BeSophisticate

Cellulite is just the way fat appears, and 90% (at least) of women have some amount (though it's certainly more form some than for others). If you reduce the amount of fat you have, the appearance of your cellulite will reduce, as well. It's completely genetic. I would guess (and it's totally just a guess) that you'll…

Something being unnecessary isn't a good reason not to do it. Well, I suppose it would be if you really didn't WANT to do it, but there are all kinds of things that are fun but unnecessary. Playing the piano isn't "necessary" but it sure is a lot of fun. (Actually, I would argue that playing piano absolutely is necessary…

This.

And this.

This goes for me too.

Interesting question. I think part of the issue is that, here in the US, there is this overwhelming attitude that if one is over weight, one can't indulge by so much as 10 calories. For example, one of the ladies I work with, her husband won't let her so much as have hot chocolate in the house because it's "fattening."…

OMG this sounds so good! I drink my coffee black (splurging on the quality of the coffee, rather than the additives) but I HAVE to try this!

Um, WRONG! Full fat cream is still dairy and, as such, has carbs. The only only only type of dairy that DOESN'T have carbs would be the fake dairy stuff.

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BACON! :love:

I also refuse to diet. I figure, if I can't cope with Thanksgiving while I'm trying to lose weight, how will I cope with it for the rest of my life while I'm trying to maintain? The bottom line is, you have to figure out how to live normally without spazzing out on people because they won't cook nothing but white meat…

The no implants isn't an odd request at all. The reality is, very, very, very few women could ever get down to fitness model fat percentages and NOT completely lose the girls. It's a shame there aren't more super fit women with the confidence to forgo surgery. The fact that it's so difficult to find fitness models w/out…

There is nothing WRONG with you. If you are feeling overwhelmed, than yes, you are probably trying to do too much all at once. Exercise should make you feel great, powerful, etc. not depressed. Also, you are already on the verge of being underweight. I'm not 5'7", but the bottom end of the scale for my height is actually…

Awesome win! Looks like a blast! :love:

That reminds me. I read recently that, after you workout, you retain water in your muscles as part of the recovery process. If you've been hitting the gym especially hard, that might account from some of the excess water.

I browsed your log (very briefly). I just had one thought on your feeling that you're starving. Your target calories are very close to mine, so I can relate. The single most important thing for me has been my snacks. If I skip a snack, I become ravenous and then over eat. I see that you are including snacks, but that they…

I had the same issue. I noticed that, after a few days of eating only at scheduled times, about every 3 hours (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner), I became accustomed to it and started feeling hungry when it was time to eat. I found that, by eating every 3 hours consistently, I started being able to tell if I was…

:laugh: to all of the above

Agreed. As my dad says, "It's not the days between Thanksgiving and Christmas that make you fat, it's the days between Christmas and Thanksgiving does that." I don't fret about holidays. There aren't enough of them to make any difference whatsoever if I'm healthy the other 90 percent of the year. Life's too short. Plus,…

Bump for music ideas. My current favorite is LMFAO - I'm Sexy and I Know It. :laugh: But, I only have about 45 minutes of music on my mp3 player, so I'm having the too-much-repetition problem, too.

So, is the question, "Would you adjust your goal weight to save your breasts?" Or is it, "Should your goal weight be higher to account for larger breasts?" My answer to the first would be: I'm a solid D/DD, and I hate them, frankly. I've been informed that mine are fabulous (though I really hope not my best feature). And I…

:huh: Sounds like a stitch, to me. A stitch can be caused by a number of things. Given that it seems to be associated with drinking (for you), it's likely a bubble (as in gas). You're probably gulping a lot of air when you drink whilst exercising. (It's only natural. You're trying to drink while breathing heavily, after…

Interesting topic. As an extremely introverted person, I feel awkward talking to men that I don't know really, really well. In fact, I feel awkward even being in the same room. My point is, I'm living proof that confidence DOES matter (contrary to an earlier comment). I was hardly ever noticed even when I was thin and fit.…

I'm an hour glass, but I haven't taken my measurements in forever and I don't weigh myself more than once/month. My goal is to be healthy, so I'm not basing my goal OR progress on superficial things. My goals are 1) to workout everyday; 2) eat a healthy diet 80% of the time; and 3) stay under my calorie goal most days per…

High blood pressure, heart disease, heart attack. . .the ability to take more than 5 steps without getting winded. Oh, wait, I forgot that the only conceivable reason to exercise is weight loss. :noway:

Tunes on the mp3, though my playlists is starting to bore me a bit. :grumble: I tried listening to audio books, but I'm not able to concentrate enough to follow a story while I'm working out. For me, the music gets me pumped, the book (or tv, for that matter) just gets me distracted.

I don't know but I'm interested in what everybody else has to say. (I do 30 DS barefoot.)

I have no trouble with cravings when I drink diet soda, other than the craving to drink more diet soda. (OMG I love the stuff!) So, I seriously restrict my consumption because I end up drinking so much that I don't drink water. I also end up drinking way too much caffeine throughout the day and then have trouble sleeping.…

This this this. I'm a desk jockey too. I set an alarm on my calendar to remind me to get up every hour, because I tend to become so absorbed I lose track of time.

I was going to suggest homemade granola bars, as they are my current go-to snack for work and carry me all the way from mid-afternoon, through my post-work workout, to dinner. I've got nothing else lol. So, I'm snooping to see what others have to say.