rocketmouse Member

I joined in September and I've lost 23 pounds so far - but 8.5 of those pounds have been in the last 30 days. I'm hoping to hit 10 lbs lost by my next weigh-in on Friday. You guys are all such an inspiration! I love this community, congratulations to you all eta: OH APPARENTLY I joined in October, haha. But I didn't really…

In my opinion the main thing that could be unhealthy is if you have a huge calorie deficit every day you may not be getting enough food to meet all your nutritional requirements. Of course you can take supplements or whatever. I dunno? I guess I don't feel that strongly about it. I lose between .5-3 lbs a week so I'm about…

Woohoo! :D Congrats. Imagine, in another 11 lbs you'll be HALFWAY DONE! (I always get way ahead of myself in that way)

Hi! I don't live in Paris but I do live in Angoulême (what, you haven't heard of it?!) so I'm familiar with the temptations of living in France at least! My secret has been mainly to cook for myself, haha. Vegetables and fruit are really cheap here and of course the seasonals now are great (so many potato leek quiches and…

yeaaaaaah girl what up. Get some friends

I know a lot of people have success with those cups that have straws in them. I personally usually get all 8 of mine in easily - I use a big glass that holds two cups of water, so I only have to drink 4 of them, and usually I add some lemon. Tea and coffee also count! And eat lots of fresh fruit and veg, they help hydrate…

I do know what you mean about people calling you obsessive. I get the same thing. :( I mentioned something about how I had to go to the gym 5 times a week and my friend was like, "Well you don't have to." Excuse me! I have to. If you're a regular person then no, but if you have a lot of weight to lose you have to be really…

Whoops silly me! I am not surprised, and probably shouldn't go around repeating anything off tumblr!

You look aammmaaazing! BUT "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" is a bit of an anorexic slogan. I have fallen down the thinspo rabbit hole on tumblr many times and it's one of the pro-ana battle cries. Also, the originator of that statement was Kate Moss. ALSO I can think of like 500 different things that taste as good…

Heeeeeey I'm doing this challenge ON tumblr! If any of you are fitblrs you can follow me there. I usually post my weekly recap on Friday and then during the week a few other associated healthy bloggings. http://the-parenthetical-girl.tumblr.com/ MY goals for the challenge are 1. I will measure myself on Day 2 and Day 30…

Hehe, I know because I'm in the same boat as you! When I got to 20 lbs I was like, "I'm over 1/5 done!" When you put it like that it seems huge! AND IT IS HUGE. We're awesome /high fives

I agree with everyone who said to eat a bit more throughout the day. I try to eat a big lunch (usually 400-500 calories) and then a little snack around 4. This helps me to keep my dinner small. And if I feel the need to snack after dinner I usually make myself a cup of tea with honey and lemon.

Well done! It's an amazing feeling to know that you have LESS than 100 lbs to lose isn't it?!

Girl you look good, your waist is gonna be teeny. Maybe you haven't lost as much from your hips yet and that's why your pants haven't gotten much looser? It will come with time. I'm pear-shaped so even though I've only lost 20 lbs I'm already smaller on top but still pretty blah on the bottom. But right now you a rocking…

whoa sir, your bitterness is showing

Preach sister-friend. I feel exactly the same as you. Reading threads like these always drive me up a wall with the pages of "boys will be boys" apologists and the "you must have been asking for it by being a woman" people.

Congratulations :D you look great

I'm also pear-shaped and I second the person who said to focus on sculpting your shoulders, back and chest! That will even you out. Plus you'll look amazing in strapless tops. /girl

RIGHT. ON.

Real talk: He sounds awful. I'm not sure what you think will be better in your life if you somehow "win" this guy's affections but this is one of the hallmarks of emotional unavailability and you need to save your energy and emotions for someone who's not going to **** around

I know people are smack talking "healthy" pizzas but I've made little pizzas on eggplant and zucchini slices and they are crazy good. hit the veg with a little oil (or oil spray) and salt and pepper, broil each side for about 2 minutes, then top it with whatever you want. THEY'RE DELICIOUS. Last time I didn't have cheese…

Hey, you probably could eat a bit more when you were 15 lbs heavier! Usually the more you weigh the more calories you can eat and still loose weight, because your BMR is higher (in general, not always). Anyway, that might have been part of it. Not sure if WW adjusts points for weight, I've never used it

I'm one of those newbies! But I started losing weight back in November so I'm viewing this as an extension of being on the wagon and not starting my... wagon ride? Anyway, my gym is really small and I was a little worried about going in tonight right at 5 but there was hardly anyone on the machines! I think most of the…

WOW. Wow. Came back here to check on this thread since it was my last post and I can't believe 3 separate people showed up to tell the OP that she was asking for it with her profile pics. Keep it classy, MFP

ONE TIME I read a thing about how everyone in some study thought they're actually slightly better than average looking even though that doesn't make any sense because otherwise how is average even... a thing, if everyone is a 6-7. I DUNNO what to think about that, except I decided I was probably average looking and that's…

Okay it's not necessarily the saying "hi" that's creepy, just someone feeling the need to do it right away by PM, obviously hoping to start a private conversation.

Yeah man you gotta eat them lean proteins and those healthy fats. Also I heard omega-3 fatty acids especially are good for your hair.

Yay friend! You've been an inspiration :D

Angoulême, France! d'origine texane

One last try now that everyone in the Americas should be awake and frittering away time at work