Are there any girls that look like or want to look like models?
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@GoldenEye_ oh I will google her! really great body, but maybe also a lot tall
er than me
Pamela you are right, she is 5 ft 5, 165 cm and 112 pounds 
I checked again. I just want to know all the measurements in the world but I forget them at one point haha.And brown hair?? hehe sweet 
As I was in high scool I wanted to have blond hair and made highlights, which looked pretty strange on me, so I havent touched my natural colour since then. In my school there were maybe just 1 or 2 blond people in every class so it was very exotic to me, and actually stayed exotic forevwr I have brown hair and love people with blond hair I actually have had only blond boyfriends since moving to Germany..:D
As for the hip bones hmmm i dont know. Its really strange, but i think here comes weight training! My booty was once 86.5- 88 cm, but my boobs were also around this number and waist was definitely crazy small like 57.5... haha so i will look a bit different. But as an overall motivation I like her. She inspires me.1 -
Question to all: how many cals net or total are you eating now in order to lose?
And to the Europeans good morning, I am drinking a cup of coffee now 1 -
@dubstepvideobody Yes, she's pretty tall! 5'10" / 179 cm. It's amazing how much difference a couple of cm can make in regards to body aesthetics. Thinking about that makes me a little happier with the couple of cm I lost so far :-) The measurements you had where insane! That's model measurements right there. Are you trying to get back to those numbers?
Haha, I tried dyeing my hair too in high school (just brown)! There's just so much natural difference in color in my hair that the plain colour looked really weird to me. It did get better near the end when the brownness faded a bit and showed the natural differences while still being brown, but since then I just stuck to whatever I have :P This is such a girly thread, haha. Usually I'm not into all that, but it's actually nice to talk about all of that here.
In answer to your question: I'm trying to eat 1200, but since I mostly eat super healthy and fresh vegetables and fruits it's hard to get to that, especially on a busy day. It's more work to prepare and keeps you full for longer. When I'm very low for a day I'll just eat some extra chocolate to at least get myself above 1100. On a heavy workout day I'll add some legumes since most of them are high calorie and protein too. What about yourself?
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mom23mangos wrote: »Thanks @sardelsa! I don't know what happened to the rest of my reply. LOL. I just wore it once to the opera, then gave it away to someone that it would fit better.
I know I'm jumping on the train a little late but omg! @mom23mangos You look stunning you should have totally kept that dress. And for 20 Dollars what a steal! Jesus Christ, I'm just awestruck by how pretty you are.
@sardelsa Yes Pamela Rief has an amazing bum. She's just so pretty. I think you have a nice bum too. Everything about you looks perfectly symmetrical. I can weight until I get to my goal weight so I can start toning a bit. I just want to get rid of what little excess fat I have left. How exactly do you target your bum? What exercises do you do?
@dubstepvideobody I hear you about big hair! I love the Big fluffy curly hair.
And I have a kinda wide set of pinterest models or just more indie models that I love so much. A lot of them have a background in dancing so they have that form that I want.
I love Marina Nery. I love her hair and how she's tiny but actually has some chest working for her.
Also I really like Lee Sung Kyung an actress/model in South Korea and Veranika Antsipava who is a Russia Model and former ballerina. She's got amazing abs.
Lee Sung
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ec/ae/c4/ecaec4bf3b343069108dd3e34ae867a2.jpg
Veranika
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a3/04/92/a30492f094d97d7f6f24795faf5c8bf3.jpg
And of course, there is Gigi. Gigi has an amazing body. I have no idea how she manages to pull that off. I do think she needs a bit more body fat. I know she has thyroid problems. Sometimes she looks painfully thin though. I hope she gets better.
Idk I feel a little strange. While I love and envy women with perfect curves and amazing busts and juicy bums I don't want that for myself because of dance and for style reasons. I like my feminine-ish tomboy style I guess. I think being smaller with less chest means I look more feminine and dainty because I often wear really baggy or lose things. I'm not sure my ideas must just be weird.
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Some great images ladies.
@mom23mangos I agree about your rockin look in that dress too!
@dubstepvideobody thanks for sharing your very specific visions. I understand the elegance aspect of what you're going for.
For me, it's seeing my collarbones, keeping a long-necked look and lean face. Looking well-kept even in business-casual but flowy clothing which I wear for my job (massage therapist) which can look like a classy yoga look or maternity wear, depending on my physique.
My vision involves getting the look of my legs longer and leaner. I'm long in the torso and sadly short on legs so I think my plan is correct to be doing HIIT for fat burn, light weights for functional strength, and keeping up with yoga and Pilates.
