  I went to 6 Flags a couple of weeks ago and although I didn't even put my suit on we did spend a lot of time in the water park.  I was amazed at what I saw.  My husband (who is also 100+ pounds overweight) even commented on the things some people wear.  I was floored by some of the bathing suits these women had on.  It certainly made me feel less self-conscious, but there were women in bikinis that had no right to be.  I saw a women at the Y the other day in a bikini, she had to be a size 20+, granted she was evenly purportioned so she didn't look that bad but still I didn't know they made bikins that big. 

I don't mean to be judgemental, I am happy for them that they are confident enough to wear what they want without worrying about what other people think.  I guess it all boils down to self image, some people can be rail thin and think they are fat and vice versa.

 YES!! I thought it was just me!! I don't think that's being judemental OR mean....it just amazes me that a 300lb woman can wear a BIKINI and she's not tugging on the back, or adjusting her top, or covering herself with one arm, or doing any of the things that I would do while wearing a swim suit at my weight(160s)!!!
How do they get so confident?? I wish I could absorb some of that into me. Looking at them doesn't make me feel any less self-conscious.
It just goes to show how screwed up our body images really are!

Okay, these woman who are confident enough to wear bikinis, it's not because they have a body-image in their head that they are thin. They know that they are fat, but that's not automatically negative! You can be perfectly aware of what you weigh and still be happy with your body.

My reason for losing weight is pretty common, I want to be thin for my wedding. I am somewhat uncommon in that I don't want to return to my "high school weight". I'm twenty-one, and I was my high school weight when I started this! I've never been thin before, and I'd like to know what it feels like.

Original Post by themassageguy:

The body definitely is affected by continuous over-dosing on these pills. 

citation please?

 Then you have consider doing cleanses more often!

I shall now cleanse 10 times as often. What's 10 x zero?

So I ask, "do you drink orange juice, do you eat fruits and vegetables with Vitamin C?" 

My orange juice has added Vitamin C, doesn't that count as a supplement?

 

 

Good luck, Donna!

Swimming is a great way to exercise! I just recently started going to the pool. It's great because no one really CAN look at you - your body is underwater! I feel a lot more comfortable in the pool then I would on a tredmill. My boyfriend is a much better swimmer than I am, but he's teaching me how to swim "properly."

Good luck with your lessons!

You look so great!

Try figuring out the source of your binge. Did you binge before you began dieting for example, or have you always been a yo-yo dieter? It might be what lynnlette said, that you're not eating enough calories or enough protein etc and you're body's trying to get it.

I think just starting with tomorrow is a good veiwpoint as long as you don't give yourself permission to binge the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow night tell yourself again that you can make it through the next day.

Good luck!

I don't really have a deadline, but I do want to feel comfortable in a swimsuit and cute summer clothes this summer. (The part of my body I hate most is my upper arms which makes sleeveless clothes suck).

I'm planning a cheat day for Friday night (I'll be done exams and my fiance will be done his term at a job) so we're having a "party" just for us. (Ordering pizza, drinking, watching as many Star Trek movies as we can get through, lol) Somehow knowing I have a big cheat coming up has helped me stay within my calories the last couple days. Does anyone else find that cheat days (maybe not this huge) help?

So I've kind of fallen of the wagon this week with exams, but I'm back on track today!

I went to visit my step-brother on Sunday and he noticed how much weight I've lost. I'm so pround that other people can actually see the 15 pound difference. My pants have noticed, that's for sure. The pair I'm wearing doesn't have belt loops and they are way too loose. Very awesome, as long as they don't fall down.

I've been "running" in place with my wiiFit. I'm embarrassed to run outside or at the gym, lol. The boyfriend and I are talking about joining the Running Room's running clinics in the spring when it's not so cold outside(hate that) and we're a little lighter/more confident.

craftster.com is a great site. if you look in the sewing section there might be some patterns, but it's more a place for great ideas. Check it out.

A good (male) friend of mine lost a lot of weight, and I just woke up and realized this weight wasn't something I was stuck with, that I could lose it too.

I'd been maintaining for a number of years, so I figured if I could maintian how hard could it be to finally lose?

Original Post by jjlewis305:

When you start reciting how many calories everyone else is stuffing into their mugs.  My sister hates me for it!

Yeah, I'd hate you for that too.

Original Post by callisto02:

Does the Wii Fit still have to be in front of the tv in order to weigh you? Our entire living room is carpet, but our kitchen is tile. Unfortunately, there is no way to see the television from the kitchen, and the scale is probably the biggest thing I'm going for here.

The wii fit board comes with little feet that put it above the carpet (if it's not too thick of a carpet)

If the kitchen isn't too far from the living room it should work, but it might be annoying as you'll have to run back and forth to the board.

Original Post by floggingsully:

Original Post by da1uneed:

It has 520 calories while the other one only has 440. I thought chicken was healthier???? 

How do you know the chicken isn't healthier? Number of calories has nothing to do with how healthy something is.

 

It does when you're trying to lose weight.

Hey everyone!

I'm done classes, and now I just have to study for exams. I'm really looking forward to Chirstmas, and the vacation that comes with it.

Food wise I'm doing pretty good, not great, but good. I plan to exercise today using wiifit (which isn't a "real" workout maybe, but enough for me).

Good luck!

People tend to hang out with people who look similar to them - not just in weight, but also in height, and attractiveness.

/Psychology Major