Kaitikat MissyK Cyndy CHAT
 

Hey girls! I've started the thread! Now we can help eachother along the way! Hmm where to start? Well...how about what motivates you?

For me, the motivation has been a guy (yes, yes I know) I met a year ago at work. Last summer, you see, I was still quite thin...103lbs to be exact. Everyone at the place got along with me...at it was the best two weeks EVER! It was just a summer job, though. He and I got along very well...and everybody could tell we liked eachother. But when it was the last day, he asked me for my contact and I, being the stupid girl that I am, didn't give it to him. "Why", you ask? Well at the time I was 17, and he was 24. I thought it was sorta icky. But I couldn't stop thinking about him...2 more weeks and it'll be a year that I haven't stopped liking him. I went places that I assumed he might be in hopes of bumping into him...but it never happened. He's...well...the FIRST guy I've ever liked in my life. And just two months ago, I realized that "omg I'm 17lbs heavier than I was last summer". So I kept reminding myself with post-its of his name that I HAVE to push myself.

Whew...sorry for the long post...just thought I'd let you know my little situation. Hehe as you can see, I'm very open about my life...at least only online.

Oh...and this is how I did so far today:
Breakfast: nectarine, oatmeal
Snack: apple, yogourt
Exercise: 30 minutes walking, 30 minutes hula hooping

hey yall! im glad that you put up this post cause i didnt want to keep sending private messages! haha! :lol: well for my modivation i had a big piece of poster board on the closet which held all of the junk food. and on that poster board i had all kinds of pictures of skinny people. and everytime i went to go get a snack i would say to myself...do you want to be skinny or not? and i just walked away from that closet. you should try it some time. it works.
here is what i have eaten today so far...
breakfast...bran muffin
lunch...pieces of turkey and yogurt
snack...which i am about to reach for right now...banana

well i hope to hear from you all soon!

-kaitikat

Heya! Hehe what can I say...I use my computer everyday :)

So this morning I went to the hospital to get an X-ray. I didn't want to buy anything there to eat...so I just DIDN'T! so from 7am to 12pm I had a nectarine and that's it. I ended up falling down a flight of stairs outside the bookstore. I'm the kind of person that can't LIVE without a big breakfast. So right now I'm eating a chicken tortilla wrap for lunch. I spent 5 minutes picking out the cheese lol.

Kaitikat, I totally admire you for eating so healthy. But I find when I have to eat healthy stuff all the time, I end up overeating on the third day or something. Does that ever happen to you? Or do you occasionally treat yourself? I personally treat myself every single day (like this chicken wrap).

Hehe actually, Kaitikat, I also have pictures of skinny girls wearing bikinis in my room. But I get weird responses from my friends who visit though :lol: :dizzy:

Where's Cyndy?

Girls!!!

I am soooo sorry for not replying to this until now...I'm a dork and didn't even know it was posted in this section. So sorry again, but I am THRILLED to see you guys started this thread...so lets chat :coffee:

Well, MissyK, I understand your desire to lose weight because of a guy. I think at one time or another we all go through that. I feel your frustration at liking someone so much and at the same time not being able to talk to them, especially when you feel you had a chance and gave it up...Well believe me I have done many things I regret but at the same time you did what seemed best at the moment and that is okay. More than likely you will run into him again, and at that point you will see how things are still. And although I know he would still find you attractive at 120 lbs (thats not a lot!) and I know you are down to 113 lbs which is great. The most important thing is that you feel confident.

KaitiKat, you are very good about sticking to healthy foods! Good job. I am with Missyk in that I treat myself a lot too (maybe too much?) hehe...but today I had:

Breakfast:
bran cereal w/ skim milk and 1/2 banana
coffee with bit of skim milk

Snack:
nectarine
few almonds

Lunch:
Grilled chicken sandwich (lowfat)
some fries!!! (at least I didn't eat a lot of them, gave it to my dad!)

Dinner:
Vegetarian chili with brown rice
1/2 english muffin with peanut butter
a cookie

Okay, so I'll admit I really shouldn't have had the cookie. Damn...but I won't go off and binge or anything..thats the culprit for me - just giving up and giving in...

I will probably go walk/jog for a half an hour now. I will come write more later. I love communicating with you guys, I could write forever!

