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Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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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.
I find it unfortunate that people don't stress that more these days, actually.
My husband just joined MFP this week. He thinks he needs to lose 10 lbs because we saw a guy running last weekend and I made a comment about his abs. Anyhow, when he put everything in, called himself sedentary (which he's not, he walks quite a bit at work) and said he wanted to lose 1 lb per week, it gave him 1,600 calories per day. I eat around 1,800 and lose. I helped him get his set up, but everybody doesn't have a calorie counting freak for a wife.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 wish I lived in a place where I could walk to work. Although, I'm always late so I take the parking lot closest to my suite in the building. I really should park at the end of the parking lot on the other side of the building and walk from there.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.
My nearby one is in a pretty shady area just outside the downtown proper, so it's...just not ideal. Sad stuff like homeless people buying mouthwash and that kind of thing too, but the lobster story is at least funny so I stick with that when I'm complaining about the place, usually.rungirl1973 wrote: »
I wish I lived in a place where I could walk to work. Although, I'm always late so I take the parking lot closest to my suite in the building. I really should park at the end of the parking lot on the other side of the building and walk from there.
Being able to walk is nice, but sometimes I'd like to have an excuse to drive when it's forty below, haha. But parking in my office tower is $50/day if you don't have a monthly pass (which is...similarly obscene) so I only do it when I have to bring something large home and can expense it.0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »
That I don't know. Runtastic will track pace and distance they may have training plans too...
I bought the RunDouble C25k app when I first started running (around $4, I think). It has more advanced training plans included (5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon plans as well as intervals and fun runs of whatever distance or time you choose) and tracks distance and pace. I've been happy with it.
You can also use free apps like MapMyRun or Strava for tracking distance and pace. There are tons of free training plans online, you just have to search a little and figure out what will fit you best.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Our group thread 'The Batcave' is now a closed group. After consultation, it's been decided that it would be best to have the group be closed to everyone except members, so that we can all feel safe posting whatever personal stuff we want, pictures etc. We had a number of members who had never posted on the thread but joined the group, and those people have been deleted.
Link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/106593-confession-is-good-for-the-soul
If you want an invitation, please message me, @Susieq_1994 or @Italian_Buju and we'll be happy to add you. If you've been deleted but want to remain a member, let one of us know.
Happy Friday!
Cool. I'm big on privacy (don't have twitter/facebook etc) so I'm always nervous about posting pictures online. Now, I'm thinking about posting some later.
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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 had an account since 2012, but didn't really venture into the forums until last year. Then I took several months off until coming back at the beginning of 2015. I don't remember what people were pushing last year, but I also don't remember people being as nasty then as they can be now.0 -
I hear ya- as a former gymnast movies like Stick It made me want to hit someone.
I love that movie so much. (non-gymnast though so I just think it's hilarious)0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »
Yay! There are even walks and runs for people with dogs. And ones where you can dress up as fun things. They aren't all 'serious' runs! Go for it!
I am doing a 5K on July 25 that's called Dashing Divas (it was supposed to be a fun thing to do with coworkers, but I'm the only one that signed up). From my understanding people can wear tiaras & feather boas and you get a sparkly pink finisher's medal. I'm not sure I'm going to dress up at all, but I am excited about the medal!0 -
I got really excited when I saw OSU and then quickly realized you weren't talking about my OSU
Oh!! Hahaha! I'm from the pacific northwest, so there's only one "OSU" here. Ohio? Oklahoma? Nope... only Oregon State. Sorry @LBuehrle8 !! I know you're passionate about your OSU, too!0 -
I'm unhappy. I determined that if I'm busy, I don't notice. I started working 75+ hours a week so I'm always busy and don't have time to think about anything. I don't know where the last 6 years went. They are a blur, and I'm still unhappy.
I hope that you have been able to get break through. 6 years is a long time to feel that way. I hope you find a good therapist. There is NO shame in therapy. Everyone needs it sometimes, even if they won't admit it. Take care of yourself. I know that must have been hard to share, and you wrote it a long time ago, so I hope this finds you feeling much better.0 -
Susieq_1994 wrote: »
I'm a cheap wife.
