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| Weight Loss | Should i take Alli ? | Jul 18 2008 13:20 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bettypage4: I had to laugh at this comment. :) But on a serious note, pills are really not all that healthy for you, and arent needed. Most pills have weird/nasty side effects. |
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| Weight Loss | COMMITTED LOSERS [Group Open Again!] | Jul 18 2008 13:12 (UTC) |
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Weigh in day woooo. 186.2 for about a 1 or so pd loss. Start to get back to being motivated for the gym, which is a good thing, since I lost all m otivation for abotu 2 weeks or so. Keep at it lozzle you can do it! A few cheery beers won't kill you, but they certainly throw bodies outta wack for weigh ins. :) safiyah - GL on the colonoscopy, hope everything goes good for you! I usually plan out my entire day of food the moment I come into work (I pack a lunch everyday too). That way I know what I will have for dinner, and can plan snacks etc. around that number. Oh and my two biggest weaknesses...ice cream and fries. The two yummiest junk foods there are. YUM! I gotta try to keep up with thsi thread better :P So much to catch up on. |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 18 2008 12:30 (UTC) |
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Wow, I thats really amazing of the restaurant to do that. I wish more restaurants would do that in general. Oh and bettypage4since I have so much "bored" time at work so to say, im usually wrapped up in the news all day :P. I usually focus on health/wellness news first then branch out to the rest. Some people would be amazed at the amount of shocking health news out there :P. Ill try to keep the more amusing articles posted around CC. Im very opinionated on health/wellness topics too is the downside, unless you can't tell in this thread :) |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 17 2008 20:40 (UTC) |
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Oh and just so we are clear (sry for double post) Three hundred thousand people die each year due to obesity-related causes, making it the second-leading cause of death after smoking. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. Source-http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15415446/wid/1191 5773?GT1=8618
EDIT: Oh and I found the article that asked what would happen is no one in american was overweight.....Take a mintue to read it please http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insuranc e/Advice/WhatIfNoOneWereFat.aspx?page=1 |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 17 2008 20:37 (UTC) |
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We should be involved about health issues at a younger age. :) A few things to disagree on. That food is cheaper in restaurants then stores is actually a fact now. More then a few studies have been done on it. Mabye not your extra economical cooking with beans and tuna, but for those peopel that dont eat beans and tuna, along with other cheap variations. And even cooking a good healthy meal, is not something that most people today know or even care to do anymore. A large majority of people dont even COOK anymore (which i find sad). You can't just look at the minority that know how to shop right and cook healthy. You have to take into consideration those people that don't live like that, which is a large majority. People want to have easy meals, and in the generation we are at right now, easy meals are more important then shopping economically. And even if you counter saying something like, "They can learn", you NEED to take the times into consideration. People here at CC WANT to learn, but we are the vast minority. Most people don't care enough to be educated, and they don't want to learn. But then if ONLY 2/3s of all Americans die from obesity who cares, they could have learned about it. Its their fault. Dont be selfish. I could be wrong, but the government should actually care about the majority of their country. Btw, this is not to be rude, just blunt. :) People that eat at chain restaurants mindless ARE uneducated (not nessasarily poot). You are saying over 2/3s of fat adults in the US are glady chomping 5000 calories a meal? I highly doubt it. The news is not equal. People DONT spend the time to learn about nutrition even if its there. Why? The media doesn't put it to the forefront for people to really learn about it. The country as a whole is having issues with obesity. If thats not a call for the government to get involved then what is? Yea, you can try to educate people as children, but what about the adults that are going to school to learn about it? A recent study (from msnbc news) from the FDA, showed restaurants are the main reason for obesity. . i can link countless news articles about obesity and the problems it causes the country. More gas consumption, a worse economy, and a sicker, unhealtheir country for starters. If starting with improving the countries overall health and economy with restaurants is the way to go, then go for it! I am trying to find the article I read the other day that talked about the benifits to the whole country if everyone lost 10-15 pounds. It was an eye opener for sure. |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 18:45 (UTC) |