Talk to you soon
Cyndy

Oh yeah! One more thing - I was wondering if you guys strictly count calories everyday, or just eyeball portions, don't eat past a certain time etc. How does your usual method go?

hey yall! what's up? nuttin much here! my diet is going pretty well. im losing the weight i put on! thank goodness!

Missyk...i do over eat sometimes...i usually hate myself after that though.
i sometimes do treat myself to some chocolate :D oh is that good! and sometimes i go over board and eat a hamburger! but that happens really rarely.

cyndy...i do sometimes count all of the calories i eat so i can burn them when i excercise. i dont really have a time that icant eat after. (does that make sense???) haha.

what are some of the hobbies do you guys do?

ttyl!

-kaitikat

hehe I can write forever too!

Well I didn't eat well today...

Breakfast: nectarine
Lunch: chicken tortilla wrap
Dinner: chicken and noodles in soup
Dessert: Starbucks Frap, brownie

I worked out quite a bit though...I did the 2-mile walk with Leslie Sansone (Walk Away The Pounds), and 30 minutes of hula hooping. BUT my friends called me out for some coffee and late night bowling...so I messed up there. But worst of all was, we had some alcoholic drinks after the bowling, which as I understand, is SUPEr high in calories. :(

I usually try to count calories every day...keeping it under 1200 cals. But I usually go over LOL. I eat as late as I want...because sometimes I get off work at 10pm without dinner so I'm forced to eat at around 11pm. But is it better to not eat after a certain time?

OH and my hobbies:
DRAWING (I can do that for hours if I weren't so paranoid about gaining weight while sitting)
Bowling, playing pool, going out to eat, shopping, checking the forum for replies!

Good morning ladies!

Well I will have to make this a reallly quick post because I am leaving to work soon (thank goodness ill be done in a week and a half!). It's only 6:30 am and I have a full working day ahead of me, should be home by 6 pm tonight. Then I have to study for my freakin' final! ahh, dumb summer course!

Anyways, I ate some cookies last night while watching this tv show with my sister, this morning I was mad at myself, but I'm not gonna let it get me down.
For breakfast I had 1/2 an english muffin with pb, some yogurt and a few almonds which brings me to about 223 cals i think.

I just wanted to answer MissyK's question about eating late. There is nothing wrong with it if you have to, for example missing dinner than you must and it is OK. I have just heard that it is better to do most of your eating early in the day and eat light at night. I used to do that and could eat quite a substantial amount during the day and wouldn't eat past 5 or 6 pm. Those days are gone though! I havent "dieted" for a long time this seriously so its taking me awhile to get back into it. Right now I am happy if the rest of this week I can manage no more than 1500 cals. But I keep messing up before bed and its sooo frustrating!

Oh, Kaiti...I wanted to ask you about the motivation poster - its such a great idea, but keeping it where the snacks are, do your parents see it? I'm not sure I could get away with it at my house lol...but I am thinking of making one and keeping it in my room.

As far as hobbies....well I've always loved writing - poems, letters, etc. I guess I express myself well through writing. I enjoy drawing and painting, but unfortunate I suck at it!
I took some dancing classes (latin, ballroom) last summer and it was awesome but got too expensive so I stopped.
I am a girlie girl in the sense that I love to shop (but hate to try on!), do makeup, I love doing my hair...stuff like that :)
I love going clubbing with my friends (the only problem is the drinking which is high in calories but I've always found I lose weight the next morning - probably from dehydration and all the dancing).

In any case I've got to run, going to be late! Ah, I am not looking forward to an hour and a half of traffic.

Well, later! Take care and ahve a great day!

Hey girls! I'm back from the States. I went there with friends because (this is going to sound stupid) we wanted Abercrombie and Fitch sweaters LOL. That's right...we drove 2 hrs from Vancouver to BEllevue Square for Abercrombie and Fitch.

Anyway, I ATE SO MUCH!!! We ate breakfast lunch and dinner there! American serving sizes are quite a bit larger than Canadian serving sizes, aren't they? Well it was delicious, though. We went to Cheesecake factory!

So I'm back on track today.

Thanks for answering me about the dinner thing, Cyndy. Yah, you do have a point...and I always screw up at night too. I only have less than a week until I see that guy again...so I have to resort to drastic measures. I'm thinking of skipping dinner for maybe 3 or 4 days. People have lost ALOT when they skipped dinner...my friend lost 10lbs in one month!

