bfrice1

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  • Fear. plain and simple. fear of judgement, fear of rejection, fear of humiliation. Fear.
  • I buy stuff I don't like. My son loves any kind of white cake, which I hate, and my mom loves popsicles (which I also don't really like). So when I do bring in sweets, it's some kind of white cake or popsicles.
  • Sometimes I sprinkle on a bit of pepper and rosemary. But my fave is Mrs Dash Salt Free onion and herb
  • I put it on those round water crackers.
  • I typically gain between 3 and 6 pounds, it's usually closer to six.
  • I'm going to try it - even if you don't lose weight, it seems like it's putting your stomach muscles in shape.
  • @racergirl1991: I just did 15 minutes of yoga. I don't why it didn't occur to me to just take 15-20 minutes for myself each day - I feel much better than I did this morning. Thanks for the tip.
  • Thanks to everyone who responded - I don't feel so overwhelmed now. Thank you all!
  • I sort of 'half-binged' the other day. Something in me just SNAPPED. I was on the way home from work and during a stop for toilet paper at Walgreens, I picked up a $.99 size Doritos, hostess cupcakes, a Milkyway Dark and smoked almonds. I sat in my car and ate half the bag of Doritos, and one cupcake. Then finished the…
  • I like Chobani - it's not sour, and it's got nice flavors, and most of them are non fat. I mix it with Kashi Go Lean Crunch for breakfast everyday.
  • So that's what happened to me yesterday and the day before - mental health days. I thought I gone rogue or something. This makes me feel much better -enjoy your mental health days!
  • I agree with khrys1 - that's her own insecurity talking, and it's a terribly destructive version of it, at that. Unless you're just dying to get in her face, in which case you could just mention that every time she starts huffing on step number 6, that's enough to make you want to get on your elliptical. But we are…
  • I use the Fit board thing with my Wii. It's the most accurate scale I've got in the house.
  • I'm always startled by the tiny amount of peanut butter it takes to feel full for an entire night. Two table spoons spread over three crackers - amazing. Bananas are a good choice too. Something about their fiber content, I think. The all time best for me though, has been oatmeal.
  • I'm a fan of your own natural shape. I'm an apple now, but when I'm thin, I'm kind of boyish and wide. OUtside of surgery, I'll never have curves like say, Marilyn Monroe. Whatever you are - whether it's pear, curvy or boyish, then rock that pear, those curves, or your boy jeans. You'll look best when you have confidence…
    in Body Image Comment by bfrice1 March 2011
  • It's possible, but if it is, it may simply be because...yeah, he loves you. He may be worried that once you get your new, hot body you'll want to move to greener pastures. Make sure he understands that of course you won't, he's the only snuggle bunny for you...right??
  • What you're going through is the doldrums. For a brief moment, you've lost momentum; you've lost drive and purpose. Let yourself have this day - even if you don't count caolires, try to make good food choices, then get back in gear tomorrow.
  • I've always been mystified about why curviness fell out of favor - it strikes me as the most counter-intuitive thing, since a large portion of women are, by our very nature, curvy. On the one hand, I understand that we can't all be Marylin Monroe or Jaime Lee Curtis, but everyone can't be Jada Pinkett or Twiggy either. Why…
  • Stomach fat, or visceral fat, is literally the hardest to lose. Just keep doing your cardio (and make sure you sweat when you do it), the fat will eventually come off.
  • You have to do cardio to burn fat everywhere on your body, so the answer is YES, running does burn belly fat, however, be warned, belly fat is the HARDEST to get rid of, so don't expect instant results - it will go down gradually. Meanwhile, do some kind of core training (crunches, pilates, etc) to strengthen up your belly…
  • Cool!!! You can change your user name to BigGail: The Runner.
  • I do!!! Last night was a perfect example. I tried not to eat anything but it was futile, I was absolutely STARVING. I eat something with protein and fat, I might snag some peanut butter on celery or yogurt and nuts or whatever, but I only do it when I just can't sleep from hunger (I don't get enough sleep, I'm dead in the…
  • the dunkin donuts website is kind of tricky in the way they list their calories - you have to go by the drink you ordered, and if it's a custom drink then you sort of have to do some deductive math by comparing drink calorie totals. It's a nightmare.
  • Although the crunches strengthen your tummy muscles, they will not, in and of themselves, give you a flat tummy. You have to burn the fat off in order to reveal the six pack you're accruing right now. Kick up whatever cardio you're doing - if you're not sweating when you're on the elliptical, you're not burning enough fat…
  • sounds kind of yummy - I'm going to try it!
  • to wriglucy: I was under the impression that Dr. Oz does in fact consult nutritionists...is that incorrect?
  • I say you don't have to completely let it go - just try to bring yourself down to one or two a day. Pop contains salt, which is kind of that extra something you don't need; it also causes bloat, which really works against you when you're supposed to be eating real calories, but you're full from carbonation. I used to drink…
  • I absolutely retain water, it begins the day or so before I get it. I routinely gain and lose 3-5lbs.
  • Get your shoes on, go outside and run. Right now. You don't have to run fast, and you don't have to run for an hour. Run slowly for half a block. Then walk the rest of the way. Then run/walk again tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that. Act first, motivation will follow.
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