Don't feel guilty for any of that. Besides this is a confessions thread, I am certainly not judging you. I feel the same way you do on a lot of these things. I have hips also, but my biggest problem area is my stomach. I can wear a size 8-10. I really want to get to a 4-6 when it is all said and done. I think the way you are feeling is actually very normal. 53 inches is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

Several of my old friends have recently completed their first 5k's and I feel horribly left out. That was supposed to be me this summer. :( I'd started the C25K program and worked my way up to a non-stop half mile before needing to lay off. I found myself pregnant for the second time, and since my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage and because I'm currently considered high risk I needed to switch to lower-impact exercise. And I'm so happy to be finally be pregnant and to be doing so well, but dammit . . . I actually miss the jogging and can't wait to get back to it. For the first time in my life I was doing something physically challenging and was actually enjoying it! I also can't wait to get back to the whole weight loss routine. It's going to be mentally excruciating when I inevitably go back over 220 again, the set point I'd never managed to work my way under until this year.

I feel like I can't stop whining about this. I should be so happy that I finally made it under 220, something I couldn't even accomplish as a teenager, but I was so anxious to get down to 198 this summer so I could finally be just "overweight" for the first time in my life. I wanted to at least keep walking but it's so freaking hot right now. I can't always make it to the mall to walk indoors, and even at night/early morning it's in the 100's here. Heh, can't wait until it cools down.

Thank you!! It makes me feel amazing most times! :cool: I think the stomach is a really common area thats hard to lose in. its not my main "problem area" -thats my hips of course. But I feel blessed with my shape most days. I try to look at the silver lining and usually succeed but we all have our moments! lol! Thanks for the kind words!

i confess that at the moment i dont feel like i deserve to eat. i am absolutely starving, had a fruit salad for breakfast 240ish cals and thats it. not healthy!

I must confess that I was secretly pleased (I AM a horrible person!) when a coworker who had lost a lot of weight really quickly through gastric bypass regained a lot of it. I think it made me feel better about my own struggle with losing and how LOOOONG it has been taking me.

Shameful!

Can I ask...why not do a 5K and just walk it??? Or is that too much for what your doctor recommends??? I'm just thinking that if you really want to do a 5K and it's bothering you that much, walking and completing one could give you that same feel of accomplishment, maybe.

I may have already confessed it...but I feel like I deserve more accolades for my weightloss than my friend who had gastric bypass, b/c I did it "the hard way." I know, realistically, that gastric bypass isn't "easy" but I still think it.

I get to that point sometimes, too. I think it's part of why I've let Mr. 8 years continue to be a part of my life. When we initially hooked up, I was at my heaviest...so in my head I know that he was attracted to me still then, so he holds a special place in my heart. Plus, having him look at me naked now and say "wow...that diet you're on is something else!" is an awesome feeling. But on the flip side of that, when I meet new guys and they are attracted to me, I still go back to that "I bet he wouldn't have given me a second look 100 pounds ago" mode. *sigh*

Same thing here, except w/ my lower stomach. Drives me nuts that if I would lose more weight from my LOWER stomach instead of my shoulders and upper stomach, I would probably be able to at least be in an 18 instead of a 20. Ugh.

I confess that I had a "cheat" meal yesterday at a work BBQ and ate a hamburger, a handful of Dorito mix and a can of orange pop. I did have a smaller dinner that usual tho. But overnight I LOST 3 lbs... Go figure! :carrot:

I confess that I had an original chicken sandwich from Burger King with Mayo and Barbecue sauce!! :o

I'm still under my allowed calories, but by only a two hundred?? I still have dinner to tackle. I did exercise today and burned over 400 calories. But that shouldn't an excuse to eat bad.

I love this thread!

- I confess that I am jealous of my childhood best friend because she is lost over 100 lbs and looks really skinny, even though I have gone much farther in life and she lost it all due to major drug addiction.

- I confess that if I didn't care what others thought, I would just be fat and eat whatever I wanted.

- I confess that I avoid social events because I'm afraid all anyone sees when they look at me is fat.

- I confess that deep in my heart, I have given up. I don't believe I can lose this weight or ever be happy with my body. I keep trying, but I've lost all faith that I can do this.

I confess that i keep looking at teenagers and feeling resentful about how good they look (i'm in my 30's!!!)

I confess that i want to be the thin sister even though i love my sisters dearly

I want my husband to be bowled over eveytime he looks at me

I'm scared i dont know how to keep weight off

I'm scared that even after i lose weight i'll look in the mirror and hate what i see

I confess that i want all those people who ignore me now to have a change of heart so i can be superior and dismissive of them (unleash the inner cow!)

I confess that i think i'll be able to say no to more people when i'm thin because i spent so much time fat that saying yes, in my mind made them like me more (sad or what!)

I'm glad I'm not the only. I feel like it's a good compromise is some ways, albeit gross.

I had a small Sonic Butterfinger Blast today, almost fell over when I learned it was 800+ calories! Stayed on track the rest of the day by eating fruit, yogurt and chicken.

Yesterday near the end of the work day I realized I had a sore throat. Last night I was also achy and had a slight headache, etc. Bed at 8pm.
This morning it is worse.

I confess that I am glad being ill is a good excuse to skip an event that is far away and would just have me picking at food the whole time.

I confess that with the sickness I am not hungry and though I feel terrible I was excited to get on the scale this am to see if being ill helps my wt loss. (Down 3.2 from yday am weigh in). The weight drop was obviously not caused by one restless night of sleeping, but it seems bad that I'm smiling right now with my sore throat.

Here are my awful confessions:

I confess that I despise the fact that one of my (really good!?) girlfriends gets WAY more attention than I do when we go out.

I confess that I want more attention from men (and not do anything with it - I just want the attention).

I confess that I one of the reasons I want to lose weight is because I want to stop thinking that a reason why I get rejected (in any of life's spheres) is because I am overweight.

I confess that I want to be seen as ''the skinny girl''.

I confess that I wish to get to a point where I am excited to get a full-body picture taken.

I confess that I am horribly jealous of beautiful women who get a lot of attention.

That's honesty for you!

I confess that I am in a plateau and didn't this site for a while since I was bummed. Then I got over myself and kept on track.