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Old 03-21-2005, 03:16 PM   #16  
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Yay, Monday is here and I'm back on program. I've been doing good today, and I did my Walk Away the Pounds tape again, this time I got a little further than last time, but I'm still definitely out of shape...I used to do those three mile walks in 45 minutes, three times a week!! Now I'm barely making half a mile still ...it will come in time I hope.

Tracy: Believe me, I know exactly how you feel, I've been coming to 3fc for like four years now, and every time I drift away, it's because I've gone off program!! It's usually a gradual transition, but I really love the stability this message board offers. That's such good new for your friend (well, I guess depending on how you look at it)...but I would love to have the chance to be swept off and go to a diet clinic...though I wouldn't want to have the medical emergency as my rude awakening...I also know how you feel about amusement park rides, the fact of the matter is, most aren't made for people who weigh over 250 pounds (some rollar coasters even specify their weight limits), and even if you are within the weight limits, who's to say that the seatbelt will fit you? (not you personally, but I know when i was a size 22 i could barely squeaze into some rollarcoater seats).

Barb - I really enjoyed reading your itinerary, btw, cant wait for the pics

Well, I know I didn't reply to everyone but I wanted to say hello and let you all know I've been thinking about you!!

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Old 03-21-2005, 04:18 PM   #17  
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Hi Gang -
I only have a second - I was taking a quick break from work and wanted to ask you bikers a question....

I would really like to get a bike and get out riding - especially with spring here. However, I'm a little intimidated to go to a bike shop and figure out the best kind to support my weight and a comfy seat for my big butt. Any suggestions on good brands to look at or good websites for research.

Your input is greatly appreciated.

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Good afternoon ladies. Just wanted to stop by and say HI! I've had
company for a couple days and will have for about 4-5 more days.
She's 83 and wants one on one attention. So I'm at least posting\
on the exercise thread and reading when I have a couple min's when
she takes a nap. Usually during my Soap's. Hope everyone is
doing well OP. Talk again later when I get a few min's. Love to All.
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Old 03-21-2005, 05:40 PM   #19  
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Hey Barb, folks were posting about bikes just earlier today... on the last thread, I think...

Yeesh, this is driving me crazy today. OOOOOO do I want to just eat eat eat. I had an apple to try to keep the cravings at bay, and now I'm playing chess, thinking, well, if I'm going to deny myself chocolate, I should let myself have something else I enjoy. But it's not working.

I'm going to a dinner party tonight, so I've got to stay good. I mean, my friend cooks pretty healthy, but I'm sure it'll be a big spread.

Well, I thought maybe I'd just try venting here to see if it would help.

I think my next step is to get out of the office. GRRRR VENT VENT VENT

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Old 03-21-2005, 06:13 PM   #20  
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Scoot YES!!!!!! One day we will definitely go bike riding! I actually would love to ride through Cades Cove too, it was so pretty. The one time we went I had to laugh tho b/c my Mom was driving and was going sooooo slow (Which is fine with me b/c I was looking for animals heh). But anyways, we looked in the rear view mirror and there was two people on those little scooter things (the ones that look like a skateboard with handles) and they were busting up our butt. So we pulled over and let them pass and I just thought it was the absolute funniest thing in the world. heh.

BarbPA, I have been thinking about that too. I love the Kona hoss bike that I posted a picture of, but it's just SO expensive (like almost 1000 bucks!). I would love to find a cheaper bike that would hold the weight as well, but I'm not sure where to even start. And I want one that is a hybrid so it could go on trails or on the road.

Hey Scooter, is your bike a hybrid or just a mountain bike? Have you tried one before and is it good for high weights etc??

I'd love to hear from others and get some input too. It might be what's on my xmas list this year. heh.
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Old 03-21-2005, 07:06 PM   #21  
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All this talk about biking makes me want a bike! I'm too self concious to get on one, though, I worry about people seeing the fat girl on the bike...also I worry about breaking it or something

I've had a good day, foodwise...have you guys ever heard of the Laughing Cow Lite? It's REALLY good cheese, I had a few pieces today on some crackers, it was a great snack.

Scooter and Julie - let me know how it comes along with the bikes.

