Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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My first name is Carol-Le (my grandmother's name) and people get so freaked out when they see the hyphen. I imagine when people read my name their thought process goes something like this; "Oh...what is that? There's a dash thingy in her name...surely she didn't mean to put a dash thingy in her name. That's completely foreign, it makes me uncomfortable. Better ignore whatever comes after the dash thingy and just call her Carol."
When I started working for the company that I do now I requested everyone call me "Lee" so the last part of my first name could get some attention finally. Plus when I email people in the company they think they're speaking with a man; sadly you're treated better when they think that you're male.0 -
proverbs2410 wrote: »Will_Run_for_Food wrote: »I was craving something sweet the other night but had absolutely nothing in the house that would satisfy me except some hot chocolate. So I ate two spoonfuls of the powder. Two spoonfuls. Of the powder.
Lol! Totally something I would do!
How appropriate that the most quoted post is once again quoted on page 400!
We should make it a point to ensure that it's mentioned at least once every 100 pages... (as such, it could be a kind of 'thread within a thread'...
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My first name is Carol-Le (my grandmother's name) and people get so freaked out when they see the hyphen. I imagine when people read my name their thought process goes something like this; "Oh...what is that? There's a dash thingy in her name...surely she didn't mean to put a dash thingy in her name. That's completely foreign, it makes me uncomfortable. Better ignore whatever comes after the dash thingy and just call her Carol."
When I started working for the company that I do now I requested everyone call me "Lee" so the last part of my first name could get some attention finally. Plus when I email people in the company they think they're speaking with a man; sadly you're treated better when they think that you're male.
My name is hyphenated. I'm half French and hyphenated names are common there, but even in the UK where I live, it's a pretty common name. But people still often drop the second name. Pisses me right off! I start shortening people's names without asking them first to see if any pennies drop.
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rungirl1973 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »CountessKitteh wrote: »I don't know why you all gotta hate on @tincanonastring like that.
(I am, of course, absolutely kidding. Hoping the alert gets him to come back - we miss you Mr. Onastring!)sherbear702 wrote: »Wow, I confess that I'm a retard. I've always been reading it like Tin Canon A String, not Tin Can On a String.
What an Idiot. I'm gonna go put my head in a hole now.
Well, let's make it a party... 'cause I initially race-read "CountessKitteh" as "CountessKeith" -- which immediately brought to mind the ongoing discussion about 'gender reveal parties' (!).
< looking for the nearest rock to crawl under... >
It took me a while to figure it out too (tincanonastring). So are you going to fess up to what your name means? I admit to being fascinated. And given your clearly intelligent brain it means something... If only to you...
You never tied two cans together with a string to make a "telephone" when you were a kid? That's what I think of when I see his username.
I think he said it was an album or song name (can't remember for sure though).
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derkin2005 wrote: »I snack on candy... I won't buy it ever, but if it's around I'm like s mini chocolate magnet. Also I have an unhealthy obsession with Quest bars
No such thing!
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quiksylver296 wrote: »AgentOrangeJuice wrote: »xMrBunglex wrote: »crazyjerseygirl wrote: »I don't like bacon.
Neither do I! I only eat turkey bacon.
The whole "bacon craze" is just another example of how we're a nation of fat*sses.
I prefer pork roll.
Hey! The real you! Very nice pic, AOJ!
This is me sweatin it out at the Gym last week.0 -
derkin2005 wrote: »I snack on candy... I won't buy it ever, but if it's around I'm like s mini chocolate magnet. Also I have an unhealthy obsession with Quest bars
No such thing!
Thanks lol but I had 5 yesterday..6 if you count the one at 2:30 during an overnight shift so 6 and 2 chicken breast does not make a day of healthy eating...0 -
I have a friend visiting this weekend, and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to weigh anything while she's here. It isn't a shame thing, but more out of consideration for her former ED. She doesn't even know I've been losing weight.
I'm a very rigorous measurer (except for my weekly nachos), so this is kind of a big deal for me. Even when I gleefully blow my calorie goals, I still weigh everything. I'm a little afraid I'm going to just go nuts and eat all the things.
I've been in maintenance for almost 18 months and had still been logging everything for fear that I'd eat all the foods. For the last week, I didn't log any food and managed to lose a lb! We can do this!0 -
kellienw335 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Umm, I pretty much always workout with my makeup on...and my hair done. I go in the evening after work. I'm not gonna wash my face and hair just to go to the gym and get sweaty.
