Posts by tincognito

Hello! I'm Twila and I'm just coming back as well. I got to within 5 pounds of my goal weight (170 to 150) using this site a few months ago. But, now I've creeped back up to 161! Ah! And I had half a pizza and ice cream today, lol, so it's not getting any better. Too bad I'm getting married in October!

So I'm back and need some motivation to get down to 145 again which is the weight I was at when I started dating my future hubby. =)

Also, I'm trying to get him to lose some weight so that he feels better about himself so I'd be interested in exchanging some recipes. I never know what to cook and truth be told, I'm not so great at it.

Plus, I know some of the pitfalls because I've already done this. =) Honestly, calorie counting is the ONLY way I will EVER try to lose weight AGAIN! It rocks and you can do it! :D

So put plainly: My goal of 145 is by September 1st (so I have time for dress alterations.) I'd like to lose a pound a week so if I weighted 161 this morning, I'd like to be 160 next Monday. =)

H: 5'7" CW: 161 GW: 145 GD: September 1

Everyone is worth more than five days, because you've got a whole life to live. You have to make this come from the inside, and say: My life is my life and I am the ONLY person who can change it!! Support systems are nice, but you are the only person who will continually be there for you, through thick and thin, no matter what. You have to love yourself enough to say you deserve this.

And trust me, you do deserve it. Because you are the only you on this planet. That in itself is enough reason for you to be a happy and productive member of this society. Without you, hundreds of people would be affected. Even if it's just that guy you let in on your way to work, he appreciated you. If he can appreciate a total stranger for a minute, you can certainly appreciate yourself enough to change your life.

You CAN do it! :D

I don't know, but I really hate that term. Maybe because it DOES make me feel guilty? I never call anything a binge. I've eaten entire bags (I mean, FAMILY SIZE bags) of potato chips and never called it a binge. Then people on here eat three cookies and are like: "OMGZ! HALP! BINGE!" and I want to say: "Seriously?!"

I think you might be on to something. When I eat those potato chips I know I shouldn't have, but I don't think about it beyond "Wow, you feel like crap, don't do that again!" Three cookies wouldn't even warrant that. That's a large dessert, lol!

But I think that advice still holds. You have to get back to normal. You can't just validate your guilty thoughts this way, as something "normal people" can't understand. Maybe we can't understand it, but the answer is obvious. You have to stop feeling guilty and start exercising self control.

If I were you, I would just exercise a lot and eat whatever you want as long as it's clean. Exercise is going to make you lose the fat around your belly area more than dieting. As a teen, I would think you would need to be eating 1600 at minimum AFTER your burn. Even as an adult eating under 1000 calories is a serious problem.

Unless you meant 1600 plus the 878 you would burn for a intake of 2478. Which I think sounds like an excellent plan because it's pretty much what I suggested above. Burning that much would mean getting a lot of exercise (like playing sports) and eating 2400 calories would mean you could eat pretty much whatever you wanted. If you learn to exercise and eat healthily now, then weight shouldn't be a problem for you in the future and you won't have to resort to calorie counting like a lot of us!! Lol.

Original Post by mommakitty:

Original Post by dnrothx:

MySpace is the poor man's Facebook.

 I'm clueless; does Facebook cost money?

No, but there's actually been research done that shows that mostly college educated people are on Facebook and Hispanics, young kids, and those without college educations are on Myspace. This is what the article said. Yes, specifically Hispanics. O_o....

My parents are both on Facebook! I don't think my mum really gets it, but my step-dad loves it. He's very social and he's started talking to a bunch of people he knew in high school. He finds that really fulfilling. Especially since he travels for work, he can now get to meet up with all these people he hasn't seen in years all over the country!

I think it's just your personality. I wouldn't get Myspace, though, unless you're 13...

If he's hung around for almost an entire year, then I'd say there's a good chance he likes you back. Usually guys don't just hang around with a chick for that long unless they care.