Have you guys ever watched 30 minute meals? I LOVE that show, but I always end up really hungry afterwards
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Old 03-21-2005, 07:17 PM   #22  
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robntracy-I listen to Mercyme when I do my exercise. I love our local contemporary Christian radio station. There are no commercials, and the songs have a great beat, and I can actually understand all the words. I guess they figure that if they want to get their message across, you have to be able to understand them.

I had my doctor's appointment this morning. All of my blood work was great, except cholesterol. Mine is always too low. I once had a total cholesterol of 57. At least 50 of it was hdl. This time it was 111 total, but only 29 hdl. I swear I feel like some kind of science experiment. The doctor said that he had no idea how to get my hdl up except exercise and niocine. I already do both as much as I can. I think I'm going to try a web search.

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Hey Chickies!!!
I posted some pics for you in the picture thread!

Melissa - Thanks for starting the new threads. I am also happy to do so, just haven't been around when it's time.

Iwill - I know what you mean....weekends are tough! DH and I have such a tendancy to go out to eat on weekend and that really leads to overeating. Now that I am back to writing down everything that goes into my mouth I know I'll do better on weekends!

2Cute - Grats on the new car! I may have to check those out. I am about to the point where I need to trade in my Maxima and I'm thinking of an SUV. How is the gas mileage on yours? So, did you get your exercise in this morning?

Scoot - I came so close to buying Jelly Beans yesterday and I finally walked away from them! Treat yourself to a small amount and then move on!


Lilion - I've heard great things about Disney cruises! DH and I will probably not ever go on one because one of the things we really enjoy is the casino and Disney doesn't have them. The Hot Stone Massage (at least mine) was a combo of traditional massage and the hot stones. Part of the time he put the stones on certain parts - down the back and in the hands and massaged with his hands. Other parts of the massage he actually massaged with the stones. It was great because you could really feel the heat of the stones. I recommend trying it out! I am going to treat myself more often to massages - they are so good for the body and soul!

Angela - Yesterday and binging is over! Move on! Put it behind you and get back on track! You can do it!

Jilly - Your post made me laugh --- I read "2 jobs and boyfriend" and somehow thought you said 2 boyfriends!

Tracy - Keep on posting no matter what! You know it helps to gain support and encouragement here! You can do it!

DH is looking for some attention so I am going to run! HELLO and HUGS to everyone I missed!!!

I had a great day and feel wonderful! I ate within my calorie range, wrote everything down, lots of water, worked out! WOOHOO!!!

Have a Super night!
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Old 03-21-2005, 10:31 PM   #24  
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Another week..another Monday. I stayed OP today...yay...I am finding that I do not need to snack as much as I did when I first started WW but I am also worried that I am going to slide back into my bad habit of not eating enough and slowing down my metabolism.

BF and I did Mexican lat night....chicken fajitas, no sour cream, no tortillas (for me) and no rice and beans..salad instead. I put the chicken on my salad and threw some salsa on top with some of the grilled onions....tres yummy.

BF is trying to come up with something special for us for Monday night..our 2 year anniversary...and I am trying not to turn into a basket case. Last year, 3 days before our year anniversary he broke up with me...cold feet and anxiety. We got back together about 3 weeks later but it was the most horrible heart-breaking thing ever. Part of me is still scared that he'll do it again...I am trying to trust him to stick with it and not to drive myself crazy in the process.

I went shopping over the weekend and got some new pants and skirts...all in a smaller size!! The salegirl at LB noticed that I looked different and actually commented that the pants I had tried on were running small....wheeeee....And then I went home and in honor of putting in 2 new pants and 2 new skirts, I took out 3 old pants and 3 old skirts...I love these skirts.they are long flowy skirts, but I am too short to wear them and they make me look dumpy.

So I think I am going to have my nicer pants taken in and let the rest go...although I do so love my orange capris...but now they are just too baggy and make me look sloppy. Anyone want a way cute size 26 wardrobe? The girl who was checking out the same time I was commented that she keeps all her old stuff in case she gets fat again..I told her that I didn't plan on doing that. Someone remind me that I said that when I start whining and carrying on in a few months about being stuck and unmotivated and gaining weight.

I realllllly hope that this week's WI reflects going back to my regular WI date and time and the fact that TOM finally left (good riddance). Last week just sucked...felt like I had failed...

