Posts by garnet18

i'd also like to know this, as i'm sort of experiencing the same issues.

lol, peanut butter doesn't taste like peanuts either.

in my opinion.

but i like better n' peanut butter a lot, but it gets bad after a couple weeks.

Original Post by gi-jane:

Cravings for sugar are often a result of low blood-sugar. Symptoms... energy dies away, feeling a little 'jittery' or shaky, low moods, fatigue/yawning, hunger-pangs. This can be caused by a) not eating enough in total, b) eating too much sugar, refined carbohydrates and processed foods and c) going too long between meals. A little honey on its own is unlikely to cause the problem

Check you are a) eating enough, b) eating mostly 'whole' unprocessed, unsweetened foods and c) eating regular meals and snacks. Good luck

none of those symptoms really apply to me. i'm pretty much just craving carbs and sweets.

i actually never get real hunger pangs, just cravings.

i kind of have the same problem, and i think it stems from the fear that my food is going to get cold (or melt if it's frozen) if i don't eat it quick enough. because of that i've developed a habit of eating too fast, even though i used to be able to stretch out one lean cuisine to thirty minutes without speaking to anybody at dinner.

what i hate about it is that it gets me really full (which i don't like). i'd rather eat and not feel the food in my stomach making it bigger (partially chewed food vs. fully chewed), so i should probably break the habit :T

Original Post by christinaa:

Original Post by garnet18:

Original Post by liza413:

I'm with kajikit here. While it might be a few cals over, it's not a huge difference. 3 ounces of a meat compared to 4 is a huge difference though. At the end of the day, it's close enough for me.

Although, I wonder if there's a difference in starting weight and viewpoint. I mean, compare how many calories I used to eat to maintain/increase my weight before I started to my current intake. 100 calories is nothing when you're over 300 to start. But if you only need to lose 10 pounds, seems like it'd be harder.

lol a few calories over?

you have to remember that a serving of cereal is typically around 30g. even if you put it in a cup and then weigh it out and it's 10g more--and even though 10 isn't a big number--that's 1/3 more calories. in a 120 calorie cereal, that's 40 calories more...

40 calories is not a big deal at all.

really? well i guess it's a matter of opinion then. 40 calories would put a big dent in my plans for the day. it's like the difference between a bowl of cereal with a half of a banana, or just a bowl of cereal.

and what if you eat more than one bowl of cereal a day? or, quite frankly, a lot of food labels are similarly inaccurate. you could be eating hundreds of calories over what you think you're eating.

@armandleg: haha, another big breakfast eater. i'm like that too, i can't stand a small breakfast. but two bowls of cereal for breakfast to me is like nothing, i'm a big, BIG breakfast eater. sometimes i'll end up eating almost all of my calories at breakfast. :x

When was the last time you changed in front of someone?
when i was in kindergarten?

idk.


What are you wearing?
pajamas and a hoodie


Where is the shirt you are wearing from?

i think i got it from kohl's.

the hoodie i got a couple years ago at hot topic.

Do you ever turn your cell phone off?

rarely, i just always have the sound off.

What happened at 3:00am today?
i was sleeping.

Do you hate anyone?
maybe.

Are you going out of town soon?
no

When was the last time you cried?
i don't remember

Do you have a good relationship with your mother?
less than good, but not bad.


Have you ever told someone you loved them?
but i've never meant it.

Do you tend to get in fights?
verbal with my family.

If you could change your eye color would you?
nah

What does your last text message say?
"Ook"

What was for dinner last night?
no *real* dinner, just a lot of cantaloupe, some angel food cake, toast and peanut butter.



What are you thinking of doing right now?
this


What are you doing tomorrow?
mall to replace my broken apple earbuds and to buy walking shoes and gym shorts; somewhere to buy more school supplies and maybe the grocery store.

How are you?
eh

How tall are you?
5'2"

What do you hear?
hairdye commercial

Do you like the dentist?
i don't mind it,

although i rarely go.

not sure why.


Who was the last person you talked to in person?
my mom

Are there any posters on your wall?
yes

What will you buy next?
shoes and shorts.

Favorite drink?
starbucks light frappucinos: honey, caramel, or mint mocha chip.

What's the connection between you and the last person that called you?
i haven't gotten a call in a while.


What color are your bed sheets?
white, yellow and blue

Can you sleep in jeans?
if i was at a friends and had no clothes with me, sure. but it's not comfortable.

Are you tired?
not yet

Are you happy with life right now?
not at all


Have you ever read an entire book in one day?
graphic novels.

Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?
it depends


Are you a jealous person?
very



What are you going to do after this?
lurk the internet.

What were you doing this morning at 7am?
sleeping

Is there anything that you are craving right now?
no

Would you rather be a girl or a guy?
actually, i'd love to be a guy

it seems so much easier.