Do you have super duper make-up or something? All the women I see end up with mascara half-way down their face. But you are talking to the girl who only puts make-up on for special occasions lol. Even then I hate doing it.
I go after work too, so full makeup, but half of it is gone by the time I leave. Waterproof mascara is wonderful! And I'm the opposite of you...rarely leave the house without makeup because I feel more comfortable with it on.
Ah, you see, I kinda feel I'm not worthy of make-up. My logic is, it's not going to cover up the fact I'm fat. To me it's like putting make-up on *Insert ugly creature here* (I know some people will find one animal ugly but others find cute). I see it as a waste of time, money and effort putting it on, and then more time, money and effort taking it off. But that's my opinion, I know people who HAVE to put make-up on just to nip to the shops. Even worse, I know people who will spend the entire of a Saturday getting ready for that night. What a waste of a day?!
I understand what you're saying, but just because someone is overweight doesn't mean they can't be beautiful!0 -
qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »qn4bx9pzg8aifd wrote: »CountessKitteh wrote: »I don't know why you all gotta hate on @tincanonastring like that.
(I am, of course, absolutely kidding. Hoping the alert gets him to come back - we miss you Mr. Onastring!)sherbear702 wrote: »Wow, I confess that I'm a retard. I've always been reading it like Tin Canon A String, not Tin Can On a String.
What an Idiot. I'm gonna go put my head in a hole now.
Well, let's make it a party... 'cause I initially race-read "CountessKitteh" as "CountessKeith" -- which immediately brought to mind the ongoing discussion about 'gender reveal parties' (!).
< looking for the nearest rock to crawl under... >
It took me a while to figure it out too (tincanonastring). So are you going to fess up to what your name means? I admit to being fascinated. And given your clearly intelligent brain it means something... If only to you...
My humble apologies for inadvertently not yet responding to the inquiring-minds-wanna-know 'request-for-information/clarification/explanation/wth-IS-that?!' gentle 'lines of inquiry' from you and BZAH10...
...as for 'The Mystery of the Funky UserName' (next up, in the Nancy Drew oeuvre )... I initially wondered about keeping any explanation/clarification to 'just a few lines', or otherwise such that it occupied a 'stick-of-cheese'-sized piece of 'screen real estate', when displayed... and without feeling as though I was doing so 'with a gun to my head' (as if some sort of 'invisible lawman' was going to 'monitor the process', in order to ensure that 'forced constriction' took place (such that the Presumed Laws of Preferential Posting were 'followed'))... whereas what I *wanted* to do, was to respond with whatever playfully conveyed explanation felt natural to have 'spill out of me' (in a manner of speaking) -- and that's what I'm giving 'free rein', here...
Let the Proceedings begin...!
"The Court calls qn4bx9pzg8aifd to the Stand..."
"Please tell the Court what the origin of your username is..."
> "Well... it involves alphanumeric characters which were typed in sequence..."
"Your Honor, permission to treat the witness as 'hostile'... and a wisea*s... the witness's testimony is critical to these proceedings, and further delay is unwarranted, cannot be condoned, and should be considered grounds for Contempt..."
"I repeat... please tell the Court what the origin of your username is..."
> "Well... I've always wanted to learn how to play piano..."
"Relevance, Your Honor...?"
"Counselor, are you directing a Relevance Objection 'at' your Witness? That's now how this works!"
> "...if I may be allowed to continue...?"
(...nodded-head -based authorization granted...)
> "I've always wanted to learn to play piano... and as it turns out, when I went to create a username on MFP, I spontaneously decided -- and in conjunction with a playful impulse -- to pretend I knew how to play some sort of complicated piano piece, and involving a piano whose keys happened to exist in a special 4-row configuration/layout... and thus... and in order to 'capture' the character string in question... I type-piano-'played' my stunningly brief 'song', and then wrote down the 'notes', on a seemingly-foreign-to-the-modern-era object known as a piece of paper... all while noting that the finger movements associated with my 'type-playing' resembled more of a court stenographer's form of 'typing', and that one might think I were a Vulcan trying to repeatedly re-establish and ultimately 'find' the 'right' 'finger positioning' for actioning a Vulcan MindMeld, albeit with/'for' a computer..."