I want to apologize for not addressing people individually so often. This has sort of become my journal and I find all of you so amazingly supportive and fascinating. I don't journal well when it's between me and a piece of paper, but here I feel like I am actually talking..and if there is anything I do well (aside from eat) it's talk. Please know that I read every word you all say, I wish you all only the best in your various endeavors..whether it is a new car, IVF treatments, buying a bike, sharing your life story, personal tragedy and trauma, a wonderful cruise with a special honey, job troubles, food worries, or horses. If any of you ever come out to LA I would love to meet you and show you around. I just really feel like I have found a quality support system here. BF is wonderful and supportive, but there are some things he does not understand. Not once has he asked what I actually weigh and not once have I told him. I don't want to have to admit to him that I weigh twice what he does. People are always asking him why he is trying to lose weight... plus...there is the whole sisterhood aspect. My one female friend here who would understand what I am going through is stuck in a very unhealthy cycle..and talking to her about weight loss is a sore subject for her (She has GB surgery, lost 100 and has gained back 50).

So, in conclusion...
THANK YOU FOR BEING FABULOUS!!!

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Old 03-22-2005, 12:21 AM   #25  
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Hi all,
ducking in to post and say I haven't really disappeared off the face of the planet - I've just been trying to catch up on work after my (multipled) computer problems. I had my teaching day early this week (to allow for Easter friday) so my time has been very limited over the last few days!
I managed to get in to Curves for an introduction/sign-up yesterday .. as it is really getting too cold to go swimming in the outdoor pool here now, and it's going to close for the winter soon. I don't know if anyone else here has had experiences with Curves, but I must say that had my decision to signup been solely based on how the 'bright young thing' that took me through the introduction treated me, I would have walked out and not signed.

They booked me in at 5:30 which apparently is their busiest time, and it's not a huge room, so it was crowded. The table where they talk to you is right next (about 2 feet away MAX) to the circuit, so everyone doing the circuit hears the answers to personal questions. I wasn't very happy about that but when she asked my weight she repeated it in a very loud voice about 20 times (no exaggeration). There would have been at least 25 people doing the circuit at the time, and by the last time I felt like standing up and saying "excuse me, is there anyone here who DOESN'T know my weight by now??" Of course none of the people there were my weight, or near it.

She also asked my heaviest weight, and then said (loudly of course) "well how on earth did you let yourself get to THAT weight? After all, its 175 kg!!!!!!!!!!!". I really felt like saying "oh gee martians must have put it on me ... how do you think I got this way??" She totally ignored the fact that I had lost 50+ lbs without the help of Curves, in the last year or so .. and basically treated me as if I had no knowledge of what to do to lose weight. Grrrrr.
Oh but it gets better.
She took me over to the scale (also right next to the circuit) and told me she was going to check my height. So up I hop, then she says "oh I'm going to weigh you too" and proceeded to say exactly what the scale was saying over and over .... to aghast looks from some of the other women there. By this point I was feeling humiliated but yes, it got worse.
I was wearing a dress (I rarely wear anything but dresses/skirt-top combos), as I was just supposed to be finding out the prices and what the program was about. But she took me across to the two machines she thought I might have trouble with, and told the women waiting to go on them that I needed to test them out because I might not fit, and then got me to get on them in my dress, and laughed when I had difficulty manouvering on/off them without showing my underwear. Grrr again.
Throughout this I repeated to myself "I am here for me, not for this bozo".
Back to the table, and this time she proceeded to call me old (I'm 36 - she was about 22). "Old people like you have trouble losing weight" not once but several times .... err excuse me? I've already lost 50+ lbs you bimbo!

I guess I'm not very assertive at times - I let people like this intimidate me and I don't speak up and say that I don't appreciate the attitude or being treated as stupid just because I am carrying excess fat on my body. It doesn't displace brain cells!
Anyway - I signed up. Not because of the bimbo, but in spite of her. Because I need somewhere to exercise during the winter, its close to my home, its achievable for me (wow guess what, I did fit in the machines), and I can pick times that the place is not so busy, to suit me. I must say that the woman I saw when I booked the appointment was lovely, didn't embarrass me or look down on me, and I was actually looking forward to the appointment yesterday.
I guess it's been a while since I've been in the situation of putting myself in the hands of the 'weight-loss profession' and I forgot that in some cases they see it as their job to make overweight people feel totally disgusting, so they will stick with the program in order to change themselves. They should realise that people have to feel ok before they can start to make changes!
Anyway, thats my rant about my experience.
I have booked in for my first session tomorrow morning, with a different person, so I'm hoping its a lot better, or I might just go ask for my money back, and live with extra travel time etc.