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santonacci-I have no issues telling them to hold the sauce on the side for weight control purposes or stuff like that. I usually do. But the majority of people who arent educated enough, won't ask for no butter. And some are embarrassed. I personally would love to see a more fitter America, in where you don't need to ask the server to reduce the sauce or have better calorie/food ratio. For the standard uneducated American who doesn't pay attention to what he is shoveling in his mouth, it would be really nice to just have faith you can go to a restaurant and eat something "moderatly" healthy. This whole NYC calorie thing should at least START to get restaurants on that way of doing things. For all we know the meal basically wont be cooked, if you don't use butter or the likes. And like someone said, we don't know if the restaurant did something funky to the rice to mmkae it have more calories. In that case I don't know how to "trim" the meal down to be more healthy. future_tadddei-Every restaurant has some chefs driving the overall chain menu, Im sure their genius cooking minds can whip up yummy lighter versions of food. :) Now just to get them to do just that........ |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 18:33 (UTC) |
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Original Post by future_tadddei: Agreed, I also attempt to go to restaurants that post their nutrional information. However not enough restaurants do post the info I wish they did. And I still wish the moderatly resonable decisions were healthier. Im sure they could cook it healthier or SOMETHING to be more healthy. :P |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 18:27 (UTC) |
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Original Post by jenningermany: Hurry go sue McDonalds for the obesity problems in the US!! :P |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 18:26 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bettypage4: God, that so dumb. Ive always thought about an email about nutritinal info. Apparently select dishes they release, which are found online (example about 1/4 of applebees menu can be found online calorie-wise) But, the bonus on NYC making chains put calories ...it will go on the internet and allow us to eat better when we go out to eat!!!!!!! Aovermy I stand corrected abut people eating at fast food joints do not care about their health. Sadly most fast food places ARE healthier then the chain restaurants such as applebees and chilies. I should have pointed out people that eat fast food constantly on a daily basis probably don't care about their health. Despite the fast food places putting healthy choices on their menu, the meals aren't quite......balanced enough for constant eating. When you corrected me, I had to think, yes I care VERY much about my health, but recently on a road trip, by lack of planning I was kinda forced(speed eating fast food is godly for) to eat at wendies. Im personally very glad the fast food joints are shifting to more healthier options(they have taken alot of heat recently because of obesity in the US), and have been making an effort to while the sit -down chains get more and more unhealthy. Anways enough about that.
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 18:14 (UTC) |
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Well I know alot of restaurants such as outback and chillies who have 2-3 days of calories into ONE appetizer are going to be slighty afraid to print their calorie content. Im glad they are forced to in NYC tho. Ever since I started my personal weight loss journey, I must say I stopped enjoying restaurants very much. They serve you 2-3 meals on one plate, and even then the calorie content is high. There are a few reasons why Americans are so much heavier then every other country. First, a majority of jobs are desk jobs. Second, most people take the lazy route. A grocery store 5 feet away? Take the car! Third, yes restaurants. They are cheap, and serve fattening foods. The fatter people get, the more they eat, and the more money they make. Simple. And Forth, our entertainment is primarily the tv, movies and video games. Its how we raise our kids now too. No wonder kids are starting to become more obese too. And yes, I totally agree with todeinotaton with restaurants are the same as cigarettes. How do cigarettes work? By smoking you get addicited and have to buy more and more to "feel good". Food? By serving more and more food, and people eating it all, people get fatter. What happens when people get bigger and bigger? They eat more. Hence they buy more. Even "healthy" restaurant meals have 1300-1800 calories at chains. By puttign calorie amounts next to prices, this forces the customer to become more aware and cut back eating out, and forces the restaurant to cater more healthy to lower that calorie number. The only issue is, if calorie listing is ONLY going to be for NYC, I would totally see the restaurants only changing the way they operate for NYC and leave every other city the same. Education is NEEDED in the US, badly. I have a few friends that I talk to in other countries, sadly they all look at Americans as lazy and fat. (brutal I know). And sadly, with well over half of Americans overweight, they arent far off. Oh and debcowan I read that article too, I was impressed they did a study on it. Glad that I was counting calories before that article came out, when I read it it gave a brief boast of confidence. |