Hey Missy and Kaiti!

MissyK - another fellow Canadian, right on! I am from Ontario, Toronto specifically, ever been this way? Not to worry about going to the States just for shopping, I would do that too!
I understand your dire need to shape up before seeing that guy again..a question though, how do you know you'll see him again!?! Is it the same job and if so will you be working with him? That is so awesome.

KaitiKat, what kind of exercise do you do? I wish I had more energy to workout but I find after work I am soooo exhausted that recently I havent been able to - I guess its because work keeps me outta the house like 12 hours a day and than I have to study for my course - but it will all be over with in a week and then i want to spend a lot of time until school starts working on improving my body.

My motivation recently has been my ex boyfriend. We are still friends but I havent seen him for awhile...and the next time I see him I want to kinda show him up. I know that sounds immature, and its totally a smaller extent of my motivation but its still there and it will feel so darn good.

MissyK - what grade are you going in or are you entering College at this point?

I feel like I messed up a bit today because I ate too much at dinner b/c its my dad's birthday. Well I stopped eating after dinner so at least I did that much.

A question for both you guys. How do you find maintaining a weight around 110 lbs? When I was trying to get there before I found like it was impossible...Kaiti, I believe you used to weight around 130 lbs, do you find it extremely hard to maintain at this weight?

I have more stuff I wanna talk about but my mom keeps calling me, so I will come back and finish this post in a bit!

hey yall! sorry i have nt been talking lately. i have been busy shopping for school. i cant wait till school. i want to see all my friends!

missyk...i decided to put it in my room instead...i didnt want everybody to see skinny mini girls! haha!

i forgot who asked this question...for excercise i got on my bike for like and hour. and then i do some crunches and sit ups.

i forgot who asked this question...it is very hard maintain my weight...but im still trying to lose it

some of my hobbies are...basketball...horseback riding...going to the gym...reading.

anybody have a good book they read lately?

ttyl!

-kaitikat

Good morning!

Okay so I am staying home from work today to study for my exam tomorrow - ahhh scary..hehe

I just wanted to post what I eat here today, but i feel that every night I overeat, not but a whole lot, but even to stop weight loss. So here's to being accountable:)

Breakfast:

Light carrot muffin with light margarine - 240
coffee - 10
Total: 250

That's it so far, but I will periodically post throughout the day to make sure I do well today

Good luck both of you with eating well.

Ttyl :)

hey! whats up ladies? well today i have eaten...

breakfast...bran muffin

snack...cup of cheerios

thats it for now! :)

ill talk you all later!

-kaitikat

Hi girls!
YESTERDAY I BINGED SOOO MUCH!!! I HAD OVER 2000 calories before bedtime (a whole cheesecake and whole toblerone)!!! But this morning, I went to the bathroom and discovered why. Time of the month. *rolls eyes*

I'm under control today, though. So far I've had a tomato and a piece of whole grain bread with diet coke. I haven't had lunch yet.

Yes, it IS a dire need to get in shape to see the guy, although I am still proud of myself for my accomplishments so far. I know I'm O.K. where I am, but I'd be more secure if I were back to my previous weight. And Cyndy, I TOTALLY understand your want to show him up. Who wouldn't want to make their EX see what they're missing?

Oh, and I'm going into second year...gonna major in econ.

I think it's VERY hard maintaining weight. I could easily go back up to 120lbs in a week or two. Also, as you get lighter, your body doesn't burn as many calories. To maintain my weight, apparently, I only need 1300 calories. OMG that's like a single MEAL at Mcdonalds!

Cyndy, I think it's great that you work so much because then you won't be focusing so much on eating. I worked 10 hr shifts. But I couldn't handle it...so I cut my hours in half. Waitressing...it rocks.

OH YES I HAVE READ A GOOD BOOK, Kaitikat!!! I couldn't put it down! It's called "When in Rome". But I'm not sure if you like that genre. It's a humorous novel featuring a typical girl in her twenties that yearns for extravagance, and finally decides to pursue her dreams of finding romance and excitement. VERY funny book. Author's last name is Townley.
But if you're into Sci-fi fantasy, I suggest ANYTHING by Terry Pratchett. He's MY FAVORITE. Read the discworld series.