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Howdy, everybody! I feel like it's been forever since I was here last. Pretty close, I guess. Looks like it might have been Friday or Saturday!

Honey got home safely from Germany. He had a wonderful time. The guy that he travelled with was a good guy, I guess. They liked doing the same kind of tours and museums and stuff so together they had fun sight-seeing. Alot happened while he was in Germany. His boss took another position in the company and now Honey is acting in his stead. He was given the interim position, indefinitely. Not sure what that means, but Honey's pretty happy about it. He's been a Customer Service Manager for the last three years when his REAL background and training is in Materials Management. There are alot of things that he thinks/says he can make changes to if given half the chance. I hope this is good for his career. He's played the "game" for enough years for something good to happen for him.

I finally got back with the "program" today. My eating was much better. I had a breakfast job this morning and then had dinner this evening. I'm within my WW points, just didn't get the veggies or water completely in. Tomorrow is another day. I need a good trip to the fruit market.

I'm going to try to get some responses done, we'll see if I get through them all. Forgive me if I miss someone, please.

2cute: Congrats on the new car. Can't wait to see it! I think they're adorable, except like I told you, the dashboard. All the other features are wonderful!

Leanne: Computer problems are absolutely the worst! Mine has been giving me fits lately too. #1 Son says about the only thing left to do with it is a total reload and that's a real pain in the butt so I'm just babying it for now. I've got my fingers crossed that it will hold up for awhile longer.

Judy: Ya know, it's funny but I hadn't thought about those muffin pizzas in a loooonnnnggggg time until Melissa brought up pizza. I'll have to get some supplies to make them up myself. My mom used to make them ahead of time and freeze them so that she could have all the prep work done and just pop them in the oven when she needed them. That would be a great idea for lunches.

Terri: Glad you had a nice visit with your mom. *The new "boys" are beautiful! Hey, as I was looking through the picture thread I saw the pic of Star. Whatever happened to her? Does your mom have her? * Good for you telling the IL's to take a flying leap. Can't believe, (well, yes, I can believe because I've heard similar stories sooooo often) that now you guys are to blame. [[[hugs]]]

Michelle: The story of Andrew and the shopping cart was precious. I can't believe he's going to be going to school. Oh my, woman! You're getting old!!!

Barbg: I love the graphics! Are these your own, or haven't you had time to do your own creating yet?

Lillion: Good for you giving into your craving for the brats. If you wouldn't have indulged in the half, you would have eaten everything in the house and then still not been satisfied and wound up with the brat in the end anyway. That just seems to be the way it works. This way, you had, you only had 1/2 and then you were satisfied.

Shopaholic: Caffeine withdrawals are awful! When I gave my Pepsi up some years ago I had headaches for two weeks. But it has been worth it.

BarbPA: Thanks for the wonderful discriptions of your cruise. I am living vicariously through you. Honey and I went on a cruise in 1985. I had won a 3 day from the company I was working with at the time. It was wonderful. Short, but wonderful! The pictures you posted are gorgeous!

Catherine: CONGRATS on the milestone! I'm so excited for you! You have an amazing story and I'm so glad you have come here to share it with us. I hope that you are able to get something from us, as we are getting loads of inspiration from you. [[[hugs]]]

Iwillbe: My easy way to see what others said while I'm trying to reply is to open a new window. You can do that by holding down the CTRL key and the N at the same time. Then in the one window hit the Post a Reply button so your window comes up for you to write in and then you can go back to what everyone wrote by just clicking on the other Chicks button at the bottom of the page. Try it, it makes life a whole lot easier!

Scooter: "it was in a state of nobody could remember if it was hardwood or carpeted " You described my office! Hope nobody coming for Fling expects a tour of my house!

Angela: Ok, so Spring Break is over, how did your first back on program day go???

Jill: I don't know if you've tried like the Green Giant Create a Meals or the Voila's but my family and I love them. However, we find that they don't provide a very large portion so I found frozen stir fry veggies at Costco. Now when I make the "meals" I add several handfuls of the veggies to the skillet. It not only makes for bigger portion sizes with few added points/calories, it also adds those much needed veggies. They also taste pretty decent because the "meal" will be complete with a sauce of some sort and that covers the veggies as well. YUM!