Who is the most spoiled person you know?
my sister.



Would you rather date someone 20 years younger than you or 20 years older?
i couldn't date someone who's -3 years old

so uh

Are you ticklish?
kind of

Its 4 in the morning, and your phone rings...what do you do?
answer it


Your name:

jami

You have been making the world more amazing since:
not yet

but i was born in 1991.

Oldest/youngest/or middle sibling:
oldest

Your dad's name:
shawn


What kind of phone do you have?
it's a verizon phone, not sure of the model

Who is your favorite celebrity ever?
kyo.

Favorite type of music:

metal, metalcore, nu-metal, etc.

How many pillows do you sleep with?
1


Ever prank called the pizza place and ordered a pizza for somebody totally random?
no

What do you find most of in your room?
clothes

How many piercings do you have?


How about tattoos?




Describe your house:
brown



Who is your neighbor across the street?
a family and two dogs.


Your favorite facial feature:

on me? idk

Name the band you are listening to now:
dir en grey

Who do you know that throws the best parties?
don't go to parties

On a boy: Skinny or Muscular?
skinny. verrrrrrrry skinny.

Name an item you've kept with yourself since you were young:
nothing i can recall


Possible children's names?
i don't want kids.

What is your favorite method of exercise?
walking

What do you do to get money?
ask my parents.


Do you dye your hair?
i have four times.


Own a pair of skinny jeans?
yes


What is the longest you have been in the car for a roadtrip?
to alabama, which took a couple days (granted, we stayed the night and part of the day at a hotel)


Been to Six Flags?
yes


What about Disneyland?
yes



Name the bands you have band tees for:
dir en grey, mucc, d'espairsray

Favorite local band?
don't know any



How many cell phones have you owned?
one


Your nails are painted:
no


How many pairs of sweatpants do you own?
too many to count


When was the last time you shaved your legs?
yesterday morning

What were you doing this morning at 8am?
sleeping

What were you doing 15 minutes ago?
this probably



Are you mad at anyone right now?
no

Last person to say they loved you?
can't remember


Last person to send you a text?
monica


Do you have a crush on anyone?
no

Have you been naked today?
yes

Do you have any famous relatives?
no


Have you ever had sex in a public place?
no


How many different drinks have you had today?
3

What have you eaten today?
too many various things to list.

i grazed a lot.

Are you good at math?
depends


Do you have plans on Saturday night?
no

Do you draw your name in the sand while your at the beach?

no

Do you look like your mom or your dad?
my mother.


Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
no

Do you like the ocean?

no



What are you excited about?
nothing


What did you do yesterday?
school

Are any of your great-grandparents still alive?
no


How many grandparents do you have?
2

Where do you keep your change?
my purse, pocket, shoebox in my roon

Who is the best person in your life?
idk

Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?
alone


What was the weather like on your birthday?
it rained

Original Post by mel_e_mel:

The effects of both adderal and Ritalin last 12 hours on the low end - even taking smaller doses. They are both obtained by prescription. If you describe you lack of alertness, or more accurately, your lack of concentration (I'm assuming this has something to do with school or studying?) your doctor may prescribe one of these, or a similar, medication.

Please be advised that both these meds are strong, and unless you take them first thing in the morning, you will find it very difficult to sleep, which leads to taking these pills pretty much every day to cope with the lack of sleep. A better first step for alertness is more sleep to begin with ,or perhaps switching up your schedule (i.e. waking up earlier to study.) I find that I am personally more alert in the morning, and have always gotten my best work done then. I hope you find a solution that works for you, hun!

if i were to be prescribed the meds, i would definitely take them in the morning when i wake up at 5:30. i'm only sleepy at school, and as school starts at 8 and ends at 2:50 i should be fine with 12 hours.

you know, i'm beginning to think that it's more about sitting in a desk listening to lectures that make me drowzy, rather than a lack of sleep. over the summer there have been a lot of days where i've only achieved 7 hours of sleep and i very rarely got sleepy. when i did it was at night, but only when i was sitting in a chair watching TV.

it's kind of like if i'm supposed to concentrate on something and i'm sitting down, i'll fall asleep.

i personally don't think they're worth 60 calories; they're so small.

i prefer taking the instant stuff you're supposed to make with milk and make it with water and splenda instead, and eating all four servings you get in the packet for about 100 calories.

there's a lot of sodium, about 60% of your DV, but all you really have to do is lay off the sodium for the rest of the day. it's way more worth it, IMO.

Original Post by mel_e_mel:

Yes. Adderal and Ritalin. Both will make you not sleep at all, be shaky, and not be hungry. But, oh my, will you be alert. These drugs are staples of law/grad/medical school. Not recomended for anyone trying to live a healthy lifestyle, unless you truly have severe ADD. But.... you asked, and they do have the sole benefit of making one concentrate most intently.

how long do their effects last?

as long as it keeps me awake from 5:30 am-9:30pm, i think i would be fine.

i wouldn't abuse them, maybe just use them occasionally on days where i really haven't gotten much sleep.