Hey MissyK, first of all, thank you!!! I am so not used to getting complimented on weight loss, because it always seemed like something other poeple accomplish, not me. You should be very proud of yourself for reaching the weight you are at. I understand you would like to lose a few more, but don't forget that you look amazing now as it is :)

So you are a waitress, that is awesome! I totally wanted to do that this summer, but I had no time leftover. I am thinking during the year I should do it a couple times a week for the money. It kinda scares me, though...it is very hard and stressful!? I actually took a bartending course last summer, so I may try and do that as well, but I heard it can be hard to find a bartending job however, one of my ex's said he could hook me up doing some bartending at night clubs, but i dunno, we'll see...

I had no idea you were going into second year! Majoring in econ. eh? wow, I am impressed, that must be difficult. In any case, good luck in the coming year! AT least I don't feel alone, I'm not the only one who has to put up with all those readings! hehe

That book you mentioned sounds great :D I am going to go to Chapters and buy it. I love books like that. The last couple I read while on the train going to work were: Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic takes Manhattan. I am on the third sequel called Shopaholic Ties the Knot. They are by Sophie Kinsella I believe, and they are kinda silly, but they make me LAUGH. It is a nice, humorous read, especially if you like shopping!

I just want to say thank you to all you guys, namely MissyK, KaitiKat and hcred123 (I know she isn't part of this thread) but all you guys have helped me tremendously and it means the world to me. ((((Big Hugs))))

I owe you so much. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have tried last week. When i screwed up I wouldve normally turned it into a full blown binge, but then I thought of you guys (girls!) and wrote instead. I hope I can help you out as much as you have for me.

What a coinky-dinky! I have Shopaholic takes Manhattan in my drawer right under When in Rome!

Waitressing is great because I get to run around and burn calories. The tips are great, too!

Well I didn't come home till 4am last night, but I was really proud of myself. I posted on 3fc before I left the house, so I didn't totally pig-out! I only had a fruit slushy all night. I ended up waking up at 11am today...not hungry at all.
This is what I had all day:
B: whole wheat toast, half a nectarine
L: 12 arrowroot cookies :headache:
D: Roast chicken sandwich

I really felt bad about lunch. My tip for today: whatever you may THINK tastes good at the moment, is NOT worth the guilt. I mean, I felt like kicking myself ALL DAY!

I'm afraid to weigh myself still...I haven't been good long enough.

hey girls! i think im doing great! im losing the weight i put on! im so proud of myself!!! now i weigh 112 pounds! woo hoo!!! haha. i think now i can lose these pounds before school. i have about a week and a half left. o i hope i can do it! with you guys modivating me...i think i can do it! i want to thank all of you soooo much for modivating me! you guys (girls...haha) are the best!!!
talk to yall later!

-kaitikat

Hello hello girls...

Kaitikat - *clapping and cheering for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* You go girl, job good! That is wonderful, and honestly I wouldn't be over-concerned about losing the last 2 pounds before school starts because in terms of appearance it doesn't make an outsider notice more, and I am afraid that can sometimes make you eat more. So all I am saying is keep doing what you're doing, take it easy & don't worry about it, and everything will turn out great!

As for me, well work has been long I am outta the house a good 12 hours a day and by the time i walked in the door this evening I was so hungry and ate too much. Somehow, I managed to get the strength within me to say "stop" at some point. I don't think I went over 1700-1800, 2000 is probably tops, so I am not too upset. At least yesterday went fairly well. I need to exercise but I find it so hard to get the energy at the end of the day especially when I know i'll be going to bed soon to be up super early. Ah, frustrating!

I hope you are all doing very well, I am going to watch tv and than hopefully get the urge to workout. How do you guys do it, do you ever have to force yourself?

Take care and talk to you soon

I know this is probably a bad idea, but I came across a book while cleaning my room just after writing that last post a short while ago. It is called the Rotation Diet and you may have heard of it. Basically, you eat 600 calories for 3 days, 900 for 4 days, 1200 for the next week, back down to the 600/900 rotation for the third week, and then you go back to 1200 a few days, then 1500 and so a little "maintenance" so to speak for a while. It is hard to explain as well as you can understand by reading it. The thing is I totally am not a believer in "diets" but this is a very temporary drop in calories, and I am tempted. Is this completely stupid and bone-headed of me to consider. I guess I kind of know it is, because it may just cause me to binge. However, I had done it before for a few days (never the whole rotation) and even though i didn't stick to 600 cals I would go over but never binge. This isn't meant to be done long term so I kind of want to give it a go, but am I just overly tired and not using my sanity when writing this? What do you think??

