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Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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rungirl1973 wrote: »
I joined MFP in 2008 or 2009. When I first started looking at the MB's, the trend was "EAT MORE TO LOSE WEIGHT". Anybody who disagreed with that was jumped on. I stopped looking at the MB's for a while, and when I came back it was all CICO is it, sugar is good, and a calorie is just a calorie. Been this way for a couple years now. It may be time for another shift soon... LOL
I've never really been overweight, but I've counted calories off and on pretty much since I was ~12 years old. I went through a couple of eating disorder phases and whatnot, I think I've probably read about every single diet out there. It's an obsession.
I have noticed that trend as well. The trend I recall was the starvation mode thing. Everyone was like CAN'T LOSE, I'M IN STARVATION MODE !!!!0 -
Thanks, @kellypence unfortunately my daughter loathes bike riding. Even on the flats she finds it to be too much work. Grrrrr >_<
Thanks, @ythannah
Thanks, @xLoveLikeWinterx initially your butt will be sore but all of that goes away within the first week or so then you are good all season long. Don't give up!
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I found my new favorite dessert last night. Something awesome enough to keep the Talenti troll away. I've had the blueberry ones before and they are awesome but I loooove me some cold lemon flavor.
@ 80 cals a bar I'm sold. I ate 3 last night!
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Yeah, I've been in and out over the course of a few years too, and I was sure that the tone had changed.
I have noticed that trend as well. The trend I recall was the starvation mode thing. Everyone was like CAN'T LOSE, I'M IN STARVATION MODE !!!!
Interesting.
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Yeah, I've been in and out over the course of a few years too, and I was sure that the tone had changed.
Interesting.
I remember when it was that lol... I've lurked for a long time and there definitely are common topics/themes on the boards. I'm REALLY waiting for the CICO one to be done, though.0 -
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Happy Friday!0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »
For those of you who have been around a while remember all the peeps stories from @tincanonastring ? I am pretty sure peeps s'mores was one of his too.
Haha, I remember this!0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »
I love love love salad.
Me, too...I wish people would share more salad recipes!
By the way, I went to Panera yesterday for lunch and had their Fuji Apple Salad...it was delicious! Now I must learn how to recreate it at home...0 -
So for those of you who remember my "trying to get back into grad school" dilemma, I was accepted to the MS program! Taking 2 classes this Fall, already rented my textbook ahead of time for one class so I can read ahead (yes I'm a nerd, why do you ask?!) and DH is actually 100% supportive of me. No "bait and switch", no lack of follow through, he actually thinks I should do it. One class is a Statistics course and one is on Application Security (computer nerds rule! lol)
Oh and I almost forgot- I have a job booked for this weekend! (Bridal party of 6- I do makeup freelance and I'm super busy in the summer) Bringing snacks with me but I'll be busy until at least 1 pm, I think. Lots of coffee. Gonna try to stay active and get my steps in- you guys are crushing the Fitbit challenge so I gotta step it up! I'm doing well if I get in 12.5k, some of you guys are doing double that and it's so awesome! Wish I could lol0 -
CountessKitteh wrote: »
I can't even explain how much I just laughed at this.
Confession: 9000% sure that half my friend requests didn't really process because work computer stuff and things. Oh well!
I got mine!! Thanks for the add!!0 -
I've been nearly leaving the house in my slippers most days for the past few weeks. So far I've only ever gotten as far as the car before I realise (I usually only take one step out the front door) so it's not too bad. It feels as though it's only a matter of time before I drive to work in my slippers though.
I've totally done this...had to turn around and go home to change.0 -
Wow, you are a busy lady! Congratulations on getting into the MS program - that's a great achievement, and I'm pleased to hear that DH is behind you on this.xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »So for those of you who remember my "trying to get back into grad school" dilemma, I was accepted to the MS program! Taking 2 classes this Fall, already rented my textbook ahead of time for one class so I can read ahead (yes I'm a nerd, why do you ask?!) and DH is actually 100% supportive of me. No "bait and switch", no lack of follow through, he actually thinks I should do it. One class is a Statistics course and one is on Application Security (computer nerds rule! lol)
Oh and I almost forgot- I have a job booked for this weekend! (Bridal party of 6- I do makeup freelance and I'm super busy in the summer) Bringing snacks with me but I'll be busy until at least 1 pm, I think. Lots of coffee. Gonna try to stay active and get my steps in- you guys are crushing the Fitbit challenge so I gotta step it up! I'm doing well if I get in 12.5k, some of you guys are doing double that and it's so awesome! Wish I could lol
I don't suppose you can post pics of the bridal party..? Maybe in the group?
