MENA diet/exercise thread

[amal 4]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm i need to get some watah-melon... haven't had that in a long time.

[Jenn! 918]

Last night I made a tomato sauce with some spicy turkey sausages because I had such a craving for some pasta.

Now I remember why I haven't made it in such a long time. I have a pasta problem.

[mybackpages 0]

I have a pasta problem.

[Jenn! 918]

I have a pasta problem.

You know, the kind where no matter how much you eat it never seems to be enough!

[chaishai 1]

I am addicted to my scale. I let it shoot a pulse thru the soles of my feet every morning. My body fat went down 2% and my water down 1%. I am just full of water and fat!

Amal, go for a 20 minute walk tonight. You have a totally nice area to do it in.

For lunch I had a McDonalds salad.

Jackie

Be careful with the salads. I heard (and I could be wrong) that you are better off getting the grilled chicken sandwich and not eating the bun than getting the salad because some of the ingredients are fatty plus the dressing.

BUT A++++++ for effort!

[~Jackie~ 30]

I'm gonna run tonight. I'm gonna run til I fall over.

jJ

[mybackpages 0]

I have a pasta problem.

You know, the kind where no matter how much you eat it never seems to be enough!

ooohhhhhh....yeah I do know

[Nasturtium 500]

I share the pasta problem.

I restarted couch to 5k because I gave up a few months ago. Anyway, i did my first one today-- did it completely. I think this time I am going to start at the beginning. last time I did the first one and realized i wasn't being challenged too badly... and I moved it up to week 2 or 3? i don't remember. Anyway, I think this time, even though it's the same, I am just oging to start at one to get into the habit of doing it at all. I'm trying a different approach. I am tired of looking 3?4? months pregnant and not having a baby to show for it after a year! Goodbye bumpy-butt and as Olivia said: fatsuit!

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I share the pasta problem.

I restarted couch to 5k because I gave up a few months ago. Anyway, i did my first one today-- did it completely. I think this time I am going to start at the beginning. last time I did the first one and realized i wasn't being challenged too badly... and I moved it up to week 2 or 3? i don't remember. Anyway, I think this time, even though it's the same, I am just oging to start at one to get into the habit of doing it at all. I'm trying a different approach. I am tired of looking 3?4? months pregnant and not having a baby to show for it after a year! Goodbye bumpy-butt and as Olivia said: fatsuit!

I hear ya! I am so happy you're rejoining us. My cousin and I haven't started together yet so I'm going to keep doing it on my own! But not entirely on my own. I have you and Jackie now! Tra-la-la! Running makes me happy!

[Nasturtium 500]

I hear ya! I am so happy you're rejoining us. My cousin and I haven't started together yet so I'm going to keep doing it on my own! But not entirely on my own. I have you and Jackie now! Tra-la-la! Running makes me happy!

Well, I have nothig to wear also! And that really sucks. I got rid of all my fat clothes except one pair of jeans. No fat tops, etc. I do not fit into my bras. I do not like having boobs! I just want to be small again. I know I have cute clothes and it's frustrating to be stuck in the same like 3 things all the time. Also this is hurting my feet! I used to be able to wear ballet flats and since i gained weight, I cannot stand in them for very long. I cannot believe I gained 40lbs! I also cannot believe the effect it is having physically/mentally/emotionally. It's hard to feel attractive when I feel like a bloated rolly polly.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I hear ya! I am so happy you're rejoining us. My cousin and I haven't started together yet so I'm going to keep doing it on my own! But not entirely on my own. I have you and Jackie now! Tra-la-la! Running makes me happy!

Well, I have nothig to wear also! And that really sucks. I got rid of all my fat clothes except one pair of jeans. No fat tops, etc. I do not fit into my bras. I do not like having boobs! I just want to be small again. I know I have cute clothes and it's frustrating to be stuck in the same like 3 things all the time. Also this is hurting my feet! I used to be able to wear ballet flats and since i gained weight, I cannot stand in them for very long. I cannot believe I gained 40lbs! I also cannot believe the effect it is having physically/mentally/emotionally. It's hard to feel attractive when I feel like a bloated rolly polly.

