Posts by candidateforwax

Everything amethystgirl said.

No one is saying that 125lbs is not a healthy weight either. However, for you, losing weight in general is going to be incredibly risky, given your previous attitudes to food and weight loss. You may claim to have complete control over it this time, but it's so easy to slip into that old mindset. Do you really want to chance going through all that again for the sake of a few vanity pounds, when you could easily look 'fitter and slimmer' (if you even need to) by having fitness oriented goals, not just focussing on a number on a scale?

Original Post by nomoreexcuses:

(Any time I use the word vigorous, I always think about making teh s3x)

Ha! I thought I was the only one who did this...

Wow, okay, no need to be rude. I'm just offering some advice. I have a friend with an anxiety disorder and it really helped her to talk to someone professional about it. But whatever, if you're going to go on an internet forum and make such things public, then reject someone's concerns and offend them, that's your prerogative.

Why not try cutting down rather than giving up altogether? I can't function in the mornings without a cup of coffee, but I try and keep my drinking of it during the day down to a minimum. I would definitely recommend drinking more water. Not only does it do wonders for your skin to keep hydrated, but it will also help reduce water retention, which could be making the number on the scale bigger. 

Original Post by soontobeskinnyy:

Seeing threads like these ones just make me feel like a fat ass.
I wishh I looked like you.
I'm 5'6, 230 pounds, at only 15.

Ugh, the beached whale I am.
My mom told me yesterday that I looked more pregnant compared to my 9 month pregnant cousin, literally.
And at the hospital since my grandma fell and broke her hip, we were in her room and my mom wouldn't sit on her boyfriends lap instead of mine because she said I had fat legs.

See, be happy with yourself. Gosh.

Sorry, rant over...at least on this thread.

This is kind of insensitive. Everyone has their own insecurities, big or small, and it's quite reductive to just tell them to get over it because you perceive yourself as being worse off. I obviously agree that the OP should be more comfortable in her own skin though.

Everyone is vain to some extent. I like it when people tell me I look nice. Is that the reason I decide to put on make-up, do my hair and wear nice clothes that day? Hell no, I do all that for me and to make ME feel good. But compliments aren't unwelcome, unless they're creepy/sleazy of course...

durenia, I highly doubt the OP's sole reason for wanting to lose weight is so people will compliment her, but that doesn't mean it isn't nice to hear! It's like getting a haircut, or buying new clothes. You might have just done it because your fringe was getting in your eyes, or your favourite top got a stain, but you're still slightly bummed if no one notices. 

OP, congratulations on your weight loss! 15lbs is fantastic and you definitely shouldn't feel discouraged, keep at it. I can definitely echo what people have said about people they see on a regular basis not noticing. I got no comments about a fairly small loss from people I saw every day, but when I saw a friend I hadn't seen in months, he said I looked great and asked if I'd lost weight?

Another reason people might not say anything is politeness. As Danny said, most people will try not to make any comments - positive or negative - about a person's weight unless they're absolutely sure they're right. In fact, the friend I just mentioned almost didn't say he thought I'd lost weight, as he worried it might come across as offensive. You ever meet those hyper-sensitive people, who you tell them they look nice and they respond with 'What? So normally I look like crap?' I'm not saying you're that person at all, but nobody wants to run the risk of illiciting that kind of response with what was intended to be a compliment.

It might take a while for people to say anything, but that shouldn't dishearten you. You've made amazing progress already and YOU can see the difference, on the scale and in front of the mirror, so keep doing it for you.

Hahaha, it's a line from '11:59' by Blondie.

I am also from the home of the January sales. Sadly, unless it's on my day off, they don't fill me with much joy. I work in retail, you see, so January sales generally mean a busy shop filled with stressed people, myself included!

That's my main worry about that new calorie report feature is that it will encourage unhealthy competition for people that either aren't properly clued up about eating right, or who have deep-seated and disordered thoughts about eating. It's pretty sad :(

I was JUST about to say 'fitspo' instead of 'thinspo' too! I find looking at pictures of fit, toned bodies or reading quotes about fitness so motivating if I'm struggling to make myself get up and go to the gym.