The May LIW Small Talk Thread

[jcarlylew]

okay, i've really got to try the jillian thing. i just wish i had more time in the day! i feel like i can hardly fit in a 30 minute session on the exercise machine!

 

[Bia]

I am usually up at 7:30. 6:30 is not easy. FI wakes up at 6AM during the week. On weekends, he''s up, at the latest, 7:30-8AM.

I hope everything''s okay. May be a thyroid thing? I''m not really losing weight either, but that''s because I haven''t been trying. I need to step it up, which is why I am going to start working out in the morning. This way I''ll get the video done and we can run a few times a week when we get home. I feel like this is part of getting older too. When I was in my teens, early twenties, I never had to try, or watch what I eat. Now, everything I put in my mouth goes straight to my @$$.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:29:23 AM
Author: Bia
I am usually up at 7:30. 6:30 is not easy. FI wakes up at 6AM during the week. On weekends, he's up, at the latest, 7:30-8AM.

I hope everything's okay. May be a thyroid thing? I'm not really losing weight either, but that's because I haven't been trying. I need to step it up, which is why I am going to start working out in the morning. This way I'll get the video done and we can run a few times a week when we get home. I feel like this is part of getting older too. When I was in my teens, early twenties, I never had to try, or watch what I eat. Now, everything I put in my mouth goes straight to my @$$.

Yeah, she thought it was possibly thyroid. She also thought I sounded depressed, and suggested anti-depressants.

Why do they always assume its in your head and that you need some Prozac? I've been depressed, and this isn't it.

The B*&%$ of it is is that I get up at 730 on the weekends no problem. That's just when I get up. But when I have to be up at 730 during the week, I seriously struggle to get out of bed. Annoying.

I can't believe your FI gets up that early. J sleeps in even later than I do. We are NOT morning people.

 

[Bia]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:29:16 AM
Author: jcarlylew
okay, i''ve really got to try the jillian thing. i just wish i had more time in the day! i feel like i can hardly fit in a 30 minute session on the exercise machine!

Jillian works you out if you''re not used to exercising a lot. Even my FI, who is very fit and does a lot of calisthenics, has some trouble because the tape is 1-2-3. No stopping. The good thing is, it''s only 20 min, so if you can find the time, and the energy (that''s the hardest), you''re getting a decent workout. Especially for a beginner.

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:19:57 AM
Author: Bia
Elle, you''d be proud to know that I did 30DS this morning with FI! I told him yesterday, casually, that maybe doing the video in the morning would help me get it done (I never do it without him since I''m not that motivated!

). So, he woke me up at 6:30 (he''s an early bird) and made me get up and do it! LOL I totally forgot about it too. Usually he wakes me up really sweet, but today he was in Jillian mode and goes, ''Babe, get up.'' LOL

But, I did it! So now we''re going to do it in the mornings. It''s funny watching him though. He hates Jillian throughout the tape. But then when he''s done he''s like, ''That b**** makes you work!''

Oh! And you know the girl on the left (I forget her name)? The one that does the advanced workout? Well FI follows her, and I follow the easy chick. So while we were doing it, FI caught the diesel chick cheating!!! During the lunges*, when Jillian (and the camera) goes over to ANITA, my girl, you can see the other one stops doing the lunges and just lifts her arms. LOL. FI was like, ''Whaaat!!!! My girl cheats!!!'' It was sooo funny OMG. Watch it next time. Level 1 you''ll see. During the lunge/arms lifts.

I saw that girl cheat! I got so mad at her, it was ridiculous.

Btw, yesterday was day 1...so WHAT THE HELL posessed me to wear HIGH HEELS to work today? Such. A. Bad. Idea.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:33:41 AM
Author: princesss

Date: 5/18/2009 10:19:57 AM
Author: Bia
Elle, you''d be proud to know that I did 30DS this morning with FI! I told him yesterday, casually, that maybe doing the video in the morning would help me get it done (I never do it without him since I''m not that motivated!

). So, he woke me up at 6:30 (he''s an early bird) and made me get up and do it! LOL I totally forgot about it too. Usually he wakes me up really sweet, but today he was in Jillian mode and goes, ''Babe, get up.'' LOL

But, I did it! So now we''re going to do it in the mornings. It''s funny watching him though. He hates Jillian throughout the tape. But then when he''s done he''s like, ''That b**** makes you work!''

