gauchogirl Member

Why does he care who looks? You might let him know the "gay" won't magically transfer to him because gay men have seen him nekkid.

I rarely eat fruit, but if it's cherry season, I eat as many as I can while they're here. I love raspberries too, but don't eat them often.

^^ Pretty much this. At least close to it.

Sorry but I almost thought you were trolling. If you don't like hot drinks, don't drink them. I don't like coffee so I've never had the stuff. Our bodies didn't evolve to NEED liquid energy, if your eating is proper and your sleep is proper and you don't have any nutritional deficiencies, you don't "need" to drink…

There are many people here who do not exercise to achieve their weight loss. But, I think it's important to remember that exercise really isn't about weight loss -- it's more about fitness. Food is much better for weight loss. They work together but definitely exercise for health and fitness!

I'm just about the same. 193ish, 5'5" and wear some 12's, some loose 14's and an odd 16 that fits fine. Not great but when I started I was breaking into 24's. I'm 46, mom of three.

yea, not sure I get the point to this post? Do YOU feel like an 8? Why does it matter what someone you admitted isn't "all that" thinks about their perception of your appearance in an arbitrary scale of nonsense? Maybe they meant 8 out of 8? Maybe 8 out of 5. Maybe, shudder, 8/15 (ouch!) I promise you get +2 for not giving…

My office is the exact same way. Plus monthly giant potlucks.

Ate 1742, which was 42 "over" and a net of 1148.

So if I'm speeding by 5ish MPH over the limit, but the officer is pretty sure I INTENDED to adhere to the limit, he should just let me go? How about in a school zone with kids crossing the street? Yes, like driving, bad grammar kills.

She knows she can and does. edit so it wasn't an obit, lol.

While I agree 100%, we also weren't meant to consume almonds in the quantities necessary to make almond "milk". Anything in moderation is most likely better than anything in excess. It's probably unnecessary for most people to consume any liquid calories past infancy. Water should be it.

TO finally participate in slutty halloween. :devil: No really, I read somewhere once that everyone's body deserves to be strong enough to protect their loved ones in an emergency and that always stuck with me. Imagine an emergency where the shape you let yourself get in prevented you from saving a child's or spouse's life.…

Mine went down, which is sort of depressing because I'm still not that close. It went down because after losing 80 lbs, I've realized I am not, and have never been, "big-boned." I actually have a pretty small frame, with a lot of excess weight on it. And as I've aged, I've somehow lost an inch in height. I have been 5'6"…

I've had coworkers bring me coffee, and yes it's a wonderful gesture, but I don't drink coffee. It's revolting and even the smell makes me gag. Saying "that was so nice, but I don't drink coffee" should be no different than "that was so nice, but I don't eat sugar/drink calories (or whatever.)" And then say "It was so nice…

I don't think I've had boneless, skinless chicken breast more than 3 or 4 times in 2 years. If I did, it would be chopped and added to a giant spinach and greens salad with bacon, feta, walnuts, dried cherries, olive oil and lots of spices. Need to do something to give it fat and flavor.

yeaaa, why does it matter to you so much? I go to the gym on my lunch hour (really, my lunch 45 minutes) and I leave directly from, and go directly back, to work. So I'm def wearing make up. And sometimes I go on my morning and afternoon breaks (20 minutes) to squeeze in a little extra time and on those days, I don't EVEN…

I keep my macros set at 60F/20P/20C and have had good success (both with adherence and results.) ETA: This is the only way for ME to control my eating. I do this in addition to IF and this keeps me satisfied and literally not thinking about food until I break my fast (sometime between 18-22 hours later.) I eat in about a 4…

"You are everything I never knew I always wanted." -- Alex Whitman, "Fools Rush In"

Yep! I don't think of exercise as causing weight loss anymore, at least not significant. Exercise is for FITNESS. Your day-to-day diet is what determines weight loss.They aren't kidding when they say "abs are made in the kitchen." So get moving for increased health and wellness and couple that with appropriate food choices…

Try putting your hands somewhere that makes eating difficult, impossible or gross. Sewing/Knitting/Crochet, a bath or the easiest: go outside and start doing something in the dirt. Pulling weeds, scooping dog poop, gardening...Just stand up, walk outside and START before your brain has time to direct your otherwise. I…

You have an awesome attitude! Great job, I know you'll be one of our success stories soon enough!

I agree with you for one reason that everyone fails to mention: WE ALL HAVE EXCESS CALORIES, EVERYDAY, AT ALL TIMES. It's called STORED FAT. It gets recruited when we have calorie needs in excess of our calorie intake. Why does no one consider this?

If I eat popcorn it's only as a delivery vehicle for yummy grass-fed butter (or ghee) and celtic sea salt. In my humble opinion, "lowfat" is stupid. ETA: I cook it in the pan with coconut oil as well.

Just to show how much fluctuation there is: I am 5'5", but significantly heavier than you. I weighed 190 lbs as of this morning and wear a size 12-14 jeans (which I also wore at 200 lbs, though less comfortably!) I have several pairs in both sizes from different run-of-the-mill stores, like Target and Shopko and Old Navy.…

You might check your local "health food" store. I live in a fairly small town, with only 1 such store, but even here they keep large bins of raw nuts and you grind your own, into to-go containers, right there on the spot. As easy as driving to the big chain store and buying a jar. But MUCH healthier. I don't actually eat…

^^This. Passive-Aggressive, thy name is OP.

I quit the first time I ordered, and ATE, an entire large pizza by myself. I don't need anything that makes me even more of a hedon than I already am.

M - TRX upper body circuits, short/fast elliptical T - walk, HIIT elliptical: (sprint/rest repeats) W - walk, TRX lower body circuits, short/fast elliptical TH - walk, long/slower elliptical, 5K walk F - walk, upper body TRX circuits, short/fast elliptical SA - 1-2 hrs hiking hills ("Active rest") SU - 1-2 hrs hiking hills…

What ^^^ this says. There is no way to "boost" your metabolism by ingesting a specific food or at a specific time. Eat an appropriate amount and variety of more-healthy-than-not foods you enjoy, timed for the way YOUR life goes and do an honest amount of varied-effort physical work for fitness.