Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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I gained twelve pounds in a month and a half. That's when I decided it was time to lose weight
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1. I've booked a staycation at a hotel all by myself on wednesday and I plan on really enjoying myself, watching movies, ordering room service, eating chocolate and blowing the calories out of the water and not giving a fck
2. I spend WAY too much time on IG and taking pictures of my food trying to make it look pretty so I can get ALL the likes ahaha
3. I watch WAY too many weight/food/lifestyle related TV shows and I'm embarrassed by it. I just cant get into non reality tv. I hated Game Of Thrones when I tried to watch it, Breaking Bad...ugh, Orange Is The New Black... it was almost ok but lost interest after half a season. I love Louie tho
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AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »
Oh, I laughed loud enough to catch the attention of office neighbors! That's what I was craving...0 -
(Whew... that's a relief...Susieq_1994 wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »nuttyengineer wrote: »manukahoneybadger wrote: »& I eat popcorn with chopsticks
lasts longer, much longer
I may have to try this. Purely because it just sounds fun.
While you're at it, try using a 1/4-teaspoon measuring spoon to eat ice cream with... I tried that once, to force myself to make the last partial scoops from a beloved flavor's container last as long as possible (instead, it merely tested my sanity (and I nearly failed said 'test' ;P )).
On a related note, it occurred to me that the dinky 1/4-teaspoon -sized measuring spoon I was using resembled more of a toy scoop-shovel that was better suited for hanging in the garage of a dollhouse, and (per the time it took for me to finish using said itty bitty piece of plastic, for the purpose of (glacially, as it turned out) removing barely visible 'samples' from the hard-as-a-rock ice cream (which was practically taunting me with its militantly-adhering-to-itself 'defiance' of that laughably small (and surprisingly flimsy) spoon)), the spoon would seem to have been errantly given a thumbs-up by quality control personnel, during the manufacturing process, what with said spoon having been labelled "1/4 teaspoon", but its capacity having been more like "2 or 3 molecules" (or so it would seem).
Anyway, highly recommended 'process' to engage in...
I use the tiniest imaginable spoon to eat ALL of my desserts, so that I can properly savor them rather than just gulping them down (I've always done this, way before I ever started counting calories. I just love eeny weeny spoons!). The spoon I use is a metal spoon that's used for incense here in the Middle East--The bowl of this particular spoon is about the size of the fingernail on your index finger.
Susieq_1994, I could never-in-a-million-years have predicted that anyone's similar ventures in the use of 'microscopic' utensils would one day 'beckon' my return to this realm of 'eating in miniature'...
...but, alas, your intriguing comments regarding this devotedly-actioned practice of yours, in incessantly torturing yourself (I mean, savoring ) via such a requiring-meditative-calm -based use of itsy bitsy spoon-age -- let alone 'spoonfare' that is associated with a bowl the size of a fingernail on an index finger (insert my understandably-predictable gasp right about here ) -- (and just to be clear, we're talking index finger of an adult human, correct (?), and not that of any other species, I presume (if the scale were to be any smaller than that, I fear that I'd require some form of 'training', in order to eat ;P ))...
And now I find various ingestion-related small-scale whatnot being paraded before my mind's 'eye', such that one would think I'd begun imagining the world existing as though it were straight out of Alice in Wonderland... but it's not so bad, I'm gradually realizing, given the fascinating ways in which eating, creative consumption, and preposterous preparation could otherwise be 'mined' (and could very well render "all things food" far more interesting and entertaining than they already are)...
...of course, the day when I need an Electron Microscope in order to *find* my food, let alone eat it (not to mention 'etch' tiny messages to myself, using single atoms with and on which to 'draw' ;P (heck, I could perhaps 'showcase' the practically-guaranteed 'disasters' of communication at that level, as well, by using disturbingly-expensive optics to 'take pictures' of my 'near- sub-atomic food carving' 'projects', and submit them to (or otherwise create!) a site analogous to cakewrecks.com... and share in its mission...to put on display -- and for all the world to see -- just how many ways food-based design and 'messaging' can go wrong )...
...yeah, when that kind of microscopy equipment ends up being in every home (and perhaps akin to how microwaves ended up taking a while before they 'gained traction', but were ultimately in widespread use), you can bet I'll have practiced diligently enough by then to all but 'turn pro', and take previously impractical (and seemingly mis-applied) 'expertise' (in the use of scientific lab -based equipment, and its subsequently being 're-purposed', for use in creatively miniaturizing edibles in the home, in public establishments, and for use in custom design -based confections and catering) 'to a new level'... ;P
(Am off to locate an eye-dropper, for use in (dribble-drop-)drinking 64oz of water... (it should only take a few hours (and will likely involve risk of developing a repetitive motion injury... but worry not -- I have special gloves I've designed just for this purpose ;P ))
Yes, I meant an adult human fingernail )
Very, very carefully...Susieq_1994 wrote: »Even *I* draw the line at eating with a spoon the size of a baby's fingernail! How would I taste anything?
