Mamahana82

Well, that was all fun to read. As for the OP, good on ya for resisting temptation!

5'6" here too. When I was 200 pounds, I was a size 14 but I pack a lot of muscle and always track about 20 pounds heavier than most women who are our height. That said, buying a dress more than one size smaller that far out won't be extra motivation, it'll be extra stress. You'll feel more pressure to get to that weight…

Me at about 190 size 12 and me at 160 size 8. I am just under 5'6". Hoping to get these last support pounds off and be about 140 or a size 6.

I think they need to do studies on the gravitational pull of mini-sized candy in a dish. Especially bell shaped Reece's peanut butter cups.

Depends on the bikini and where you carry extra fat that makes you self conscious. The best swimsuit is one you can rock without having to think so much about your body while wearing it. And that depends on the fit and cut. But not all two piece swimsuits are created equal! For example, I can rock a bikini at your…

I guess I have never been big enough to see a difference, then. Or I live in an area where even at my heaviest I was still on the acceptable side. There is a cap, though. People are going to judge you for one reason or another and if you go looking for it, you are sure to find it.

The people who know and love me treat me exactly the same. And strangers are about as oblivious or friendly to me as they were before. I have only seen a few instances I would consider judgement, but I shrug. I switched out the rare "she's fat, why is she wearing that" judgment to the "skinny girl doesn't get it"…

Yeeesh. My organs need way more room than that.

Cool! I wish it worked for me but with my muscle mass-- my start weight image on the simulator looks at least 20 pounds heavier than I currently am in real life. That has always been an issue with these and BMI calculators. :-(

Seriously though. She wanted it. That's the ONLY reason she said something. It had nothing to do with you and your weight and everything to do with she wanted one too but won't let herself have it.

"Not at all! It's gonna work hard for MEEEE!"

I think this poster hit the nail on the head, then.

Stepford wives are Barbie robots. Literally. I have a very hard time seeing that as a positive. But whatever works...

It kinda DOES mean you can't lift, if this is the type of relationship you have.

He is accustomed to you in an exclusively submissive role. Strength is not a submissive trait. So you are asking us how you can convince him, as his equal, why it is ok for you to be strong. But he clearly doesn't see you as an equal so no argument will work. So you really have to decide how much you are willing to give up…

Reevaluate your expectations. You can lift all day log or lose every possible ounce of extra fat, but at the end of the day, you are still YOU. And you need to find a way to be at peace with that. But I can guarantee that no one else notices the flaws you think you see.

Diet is responsible for most of it, but if your gallbladder is a sack full of stones, they are better off removing it altogether. Those stones don't usually dissolve once they are there. But otherwise, I agree with this.

If the pain is not going away and you are doubling over in pain and can't keep food down, go to the ER. You may have a gallstone stuck in your bile duct. If the stone is stuck, it won't pass without intervention. Instead it will cause an infection and possibly spread to your pancreas. You can live without a gallbladder.…

You are more critical of the image in the mirror because that is the version of you that you are most familiar with. It's mere-exposure. Usually people have a preference to that image because of its familiarity but if you are hypercritical of what you see in the mirror, a photograph can be different enough that you can see…

You don't think you might be projecting a bit here? Because I didn't get nearly enough information from the OP to determine that was her mindset.

What was the proper response then?

I love heels but I can never get behind working out in them. I like my legs and really need them for the rest of my life.

It's amusing to me when people are so preoccupied with the facial expressions they get from other people and seem to be completely unaware of the facial expressions their own face is handing out. Unless you KNOW you have one helluva poker face, they might have sensed your disdain for their carefully constructed appearance.…

I've been there. I got down to my ideal weight and then over time, not only gained back all I had lost, but tacked on an extra 50 pounds. Now I'm back to being within 20 pounds of my ideal weight again and am making steps for it to stay off. Yesterday is done. You can't change it. But you can change, starting today, what…

Damn I'm good. (ok, half an inch off but still)

RIght. But most people are really bad at guessing someone's weight. I find this to be true about age as well. You don't look overweight, if that's what you're wondering.

5 foot 4 inches tall. 125 pounds. Your favorite color is pink. It used to be purple but then you and your bestie got in a huge fight and you both loooooved purple but now purple makes you bitter and angry, so pink it is. Your favorite band is Paramore but the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are ok too. You find the Beastie Boys totally…

Local Farmer's Markets on weekend mornings for great deals on fresh fruits and veggies. And you support local farmers too. That works for people who live in apartments and don't have easy access to community garden plots. We shop at Wal-mart for groceries and you can get great deals on staple items. And their produce isn't…

Worthy of a new thread for sure!

It's the *kitten* child of running and lifting no one wants to acknowledge. Running gave birth to it, because as OP stated, real men aren't runners.