So true! Although I love having breasts, but I want to be healthy again. While I wear this weight well my Mom likes to remind me often that I used to look like a stick with T and A till five years ago. Then she proceeds to blame all these different reasons for why I gained nearly twice what you did, just in the last five years.

A friend of mine was talking about how some of their friends had let themselves go and I got upset at them for mentioning it in my prescenes. I told them I didn't want to hear it. They tried to make nice and told me I was normal sized. I scoffed at them and said, "Uh no I'm not." I may have let myself go in the last five years but I didn't get less intelligent. I know I let myself go and I know my weight had gotten ridiculous. Then they tried to argue with me more and I started getting really upset, and told them so, and that I didn't want to talk about it. To which my two friends scurried away in quiet retreat. That finally made me happy.

I've been dealing with so much rising anger lately. The only thing that has changed is that I am exercising and eating right. I feel that as I get stronger I am stiring up that emotional stuff which is probably the reason surrounding my weight gain. But I am impressed with my increased stamina and I am feeling healthier. I do feel over all happier and observed that is a result of daily walks increasing my endorphines. I believe health is physicl/mental/emotional and spiritual.

[Nasturtium 500]

I hear ya! I am so happy you're rejoining us. My cousin and I haven't started together yet so I'm going to keep doing it on my own! But not entirely on my own. I have you and Jackie now! Tra-la-la! Running makes me happy!

Well, I have nothig to wear also! And that really sucks. I got rid of all my fat clothes except one pair of jeans. No fat tops, etc. I do not fit into my bras. I do not like having boobs! I just want to be small again. I know I have cute clothes and it's frustrating to be stuck in the same like 3 things all the time. Also this is hurting my feet! I used to be able to wear ballet flats and since i gained weight, I cannot stand in them for very long. I cannot believe I gained 40lbs! I also cannot believe the effect it is having physically/mentally/emotionally. It's hard to feel attractive when I feel like a bloated rolly polly.

So true! Although I love having breasts, but I want to be healthy again. While I wear this weight well my Mom likes to remind me often that I used to look like a stick with T and A till five years ago. Then she proceeds to blame all these different reasons for why I gained nearly twice what you did, just in the last five years.

A friend of mine was talking about how some of their friends had let themselves go and I got upset at them for mentioning it in my prescenes. I told them I didn't want to hear it. They tried to make nice and told me I was normal sized. I scoffed at them and said, "Uh no I'm not." I may have let myself go in the last five years but I didn't get less intelligent. I know I let myself go and I know my weight had gotten ridiculous. Then they tried to argue with me more and I started getting really upset, and told them so, and that I didn't want to talk about it. To which my two friends scurried away in quiet retreat. That finally made me happy.

I've been dealing with so much rising anger lately. The only thing that has changed is that I am exercising and eating right. I feel that as I get stronger I am stiring up that emotional stuff which is probably the reason surrounding my weight gain. But I am impressed with my increased stamina and I am feeling healthier. I do feel over all happier and observed that is a result of daily walks increasing my endorphines. I believe health is physicl/mental/emotional and spiritual.

Yeah, my mom... lol. She is always on me about my weight, always asking questions, etc. The only time she seemed happy was when I was 99lbs. I'm 5'4"

I eat when i get happy which is bad! I'm glad you're dealing with the emotional aspect. it's important to recognize so you can try to control it.

[amal 4]

I wish I only ate when I'm happy. I "happy eat" "sad eat" "pms eat" "stress eat" "watch movies eat" "mellow eat" "grieve eat"....ugggggggggg and problem is that I can't control it. If someone leaves an open bag/box/sack of any kind of food that is a free-for-all..I have to have some (and continue having some until I've made sure that it is all gone) I'm doing better after starting my diet but man its hard...

[Nasturtium 500]

I PMS eat too actually. I have to switch over my intense snacking urges to something less fattening... like lettuce and tomatoes. I've found that easier than trying to stop altogether... or else I try to keep really busy.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I like to snack on cucumbers with vinegar and salt.