If you want I could copy out excerpts from the book to give you a better idea.

Thanks ladies, much appreciated

hey ladies!

that sounds like a neat diet...does it work?

-kaitikat

Hey guys,

First off, in answer to your question Kaiti, I am sure the diet does work temporarily, as it is impossible not to lose weight when you reduce calories. But, in thinking about it, I realize that it would make you worse off in the end because most likely someone would just end up binging...so I decided to give up on that idea! hehe

In fact, I just came to a realization. I was reading a post in the maintainers forum and it struck a chord with me. I ate badly today and was feeling depressed thinking what am I going to do about it? But after reading that post (it was something about gaining weight back after you have lost it) I thought, what do I mean "what am I going to do?" as though that were a valid question. It dawned on me that I am still looking for a quick fix. I have not been approaching this as a life long committment and this is what has been getting me into trouble and will continue to unless I nip it in the bud now.

I have not been exercising because i have been so "tired." That right there is something I could change if I wanted to. I have to make time no, schedule it in, fit it in somehow, someway. Whether that be in the morning or night, losing sleep or whatever.

The other thing is eating. Sometimes I toy with the idea of cutting back calories just a bit too much, afterall I tell myself it's just for today. Well, for one thing I never end up doing it and just eat more. Do you see what I mean when I say I am not making lasting changes?

I need to figure out how I am going to make this a lifestyle change. I kinda have a bad headache right now so i'm gonna grab a couple tylenol's and I'll be back to write and poke around the forums in a bit.

How do you guys view this and long term maintenance?

KAITIKAT ROCKS!!! 112LBS!!! CONGRATS!!!

Good job, Kaitikat! I'm still afraid to weigh myself because I've been going out for dinner these few days.

Cyndy, you're right about the quick fix thing. Girls, no matter what you do, don't try those ridiculous diets where you eat little, then eat normally..etc. Those always result in a binge. I mean, I doubt its possible to eat 600 cals and not pig out afterwards.

I've learned that weight loss happens only if you make long term changes, or as Cyndy says, a lifestyle change. That's how I started my weight loss. I made lifestyle changes. I started by binging less at night, incorporating exercise and controlling my portion sizes. I'm not losing quickly, but at least the weight doesn't come back with one major eating fest. When I was on Atkins, omg if I ate carbs for one day, I'd gain weight.

As for exercise, I feel incomplete without it. I've learned to separate exercise and diet. That is, if I don't eat well one day, that's not going to stop me from exercising.

Oh...and I saw the guy for the first time in a year yesterday night. I felt like sh*t. He got incredibly good looking. I realize now, that we can never be together so I'm going to try to get over him. I wrote in my diary last night, and as I flipped back, over half of my old diary and all of my new diary is about him. He now has a girlfriend, too.
But seeing him made me lose my appetite. Last night, I just didn't eat. I just lay on the floor until 12am, did my crunches, and slept. This morning I didn't wanna eat as well, but I forced myself to have a nectarine.

I am at work right now, so I only have time to write a couple sentences.
MissyK, when I read your last post it broke my heart. I think because it was like you were writing about me when you said that half your old diary and all of your new one are about him. I have a couple diaries just like that about someone and I made the same realization awhile back. I am sorry for your pain and to hear that he has a girlfriend. I am in the same boat in that I have had a horrible break up with my boyfriend at the beginning of summer.

I have a lot more to say on this subject, and a few other things. Just give me a few hours to get home and so on.

Talk to you soon,
Cyndy

I doubt I'll be over him anytime soon. Right now, I'm in a state of confusion. I don't know what to do. I don't want to give up...but then again, that's my only choice.

Anyway, signing in for today:

B: Giant apple and giant nectarine
L: Starbucks light mocha frappucino
D: Turkey breast on toasted bagel with cream cheese
S: Boiled egg

Wow that's like NO food, isn't it? Well I'm trying to lose water weight so I can at least LOOK thinner tomorrow. I'm going to be working at the summer fair so I'll probably lose weight within those two weeks. Last year I lost 3lbs!

Today my dad said I look thinner. I haven't been eating much lately. I'm not in the mood.

B: toast, nectarine
L: chicken burger
D: mini donut, grapes

Tell me about your progress, girls! I'm weighing in on labour day...so the countdown begins !!!

