DucklingtoSwan Member

I'm not nearly there yet, but the first time I hear "skinny *****" will probably be a clue :smokin:

Hm, and here I'd been looking forward to the day I COULD start rocking something like that in the gym instead of hiding behind the sweat pants and baggy 3-4X T shirts... :ohwell:

It was just kind of a knee-jerk reaction. When people ask that I don't think most of them are intentionally being rude, just a little clueless. (Hey, they could have said, wow are you fat!) In my first case, she was the sweetest little old lady in the world... I didn't have the heart to embarrass her. The other time it was…

hands down, Accountability. Reading all labels and logging as close to every bite as possible may sound excessive, but it works for me like nothing else ever has.

I was shopping with a naturally very, very slim and petite friend, cute and blond and almost fairy-like in her delicacy. A couple of teenagers started making not-so-quiet comments about her size. I turned to them and loudly said, smiling all the time, "Yeah can you believe she used to be my size? Until the chemo." They…

While I truly believe MFP has hands down the most comprehensive food database I have ever used, yes, since there are many, many random human beings contributing to it, it can get a little, how do I say.... muddy. I often scratch my head at how there can be 3 or 4 entries for the same food, (same brand, same packaging, same…

Okay... assuming you otherwise still want her in your life, next time she pulls this: 1. Calmly tell her that "Hey "rudefriend'sname", You know I love you to death, but please don't say things like that." 2. When she gets defensive and insists she is joking, respond (again, calmly),"I know you are, and I'm sure you didn't…

Actually I do find that unfortunately a lot of the better food choices tend to be more expensive. But I stopped letting that be an excuse to not take better care of myself, and I work hard to try to keep on hand what I need and make it fit into the budget. I don't have a particularly varied diet right now, but I'm doing…

Okay I'm not even sure why I clicked on this (let's just say when you think "Bikini/Fitness" you DON'T think, "DucklingtoSwan") :tongue: But for whatever reason I did, and I'm glad, because I understand your feelings of doubt. First of all, you have achieved SO MUCH to be proud of!!! As to your trainer's suggestion... my…

My initial goal is to lose 100, then probably another 30 or so beyond that. I've never been a healthy weight since about third grade, so I have no idea what it will look or feel like. Closest was around my wedding, I was still considerably overweight (I'm only barely 5'2" on a good day) but it was my lowest adult weight…

This! ^ I would never, ever let my daughter sit down and demolish in one sitting a pint of Haagen Das (coffee, rum raisin, vanilla almond, mmmm....) yet I used to allow it of MYSELF quite regularly. :huh: I will say, I try to parent myself in a considerably kinder way than my mom did... if I want to eat ice cream, and…

I am trying not to eat them back as a general rule, but once in a while it's nice to have the 'option' if means a treat. For instance, I intend to enjoy the hell out of a couple lovely, light, crispy hazelnut biscotti pieces with my coffee in a moment because my walk later will help offset them. :wink: And on the rare…

I finally had to make a choice between my health, and drowning everything I ate with butter and/or full-fat mayonnaise. I do use the mayo with olive oil now when I want it on a sandwich, and a trans fat free spread on my English muffin. No, it is not the same as the real thing and never will be, but now it's almost second…

And a Whovian to boot... I knew I liked you! Allons-y!

I think it's actually a little therapeutic to be reading everyone's stories! I won't bother repeating all of the typical elementary/jr. high/high school/ mean mom/ unsympathetic sister/ cruel brothers incidents that have plagued so many of us... I did get the pregnancy question twice... one about twenty or so years ago…

You don't need to share any of your health journey with him, it's none of his business. Especially on a first date. Just share whatever you feel like and leave the rest for as you get to know one another better. Have a good time :-)

It sounds to me like a perfectly reasonable goal weight for you (of course that may vary a little depending on your build, but still.) I have a few goals... some immediate and eventual. My "eventual goal-goal" is to lose about 130 pounds (talk about daunting) but I'm just working toward losing an even 100 and then…

After a short while, logging has now become (more or less) second nature. After my daughter was born (now almost 13) I lost a bucket of weight after I started writing everything down each day in a little bitty notebook or on little slips of paper. I got about halfway to goal, then some unfortunate life circumstances kicked…

Hokey smokes! You were cute to begin with but now you've gone from cute to stunning! And those abs, whoo-hoo! I too am a 5'2" (barely) shorty, am 25 lbs. down and have 75 to go to get to my First Goal of 100 lbs. lost. Thank you for showing me living proof that it CAN be done!!! :-)

It comes from things like water retention (Alairissa is dead on about the sodium) and a lot of is bloat from the sheer volume of food nesting in your insides. How often are you weighing yourself after one of these meals/weekends? When I slip and eat too much I have to fight my instinct to hop up and down off the scale like…

So I've been reading all of this and trying to think of what i could have done in that situation (and it does sound like you were not necessarily eavesdropping, but they were being pretty loud and you really couldn't help overhearing.) I should also mention that it would take a lot to actually offend me enough to pipe up…

Holy crap, for a second I thought you were serious. Avocado is proof of (insert whichever deity in whom you have faith)'s love for us all.

My favorites rotate around regularly but right now some of the ones on top: Running on Empty - Jackson Browne Princes of the Universe - Queen The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 I Want It All - Queen Beautiful Day - U2 Candy Man - Christina Aguilera Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel…

The single biggest change for me that has helped the best has been portion control. Get a set of measuring spoons and cups, and USE them. Boy was I floored when I discovered that what I thought were "healthy" portions were often more like for 3 or 4 people! Yikes! Pay attention to what labels say is a 'serving' as well. As…

Yep... me too. This way I get to feed my scale addiction but keep it real at the same time ;-)

Isn't it weird how we do that...? I have a personal policy to NOT advertise my diet or fitness goals, or even my health issues in general. For me it just seems such a private, personal thing. In fact, only two of my MFP friends are also real-life friends, and only one or two other people know what is going on with me…

I don't weigh food on a scale much though I do use measuring cups and spoons when the need arises. I had more success that way. My simple rule is that basically I can eat whatever I want IF I know exactly how much I am eating and what the nutritional story is (and logging everything, even if I make a wrong turn).…

Amen, sister.

I have an Australian Shepherd, he is nine years young and a few pounds over his ideal weight of 48, but that happens every winter and now that we're getting out more he should be back to ideal within a few weeks (if only it were that easy for me, sigh.) He was quite a leash-puller when we first adopted him but he's much…

*raising hand* Yep. I as well.