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| Motivation | 320 Sticks of Butter | Jul 16 2008 17:14 (UTC) |
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Ive lost about 4 cats(using my 1 year old 12 pound cat as a basis) :) |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 15:33 (UTC) |
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It is good to start at an early age, I agree, and you are doing a good job. And I'm sure you fall into the minor category of parents/people that really care about your health and your kids healthy eating. But what about 2/3's of the country? The overwhelming majority of the country that isn't caring, or going to do anything about the obesity crisis. I wish the problem could be solved just at a young age, but so many adults let themselves slip, it will carry to their kids too. GOtta solve the adult problem at the same time you deal with children. And I will agree with santonacci sometimes its hard/impossible to avoid chain places. And this incompasses all chain restaurants, not just mcdonalds/BK, but chains like olive garden, red robin, outback, etc. And the majority of sit down restaurants like olvie garden are where the problem lies. Most people that go to say BK, either don't care about health, or are in a hurry I agree. But putting calories in starbucks, or outback will shock people a bit. Most people should know how many calories they should be taking, because 2000 calorie diet is plastered almost everywhere :P. |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 15:10 (UTC) |
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Original Post by gi-jane: Sadly I would say yes to this. I read the news all day, now that food prices in grocery stores are going up studies show it is starting to be cheaper to go out to eat then do grocery store runs. People in the US are very lazy. The latest study showed about 1/3 of US children are overweight, and over 2/3s of adults are overweight. I don't blame restaurants for making people obese by no means, but people do need to be "shocked" into realizing their choices are the wrong ones. There is news all over about how the US is the leading country in obesity, and how 2/3's+ of adults are overweight, that doesn't do anything however. What other way is their to educate people about bad food? The news, internet and schools don't work for the majority of people. And those that want to eat healthy and go for salads, such as the example in the article, they will realize restaurants don't even make healthy salads. Im not sure, but education for the masses isn't a bad thing to me. |
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| Weight Loss | COMMITTED LOSERS [Group Open Again!] | Jul 16 2008 15:03 (UTC) |
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I take my measurement once a week, and weigh in every day lol. The onyl problem with measurements done by myself or someone else (with a tape measure)is that sometimes you don't measure the same way and the measurements look weird. Last week I gained a half an inch, but lost weight. It was really odd. Overall tho, its a good picture of how much you are losing. And I obessively weigh myself after peeing in the morning as well. I was sad I could weigh myself too :P. I also will consume less calories to do something that requires alot mroe calories later in the day. For example if I know I want to do a little drinking, I will hold off on all my snacks for the day, (which prolly is 5-6 drinks) and "spend" the snack calories for drinks. I drink the new mikes light hard lemonade. :P Tho I don't drink much, too many calories. As long as you don't do it much im sure rearranging calories to fit in a day is fine. Oh and yea, ill be taking myself out of your TTOM month conversations :) And, I think most guys are afraid of joining active conversations about weight loss :o Close the group when there are too many people to keep up with. :P. Alot of threads do have people that just kinda die off. Pizza isn't quite my mortal enemy...but fries are. I can't resist them. Yum |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 14:53 (UTC) |
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Original Post by katepoo: Sry for the double post, I had to respond to this too. :P For people that don't actively count calories or really care enough to go online to search, this will really force them to face the truth of how they eat. I know some peopel will get a guilt trip, but still it is for good health. And one other bonus, if this forces restaurants to make healthier food and cook healthier, how can we complain? That means better conditions for everyone. |
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| Weight Loss | Calories and Restaurants in the News | Jul 16 2008 14:51 (UTC) |
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gi-jane- I totally get your point of view, but for me when I go to a restaurant I try to balance enjoyment with calories. Usually when I eat out, I go home and scour the Internet to see how many calories I took in. Sadly I would want restaurants to do this, it would be more convenient for me(im selfish I know :P). The reason this was done however was more for those who eat out ALL the time, whether it just be at starbucks everyday or eat out for dinner all the time. Its still viable for people that rarely go out to eat to gorge a bit. But for thsoe that eat out everyday and get more and more unhealthy which, face it, is around 66% of American adults, will help tell them they need to make smarter choices. Technically, unhealthy food is becoming as unhealthy as smoking, as more and more people take the "easy" route to food. And as only chain restaurants that have to comply, I could still eat at a very nice restarant without knowing what calories I am eating :P. |
