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for those of you who don't know me in real life, please be aware that this "fostering" nonsense is just that.... nonsense. no one thinks i have any intention of giving her back. i am getting her from the shelter where i was the marketing director for 3 years, where i got mayer, and they're just like "ok, you can do it as a…
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ok, i am totally being obnxious and posting too much, but i am trying to respond to everyone- how did i do it? i think i was ready for starters. i don't know what happened, but i just decided i couldn't deal with the way i looked and the way i felt. i had gone to the doctor and not only was i just ridiculously overweight,…
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i am SO very sorry for your loss. i know it must be unbearable. i want to tell you that it will get better, but i am still not sure of that myself. the thing that keeps me going the most is telling myself that mayer wanted me to be happy and well and if i fall apart, then i am doing him a disservice. he was my soulmate,…
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i think a big deal for me was when i officially dropped from "MORBIDLY OBESE" to just plain old "OBESE" - i am now OFFICIALLY just "OVERWEIGHT" but for some reason the drop from morbidly obese to obese was a bigger deal to me than the drop to overweight. the other big deal was when my jeans fit and then became too big. i…
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honestly, i don't really know. when i started this, i just assumed it would be like every other attempt at losing weight- i would lose 10-15lbs and then gain 20lbs back and be mortified. so i never really set a goal. i guess my goal was to not look like a monster. so i guess i am near to that point. but number-wise, i…
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had to comment. i have only been around mfp for about 6 months- and i can't imagine not logging in daily. for one, i have learned after years and years of using food to comfort and calm myself that if i am not being very conscious of what i am eating, i will derail and quickly. and, i feel a sense of stability here, with…
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to answer everyone who asked how i was able to lose it and fairly fast, i basically eat 1200 calories a day and i log everything, even alcohol. and i am kind of obsessed with the "tifanie completed her diary and was under her calorie goal" message that pops up in my feed at the end of the day, so if i am thinking about…
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thank you to everyone. not just the support with the dieting and losing weight, but to all of my friends here who have supported me through the hardest time in my life. to those of you who supported me for the past couple of months while i have been falling apart of losing may, i couldnt have kept this up without you. it…
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i know i tend to be a little anxious in general :) but i guess my fear is i have worked so hard to cut all of that stuff from my diet. i mean i never go over on my calories even, bc i know that the first time i make an exception, i'm cooked. i know myself, i am pretty much addicted to food- my concern is the snowballing…
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um................................AMAZING. every single suggestion. if you lived in pgh, i would invite you to happy hour tonite to be honest :) thank you.
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i adopted mayer on a whim. i never planned to have a pet. i love dogs obviously, but he was so perfect and any other pet would just be a cruel reminder of what i don't have. and mayer was my life. i didn't go out, i didn't go on vacation or anything for 7 years. and i don't regret that at all, but i don't want to make that…
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"May I ask why you had to put him down? " to answer your question, he got really sick out of nowhere, the friday of labor day weekend. i took him to the animal hospital and they had to cath him. it was all blood. we were hoping for a bad kidney stone or prostritis. they did the ultrasound and they said he had cancer…
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thanks, i appreciate it. unfortunately, depression and i are lifelong friends. this is a little different than how it usually affects me. i have just never suffered a loss this serious before. and i don't really know how to handle it. but i really don't want to continue to bury my feelings in drinking and going out. i…
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well i guess i will jump in here. i am from the 15057 - and now i live in regent square. i don't really keep up with the canon-mac area but i can guess there is probably nothing too exciting happening. :)
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bump- and thank you to those that already voted! we are winning pretty big!
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just here to testify on behalf of the dip/pita and smart ones mini cheeseburgers. they make it possible to drink an entire bottle of wine and still have something to nosh on and stay in calorie range. ps: if you live in the western pa area- starting thursday, smart ones meals AND desserts are on sale- 10 for $16, but go to…
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Just wanted to update everyone. Mayer had an ultrasound and had very aggressive cancer throughout his body. He couldn't pass urine and he was quite uncomfortable. It was best for him that I let him go. I held him in my arms while he went away. My world is shattered. He was the best dog. I will never ever be able to fill…
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yup- 150 calories for one with veggie corndog with 2.5 grams of fat. i think they taste very very very similar. but i do dip in ketchup..... so i dunno. it works for me. bc summertime picnic food is a huge downfall for me. gotta try the trader joe's stuff there is one like 2 miles away so i will be heading over that way…
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@thunt1990 - you do?!?!?!??!? shaking and crying right now! i have NEVER met anyone with my spelling. it was rough growing up bc it really upset me when people spelled it incorrectly or bought me stuff with the two f and y spelling. i will never ever forget SOBBING bc my kindergarten teacher spelled it incorrectly. (so…
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let's see- you stepped in to offer me encouragement just yesterday when i thought my world was ending for sure. which obviously seems trivial compared to what is going on with you. so first, serious thought- since i am the event manager extraordinaire- i am in charge of planning my firm's philanthropy events as well. and i…
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MFP changed my life- i know that sounds really contrived and cliche, but it did. it made me realize that after all these years, i really could do this. it was the tool and the community that i needed. add me for support! best of luck- you are gonna do great!
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well, you are obviously an amazing and strong person to even make the decision to get yourself to where you want to be! And more than that, the fact that you have put yourself out there to a group of strangers and opened up and asked for guidance and support shows how brave and strong you really are. so obviously, you are…
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hey, all! now that a day has passed, i wanted to follow-up. first of all- THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! because of you all and your kind wishes and words, i was able to avoid stuffing my face full of junkfood last night. i wanted to post my thoughts now that I have calmed down a little bit, so that if anyone is going…
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I really cannot thank everyone enough for encouraging me. I was an absolute mess at lunch. I went with 7 people. Who all had some sort of fried situation happening. And it smelled so good. And then the warm bread came out and everyone had a chunk and i just sat there with my arms folded. And it was obvious something was up…
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Thanks everyone. I really appreciate everyone's kind words. It doesn't help that the rest of my dept are beautiful women with adorable little bodies. So I legitimately look ridiculous standing in this group photo with them. And now like 6 emails have gone back and forth that are like "OMG we look so cute!" " I love the…
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ok, i wanted to follow-up on this. i have told my friends about this and they think i am CRAZY! like smoking crack crazy. so i called my doctor and he said that it is entirely possible that if i had fleshy/fatty earlobes and i have lost over 20% of my body weight, that my earlobes, could indeed, be smaller. he said that he…
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I wanted to check in re: the specials that start at Giant Eagle today (8/11-8/17). I have obviously been very busy stalking the Batman cast so sorry this is last minute. And again, I am just going to share the things that I personally think are interesting bc it's a savings on low-cal/low-fat stuff. You will come to find,…
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Just went for a "coffee run" with my boss :) IMAG0036 by tifanietiberio, on Flickr IMAG0045 by tifanietiberio, on Flickr
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@tiarapants- WAIT- WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!??!?!??! I am in *love* with him (not in a creepy kind of way, but he has definitely been my major celeb crush since i saw him in rocknrolla- and i have a major thing for british guys!!!) from what i have heard, he is super nice! he would be the one i would most want to…
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@aspeakman82 i live in regent square so yes, i spend an inordinate amount of time at whole foods and trader joes, but there are too many things i like to eat that are not so low cal at whole foods (mac and cheese on the hot food bar, macaroons, etc so i just stay out of there for now) and every single time i go there, i…
