BlueSkyShoal Member

Nope. :)

I think part it is conveying that being overweight isn't The Worst Possible Thing. You don't want a kid feeling they will be worthless or unloved if they get overweight. It seems like a lot of eating disorders start when kids are in their tweens or teens; kids' bodies can go through some very weird proportions during…

I don't think there's much of a difference, other than the fact that fruits and veggies come with a lot of nutrients that, for example, an Oreo does not. The problem with the Oreo isn't that it has "bad sugar", though. It's more of a correlation than a causation. The sugar itself isn't the bad guy. I will say that as a…

There's no need for a food scale if you're losing without it, and I've lost 55 lbs. :)

My first Bento attempt! The bottom layer is kind of a mess, but oh well.

It does seem to happen more consistently and rapidly than weight loss, but maybe that's perception bias? This weekend I was visiting my childhood town and didn't even try to stay within my usual calorie goals because, by god, this was a rare chance to eat at my favorite local burger place. I ate there two days in a row. As…

I usually log them, but I don't measure them. Like, not even with a measuring cup. So it's "medium apple", "medium orange", and for things like celery and carrots, I just grab a handful and assume that it's a cup. There is no need to get exacting with celery, in particular. A cup has, what, 15 calories? Even if you are so…

She didn't say logging is disordered; she said it can (not will--CAN) lead to an eating disorder for some people. Which is true. For other people, obviously, it doesn't lead to an eating disorder.

I log every day. :)

I don't think it's a dumb question. I think it's natural to have all kinds of questions about food and fitness. :) I look at the magazines by the checkout line screaming that some celebrity "lost 15 pounds in a week" and advertising the latest fad diet and I'm not surprised that a lot of the general public is confused or…

I know some people who are doing the low carb thing use lettuce leaves around a burger instead of buns. I love bread, but find it discouraging how many calories bagels have. I love them but they don't really keep me full, so it's hard to work them into my meals without going over my calories.

Good points. If someone is really overweight, they might not even have any conception of what they would look like if they weren't. So I can understand how some people would feel uncomfortable with the idea of basically giving up the way they have always mentally pictured themselves, even if they aren't at a healthy…

Four, I would guess? That said, I find Pop Tarts disgusting, especially any of the frosted ones. I've only bought them a handful of times in my life, always with the optimistic hope that "THIS flavor must be good, surely . . . There must be a reason people like these . . ." Yeah, no, they're terrible. If you want pastry…

TOM = time of the month. :)

Weight does fluctuate naturally from day to day, so don't get discouraged! I once had a day where I gained two pounds. Midday I weighed myself again--I had lost one pound. (Thanks to poopin', lol.) At the end of the day I weight myself once again--by that point I had lost another pound, so I was back to my 'original'…

I'm glad the situation resolved so cleanly. :) I could never do low carb (I love my pancakes) but hopefully it will work for her.

I used to do this. I would skimp on meals throughout the day, afraid that I would "run out" of calories later. I do eat veggies throughout the day now--yummy and low calorie--but I also eat a bigger lunch meal and breakfast. I have to have confidence in myself that, no, I won't make choices later in the day that make me…

I want to add that unless you are hanging over her shoulder all day, tallying exactly what she eats, how much, etc, you really don't know how many calories she's ingesting. You also don't know what she does/doesn't eat when not at work. Whoa, she eats a protein bar and nuts after working out??? . . . so do a lot of people,…

You absolutely do NOT have to buy special drinks, etc, to lose weight. As far as them acting like you don't know what you're doing--everyone is an expert when it comes to diet, lol! You should hear the things I hear at work. "Eating peanut butter is like eating POISON" is one of my favorites. I'm assuming they are…

I had a hard time deciding whether to click the Inspiring button or the Awesome button because you're BOTH! Congratulations, that is amazing!

Depends if it's a little hunger or really bad, gnawing hunger. If it's gnawing hunger, I'd do two things: 1. Try to move your meals around into a configuration that keeps you satisfied and not hungry. 2. If that doesn't work, reassess your calorie goals. Caveat: Have you just started losing weight? When I first started, I…

Soda has always made my teeth feel weird. So although I enjoy the taste of a root beer, for example, it's not something I ever would want to drink all the time. I also don't actually like carbonation. I like soda better after it's gone flat. Random trivia fact, most people outside the US think root beer is disgusting.…

Absolutely do NOT do this. First of all, it's rude. Second, you will be in trouble if she decides to report you to HR. IMO it depends on just how close you are to this coworker. I sometimes discuss diet options with a couple of my coworkers, but they're also friends of mine. Not sure if I would bring it up with…

Thank you for your honesty. At the end of the day, being a healthy weight will make us a healthy person (most of the time--too many 'supplements' are bad news), and sometimes it helps us mentally. But sometimes it just gives us new insecurities, and new obstacles--or old ones in a new skin--to overcome. I sincerely wish…

Agree with taking half home.

Amy's frozen meals taste great, but they cost more than a lot of them. But they also taste better than Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, etc IMO.

I'd go to a real Greek restaurant over Arby's, lol.

Well, the issue is accuracy vs precision. Calorie counting is accurate, but not precise. It can't be precise, for various reasons: - Different people of similar weight/height/gender/activity level will still have slightly different metabolisms. - Hormones play a role; simple example, if one lady has a heavy period that…

If people have only ever known you as overweight, it can probably be very alarming when someone loses a lot of weight. Especially if they are losing it fairly rapidly (2 lb a week). That said, sometimes the reason people make negative comments is because the goal is, in fact, too low. I mean, we see people like that on the…

I just kind of guessed a weight that was in the middle of my "healthy" BMI zone. We'll see if it's the right fit for me once i actually reach it, lol.