mandemonious Member

I have a couple of these folks, but they are not advocating eating disorders, they are legitimately suffering with it. I, too, get so angry when people say "good job" and "wtg" blindly to people. Make sure you know what sort of behavior you are verbally rewarding and therefore reinforcing....if people don't have time to…

First time I decided to get healthy, it was a photo of me on a horse. The curve of that horse's @$$ was freakishly similar to the curve of my love handle..EEK! I lost 30 lbs that year.... Buuut...I slowly gained it all back. A cross country road trip put it all over the edge. I was 20 lbs heavier than I had ever been…

I am at 1 lb per week (cause I feel that is sustainable for me) and 1600 cals per day. I usually stay around 1500 anyway, but it feels nice to have that extra if I need it. I also have mine set at sedentary since I work at a desk. I don't eat back all of my exercise calories (gasp!), just making sure I stay above 1200 net.…

I don't have as much to lose, but its way more than 5 or 10 lbs. My total weight loss goal is 43 lbs...I'm only 5'5. You can add me if you want :)

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You would, buuut....

Mine is Mindy, my evil ego. That chick has problems that even I don't know how to deal with. LOL :tongue:

Beautiful--seems like a whole package compliment. Sexy and hot are good if its coming from your bf, but if a stranger says that to me...creepy.

Is that the same skirt in both pictures? Definite difference!! Keep it up :happy:

I was born and raised in Georgia (US) and had quite a drawl when I was young. I worked for a call center for an airline when I was 19 and got so tired of people from the NE assuming I was an idiot because of my southern accent. I've trained a fair amount out of myself. Sometimes it pops out randomly and I'm sure I pull it…

I have experienced this. I lost 20 lbs by overly restricting my calories and as soon as I started eating normally again, I gained 30 lbs back over the next several months. It was terrible. I was super tired all the time and had insatiable hunger. Not only does it create a bad yo-yo cycle, but you can cause long term damage…

There are tons of fun things to do with them! I have a few dvd's that have suggestions. One of my favorite ab moves is the hand foot pass. Lay down flat with arms extended over head with ball, jack knife your legs and arms up and pass the ball to your feet. Legs and arms down. Back up to pass the ball back to your hands.…

I have chickens. They aren't too difficult to deal with and even make fairly decent pets. Useful ones that give me eggs:bigsmile:

Good advice. A 5 lb jump on Monday can freak anyone out. I like to play games with the scale. Friday is my official weigh in & log it day for MFP. Sometimes I weigh myself on Monday just to prove a point that I need to behave better on the weekends. Then I'll weigh on Wed to see my normal and hopefully slightly decreased…

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For one thing, exercise increases your metabolism and improves your mood. Both good things when trying to lose weight and stay positive. Otherwise, exercising is something your body is designed to do. If you sit around all day but only eat 1200 calories, you may lose some weight, buuut you are likely to plateau faster and…

Agreed. And heard :laugh:

Awesome! Keep it up and wow yourself :wink:

:laugh: yessss...

Awesome! :) And I love micro brews. We home brew here but haven't grown our own hops yet. Rock on :)

Welcome back! I've been right where you are. I lost down to 150 and gained all the way back to 193 before I got my rear in gear. Its a process and its not all physical. There is plenty of mental work to do here too :) Best to you in your journey!! You've taken the first step to getting back on track, admitting you have…

You all are awesome. No go forth and snark up the weekend~~~:tongue:

Never knew the joy in theme days! So much fun. Congrats to those with losses this week and those conquering public bathing suit fears and those that maintain their snarkiness and humor in light of the challenges we face in reaching our goals. Y'all rock my socks. Seriously :flowerforyou:

I agree. Seeing the daily fluctuations drives me mad. So, I try to weigh only once per week and log on that day: Friday (first thing in the am). Sometimes I weigh myself in the middle just cause I can't stand the suspense, but I never log those cause I have had the misfortune of having to log gains after logging losses…

Yay, I think I figured it out!! LOL, didn't have the album named appropriately for sharing....so, here ya go. Fat Mandy in her fat bikini.

Here goes nothing! Oh--BTW, I totally wanna be friends with you snarky "fat" peeps!! :D So, I tried to post the pics. I have the instructions to do it, and despite following them, the img that appears is "this photo has been deleted by photobucket user"...?

Best to check yourself before you wreck yourself, right? Great attitude and perspective. All so true! Best to you in your journey. Add me if you want more friends along the way!

Great work! Many Congrats to you, you look great :smile:

Don't throw in the towel!! You've come so far!! It's taken me 5 months to lose 13 lbs....gotta keep going. Despite your upcoming weekend, you will have multiple opportunities to make better choices. True, it may not be a stellar weekend...but there are always chances to make better choices. I wish you the best and hope you…

Amazing what 30 lbs can do! Can't wait :) Congrats on your success!