Stymie said:

are u sure u were looking at me?!?!?

Janfriend said:

ok...now you're pushing it.


i'm not happy with the way i look, but i am happier than i was before. i still have things i need to work on.

CHIC0 said:

i've seen you. you're hot.

CHIC0 said:

Baby you are beautiful.

CHIC0 said:

I can respect that, but it's more about what you want to work on than what you need to work on. If I saw you in the club, I would run in a corner and hide and think there's no way a guy like that would be into a chubster like me

CarrieMpls said:

I'm no nutritionist... but in general, shouldn't a vegetarian diet be conducive to losing weight? I realize that this might not be the case for someone who eats nothing but soda ("pop," for those of you in Seattle) and chips, or someone who pours olive oil ( ) all over their food, but if one is eating a relatively balanced diet....

I actually can't eat a vegetarian diet because it causes my weight to crash dangerously low, even if I make an effort to stuff myself with calorie-dense vegetarian food.

matt said:

oh goodness. There's PLENTY of veggie food that is bad for you! Although I suppose I could just start with a regular veggie cookbook and go from there.

For all those trying to get in shape, check out this dude's website. When he lived in NYC, I did a training session with him - the cat is awesome. He's making a name for himself as one of the top fitness instructors around.

http://www.stevejordanperformance.com

So guys, it is the end of week one. How is everyone doing?

Me, I went over on my daily calorie intake four of the seven days but I only had one soda, something I struggled to give up. I failed miserably over the weekend and had fast food. But then on Monday, I went back to being a really good girl.

At the end of the week, I have not lost any weight but I did not gain any either, something I am proud of because I saw my weight start to creep up slowly at the beginning of the year. My elliptical is still in the box in the middle of the floor because I can't get someone to help put it together but I am doing my crunches on my exercise ball.

Stymie said:

My pants that were tight are fitting normal again.



And I shoulda worn a belt with the pants I'm wearing today cause they want to fall down on me.

CarrieMpls said:

Awesome!!!

Stymie said:

How are you feeling?

Stymie said:

one step at a time. And you didn't fail this week, learning to take control takes a little while, that is why it's called "LEARNING". My week wasn't the best either, but things are back on track. Good luck this week

HereToRockYourWorld said:

I am groovy.

Stymie said:

I'm gaining.

But thats besides the point.

YAYY about the excercise ball!

I LOVE mine!

EverSoulicious said:

Thank you Steph.

my attitude this week was "screw it". and of course, now i feel fat and horrible.

fantasyislander said:

It's not too late. I was screw it for a long time then one day, I finally got tired enough. I am going to keep this thread going and maybe you can find something encouraging here.

i did not go to the pool yet
shaved again yesterday... but still did not go lol.
someone yell at me to go!

Stymie said:

actually, i should amend that post. my attitude wasn't exactly "screw it". it was more like "i'm so tired i can't even think straight to cook a decent meal tonight, so screw it let's go to mcdonalds"

and thank you.

emm said:

GO TO THE POOL!! NOW!!

Stymie said:

I'm glad to hear it.

So far so terrible.

I suck.

matt said:

You've never seen a fat vegetarian???

Cakes and pies..bread and pasta...all vegetarian

JustErin said:

Me too.

But today, I'm turning over a new leaf.

And I'm gonna start with my arms.

I never really pay any attn to them.

I will have guns by May.

Janfriend said:

He used to live with a fat vegan.

Stymie said:

Dude I hear ya...those prepared foods are so expensive. I bring lean cuisines to work all the time for lunch (may I suggest sesame chicken and veggie eggroll) and I spend a fortune on them. You have to check out all your local markets and see who's having sales on them. Fruits and veggies have always been expensive too, it's hard to eat healthy! If you have gross lumpy yogurt try adding raspberries and grape nuts to it...it's yummy!! Good luck!

CarrieLee said:

Thanks Carrie.

I actually picked up the sesame chicken ones yesterday. The only thing, like someone else mentioned, is the sodium content on those things. But, it is still way healthier than I have been eating.

SureThing said:

So I have a definite goal now.

I have to be in great shape by the beginning of July for two reasons. a) there is a huge family reunion and b) for work, as I will be surrounded by celebs for 10+ days, so looking like utter shit would be even more devastating for my self-esteem.

I can do this, I know I can.