@GoldenEye_ your diet sounds light and delicious.2 -
@plainpixxel oh wow those women are stunning! But I totally know what you mean appreciating what someone looks like but not wanting it for yourself!
Thank you! I will say, I gain and lose weight pretty evenly so it helps my proportions, which is nice but not when you want a much larger booty haha. For my glutes, I do a lot of hip thrusts, glute bridges, abductions, kickbacks, back extensions, as well as deadlifts and squats (although these target the rest of the leg as well).
Oh and right now I am eating anywhere from 2200-2500 cals per day to lose, I am still nursing my baby a bit so there are extra cals in there, normally I would lose at 1800-2000cals per day. I keep my protein pretty high to maintain muscle. My cals are higher since I lift 4x per week as well as yoga and cardio, plus I am on my feet most of the day. Plus I do have more weight and muscle to carry around
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@plainpixxel oh wow those women are stunning! But I totally know what you mean appreciating what someone looks like but not wanting it for yourself!
Thank you! I will say, I gain and lose weight pretty evenly so it helps my proportions, which is nice but not when you want a much larger booty haha. For my glutes, I do a lot of hip thrusts, glute bridges, abductions, kickbacks, back extensions, as well as deadlifts and squats (although these target the rest of the leg as well).
Oh and right now I am eating anywhere from 2200-2500 cals per day to lose, I am still nursing my baby a bit so there are extra cals in there, normally I would lose at 1800-2000cals per day. I keep my protein pretty high to maintain muscle. My cals are higher since I lift 4x per week as well as yoga and cardio, plus I am on my feet most of the day. Plus I do have more weight and muscle to carry around
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Oh mer gerd. I forgot you had a little one who was still nursing.
I just can't believe that you still find the time to stay healthy when you take care of them so diligently.
You are truly an inspiration of what I hope I can accomplish (And keep up) once I graduate and start my first job on August 28th. Do you struggle to find time? How on Earth do you manage? My parents had to hire help when I came along but it seems like you do it all on your own. Write a book please lol.
I wish I lost weight evenly. I know it's impossible to spot lose weight and that's kinda my issue. I'm afraid I may lose what little curves I have and want to keep. I mostly just want to slim my thighs which is happening but I did lose a little bit from my bum and chest. It doesn't look bad but I'm gonna to have to tone up when I reach my goal weight to get some of the roundness back.
I wonder if I lost some bum because I eat very little. My limit is 1200 calories a day but since I'm finishing up engineering school that honestly clocks in more around 1000 calories a day because I don't have time to eat big meals. The meals I do eat are usually meatless and sometimes breadless and I really struggle with keeping my calories up. It's so easy to throw some veggies together in a salad or wrap than it is to cook. Plus with how massive the campus is and all the walking I do in the hot Georgia Heat I burn about 200 calories just from moving around all day. What do you eat to keep your calories so high? Maybe I just need more simplistic high-calorie meals?
I did just do a weight check this morning and I lost 3.4 lbs since last week which is higher than my 2.0 lb goal. I need to step it up to make sure I lose weight safely.
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girls, you mean net or total 1200? it makes a big difference when you burn over 600 cals 6 days a week like plainpixel
I could never study (I am graduating this year also from law school) on 1000 cals total and 600 to 700 cal run every day and without meat. Sounds to me like a torture, respect. . 0 -
@plainpixxel you are too kind! I am a stay at home mom right now, my daughter is in school 3x per week and my mother in law comes to help once a week so I can run errands on my own. My only issue is I don't sleep at night because my son is up so much, last night he was up from 1-4 straight. I hardly slept it was terrible!
If you are losing your bum it could be because it was more fat vs muscle and if you aren't stimulating it (resistance/weight training) while you lost weight, then your body will let it go! Also keeping protein high helps to retain the muscle. So do those exercises I mentioned (even bodyweight hip thrusts and banded stuff will really help!) an try to get protein in.. vegetarian options are eggs, Greek yogurt, dairy, whey protein. Vegan options are tofu, lentils, edamame, pea protein etc.
I eat a lot of food.. haha.. I include calorie dense foods like peanut butter, cheese, pasta, rice, also treats at the end of the day help too!
ETA my calories are net.. I do the TDEE method which includes all exercise and activity calories (vs the MFP method where you add exercise)3 -
Yea also if you are eating that little there is a good chance you will lose quite a bit of muscle, especially without proper training stimulation and protein. Muscle is a high energy commodity to maintain so in a steep deficit the body will easily give it up.1
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Yeah, sardelsa is right. Lacking nutritions also could lead to loose skin, if you dont eat enough vitamins and fat. Loose skin is not that cool even on a model figure. But... Dont want to do the I know it better talk. haha Plainpixel, you know best what you are doing. Worst case scenario you will have some bad experience not to repeat in the future or you will reap only benefits.