Hey ladies,

First of all, I apologize for not posting in a few days. I was finishing up work and had this all-day wedding on Sunday, yesterday was out the entire day.

Eating was going pretty horrible the last few days as well. But Sunday night I decided that things were going to change (How many times have I said that!) but went downstairs before going to bed, and decided what I was going to eat the next day. Well, I am very happy to report yesterday went very smoothly and I had no problem eating well. Something has just clicked. I think it was that I thought to myself, I don't want to always wonder what it would be like to be thin like my friends, wear nice clothes and feel super in them etc. I just really need, even more than want, I need to change - for myself.

My motivations include the reasons I mentioned, and also when I think of my ex boyfriend whom I still extremely care about...I would love to feel better about myself the next time I see him. We are still kind of friends...but I miss him so much...and the other day he said he misses me too and wished things couldve worked out...But i'm thinking "it was your choice NOT to make it work out!!" He has left to Taiwan for a little while and when he comes back I want to have the confidence to call him up and invite him out for a movie or drinks. It's so hard because over the summer I've accepted our situation, but I love him and don't want to be with anyone else, so I am struggling with it big time.

MissyK, I completely understand your lack of appetite which I am assuming is due to that guy. When me and my ex broke up I was like that too. Although I can eat now I still hurt so much, so please know you aren't alone, and even know that things CAN change. You say it is impossible now, but I have another ex who I was in love with for years. We only dated about a month and he kind of played me on and off. We stayed friends because he was friends with one of my friends and vice versa. He ended up coming to my University when I was in first year and took the same program so we were all together (my friend, me and him). I still had a grudge towards him for being such an a**hole towards me at times, but also still loved him. That year was a year of incredible growth and change, I got over him eventually but guess what...he wants me back!!! A couple years ago he was the one telling me "what do you want!!!" when I called. Things CAN and DO change. Believe me from experience. I have known him now for about 4 years I guess (wow I didnt realize that lol) and I don't want him anymore. I loved him with all my heart before and wouldve done anthing for him but I was able to move on, so that gives me hope with my current situation.

Anyways, I am very hopeful with eating. My birthday is on Friday and I told my mom NO CAKE. I don't want it, and I have never been a big "sweet" foods person, so I reallly don't want that damn cake. But it's my 21st birthday so we're going out to a night club and I already know how much i'll be drinking, but that hasn't affected my weight before, and it's only one night ;)

TOday I am off to the hair salon at 11:30 this morning, so I better get ready. I am going to highlight my hair, it's growing out too much and I didn't have time to do it before...I am a blondie by the way. I have been colouring my hair for years and it gets so expensive, but I guess its the one thing that makes me feel better about myself. One day I should post a picture so you guys can put a face to the name!

Good luck with your eating today and I will be in touch with you!

Cyndy

hey girls!!! HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!! YOO HOO!!! haha! i have been eating a lot. but today i weighed myself and i weighed a little less than yesterday. i dont get it. well i did excercise. whatever...i guess i doesnt matter if i weigh less right?!? :lol: haha. geezzz...i wouldnt stop eating over a guy...i would eat more!!! haha. well ill talk to you all later.

-kaitikat

Happy Early Birthday, Cyndy!

I don't think a slice of cake would hurt...it IS your 21st birthday, after all.

I am SO incredibly happy to hear about your change in lifestyle. That's really all we need to lose weight. Once you're in that state of mind, you'll definitely succeed.

I called my best friend, hoping she'd console me. But she couldn't, didn't. You have no idea what you just said means to me. Thank you. I DO hope things will change. But...he's completely ignoring me now (I don't know why he's mad). I feel as if even I lost my appetite, I'm still eating more than other people. It seems that girls just don't eat.
Me on a diet=them eating more than usual.

Kaitikat, you're always so cheerful! I love that lol! I'm curious...when you say you "ate alot", how much are you talking about? I always wonder what other people's definition of overeating is.

I've definitely lost weight, thanks to you girls. I tried on some pants that were tight last month, and now they're quite loose. Oh, and I went on a shopping spree (I do that when I'm depressed) and found that my usual size at American Eagle was loose. Thanks for the support.


