Posts by sujihime

Original Post by kwimbea:

Metabolife is kinda what I was on too. Oh, I did PhenPhen too when I was 17. I went 4 days only eating a banana. My mom was on it too, and one night, neither of us could sleep. I was so jittery I could have picked up the house and moved it on my own! We ended up painting the kitchen red that night... my dad kept begging us to just sleep, cause the smell of the paint was keeping him up... but we couldn't stop. And I know the feeling of the sad little boobies after losing weight. I lost like 145 lbs... went from a 48DD to a 36B. And I swear, I could wear a training bra, but there's too much skin left (plus, they don't make pushup training bras!). My poor thighs suffered too... same saggy skin. There have been days I thought about breaking out the duct tape to make things look normal! :oD

I love small boobies!  I would be ecstatic with Cs or Bs, but I don't want them to look like National Geographic boobies (if ya know what I mean).  Stupid unhealthy weight obsession! 

I'm a little too young for Phenphen, but I'm sure I would have tried it.  I pretty much tried everything before I broke down with diet and exercise.  It truly is the only way to do it.

I once lost 20 lbs and got to my lowest weight ever (in the normal range!  Woo!).  I felt wonderful.  Most of my medical problems went away and I just had so much energy and confidence.

Then I gained 50 lbs and I've decided it's time to get rid of that 50 plus a little extra! Woo!

Original Post by mollymouser:

Some of you will remember that a fluffy white stray cat showed up in our backyard in June. Since one ear was badly injured (scabbed), I took her to the vet and after extensive/expensive exam/tests, they determined she had some sort of fungal infection. We had her tested for FIV/Felv (negative), checked for a microchip (none), given an antibiotic shot, and vaccinated for rabies. I also placed ads in the paper and on Craigslist and with local pet groups, trying to find her owners. (I suspect she was abandoned for getting sick --- her coat still shows signs that she used to wear a collar.) Fast forward 2 months to now ... her ear looked worse -- so we took her in today (Saturday) to a different vet.

Marsha has cancer.

Specifically, feline squamous cell carcinoma on both ears -- which is sadly fairly common for outdoor white cats. She also has fleas and tapeworms. After a lot of discussions and looking at our budget, we've decided to try surgery to save her life, and to make her an inside-only cat since further sun exposure will just cause more cancer. We're also having her treated for the fleas and tapeworms, and will get her all of the rest of her vaccinations when she's healthy enough. For the next 72 hours she's living in our guest bathroom (until all those pesky fleas die -- it's all tile in there), then after her surgery we're moving her into our office ... complete with shaded window ledge, cat condo, futon, desks, shelves, and her own litter box, food and water -- plus a cat door so she can SEE the other cats in the house while still remaining isolated. Our eventual hope is to get her mainstreamed into the whole house if everyone can get along. (There's been much growling and hissing through the bathroom door.)

Her surgery is Tuesday (she gets both ears amputated ... poor thing). Please keep her in your thoughts / prayers. This cancer is not "curable", but if the surgery can successfully get all the cancer, she could live for years.

MARSHA

The first cat that I can remember having was Cindy.  She was a fluffy white and black cat.  She ran away from her abusive home and came to live with us.  When out cousins (the abusers) came to visit and saw her we just lied and says it was a different cat.  Heh.  Cindy was a sweetie pie.

She got ear cancer.  It wasn't bad in the beginning, but we couldn't afford the surgery to have it fixed and Cindy didn't seem to be in pain or mind her ears being wonky.  By the end, she almost had no ears.  I have incredible guilt for not taking her to be euthanized early.  My mom as well.  We just don't talk about it.  Cindy was happy for the most part, she just had very sad ears.  I don't know why I am "confessing" this to a mega-kitty-lover.  I just felt like sharing Cindy's story.  I do always warn anyone who has a white-eared cat about the possibility of ear cancer.  It sounds weird, but its more common than you think.

Good luck to Marsha.  Im sure she will be a very happy and blessed kitty.

Your bottom slowly start invading the seat next to you on the bus. 

Your belly button disappears (it's coming back!).

You get those "ah...of course" looks when you buy an ice cream for a treat.

wow.  You guys are wonderful!  Everyone of you has done a lovely job!

Height:  5'7"

Age: 25

SW:  200

CW:  172

Goal Weight: 135

I eat 1200-1400 calories a day depending on how much I exercise.  I do Wii Fit every morning and try to do 30 minutes of DDR, 30 minutes of light step, or bike to and from work as well.  I am like most people.  I still eat what I did before, I just eat less of it.  I have also introduced new, healthy foods to my diet so in the end, I eat more things than I did when I started.  My philosophy is "one day at a time".  If you fall off the wagon, you just get right back on. 

