Sorry, Jolly, no for you. Just and . I thought your post was important enough for me to slip briefly out of lurker mode. I know what you mean about self-image. As I've already said, I'm also a big-boned bigfoot. Even as a teenager and young adult when I was actually not overweight, I was convinced I was just bigger than every one else. I don't know where these feelings come from, although it probably didn't help that even slim I was wearing clothes in size large, and that I always had trouble getting shoes to fit. As an adult, even when slim, I occasionally get store clerks and people who don't really look directly at you calling me "sir". I don't look like Chris Farley (shorter hair, not blonde , not as feminine) but when I wear a dress and heels I feel like a hulking transvestite with quarterback shoulders.
Why am I telling you this? Because other people just don't see us as we do. They really don't. You sound quite active and athletic, and I imagine most people look at you and see you as enviably fit. As you continue getting slimmer, it will be easier to find flattering clothes. You may never be a "pretty" woman, but neither will a lot of us. But you can look your best, find your own style, and keep on kicking butt in the gym and at the stables. And while I'm at it, have another from someone who "gets it".
As for the and caloric excess, don't be blue. If you enjoyed it, all the better. So make it a fond memory and get started forgiving yourself.
Good morning, all. I had to restart my challenge and I'm not too happy about that. I guess taking that pause day early on was stupid. Also, unusual circumstances didn't help. Still, nothing was lost but the day, really. Would have been nice to complete another round. I only had a week to go. BUT, I am just starting over from Day 1 again (a good place to start). Yesterday was that day, so here I am on the dawn of Day 2, getting ready to eat breakfast, then walk to the gym. I do not feel stoked or anything, as massive debts and loan-shark-high interest rates are really getting me down. But, I am just thinking, well, it is only money and someday I will have this monkey off my back.... At the moment, however, weight loss is the last thing I care about. Since, I'm not at a weight where I think it is unhealthful, it is all simply about how I feel...I have long ago put the looking good for others in the trash bin where it belongs. To me right now, the eating/exercise part of my life is all about determination and self-control and prevailing despite what all life throws at me. In fact, compliments on my looks and/or weight mean little to me, they are the result of a focus on really superficial trivial things. Appearance? Oh, please, there is so much more of importance out there. That said, I wish there was something that gave me a lift...and yes, that would be having this monkey off me...in order to do that I'm going to have to apply all those things that also apply to exercise and eating control...nasty things like discipline, determination, consistency....so I may as well LOOK the part.
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jolly -- Well, since I see carla has come out of the shadows to give you a loving scolding, I am going to leave my scolding (which wouldn't have been so loving-sounding ) to later. I am heading to the gym, despite feeling like what the society here wants me to feel like -- totally unattractive and undesirable and like why the f bother?! Every time I turn on the TV here I have to watch a continuous run of little China dolls that look about 13 years old being held up as cute, adorable, for all to emulate. It makes me ill as I see nothing behind their cute little faces, nothing at all. The media holds them up, the men hold them up and what does anyone have from it?! Not much, but a lot of anexoric women, men who can barely function now that mama is gone and 30,000 suicides a year. It is enough to make you doubt your sanity, which I no longer do, but it infuriates me no end if I think about it, so I DON'T and that's what you're going to have to do. The last thing I want to see is another cute, little sparrow-boned wisp of a thing. I would love to see a WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE -- physical, mental, emotional substance. For me, it would be like manna from heaven! YOU are going to have to focus on being YOUR best. I want you to think about just what that means and it, believe you me jolly, doesn't involve comparing yourself to the types you see in the magazines or most anywhere else!
I've really got to go, as I need to get to the gym and knock out some seething anger with some heavy iron. I'll get back to you all sometime tonight, I hope. carla, marble, Caro, Apple, curly, CB, Bonita, anyone else who hasn't been posting in a while, later! Gotta fly!
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I haven't been posting because I'm still without a challenge. But I went running tonight, so that might well be the start of something! I'll let you now in a couple days.
Red, sorry to hear that you've had to restart your challenges. Yes, those early pause days can be a killer... ask Sushi and her last 5 or 7 challenges... Persist girl. With everything.
Hey Everyone , I was just looking over this thread and I think it's a wonderful idea! I would like to make a challenge of my own. I am going to make this a level 1 Challenge. It is to :
a.) drink 8 glasses of water a day
b.) stick to my portions and don't go over !
c.) don't eat anything that I know I shouldn't
Well, to tell you a little about me, I started WW back in August and I was 180 lbs. Just before Christmas I was down to the lowest I ever was, 139 lbs. But with the holidays and foods I went back up to 158 lbs. I got back on track and got down to 148lbs, until Easter came along..haha now I'm back to 157lbs. I am not following WW anymore but am doing a healthier way of eating, not really a diet so to say. I got the servings from a friend who is on Herbal magic, I was going to do herbal magic but it's just too expensive so I decided to do it, just without the pills.This is how it goes:
-I have to drink 8 glasses of water a day
- I have to eat
-2 servings of protein a day
-1 serving of dairy
-3 servings of vegetables
-2 servings of fruits
-2 fats
-2 servings of startches
-1 free exchange ex. ff fudgesicle, or light popcorn
I am hoping that I do well on this Challenge and I wish everyone else the best of luck too !