Deleted what I've never tried! :D

Grains

Brown rice, white rice, oats, whole wheat, corn, refined wheat, buckwheat, rye

Dark green vegetables

Broccoli, spinach, bok choy, kale, romaine lettuce, other dark green lettuce

Orange vegetables

Carrots, sweet potato, squash

Other vegetables

Mushrooms, cabbage, cucumber, tomatoes, green beans, eggplant, olives, cauliflower, onions, celery, beets

Citrus fruits

Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, lime, lemon

Berries

Blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries

Other drupes

Nectarines, cherries, peaches, plum, mangoes

Melons

Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew

Other fruits

Kiwi, pineapple, grapes, pears, apples, bananas

Meats

Beef, turkey, chicken, game (deer), pork, egg, fish, shellfish

Beans

Kidney beans, garbanzo beans, pinto beans, black beans, navy beans, lima beans

Nuts

Peanuts - Allergic to tree nut

Seeds

Sesame seeds, sunflower seeds

Dairy

Ice cream, nonfat milk, cheese, yogurt, frozen yogurt, 2% milk, whole milk

Spices and herbs

GARLIC, peppermint, basil, oregano, mustard, cilantro, chili pepper, ginger, cumin, black pepper, cinnamon, thyme

Calzones AND dim sum?! You guys are KILLIN' me over here....

Lol. Sounds yummy!

I don't know, because I'm a chick, but I know my fiance can easy gain and lose muscle. He works out for a week and immediately starts looking more buff. He stops and loses it all. If you stopped your work out routine over the holidays as well as put on some extra treat weight, I would believe you might look a bit softer. But I wouldn't worry about it too much. Once you get back to normal so should your body. =)

OMG! AMAZING! You ROCK! XD

Question: Why can't he just dump it in the ocean...? O_o

Hey! I'm also a surfing dunce, but I was almost 170 and 5'7" and now I'm hovering between 150-153. 1300 cals is definitely a good cal amount to lose on, I can tell you that -- I've been losing on it. :D

But if I were you I would definitely focus more on working out so you have the stamina to remain on the board. I have skied, and the hardest part of that experience for me was to keep my legs in the correct form to actually do it successfully. It was very tiring after a while. I imagine surfing would be the same way.

Good luck! And I am soooooooooooooo jealous of you going to Costa Rica! Be careful, though, if you go outside of big tourist areas, their water supply isn't very good. D:

I'm sorry this happened to you, but I must ad that I feel a little sorry for people who have to plow snow. I guess I don't understand this particular situation. Is he moving the snow from the marina to wherever he feels convenient? (I.E. Your house?)

My dad works for a state college and he has to work 16 hour shifts. Literally, he works for 16 hours. They put him in a hotel for 4 hours then he goes back to work for 16 more hours. It's ridiculous and he admits that he's really not able to think at a certain point and people could get hurt. I know he's done some really regrettable things like taken out rear-view mirrors and sidewalk paraphernalia because of this. (Also, they aren't really trained to operate these machines. They're just forced to do it and have to learn it as they go along. It's pretty bad.)

Now, I'm sure my dad wouldn't pile snow right in someone's driveway, but at the same time, this guy might be overworked? And anyway, I'm sure he wasn't just plowing the marina for fun. Someone told him to do.

I think the mentality that you can "eat whatever you want" is the reason a lot of people fall of the wagon after they stop actively dieting and gain a lot of weight back. The thing dieting is supposed to teach you is not to do, as Jane said above, a KFC bargain bucket and a tub of ice cream with a six pack. Maybe do have some cake and what not if it's offered, go for the alfredo, but don't gourge yourself. There are plenty of days I eat whatever I want, but I don't usually go over 2000 calories.

(I realize I took this question from possibly the wrong angle, but the question of "whatever you want" seems more pertinant. I'm not sure if this would help or hurt but I also think you have to learn to combine life with weight sometime.)