Good luck!

Original Post by clairelaine:

Feed them to the birds and squirrels.

Oh, excellent!  I never thought about that!  We have a chipmunk who lives under our porch.  I bet he'd love some popcorn seeds.  Do you think buttered popcorn kernels would be ok, or maybe it would give sad chipmunks indigestion?

Right after I get up, after potty, in the same clothes everyday.  I don't eat either.  If I eat and have forgotten to weigh, i don't weigh at all.

Original Post by juleroo:

yup, get on like on a horse (on the plus side, boy bikes are easier to carry on your shoulder if you have to!)

as for part two, make sure you get there early and if you have room in your desk for the following, it would be helpful for sure: spectro gel (a soap free face wash): wash your face with that when you get it. also: a towel (duh...), some make-up if you require it. and you can dry your hair a little with the hand dryer, but yes, your hair will have to be up until it's too cold/snowy to bike (although i live in montreal and there are some toopers out there in the snow, so if you live in a warmer climate, get some good biking clotehs and you can do it all yr: good for ur body and the planet!). you can experiment with cool updos tho...

Good advice on the face wash.  I didn't bring a towel (I used my shirt, ewwww!) but I will definitely bring one next time.  There are no hand-dryers in the bathroom, I have no idea why.  Just papertowels which I used to pat my hair. 

I guess this will be good incentive to learn how to put my hair up in things besides a ponytail!

I've been doing DDR for about a month or so.  It's a good light workout.  I have added DDR, Wii Fit (I do DDR with the PS2 and Wii Fit with the Wii), and it's definitely helping.  I don't know how much they are individually helping, but it's a great combo.  Wii Fit in the mornings and DDR in the evenings.

Be aware, you aren't going to start doing the "heavy" mode anytime soon if you haven't played before. Definitely do the tutorial.  I'm still on Light mode and some of the songs just kill me.  Of course, I am seriously uncoordinated and I don't play DDR religiously.  Just don't be disappointed if you have to start slowly.  It takes time to get used to.

Good luck!

Oh, I am playing with a crappy $7 pad I got from the internet and it's doing just fine.  It slides around on my carpet, but I just pretend that adds a degree of difficulty.   ^_^

I apologize for my harsh tone.  I would be lying if I said I wasn't projecting my own issues on to your situation.  However, I was frustrated by the way you seemed to shoot down all the suggestions on how to motivate her in a positive manner.

But drchap does have a great suggestion as well.  Maybe leaving it alone is the best way to make her responsible for herself. 

You know your situation better than I do and how your fiance will react.  You should do what you feel is best.  For the record, I never thought you were pushing her to lose weight.  I just have had similar comments made to me and it's always a little crushing.

Good luck to the both of you.

Rant!!

I was taking a "progress report" picture for this site wearing my "new" pants that look excellent on me.  I got the picture taken and then bent over to get my camera cord and popped my button!  How insulting.  Stupid pants. 

My doctor advised me to take metamucil everyday.  I use the regular/coarse meal powder and it tastes like ass, but it's really helped to make me regular.

Original Post by safiyah1:

I still get so excited after a BM, but usually only when it's a really BIG BM. Gross I know, but I always have to check to see what was deposited before I flush and if it's huge, I get excited and the first thing out of my mouth is "That's gonna take ALOT of weight off me!" LOL

What a disgusting subject but it's true. I HATE those toilets with the automatic flushes. I have yet to figure out how to get up and see before it flushes.

What a disgusting obsession. I've learned from the doctor that most of the foods I eat are low residue so I don't go really regularly, but when I do go it's a doozy. And I love the scales the next day lol! So yeah, I STILL do the "poo poo dance" even at work.

Safiyah

Hah.  You totally have to look!  How else will you know whether or not to be excited.  I guess my obsession comes when I just have a small movement and I get a little disappointed.  "Hmm...maybe if I just sit here for a little longer my body will get motivated to go more". 

I down a glass of metamucil every day and that has really helped me become more regular and have more exciting poos.  Maybe you should try!  It tastes like dirt though.  Blech...

Tennis is always good if you can find a partner.  Even if you don't know the rules, you can just hit the ball back and forth.  It's not THAT hard to learn either.  It's a whole lot of fun, too!

-Dance Dance Revolution when you are a little tubby and still suck at it.  Oof...all that jumping. 

-Reorganizing the shelves

-Lunchtime walking to explore the campus (wear good shoes...I have blisters!)