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| Weight Loss | COMMITTED LOSERS [Group Open Again!] | Jul 16 2008 14:00 (UTC) |
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Woooo, there are alot of people on this thread now. I wasn't able to eat at home the other night and ended up having some slight junk last night. Since I admitted undereat right now (usually under 1600 which is unhealthy for a male of my weight), and am trying to eat a little bit more, it probably wasn't bad for me. I couldn't weigh myself this morning since we woke up the the girlfriends parents house and their scale is apaprently broken. (Along with the hot water, funfun) Hope I still managed to lose, but If I didn't I know where it came from. Im exhausted from writing a giant blog post (not on cc) so Ill write back in a bit :P. Oh and btw, Im guessing im the only guy on this thread so far? GL to all of you guys that are in this thread so far! Oh and diet turkey hill lemon diet is the devil. 0 calories, but still so yummy. :P |
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| Weight Loss | I'm very unhappy with my image, and am starting a diet... | Jul 15 2008 16:21 (UTC) |
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Don't lose weight because your mom is telling you are overweight. If she is insecure about her own weight good for her, but don't let her carry that over to you! Its never good to lose weight for other people either. |
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| Weight Loss | COMMITTED LOSERS [Group Open Again!] | Jul 15 2008 16:19 (UTC) |
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Oo yea, I could totally understand the pains of having an office right next to the home kitchen. I don't know if I could resist much :P. CC is more my time sink at work, because I can't really surf anywhere due to this firewall, and I don't have too much work to do because I am a lowly intern! :P What are courses are you taking for summer? Friday weigh-in is fine. I weigh myself everyday regardless, I can't help myself. Its EVIL to weigh yourself everyday tho. I have tried to resist, but I just havent been able to resist. Weigh flucuations can be a beast. BTW, todeinotaton gj and gl on 134 and hope you get below it!. |
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| Weight Loss | COMMITTED LOSERS [Group Open Again!] | Jul 15 2008 13:38 (UTC) |
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I would be down for this if truely this is an everyday thing. Im someone that would post everyday(prolly many times a day). Im not a huge weekend person for CC but ill be here at least once a day on weekends if this group actually does a daily thing. And lets not forget I like talking to other people and getting to know them Like colorblind, im on this site every weekday for hours because Im bored. My current weight is about 186, my target weight is 165. I started at 230. I am 24 years old (male) and 6'0''. |
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| Weight Loss | I'm very unhappy with my image, and am starting a diet... | Jul 15 2008 13:32 (UTC) |
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A few things to think of.... You say you are losing weight because you see other people that are thinner then you. You shouldn't be losing weight because their are some extra thin people walking around. What other peopel look like shouldn't have an impact on you. Someones ALWAYS going to be skinnier. As for not fitting into last summer shorts? You are 14 years old. You aren't going to fit into your current shorts next year either. You are growing because you are young, and your body needs to grow. To be a little more extreme, if you are 6 years old, you arent going to fit into your 5 year old clothes, because you grew bigger. Your weight is healthy for your age. You have a bmi of around 20. Thats a very healthy BMI. If you want to eat to be healthier then by all means go for it. But don't starve yourself to "try" to get healthy. Oh and being 5'9'' and 120 pounds......thats almost a full point UNDER the healthy low limit. I.E. You are getting into the very underweight category. Your 14, go enjoy life and stop worrying about how "not overweight" you are. |
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| Weight Loss | Weight Loss "Buddies" on CC | Jul 14 2008 16:53 (UTC) |
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I also had this same problem. Still do to an extent, but currently I have one CC buddy with whom I chat with on a daily basis thru private messages. Its rather motivating and a good way to do it. Anyways, since Im bored at work all day, if someone wants to do that, Im always game :) |
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| Fitness | Music During Exercise | Jul 11 2008 13:22 (UTC) |
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Since I rather enjoy rock during my workouts, I have a bit of disturbed, coldplay, five finger death punch, tantric, breaking benjamin etc. I always have been a fan of harder rock during the gym (as long as the beat is very good). Beat is most important to me :P |
