Posts by hayleydb

This is really inspiring!! (: Thanks for posting..

Original Post by antibinge:

Yes you will gain weight, but only for a bit. You won't constantly keep gaining weight, it will just be initially when you eat more, then your body gets used to it. It should mostly be water weight, though you may gain some fat as well (which you do probably need a bit). But after that, you will be healthy and able to develop, surely that is more important than gaining fat right?

Yeah, that's true - I guess I would rather gain some weight than end up screwing everything up. Thanks! (:

Nope, 1 lb. a week is pretty good. I typically lose about .5-1 lbs. a week depending on how much I stick with it.

Hey, don't worry about it! This won't even make a dent in your weight loss efforts. Some people even say that eating a little more than usual every once in a while boosts their metabolism, and can make fat-burning a lot easier. At least it wasn't, like, 1,800 calories worth of chocolate cake or something. (:

What usually works for me if I crave something:

First, I drink a BIG glass of ice cold water. Like, so icy it almost gives me brain freeze. After I'm done drinking that, I wait 15 minutes. Usually by then, the craving goes away. If it for some reason doesn't by THEN, I'll eat a small portion of whatever I'm craving. After I do that, I'll brush my teeth, and then keep myself busy for the rest of the night so I don't go back for more. (: Hope this helped!

What usually works for me if I crave something:

First, I drink a BIG glass of ice cold water. Like, so icy it almost gives me brain freeze. After I'm done drinking that, I wait 15 minutes. Usually by then, the craving goes away. If it for some reason doesn't by THEN, I'll eat a small portion of whatever I'm craving. After I do that, I'll brush my teeth, and then keep myself busy for the rest of the night so I don't go back for more. (: Hope this helped!

I definitely see where you're coming from! I do love them, but sometimes I catch myself thinking, "Well, if she said I looked great or if he said I seemed like I was losing weight, then maybe I can just skip exercise and eat whatever I want today." But usually when I find myself thinking things like that, I'll just counteract with, "No, because that will lead to weight gain. Then people will stop commenting on how good you look, and instead quietly talk to each other about how you've put the weight on again." 

Kind of a tough question, because clothing size can depend on a lot of things. For one, some people are built differently than others. People who carry most weight in their lower body and/or midsection are more than likely going to wear a bigger size than a person who distributes their weight evenly, even if they are at the same height and weight. Another thing it depends on is the brand. Some stores make their sizes a lot bigger/smaller than they normally are, so it's really hard to tell what definite size you are. Most store websites have size charts, though. If you take your measurements and find a size chart, you can get a rough idea of what size you should be.

That's pretty weird. Like tbutler4 said, you should probably go to the doctor. it could be a sign of something serious (although I don't know FOR SURE if it is, it's still best to be on the safe side).

I'm 14, 5'5 1/2, & typically like 115-120ish pounds.