Oh, and Cyndy, I hope all your wishes come true on your birthday :cheers:

Kaitikat - Just a thought on how you said that you were still losing weight although eating more...it is probably because you revved up your metabolism and maybe weren't eating enough beforehand? Either way, it is good every now and then to increase calories for a couple days, I used to notice that I would lose weight too! How crazy hehe.

Hey MissyK, I am so proud of you. You have been doing extraordinarily well with your eating habits and both you and Kaitikat are such an inspiration. I have actually been doing fine this week. I didn't overeat at all, I didn't even really count calories, but I can always tell when I have had too much! Today I ate slightly more than I should have throughout the morning but that just means I don't eat much for the rest of the day which shouldn't be a problem because I have to go out with my mom for a bit, and then I am seeing a movie tonight with one of my friend's. I just have to make sure I don't buy that stupid junk food - which I know I won't because that isn't even a question - it's soo expensive at the movies and so not good for you.

Anyways, MissyK, I have been thinking about you, and your situation with the guy. I think you said that he was being a little rude to you...and from his perspective, he does have a "reason". You hurt his ego last year by not giving your number, and I'm guessing with no explanation. He feels hurt and rejected, he thinks you didn't like him and therefore didn't want to pursue anything. I have had so many guy problems in my day, along with my friends, that I know these things inside-out! Believe me, if he is being rude it is because he feels like a loser for trying and not having feelings reciprocated.

This is what I was thinking. I understand he has a girlfriend and all, but if this truly bothers you, I would say something to him. I have learned that you will only regret it if you don't. You don't have to say dump your gf and go out with me, but maybe something along the lines of why you didn't want to pursue things last summer and give him your #. Tell him that it's been bothering you and you have wanted to get this off your chest for a long time and you just want him to know that it had nothing to do with you not liking him back but you felt at the time he was too old for you and you weren't sure what to do. Tell him that as time passed you realized you made a big mistake. Ask if you guys can even just have a friendship, that you think he is a great person and a friendship is all your asking for at this point. Or simply just let him know that you still think about him and wish things couldve turned out differently. It's hard for me to pinpoint exactly what I would say, I would need more detail about how well you know him, and what you would be comfortable saying to him and so on. But I feel for you, and know how hard it is. And I completely understand having a best friend who doesn't have much advice for you. My best friend just kinda shrugs off the subject of my ex boyfriend and acts like it is stupid and unimportant. I just let it go because ever since she got a boyfriend 2 years ago I hardly see her and we aren't nearly as close - we used to be glued at the hip, went and did everything together. Unfortunately, as I grow up I see that things are never what they seem..no one could have told me way back that me and her wouldn't be as close and hang out that much one day. It's sad, but it is life, it's not supposed to go as you planned or think it would. There is always a good side to the things we don't like, but you have to look for it and discover what it is.

Sorry, I am rambling now. I could go on about these subjects for a long time. Oh yeah, and my ex emailed me back and said his trip was cancelled so he will be around for my b-day. I wonder if he will actually show up to the club? That would be weird I haven't seen him in awhile. Anyways...we'll see....it's actually a little stressful.

On a side note, I worked out everyday this week. 45 mins on Mon, 1 hour on Tues and 30 mins today! yeah! hehe

Bye ladies,
Cyndy

hey girls! i have like nothing to talk about. you guys always have a long post.
haha! i have been kinda maintaining my weight. im kinda happy about that. today i went to the local fair they hold every year. i ate a doughnut...a bagel...uhhh...diet pepsi...and some clam strips. (they are SO GOOD!!!) and dont forget the salad i ate for dinner!!! geeezz...is that a lot of food? kinda. well i start school on the 30th. i cant wait! i want to see all of my friends! ttyl!

-kaitikat

Hey girls..

Well so far, so good this week. I haven't had a binge and everything is going great. I havent weighed myself b/c I dont want that to discourage me when it is all coming along so smoothly.

Although, I have had a big decrease in my appetite today. MissyK, I think I am joining you on the "guy problems, therefore I can't eat!". It has just been stressful and food has no appeal right now. I talked to the ex, and apparently him and his friend are probably coming to Montreal with me and one of my girl friends for a little getaway on the long weekend (labour day weekend). I can't even imagine going on a road trip with him, because we have had quite a few significant problems in our past relationship, I think he thinks I cheated on him (which i didn't) and he just doesn't see ANYTHING from my point of view. We just start bickering and fighting and screaming whenever the subject comes up. He blames me for what happened between us and if I didn't do certain things that we would probably still be together blah blah blah. But I miss him so much and almost cry myself to sleep every night over it. Anyways, I'll shut up about it now - I just had to talk about it because I only talked to him this morning over MSN and we got into it a bit.

