Diamond Dolls Week #4

reneepugh
reneepugh Posts: 522 Member
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't know who is supposed to do the question of the day, but here is a question just to keep us all going....

Which would you rather be, smart or skinny? ;-)
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  • mheightchew
    mheightchew Posts: 334
    Ooooh, good one. My head says smart, but my *kitten* is telling me to write skinny!!
  • BethanieK
    BethanieK Posts: 201
    I don't know who is supposed to do the question of the day, but here is a question just to keep us all going....

    Which would you rather be, smart or skinny? ;-)


    I'm already smart! LOL I'd rather be moderately both, does that count?!?
  • northernchic
    northernchic Posts: 117 Member
    Ooooh, good one. My head says smart, but my *kitten* is telling me to write skinny!!

    LOL I'm with you my friend!!
  • skylar1907
    skylar1907 Posts: 156
    smart. beauty is always attainable - brains is something you have to build young.
  • mfkfoster
    mfkfoster Posts: 331 Member
    Definately, SMART! I'm currently working on healthy, not skinny.
  • defygravity531
    defygravity531 Posts: 289 Member
    Lol, this is so typical me, but I refuse to choose!! I will be both. :-D And come to think of it, I'm proud that "both!" is my gut reaction. I want ALL the good things in life -- smart, happy, beautiful, thin, loved, loving, curious, blessed, healthy... and I believe I'm worth ALL of those things and shouldn't have to choose. I think a healthy level of indignation is ok and that we should all know we deserve it all.


    We can all be the total package! :-D
  • MeganLord
    MeganLord Posts: 28 Member
    Which would you rather be, smart or skinny? ;-)

    Id rather be smart.. cause if I was smart I would have watched what I ate LONG ago and would have never let myself get this BIG.. you can fix being "fat" but you cant fix stupid :) just saying
  • Harrar10
    Harrar10 Posts: 116
    [quote[Which would you rather be, smart or skinny? ;-) [/quote]

    Of course smart!! Although if I could take half and half then I would lol!!!
  • Harrar10
    Harrar10 Posts: 116
    I feel like our group is slowly decreasing in activity... Anyone else feel this too?

    WELL where is the Question of the day? I'll go ahead and throw out a question to keep it rolling.

    7/14/2011: How are you going to celebrate your victory of reaching your GOAL WEIGHT!!!!..
  • lustris
    lustris Posts: 152
    I feel like our group is slowly decreasing in activity... Anyone else feel this too?

    WELL where is the Question of the day? I'll go ahead and throw out a question to keep it rolling.

    7/14/2011: How are you going to celebrate your victory of reaching your GOAL WEIGHT!!!!..

    I have BIG PLANS to take a much needed vacay with my #1 motivator and MFP BFF Karmiene believe it or not....and I'm super pumped for it! Just knowing this is how I want to celebrate pushes me more each day to reach my goals!
  • cherubcrnp
    cherubcrnp Posts: 717 Member
    Hi! I just found this group. How am I going to celebrate.....I want to go on a vacation with my sweetie. I am thinking Mexico, Disney World or a cruise.

    Pam aka Cherubcrnp
  • MeganLord
    MeganLord Posts: 28 Member
    7/14/2011: How are you going to celebrate your victory of reaching your GOAL WEIGHT!!!!..
    my husband has said he will take me shopping for new clothes wahoo..but im thinkin new ink :)
  • mfkfoster
    mfkfoster Posts: 331 Member
    7/14/2011: How are you going to celebrate your victory of reaching your GOAL WEIGHT!!!!..

    I still don't know how I will celebrate. I have so far to go that it's hard to think that far in advance. My next goal is 222 which would be half way to my goal of losing 124 pounds. It's 2.4 pounds away! My reward for that will bee a new hair color in August! Just a bit lighter that's all, with maybe some highlights.
  • defygravity531
    defygravity531 Posts: 289 Member
    I'm going to celebrate the reaching of my goal weight by buying tons of new clothes. :-) I used to weigh 210 and ever since I started losing weight, I went from a size 20 to 18 to 16 to 14 to 12 and now I'm a 10. So I never get to keep my clothes for very long! So when I hit my goal weight, I'm going to buy tons of awesome, expensive clothes because I know I'll be able to wear them forever. BECAUSE IM NEVER GAINING THE WEIGHT BACK!! :-D
  • defygravity531
    defygravity531 Posts: 289 Member
    7/15/11 QUESTION OF THE DAY:

    "Losing weight would be so much easier if only.... ____________________" <---- Do you ever find yourself thinking weightloss would be easier if only fill in the blank? What is your "if only"?

