Posts by bilaya

I'll be a freshman in the fall. Yikes! I'm moving to a big city. And I still have a lot of weight to lose!

Thank goodness my school requires all the students to either play a sport or take some fitness class. I plan to not only not gain 15 pounds freshman year, I plan to lose all the weight I need to lose by this time next year. :)

Original Post by sroscoe:

I'm 5'2, was 235 (now 214.5)

He's 6'0, and 135

yeah, he weight approximately my goal weight. yeah.

I love him but when I hug him I get paper cuts

sroscoe: Haha, oh wow. That sounds like my boyfriend. ~6' , 133 pounds.

Whereas I'm 5'5" and about 187.

So, I guess that answers one question. Yes, I would totally be with a guy who is lighter than I am. :D

Shorter, on the other hand, I am not so cool with. I like really tall guys. I can't think of a single man I've ever been attracted to who was under 5'10".

When I got my driver's license in 2006, I said I weighed 200 pounds. I was, at the time, about 210-215. After that, I gained maybe 5 more. But I am proud to say that I am currently approx. 13 pounds under instead of over my license weight. And still losing!

I've gotten away with saying I weigh about 160 when I weighed over 200. I guess I could pass for about that or maybe 150 now. :D

What I've heard is that generally (and this is not true for every man) boys are attracted to "curves" in the sense that they find a waist/hip ratio of approx. 0.7 to be attractive. And breasts tend to be attractive to them, too. ;)

Of course, healthy curvy is going to be more attractive than fat curvy. Curves aren't the same as rolls. But different boys like different things. You simply can't say that all guys like curves. Or that all guys don't. Still. Keep in mind that generally, "curvy" is small waist, bigger ass.

I don't really get called skinny. But none of my friends ever tell me I'm fat.

What annoys me is when my guy friends will say something like, "You are //not// fat. Buddha's fat. Sumo wrestlers are fat. You aren't."

It's like... come on, guys. You're picking extremes so I can't argue and say, "No, I'm fatter." But the fact is, I'm still fat.

I have a friend who calls me a "Daft bird" every time I mention something about diet soda or low fat this or low cal that. I guess it's nice to think they don't think I need to lose weight. But I know what I need better than they do. ;) 

My grandmother paid for a few hypnosis sessions for my mum. I don't think it's made any difference. She's only lost about 2 pounds over the past 6 months. And she may have gained them back.

Honestly, it's all about willpower. I don't believe in things like hypnosis. In my opinion, it's a waste of time and money. But maybe someone else has had a positive experience?

As it is, our fridge has my sister's spelling tests and grocery lists. If I didn't live with my parents, though, I'd probably have a (relatively recent) picture of myself and a picture of a Victoria's Secret model or something to remind myself what I'm working for. :D

I love, love, LOVE Special K snack bars. They're so yummy.

Only problem is, they cause a bit of a self-control issue for me. Often, I'll eat 3 or 4 of them in a row. But if you can control yourself, they're a delicious snack, low calorie, mildly nutritious snack.

Amen, marekat!

I want to:

-Actually buy clothes when I go to the store.
-Not feel embarrassed when people compliment me.
-Where cute/sexy stuff and feel sexy in it!
-Let people take my picture! (I always cover my face and hide behind stuff, lol. D: )

Well. I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with melkor. I did almost nothing but pilates about 2 years ago. And about 2 weeks after I started, my waist was an inch and a half smaller. Maybe that's just because I was standing up straighter or something. But over all, it's a good exercise for your muscles if you're going for lean muscle mass. I mean, I really felt it. It all depends on form, though.

Melkor - "Madonna's PR flak talks of Pilates and ballet, but you seriously don't get arms like that from anything but lifting iron." I wonder. Have you ever seen a ballerina? My sister does no exercise outside of her ballet classes, and she has some of the best toned arms I've ever seen. I danced for a while, too. Try holding your arms in 2nd position for 10 minutes. It's no joke. ;)

The burn meter is just based on what your body is burning to keep you going every day. That's what the sedentary/lightly active/moderately active thing was for when you first filled out your profile. Any exercises you do, you log in your activity log and the burn meter will change to show how much more you'll burn for the day. :)

If you have a calorie deficit over 1000, your body will think it's starving. So you don't have to eat 3000 calories. Just make sure your deficit isn't too high. And maybe to get rid of the muffin top, throw in a few sit ups. :)

Ketosis is a form of lipolysis. And in my experience, it tastes sweet. :)

Same deal. I'm 17. I'll be 18 in August. I'm going off to college. And my boyfriend is 16. 17 next week, though. He's a junior. My friends occasionally make comments like, "Oh my God, you cradle robber". But they don't really have a problem with him. And my best friend thinks he's cute. :)

My goal is 130-135. But really, just whenever I feel comfortable.