I hate fancy jewelry, fancy clothes, name brand purses, etc. I can't stand the lot of them, and I hate spending money on anything that I feel is impractical or silly (I fully admit that I place all kinds of precious stones and jewelry in this category. I may not actually be female...). I don't care to own more than one pair of hardy, functional shoes, and I buy generic clothing/purses only when my old ones are so worn out that I look raggedy. I still wear t-shirts that I owned when I was twelve, and they were hand-me-downs back then!
As for wedding rings, our wedding rings are made of titanium, because we wanted something really unique and I didn't want gold. We bought matching patterns and had the inside engraved with special messages. These are our rings:
Mine:
His:
I love your rings and what you said about maybe not actually being female. Funny.
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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.
I don't suppose you can post pics of the bridal party..? Maybe in the group?
I was wondering this as well. I can't do makeup to save my life, so I love seeing other people's well done makeup 0 -
@Susieq_1994 Your rings are gorgeous!
I don't really wear much jewelry. I have a pair of small white gold earrings my parents gave me when I was about 15 that I just leave in all the time. And I have a nose stud that also just stays in all the time. I do LOVE watches though, and have two that I alternate between (except for when I'm using my fitbit).
I love the idea of jewelry and bought a bunch of necklaces when my friend was selling Stella & Dot stuff, but then I forget to put them on. I also love bracelets & rings on other people, but can't stand them on myself. They spin and get in the way and drive me crazy. It's a good thing I'm not engaged or married, because I'm not sure I could keep a ring on for longer than a couple hours!
ETA: This is a picture of my favorite watch. I bought it as a gift to myself after getting my heart broken last year. Totally worth it and it still cheers me up
I LOVE that watch @ShibaEars .
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My nearby one is in a pretty shady area just outside the downtown proper, so it's...just not ideal. Sad stuff like homeless people buying mouthwash and that kind of thing too, but the lobster story is at least funny so I stick with that when I'm complaining about the place, usually.
That reminded me of my [alcoholic] mother's horror when she learned that the scruffy-looking fellow buying cheap aftershave in line ahead of her at the drugstore was not doing so in order to go home and clean up.
My closest Superstore is decent, normally clean and well-stocked, other than a tendency to run out of Aerius whenever it goes on sale... but I'm not a happy grocery shopper anyway. And it's massive so I get annoyed when I realize I've forgotten something critical at the far end of the store and I'm in high heels.rungirl1973 wrote: »My husband just joined MFP this week. He thinks he needs to lose 10 lbs because we saw a guy running last weekend and I made a comment about his abs. Anyhow, when he put everything in, called himself sedentary (which he's not, he walks quite a bit at work) and said he wanted to lose 1 lb per week, it gave him 1,600 calories per day. I eat around 1,800 and lose. I helped him get his set up, but everybody doesn't have a calorie counting freak for a wife.
My SO once looked at some weight loss site that gave him something like 1,900 a day to lose... and he's 6'9, with about 30 - 40 lbs he'd like to lose. No wonder the poor guy hasn't actually made any effort to adjust his diet since then.
I have no idea what online calculator he was using because I was in the other room and he was just reading stuff out to me at random. I just commented that I thought that sounded a bit low for his height.0 -
I never log my alcohol. Usually I only drink about three nights a week, but it's always quite a lot... I tell myself it's okay not to log it because I never eat more than 1100 calories a day and I'm still losing.0
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Cool. I'm big on privacy (don't have twitter/facebook etc) so I'm always nervous about posting pictures online. Now, I'm thinking about posting some later.
I don't have facebook or twitter either!! I thought I was the only one!0 -
@m1xm0d3 Awesome accomplishment!
I'll have to look back at my miles. I've been tracking on MapMyRide almost from when I started riding 3 years ago. Although some of my runs are in the mix also. I also have been on Strava for about a year because most of the girls I ride with use it.
I wish it was safe for me to ride to work, but I'm not going to fight that traffic! I'm hoping the local greenway will expand out my way so I can commute.0 -
So, we just booked a family vacation for next week! Eeeee!
We were planning a road trip, but when we did the math (2 x hotel rooms for 7 nights, gas, food, entertainment/shopping for 5 people) we figured it would probably actually cost less to fly somewhere, so we're heading down Mexico way instead.