    AND

    How can you handle that situation and still be successful?




    Losing weight would be so much easier if only everyone in my life was more sensitive to my needs. If they didn't ask me to go out to dinner or offer me sweets at work or eat junk food right next to me, then I could resist temptation.

    I can handle this situation by preparing myself ahead of time and practicing saying, "no thank you" to the junk food pushers. I can remind myself that it's not my boyfriend's fault that he can eat whatever he wants and that he should be allowed to eat his food unjudged (and un-resented) even though I have to eat different things. I can also work out more so that I have more flexibility regarding what I can and can't eat.

    Point being, the responsibility is on me to put things into perspective and be accountable for my OWN choices, not to worry about what other people eat or do around me.
  • BethanieK
    BethanieK Posts: 201
    7/14/2011: How are you going to celebrate your victory of reaching your GOAL WEIGHT!!!!..

    I am going to eat an entire chocolate cake! Hahaha just kidding!

    I am definitely going on a shopping spree, and I am getting some more ink done. :)
  • BethanieK
    BethanieK Posts: 201
    7/15/11 QUESTION OF THE DAY:

    "Losing weight would be so much easier if only.... ____________________" <---- Do you ever find yourself thinking weightloss would be easier if only fill in the blank? What is your "if only"?

    AND

    How can you handle that situation and still be successful?

    Losing weight would be so much easier if only, I got to see the results much more rapidly! I am all about instant gratification, and sometimes it's hard to keep plugging along when I don't feel like I am seeing any results.

    How to handle that? I just keep telling myself that I didn't get into this overnight, so I won't get out of it that way either. It helps, but it still kinda sucks!
  • mheightchew
    mheightchew Posts: 334
    Sorry, I missed the July 14th question so I will answer both:

    Not sure what I am going to do to celebrate my goal weight! THe day I lost 100 pounds I got two dermal anchors (kinda like piercings) in my chest. They are permanent, just like my weight loss ;) Maybe new clothes or a new tatoo??

    Losing weight would be easier if I didn't like food so dang much!! I wish I could be one of those people who view food only as fuel.
  • Karmiene
    Karmiene Posts: 115 Member
    Ooooh, good one. My head says smart, but my *kitten* is telling me to write skinny!!

    Me too! This is probably the toughest question so far. Not to brag, but I'm pretty smart right now. I'd gladly give up some, but not all, in order to be thin - say... 15% of my smarts to be 40% lighter tomorrow. It would have to be instantaneous to make it worth it.

    I’m slowly losing weight without a fairy godmother so maybe I should hang on to my smarts until I see what happens?

    Wow this question has really caused me to think. As, if there’s actually a choice to make.
  • Karmiene
    Karmiene Posts: 115 Member
    "Losing weight would be so much easier if only… I wasn’t so lazy and I didn’t love food so much.

    AND

    How can you handle that situation and still be successful?

    I find it much easier to cut back food than to exercise so I’m not sure I do handle the situation very well. I’m somewhat successful because I allow myself the freedom to eat anything and I bargain with myself all the time. If I do… then I can have…

    Honestly, MFP is the primary reason I’ve had any success. Tracking food and doing simple math is helpful and the people here are fantatstic. Being part of the Diamond Challenge sure helps too! I’m addicted to MFP and know that it’s the primary reason I’ve stuck with this thing.
  • Karmiene
    Karmiene Posts: 115 Member
    How are you going to celebrate your victory of reaching your GOAL WEIGHT!

    I didn't have one for a long time because I didn't want to jinx myself or get overwhelmed with the massive task of losing so much weight but now I have plans to celebrate with my BFF Lustris and that's a huge motivator as well as a pot of gold at the end.
  • Karmiene
    Karmiene Posts: 115 Member
    I feel like our group is slowly decreasing in activity... Anyone else feel this too?

    I'm sorry, I kind of fell behind. Plus, I was looking at the wrong forum. I didn't realize a week 4 thread had been created. I'm catching up now.

    One last QOTD: Has my weight stopped me from achieving anything?

