MarKayDee

I've never seen anything but a fat girl in the mirror, when I was 18 and weighed virtually nothing I only saw fat. I don't know that I'll ever see anything other than a fat girl.

Three things I love about myself, in no particular order. My neck and shoulders, they're delicate and sloped and do abosolutely no good for holding up bra straps or supporting halter tops. I fit in small spaces, despite being the most over weight person I know I am more compact than anyone else. My mommy moments, my son is…

Thanks, I can't exactly fault my husband for trying to make me feel better, and for buying me icecream (I've had a VERY chubby week), but it can be frustrating trying to explain why I don't want super calorie packed foods all over again.

I have this adorable houndstooth skirt, when I bought it I couldn't get the zip more than an inch or so zipped, now it fits (very snuggly) as I lose more and my natural waist shrinks and shifts lower I can zip more and wear it more comfortably. It was on clearance when I bought it, I spent $4 on it.

D: you poor thing. Don't worry too much about what other people think of you or your child, so long as you know you're doing your best that is all that matters. The only parents who are truly worthy of judgement are those who do not care what goes into their children from the start which you clearly aren't.

I just started running recently, it's hard to find the time for a run for me because I work full time and have a very needy two year old, so sometimes he and I run laps of our apartment and sometimes I sneak out in the early mornings/nap time. If I'm leaving him to go for a jog I don't stay out for more than ten minutes,…

I was talking to a woman about this diet the other day at work, she said she was going to do it to lose weight she assumed she would gain from eating a slice of berry pie. I suggested she simply go for a walk or jog after she ate, she said "I don't agree with exercise" and that was the end of that. That kind of mentality…

The unpleasant simple answer? I don't. The more complicated one? I don't, everyday. 90% of the time I force myself to choke down yogurt or eggs for breakfast, nibble on something for lunch, have a handful of crackers or carrots for a snack and have some kind of grilled meat (it's chicken, it's almost always chicken), with…

I was, until I hit a stall, then I had my lady time, then I felt really bloated and before I knew it my "I don't want to be bummed out by the scale this week" turned into four weeks, and four pounds lost.

What's your doctor say you should be consuming calorie wise? Did you speak with a dietician who said you should be eating 1200calories, and if so are you following the eating plan they provided you with? Also what does your sodium intake look like? I know that I personally am very sensitive to sodium and a small amount can…

I rarely go over on carbs, when I do it is also the days that I go over on calories. Are you meeting your calorie goals, if not how close are you? Have you tried to retrain yourself on balanced meals? If you aren't portioning out your meals in a balanced manner you could go buy yourself one of those toddler plates with the…

I have a coworker whose husband just recently started selling them. He told me not to bother with them until I reach my target weight and the best way to maintain the "results" is to stay crazy hydrated and eat a low sodium diet, also known as the things that help skin shrink up where it belongs. I have considered trying…

What have you been eating recently, anything salty? I know that I am extremely sensitive to salt and when I eat it I feel gross and bloated for days. If this isn't just a temporary bloat but a shift in body conformation (I'm assuming you're youngish?) your hips could be spreading out which would make your clothes fit…

To live like a diabetic you don't need to cut out every carb ever, you just need to eat moderately. I eat "like" a diabet most of the time because my meals are 3/4 meat and veggies with one small serving of carbs, if I want that small serving of carbs to be freezer French fries I count out 6 imdividul fries, pop them in…

I haven't tried eating a spoonful of table salt, because I like my taste buds more than that. I suppose I could be wrong about it being sodium specifically that I am sensitive to but it seems odd to me that the only common denominator between the foods that cause my swelling is high sodium content, you'd think if it were…

Yes, the only allergy I have is a slight lactose sensitivity but that doesn't cause any swelling.

I just finally started jogging outside after a month of running laps around my apartment. I'm 5'4" 168lb 23 year old woman, I look hilarious jogging, but I squeeze into my sports bra, zip up an oversized hoodie and turn on some music. It was hard to let judging strangers see me jogging in public, but I want to run a 5k by…

I am a whopping 8lbs away from where I started, and still have 18 extra pounds on me from the last point I liked my "curves"(I had a kid, so I went from hips and bust to my main curve being my sad stomach). That being said, as an especially curvy lady I can say that so far things are keeping their proportions pretty well.…

My bestie, and my mother in law both tried these drops. My mother in law thought the drops were he magic that made her lose weight not the extremely low calorie limit and would just eat anything when she ran out, causing a gain and perpetuating in her mind the belief that the drops were magical. My bestie did them with…

I'm going to tell you my thoughts on your children's actions, and I want you to know that I am in no way blaming you. When I was young my mother (and aunts and grandmother) would constantly talk about how fat she was, about how she was going to try this or that to finally get the perfect body, even at a very young age it…

I have heard the eat protien for breakfast rule, and it never helps me be less hungry a few hours later. I've started eating two tiny breakfasts with the same amount of calories as if I were to have one full breakfast. The idea that meal timing is important is a myth, but if you're stomach is empty and just finished…

Oh god yes. When I eat breakfast I get hungry sooner and more frequently throughout the day, however I eat less at dinner as a result.

They lose a ton of weight, because that's their job. Pop stars and actresses don't go to work everyday, hell a good chunk of their income isn't even from their work, it's from appearances and interviews. Their image is their brand and so they do whatever it takes to keep that brand in the papers and in demand. If my job…

If you only have a tiny bit to lose it will be harder to get off, be patient. You have to walk the dogs anyway, why not jog the dogs? Congrats on getting comfy back in your preferred jeans:)

You and I are in the same boat, I have an inch or two on you height wise, and started a little lighter than you but we've got a pretty similar loss so far. I wish my stomach looked as good as yours does at this weight, but I am stretch mark city. If you can't see a loss you can always do what I do, I've always had…

I don't use C25K, but I have heard lots of great things about it. I'm a little more active than the first few weeks allowed for so I decided to train on my own. If you don't do a lot of running or walking normally I'm told it can be really great though.

I consider myself an hour glass because my natural waist is much more trim than my hips and bust, however I also have a stomach which is bigger than my natural waist, so I'm sure I technically don't count. I've sewn for so long that I don't consider the biggest part of my stomach my waist but my natural waist, because well…

I love my Fitbit Flex. I don't use it to eat back extra calories so much as to make sure my deficit is on track everyday. I don't have it synced to MFP, but I track my breakfast and lunch plus any day time snacks then when I'm getting ready for dinner I look to see how many calories I've burned on my Fitbit versus how many…

I... Really, someone thinks bananas are bad for you? I mean they're foul little fruits, but not unhealthy.

Haha, I've never been the type of person to get crazy cravings, but I always switch from only eating in the afternoon/evenings to the mornings.