JmeHarris

Muscle is more dense than fat. That's why you may actually be losing fat and thus measure smaller with a tape measure, but have more dense muscles which cause a slight uptick on your scale. Start measureing yourself. If your numbers are going down than don't sweat it. You'll look better in your little black dress with some…

Hang loose. Too funny!:laugh:

I've traveled around the world extensively, and one of the things I've noticed is how Americans have a very different attitude about how one should look before leaving the house for the day. As a group, we tend to dress down, sometimes way down (ever seen the pics of the "People of Walmart?"). While in other countries,…

I'm only surprised by the number of people who are saying to go ahead. I'm all for a "live and let live" approach to life, but some things are just not cool. This is one of them.

Dress codes are in place for a couple of good reasons, and they are usually all about the company and not about you. One of those reasons is that as an employee, you are a physical representation of the company. Just like you might use your appearance to say things about your morals, beliefs, and attitudes to the world,…

Done. Good Luck!

That's what I was afraid of. Maybe I'll ride my bike to classes from now on, that's probably about 5 miles round trip. Hopefully my legs don't turn to jelly on the way home!

My definition of eating clean is probably a little more extreme than others. It would have to be organic fruits and veggies and no meat. Meat industry just doesn't produce "clean" food.

As someone who spent her 20's and early 30's gaining and losing and gaining even more, all I can tell you is stop. Stop making yourself crazy about the weight thing. I'm positive I gained more weight simply because I was so down on myself about not being able to lose a few pounds. Now I've beaten myself up til I'm up to…

You should never let your weight control your choices. Do you want another baby? Then have another baby. Who knows what tomorrow holds. Putting your happiness on hold because of your weight is a bad idea. What if it takes you longer than you planned? Or what if you never make it to that ideal weight? (Not that I want to…

Howdy from Texas!

Doesn't coexisting mean he gets to voice his opinion too? Doesn't mean we have to agree with him but if I want him to respect my right to be me than I have to return the favor right?

All right, before you get all hot and bothered, I clearly said I've got no bias for or against. I also considered getting the surgery. The point I was trying to make is that I think ads should be targeted at exercise tools/programs or healthy food choices, or devices that help you identify healthy food options, or…

Well, I don't know how old you are, college freshmen come in all age groups these days. But if your 18-24, your still maturing into a womans body. Past that point, sorry to say, you just can't eat like you used to. Your body just doesn't need the extra calories it was using to fuel your growth. If you want to keep the…

Either you have increased your water to the point that your body feels the urge to pee when you are asleep and is trying to let you know... or perhaps your mind is telling you that you are finally in a place to dump some of the non-necessary parts of your life. Whether those things be physical, emotional, or spiritual.

Didn't I see a post from you in another room about your alter getting trashed by a family member? Maybe it affected you as much as your alter. Perhaps a cleansing of you and your space will help get you out of your funk.

Yeah, clothes are good too. Maybe I'll get all backless clothes to show off the awesome tattoo : )

SOOOO glad there was more to that title, I was about to get ugly. : )

Just looked at the site. Good tip!

bump!:love:

It's a nice idea to say that he shouldn't have to change just because you are changing, but that just doesn't work in reality. Your spouse, your friend,s and your coworkers are huge influences on your eating life. If you were able to with stand that temptation you probably wouldn't be on this site to begin with, right? As…

When I was a baby I was lactose intolerant but as I grew older that went away and I enjoyed many years of dairy goodness. After my first son was born the lactose intolerance can back and brought with it an intolerance for eggs and canned tuna. Don't know what to tell you, the body is a strange thing. These intolerances…

Thanks for the great feedback everyone. I agree with the idea of avoiding processed foods, I've already given up the middle of the grocery store in favor of the produce/meat/dairy sections. I think I'll take a month or two to gradually wean the majority of meat out of my diet and then see how I feel about cutting it out…

Thanks! You seems to have a very balanced veiw of the topic.

A girls gotta get her chuckles somewhere right?

Actually, I've gotten a little more...sensitive?...in my old age, and I'm actually thinking about the change because I dislike the practices of the meat industry. We've recently moved to cattle country in Texas and I'm getting to see this a little better than I'd like. Also, I don't do a great job of eating the greens, and…

So the veggie police don't hunt me down if I sneak in meat every once in awhile huh? Good to know. My problem is that I have a hubby and to pre-teen boys who've promised to take over the kitchen if I try to push the veggies. Little do they know I've been swapping out the ground meat for veggie meat in the spaghetti for the…

Oh, thank God! I started dringking water and now can't seem to stop. I'm almost always over the 8 mark. Glad to see I'm not the only one.

Uhhh...what?

Me too. There have been days when that eat switch has been turned to high and even when I know I'm not really hungery, I'll NEED to eat something. There are times when I've just eaten, I'm Thanksgiving full, and still something says "FEED ME!"