(Oh, and there are some pretty big babies out there... (just sayin' ))
That site is a showcase of so much regarding humanity that does the soul good to be 'reminded' of...Susieq_1994 wrote: »Ooh, do you follow Cake Wrecks?? I've read every single post faithfully since 2009! I love that site!
Well, that, and the fact that it's a reliable source of giggling-like-a-kid -and- bust-a-gut forms of laughter.
...and laughter being what it is, and with forms of "non-fiction 'nonsense'" being one of the ultimate odes to 'the lighter side' of the human race, and the site's many 'Exhibit A' forms of 'evidence' that would seemingly provide 'proof' that there is (among so much else) far too much of a 'taking things literally' mindset (<--- if one can call it that at all, given the implication that use of a mind would be involved, which is quite at odds with the 'evidence', what with it supporting the conclusion of an apparent propensity (and for a surprisingly significant number of humans) to suspend all actual thinking and rationale ;P, and when it comes to stranger-to-stranger communications, in particular)... and that there would seem to be some sort of 'plague' affecting a rather large contingent of mankind, whose ability to process 'requests' and 'instructions' have been 'distorted' and rendered highly 'non-functional' ;P (one can only hope that someone at cakewrecks.com has reported these 'facts' to the CDC! )...
...yes, the kinds of can-imagine-it-in-theory-and-one-*does*-see-the-fact-that-someone-actually-did-request/-make/-receive/-or-create-'that'-but-one-still-can't-believe-it-actually-happened -type, relatable-yet-'unfathomable' 'deeds' that are 'on display' at cakewrecks.com, end up being a special kind of tickles-the-funny-bone-to-its-'marrow' form of 'funny' (as in, the kind for which Depends ought to be a primary sponsor of the site ;P )... 0 -
I used a fork to eat soup in a restaurant once
I get frustrated with chopsticks and end up just stabbing the food with one and eating it off the end. Not very sophisticated. My husband gets embarrassed because I always ask for a fork when we go to an Asian restaurant.manukahoneybadger wrote: »manukahoneybadger wrote: »bmaison2014 wrote: »manukahoneybadger wrote: »& I eat popcorn with chopsticks lasts longer, much longer
That's awesome! My new weight loss plan is to eat all my food with chopsticks because half of it won't make it to my mouth! Lol!
Yeah totally- I thought I should test the weirdness waters with the popcorn confession, but I often eat with chopsticks for self pacing... only around people who know and accept my weirdness though
(or on my lonesome)
My other weapon of choice is the mighty teaspoon.
I never can fully enjoy food by knife and fork. I'll just be there thinking about how I miss my spoons and sticks
Ah, but there are no weirdness waters in this thread. Or it's all such a cascade of weirdness that one mere drop will never stand out.
I'm envious of your ability to use chopsticks. I've never been able to master the skill, as manual dexterity is not my strong suit.
Ah but the more incompetent you are with the sticks the longer your food lasts that's the beauty of it totally got judged
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Love Petunia, she's so cute, what a smile!!
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Not sure about low carbon, but the vegetarian options are amazing in an Indian, I love tarka dall, which is a lentil dish, and chana masala, which is chickpeas/garbanzo beans (depending what you call them). I'm not vegetarian, but will often get a vegetarian thali as my main, which is a selection of vegetable side dishes.
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AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »
Oh boy, that thread title combined with the OP's avatar is just too funny.0 -
My office always has baked goods, for one reason or another. Whether people bake for office anniversaries, we order cookies for client meetings that end up left over in the kitchen, there's always, always sweets. And i can't not eat them. every time. Every single time. UGH. it's just so tough when people are walking around with baked goods! We also have an ice cream freezer, full of klondike, good humor, ben & jerry's etc.... i don't ever touch it though. So hurray for 1 victory?0
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Student: To be honest it's impossibly difficult being at college. I just can't do any homework, I'm too busy, it's impossible.
Me: You keep using that word - I do not think it means what you think it means.