I am sticking to 1200 net on workout days and 1200 total on non wdays, just because otherways I will kill someone with all the stress right now. If I feel my job and studying is lacking, I will do even 1500 net. I gave one year to myself to transform completely including professional bleaching, growing out the healthiest hair possible and acheaving the figure of my current dreams. No matter how long it takes, I will acheave it! haha 0 -
@dubstepvideobody, @GoldenEye_ , @VictoriaTuel, @plainpixxel, @wellnesschaser - thank you all for your kind words. That pic was taken before I joined MFP and was about 10lbs heavier. Well, only 6 or so now. I went from 111 to 97, then back up to 104. I was 95 for most of my life, but with age (I could be most of you gal's mom), I can't seem to pull that off anymore. My fat storage pattern has changed too much and my top half looks skeletal that low.
@dubstepvideobody - I had to laugh at the woo button comment. Also, those measurements you posted of what you used to look like are crazy! You must have been so tiny!
@wellnesschaser - I love collar bones and shoulders. I think can make a woman look both elegant and strong.
@sardelsa, I don't know how you do it either with a baby that doesn't sleep much. My youngest son has always had sleep issues and would wake up 4-5 times a night and not let me leave his room for an hour at a time until he was 4 or so. I was a total zombie. He still has a lot of nighttime anxiety and fear of the dark at 13. He blocks all doors (closet, bathroom, entry) with laundry hampers/waste baskets, etc. and has the dogs sleep with him and STILL keeps a light on.0 -
Oh dubstep when you said hair, you reminded me, I am actually getting my hair coloured on Friday (first time in a long time!) I have a whole balayage thing going on but it got way too dark so I want to lighten it up.
I really love Lily's hair, she keeps it dark but it still has highlights.. pretty much what I have going on right now but way nicer! haha
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@sardelsa @dubstepvideobody I usually hit all my
Nutrient goals because i eat a lot of pea protein, take vitamins and supplements. I have a nutritionist that I see about four days a week to make sure I'm getting everything I need it's just upping the calories that's hard. I may try to add more grains. Breads and rices. I may try to eat read meat too. My doctor thinks it's because I
Do so much cardio and ballet conditioning. In a week I usually run 30-35 miles. Maybe more. Ballet keeps my legs strong and muscular but since i support my weight on my
Toes my body try's to keep me lighter. I wonder if I should cut back on cardio and just focus on flexibility and strength training. Maybe also making a bunch of meals on the weekend to eat during the week will help. If sardelsa can keep it up with her adorable little ones I can make time to eat better and cook more. There is honestly no excuse lol.
Thanks so much. @sardelsa I may hit you up for time management tips. I can't tell you how amazing it is you do so much.0 -
@mom23mangos I'm sorry to hear about your little one. Do you know what's causing his anxiety or is it just a chemical disorder? My parents used to let me listen to music or left my
Favorite show on while I slept so I felt safe with my favorite characters. Maybe one of those glowing projecting lamps would help? I'm sure with all the support you are giving him he will be better soon.0 -
Aww @mom23mangos that is really tough for sure!1
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@plainpixxel, he has a whole host of neurological issues. Tourettes, OCD, ADHD, anxiety (of course they are all somewhat related), learning disabilities as well as abandonment issues. Even though we adopted him young(~1yr), he had already been abandoned by his primary caregivers twice. It's making the teen years quite fun as you can imagine!
Edit - he used to like going to sleep to the TV, but the psychoneurologist nixed that.2 -
mom23mangos wrote: »@plainpixxel, he has a whole host of neurological issues. Tourettes, OCD, ADHD, anxiety (of course they are all somewhat related), learning disabilities as well as abandonment issues. Even though we adopted him young(~1yr), he had already been abandoned by his primary caregivers twice. It's making the teen years quite fun as you can imagine!
Edit - he used to like going to sleep to the TV, but the psychoneurologist nixed that.
Oh my gosh. That really is a critical period for a child. I wasn't aware he was adopted. You are doing a great job. I'm
Sure it will get better. I understand why the doctor got rid of the TV though. It's a crutch that can cause insomnia and other issues so I get it.