Oh! And you know the girl on the left (I forget her name)? The one that does the advanced workout? Well FI follows her, and I follow the easy chick. So while we were doing it, FI caught the diesel chick cheating!!! During the lunges*, when Jillian (and the camera) goes over to ANITA, my girl, you can see the other one stops doing the lunges and just lifts her arms. LOL. FI was like, ''Whaaat!!!! My girl cheats!!!'' It was sooo funny OMG. Watch it next time. Level 1 you''ll see. During the lunge/arms lifts.

I saw that girl cheat! I got so mad at her, it was ridiculous.

Btw, yesterday was day 1...so WHAT THE HELL posessed me to wear HIGH HEELS to work today? Such. A. Bad. Idea.

Haha, that sucks, P, can you take them off under your desk? I never wear heels to work. My work shoes are so... borderline not work shoes. They''re mary jane sketchers, and they''re not cute, But they''re comfy. Thats all I care about here. I don''t deal with people ever, so who cares what I wear.

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:29:16 AM
Author: jcarlylew
okay, i''ve really got to try the jillian thing. i just wish i had more time in the day! i feel like i can hardly fit in a 30 minute session on the exercise machine!

It''s SO worth it. It''s only 20 minutes and it goes really quickly, and since you don''t have to go anywhere for it, you really only have to block out 20 minutes to do it. I realized I was doing *nothing*, so I just popped in it and was cheerfully swearing away in minutes!

 

[Bia]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:31:56 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:29:23 AM
Author: Bia
I am usually up at 7:30. 6:30 is not easy. FI wakes up at 6AM during the week. On weekends, he''s up, at the latest, 7:30-8AM.

I hope everything''s okay. May be a thyroid thing? I''m not really losing weight either, but that''s because I haven''t been trying. I need to step it up, which is why I am going to start working out in the morning. This way I''ll get the video done and we can run a few times a week when we get home. I feel like this is part of getting older too. When I was in my teens, early twenties, I never had to try, or watch what I eat. Now, everything I put in my mouth goes straight to my @$$.

Yeah, she thought it was possibly thyroid. She also thought I sounded depressed, and suggested anti-depressants.

Why do they always assume its in your head and that you need some Prozac? I''ve been depressed, and this isn''t it.

The B*&%$ of it is is that I get up at 730 on the weekends no problem. That''s just when I get up. But when I have to be up at 730 during the week, I seriously struggle to get out of bed. Annoying.

I can''t believe your FI gets up that early. J sleeps in even later than I do. We are NOT morning people.

You know, I won''t get into what I think about medication. BUT I will say, unless it is medically necessary to keep me alive, I won''t take it. So I will ditto the

If it is a thyroid issue, there are a lot of treatments out there that can help. A lot of holistic ones at that!

Yea, FI is an early riser. He has a lot of energy (puts me to shame) and just doesn''t need more than 6 hours. I, on the other hand, tell myself I need at least 8. Many times I get more than that, which makes me even more sluggish. That''s what I am trying to break out of. Being tired and lazy all the time. Less about losing weight, even though I would like to lose another 8-12lbs.

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:38:02 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:33:41 AM
Author: princesss

Date: 5/18/2009 10:19:57 AM
Author: Bia
Elle, you''d be proud to know that I did 30DS this morning with FI! I told him yesterday, casually, that maybe doing the video in the morning would help me get it done (I never do it without him since I''m not that motivated!

). So, he woke me up at 6:30 (he''s an early bird) and made me get up and do it! LOL I totally forgot about it too. Usually he wakes me up really sweet, but today he was in Jillian mode and goes, ''Babe, get up.'' LOL

But, I did it! So now we''re going to do it in the mornings. It''s funny watching him though. He hates Jillian throughout the tape. But then when he''s done he''s like, ''That b**** makes you work!''