LOVE!!! We are sending our oldest to college in the fall please tell me where you teach so we can send her to you! (She will get all of your Princess Bride Quotes)
Haha I'm in south-west England, so might be a hell of a commute for you, but send her over! [/quote]
Confession: She is making my husband and I so crazy sending her an ocean away sounds like an excellent idea some days!!!!!!!0 -
AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »Basically undid all the progress I made all week in 2 days. because you know..
shadow cake and biryani and mango lassi
I had to look up all three of those items. The last two look like they are offered at Indian restaurants only. The cake, too? We only have one Indian restaurant here. I tried it once, but wasn't sure what to order (vegetarian and low carb). Any suggestions from the expert?
For vegetarian dishes I'd start with some Vegetable Samosas [...]
AgentOrangeJuice, vegetable samosas nearly make me weep, I delight in the taste of them so... years ago, during the summer, there was an Indian woman who would bring homemade samosas to a nearby market, and my trips to go and buy (and then savor) a few of them were 'tinged' only by a prelude of my worriedly hoping that some were still left by the time I got there...
...to me, samosas taste like some sort of elusive form of 'the perfect food' (as if any such thing actually existed)... vegetables-including-potatoes, various degrees of spice and sometimes 'currying', encapsulation in a pastry-ish shell, fried or baked (take your pick!), portable, varying degrees of crunch, chew, and quasi-'mush', differing internal 'content', can-be-a-snack-or-populate-an-entire-meal, and never risks being 'Miller Lite controversy' -esque (no "tastes great, less filling" 'dichotomous quandary' fame in the realm of samosas, given that they taste great and can be as filling as you want... )
...a "just-like-I-like-'em" samosa is downright swoonworthy to me...0 -
Okay, I've been super busy today and while I think I've caught up for the weekend I didn't get to respond to a bunch of posts I would have like to! Anyway, how are the shoulder workouts going? You do realize that once we've mastered that we're going to add on, right? I'm thinking we need to start with planks: no equipment required and can be done while on the floor either before or after shoulders / arms. Thoughts?0
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Okay, I've been super busy today and while I think I've caught up for the weekend I didn't get to respond to a bunch of posts I would have like to! Anyway, how are the shoulder workouts going? You do realize that once we've mastered that we're going to add on, right? I'm thinking we need to start with planks: no equipment required and can be done while on the floor either before or after shoulders / arms. Thoughts?
Planks are awesome, I prefer to do them in crocodile form, with my forearms on the ground.
Personally, I don't think enough people spend enough time in Down Dog. Most leg discomfort from exercising can be easily avoided with properly stretched calves and hamstrings. After you get to a comfortable with Down Dog, graduate into Walking the Dog where you take the traditional Down Dog position, then alternate raising and lowering your heels. And that's my broscience & yogapanttheory knowledge.0 -
My confession today is that I chew the skin around my nails on my fingers, when I'm not chewing them I pick them. It looks gross and it hurts but I can't stop doing it. I'm nearly 33 and have been doing it since I was about 11. Every now and again I stop it but then I always start up again. Nasty habit! 0
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I dropped a football helmet on my head at work today.
The irony (and the lump) was palpable.
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Okay, I've been super busy today and while I think I've caught up for the weekend I didn't get to respond to a bunch of posts I would have like to! Anyway, how are the shoulder workouts going? You do realize that once we've mastered that we're going to add on, right? I'm thinking we need to start with planks: no equipment required and can be done while on the floor either before or after shoulders / arms. Thoughts?
Just started this weekend! Bought new hand weights for home to use doing this workout! I love some planks throw 'em in!0 -
AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »Okay, I've been super busy today and while I think I've caught up for the weekend I didn't get to respond to a bunch of posts I would have like to! Anyway, how are the shoulder workouts going? You do realize that once we've mastered that we're going to add on, right? I'm thinking we need to start with planks: no equipment required and can be done while on the floor either before or after shoulders / arms. Thoughts?
Planks are awesome, I prefer to do them in crocodile form, with my forearms on the ground.
Personally, I don't think enough people spend enough time in Down Dog. Most leg discomfort from exercising can be easily avoided with properly stretched calves and hamstrings. After you get to a comfortable with Down Dog, graduate into Walking the Dog where you take the traditional Down Dog position, then alternate raising and lowering your heels. And that's my broscience & yogapanttheory knowledge.
Same here, and you know what? Even with all the shoulder exercises I do, these still make my shoulders burn when I do them. Guess that's a good thing and why they continue to be a challenge for me.
I can't do Downward Dog - I get a head rush and then get dizzy. I have an inner-ear imbalance problem, though, so that's probably why. I do stretch my calves and hamstrings every night (while doing my arm exercises).0 -
nicsflyingcircus wrote: »I dropped a football helmet on my head at work today.