    Uh, yeah! Tons. I don’t function well in relationships. I feel self-conscious all the time. I’m not brave. Like Bethanie, I’ve lost some of my glimmer, sparkle, "it factor". I used to have this unshakable confidence and I’ve often said that’s what I’m actually searching for, not necessarily being skinny. If I could retrieve that “it factor” at this weight I would, but it seems so intricately tied to my body image. I wish it wasn’t. And, this poo-poo feeling spills over into other areas in my life, mostly personal. I’m still confident at school and work because my ego is so tied up in being smart. That’s really all I’ve got going for myself right now. I don’t mean that in a woe is me Eeyore kind of way. It’s like when you lose one sense your others are supposedly heightened and it goes back to the question asked a couple of days ago – do I want to be smart or skinny? Well, really I want both. Like everything else in life, I just want some balance.
  • northernchic
    northernchic Posts: 117 Member

    7/14/2011: How are you going to celebrate your victory of reaching your GOAL WEIGHT!!!!..

    I'm going to take a burlesque class, my friend has been trying to get me to do it for a couple of years now lol. Sounds like fun...but not with THIS *kitten* lol....I won't even bellydance with an audience at this point...
  • cherubcrnp
    cherubcrnp Posts: 717 Member
    7/15/11 QUESTION OF THE DAY:

    "Losing weight would be so much easier if only.... ____________________" <---- Do you ever find yourself thinking weightloss would be easier if only fill in the blank? What is your "if only"?

    AND

    How can you handle that situation and still be successful?


    It would be so much easier if I didn't work such long hours and could get to the gym on a more regular basis. Working 12 hours a day in a busy ER keeps me really busy and I get alot of walking done while at work....I have done at least 5 miles on some days.

    Pam




    Losing weight would be so much easier if only everyone in my life was more sensitive to my needs. If they didn't ask me to go out to dinner or offer me sweets at work or eat junk food right next to me, then I could resist temptation.

    I can handle this situation by preparing myself ahead of time and practicing saying, "no thank you" to the junk food pushers. I can remind myself that it's not my boyfriend's fault that he can eat whatever he wants and that he should be allowed to eat his food unjudged (and un-resented) even though I have to eat different things. I can also work out more so that I have more flexibility regarding what I can and can't eat.

    Point being, the responsibility is on me to put things into perspective and be accountable for my OWN choices, not to worry about what other people eat or do around me.
  • Harrar10
    Harrar10 Posts: 116
    7/15/11 QUESTION OF THE DAY:

    "Losing weight would be so much easier if only....I DIDN'T GET BORED AND HAD A TON OF MONEY"

    AND

    How can you handle that situation and still be successful?
    Tell myself that it will be worth it in the end, keep on trucking and sometimes I fall down but I keep getting back up! There is a goal and its okay if I don't reach it within my time limit, just as long as I reach it.
  • Harrar10
    Harrar10 Posts: 116
    KEEPING IT ROLLING...

    7/16 Question Of The Day

    What is your Favorite Exercise and Why?

    I have a love/hate relationship with running! I love that it helps me lose weight, makes me feel great, and tones my whole body! I hate it while I am doing it though!! Even in the Army I hated running, but it is the best exercise for me and my body and because I know that it is what my main focus of exercise it on.

    How about everyone else?
  • mheightchew
    mheightchew Posts: 334
    KEEPING IT ROLLING...

    7/16 Question Of The Day

    What is your Favorite Exercise and Why?

    I have a love/hate relationship with running! I love that it helps me lose weight, makes me feel great, and tones my whole body! I hate it while I am doing it though!! Even in the Army I hated running, but it is the best exercise for me and my body and because I know that it is what my main focus of exercise it on.

    How about everyone else?

    I love circuit training. It makes me feel so strong and proves to me how far I have come (while knowing I am still a work in progress!)
  • northernchic
    northernchic Posts: 117 Member

    7/16 Question Of The Day

    What is your Favorite Exercise and Why?

    I love a GOOD elliptical...I have an "Image" elliptical...it's bleh...but hey it was free. I'm in LOVE with the NordicTrack Audio Strider Pro...but I'm a little short on the $900 it costs :-p

    Of course NOTHING compairs to riding (horse back) but it's funny, I just never consider it exercise cause it's so darn fun!! lol
  • ellisor1230
    ellisor1230 Posts: 33
    KEEPING IT ROLLING...

    7/16 Question Of The Day

    What is your Favorite Exercise and Why?

    I love circuit training. I've done 30DS and most of Insanity (starting again tomorrow). I love feeling stronger and seeing improvement, and still getting my *kitten* handed to me every day.
  • MeganLord
    MeganLord Posts: 28 Member
    7/15/11 QUESTION OF THE DAY:

    "Losing weight would be so much easier if only...___________"
    the results came faster! :)


    AND

    How can you handle that situation and still be successful?
    Just keep pushing myself every little bit helps!


    7/16
    Whats your favorite exercise and why --
    humm..stair master.. i love the burn and out of breath feeling i get! :)
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