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5 for 5 commuting by bike to work this week makes me a happy camper. Thanks, Mother Nature! (I say this on the cusp of a week long heat wave forecasted to start tomorrow).
NSV.... my 2,000 mile goal for 2015 was just passed yesterday, a full 5 months ahead of plan which also gave me 5,000+ miles total since I started recording rides summer 2013. Nice milestone there.
Happy Friday friends!
Nice! I am jealous. it's either been too hot or to wet to ride to work here all summer and nothing in between. way to go hitting your goal.
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rungirl1973 wrote: »
I joined MFP in 2008 or 2009. When I first started looking at the MB's, the trend was "EAT MORE TO LOSE WEIGHT". Anybody who disagreed with that was jumped on. I stopped looking at the MB's for a while, and when I came back it was all CICO is it, sugar is good, and a calorie is just a calorie. Been this way for a couple years now. It may be time for another shift soon... LOL
I've never really been overweight, but I've counted calories off and on pretty much since I was ~12 years old. I went through a couple of eating disorder phases and whatnot, I think I've probably read about every single diet out there. It's an obsession.
That's how I remember MFP when I joined too, which I think was around the same time. It was all STARVATION MODE and EAT MORE...0 -
@m1xm0d3, Awesome job on hitting your goal! And thanks for sharing your new favorite dessert...always looking for low calorie yumminess!
@crosbylee, have fun and Happy Anniversary again!!
@xLoveLikeWinterx, that's awesome! Congrats!0 -
congrats Mr. Mixmode. That is a nice achievement.0
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5 for 5 commuting by bike to work this week makes me a happy camper. Thanks, Mother Nature! (I say this on the cusp of a week long heat wave forecasted to start tomorrow).
NSV.... my 2,000 mile goal for 2015 was just passed yesterday, a full 5 months ahead of plan which also gave me 5,000+ miles total since I started recording rides summer 2013. Nice milestone there.
Happy Friday friends!
This is seriously impressive! Great work!0 -
That is one seriously impressive calorie burn!!5 for 5 commuting by bike to work this week makes me a happy camper. Thanks, Mother Nature! (I say this on the cusp of a week long heat wave forecasted to start tomorrow).
NSV.... my 2,000 mile goal for 2015 was just passed yesterday, a full 5 months ahead of plan which also gave me 5,000+ miles total since I started recording rides summer 2013. Nice milestone there.
Happy Friday friends!
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TigerNY128 wrote: »
I've totally done this...had to turn around and go home to change.
I totally keep a pair of black pumps at my desk and have worn my waterproof hiking sandals to the office everyday this week. No shame.
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@xLoveLikeWinterx congratulations on grad school. I can statistics all day, but you and my husband can have application security.0
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MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »
I totally keep a pair of black pumps at my desk and have worn my waterproof hiking sandals to the office everyday this week. No shame.
I just counted, and I have 11 pairs of shoes under my desk in my office, not counting the running shoes I came to work in. I think it's a really common thing to do in less-than-ideal climates like mine (where I have to wear Sorel boots to work half the year if I don't want to freeze to death) so definitely no shame!
I walk 20-30 minutes to work every day depending on traffic lights and I am NOT doing it in heels, even in summer.0 -
That's how I remember MFP when I joined too, which I think was around the same time. It was all STARVATION MODE and EAT MORE...
I've only been on here since 2013. I used to be on Calorie Count though and it was the same thing. Now when I peek over there it has shifted to CICO as well. Although I did read an interesting sticky over there about adaptive thermogenics.
Maybe people are just getting smarter.0 -
@m1xm0d3 - Congratulations on hitting your goal!
I know you've said what you track on but could you refresh my memory? My husband and I are getting bikes. Thanks.0 -
I just counted, and I have 11 pairs of shoes under my desk in my office, not counting the running shoes I came to work in. I think it's a really common thing to do in less-than-ideal climates like mine (where I have to wear Sorel boots to work half the year if I don't want to freeze to death) so definitely no shame!
I walk 20-30 minutes to work every day depending on traffic lights and I am NOT doing it in heels, even in summer.
I keep shoes at work in the winter - you learn after having to schlump around in sorels all day or go sock foot (not an option when people are tracking in snow).
