Khymera

1) Yes. 2) I don't wear sunscreen but I get to the gym so early that the sun comes up while I'm working out. 3) I eat breakfast (usually oatmeal from the cafeteria) after I get to work.

Today, I'm having 4 oz of roasted turkey breast and half a cup of quinoa tabbouleh. That's less than 300 calories.

I agree with the poster who said you should talk to the gym manager. My trainer doesn't call me fat and I AM fat. He's there to encourage me, not to bring me down. At 5'3" and 112 pounds, you are NOT fat. Keep up with your workouts and your tummy will shrink in time.

This! My gym bag is packed and my clothes are ready before I go to bed.

It gets easier, especially once you realize that working out before work gives you more energy to get you through the day. I've also found that it makes me more patient. Now there are days when I practically LEAP out of bed to get to the gym.

Trust me: pig's feet don't taste any better than they look. It's just a mouthful of chewy, fatty, salty, vinegary sadness.

Black jeans and a purple sports bra (I tend to be s little... "informal" at home)

Anything with a slimy consistency, such as undercooked egg white.

My trainer has me doing 10 minutes before and 20 minutes after.

I'm still fat but I used to be slim... so I know from experience that I'm going to miss (when I become slim again) men liking me for who I am instead of for what I look like.

I've only been working out for a month, so I'm doing 3 mph at 1%. My trainer's changing up my routine next week, so I may bump the incline up a little. No promises, lol.

It's not a surprise. People who strictly follow gender roles are more likely to be traditional in general. Traditionally-minded people are less likely to get divorced. My only concern is that people who don't understand the difference between correlation and causality will start flogging this as proof that "women need to…

I'm a 5'9", big-boned gal. My doctor and my trainer (independent of each other) have set my goal weight at 175. That should put me at around a size 12.

How are your clothes fitting? If they're the same or even a little loose, then the gain just means that your workout regimen is adding muscle to your body. Muscle is heavier and more dense than fat, so an increase in weight without an increase in body size is probably nothing to worry about.

On the rare occasions that I can't find exactly what I ate in the database, I'll look at several similar items and then choose the one with the most calories (I'd rather overestimate than underestimate). If it's something I cooked myself, I'll just build myself a recipe for it.

"Tweak"? Those bad boys need a total retrofitting!

I buy most of my meat at BJs, aside from the occasional package of ground beef (which I tend to pick up on a whim) or turkey Italian sausage (which I don't eat often, so the excess would just be taking up space in my freezer). It's significantly cheaper than the supermarket. Plus, I love the quality. The thing that made me…

WebMD is vehemently opposed to fasting and advocates that dieters eat a MINIMUM of 1200 calories per day. What we call "starvation mode", WebMD calls "conservation mode" and says that it can start in less than a week. The worst part about it is that you're more likely to lose muscle on a very low calorie diet, and that…

I've got two! NUMBER ONE: I used to work in a building that had a ghost. He was rather shy, and only came out after 7:00 pm. He didn't often make himself visible (although we did lose a few cleaning people who saw him and ran screaming out of the building, never to return), but he did like to play with the building…

"Rock the House" by Gorillaz.

Mine is just a character from a short story I wrote a couple of years ago. I later found out that it was also the name of a heavy metal band. Oh, well.

Thanks to everyone who responded. I saw both my dietician and my physiologist yesterday. Both of them suggested adding one "mini-workout" (aka, a 30 minute walk) a week and briefer walks at a slower pace whenever I feel like it. The physiologist also wants me to add one resistance training session a week at home. Food…

I weigh in on Monday just before lunchtime, because that's when I see the dietician.

Seven weeks ago, I had a pair of tight jeans and a pair of comfortable jeans. As of this weekend, my tight jeans were comfortable and my comfortable jeans were baggy, and I no longer have to "suck in" to fasten my pants. Also, I had a fitness assessment last night: * I've lost 4 inches * My blood pressure is down * My…

I haven't had a cheat day yet but my general philosophy is that if it goes in my mouth, it goes in my diary. If anything, logging a cheat day should help you identify what "traps" you're most likely to fall into, which will make it that much easier to avoid them in the future.

Eh; I wasn't planning on sleeping tonight anyway... :frown:

LMBO! Um... can someone explain the appeal of thongs to me? I am very, very dedicated to keeping my underwear OUT of my crevasse.

Do you not fasten your seatbelt because there are other ways to die in a car wreck other than being ejected from the vehicle?

Start giving yourself rewards that aren't edible. Not only will they not throw you off track, you get to keep them longer!

Thanks, everybody. This went straight to my heart. Seriously, I'm going to write this down and refer to it every time I find myself feeling this way. :)