Posts by dmarie0502

The age limit was put on gymnastics because it was proven that the elite level that you need to compete at in Olympic gymnastics is harmful to their bodies/development when they're that young.  Of course, girls train at the level and age all the time but they don't want to support it at the Olympics.

I know the Chinese are generally smaller the most and gymnasts tend to be also, but 4'5 68 pounds seems extreme for a 16 year old, don't 'cha think?

By the way, I don't mean to seem like a crazy US fan because the Chinese have some really talented young girls, I just feel like if there's going to be an age limit it needs to be enforced because who's to say other countries don't have amazing young girls out there?

.. end of my rants I swear, and back to work :)

Had it with sliced banana and blueberries this morning! mmm :)

love cottage cheese!

I totally know what you mean and that is soo frustrating!! 

Just know this.. although she may be 'maintaning' for now, unless she continues with this 'diet' of hers (even if she's lightened up on it, she will eventually gain weight back.

You on the other hand, look like you have adopted a lifestyle change.  You are going to keep the weight off and be healthy! You may not see the results you want now, but keep at it and you will.  Concentrate on yourself and what you have accomplished cause you're doing a great thing!!

If it's possible to pre-period PMS, I'm doing that!! I've been eating like a monsterrr, not quite but you know what I mean! I'm positive there are no babies on the way for me but my period is missing.. PMS sure isn't though! ahh

Original Post by 1lbsatatime:

I'm a big binger too. What has worked for me is to make it inconvenient to do it. I made a rule for myself that i could not eat anything unless i was sitting at a table with a complete place setting and i could only eat the one thing i took out of the fridge. So if I wanted to have a piece of cheese or M&Ms. I had to get a plate, cup, fork etc. Set the table, sit down, finish the snack and then clean up. You do that once or twice. You'll start saying is it really worth all that work.

 That's really clever, I've never heard of anything like that before! I may have to give it a try!

This used to happen to me after I had lost a bit of weight. I didn't have much to lose so it was pretty noticeable. 

It really bothered me because I had/have a few friends that were still quite a bit thinner than I was and they used to 'joke' about how skinny I was.  I would have taken it more as a compliment but then we would go to the cafeteria to eat (I was away at school) and when I would have a salad and some soup for lunch they would complain I wasn't eating enough.  Just because I'm not choosing the chicken fingers, fries, pasta bar, and desert, doesn't mean I'm not eating enough!!

So frustrating!!

Hang in there though and friends/family will come around after the change has set in a little more. Congrats on the weight loss!

Congrats on the weight loss, that's great!!

Hope your next 50 are as good, if not better, than your last :)

First of all before I say anything, CONGRATS on the 20 pounds! That's amazing and you should be super proud of yourself!!

Don't get discouraged because no one has said anything yet.  Sometimes people are cautious of mentioning people's weight (whether positvely or negatively) since it's a touchy subject to most, especially us girls :)

The most important thing is how great you look and feel, the compliments will come your way soon eniough, I'm sure!

I didn't have much weight to lose, but I had lost about 7 pounds while I was away at school and it wasn't until I came home and saw people I hadn't seen in a few months that I started to get some feedback. It's hard to tell sometimes when you see people on a regular basis.

Again, congrats! :)

I had no idea there were so many ways to eat cottage cheese!

I always have it with pineapple (good way to eat canned pineapple if you don't have any fresh!... as in when I'm away at school eating in the dorm cafeterias!)

I'm due for a new pair of running shoes too.  I've never tried Asics as running shoes (they were my fav. volleyball shoes though) so i think I'll give those a try!

I'm up for the challenge!

And puppykisses, be proud of those 3 pounds!! My weight has fluctuated up and down with the same 5 pounds for almost a year! soo annoying

Original Post by teralea:

 I am a student working to be a teacher, though that was not my original plan (I wanted to be a forensic photographer since I was a kid).

Here's a little sub-question for anyone who see's this..

What do you do for a living and what did/do you want to do for a living?

I'm curios to see how many people end up doing what they thought they wanted to do, I'm only 19 so I haven't quite gotten to that point in my life yet...

I'm 5'6" 19, and about 151 right now.  Highest weight was around 162 like 2 years ago.. My goal weight is 135 but I really have no idea how I'll feel at that weight cause the last time I weighed that I was like 13 (I have a medium frame and pretty muscular build- used to be a gymnast)

Ahh, so I missed last weeks weigh-in cause I was uo north with some friends for a long weekend- which meant plenty of drinking and no excercise...

I'm scared for tomorrow, pretty sure I may have gone up a bit.. :/

Original Post by carmenxox:

Original Post by agruskin:

this thread makes me so mad, im sorry, i just have to say to you all, please check your bmi, happiest really really may not be healthiest, think of your futures!

 ugh, i know.

i have a hard time believing that people can be 90-100lbs and be taller than 4'10 and think that this is 'healthy' or that they are 'happy'

no, your eating disorder is telling you that you are happy... your body is probably saying otherwise

yes, if you've been super small your ENTIRE life, and it runs in your family or something, than yes that is a different story. I know a few very small woman who can't gain weight... but those recovering from ED's should not be posting such ridiculous numbers... it just makes you appear very vain, and is triggering for anyone who is actually trying to make progress.

like i'm sorry but I have an extremely difficult time buying the fact that someone could have such a low bmi and claim to be "healthy"... something is not right here.

please think about what you are going to post before you do... is this a healthy weight? does this promote ED's? Is this purposely triggering to others/vain? Do I eat enough/properly to maintain this weight? Am I actually happy at this weight; or do I just like the 'sound' of this number? etc...

like I would personally love to be 10lbs lighter, but to do so it would take way to much work and and not eating properly, therefore making me overall unhappy... the only thing happy about being a lower weight is that it feeds my ED mentallity

some of you really need to rethink your goals/priorities

 

I could not agree more.

I opened this thread interested to see what people had to say (which I still am, don't get me wrong) but I was shocked and a little disappointed to read all of these posts.

The purpse of sites like this are to promote healthy, happy, people- healthy being the key word. 

At 5'6 and 150 pounds I know I could stand to lose a good 15 pounds.  Seeing people at my height post on here that their 'happiest weight' was around 110 pounds... I'm not sure I know anyone with a frame small enough to make 5'6 and 110 a 'heathy' weight.

Anyways, I'm not trying to attack anyone, just be concious of what you're posting and where!

Back to the original post..

HW: 163

Lowest adult weight: maybe around 130

Happiest: Somewhere around 135 would be great!