@gary: what exactly is that?

@eyeslice/dbacker: i do already take a multivitamin with plenty of the B vitamins; i'm not sure how much more i could get so that it would make a difference...

last year i found that 7 hours was FAR too little to keep me awake. i had to get about 9 hours and i still fell asleep from time to time...

i don't have time because i have to wake up super early (5:15), and when i get home from school at 3:30 i need to walk 6 miles for exercise, do homework, and eat. there's just not enough time...

that happens to me too, but just because of the movement.

i think it happening is pretty much inevitable, so i dont worry about my hair when i go out walking.

unless, do you mean just walking in general? hairspray will pretty much always make your hair stiff because that's how it works. try spraying it from further away?

Original Post by aloysius:

Original Post by garnet18:

and so those are not real people?

they are. the world is ruled by people. it's all us.

the people in the media are only doing their jobs. they provide us with entertainment, and i, personally, am grateful.

I don't want to start a mud-slinging contest, but you're really coming off as a tad ignorant, and while it's true, that humans are running this supermassive entity we're labeling "the media," it's also true that it's a source of brainwashing, the target being society in general.

As human beings, we're easily influenced by external stimulus - coinciding with human behaviour and preying upon our fears and what we perceive as wants and needs, the "media," whether it be television, radio, videogames or the newspaper, can target us and tell us what it thinks we want or need. "Buy this, it'll help to achieve so-and-so," "Buy this, everybody else has it so why don't you?" and other such general and underlying messages.

However, you're not the only one who thinks as you do. Sheep to the herd, I suppose.

true, although i believe that the media argument has been addressed. in the end, it's a cycle, and as stated before it's the sole responsibility of the individual to either become a part of that or steer clear.

my point about the media being made up of people was to deny the ridiculous idea that the media is some, say... machine that brainwashes society. of course it's not, but with all the fuss you think that's what it would be. the fuss is just a way to dodge responsibility and avoid addressing one's own weakness/ inability to think for one's self.

lmfao, everything i have in my house.

+ an ordered pizza.

Original Post by starcrossdlovex:

garnet, there's a very good chance that the thin "real people" you're talking about seeing as inspiration are indeed "thin" because of what they've been force-fed by the media. So it COULD indeed all be coming back to that. No, you can't solely blame the media, but they're ALL OVER photos of a celebrity that has gained weight. Actresses are often turned down for roles because they're not thin enough. Thin is seen by most people in Hollywood to be beautiful.
Every time you turn on the tv, you're bombarded with dieting commercials- pills, workouts, surgery, etc.

If the media disappeared, I'm not saying everyone would blow up to a high-range healthy weight, but I sure think we'd have less pressure to be thin.

can you say that for sure? there is one specific girl i have in mind who i always admired because she was so thin and beautiful. she was less than 100 pounds and yet she ate fast food several times each day. i know because she was one of my good friends.

believe it or not, there are a lot of girls who eat healthy amounts of food and are simply naturally thin. my sister, for example, is another girl who motivated me. she sits down at the kitchen table and eats chips and ice cream straight from the carton, and she's barely 100 pounds.

there are probably more naturally thin people than there are thin people pressured by celebrities to be thin. probably.

her priorities are skewed, huh?

there is no rule that states health is more important than appearance.

just hear me out:

there is no right or wrong in this situation. it's all about preference. i realize that, as this is a health forum, most of the opinions here are going to be way biased. you're going to tell me that health is more important than looking good. i'm not saying that looking good is more important than health, but that neither is more important than the other because in the end, it's all about what ULTIMATELY SATISFIES the individual in question. happiness is not the goal of life, satisfaction is. some people are actually satisfied being miserable so long as they are thin. if that's their preference, FINE. if they're satisfied with what they're doing, then that is what is important to them and nobody has the right to tell them that they are wrong for wanting something. are homosexuals' preferences skewed, too? what about pedophiles? pro-choicers? i realize that the situations vary a bit, but in the end, it's all about living life HOWEVER YOU WANT. i only believe in striving for what you feel comfortable striving for. if that's the perfect body, fine. if that's health, fine. in the end, we're all going to die. might as well live life how you want to.

also, like i said before, many girls are inspired by thin women they see walking down the street. i was that way. it's not all about the airbrushed women in magazines. and, like i said before, i am happier now that i'm thin than i was when i was overweight. i am living proof that it is possible to strive for thinness and happiness and to achieve both. sorry if i sound vain, but the idea that "thinness will never make you happy" is a little silly.