Tracy: The first thing to do to stay on program is to get your butt in here! You know, from experience, that staying away only makes it worse. I'm glad your friend is getting the help he so desperately needs.

Hilta: Wondered what happened to you. Sounds like you've got your hands full.

Loki: Sorry, can't help you with the bike issue. We all have our bikes hanging from the ceiling in the garage. None have been used in years.

Melissa: The Laughing Cow is great. I'm not a big cheese eater but Honey and the boys are and they love it.

Julee: See, fajitas can be done without them being a big mistake. We did Mexican last night as well. Fajitas just like you said...no cheese, no sour cream, no tortillas. *Thank you so much for your kind words. It is a Sisterhood. We share stuff that only people of or around our size can imagine....because we have lived it.

Well, I think I've caught up with everyone. If I missed someone, I'm terribly sorry. I have a couple of "bank jobs" to pull tomorrow so it will be a busy day once again. Love ya bunches!

ONE MONTH TIL SPRING FLING II. Can't wait!!!!
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Oh, Leanne! You poor thing! That is a horrible experience with Curves. The only reason I joined my Curves was because of the girl that was working the day I walked in. She was pleasant, friendly and not at all condescending. I was thrilled. I do have to say that a month after I joined, she had to quit, and the others that worked there were not at all friendly. They weren't condescending either, but they were NOT friendly. I would seriously look around the place for the owner's contact information and lodge a complaint. Those locations are all franchised and it would be helpful for the owner to know that the ONLY reason you joined was because of the machines and program the facility offered and you would be making a point of not ever stepping foot in there when this particular girl was working. NO ONE should have to put up with degrading comments and the lack of confidentiality. Hope you like the workout.
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Ahhh Curves....how funny that you bring them up today when only a few hours ago I got an interesting article about where their CEO gives his money..giving me another reason to stay way from them.

I started at Curves a while back...liked it well enough...although I really had to think about when I was going b/c so many women from my synagogue were there as well and would not leave me alone. So...I had ben going fora while but was starting to lose my patience with a few things...
1) 1 of the girls who was always there did not make any attempt to look or conduct herself in a professional manner. She would wear white men's tshirts with dark colored demi bras underneath that were too small..it was vulgar (and I am really not a prude). She would spend all of her time gossipping with other people and would ignore you. She would also berate me for not being in the target heart range. I finally began lying to them and just refusing to answer.
2) They played too many games and on days when i just wanted to go in, do my 30 minutes and leave, it was nearly impossible.
3) The girls were very young and honestly had no clue what they were doing. It was only after 3 months that I found out I had been doing 3 of the machnes incorrectly...but I was doing them as I had been shown. The one time Ia sked how I should do a machine correctly, I was not given any personal attention, but rather steered to a TV set and made to watch the official Curves apparatus video.
4) This is where things really ended... I had been slacking off...too busy with work...no energy to get up and go there at 6:45 am like I had been and no time to go at 5pm...so I had stopped going. I was in the area one day and stopped in to say Hi and let them know that I would indeed be coming back...and the woman who was working there, the same woman who had ben so nice and encouraging during my intro session, says to me "Well you better come back soon or your health will really suffer!!!" Yeah, out loud in front of everyone. Needless to say I as in no hurry to come back. I take the manager aside and tell her what has happened and share a few other concerns..she apologizes profusely. I come back about a month later to resign, I tell them that I don't know when I am coming back. They ask me if I ever got the letter of apology...I say no..the woman who was so rude says "I realy meant no offense..I'm sorry you took it the wrong way." I cancel my membership for a nominal fee. I go back about a month later to ask them to post a flyer for my show...the manager is gone and the co-owner is there. Manager got fired it turns out for doing things rather the wrong way. She asks where I have been and I tell her the whole story. She pulls my file. Turns out they never recorded me as a resigned member and there was never a letter of apology written because there was NADA in my file and I wasn't on the weekly tracking report. Owner apologizes even more profusely and says that I can come back whenever I want without a re-enrollment fee and at my old price rate. I have not gone back
There is a new place in town called "It Figures" that I hear is even BETTER that Curves..and apparently has no political agenda. I don't want to ruffle any feathers or get into a debate on political and social ideologies, so if you want more info...PM me.

