Posts by shimmerkittenglow

 I suggest toning up! I do push ups sit ups and even jumping jacks. No matter how much I weigh I'm never flabby because I do these exercises. Toning will not evaporate the fat, but it'll look good and move less.

I avoid all beef stock but I've eaten marshmellows and probably gelatin in candies. One day when I have the time and money to cut out all meat products I can but, for now I'll do my best.  Give up chocolate? impossible! Give up pasta and ice cream to become vegan? NO WAY. The idea of becoming a vegetarian is not to become miserable. I eat vegetarian because it is healthy, better for the planet and cuts down on unessecary suffering. I read food labels but not religiously!

Beans are a good substitute for meat by the way. Especially in the winter when it's so cold!

I never liked meat that resembled meat. My parents always forced me to eat chicken or steak because it resembled chunks of flesh. Sometimes I was left sitting at the table because I would not finish my meat. I had no problem with sausage, ground beef of hot dogs which are not even that healthy! I always admired my pescetarian friend in middle school and I love animals. After reading many books about it (My parents wouldn't allow me to go vege without studying it) I became a vegetarian. I did occasionally want turkey sausages at first but now I don't any more. Studying the cruelty towards animals and the enviromental impact of becoming vegetarian convined me. I thought at first that I might lose a bit of weight when I began but I didn't at all. Cookies are certainly vegetarian! One day I aspire to become a vegan. Right now I can not cook very skillyfully and the lifestyle is a bit too expensive for me. Once I'm off on my own with a disposable income I will experiment more. :)

There is a chance for shorter than average models after all. 5'6-7 is not short at all  because in reality most women are shorter than this. Thank you Tyra for not allowing height to limit the dreams of girls. I'd never try out for it but girls that do want to try out can go for it!

http://fashionarchives.wordpress.com/2009/02/ 28/tyra-banks-accepting-shorter-girls/

 Talking to a person online is nothing like talking in real life. I've dated online once and it didn't work out. He was nice but we were too different. I hate how the media pressures us to date even though we're still so young! I realize now that I do not need a boy to be happy. People who date at young ages tend not to have good experiences. I'm waiting to date until I finish my undergraduate degree, I have more important things to worry about. If there is love for me somewhere on this earth I will find it. What's the hurry?

 I want to be slender because it is my natural body type. I am comfortable as a slim person. I do not want to look sickly but healthy.

This is not fat at all. You should not be losing any weight. You can lift weights to tone up if you feel like you need to. If you think you have weight issues you might want to talk to someone about it. I was too scared to talk about my eating disorder to real people do I found some people online. I wish I could help more but we're really in the same situation. 1300-1500 calories isn't enough. I've recently bumped mine up the the bare minimum of 1800.

When you fry tofu is it too plain? I always wonder if there is something better in the way of sauces and spices to add to it than soy sauce?

Cats are beautiful, intelligent and they make great companions. My cat likes to hang out with me and she's awesome. I volunteer at a cat rescue and I must say that cats are interesting creatures with varied personalities. I like how calm a cat can be... until you surprise it with a toy or catnip! I don't dislike dogs but I truly think that cats rule! I have a rule... never trust a person who dislike animals. If a person dislikes cats and isn't allergic to them I have a right to be suspicious. Most people who dislike cats have had a bad experience as a child or have never met a great kitty cat!

Yes, I did have an eating disorder but I'm struggling to banish it. Thanks for the information, it seems like I hear something different from every place and person I talk to. Even now all I can think about is losing weight.

 I hit the gym and work off the excess calories or do jumping jacks or jump rope. Occasionally I might mess up an entire day but remember that it's just one day. One day does not make a lifestyle. Once I ruin a day I just try not to go overboard...

 I posted earlier but I posted something wrong.

Barely 5'7 119 lbs size 2/3? I said 6 because I thought that european sizes translated wrong...

Thanks, now I will eat unfrosted pop tarts. I shouldn't eat them at all because they are 400 calories. I cut out skittles years ago but I never cut out marshmellows. I will try to find kosher marshmellows.

I'm about 5'7 barely and I wear a four or size 27 jeans.

120 pounds.

Well... I don't know about the size. My size 27 jeans are really loose on me. I have not bought jeans in months. I stick to skirts because I can wear them no matter how my weight flucuates.