ashesfromfire Member

Me at approx 240lbs A few weeks ago, down 50+ pounds

Weight is only one indicator of health. And self esteem seems to be something lacking in great portion in society. You better believe that I am completely confident in my size 14 body. It's a good body. A pretty body. And it's a body that ran 5 miles this morning - so maybe its not "at the peak of health" but it's capable…

I look at it this way: There isn't a secret mystery compartment in my stomach where water goes, it gets mixed in with everything else, in with my eggs, or salad, or chips, or whatever I ate alongside drinking water, it's all mixed together in my tummy, so why would tea or coffee be any different then then anything else in…

#7, awesome tattoo

this was me when i first started, I couldn't seem to eat "healthy" and enough calories at the same time. A couple things, one, it's been a week, you'll find after a while that your body is not gonna feel so great on so little. second, you can still eat things that aren't what you'd typically feel like you "should" eat…

Farm fresh eggs, still warm from being plucked from under my hen...nom nom nom, best thing eeeevvveeerrrrr!

JC Pennys has a line of workout closes that are pretty affordable, on top of that, this is an awesome time of year to find long sleeve shirts on clearance (sometime for like 2 or 3 dollars!) and cut them up into baggy yet sexy work-out tank tops. However, I will totally suggest splurging on a high quality sports bra, yes…

A little bit old now but Naughty Girl - Beyonce

According to WebMD you're pregnant or have cancer - sorry, bro

Oatmeal is an awesome choice, you should google some recipes for overnight oats, usually made in a mason jar in the refrigerator, all the healthy goodness of oatmeal, but cool for happy summer consumption. Beside that, I'm probably one of the worlds biggest fan of eggs, so many options, so much goodness! That, or green…

To add to my previous reply: After reading this post last night I got another example to add to why wanting to look attractive isn't bad motivation. I was working out last night and was only about 10 minutes in when my boyfriend called me, he asked what I was up to and I told him, he insisted on letting me go to finish up…

So. Much. This. I spent my late teenage years with some severe anorexia, Like, eating 200 calories a day would have been a feast. I was going through some crazy depression and my life was out of control, like many ED girls controlling what I ate was SOMETHING I could have complete control over. Anyways, I was also drowning…

I was 9 years old, my mom made me stand on a scale every single day so she could see how much I weighed, then she'd tsk tsk tsk at me and tell me no one was ever going to want to marry me if I stayed so fat -_- thanks mom Amazing, I'm actually a fairly self confident person :tongue:

Um, in my personal experience there is a more varied response but I'm gonna blame that on society still be very heteronormative. Sometime, even if I flirt with a girl in a perfectly polite way, she way be offended by her perceived insult of me thinking(hoping?) she might be into women. But maybe it's different if flirting…

Hello there Miss Lovely, Here's my advice and what I try to keep in mind : I'm am not losing weight/dieting/working SO I will love my body - I'm doing it BECAUSE I love my body. Because it's a good body, it's the vessel that carries me through life, I've got working arms, and working legs, and they do so much for me so I…

It really depend on how you go about it, I actually have two perfect examples from today The distasteful way: I was walking down the street and this guy walks up beside me, easily more than twice my age, staring at my chest and says in the sleaziest voice, "you look like you want me to buy you a drink." At 2 o'clock? on a…

I WISH! 5' 4.5" (that .5 is very precious to me)

6'1"

a strong, smart women

yes, only verbal, but that's enough for me. I don't need to be legally bound to an agreement to want to respect her wish. I agree that she's not my ex and I would prefer that my boyfriend approach her with the issue, which he offered to do when I first voiced my concern and I may take him up on that as his daughter's…

This does make me sad! Not that I want to spoil the living daylights out of the child, but I'm totally the type to buy games or craft supplies or books for someone so we can do something fun together. And yes, come her birthday I would really like to get her a more significant gift. I'm debating whether or not to talk to…

I feel the need to publicly thank you for being an awesome human being: Thank you <3

Hi there, I really see where you're coming from. It's something I've considered long and hard before even deciding to enter into a relationship with my boyfriend. It's a big age gap, certainly. And I do feel for his ex. No, under no circumstance did he leave her for me. I didn't even meet him until after their relationship…

Lots of feedback from women (thanks ladies!), but any more dads out there wanna weigh in?

More asking to expand my understanding of social etiquette?

Oh goodness, to clarify, I just don't feel the need to give birth to any kids. There's a number of reasons, mostly quite personal, that I've decided motherhood isn't for me. With that said, I love kids. I think they're wonderful. I think his daughter is an amazing, intelligent, beautiful, headstrong little girl . I already…

Eh, I think it's only awkward if we make it so. So, I just do my best not to make it awkward. His ex may not be my favorite person, but she seems nice enough, and, besides a few snags here and there she hasn't had too many problems with our relationship. Unfortunately she was pretty upset when we started dating, especially…

Hey, you're right, this is completely something to consider. I have a fairly limited relationship with his ex, at least face to face. I've only met her once, we sat down and had coffee together before I met her daughter. It was really important to her and I that we meet. She has every right to know who is around her…

Win the child? That doesn't sound pleasant. His daughter and I get along fine, but she needs a lot of time to warm up to anybody, and she is still really shy around me. I'd be happy to help her get her daddy something, but knowing her, she is the kind of kid that would have to approach me. I don't know. Maybe. I just don't…

arms :)