Oh! And you know the girl on the left (I forget her name)? The one that does the advanced workout? Well FI follows her, and I follow the easy chick. So while we were doing it, FI caught the diesel chick cheating!!! During the lunges*, when Jillian (and the camera) goes over to ANITA, my girl, you can see the other one stops doing the lunges and just lifts her arms. LOL. FI was like, ''Whaaat!!!! My girl cheats!!!'' It was sooo funny OMG. Watch it next time. Level 1 you''ll see. During the lunge/arms lifts.

I saw that girl cheat! I got so mad at her, it was ridiculous.

Btw, yesterday was day 1...so WHAT THE HELL posessed me to wear HIGH HEELS to work today? Such. A. Bad. Idea.

Haha, that sucks, P, can you take them off under your desk? I never wear heels to work. My work shoes are so... borderline not work shoes. They''re mary jane sketchers, and they''re not cute, But they''re comfy. Thats all I care about here. I don''t deal with people ever, so who cares what I wear.

I could, but it''s the walking around the office part that hurts! And sitting down. Sitting down really hurts. It''s like doing a squat on my tippy toes.

 

[Bia]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:33:41 AM
Author: princesss

I saw that girl cheat! I got so mad at her, it was ridiculous.

Btw, yesterday was day 1...so WHAT THE HELL posessed me to wear HIGH HEELS to work today? Such. A. Bad. Idea.

hehehe.

Good for you princesss! We''re starting again together because I just started again today. I did it once last week but fell off. This time I am sticking for at least one month!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:40:31 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:31:56 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:29:23 AM
Author: Bia
I am usually up at 7:30. 6:30 is not easy. FI wakes up at 6AM during the week. On weekends, he''s up, at the latest, 7:30-8AM.

I hope everything''s okay. May be a thyroid thing? I''m not really losing weight either, but that''s because I haven''t been trying. I need to step it up, which is why I am going to start working out in the morning. This way I''ll get the video done and we can run a few times a week when we get home. I feel like this is part of getting older too. When I was in my teens, early twenties, I never had to try, or watch what I eat. Now, everything I put in my mouth goes straight to my @$$.

Yeah, she thought it was possibly thyroid. She also thought I sounded depressed, and suggested anti-depressants.

Why do they always assume its in your head and that you need some Prozac? I''ve been depressed, and this isn''t it.

The B*&%$ of it is is that I get up at 730 on the weekends no problem. That''s just when I get up. But when I have to be up at 730 during the week, I seriously struggle to get out of bed. Annoying.

I can''t believe your FI gets up that early. J sleeps in even later than I do. We are NOT morning people.

You know, I won''t get into what I think about medication. BUT I will say, unless it is medically necessary to keep me alive, I won''t take it. So I will ditto the

If it is a thyroid issue, there are a lot of treatments out there that can help. A lot of holistic ones at that!

Yea, FI is an early riser. He has a lot of energy (puts me to shame) and just doesn''t need more than 6 hours. I, on the other hand, tell myself I need at least 8. Many times I get more than that, which makes me even more sluggish. That''s what I am trying to break out of. Being tired and lazy all the time. Less about losing weight, even though I would like to lose another 8-12lbs.

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn''t get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn''t give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:44:11 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:40:31 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:31:56 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:29:23 AM
Author: Bia
I am usually up at 7:30. 6:30 is not easy. FI wakes up at 6AM during the week. On weekends, he''s up, at the latest, 7:30-8AM.

I hope everything''s okay. May be a thyroid thing? I''m not really losing weight either, but that''s because I haven''t been trying. I need to step it up, which is why I am going to start working out in the morning. This way I''ll get the video done and we can run a few times a week when we get home. I feel like this is part of getting older too. When I was in my teens, early twenties, I never had to try, or watch what I eat. Now, everything I put in my mouth goes straight to my @$$.

Yeah, she thought it was possibly thyroid. She also thought I sounded depressed, and suggested anti-depressants.

Why do they always assume its in your head and that you need some Prozac? I''ve been depressed, and this isn''t it.

The B*&%$ of it is is that I get up at 730 on the weekends no problem. That''s just when I get up. But when I have to be up at 730 during the week, I seriously struggle to get out of bed. Annoying.

I can''t believe your FI gets up that early. J sleeps in even later than I do. We are NOT morning people.

