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VS "Love Your Body" Commerical Rant
Dear Victoria's Secret: I saw your "Love your Body" commercial several times last night on TV. It's a nice sentiment, really. But when you stopped carrying my size because you only wanted to market to a smaller crowd and all your models have the exact same body type, I doubt the sincerity of the statement. So is my body…
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NSV: "Does this come in a smaller size?"
I was shopping and I saw these hot pink Bermuda shorts that looked so cute. I grabbed a size 14 and 16 to try them on. I tried the 14 on first and it gaped horribly in the back. My mom found it in a 12 to try on then lo and behold: they fit perfectly! OMG. Most of my 16 stuff is too big on me now so I guess now I am a…
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NSV: Lost 2 ring sizes! :D
Okay, I was always heavy even as a teenager. I found my high school class ring which was a size 9 and I tried it on and it fell right off my fingers. Mom let me try on one of her rings, a size 7, and it fit perfectly. What a difference 85 pounds makes! Luckily I found a nice chain I can wear my class ring on. Hooray! :)
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So my bf wants to take me bikini shopping...
Last night my bf says out of the blue, "Hun, have you noticed you lost a ton of weight?" I reply, "Yes, it was intentional." Like how could I not notice? I know what he meant though. I have lost about 40 pounds since we met a year and a half ago. He comes back with, "We need to go bikini shopping." Honestly, I still have a…
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NSV: I can cross my legs! :D
Since I was young, I was heavy and I was never able to cross my legs "like a lady" because my thighs were too big. Well, I tried it yesterday and OMG I CAN DO IT TOOOOOOO! It's silly, yes but I kinda can't wait to wear a skirt again so I can show of how well I can sit like a lady. :P
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NSV: My blood pressure is better! :D
Okay, I went to the doctor today for a physical and my blood pressure is now 110/65. When I had my wisdom teeth out in May 2011, my blood pressure was 125/85 (and that was AFTER I started losing weight, I'm sure it was much worse before then). The doctor says I'm much healthier now an tells me to keep up the good work…
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NSV: Mini-hulk!
Okay, so my mother and I went to the gym today for an appointment with our trainer to teach us some new moves and equipment. We have been going to this gym since April where I did not have much physical strength. Now he taught us how to use the leg press, one of those where you are kinda squatting laying down. He has me…
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Made cookies yesterday...
I made 2 dozen pumpkin spice cookies yesterday with a homemade cream cheese icing. Now I'm tempted to throw them out just so I won't eat them all. What have I done? I ate three of them yesterday, 2 of them so far today and feel so guilty. And Thanksgiving will only make it worse. Why must food be delicious? You'd think I'd…
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Diet Know-It-Alls /rant
I saw my friend put up her status about how she's struggling to lose weight. I offer my support and tell her that if she just keeps up the healthy diet and exercise, she can do it. Her friend jumps in to tell me how I can lose weight naturally without diet or exercise by alkalizing my body and checking my pH balance. (To…
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Does anyone have the Fitbit One?
I'm hoping this works because I work in a warehouse but I don't do the same thing all the time so it's hard to tell how much exercise calories I get a day so I don't kknow how much I should be eating. I was told a Fitbit could help with that and so I preordered one as I have wanted a fitbit since I joined this site. Does…
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Food = more comforting than people /rant
I know this is gonna sound stupid but here it goes: my mom bought me this space organizer thing that's like a million poles, stoppers and springs and told me to put it together for my room. I HATE PUTTING STUFF TOGETHER. I'm horrible at it, the instructions are never helpful. I had to disassemble and start over three…
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NSV: I can see my collarbone! :D
I was at the gym walking up a storm when I look into the mirror in front of me and notice some strange indent on my chest. I honestly wasn't sure what it was at first. I poked it (like a kid checking to see if the squirrel is really dead) and realized, "Oh, this must be what they call a collarbone!" It's not really obvious…
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100 calorie brownies! :D
I just made these and they are soooo rich and easy to make. Mmmmmm....they are from the book "Eat More of What you Love" by Marlene Koch, which is a book worth having for low calorie recipes. :) One Bowl Three-Bite Brownies Serves 6-12 people INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 tablespoons…
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I'm confused
I lost 8 pounds last month and I was looking through my diary and I was eating well but snacking on candy, ice cream and such and I still lost 8 pounds. Now I'm only down .2 so far this month even though I'm eating better overall, eating an average of 80 calories less a day (I readjusted my calorie goals), staying under my…