AHEM!!!! some of us really ARE "fine-boned" (as mamma would say)...yes it's just covered with too much flesh at the moment...but even at my peak physical condition, most people have the good sense to take me seriously. Who was it that said "speak softly but carry a big stick?.....(of butter).
Jolly, you'll change your mindset when you get used to the new you. Just be proud of your accomplishments and let your confidence in.
Believe me, when you are small framed you can't hide the extra poundage. I'm 5'5" but small...I put on 2 lbs. and then some, my face looks like a full-moon and the words...blown-out blonde take on new meaning....
Red, i learned early on that I had to project my mind, because the body was obvious.... NO ONE doubts me at the workplace because my rep. speaks for itself....I've worked very hard to achieve this...but it hasn't always been easy for people to see past my wispy blonde hair, big boobs and buttisimo....(when they are at a lower weight of course).
CARLA!!!! there she is!!!! back for another round of bantering?
OK, serious stuff.....Day 2 and Day 3 are complete...
I did go to the gym yesterday, did about 30 mins. of elliptical and treadmill.
This AM did wts./abs and brought my gym stuff with me....it is taking forever to make the belly-mid-section fat go away off these little bones.....but I'm as tenacious as a pit-bull!
Hey all. Welcome to our new poster, and congrats on successful days to Marble and Labonita Good luck with the running, Sushi.
I think I may have figured out why the eating is so off this week I have been drinking more soda again, and not enough water. Sooooooo - I am going to restart my challenges Sunday, and add back in the no soda I am on challenge for today - that isn't the issue. I will have to take a pause day tomorrow (which I had planned for) since I am going to a wedding so will have no idea how many calories I am having there. So, since it is easier for me to keep track of my challenges if they all have the same start date, I will restart Sunday.
Hi all. It's Saturday morning here and I have a bit of time before I have to get out to work again. I did OK on the challenge yesterday and am going to clear it. An early-morning workout and going out of my way to get some decent food in me, I think, balances out some of the not-so-stellar happenings of the day. So, Day 2 is a wrap. But, really, I have to get serious about this. There is too much going on and I am not happy with it. I am considering taking on another part-time job which would nearly totally lock up my hours and that would be sooo hard. Still, the boss (a woman) seems intelligent, sensible and flexible concerning working hours, so I am thinking this is a good relationship to have in case the paper gets even hairier. If things at the paper look better, then I can can the other. Still, I need a vacation so badly and I just can't have one. Oh well, look at what it GOOD about things!
I am going to try to focus more on eating healthful foods again, not just the calories. I was letting too much of the calorie mindset slip in and that is not good for my energy levels, my skin, my peace of mind. Let's do it!!!
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jolly -- Glad to hear you've figured out what was throwing a wrench into your eating and good luck on the restart.
Bonita -- Good for you!
marb -- Little wispy marble, don't get me wrong. Fine-boned is not the problem. That's just one part of the whole pathetic picture here. What I was trying to say was I want some variety and I want people to appreciate it and that goes for age and gender and everything. Vive la difference!!!! Good for you for getting to the gym and doing the workout! And congrats on getting through Day 3! I'm afraid carla can't take us on a regular basis anymore.. ... we wil have to be happy with occasional flybys.
Cinnamon -- Welcome aboard! Another Canadian! Who else do we have here now besides carla? when she shows up that is! Your challenge sounds good, vague enough to be difficult, kind of like mine, which means you are giving yourself more choice and I think that is where we want to all go eventually. In the early stages or with certain aspects I know I for one have to be a lot more specific. Black and white, clearcut lines of demarcation. Like when scolding a child. Well, a lot of those extra pounds from Easter are probably going to come off very easily. Good luck!
Well, I'm afraid I'm out of time again. Will have to try to get back to you others later. Sushi, Caro, Apple, curly, CB, you hang in there! Later all!
It's been almost a week since I've written last time.
Sunday and Monday worked, but by Tuesday I was comming down with this intollerable sorenes and weakness. When I came in to work at 10:30am(what a nerve I have), my manager even mentioned that I did not look good. I left at 4 to go and rest. Slept till 11pm and then entire day on Wednesday. Needless to say everything went out the window until today - Friday.
But even though I worked out, I only did 2 bottles of water and ate after 9 heavier than normal.
So tomorrow or Sunday back to square 1.
I so desperatelly need to work on myself - thouse 15pounds must be gone by June 8, I have to surprise my parents and friends, I must, and I am having a hard time concentrating. All these other *fires* are taking my attention.
Anyway, off to bed it is 2am soon.
--one more thought: perhaps 65% of my problems is how screwed up my daily schedule has gotten. Any ideas who to fix it?
oops~ I have already taken my 3 pause days on both my challenges and it's too early in the game, so I'll start over I don't really feel good about starting over, but I don't want to set myself up for failure either, so today is day 1 on my level 3 challenges:
1~daily exercise with 1 rest day weekly
2~calorie challenge with 1 cheat day weekly
Good morning everyone Wow, looks like we are all taking a moment to retrench. Well, that is ok - just helps us build momentum to continue moving forward. We CAN and WILL do this.
