Posts by alw00

Congratulations =] I know how hard that can be but trust me, splenda is so awful for you that it's really worth it.

read the skinny bitch chapter about soda/diet soda and you'll never want to drink it again.

I lovee sweet potatoes. I make them the laziest way possible. Two layers of plastic wrap, then in the microwave for 6-7 minutes. You don't have to put holes in the potato or anything.

I think youre way off. He was probably impressed at your ability to get something healthy when the bakery was right there and trying to congratulate you. As someone who works in a similar position I know how hard it can be to try to make conversation with the customer. Maybe hes dieting too? =]

Fage is so good. I tried one other brand and it didn't even come close to fage. I like the 0% fat one cause you can eat a lot and its low cal and its delicious with fruit, nuts, honey etc. It is becoming easier and easier to find and more and more supermarkets are starting to carry it. It's also thicker than regular yogurt and I find it more filling. I highly suggest you go look for some, if you can't find it at your local supermarket try a store like whole foods which carries more healthyish foods. Good luck =]

Original Post by carrie317:

Personally, I don't put a whole lot of faith in the grading scale, since my skim milk gets a C+.

Maybe its because diary itself is usually not that great for you. If you read skinny bitch it talks a lot about how its not natural for us to eat diary except for when were little kids cause its meant specifically for young cows to gain weight. Thats probably not why its a C+ but I just thought it was interesting.

I'm assuming you don't already have a job. If this is the case, I would just wear a pencil skirt and button up or something not too dressy but still nice. I wouldn't buy more work clothes until after you have the job. I work as a hostess in a restaurant and once I got hired I learned that the dress code was much stricter than I thought so it was good I didn't go out and buy a lot of work clothes before getting the job. Good luck =]

I'm almost 18 and I'm 5'3. I weighed 118 when I weighed myself this morning and I have a small frame. And once I get up that high I plan on eating 1400-1800 on the days I'm active but most days I'm just at work almost all day and I don't move while I'm there. Thanks your your response and I would appreciate your advice. I was thinking of buliding up to like 1800 for a few days and then dropping back down to 1200-1400 so that my metabolism would get a boost but I don't know if it would work and its scary for me to eat that much in a day.

Original Post by gi-jane:

If you've been severely undereating you'll gain weight even with a small increase in your food intake.  However, you really do have to get to a healthy level.  1200-1400 is still undereating by quite a lot   I would actually suggest you go to 1900 to really boost your metabolism.  You're only delaying the inevitable otherwise.  Then go to 1500 ongoing if you're overweight.

How long your body will take to get used to it depends on how conscientious you are and how long you've been starving yourself.  But you should give yourself a good 3 or 4 weeks to allow your body to adjust to more food.

I thought 1200-1400 was okay for a female to eat? Thats what I read on this site. I'm really short and I not too active but on the days I am I plan on eating more than that. Is that still okay?

Please help me. I've had bulimia for three years now and failed at recovery multiple times. I'm giving it another go. Recently I've been restricting, binging, and purging and I want to end the cycle for good.

So for a while I haven't really been eating enough (400-800 cals a day) and I know how bad it is for me and I'm trying to eat more but I'm afraid if I got up a lot right away I'll gain a lot. I want to lose in a healthy way. If I increase about 200/300 calories a day and then try to eat between 1200-1400 cals a day will I still lose or will I gain since my body is used to eating so much less. Basically, how long will it take for my body to get used to eating more?

Yeah, I do the same thing calorie-wise as you do lafoutloud01. And I totally agree with the weigh in thing. Any days work better for you girls than other ones?