I can't wait until im stable enough to adopt little ones to give them a better life.1 -
I generally eat 1500 total calories now, but it was closer to 1200 when I was trying to lose more. I go running about 3 times a week, and do body weight exercises 4-5 times a week, because I don't always have the ability to get to a gym. @sardelsa and @mom23mangos now I feel like I definitely don't have any excuse when I don't want to workout! I hope your kids are easier to deal with than I was as a teenager!
I'm a vegetarian, so I'm always worrying about not getting enough protein - I've read some places that you're supposed to be eating 1 gm per lb of body weight, but I'm never even close to that - how much protein do y'all eat to make sure you don't lose muscle tone?1 -
@mom23mangos, just wanted to say I really admire you - parenting a child with special needs is so draining, and I'm impressed.1
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JeepHair77 wrote: »@mom23mangos, just wanted to say I really admire you - parenting a child with special needs is so draining, and I'm impressed.
I want to do the same. I'm so glad you two have found each other! I bet he'll grow up to be a wonderful person with you as his mom.1 -
@GoldenEye_ @mom23mangos @sardelsa @dubstepvideobody @wellnesschaser @VictoriaTuel @JeepHair77
Sorry to steer the conversation in a different direction but I wanted you guy's insight on a few things. So I'm leaving for my vacation to Washington State on Friday morning and I'm super excited. I calculated what my maintenance calorie consumption would be with my nutritionist and I'll change my goals in MyFitnesspal on Friday but I was wondering how you guys kept track of calories when you are on vacation. Vacation means eating out a lot and I'll be trying wine for the first time and I know that has a lot of calories in it. How do you guys track what you eat? Especially when not all restaurants provide nutritional information? Is it rude to ask? Should I just eyeball it?
I don't mind eating over my goals but I'd like to still have an idea of what I'm putting in my body. Eating over a goal is one thing but I don't want to do something crazy and eat like 2000 calories in one meal (Which has happened to me at Cheesecake factory but honestly I didn't regret it lol) Any tips and tricks? I'd really appreciate it.1 -
Me personally..I never track my food on vacation.. and besides walking and swimming etc.. I don't workout. I drink and eat a lot too.. I mean I don't go crazy but I don't restrict either. I went away for a week a few years ago.. I actually looked better by the end! Just pay attention to your portions, pick your favourite foods not all the foods, pick one meal to indulge in, have a very light breakfast or skip it altogether to save calories for the rest of the day, keep active, don't drink too much and you should be fine. When you come home you may have some water weight to lose but it comes off in no time. Oh enjoy your trip and your wine for the first time! I first tried wine when I was a kid, but my father is Italian so that is normal for us haha!
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I always at least try to track what I'm eating even when I'm traveling - but my "vacations" are almost always visiting family, so I generally have a fair amount of control over all but one of my meals per day. When I'm going out, I try to look at the menu first, so I can get an idea of what healthier options might be or pick out something that I really want to eat and plan around that. I always assume there's a lot more oil and salt in restaurant food than in what I cook, so I factor that in to the calorie count. I generally don't ask the restaurant, because if it's not on the menu, the staff usually doesn't know either.
I just went on vacation and had one large meal per day where I ate whatever I want, but outside of that only ate healthier snacks. I didn't gain any weight because we also walked everywhere, and it was nice to not worry so much about what I was eating. As long as you don't go out to eat for every meal, you should be fine!
Also, if you're going to be drinking wine for the first time, you'll probably want to keep track of that anyway. For some reason wine gets me much drunker than any other equivalent amount of alcohol, so I always have to be more careful when I'm drinking it.1 -
I am paleoish for a lot of years, so even on a vacation I try the local salads, bbq and fruit. I mostly walk A lOT when I am with my boyfriend and burn around 2500 just with walking so even if I eat some junk here and there (steal some fries from his dinner or some chips from his snack as I would never buy it myself) it is mostly in the maintainance range. Evenevery sunday we walk hours together so this saves me.
In your case you can always make sexy suggestions to him like: fruit salad in bed (this is our weekend ritual actually) for breakfast and then some sorbet ice that has so little calories through the day (strawberry has 63 in a ball) and only eat a bigger dinner to fit into cals. Try cappucino or better soy cappucino to tame cravings though the day.
And regarding how do you count: just eat one big thing a day and 2 snacks. And better no cheesecakes. stick to things that are easy to count like chicken with veggies or some rice -if its in a restaurant eat the half or max 2/3 of it and dont do desserts other than one bite. or you can have only a big chunk of cheesecake for dessert, no chicken, no veggies just sugar. If you can survive eating 1000 calories total and burning 700... you can also survive a weekend. I also think that even if you eat total 2000 cals it could be your maintanance cos people move more on vacation. Or just a bit of a kickstarting metabolism, you already eat way too low cals net to keep it burning forever
Regarding alkohol i cant give any suggestions because even on a party i only stick to water or orange juice, my bf also. Just dont drink. Eat a cake instead
Oh I just read you will be trying for the first time. So try one glass and enojoy.1 -
We're actually going on vacation next week, too, and I've been thinking about this.
