Why?

I don't want to be skinny! I am doing this because we cannot have children naturally and to get help with IVF I have to have a BMI of 30 or less it's now 32.4 down from 35 and you know what I am so glad that they've told me I have to do this or I never would have and I feel better than I have done in years.

Go to the superbowl party and have all the chicken wings etc that you desire and then get up tomorrow and start this all over again! There is no point in making yourself miserable!!

I don't want to be skinny! I am doing this because we cannot have children naturally and to get help with IVF I have to have a BMI of 30 or less it's now 32.4 down from 35 and you know what I am so glad that they've told me I have to do this or I never would have and I feel better than I have done in years.

Go to the superbowl party and have all the chicken wings etc that you desire and then get up tomorrow and start this all over again! There is no point in making yourself miserable!!

Ohh fingers crossed! I hope it works! Good luck and great job so far!

Some of us are on here because we want to be skinny. I think a lot of us though are on here because we want our lives back, and our futures back. That's my case, after a year of depression after my mom died, culminating in me at 330lbs when I was checked into the hospital on my birthday last year, I struggled for a while longer until it finally sunk in when a fellow really close overweight friend of mine said "We need to change or we are going to die." That was June 18th of last year. I've lost 92lbs since then, unfortunately my friend is still battling an addiction to food but hey at least I got the message even if he didn't.

As far as Superbowl Sunday goes, eat what you want just don't pig out. People have a tendancy to go to excess at these things. Use MFP on your mobile if you can while you are there to help you keep mindful of portion sizes and eat accordingly to that. If you feel like you eat too much, try to get home with enough time, maybe you can do some sort of small work out using workout tapes like Zumba, Taebo, or even just dance to music yourself for about an hour as long as it's got some kick that should help you burn off a little of the excess, conversely maybe fit in a workout before you leave for the party. That would be optimal because then the good nutrients of the food are going to go toward rebuild muscles and such.

Either way good luck!

Do you want to be skinny or healthy? They aren't necessarily the same thing.

You know you're going to want to eat more today, so start exercising. MFP adds those calories to your goal. You can even look up most of the foods you're going to want and know how much work it will take to earn them. MFP also shows you your weekly tally, so you can keep working throughout the week to make up for any overage you may have today.

so don't be on a diet. eat the food but in smaller amounts, then log it & do some extra exercise over the next week.

I agree. This is why I plan my "spike" days for whenever I have something on (an event, party etc.). That way I can eat what I like (in moderation of course) and not feel bad about it. You shouldn't feel guilty about eating those foods as long as you don't eat them all the time. Being healthy, or "skinny" as you put it, doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing thing. You need to change your lifestyle to something more sustainable. Good luck x

I want to be skinny, so I can buy all the clothes I want & not be the fat friend.
I'm not even dieting really, still eat what I want & I'm halfway to my goal.

whats a diet? i'm having enchiladas and beer tonight while i watch the super bowl!!!


and a friend of mine posted up around the holidays something that kinda made a lot of sense to me. "too many people are too worried how they should eat between christmas and new years, when they should be concerned with how they eat between new years and christmas."

in other words, don't worry about one day.

This. Except for the superbowl part

But the point is don't overdo it because you are going to fail.

Everyone on my friends list wants to be fit and healthy. That means different things. Some are going balls to the walls to have a great tri time. Others are hawt slim girls trying to lift more today than they did before. Another is looking at body fat percent, but I bet he does a triathlon this year too. Another is this brilliant scientist in training at a top notch university and she doesn't want to lose strength and limit her pole dancing ability. There seem to be several friends who are very excited about the game, the food they're cooking and time with family. They've already logged their runs or extra weight lifting or whatever.

When your goal is something other than shrink my body so it takes up less space, you get to enjoy the process and the rest of life. Those long runs this morning will need the refuel this evening. Those petite muscled women have to eat more as the muscles demand fuel. Its just awesome that today the refueling is amomg family and friends while watching a game.

There's no need to eliminate those party foods completely from your life. Personally, I'm not a big fan of wings (I don't enjoy the process of chewing on bones), but I love buffalo sauce. And it's only like 5 calories a serving. I cook up some chicken breast chunks with buffalo sauce and dip it in lowfat ranch dressing. All the flavor of wings. Have some celery sticks to add more volume to your food.

Tortilla chips are about 140 calories per one ounce serving. That's not so bad. An entire CUP of salsa is about 70 calories. Break your chips up into smaller pieces (so you're not double dipping!) and scoop up loads of salsa with each one. And add lots of fresh veggies to your plate. If you want to avoid the chips, spoon a little salsa on a cucumber slice.

A typical meatball is around 60 calories... again, not bad!

Don't beat yourself up over it. Break it down with logic. You can eat the foods you enjoy.

That is a fantastic response.. well done you! x