You know, I won''t get into what I think about medication. BUT I will say, unless it is medically necessary to keep me alive, I won''t take it. So I will ditto the

If it is a thyroid issue, there are a lot of treatments out there that can help. A lot of holistic ones at that!

Yea, FI is an early riser. He has a lot of energy (puts me to shame) and just doesn''t need more than 6 hours. I, on the other hand, tell myself I need at least 8. Many times I get more than that, which makes me even more sluggish. That''s what I am trying to break out of. Being tired and lazy all the time. Less about losing weight, even though I would like to lose another 8-12lbs.

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn''t get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn''t give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

What''s your caffiene intake like? I honestly had a TON more energy when I gave that up. I''m not a morning person, but once I woke up, I woke up and wasn''t dragging until I had coffee. I just woke up perky. Then I decided I missed the taste of it, and now I''m kind of perky, with a jolt of super perky after my first Diet Coke of the day.

 

[jcarlylew]

ugh - 20 minutes is still tough with my schedule (excuses, excuses, right?). that i dont really wanting E to watch me work out. sometimes i wish we had a 2 bedroom!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:49:57 AM
Author: princesss

What''s your caffiene intake like? I honestly had a TON more energy when I gave that up. I''m not a morning person, but once I woke up, I woke up and wasn''t dragging until I had coffee. I just woke up perky. Then I decided I missed the taste of it, and now I''m kind of perky, with a jolt of super perky after my first Diet Coke of the day.

I don''t think mine is too intense. I have maybe 3-5 cans of coke per week, and I don''t drink any coffee. Maybe once a week I have tea.

Is that high? For me it''s not, but I don''t know if it is in the grand scheme of things, body-wise.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:51:27 AM
Author: jcarlylew
ugh - 20 minutes is still tough with my schedule (excuses, excuses, right?). that i dont really wanting E to watch me work out. sometimes i wish we had a 2 bedroom!

Ha! Ditto!

I work out in the living room, and make him go in the bedroom while I''m exercising.

 

[Bia]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:44:11 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn''t get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn''t give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

I''ve lost about 2-3 pounds, depending on whether I weigh myself before a weekend, or after one

My immediate goal is 15. And maybe, another 5 before my wedding if I need it (so maybe 20). In my teens and early twenties I was 140-145 and that was a good weight for me--anything below that and I''m a stick. Two years ago I was 150, and that was my ideal weight I think. I still had my curves but my legs and butt were nice and tight. Now they feel flabby and I HATE it! Plus I''m finding little dimples here and there, which I HATE even more.

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:53:05 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:49:57 AM
Author: princesss

What''s your caffiene intake like? I honestly had a TON more energy when I gave that up. I''m not a morning person, but once I woke up, I woke up and wasn''t dragging until I had coffee. I just woke up perky. Then I decided I missed the taste of it, and now I''m kind of perky, with a jolt of super perky after my first Diet Coke of the day.

I don''t think mine is too intense. I have maybe 3-5 cans of coke per week, and I don''t drink any coffee. Maybe once a week I have tea.

Is that high? For me it''s not, but I don''t know if it is in the grand scheme of things, body-wise.

That''s not bad at all. Hmm. There goes that theory. And you''re careful to eat whole grains and protein? Those make a huge difference for me. When I''m eating @#$*# I feel like @#*$@#. But when I eat well, it''s amazing how much energy I have.

Which, unfortunately, I will have to use to mow the lawn again this week. I hate mowing the lawn.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:54:40 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:44:11 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn''t get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn''t give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

I''ve lost about 2-3 pounds, depending on whether I weigh myself before a weekend, or after one

My immediate goal is 15. And maybe, another 5 before my wedding if I need it (so maybe 20). In my teens and early twenties I was 140-145 and that was a good weight for me--anything below that and I''m a stick. Two years ago I was 150, and that was my ideal weight I think. I still had my curves but my legs and butt were nice and tight. Now they feel flabby and I HATE it! Plus I''m finding little dimples here and there, which I HATE even more.

Ditto! 150 is perfect for me, if not a little thin. I''d like to be about 150-155.

I feel terribly flabby also. It just doesn''t come off as easily anymore. Man, we''re getting old!