Am now seriously back on the wagon, because an all-inclusive week will not be good news for my weight. Good news is my bikini bottoms from my March trip are now too big and I was able to get a size smaller to match the top, which still fits ok. Bad news is I went shopping for a little sundress or something to wear to and from the beach but bought a pair of beige suede kitten-heeled ankle boots instead.
I don't understand the first part coupled with the second part...
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Last minute plans have been made to go to New Braunfels and visit Gruene Hall. One of my favorite Texas red dirt bands is playing the hall on Saturday. We head out after work and I am excited!! We haven't done a road trip in a while.
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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 FANTASTIC!! Congrats!! What an accomplishment! I will confess that I'm too chicken to try to commute to work on my bike. It would involve riding over a couple of bridges and along some very non-bike-friendly roads. I'm a "stick to the bike path" kind of girl because of witnessing the idiocy of the bike/car interactions here in the Portland, OR area. Eep.
Happy Friday to you, too, and keep up the great work!!!0 -
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 FANTASTIC!! Congrats!! What an accomplishment! I will confess that I'm too chicken to try to commute to work on my bike. It would involve riding over a couple of bridges and along some very non-bike-friendly roads. I'm a "stick to the bike path" kind of girl because of witnessing the idiocy of the bike/car interactions here in the Portland, OR area. Eep.
Happy Friday to you, too, and keep up the great work!!!0 -
Yeah, I read that. Rachael used to get out of the shower if she had to go, then get back in. I told her that was silly because there was already a drain in the tub so it's not like she had to stand in it. She now pees in the shower...and would be mortified if she knew I told you all that.
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I don't have facebook or twitter either!! I thought I was the only one!
No Facebook. Professional Twitter0 -
This is FANTASTIC!! Congrats!! What an accomplishment! I will confess that I'm too chicken to try to commute to work on my bike. It would involve riding over a couple of bridges and along some very non-bike-friendly roads. I'm a "stick to the bike path" kind of girl because of witnessing the idiocy of the bike/car interactions here in the Portland, OR area. Eep.
Happy Friday to you, too, and keep up the great work!!!
Me too - I have a bike that I ride to work sometimes but it's terrifying in traffic as I just have a little single-speed cruiser bike and I'm just not that fast on it. It's fine in my neighbourhood for grabbing a few groceries or meeting someone at a restaurant or whatever in the evenings but I'm so scared in rush hour traffic that I often just end up on the sidewalk, walking my bike across each intersection, even though it's illegal. But I figure better to pay a fine than get hit by a car, and I give pedestrians an extremely wide berth.0 -
Not just pee. Have you not seen the photos? Google 'runner's diarrhea'.
*Not for the squeamish.
Is that from all the protein bars with extra fiber?! If that is a side effect of running, I'm glad I don't do it.
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@m1xm0d3 Awesome accomplishment!
I'll have to look back at my miles. I've been tracking on MapMyRide almost from when I started riding 3 years ago. Although some of my runs are in the mix also. I also have been on Strava for about a year because most of the girls I ride with use it.
I wish it was safe for me to ride to work, but I'm not going to fight that traffic! I'm hoping the local greenway will expand out my way so I can commute.
I wish the local greenway would expand to my house so I didn't have to run on a busy road to get more than 2 miles.
I came to work at 7am this morning for a meeting. I could totally ride my bike to work if I came this early every day. Traffic at 8am makes it a no-go0 -
Is that from all the protein bars with extra fiber?! If that is a side effect of running, I'm glad I don't do it.
Nah, it's just a fact of life, especially if you run first thing in the morning.
I think those are accidents, I've never known a runner to do that on purpose. I walk it in if I start to feel like I need to go. It's painful if you don't. Think diaper rash. Ouch.0 -
i went to a Chinese buffet and I stayed there until they closed last week. I ate so much....0
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Cheesecake, Brownies, Cookies, Pie, Cake, Donuts these are all very important words in my language! I am so craving sweets right now, but I am trying to be strong and save some calories today since we have a family reunion tomorrow - where all the foods will be eaten.0
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