"Do you know how ridiculous that sounds...?"
> "Yes, Counselor, I do..."
"It looks like an encryption sequence... or as though someone's fingers weren't positioned 'correctly' on 'home row'... you're telling me that it's the result of fake piano playing...?"
> "I am... and believe me when I say that I'm as embarrassed by the reality as you are stupified by it..."
"OMG..."
"And with that... Court is Adjourned..."
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That's me, but it takes me less than 5 minutes. I have rosacea, so I look red and blotchy without foundation, and piggy-eyed without mascara. I don't wear much makeup, but I NEED what I wear!kellienw335 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Umm, I pretty much always workout with my makeup on...and my hair done. I go in the evening after work. I'm not gonna wash my face and hair just to go to the gym and get sweaty.
Do you have super duper make-up or something? All the women I see end up with mascara half-way down their face. But you are talking to the girl who only puts make-up on for special occasions lol. Even then I hate doing it.
I go after work too, so full makeup, but half of it is gone by the time I leave. Waterproof mascara is wonderful! And I'm the opposite of you...rarely leave the house without makeup because I feel more comfortable with it on.
Ah, you see, I kinda feel I'm not worthy of make-up. My logic is, it's not going to cover up the fact I'm fat. To me it's like putting make-up on *Insert ugly creature here* (I know some people will find one animal ugly but others find cute). I see it as a waste of time, money and effort putting it on, and then more time, money and effort taking it off. But that's my opinion, I know people who HAVE to put make-up on just to nip to the shops. Even worse, I know people who will spend the entire of a Saturday getting ready for that night. What a waste of a day?!
I'm sorry that you think you don't have features that are worth enhancing, because I'm sure you do. But if it's just that you can't be arsed with the effort, that's cool too!
Bit of both I guess. I might care more the more I lose weight but for the moment I can't see much point. lol0 -
I made the mistake of making my cookies & cream protein shake with water instead of cashew milk this morning. I had to force myself to drink it. I will NOT be making that mistake again.
Confession: We went to Jose Peppers for dinner last night (first night all week my husband has been home before 8). I ate so many chips, about 1/3 of the espinaca dip and half of a grilled chicken chimichanga that was smothered in more espinaca dip washed and I washed it all down with a full calorie delicious Dr. Pepper.
I have 100% no regrets about any food decisions yesterday even though I woke up a pound heavier this morning.0 -
kellienw335 wrote: »kellienw335 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Umm, I pretty much always workout with my makeup on...and my hair done. I go in the evening after work. I'm not gonna wash my face and hair just to go to the gym and get sweaty.
Do you have super duper make-up or something? All the women I see end up with mascara half-way down their face. But you are talking to the girl who only puts make-up on for special occasions lol. Even then I hate doing it.
I go after work too, so full makeup, but half of it is gone by the time I leave. Waterproof mascara is wonderful! And I'm the opposite of you...rarely leave the house without makeup because I feel more comfortable with it on.
Ah, you see, I kinda feel I'm not worthy of make-up. My logic is, it's not going to cover up the fact I'm fat. To me it's like putting make-up on *Insert ugly creature here* (I know some people will find one animal ugly but others find cute). I see it as a waste of time, money and effort putting it on, and then more time, money and effort taking it off. But that's my opinion, I know people who HAVE to put make-up on just to nip to the shops. Even worse, I know people who will spend the entire of a Saturday getting ready for that night. What a waste of a day?!
I understand what you're saying, but just because someone is overweight doesn't mean they can't be beautiful!
Oh of course! That's purely how I feel about myself! Not overweight people in general! Sorry, I didn't think about what I was saying. (It happens a lot)0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Umm, I pretty much always workout with my makeup on...and my hair done. I go in the evening after work. I'm not gonna wash my face and hair just to go to the gym and get sweaty.
Do you have super duper make-up or something? All the women I see end up with mascara half-way down their face. But you are talking to the girl who only puts make-up on for special occasions lol. Even then I hate doing it.
I've been known to wear concealer, mascara and eyebrow pencil on race days because I know I'll have my photo taken at the finish and I want to take the edge off my sweaty red round face a bit. I know it's vain but I don't care. I never bother removing my makeup before any workout, save swimming, and although obviously it doesn't look great at the end, I don't think I look TOO much of a mess.