I really need to kick it into high gear. Mom is hoping to take me wedding dress shopping in August when she comes in for a visit, and she''s my biggest critic. The last thing I need to hear is that every dress makes me look fat.

Do you have a tenative date for the wedding? I hardly ever make it over to BWW...

 

[jcarlylew]

ew. that makes me thankful i have an apartment

this weekend is my big swimsuit test. if i don''t feel like gouging my eyes out, then the workout is working

Really, i just need to give up beer and carbs for the next few weeks, minus my cereal/cardboard.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:55:08 AM
Author: princesss

Date: 5/18/2009 10:53:05 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:49:57 AM
Author: princesss

What''s your caffiene intake like? I honestly had a TON more energy when I gave that up. I''m not a morning person, but once I woke up, I woke up and wasn''t dragging until I had coffee. I just woke up perky. Then I decided I missed the taste of it, and now I''m kind of perky, with a jolt of super perky after my first Diet Coke of the day.

I don''t think mine is too intense. I have maybe 3-5 cans of coke per week, and I don''t drink any coffee. Maybe once a week I have tea.

Is that high? For me it''s not, but I don''t know if it is in the grand scheme of things, body-wise.

That''s not bad at all. Hmm. There goes that theory. And you''re careful to eat whole grains and protein? Those make a huge difference for me. When I''m eating @#$*# I feel like @#*$@#. But when I eat well, it''s amazing how much energy I have.

Which, unfortunately, I will have to use to mow the lawn again this week. I hate mowing the lawn.

Yeah, I am doing everything that I *think* I should be doing. I kicked up the fiber/protein intake, try to watch the sugar/soda, and have been exercising more regularly than I ever have in the past, and still... I''m a slug.

I''ll be bummed/pleased if it ends up being a thyroid issue. Bummed, because that requires pills for possibly the rest of your life, but pleased that this is not all in my head or something that I''m doing to myself.

If it''s in my head, eh... where do I even start to fix that, yanno?

 

[jcarlylew]

mmm. lunch is here
chop salad again!this time no chicken, becuase honest, it tastes a little to "moist". ew.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:58:54 AM
Author: jcarlylew
ew. that makes me thankful i have an apartment

this weekend is my big swimsuit test. if i don''t feel like gouging my eyes out, then the workout is working

Really, i just need to give up beer and carbs for the next few weeks, minus my cereal/cardboard.

Swimsuits make even the best of us want to cry. Sigh...

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:57:48 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:54:40 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:44:11 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn''t get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn''t give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

I''ve lost about 2-3 pounds, depending on whether I weigh myself before a weekend, or after one

My immediate goal is 15. And maybe, another 5 before my wedding if I need it (so maybe 20). In my teens and early twenties I was 140-145 and that was a good weight for me--anything below that and I''m a stick. Two years ago I was 150, and that was my ideal weight I think. I still had my curves but my legs and butt were nice and tight. Now they feel flabby and I HATE it! Plus I''m finding little dimples here and there, which I HATE even more.

Ditto! 150 is perfect for me, if not a little thin. I''d like to be about 150-155.

I feel terribly flabby also. It just doesn''t come off as easily anymore. Man, we''re getting old!

I really need to kick it into high gear. Mom is hoping to take me wedding dress shopping in August when she comes in for a visit, and she''s my biggest critic. The last thing I need to hear is that every dress makes me look fat.

Do you have a tenative date for the wedding? I hardly ever make it over to BWW...

You guys are about my height, right? I feel like I''m aiming to be a twig compared to you guys! 140 feels a little heavy on me, but that''s my ultimate goal. I''m around 163 right now and feel like I''m just a big bucket of flab. I was one of those stick thin girls that never worried about what they ate until I went to college and got depressed and ate my feelings. And now I''m having heart/lung issues because of the added weight and the doctor told me to lose all of it...yes, sir! Happy to.

 

[jcarlylew]

Date: 5/18/2009 11:01:31 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:58:54 AM

Author: jcarlylew

ew. that makes me thankful i have an apartment


this weekend is my big swimsuit test. if i don''t feel like gouging my eyes out, then the workout is working

Really, i just need to give up beer and carbs for the next few weeks, minus my cereal/cardboard.