My collection at work right now is cardigans - it's cool enough in the morning to need a sweater but too warm in the afternoon to remember to take it home.0 -
Is anyone here a really long-time MFP member? Like, a lot of years? I'm really interested in whether the zeitgeist changes over time. Right now most people are totally CICO, and those who advocate a different style of eating tend to get slammed by the cool kids (sometimes rightly, to be honest - some people have very strange ideas). I wonder whether this changes over time, and whether 'clean' eating will come back in style at some point, and the latest round of cool kids will jump hard on anyone who says a calorie is just a calorie and a sugar is just a sugar? Or if low carb might become the way to go (again)? I say this as someone who has dieted through several decades and seen food fashions come and go.
Just musing. Thoughts?
I've been on here since 2012 but I'm not sure if there have been huge changes on the threads. I do remember when I first started doing this there were a lot of threads about eat more to lose weight which I did do and it worked for me. Obviously they aren't saying to eat more than your calorie intake should be but they were saying you shouldn't be eating 1200 calories just because that seems like a good number. I was starting with 1400 but after doing research went up to about 2100 at the time. Now I'm at 1850 and still able to lose weight.
So I guess what I'm saying in response is that was the thing I remember being most popular back in 2012. I saw a lot of threads on that back then.0 -
Glinda1971 wrote: »
I keep shoes at work in the winter - you learn after having to schlump around in sorels all day or go sock foot (not an option when people are tracking in snow).
My collection at work right now is cardigans - it's cool enough in the morning to need a sweater but too warm in the afternoon to remember to take it home.
I'm guilty of that as well! Apparently my office is just another closet. I have a couple blazers, a couple cardigans, and a raincoat hanging on the back of my door too. But it's handy when I'm pushing the casual in business casual and someone important shows up, because I can throw on a blazer and more conservative shoes and I'm good to go.0 -
I found my new favorite dessert last night. Something awesome enough to keep the Talenti troll away. I've had the blueberry ones before and they are awesome but I loooove me some cold lemon flavor.
@ 80 cals a bar I'm sold. I ate 3 last night!
I was momentarily jealous until I realized we have these:
and these:
The vanilla ones are decent but the caramel ones are truly awesome.
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Glinda1971 wrote: »@m1xm0d3 - Congratulations on hitting your goal!
I know you've said what you track on but could you refresh my memory? My husband and I are getting bikes. Thanks.
Thanks and thanks to everyone else as well. Too many people to tag (read: I am lazy)
MapMyRide is the app I use. There is also Strava which I think more cyclists use but MMR is fine for me and I already have so many workouts logged there.0 -
I was momentarily jealous until I realized we have these:
and these:
The vanilla ones are decent but the caramel ones are truly awesome.
Those are SO GOOD. I hate shopping at Superstore but I do like a lot of the PC products (and the points! I've gotten almost $400 in free groceries since that program started.) But the one closest to me is often like shopping in Soviet Russia with empty shelves and stuff and there's always groups of men trying to pick up women at the grocery store there, it is kind of bizarre. I was getting live lobster there a couple months ago and an Italian guy sincerely tried to invite himself home with me while I was standing in front of the tank. Just, like...inner-city weirdos, I guess, because my friends who shop there too seem to all have the same issues. It's the one thing I miss about living in suburbia, because my old Superstore was clean, stocked, and full of nice housewives in salwar kameez who were polite with their carts and didn't let their children run screaming up and down the aisles.
I, like Susie, enjoy grocery shopping, so it's a total buzzkill to do it at such a frustrating store.0 -
Haha! My local Superstore is well-stocked and pretty civilized - nobody has ever tried to pick me up there! Although there is an odd smell around the meat department which makes me prefer buying my meat elsewhere.
Those are SO GOOD. I hate shopping at Superstore but I do like a lot of the PC products (and the points! I've gotten almost $400 in free groceries since that program started.) But the one closest to me is often like shopping in Soviet Russia with empty shelves and stuff and there's always groups of men trying to pick up women at the grocery store there, it is kind of bizarre. I was getting live lobster there a couple months ago and an Italian guy sincerely tried to invite himself home with me while I was standing in front of the tank. Just, like...inner-city weirdos, I guess, because my friends who shop there too seem to all have the same issues. It's the one thing I miss about living in suburbia, because my old Superstore was clean, stocked, and full of nice housewives in salwar kameez who were polite with their carts and didn't let their children run screaming up and down the aisles.
I, like Susie, enjoy grocery shopping, so it's a total buzzkill to do it at such a frustrating store.
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