Anyways, I need to workout and I really felt like it before, but now my motivation is slipping away adn I dont feel like doing it. I just feel overwhelmed and stuff. I think later on today I am going to the mall for a bit of shopping and maybe to donate blood but i don't really wanna do that because they make you eat cookies hehe.

That's it for now. I am trying to get motivation to go workout.

Talk to you later!
Cyndy

Thanks for the advice, Cyndy. It's just what I need. I think you should just enjoy your time with him on the roadtrip, despite your past difficulties. After all, you're going to be there anyway...might as well avoid bickering and savour the very moment you're by his side.

I guess I should be happy that thinking about him makes my appetite diminish. Although I went out with my friend to eat today, I didn't eat much. I had a scoop of ice cream, though :p

B: apple, grapes (150 cal)
L: 3 rolls of sushi, scoop of ice cream (about 800 cal)
D: california roll (no mayo) (200 cal)
S: grapes (50 cal)

I feel so bad for you, Cyndy...but at the same time I'm glad there's someone going through this with me. Your words mean so much. Tonight I talked to him. Although he was distant, at least he didn't ignore me.

Kaitikat, it looks like you're doing wonderfully! Whenever you say you ate ALOT, I just think, "what?! that's not much!" I'm sure you'll get to your goal soon! Are you still sticking to your bran muffin diet everyday? Let me ask you...since you're now so close to your goal, do you find losing to be harder? I'm feeling like I've stopped losing.

GOOD luck at school, Kaitikat! I'm sure it'll be great!

Today:
B: oatmeal and milk
L: vegetable soup, chicken teriyaki with rice
D: vegetarian sushi
S: 4 mini donuts

I'm sure it's only water weight, Kaikikat...you can't really gain 2lbs from being at the fair. At least, I don't think so. You should be proud of yourself for coming this far!

As for me, I've had a great day!!! OMG I talked to the guy I liked today...on a very "friends only" level...but I'm getting the feeling that he likes me again. I don't know...you tell me...but I caught him looking at me when I was making some sales. And he automatically sat down next to me when I was on my break! Aaaah!!!! But...he's nice to everyone, though. hmm so maybe I'm just assuming too much :(

oh, and Cyndy, I replied to your other post already! So...read!

LOOK AT MY SIGNATURE!!! Down 2lbs! For good! It's not just water weight!

CONGRATS MISSY K!!!

You are amazing!!! 111 lbs is incredible in my opinion. I would love to see a picture of you once just to imagine what I may possibly look like one day at that weight hehehe ;)

As far as that guy, if he keeps taking glances of ya, I'm sure there is a little somethin' somethin' in his mind for you. Afterall, we can't forget he did want your phone number last year and since nothing ever happened, there is usually a longing in someone wondering "what if".

You sound happy to me, and you deserve every darn bit of it cuz you're a wonderful person. I hope something happens with him. At the very least I hope you are feeling better about the situation.

And Ms.Kaitikat! I believe today was your first day back to school. How was it? Give us an update! That guy you mentioned that you liked but called you ugly to your friend is totally not worth your time. He sounds immature and is not worthy of a fabulous person like you. You are too good for him. My advice is before you even get started with someone like him, drop the idea before you get too involved and then it it SO much harder to get out. I only say that so bluntly because I know how it is from experience. Find someone else to keep your eye on ;)

Hope you are both doing great.

Thanks, Cyndy!
I'd LOVE to send a picture! Hmm first I'd have to take some pictures *lol*. You won't believe how long I've been avoiding the camera! I've been trying to save up for a digital camera...but I'm just not willing to spend all that money. But definitely, I'll send a pic one of these days!
I ate ALOT today, though. Oh well, I'm not going to beat myself up. I worked out to make up for it! I walked for about 4 hrs nonstop. I ate today:
Full order of pasta
Chocolate cake slice
caramilk chocolate bar
2 chocolate chip cookies
orange julius smoothie
slice of pizza

HOLY coW, EH?!?!?! But...that's what happens when I have too much fun with my friends...no regrets no regrets. Man...that must be...3000 cals or something!