Swimsuits make even the best of us want to cry. Sigh...

i know!
actually, if i nicer looking skin i wouldnt care as much. i think i need to start (fake) tanning!!

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 11:04:25 AM
Author: princesss

Date: 5/18/2009 10:57:48 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:54:40 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:44:11 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn''t get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn''t give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

I''ve lost about 2-3 pounds, depending on whether I weigh myself before a weekend, or after one

My immediate goal is 15. And maybe, another 5 before my wedding if I need it (so maybe 20). In my teens and early twenties I was 140-145 and that was a good weight for me--anything below that and I''m a stick. Two years ago I was 150, and that was my ideal weight I think. I still had my curves but my legs and butt were nice and tight. Now they feel flabby and I HATE it! Plus I''m finding little dimples here and there, which I HATE even more.

Ditto! 150 is perfect for me, if not a little thin. I''d like to be about 150-155.

I feel terribly flabby also. It just doesn''t come off as easily anymore. Man, we''re getting old!

I really need to kick it into high gear. Mom is hoping to take me wedding dress shopping in August when she comes in for a visit, and she''s my biggest critic. The last thing I need to hear is that every dress makes me look fat.

Do you have a tenative date for the wedding? I hardly ever make it over to BWW...

You guys are about my height, right? I feel like I''m aiming to be a twig compared to you guys! 140 feels a little heavy on me, but that''s my ultimate goal. I''m around 163 right now and feel like I''m just a big bucket of flab. I was one of those stick thin girls that never worried about what they ate until I went to college and got depressed and ate my feelings. And now I''m having heart/lung issues because of the added weight and the doctor told me to lose all of it...yes, sir! Happy to.

Yeah, I''m 5''10"

Really, its just about body frame, you must just be smaller. Ive never been stick thin, and at 140, I start to look ill, honestly. I''m a medium frame, and 150 is good on me, if not thin.

I''ve seen 5''10" chicks at 130 and look awesome, because they have smaller frames.

I''m about 163 right now also and I feel miserable.

 

[Bia]

Date: 5/18/2009 10:57:48 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:54:40 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:44:11 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn't get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn't give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

I've lost about 2-3 pounds, depending on whether I weigh myself before a weekend, or after one

My immediate goal is 15. And maybe, another 5 before my wedding if I need it (so maybe 20). In my teens and early twenties I was 140-145 and that was a good weight for me--anything below that and I'm a stick. Two years ago I was 150, and that was my ideal weight I think. I still had my curves but my legs and butt were nice and tight. Now they feel flabby and I HATE it! Plus I'm finding little dimples here and there, which I HATE even more.

Ditto! 150 is perfect for me, if not a little thin. I'd like to be about 150-155.

I feel terribly flabby also. It just doesn't come off as easily anymore. Man, we're getting old!

I really need to kick it into high gear. Mom is hoping to take me wedding dress shopping in August when she comes in for a visit, and she's my biggest critic. The last thing I need to hear is that every dress makes me look fat.

Do you have a tenative date for the wedding? I hardly ever make it over to BWW...

Our tentative date is November/December of 2010. So I have time, thank God. I also want to go dress shopping. My friends are asking me to go just for fun, but honestly, I don't want to. I don't like trying on clothes when I'm not feeling good about myself, because it makes me feel worse! I went jeans shopping the other day and a size 7/8 felt really snug. Snug in a bad way, not good. I never used to wear over a size 5/6, so that was hard. Plus, although my size 6s still fit, because they are worn in, it is really tme for new jeans. BUT, I refused to buy anything. Left the store all cranky, but I don't care. I am NOT going to buy an 8 (that doesn't feel comfortable) and I REFUSE to buy a 10. And I don't say that to say a 10 is big, by any standards, because it's not, HOWEVER, for me, it is. It's like defeat.

Am I crazy?

princesss, I am also a medium build. I'm very long-limbed AND I have extra padding on my butt. Right now I am 164-65 (as of this morning 165

it was the cherry pie and ice cream I had for dessert, I just know it

).

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 11:08:41 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:57:48 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Date: 5/18/2009 10:54:40 AM
Author: Bia

Date: 5/18/2009 10:44:11 AM
Author: elledizzy5

Where are you at now, B? How much have you lost so far?