The irony (and the lump) were palpable.
Not judging, but totally laughing!0 -
My confession today is that I chew the skin around my nails on my fingers, when I'm not chewing them I pick them. It looks gross and it hurts but I can't stop doing it. I'm nearly 33 and have been doing it since I was about 11. Every now and again I stop it but then I always start up again. Nasty habit!
I do this too. My fingers look a mess, but I haven't been able to stop. I don't bite my nails as much as I used to, but I still pick at the skin. I've been doing it for as long as I can remember and it gets worse if I'm anxious or stressed. I'm embarrassed to let people see my hands.
And it doesn't help that I live in a dry climate so my skin is always rough (I try to use lotion, but it's not enough).0 -
I really don't appreciate the Panda Express advertisements on MFP while logging my lunch.0
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manukahoneybadger wrote: »manukahoneybadger wrote: »bmaison2014 wrote: »manukahoneybadger wrote: »& I eat popcorn with chopsticks lasts longer, much longer
That's awesome! My new weight loss plan is to eat all my food with chopsticks because half of it won't make it to my mouth! Lol!
Yeah totally- I thought I should test the weirdness waters with the popcorn confession, but I often eat with chopsticks for self pacing... only around people who know and accept my weirdness though (or on my lonesome)
My other weapon of choice is the mighty teaspoon.
I never can fully enjoy food by knife and fork. I'll just be there thinking about how I miss my spoons and sticks
Ah, but there are no weirdness waters in this thread. Or it's all such a cascade of weirdness that one mere drop will never stand out.
I'm envious of your ability to use chopsticks. I've never been able to master the skill, as manual dexterity is not my strong suit.
Ah but the more incompetent you are with the sticks the longer your food lasts that's the beauty of it
Ah, but if that isn't a 'looking on the bright side' form of optimized perspective that is downright blindingly magnificent, then I don't know what is...
(I had to put on sunglasses, there was so much 'brightness' in that does-not-involve-defeat point of view (and involving a form of incompetence that is to be *desired*, no less...! )) 0 -
smashley_mashley wrote: »smashley_mashley wrote: »marissafit06 wrote: »Not sure why quoting isn't working. Jealous. My husband is only 6'2".
I may have severely messed up the quote tags in my last post.
And don't be jealous. It's a PITA buying clothes for him, especially as all his height is in his legs and he's not a "big" guy... try finding 38" inseam pants in a normal size waist. Most of the Big & Tall sizing seems to be for waists in the 40" and 50" ranges.
^^^^^This^^^^. Try finding a 42 waist with a 40 inseam! the big and tall stores don't make clothes for tall and thin. Hubby needs a large tall and has to order almost everything online and we just pray it fits because we have to order from the American online stores such as JCP or Haggard (and have to pay for shipping and duties). If it doesn't fit, we often have to pay return shipping. Kohls has a good online selection for large tall shirts as well as pants but the don't ship to Canada. When it comes to clothes shopping, he wished he never lost the weight (389 to 279) because when he was heavier, he could find clothes w/o an issue. Lets not even talk about finding track or sweat pants for the gym. We've even tried calling suppliers directly. Just can't find them.
I've been ordering a lot, mostly tops, from King Size Direct and Casual Male XL. Carhartt has a tall size range that he really likes, but he's a pretty casual dresser. We have to get him a suit for a wedding this year and I'm just dreading it.
I couldn't find flannel sleep pants or fleece pants with a long enough inseam so I ended up making them myself. The fleece pants ended up super long (I forgot that they aren't worn as high as regular pants) and he keeps saying, "I've never had pants that were too long for me before"
I wish I knew how to sew. I tried making a pair of boxers in Jr. High home ec class. It was a nightmare. My seams weren't straight and my hems were all uneven. I am not sure if I would even try to attempt it.
I made my daughter's first Easter dress and the sleeve fell off at church! Never attempted sewing again!0 -
I buy Monster drinks by the case. I have one a day. When I went to buy my case this last time, at the same store I always buy them at, the cashier said something like "those are gonna kill ya." I laughed it off and said, "everybody is gonna die somehow. This is my vice." He seriously started to lecture me on how bad they are. All I could think was, "Well, I know what is gonna kill you. ME!"
I don't think cashiers should make any type of judgmental comment on anything anyone is buying. None of their business.0 -
@girldownsouth , thanks. She is a doll. 0
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sherbear702 wrote: »I really don't appreciate the Panda Express advertisements on MFP while logging my lunch.
Mmmm, Panda... Double orange chicken and steamed veggies, 880 calories. One of my all time favorite "cheat meals." I can totally make that fit in my food diary most days..0 -
Regional Fare
These are the struggles I face every day.
