Posts by cassrd05

I personally think it may be the creatine capsules.  Try cutting them out for a week or two.  My husband has tried all kinds of supplements and he often experiences weird reactions...your flu like symptoms may be a reaction to that specific brand of creatine.  Just an idea.

A friend of a friend of mine just died from bulimia.  I would rather be heavier than dead.  Eat maintenance calories and exercise daily...the weight will come off slowly, but it will stay off.  Best of luck to you.  It's all about self control.  You can do it the healthy way.

Oh, I just thought of one more..."It's your life, live it".  DUH!

Original Post by majorpayne05:.

You get the idea.  All I need to hear is that the table is cluttered up.  I could care less what it's cluttered with!

 You mean "you couldn't care less"?

I just had blood work done last weekend and they told me only water...I asked if black coffee was o.k. and they said no.  If you do it the right way, you'll save yourself time and trouble in the long run.  Don't waste your time fasting and having blood drawn if your going to skew the results.  It's no biggie...schedule it early and then you can drink coffee and eat a nice breakfast by 9:00am...you'll be fine. 

Anyone?  I'm totally freaking out...

I was just at the doctor's office, and I had low blood pressure.  My doc said that it was most likely due to dehydration, since my blood pressure is usually perfect.  He said that I'm not drinking enough water.  I had know idea that water could change my blood pressure!  Maybe that would help get the point across?

Original Post by kaufmkk:

Original Post by misscherryjane:

I know what you mean. I don't dislike people because of their size but what does annoy me is how people have made being fat acceptable. It's not. It's extremely unhealthy.......

Boy am I ever with many of you on this topic!  Know what?  When I was 400 pounds, I REALLY hated fat people!  I've learned to be more acceptable now, but I'm still judgemental.

As misscherryjane pointed out, and I agree with her 100%, it annoys me how people are making fat acceptable! 

As an once morbidly obese person, I can honestly say that I often fell into the Big Beautiful Woman trap!  I was miserable as a fat person and constantly lying to myself about my weight.  "Oh..... I'm obese but I'm healthy.  I can get around just fine, thank you very much."  Etc.  You all know the excuses I'm talking about.

When I'm around an obese person now, I'm overly critical and just want to walk over to them and tell them to do something about it!  But I also know that we all have our own demons to face and losing weight is NOT an easy thing to do.  It's easy in theory, but in practice it takes a lot of work.  And then there is the whole issue with society and how obese people are treated.  They have enough problems without having me butt into their business.

The best I can do is post my before/after pics on here to serve as motivation for others, and to offer my support when someone asks for advice.

As for people who are too skinny?  I look at them as if they have a disease and hope that they are getting help.  This whole weight business is a contradictory thing, isn't it?!!!

 

 I just wanted to tell you that you look AMAZING!!!  I'm sure that those pictures will be motivation to many who see them.  Good work!

Great ideas guys, thanks so much!  I'll be checking them all out...should give me a lot of variety.  Thanks again!

The homemade gifts I make usually cost more than just buying something.

I made my sister a scrapbook with scanned baby pictures of herself for her Baby Shower...it ended up costing me $50+ for supplies and took a week of my time...and I mean 3-4 hours after work every night!  I also bought her a regular gift. 

I hope that people don't think of my gifts that way.  That would really hurt my feelings.  Then again, I only invest my time in gifts for people that I know will appreciate them. 

My life is a little too busy at times to be constantly logging, so I take breaks from it for weeks or months at a time.  I'm able to maintain, but I must admit that I still mentally calculate.  I'm sure it's not very accurate, but it gives me a rough estimate.  I have maintained, and perhaps even lost a bit...at least that's what someone told me today :).  I definitely don't eat whatever I want though.  If I did, I would surely gain.  I have chose to make this a way of life.  I log for a week or two every now and then just to make sure that I'm staying on track. 

Sometimes I think I eat more when I'm logging. 

Original Post by jpeterson_8:

Yeah, I had considered Mexico, too, but my boyfriend said he's heard about a lot going on with abductions lately. But I'm sure it just depends on where you go. The Yucatan Peninsula would probably be ok.

 You might want to think twice about that, there was an "incident" at the Cancun airport recently.  I love Mexico and travel there almost anually, but even I'll be skipping my visit this year. 

I asked this same question about a year ago.  Based on my responses, it seemed that the syrup is added into the calories (i.e. if you ate the fruit and drank the syrup your calories consumed would be as stated).  So, I would estimate a good 60 calorie reduction from draining and rinsing the fruit. 

Yeah, I was kind of thinking that money would be the most appreciated.  Maybe I'll just get him a little something and then give them some money to put into his savings account.  I was thinking about having a piggy bank personalized for him, but I don't have enough time to order anything online :(.  Maybe I'll do a little shopping this weekend to see what I can find.  Thanks for your help!!!

I don't really have any advice, but I just wanted to let you know that even women who have been thin their entire lives have a problem wearing (and feeling comfortable) in a bikini.  I seriously dread the first time I have to wear one every year!

After you have it on for 15 minutes, you'll feel more comfortable.  For me, it's the initial taking off of my sundress (or whatever) that's the hardest part...and I probably look pretty good to most people.  So, you're not alone.  Just try to fake the confidence until you're able to acquire the real thing :). 

Have a great trip...I'm sure you'll be looking beautiful!