I always think I should put on makeup for race day, just so my pictures turn out better. But I never do. Races are always in the morning and I'm not already in makeup. I guess I just workout in whatever makeup state I'm in when I go. No primping, no washing
I do the same. If I workout or run after work, I do it with makeup on. If I'm going in the morning, no makeup. I used to go to a lot of races with a good friend when I lived in IL who would put makeup on to go to a race. I used to give her a hard time because she would go all in, she wore more makeup on race day than I wear for a date.0 -
Confession: I don't wear makeup. I haven't since I was about 13. I just don't feel like it is necessary for me.
I also have bigger eyebrows and I don't pluck them or anything (I'm Italian haha-they aren't HUGE or unibrow or anything just thicker). I used to hate them but my boyfriend loves them. I like them now.0 -
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emerald_gecko1975 wrote: »I just got a new Jawbone UP24 yesterday. If I don't get up every 15 minutes it vibrates on your wrist. It has vibrated on my wrist three times while I've been catching up here.
Can you march in place while still reading? I put my laptop on the counter. As you can see, I'm very behind in reading and trying to catch up (while still getting some activity in!)
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ScarletShopaholic wrote: »ScarletShopaholic wrote: »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).
i peel layers of skin off of the bottoms of my feet and heels. sometimes i rip off too much, hit raw flesh then end up with a slight limp for a few days while it heals....
I did the peely foot skin thing once, ended up with way more than a slight limp for 3 days - it was weeks before it stopped hurting but then I am a big wuss
It sucks so much! My heeled boots mess* my feet up (I'd usually swear there but can't remember if we're allowed to here!) and they're rougher than they've ever been, I got a foot scrub from Lush but it isn't hardcore enough.
My confession: just had a row with my OH cos earlier he was teasing me, holding food away from me and saying I couldn't have it - he was just playing around (immature sense of humour in general) but that's a massive trigger for my ex -ED thoughts, and he knows that. He claims he forgot that deliberately and gleefully withholding food from me, in order to tease me, is a trigger. My brain just goes 'nope, that's wise, you're a fat cow, you don't deserve to eat' and my appetite shuts down. I've been doing well recently but this has brought up old stuff.
My boyfriend thinks he's 'helping' when he tells me I shouldn't eat something because he knows I'm trying to lose weight. Thing is if he says don't I am so eating it plus more just to show him that I do what I want when I want. Then I get annoyed with myself because I really want to lose weight! I confess I am such brat sometimes.
I know how you feel. My husband will ask where I want to eat when we are out doing errands and stuff. I always tell him I don't care. One time he freaked out on me. I just sat there wondering what the h#** happened. He then proceeded to explain that he wants me to choose so I know I will eat something I need vs something just to eat. He is trying to be helpful, but I hate having to be the one to pick a place to eat on the spot.
I always thought someone should open a restaurant named I don't care.0 -
Confession: I don't wear makeup. I haven't since I was about 13. I just don't feel like it is necessary for me.
I also have bigger eyebrows and I don't pluck them or anything (I'm Italian haha-they aren't HUGE or unibrow or anything just thicker). I used to hate them but my boyfriend loves them. I like them now.
Enjoy them! The older I get, the thinner my eyebrows get. I fill them in, but my fear is becoming that old lady with her eyebrows drawn on her face.0 -
smashley_mashley wrote: »... I remember walking to school on my own when I was 8. Does anyone else have that problem?
I read a story where child protective services was called b/c an 8 year old and her sibling were walking to school w/o supervision. Someone called the service b/c they felt the children were being neglected by their parents. We live in a society now of helicopter parents and this is what happens...
I was walking myself to school and also on some days when we were starting later - 1pm - I was also responsible for heating up soup for my lunch. This was 29 years ago though (and in Poland, whereas we now live in UK) and I think a lot has changed in that respect, kids are much more protected, sometimes even 'overprotected' to be honest...
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asflatasapancake wrote: »I confess, I'm on cruise control until I leave early today.
I confess that I cannot leave early today, but still plan to thoroughly waste the afternoon on the computer! (as if I wasn't also doing that this morning )
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I have a friend visiting this weekend, and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to weigh anything while she's here. It isn't a shame thing, but more out of consideration for her former ED. She doesn't even know I've been losing weight.
