sunnykt

1) Putting yourself through pain in order to make somebody else happy never works. Do things because you want to do them. 2) Don't eat too much fast food.

Age: 21 HW: 162 (73-74 kg) CW: 138 (62-63 kg) GW: 127 (58 kg)

Anything I write here will probably sound stupid, so many people have given such excellent opinions to ponder. Sometimes slowing down with weight loss can be good to ease body dysmorphia but other little things can help too. I find that if you are constantly aware that people might view you as male people people WILL view…

Thank you for the good advice! Definitely thinking that calorie counting isn't for me at this stage. Even if I don't loose the weight, I know I'm going to loose it next year (just because I'll be living out of my parent's home again and I'm a super-healthy eater when alone ^.^), so toning is probably more important <3…

Thank you for the advice. I've been really torn. I don't know if calorie counting is necessary in order to loose the weight I want, or if it's actually a hinderance. It's hard when it's only those last 5 pounds.

Well I'm not even in a relationship so no plans to even have children for many, many years. I've just always thought I'd be better off adopting since I'm maternal enough to love any child. It's still interesting to see the potential complications though.

"So I have a hard time believing that a woman 3 inches taller could weigh less and still look healthy." My sister is 5'8 and 127 and definitely looking healthy, I'm 5'7 and when I hit 132 people were commenting (although I just think that was from how quickly I dropped it and them having to adjust). It depends on the…

So much good advice here, and so many people aren't being snarky or condescending about it either- just informative, which is great! ^.^ Hopefully you'll take people's good advice into consideration. Also; remember that school is not reality, and the people your own age might not be the most objective sources of…

Thank you for that story, it was insightful. I worry about having a baby as a diabetic.

Depends on numerous factors. As was noted, metabolism slows with age, and "starvation mode" at a certain cut off is a bit of a fallacy (it's more about the metabolism slowing because it knows it isn't getting enough food, so if you feel lethargic or hungry this might be warning signs). My BMR using Harris Benedict equation…

QFT. I'm 5"6-5"7 and 135 lb. When I started I was 150 and I ate 1'200 to 1'350 for approximately 3 months and that resulted in loosing 15 lb. I went back to eating "normally" for the past 8 months and my body is fine :) No metabolism shutting down. I don't have to eat like a tiny delicate rainforest creature. Of course,…

I try to eat healthy, and then I log the calories as a secondary method, I guess. "reasons not totally understood" low-carb diets work. This is the reason put simply: When you eat carbohydrates and sugars (carbohydrates turn into sugars) your body produces insulin (unless you are like me and a type one diabetic) which is a…

Mmm. Nuts, avocado, coconut, eggs, bananas, yogurt, salad dressings, a little bit of butter on your greens (such as kale and spinach), oily fish, natural peanut butter, green smoothies and homemade fruit juices. You could make a home-made "healthy" carrot cake with almond flour (higher calorie but higher in good fats), or…

Frack. You know what's annoying. When they get angry at you FOR eating. I was having pumpkin soup while everyone else was having chocolate cake, but no, apparently I'm not allowed to eat healthy foods at the wrong time, even though I was starving and I hadn't had breakfast yet, only lunch. So I ended up having a piece of…

This thread is hilarious. Organic food for weight loss/ better nutrition = No value. Organic food for the potential benefits of avoiding pesticides and GM = Value. But always read labels. Labels, labels, labels. Invest time, not money.

A perfect answer.

“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.”

QFT. I view my calorie goal as net calories per day over the week, not as a daily goal- so sometimes I used to eat 900 calories one day a week and then the rest of the week I'd eat 1,400- ending with results over the 1'200 calorie "starvation mode" deficit for the week (plus I have odd sleeping hours and times so this…

I even hated compliments on my weight (particularly by my family). I hated visiting my grandmother because she introduced me to everyone (even strangers) and told them I'd recently lost heaps of weight. I feel like that makes people "remember" me as fatter than I was too. My grandma constantly playing on the fact that I'd…

Sameskies.

Sometimes things just take time ^.^ I actually have this strange idea of my body wanting to be "63" kgs. I imagine that if I eat normally, without overeating or dieting I will be 63 kgs, and 63 is my idea of "normal". I feel comfortable at 63. I feel like 63 kg is "me". When I gained weight I didn't view myself as actually…

They probably just need time to get used to the new way you look.

The thing that has struck me the most about this thread is your amazing positive attitude, even when confronted with naysayers. Your attitude is an inspiration and I loved it when you wrote "I do read everything, I'm just not responding the way you had hoped". Beautiful. I think people are forgetting that if you live to 86…

I found this post offensive in line with this post I posted previously on the same page, which was long, well-thought out and contained a range of advice, from financial, to marital. You keep making passive-agressive comments your wife, you don't actually fully read our posts, you get angry at us for giving advice that…

Calisthenics (push ups, sit ups, planking [lots of planking] etc) and yoga are good at home strength training. Try downloading a free yoga app. ^.^ Also Palmer's body butter is good, and I've heard mixed reviews for Bio-oil. Anything with vitamin A and vitamin E really... ^.^

bump.

This person is an idiot. Whenever I see comments like this my first thoughts are "what are they selling? They can't actually be this moronic can they?" This post was very grammatically difficult to read, and just plain insulting. It was cookie-cutter advice that doesn't apply to the situation or post. The only logical…

I always take an apple because it's easy and low cal.

It doesn't take a psychologist or a genius to see the blame shifting going on here (although this doesn't apply to everyone whose mentioned a spouse with financial control of the food in this thread). It's probably best to address your issues with your spouse. Yes, I know you are a team, and she's been assigned certain…