missybct Member

Daily weighing fluctuates - which is why most people advocate weekly or monthly weigh in's because it gives a better cross reference. You may have eaten more sodium or not enough water or several reasons - unless you've been binging that weight won't be "actual" fat and probably water retention. I weighed in at 199.6 this…

150-165bs....I can't quite see height though.

Thigh Gap - if it's natural, it's all good. Some people naturally have them, there should be no negativity for that. Thigh Gap - if it's not natural, meh. I've never been bothered. I see girls using the specific machine they thing is going to help and it doesn't - you can't change your bone structure. I just want to be…

In 2010 I lost nearly 60lbs to one of my lowest weights of 213lbs. I gained back 84lbs - so 60lbs plus an extra 24 for good measure. Health problems (physical and mental) combined with poor choices and a bad attitude to food (my own fault) sealed the deal. In January I weighed 297lbs or thereabouts. Today I weigh 212lbs. I…

I don't trust my perception of how I look at all anymore. I started at 5ft 6 and 297lbs - I was definitely in denial about how big I was and blamed a multitude of reasons for why I had nearly hit 300lbs. I lost about 50lbs - then I started to appreciate my body a bit more, felt good, walked around with a bit of confidence…

I have drank around 30 units in total, this year. Compared to last year, when I would drink 30 units a WEEK. I actually stopped drinking alcohol before I started losing weight - I was addicted to it, and would chase it down at every opportunity. My weight started to drop when I stopped drinking 3-4 bottles of wine a week.…

The only person I am cheating is myself.... But seriously - if you want something; have it. I have had three months of tracking constantly and being either on or under my calorie goal (I do eat exercise calories back, although not all). This week, whilst I haven't been to the gym, I have been constantly on the go moving…

"I eat pieces of **** like you for breakfast" "You eat pieces of **** for breakfast?"

If only! My goal weight is 140lbs, I'm 215lbs! :grumble: :laugh:

I'd say about 170lbs? Maybe 180lbs - in a good way. I can't even remember what my profile photo is. I'm 5ft 6.

This does sound a bit self-indulgent OP. Clearly, if you feel that you have "clingers" who don't give much back to you, you'd surely delete them? As for being a public figure or whatever, sure - I'm not disputing that but I don't know who you are (I don't know that many people on here, to be fair) but there are a lot of…

When you up the calories, you will gain weight - and fast, because you've restricted so harshly. I'm speaking from experience here. Also, you may get into a cycle of yo-yoing around - restrictive diet, gain weight, restrict, gain and repeat. You may be left resenting diets to the point where you refuse to eat anything…

Free weights, yes - they are better as they force you to use more muscle groups. But, they are not an option for everyone - confidence, injury, disability etc. I started off going to the gym using only weight machines because I had no confidence in my ability to use free weights. I still use some weight machines. My time…

Blergh.

Thank you for this - I will admit that I never struggled to find a "companion" - but admission of how bad my situation was (there is no easy way to say "Yep, I'm certified and in therapy" without sounding trite) usually ended somewhere along the line with issues - regardless of time period. But you are right, I was…

Also, can I just add to the "Women who only want men who are xxx height" - I have a friend who is 45 years old. She has routinely been dismissed based on the fact she is 41 and she is out of the age range for some men. She lied on her profile as an experiment and found out that if she lowered her age to 39 (so a 2 year…

Yeah, but working = money, which is integral to life, really. Therefore, you stating that women are out to nest and are bothered by the amount of money a man earns at the same time as saying it's a "gender" issue is a bit hypocritical. If you were given two identical people, one with no money and one with £100k in the…

Nice CV, but I've set up profiles for myself and for friends too. I've also overseen problems in dating sites and spoken publicly about them, so I know some information too. Actually, I am interested - an opinion is not always wrong, it is just subjective. It is also not easy for women either, for your info. It depends on…

For someone who finds it "difficult" to online date, you sure have an in-depth analysis of how to appear. Maybe that is why you find it difficult? It all seems a little bit too....forced because you are trying too hard with how your profile comes across? Or maybe you are being sarcastic.... Hmm. I disagree. I've online…

I doff my hat repeatedly to you sir, for being an inspiration and a joy - absolutely amazing and I wish you all the luck for the future xxx

Also - there are decent, calibrated scales in most pharmacies - we have them in Boots (UK) and they measure weight and body fat. I normally check in with them once a week just to make sure my home scales are on the dot.

I bow down to you girl. You look phenomenal and an inspiration. I'm bumping this so I can read it properly later - needless to say I will be thinking of your story as I go to the gym! :flowerforyou:

Unless I have missed something monumental regarding Rosemary Conley, doesn't she work at a ridiculous low deficit? I seem to recall it's something like 1200-1500 no matter what. Also, you have to pay for it. Personally, I'd never go back to a diet programme that requires me to pay to be weighed. I know some people like the…

Ugh, I can't be bothered to get into a debate - I'm too tired. It's 2013. You can elect to not disclose ethnic origin but then you get the inevitable "Why did they refuse to answer" question, which kind of around with the whole purpose of the tick box in the first place. Few companies like what they consider to be "rebels"…

*brit wades in* We have a horrible provider called EE that is rubbish in rural areas. Don't get them if you are in a village - that happens to be six miles outside of one of the main cities in the country. *brit wades out*

To be honest, I can't believe that in 2013 those questions still exist on a job application. They say it's data, or equality and **** like that, but surely equality would be to not ask it at all and simply let the chosen candidates turn up, regardless of their race?

What really irks me is when a food is built into the system, but people don't see that NI on packets measures in GRAMS and not MILLIGRAMS - therefore, 1g is NOT 1mg - or at least they do in this country. I normally change it because I'm pedantic like that - it's not because I have a high sodium diet - I never have, but I…

I have been asked this a few times, but mostly people haven't said much. I just say I go to the gym and eat as clean as possible. I figure that if they want to know more, they will ask! I've been told that I don't need to lose anymore, which is hilarious because I've still got another 75lbs to go until I'm 10st/140lbs…

Oh man DO I eat! Feel free to add me - I'm slowly trying to eat more as I'm exercising more and much prefer my timeline to be full of people who enjoy food! 65 days of logging :)

BMI, within medical circles, is beginning to become a bit of a contentious subject. Whilst for "A Typical Person", BMI is a good gauge of health, it's actually pretty flawed in some respects. As you saw, some of the posters above fit into the "overweight" category yet have trimmer, leaner and fitter bodies than they may…