Posts by bekkie_c

i hear yah! I carry all my weight in my butt, hips and my thighs, and i hate pants.. period. i wear long skirts whenever possible because at least i look somewhat balanced out... whenever i wear jeans i stare at my hips and regardless of how the rest of me looks.. i feel horrid..

i have a few pairs sitting in my closet just waiting for the day i can put them on and feel good about wearing them... one day :)

congratulations!!!

I've just started and it's so wonderful to read about real people that have achieved, or are achieving their goals. there is hope :)

good luck with the rest of your weight loss!!

totally know how you feel... I work in an office environment of about 1500 people and it seems like every day is someone's birthday, so there is always cake going around.. its easy to say no most days.. but it's tough when they just keep saying 'come on.. just one piece' my willpower can only last so long!!

im bad for eating at my desk when i bring my lunch.. and there aren't many places to walk around as it's a semi-industrial area, so i've been bringing sweats and running shoes and going up and down the stairs after i eat.. it's amazing how few people use the stairs - i rarely run in to anyone, and we have a shower that no one uses so if i sweat too much i can hop in and rinse off and prep for the afternoon.

i've also bought an under the desk cycler (instride cycle xl) that i use constantly when im working so i'm always burning calories.

I won't be of much help, but I wanted to say congratulations on the 30ish pounds you've lost so far since february - thats awsome!

I weight myself daily and my weight fluctuates non stop.. monday i was 205, tuesday i was 203, yesterday i was 206, and today i was 202... i don't do anything differently and my calorie intake stays the same as does my exercising... i try to keep telling myself its normal..

hopefully someones able to shed some light :)

no error message, but i don't get the 'food successfully logged' - i don't find i'm doing anything differently... after doing it 2 - 3 times then it will work. I find the same issue with removing foods - i had added almonds to my log for yesterday but didn't end up eating them, so i went to remove them today, clicked on the x and selected yes to remove.. but when it refreshed, it was still there.. so i did it again, and then it was successful

I've started brushing my teeth whenever I feel the need to munch on something unhealthy.. by the time I've finished brushing, the urge is normally gone. its tough... but apparently it gets easier :)

good luck

i don't have space between my thighs, but my collar bone shows prominently and so do my ribs... but I am by no means skinny.. I'm 60 lbs overweight and carry almost all of my weight in my lower body.

you're probably just developing a distorted body image.. is the weight you feel you've gained reflected itself on a scale? or do you only notice when you see yourself in a mirror? I know that whenever someone makes a comment about my weight (never directly.. but just about obesity in general) I always 'feel' fatter.

I hope that you and your friends go about losing weight the healthy way... and do not look at the hollywood diva's of the world as body role models...

welcome! I started here this week as well and I am extremely impressed with the site - I've joined other sites where I had to pay for half the information I'm getting here for free.. and the support structure wasn't nearly as amazing as it is here.

I'm currently at 202 (down from 205 on Monday.. yay water weight!) and my goal is 156 by the end of the year :)

Good luck!!!!

i bought an under the desk pedaler (instride cycle xl) - i work a desk job and find that i sit and munch on food all day.. ever since i bought it i'm burning calories, drinking more water, and eating less junk! :)

I knew a girl who wanted to be a size 8 so very badly, she refused to stop losing weight until she reached her goal (and it became unhealthy), even though her body was not structured to fit in to a 'size 8' pant - she ended up losing so much weight in her upper body, she no longer had breasts, and she was still a size 10..

also many companies use vanity sizing to make you think you're wearing a smaller size..

5'10 - 205 lbs here :) lookin to lose about 60 lbs by the end of the year - Im new here and I'd love to join a group to help with motivation :)