I try to avoid medication at all costs, particularly antibiotics. I was on Prozac for a while when I was about 19-20, but I NEEDED it desperately. I literally sobbed 24/7, couldn't get out of bed, and lost a ton of weight. I weighed 129 at one point. What I wouldn't give to be 129 again....

I sleep about 8, and feel sluggish regardless. I feel sluggish at 6, and sluggish at 10. I was hoping diet/exercise would help, and its just not.

I've lost about 2-3 pounds, depending on whether I weigh myself before a weekend, or after one

My immediate goal is 15. And maybe, another 5 before my wedding if I need it (so maybe 20). In my teens and early twenties I was 140-145 and that was a good weight for me--anything below that and I'm a stick. Two years ago I was 150, and that was my ideal weight I think. I still had my curves but my legs and butt were nice and tight. Now they feel flabby and I HATE it! Plus I'm finding little dimples here and there, which I HATE even more.

Ditto! 150 is perfect for me, if not a little thin. I'd like to be about 150-155.

I feel terribly flabby also. It just doesn't come off as easily anymore. Man, we're getting old!

I really need to kick it into high gear. Mom is hoping to take me wedding dress shopping in August when she comes in for a visit, and she's my biggest critic. The last thing I need to hear is that every dress makes me look fat.

Do you have a tenative date for the wedding? I hardly ever make it over to BWW...

Our tentative date is November/December of 2010. So I have time, thank God. I also want to go dress shopping. My friends are asking me to go just for fun, but honestly, I don't want to. I don't like trying on clothes when I'm not feeling good about myself, because it makes me feel worse! I went jeans shopping the other day and a size 7/8 felt really snug. Snug in a bad way, not good. I never used to wear over a size 5/6, so that was hard. Plus, although my size 6s still fit, because they are worn in, it is really tme for new jeans. BUT, I refused to buy anything. Left the store all cranky, but I don't care. I am NOT going to buy an 8 (that doesn't feel comfortable) and I REFUSE to buy a 10. And I don't say that to say a 10 is big, by any standards, because it's not, HOWEVER, for me, it is. It's like defeat.

Am I crazy?

hahaha. No.

I wear a size 10. I'll wear 12 if I'm heavier, 8 if I'm on the thinner side. I've never been a 6 except when I was down to 130, and I was really sick, and it wasn't natural for me to be that size.

I don't want to go dress shopping until I'm back in a size 8 jeans comfortably.

I'm jealous that we're the same "size" and you can wear a 6! How is THAT fair??

It is emotionally draining to go shopping when you feel like you're not at your best. Especially for something like your wedding dress. I don't really want to go yet, either. FF and I are planning for an early next year wedding, so I don't have much time. Less than a year!

ETA: I do wear a 6/8 in dresses... strangely enough. Maybe because those don't depend so much on the size of your a$$!

 

[Bia]

My 6s fit because I wear them all the time (they have that stretchy material in them). I have to get those kind because then they're too tight on my butt and too big on my waist.

I'm in denial Elle, I'm a 10 and don't want to admit it. But since I didn't buy them, it's not my size. See how it works?


eta: I wear smaller dresses too. AND yes, it totally depends on the size of your butt and legs.

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 5/18/2009 11:16:36 AM
Author: Bia
My 6s fit because I wear them all the time (they have that stretchy material in them). I have to get those kind because then they''re too tight on my butt and too big on my waist.

I''m in denial Elle, I''m a 10 and don''t want to admit it. But since I didn''t buy them, it''s not my size. See how it works?

Yes, thats why my size 8 work pants that miraculously still fit are still getting worn even though they''re falling apart.

Isn''t it awful how a stupid tag inside of pants, that are in NO WAY consistent can make you that upset? I hate that the tag rules my life. It''s... pathetic. i should just start sewing "Size 6" tags into my pants.

It''s ok B, I know the double-digit sizes hurt to get into. Especially because once you hit 14, you can''t even shop in the same stores anymore. I keep thinking of 10 as 2 sizes from plus-size, and that makes me want to never eat again.

 

[misskitty]

I am in awe of all you 5''10 ladies! I am almost a foot shorter than you; I''m 5''0 on a good day.