ILE Weight Watchaz

dieting is hard. i have like 2 more weeks. yuck

and then what?

Back on the cakes.

hahaa NO! after the diet my plan is start a healthy protein rich regimen.

diet-->diet

haha i know. well i'm one of these ppl that looks good really skinny! it sucks tho cuz i love the weight on my face, just not on my hips :/

I want to calorie count, but I cook from fresh and I don't bother measuring unless it's baking. So I basically can't be arsed.

I gained nearly 20 lbs since last year and it won't come off. I've made it a point to be more active and to eat less crap, but still no result. I was on Weight Watchers 2 years ago and it really worked, but the food kinda sucked.

ok i'm still goin. i think i've figured out if i can get past the 4th day i'm good.

but i'm definitely a little cranky this week

ok so what i'm not supposed to talk about my eating habits with my friend cuz she like can't diet? i think she just got upset with me because she's just not that way

she's like all upset now!

sur, it's her issue! you shouldn't personalize it even though that seems to be what she's doing

yes, i think she is a bit....

"Don't talk to me about fruits and vegetables! I'm on a strict bacon and Doritos regimen for medical reasons!!! It's part of my culture. It's who I AM!"

hehehehe

she's dropping the anorexia word now! look i can starve myself for 2 weeks without being anorexic. and i can talk about it! i mean, i don't talk about it all the fucking time but this is what's happening in my life. i'm hungry.

ok she just said she's jealous. this is awful i'm liveblogging an argument

starving yourself for 2 weeks doesn't seem healthy.

i don't diet healthy, i diet fast

sur i know this goes to another thread but maybe your dieting has something to do with blaxxing out (also dehydration from teh heat)

lol i know. i learned that lesson

i don't know is it insensitive to talk about things like this? i mean should i not talk about dieting around people who aren't into that kind of thing? i don't get it

just the whole concept of "dieting" seems so old fashioned, isn't it better just to eat healthy (without starving your body) all the time?

yes, most people don't want to hear about that shit.

because?

so i took the advice of this thread, and i have relost about five pounds. also, my shoulders are getting big.

everyone loses weight their own way.

ohh good!

people talk about a lot of shit i don't want to hear about but they should still be able to talk about it without any grief

well ... if somebody's health at stake for the sake of their vanity, there's a reasonable objection to be made for providing hard truths.

theoretically.

i guess i'm just on the fence when it comes to the responsibility of being sensitive discussing issues of weight around certain people. i mean, i have to hear about allll the pork chops pizza and chips. i kinda feel like, i'm gonna talk about my fucking strawberries.

because it seems vain and a lot of people are self-conscious about their weight?

xp

it's more fun to talk about eating good food than not eating good food.

Hearing about other ppls diets can be k-boring. I mean I'm not saying always boring--I read this thread, right?--but maybe yr friend is just like "OK can we talk about something else already?"

i.e. "ME"

i guess so Jordan, i guess you're right. no, really i haven't been talking her ear off about it. she just all sensitive cuz she has issues with her weight and can't lose it that way.

wow i just got upset

I get a bit annoyed when people tell me about their clearly incredibly unhealthy dieting habits, because I can't even tell whether they're looking for praise, envy, or concern, but sometimes it's obviously some kind of competitive ego-padding or attention-seeking. Like if I'm eating a sandwich for lunch, and the other person says "If I skip breakfast and lunch for another week, do you think I'll look less fat, or should I skip dinners too?" That just seems manipulative, like the person is trying to make me get really worried about them, or feel guilty that I'm not skipping meals, or something. I think there are insensitive ways to talk about it.

ok see this is the thing. i guess i get that? but whenever i talk about, i talk about because it's just a big part of my life. eating is a big part of our lives. and i'm just a very open person. so. there ya go.

"If I skip breakfast and lunch for another week, do you think I'll look less fat, or should I skip dinners too?"

but this is clearly obnoxious

It is! But I think some people just have seriously different (IMO, screwed up) views of what is normal and acceptable, and don't realize how weird their ideas are. There's also an element of self-centeredness that actually blinds them from realizing that you clearly think eating sandwiches is normal and acceptable, or else they wouldn't say it (at least I hope it's self-centeredness, and not being perfectly conscious of you and just trying to show off).

Which is not to say that you do sound or think like that. But anorexic friends make you think about anorexic psychology, and, well, that's what it looks like and why it's good to avoid!

(PS I'm talking "literally anorexic" here, not just being snide. But I think it's a slippery slope among girls of a certain age.)

yea i hear ya

and a certain type of guys too, maria

i have witnessed visible abs today, on me
b/c of all the biking but also b/c i stopped eating the things that are difficult for me to digest plus stopped the booze but esp beer ;_; but also :) b/c my digestive system has not caused me pain in days and days yaay! and i have lost 5+ lbs, i don't know, i don't have a scale, i just go by how clothes fit and clothes are getting loose

also despite my skepticism i've been doing 'em0tional freed0m technique' thing b/c my naturopath (who is also healthily skeptical of many things) did it with me re: insatiable desire for sugar and it totally worked. or something worked. whatever the case, i used it for desire for beer in social situations where everyone is drinking beer and it worked for that, which kinda blew my mind. so hey. ultimately i'd rather feel and look healthy and happy than have these overwhelming desires to eat/drink the things i obv have a difficult time with physically & mentally/emotionally.

also it is going to be a hot summer and i want to go swimming a lot and wear bikinis aw yeah

what is this technique, robyn? i need to stop having cravings for ramen. it is killing my otherwise relatively healthy diet. i just want ramen ALL THE TIME!

i have never worn a bikini and doubt i ever will. boo, they don't really sell many cute and less revealing suits...

lol: www.emofree dot com

yeah rrobyn what is yr emotional freedom thingum? and how does one apply this technique? genuinely curious

b/c i have an unhealthy relationship with cheese