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NSV: No more double chin! :D
I looked in the mirror recently and noticed that I no longer have the double chin that plagued all my photos. So I snapped a photo of it and used it as my current profile picture. Whether it's just the angle I'm at or whatever, I'm glad it's not there because there used to be a time where there would always be a double…
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NSV: Defeated workplace temptation. :P
My boss sometimes will bring in donuts for his crew who work on Saturdays. I said no this time and ate my packet of almonds and granola instead. Yaaaaay! As a person who almost always says yes outta fear of offending the other party, this is big for me. :)
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Body Envy /rant
How often do you catch yourself looking at someone else and wishing you looked like them? I've lost 78 out of the 110 pounds I needed to lose and I feel like this feeling is intensifying the closer I get to my goal. I watch some K-pop videos and I feel so envious of the women in them as even when I hit my goal I won't be…
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Constant criticism at home /rant
Okay, I live with my mom, grandma and brother and only my mother is on the weight loss bandwagon. However, my mother is my biggest critic, she calls me the food police, food nazi and tells me that I'm ridiculous for wanting to have a monthly photo to add to a progress album that I've had going since May 2011. I started…
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NSV: The Stairmaster
Back when I joined the gym in April, I saw this stair master and it looked really high and intimidating. So I usually would use the bikes, treadmill and elliptical for cardio. Now that these are starting to not challenge me as much, I decided I was finally ready to attempt the stairmaster. It kinda works like an escalator,…
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Making up lost ground /rant
Okay, last month I weight in at 190 and I was super excited. I lost three pounds within the first 2-3 weeks of this month so I thought I was on track. Then this week I gained 1.8, 1.4 higher than the day before. How can I gain that much weight in one day? This morning was .6 higher still so now I'm back up to 189.6 and I'm…
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NSV: My belts are all too big! :D
I ordered a new belt yesterday in a M/L size because all of my XL/1X belts are either too big or I'm on the tightest notch on them already. So excited. It's a little victory but I love iiiit. ^.^
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Breaking the plateau and looking forward. :)
I had been stuck between 196 and 194 since April but then I got my job at an Amazon warehouse. I've worked there for a month and lost 5.4 pounds. I'm hoping if I can keep this rate of loss up that I'll be down 20 pounds by 2013. So yeah, I'm challenging myself. Who's with me? :D Wasn't sure to post this in Success Stories…
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Smiling for the camera.
I suck at it, a lot. As you can see with most of my pictures, I have the closed lipped smirk going on. Not because I'm not happy but because every time I decide to show teeth in my smile, I look like I wanna kill the Batman. I want to learn how to smile in photos and have it look like I'm naturally happy. Even when I'm…
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Birthday food...oh my. >.<
Okay, I turn 23 this Saturday (I know, birthdays stopped having meaning 2 years ago) but I'll be eating out most of the weekend. I'm going out with my boyfriend to a restaurant that has healthy food so I'll be fine there. It's when I go out to Carabba's with my family on Sunday and eat chocolate peanut butter pie…
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NSV: I weighed THIS much!?!!
Okay, I work in a warehouse where I stow packages on the shelf. This morning I pushed a cart with 11 packages of organic flour, each box weighing 20 pounds. I thought to myself, "I used to weigh this much last year? No wonder I used to be sooo tired." I guess it made me see how far I had come, especially since I used to…
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NSV: I can touch my toes!
When I was in gym class and marching band in high school, I was never about to lean down and touch my toes because of having a big belly in the way. Well, at work in the warehouse we have to do this stretch every morning and at lunch. At first I was worried about not being able to do it but, to my surprise, I could. I…
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Victoria's Secret and clothes shopping...uuuugh.
Okay, I was looking at Victoria's Secret and ended up a little discouraged because they never have my size! I'm a 40C/40D (depending on the brand) and an XL in panties. I hate looking at things and realizing that I'll probably have to order it off their website if I want it in my size, like my body's too ugly to be able to…
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Love/Hate relationship with food (Ranting)
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Tracking steps from a pedometer?
I started a new job at a warehouse where I stow packages onto shelves. I'm on my feet for 10 hours on 4 days every week. I was considering bringing a pedometer to work to see exactly how many steps I take in that time. Are there any ways of tracking calorie burn on this website for that? I couldn't find it under cardio. Or…