MOSTLY, I don't like to track too carefully or worry about it much when I'm on vacation. But this time - jeez, I'm so damned close to what I've been working for, and if I put on 3 pounds on vacation, taking them back off is ridiculously hard. Plus, I've got occasionally-visible abs now, and this is a beach vacation and I want them to pop, dammit! If I drink alcohol every night, those abs will be hidden by day 2.
So... I'm no help. I'm probably going to be more relaxed on this trip, but I'm not turning it all the way off. One thing that helps is that on a beach vacation, I can sort of err on the side of seafood for most meals (high-protein, low-cal) and I'll probably limit myself to one glass of wine every evening. One of the friends we're going with is a hard-core crossfitter, so I think there's a good possibility that he'll be out on the beach doing some crazy-*kitten* workout every morning. I might try to join him.
On the wine... I actually do much better with wine than with other drinks, because I can have one glass and sip it slowly and it's really not hard to STICK with just one glass. Whereas if I get a cocktail, I'll probably have 3. 1 -
I think @JeepHair77 has some good suggestions. I honestly haven't tracked since last August. I tend to try to stick to more sensible choices for meals (seafood, lean meats, veggies), while leaving my carbs for chocolate and chips. LOL I did go on a couple of short trips when losing weight last year and just ended up not logging, eating sensibly most of the time and splurging when I felt like it. And like @dubstepvideobody said, I'm usually walking so much it doesn't really matter. Then I came back and just got back on track. I'm really trying to view this as I have a lifetime to remain healthy and in shape, so I want to be able to enjoy myself as well. I don't drink alcohol, so no help on that one either. Sorry.
Also, it's sometimes hard when you are with other people, but I'd say don't eat if you aren't hungry. If I'm busy on vacation, sometimes I won't think to eat or be hungry until mid-afternoon.2 -
@sardelsa @dubstepvideobody @VictoriaTuel @JeepHair77 @mom23mangos
Thank you all SO much. It's really helpful and I think I've got a good game plan together.
I think the best tips are the ones that are the most simple. I definitely struggle with eating when I'm not hungry when I go out with friends. I feel rude getting a table and not ordering anything. What I think I will do if that happens is just take a walk on the beach while everyone eats and catch up with them later.
I'm just a huge sucker for breakfast food. I was born in Swansea, Wales in the UK and we have tons of bread and other carb-ish stuff for breakfast and that's usually were I fall off the band wagon so I'll watch that carefully.
I'm really nervous about trying alcohol for the first time. I've never really had any desire to drink. Water was always cheaper (except in Europe) so I might not have any at all. My boyfriend just got this really expensive wine from his parents and he wants to share it with me. It kinda freaks me out lol. I like being in control of my body. Being intoxicated sounds weird lol.
Again I can't thank you ladies enough. I can't wait to show you some great picture when I get back!0 -
Breakfast food is so good, I completely understand the struggle - I made cinnamon rolls for Easter breakfast and definitely ate more of them than I should have, but do not regret it at all.
Splitting a nice bottle of wine with multiple people shouldn't really get you intoxicated, and your boyfriend can look out for you if you're really worried! You can also just have a small glass or sip first because you might not even like the taste, even if it is a fancy expensive wine. I was at a wine tasting and a Dean bought a really expensive dessert wine, but it was just too sweet for me and I couldn't finish even my little glass - I had to give it to a friend.
Your vacation sounds like it's going to be awesome regardless of what you end up eating/drinking; I hope you have a great time!!1 -
I think you should relax, being relaxed about food is much sexier than counting every single calorie and feeling intoxicated after a glass of wine... If you ask me you need to cheat a bit and get out of control to see if you really have control when you are not in the comfort of your home weighting every paprika and carrot and burning calories like hell. The real control is to not eat out of emotion or some kind of non hunger related thing and to be able to enojoy. yeah,food is also a socializer, but control is also to find the way in the situation to tame hunger, not lose your diet standards too much, break the rules a bit just ro not forget how nice it feels to have a bit of ....(insert) and so on. After acheaving the Gigi body you will have to eat a lot more food net, so take the vacation as an exam for maintainance.
Wow I should stop behaving like mother. I am having my period maybe thats why haha 1
