thecookiemonsterbaker Member

Stopped up.

Hey girl, are you a fire alarm? ‘Cause you’re smoking hot.

People who don’t sanitize the equipment after using it. GROSS! Also, people who don’t know how to properly dress for the gym and you wind up seeing things you cannot unsee.

Mind games.

Not sure if this counts since it is semi in the future, but I am going on vacation in a few weeks and this is the first time that I am not really worried about food or 'being on a diet.' For the first time, I see this as a lifestyle change rather than a diet. In the past, the first mention of vacation would fill me with…

Up until recently (the last 2-3 years), I have been a 'sweets' girl. Then one day, I switched to salty and/or a combo of the two if it's the right mix. The day Rolo Ritz Crackers came my life...#ohboy.

Staying the course and trusting the process no matter which direction the scale goes...this journey is more than the becoming and less about the numbers. Finally fitting into a size of jeans that I would never buy any bigger (partly because of denial) without feeling stuffed.

To get in my car, but

I jumped and caught

As I lay atop my best friend's grave.

Amid the health issues (and the stresses that go with it), the social eating of this week and next, and overall just not being myself, I have stayed committed to this journey by allowing all these things to fuel my desire to finally stick with it. There would have been a time when even the smallest reason would thrown me…

My periods progressively got worse in heaviness and in pain for the first two days every cycle. If I wasn't chugging water or staying on top of taking ibuprofen, I felt like I was dying (okay, that might be a little dramatic, but I didn't want to do anything but lounge around or stay in bed). @rednote49 did your doctor…

^^^This. Bring to the table what you want out of the relationship or remain single or learn to deal.

Three NSV: 1.) For the first time in ages, I am dedicated more than ever to lose this weight and get healthy. I am in a place in my life where I have learned from all my previous failed attempts at weight loss and also that anything in life worth fighting for is going to be hard but also rewarding. I am worth the fight and…

You first need to decide what you want most: the junk food or being healthy. That's not to say that you cannot be healthy and still have junk food from time to time amd seeing as how you are at a crossroad, it's time to decide between what you want now and what you want most. For me, it clicked when I was trying to 'do…

The biggest for me is finally being able to look in the mirror and actually see myself. For most of, if not all, my life I have only looked when I needed too but never really lingered to actually look at me. Anytime I did, I became disgusted and gave up. I want to see myself and not feel gross.

Thanks everyone for making me feel welcome.

Good for you! Wishing you the best in your endeavor.

Aww, that be great. Thank you!