Thanks, Red. Yeah, I really think that has to have a lot to do with things this week. I only had one day of BAD eating, and my workouts were stellar, but I have stayed the same And no, I can't blame TOM. Only makes sense that I was drinking more soda and not enough water. Good luck figuring out the job situation. I know how stressed i get over financial worries. I really hope things get better.
Cbeta, Elyn - Good luck!
All right. I need to run if I am going to get everything done before my friend's wedding. And I must get to the barn, as I was feeling kind of "blah" and missed last night. I may not do a restart, depending on what they serve at the reception. If I can get a clear handle on what i ate, and it is within limits, I mayjust keep going, and start the no soda challenge today.
Have a good one everyone, and i will talk more tonight
35 mins. of hard cardio and wt. sets.....pant, pant...these "fine little bones" are carrying too much fat and I've decided to work my fine little buttisimo off in hopes of losing some of it this month....yikes! it's almost summer here and I hope to shed some layers....
Don't worry Red, I can always coax Carla to come out and post.... As we all know I am CALIRVOYANT and I predict she will be back in full witty form soon! I am the voice of conscious....and if I can crawl out of the gutter of not exercising, so can she!
Hi to everyone else, I'm hoping to hit over 3 hours of cardio next week.....this week I managed 2 hours and 24 mins....even WITH the stomach flu! (or ultimate colon-cleanse)
I had good intentions about starting my challenges today but our good friends came over and stayed for dinner, so no time to exercise and I did not want to be a boring host and start counting calories.
The weather was good today and our friends were out riding on their bikes and decided to drop by. The downside of living by the beach is that relatives and friends always wants to come and visit when the weather is good.
The weather forecast for tomorrow is also good , so we might just get some unexpected visitors again~ I guess I'll wait until monday to start over.
It´s 00:06 hrs (12:06 a.m.), so I guess day 1 is actually going to start in the morning, but here are my challenges for myself:
1)drink 4 L water daily
2)immediately freeze extra portions of dinner, instead of leaving it out when we´re eating
3)nothing but fruits or veggies after 7 p.m.
4)get in 30 minutes of activity daily
for you. Just 
. I thought your post was important enough for me to slip briefly out of lurker mode. I know what you mean about self-image. As I've already said, I'm also a big-boned bigfoot. Even as a teenager and young adult when I was actually not overweight, I was convinced I was just bigger than every one else. I don't know where these feelings come from, although it probably didn't help that even slim I was wearing clothes in size large, and that I always had trouble getting shoes to fit. As an adult, even when slim, I occasionally get store clerks and people who don't really look directly at you calling me "sir". I don't look like Chris Farley (shorter hair, not blonde 
, not as feminine) but when I wear a dress and heels I feel like a hulking transvestite with quarterback shoulders.
and caloric excess, don't be blue. If you enjoyed it, all the better. So make it a fond memory and get started forgiving yourself.
started over...
At the moment, however, weight loss is the last thing I care about. Since, I'm not at a weight where I think it is unhealthful, it is all simply about how I feel...I have long ago put the looking good for others in the trash bin where it belongs. To me right now, the eating/exercise part of my life is all about determination and self-control and prevailing despite what all life throws at me. In fact, compliments on my looks and/or weight mean little to me, they are the result of a focus on really superficial trivial things. Appearance? Oh, please, there is so much more of importance out there. That said, I wish there was something that gave me a lift...and yes, that would be having this monkey off me...in order to do that I'm going to have to apply all those things that also apply to exercise and eating control...nasty things like discipline, determination, consistency....so I may as well LOOK the part. 
) to later. I am heading to the gym, despite feeling like what the society here wants me to feel like -- totally unattractive and undesirable and like why the f
Gotta fly! 
Persist girl. With everything. 
Good luck with the running, Sushi.
I have been drinking more soda again, and not enough water. Sooooooo - I am going to restart my challenges Sunday, and add back in the no soda
I'm afraid carla can't take us on a regular basis anymore.. 
... we wil have to be happy with occasional flybys.
Another Canadian! Who else do we have here now besides carla? when she shows up that is! 
Your challenge sounds good, vague enough to be difficult, kind of like mine, which means you are giving yourself more choice and I think that is where we want to all go eventually. In the early stages or with certain aspects I know I for one have to be a lot more specific. Black and white, clearcut lines of demarcation. Like when scolding a child. Well, a lot of those extra pounds from Easter are probably going to come off very easily. Good luck! 
oops~ I have already taken my 3 pause days on both my challenges 
and it's too early in the game, so I'll start over
And no, I can't blame TOM. Only makes sense that I was drinking more soda and not enough water. Good luck figuring out the job situation. I know how stressed i get over financial worries. I really hope things get better.
it's almost summer here and I hope to shed some layers....
As we all know I am CALIRVOYANT and I predict she will be back in full witty form soon! I am the voice of conscious....and if I can crawl out of the gutter of not exercising, so can she!
, so we might just get some unexpected visitors again~ I guess I'll wait until monday to start over.