I'm a very rigorous measurer (except for my weekly nachos), so this is kind of a big deal for me. Even when I gleefully blow my calorie goals, I still weigh everything. I'm a little afraid I'm going to just go nuts and eat all the things.
I've been in maintenance for almost 18 months and had still been logging everything for fear that I'd eat all the foods. For the last week, I didn't log any food and managed to lose a lb! We can do this!
Thanks for the encouragement! I'm pretty sure I'll have to log during maintenance, whenever I get there. I'm really impressed by your commitment!0 -
shannonbun wrote: »I hope I'm not the only one who deals with this, but I've gotten more uncomfortable with my body since losing weight. I'm losing from my boobs the most, so my shape has changed and I'm disproportionate and it feels so weird. Like, I'm losing weight, isn't that meant to boost my self-image? It's tiring, to say the least.
I don't have the same exact feelings as you but I feel weird about the way I look now as well. I don't know what it is but I've lost almost 50 lbs total (25 a couple years ago and almost 25 this year so far). I feel like I look just as big if not bigger now. In my work clothes I think I look terrible. I just can't seem to figure out where I'm losing the weight from because everything fits pretty much the same and I don't think I look better at all. No one notices anything either.
Sorry you are feeling uncomfortable. I'm sure you look great though. We are our worst enemies as they say.
I have lost nearly 40 pounds since the beginning of January. I am down 4 pant sizes and I think I look fabulous! However, I still have A LOT of weight to lose and I am downright pissy that other people don't notice my weightloss!0 -
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ScarletShopaholic wrote: »ScarletShopaholic wrote: »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).
i peel layers of skin off of the bottoms of my feet and heels. sometimes i rip off too much, hit raw flesh then end up with a slight limp for a few days while it heals....
I did the peely foot skin thing once, ended up with way more than a slight limp for 3 days - it was weeks before it stopped hurting but then I am a big wuss
It sucks so much! My heeled boots mess* my feet up (I'd usually swear there but can't remember if we're allowed to here!) and they're rougher than they've ever been, I got a foot scrub from Lush but it isn't hardcore enough.
My confession: just had a row with my OH cos earlier he was teasing me, holding food away from me and saying I couldn't have it - he was just playing around (immature sense of humour in general) but that's a massive trigger for my ex -ED thoughts, and he knows that. He claims he forgot that deliberately and gleefully withholding food from me, in order to tease me, is a trigger. My brain just goes 'nope, that's wise, you're a fat cow, you don't deserve to eat' and my appetite shuts down. I've been doing well recently but this has brought up old stuff.
My boyfriend thinks he's 'helping' when he tells me I shouldn't eat something because he knows I'm trying to lose weight. Thing is if he says don't I am so eating it plus more just to show him that I do what I want when I want. Then I get annoyed with myself because I really want to lose weight! I confess I am such brat sometimes.
I know how you feel. My husband will ask where I want to eat when we are out doing errands and stuff. I always tell him I don't care. One time he freaked out on me. I just sat there wondering what the h#** happened. He then proceeded to explain that he wants me to choose so I know I will eat something I need vs something just to eat. He is trying to be helpful, but I hate having to be the one to pick a place to eat on the spot.
I just can't anymore. If we are planning a day in the city (as we are tomorrow), I have my places and meals all figured out before we go. Otherwise, I know I will not make good choices. For instance, tomorrow we are going to Red Lobster for supper and I know exactly what I am ordering. I will be eating at maintenance for the day, but I feel good knowing I still have complete control over what is going into my mouth.0 -
Confession: I don't wear makeup. I haven't since I was about 13. I just don't feel like it is necessary for me.
I also have bigger eyebrows and I don't pluck them or anything (I'm Italian haha-they aren't HUGE or unibrow or anything just thicker). I used to hate them but my boyfriend loves them. I like them now.
No make up here either! What you see is what you get! I sporadically tried makeup as a teen and young adult, but it was too much trouble and my face kept breaking out. I like the way look without it and so does my DH.0 -
My struggles are real. The past two weeks I have been hiding behind food. Luckily I didn't gain much. But on a side note that much longer to loose weight. I get really frustrated seeing my husband snack and join in. Luckily I make it a bit healthier.0
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