Anyways...that is why, IMHO, Curves (at least the one near me) sucks the big one. Their employees are no more experts about fitness than I am a certified gourmet because I can eat like a champ. They get paid about $10 an hour, go through a very short training period and work from a script. Every once in a while someone gets hired there that knows a modicum about the body, fitness or diet...but they are few and far between. CURVES is a franchise...it is cookie cutter fitness...you're in, you're out and nobody gets hurt. if you have enough upfront money and can find an open neighborhood, you too could open a CURVES. If you are looking for a place where you will get personal attention, privacy and the ability to maintain a semblance of dignity...shop around and look into a personal trainer who can come to your home.

Just my 2 cents worth..sorry for the rant.
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Wow, Leanne, let us all go kick her butt! I hate people like that. I used to have a really nice body, and I hate when people look at me and tell me I'm fat because I'm lazy. I'm not lazy. I injured myself and had to totally change the way I exercised 500%. People who don't know how it is are so judgemental. Most of the time though, they don't know any better. I remember when I was a teenager, I saw this big woman (probably about my size now) and I turned to my mother and said "oh god, kill me if I ever get that big, k?"

I truly believe what goes around comes around. And my accident helped open my eyes and made me less of a b!tch.

I've been non-OP since Friday. Sunday I was most likely OP, but since I can't prove it, I'm going with non-op.

Anyone know if three pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream -1/4th of it (cuz my guy ate them) is over 800 calories, I HIGHLY doubt it, but you really NEVER know. If it's not over 800, I was OP on Sunday. That's what it all hinges on. Cuz I only had like 1,200 for the day at that point.
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Good morning ladies, Oh wow, I have been reading the post and the thoughts are buzzing around in my head like a bumble bee.

Thin, you first Thank you for telling me how to open a new window without going through the process I have been I did it the hard way, but who knew? I told you all that I am computer illiterate.

Leanne, OMG, I would have turned that girl on so fast! Never in a million years would she have signed me up for anything! There are more like her than we like to think. I have run into a few in my lifetime. People that have never had a weight problem tend to think that fat people are lazy and uncaring, little do they know. NO ONE deserves to be treated in the manner that you were. I was reading your post and fuming.GRRRR! Let me get my hands on HER.

Jules, I have kept all of my different sized clothes over the years and unfortunately, have used some of them over and over! I should throw out the bigger clothes, but I keep saying they are to good to just throw out, after all I didn't wear them long. I have been up and down the scale more than a yo yo on a string.

BarbPa, I really enjoyed reading about your cruise and the photos! The last time I was on a ship I gained 10 lbs in 9 days! The food was wonderful and the sea air was an appetite builder.

BarbG, come home! We need more graphics!


shopaholic, I had to laugh when I read your post. I can remember telling my mother that I would kill myself before I would be as big as Aunt E. Alas, I think I have surpassed Aunt E by a few lbs. Kids! What did we know? I knew I had the genes, because all of my mothers siblings were over 200 lbs at one time. SIGH!

Scooter, I can just see the neighbors peeping out at you dancing down the street. What fun! More fun than waltzing with the vacuum I bet.

2cute, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, yep, I need to apply some of that to myself! Good luck. Sounds as if you are there.

Lillion, I know, I know, and don't we wish we could work that butt off in a day! My butt is my biggest problem, now if good old fashioned work would make it shrink, I could handle that.

Angela, I don't know why it is so hard to get back on program once you fall off, but you will. I hate those times when I am craving, and like you, I have said to **** with it I am going to eat what I want , but somehow that never satisfies either. All I ever accomplish is to feel lousy.

Jill, sorry about your car. Sounds as if you are a busy lady these days. Come say hi when you can.

Tracy, If being on program was a requirement for posting here, I wouldn't be posting half the time. I think we all understand why we don't want to talk about our slip ups, or melt downs are more like it. Shoot, just don't mention food.

Catherine, I would take some of that low cholesterol! I am having to take medication for high and I hate to take it!.

Loki, I love the saying you have at the end of your post. "I'll lose it if I have to pay someone to take it away" Give me their number will Ya?

Hilta, visit more often, we miss you!

Meliss, I have already said something to you, but not in this post, and I don't want to miss anyone here, so Hello!

I think that brings me up to date with all that have posted on this thread. Have a super day all. Iwillbe
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