Alsoquiksylver296 wrote: »I buy Monster drinks by the case. I have one a day. When I went to buy my case this last time, at the same store I always buy them at, the cashier said something like "those are gonna kill ya." I laughed it off and said, "everybody is gonna die somehow. This is my vice." He seriously started to lecture me on how bad they are. All I could think was, "Well, I know what is gonna kill you. ME!"
I don't think cashiers should make any type of judgmental comment on anything anyone is buying. None of their business.
I could bore you with a terrible food purchasing story and my 2 month fight with distributing Monster drinks. just saying.
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My confession today is that I chew the skin around my nails on my fingers, when I'm not chewing them I pick them. It looks gross and it hurts but I can't stop doing it. I'm nearly 33 and have been doing it since I was about 11. Every now and again I stop it but then I always start up again. Nasty habit!
I do this too. My fingers look a mess, but I haven't been able to stop. I don't bite my nails as much as I used to, but I still pick at the skin. I've been doing it for as long as I can remember and it gets worse if I'm anxious or stressed. I'm embarrassed to let people see my hands.
And it doesn't help that I live in a dry climate so my skin is always rough (I try to use lotion, but it's not enough).
Yeah I do it more when I'm nervous or stressed. I don't feel either at the moment but once there is a rough bit I just can't leave it alone! I try to keep my hands moisturised to stop the dry rough bits but it doesn't stop them completely!
Good to know I'm not alone!
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AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »Regional Fare
These are the struggles I face every day.
Alsoquiksylver296 wrote: »I buy Monster drinks by the case. I have one a day. When I went to buy my case this last time, at the same store I always buy them at, the cashier said something like "those are gonna kill ya." I laughed it off and said, "everybody is gonna die somehow. This is my vice." He seriously started to lecture me on how bad they are. All I could think was, "Well, I know what is gonna kill you. ME!"
I don't think cashiers should make any type of judgmental comment on anything anyone is buying. None of their business.
I could bore you with a terrible food purchasing story and my 2 month fight with distributing Monster drinks. just saying.
Tell me more...as I take a long, satisfying drink from my ice cold Monster Ultra Zero0 -
I'm in the same boat. I'm having an extremely hard time with losing and breastfeeding. All you hear is stories about how women lose all their weight breastfeeding.. And here I am at 8 months postpartum and exclusivly BFing and I haven't shift weight (lost) since November. I binged over the holidays, and even then I didn't gain a single pound. I guess it's a good thing but I would love to stop maintaining weight and would love to start losing!
I exclusively breastfed my last daughter until she was a year old. I was 20 pounds heavier at the end of that, than I was when I gave birth to her. I am actually super grateful that I am finished having kids and my what I eat does not determine their well-being. No more excuses for me!0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »Regional Fare
These are the struggles I face every day.
Alsoquiksylver296 wrote: »I buy Monster drinks by the case. I have one a day. When I went to buy my case this last time, at the same store I always buy them at, the cashier said something like "those are gonna kill ya." I laughed it off and said, "everybody is gonna die somehow. This is my vice." He seriously started to lecture me on how bad they are. All I could think was, "Well, I know what is gonna kill you. ME!"
I don't think cashiers should make any type of judgmental comment on anything anyone is buying. None of their business.
I could bore you with a terrible food purchasing story and my 2 month fight with distributing Monster drinks. just saying.
Tell me more...as I take a long, satisfying drink from my ice cold Monster Ultra Zero
BLARGH. 2 months ago one of the bars I buy food and alcohol for decided they want energy drink offerings. Our new coca-cola contract prohibits the way we can serve and market that we have red bull, making it totally not worth even having the product, and I know I know, we're like 10 years late on the energy drink and vodka craze.
Monster was distributed by Budweiser up until 2-3 weeks ago, so I've just been in nightmare limbo trying to get product from Coca-Cola now that they're the owner of distributing rights.
Because you know, my outlet managers can't just buy the monster everyone buys, they want super small bottles because they're more aesthetically similar to Red Bull. *eyeroll*0 -
Okay, I've been super busy today and while I think I've caught up for the weekend I didn't get to respond to a bunch of posts I would have like to! Anyway, how are the shoulder workouts going? You do realize that once we've mastered that we're going to add on, right? I'm thinking we need to start with planks: no equipment required and can be done while on the floor either before or after shoulders / arms. Thoughts?
I rested yesterday and again today, but otherwise good! I haven't really done planks, but I can finally do "real" push ups... Let's do it!
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