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| Weight Loss | Blast. | Jul 10 2008 19:26 (UTC) |
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Honestly, no. Just go back to your normal dieting practices and things will work out. |
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| Weight Loss | Speaking of water..... | Jul 10 2008 17:11 (UTC) |
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The only thing carbonated water has that water doesn't have is C02. So, carbonated water is the same as normal water health wise. Some carbonated water has higher sodium, but thats a small percentage of them. Enjoy your carbonated water...and have mine too, I can't stand the stuff :( |
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| Weight Loss | fasting? | Jul 10 2008 17:02 (UTC) |
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Yea, i would agree with floggingsully here. Not eating a balanced meal for a few days, and then going back on a normal diet afterwards usually puts more weight on, rather then keeping weight off. |
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| Health & Support | How much is too much (b12) | Jul 10 2008 16:43 (UTC) |
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Had to do a little reading on B12 to make sure but... Are you sure you take 1,000mcg a day? Thats wicked un-healthy alone. The non-toxic amount a day is 100mcg a day and 100 mcg pr. day is actually a pretty high dose, unless you have a deficiency. The recommended dose for a normal adult is much lower then 100mcg. google the symptoms of too much b12 but pulled off a health forum: More about B12/cobalt overload from http://www.acu-cell.com/nico.html : |
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| Weight Loss | need some weight loss buddies! | Jul 10 2008 16:27 (UTC) |
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Hmm, I feel a little off posting, as I seem to be the only guy that is posting here :P. Anyways, Ive been on the site for a bit, I troll around the fitness, weight loss, and motivation boards alot. Haven't found too many people to chat too, and I am actively looking for some people to buddy up with, and enjoy the weight loss a bit more. A little about me, im 6'0'' and currently 187. Started at about 230 pounds, and my goal is to get around 160-165. I told my girlfriend that I was going to make an effort to not weigh myself more then once a week. HAHA, I don't know why I even tried sigh. I have to weigh myself every morning. must_lose20: Dont be upset over one day, it happens. If you don't allow some days for birthdays, and holidays, then its too hard to stay motivated. Anyways, for your metabolism its good to have a off day every now and then. I spent a week on vacation, and didn't watch what I ate (more watched how MUCH I ate) and ended up being surprised after vacation, when I still managed to lose weight for the week. matgurl: I was reading about your bootcamp story, had to respond to it :P I actually joined teh army fresh out of high school (weighing 260 pounds). Sadly they almost didn't take me because I was too overweight. Anyways, bootcamp trimmed me down to 160 pounds. It was some craziness at the end of it all, and I saw the results. Stick with your bootcamp it will do wonders for you im sure :). Sadly, after bootcamp, I wan't able to portion control and started gaining again. I wish bootcamp had taught me portion and healthy cooking. sigh. Motivation is tough sometimes. There are many times, I think I am not losign weight fast enough. Its frustrating as ****. Anyways, hope to talk to you guys some more :) |
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| Motivation | I came back~ please help me | Jul 10 2008 15:51 (UTC) |
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Forums are a fickle thing. I respond to a decent amount of forum messages when I'm logged in, since I don't have much to do at work, and I spend alot of time reading. Sadly, many people don't want to have conversations very much. I think ive "trolled" the forums for a month or so because I enjoy some of the stories people have(some people are wicked motivating), and I can't say I have found any friends that I talk to on a regular basis either. Im pretty self motivated so I guess I have that going for me. :/ I started a PA thread a while ago, in hopes of finding some cool people to talk too but to no avail :P. Anyways, if you need some extra support arond, Im usually around for hours a day (yea working as an intern can get really, really boring). :) Feel free to give a shout out anytime :P |
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| Weight Loss | just can't see it.... | Jul 10 2008 15:32 (UTC) |
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To me at least, its hard to really see how much weight I have lost. I have lost over 30 pounds so far, and sometimes when i see myself, I can see the weight loss, but overall, find it very, very hard to see it. Most people that think we just have image issues, they probably haven't lost much weight at all. Once you are a certain weight, and start losing, its very hard to get the confidence that you are indeed looking better, and stop seeing the larger version of yourself. |
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