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09-24-2012, 11:20 AM
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Alabama
Posts: 363
S/C/G: 305.5/226.8/170
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Things you remember about your pre-weightloss journey lifestyle...
My partner and I will often have a conversation that goes like this:
"Remember when we used to have fishsticks, macaroni and cheese, and mashed potatoes for dinner?"
"Good lord, yes. Remember when I had to ask you to help me tie my shoes?"
And the list goes on. What are some things that you remember from before your journey that you either can't believe you did or are glad you don't have to deal with anymore?
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09-24-2012, 11:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,371
Height: 5'4
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I can't believe how much I used to drink!
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09-24-2012, 11:37 AM
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Stephanie
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 3,221
S/C/G: 236/135-140/More Fit
Height: 5'6"
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So funny you should post this, I was just thinking about this last night as I was watching Supersize Vs. Superskinny.
I definitely don't miss having to wear maternity pants WAY past the acceptable period in which one should wear maternity pants, post-pregnancy.
The amount of food that I could eat really turns my stomach to think about! There have been a couple times, in the past few months, I have really overeaten -- but NOTHING compared to what I would have regularly eaten and not have batted an eye. But the few times I have eaten way too much, reminds me of the often painful fullness that I felt almost all the time back then. It's absolutely miserable.
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09-24-2012, 11:39 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Missouri
Posts: 73
S/C/G: 227/see ticker/150
Height: 5'9''
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I calculated the calories from a normal day and it was over 4,000!
I used to look forward to things like family get togethers for the food. Now I look forward to spending time with people.
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09-24-2012, 12:02 PM
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Staying the Same
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Troy, NY
Posts: 6,448
S/C/G: 160+/116-120/maintainer
Height: 5'5
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I remember it fondly. I for one enjoyed every bite of my three bowls of Reeses Peanut Butter Puffs I had for breakfast...eating a whole box of Annie's mac & cheese for dinner...cooking a big pot of gnocchi and eating it with prefab tomato sauce...ahhh, those were the days.
Still worth it to wear single-digit pants sizes.
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09-24-2012, 01:19 PM
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Mens sana in corpore sano
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: France
Posts: 1,541
S/C/G: 165/121/120ish
Height: 5'2 (157 cm)
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Yeah, I can't believe either the amount of crap I was able to eat, both in quantity and, uhm, shall I dare call it 'quality'? Right now, if I were to eat it again, I'd probably explode and die on the spot (well, at least my intestines would).
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09-24-2012, 01:32 PM
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keep going
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,088
S/C/G: 176/ticker/140
Height: 5'6
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I just remembered yesterday when I was in the shop that a few years ago I used to regularly buy (in my bingey days) a big loaf of thick white bread, real butter and koka noodles (chicken flavour, ooh yeah). What a shitty meal. Also that stuffed pasta stuff, I'd buy a pack of that and eat the whole thing with just a jar of sauce stirred in. For dessert I could have a pack of plain digestive biscuits and some chocolate spread. It all sounds crap but it was totally delicious at the time. If I ate that now I'm sure I'd just feel really shitty and bloated.
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09-24-2012, 01:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 119
S/C/G: 163/141/135
Height: 5'2
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Shopping. I remember going to Catherine's and being in denial that I couldn't fit the size 22 skirt. I remember going to Express with a friend and getting earrings because that's all I could fit.
Wow, I actually forgot those days...
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09-24-2012, 01:39 PM
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Embracing the suck
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: California - East Bay
Posts: 3,185
S/C/G: 300/234/abs
Height: 6'9"
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I can only say I didn't get to 300 lbs by accident ...
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09-24-2012, 02:00 PM
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*Embrace Power*
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,302
S/C/G: 332/279.8/195
Height: 5'5
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How much soda I used to drink (which is cool to say since I haven't had one in over 3 months) and how little exercise or movement in general outside of day to day routine that I would get. It was ridiculous! Now I cannot imagine not having exercise incorporated into my daily routine, even if it's just a short walk and a few jumping jacks, I have to keep moving!
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09-24-2012, 02:23 PM
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Keeping it real!
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 644
S/C/G: 40/31/30 waist inches!
Height: 5' 4"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by krampus
I remember it fondly. I for one enjoyed every bite of my three bowls of Reeses Peanut Butter Puffs I had for breakfast...eating a whole box of Annie's mac & cheese for dinner...cooking a big pot of gnocchi and eating it with prefab tomato sauce...ahhh, those were the days.
Still worth it to wear single-digit pants sizes.
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Yum! gnocchi! I think I could possibly manage about 6 of them now, versus about 40 before LOL!!!
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09-24-2012, 02:28 PM
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Lifestyle Changes
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Posts: 584
S/C/G: 295/sig/175
Height: 5'9
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I haven't lost much weight but just one year ago I smoked every day, whenever I got a chance. I drank diet soda like it was going out of style. I almost never drank water. I drank crazy amounts of calories when I would drink alcohol because we usually drank our hard alcohol with lots of non-diet soda. I ate frozen food for dinner and lunch, like pizza rolls. I'd buy single serving things of pizza rolls for lunches and big dinner packages to have at the house! Some days I'd have pizza rolls for both lunch and dinner, after having a hot pocket for breakfast?!
I also would eat candy for snacks whenever I could. Chips too.
The past year I really upped my veggies and fruits, started buying healthier foods and learned how to cook. My biggest problem is even after eating healthier I'd eat too much still. That's the problem I'm tackling now.
About two months ago I started having trouble tying my shoelaces. And not like I can't do it, but I get all breathless after bending over to tie them and I've started sitting down to do it. I never realized how much I took small things like that for granted! I want to tie my shoes without getting breathless! And I will.
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09-24-2012, 02:59 PM
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Keeping it real!
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 644
S/C/G: 40/31/30 waist inches!
Height: 5' 4"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SunnySide99
I use to drink 4 of my favorite martini's just about every Saturday night. Each martini has 500 calories. So I was drinking the amount of calories I'm eating per day these days! That's not including the food I ate earlier in the day and the greasy food I ate when the night was over.
Don't let me get started on ice cream. I could polish off an entire box of ice cream in 2 days by myself! Mind you I work from home so it was very easy to do.
I never counted calories, I drank like 2 cans cokes per day, never worked out - I could go on and on...
Wow this is so eye-opening for me, but I am very thankful to be in control now!
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I'm impressed - 4 martini's and even when I could drink A LOT - I'd still be under the table
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09-24-2012, 03:04 PM
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a work in progress
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: st. louis
Posts: 1,291
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Height: 5'6 1/2
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at my highest weight (220) id sometimes eat an entire bag of peanut M&Ms in one day.. the 1lb bag...
Last edited by juliastl27; 09-24-2012 at 03:04 PM.
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09-24-2012, 03:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Butte County, CA
Posts: 2,357
S/C/G: 202/ticker/135
Height: 5'2"
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Some pretty yummy food, drinks and smokes passing by here!!! Those were the days...
Before I started on my journey, I was totally sedentary. I have started to walk, and keeping this up as well as adding other forms of exercise is going to be my greatest challenge.
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