Hey there you are doing soo well. A number of things:

a) conggrats on the weight loss!! your doing great!
b) that is some really good advice. I need to be taking that (I had 5 tacos for dinner last night and a crap load of ice cream AND a macaroon)
c) no worries about the lesbian business. I have considered myself bisexual for a loooong time. Though I've only dated guys to this point, I don't think I'd have a problem dating a girl.

That being said. Which celeb do yuo find the hottest? I have a HUGE crush on Elisha Cuthbert. I have her as my desktop background at home and at work (I tell everyone at work its for motivational purposes haha)

Just remember...Time... it takes a lot of time. I came from 179 pounds (last recorded weight) and I'm at 111 now. (I'm 5'4")
There is going to be plateaus that you just want to scream. I remember getting to 150 and not being able to budge the scale for a whole month!! I was soooo frustrated becuase I had been on my diet near perfect, and no results.
Something that helped me at the start was before every meal I drank a whole bottle of water to help me realize when I was full. I also stopped eating in front of the t.v. for a long time and counted,weighed, and measured EVERYTHING.
I also think my body takes awhile to register "IM FULL" so I take my time eating now instead of just plowing through my food. I rarely ever get to that point now where I get STUFFED and feel uncomfortable. (Hey the other times were Thanksgiving and Christmas...so backoff! =P)

Another thing that really helped me was support from my family..I had my mom changing her lifestyle too as well as me, so that made it A LOT easier..and a little competitive =P

This site really helps too....We all have bad days ..and binge days...but once it's over it's over.. Every day is a new day.
That next day you need to just not get discouraged but instead say, "Ok, I didn't do the best yesterday...so I'm going to sure I make this right today"

I wish you a lot of luck!!!!

Thanks haha, the hottest girls in my opinion are Victoria's Secret models Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio

Thank you. I'm actually not sure how horrible my day was today. I didn't have anything most of the day because people said they were going to take me to eat and then they kept bailing on me. So basically I had 2 fat free beef hot dogs (50 cal each) and a string cheese (80 cal) I really didn't mean to not eat, I was talking (complaining ) to my parents a lot, and they were seriously annoyed at me. Soooo... we went to dinner at taco bell. I had 2 gorditas with just chicken and cheese, a piece of plain flatbread, and a cheesy roll up (Holy Crap that was amaaaaaaaazing. 200 cal.) I didn't even get up to my minimum calorie goal today. I got to 1050 cal, but I tallied it up too late, and I'm not hungry, so I'm just not gonna eat. I don't know. Not good? I know that. Kind of good? I honestly don't know. GAH.

Anywayyyyy... Vacation time tomorrow!

Gah. Wish me luck!

Congrats on the 20lbs and I hope that your vacation is super fun! All of your posts are very inspiring!

Hey hey! I'm home!!
I kept track of all of my food pretty well during my vacation, but my poor computer messed up and I didn't have any way to log them (other than just counting and honestly, I'm not gonna mess up my vacation with that.) I just logged everything in on fitday and I did pretty damn well! I logged all of my days except for the day I went to the buffet restaurant (It's a tradition) but even then all I had was crab legs (no butter), half a plate of penne alfredo (with scallops and crab meat ) and a few fried shrimp. I had a couple of spoonfuls of soft serve, then we went to an ice cream place after dinner and I had a small lime slush. DELICIOUS.

Did anyone else notice that they redid fitday? When did that happen? haha.
ANYWAY... I had pizza tonight (cheese with ham) and I still stayed under my limit! I'm thinking of a popsicle, or maybe a fudge pop (if I can find them). I don't know, maybe I'll just go all out and have an ice cream sandwich (140 cal)... Hmm.. I'll think about it.Thanks for all your support guys!

Oh, and, funny thing, I actually lost over a pound at the beach! 206.4!

YAY!!

Ooh, you're lucky to have been gone while they worked out the kinks in that. For a while, it was downright painful putting stuff in.

Gratz on the loss while on vacation!

Welcome back from Vacay! Thats awesome you were able to lose weight on vacation! Congratulations! Where did you go for vacation?? I would love to go back to florida

I was going to wait until I read through this whole thing, but this is as far as I got before hitting "reply."

First of all, congrats on the weight loss so far! Wanting to lose weight is one thing, but actually going through with it and committing is quite another. If you didn't have so much going on in your life, you'd still have more commitment than most people your age. But, considering the drugs, sexuality, etc, this really is quite commendable!

I'm hoping you've trashed your fast-food eating ways by now, but if you haven't, remember that spices you pick up at a grocery store can make cow/chicken/pig taste better when made at home than at a 'restaurant' and it will be healthier for you too.

In regards to your college aspirations (the real reason I responded at this point...I swear ), I wanted to give you some advice. I'm a psychology major in my senior year (therapy - family issues, relationships) and really kicking myself for not keeping up with my studies when I started. To do any kind of therapy, you're required to go to grad school. It's not optional...and it's hard to get into. Don't forget your weight loss, don't forget to have fun, but especially don't forget to study hard. Finally, don't be afraid to change majors if your interests change. I did it 3 times before settling on psychology. If you need help with psychology courses though, don't be afraid to ask. I'm sure we're not the only ones here.

Lastly, don't get too nervous about what people think of your sexuality. If there's one thing I've learned since coming to college (bisexual male here), it's that the people who matter won't really care (aside from your parents, possibly - they might care and they do matter). But, if you need any help in regards to that, feel free to let me know. Having an older person that's gone through stuff already was (and still is) extremely beneficial to me.

Alright, I'm done reading and just wanted to wish you luck one more time. I hope my last post didn't come off as preachy...I want to be helpful, but sometimes I just don't know when to stop.

So, congrats and good luck continuing!

Hey! Welcome back!

Time to update that ticker if I'm not mistaken

Well done on the moderate holiday eating

Now, back to real life, hehe. What are your goals and missions for the next while, hmmm?

Hi Sportsobsessive! You seem cool! Will be watching your posts

Hey guys! Thanks for the kind words, everyone.
Haha, I can't seem to give up eating out... I just try to eat healthier when I go out. I am, after all, 17 years old.
I kind of ate without really thinking today, so I hit the middle end of my goal. I think it was easier when I was on vacation because there was always somewhere to walk to and someone to walk with. Oh well. Just gotta get back in the swing of things.



Byesss!!

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Oh haha sorry Anke. I forgot to address your question. It feels kind of like I'm losing focus, I sometimes don't care what I'm eating even though in my head, I'm screaming, NO DON'T EAT THAT CRAP!! PUT IT DOWN, WALK AWAY!!!. I don't know. It's a little disheartening to see the daily fluctuations-- I think I'll move towards weighing myself less often.

Gah.
But anyway, everything else is all right. My brother moved back home because he was living with his girlfriend and they broke up. I think what really broke his heart was the baby. It's not his, but he had kind of grown attracted to the little guy. So had our whole family. He said they've agreed to keep on friendly terms with Megan, so everyone can still watch him grow up.

So Yeh.

I love you guys!

Good luck!

Well then TIME TO GET REDEDICATED, REMOTIVATED, RECOMMITED AND POWERED UP!!!

Make yourself a daily checklist for how much food to eat and stick with it... (I have a template I could email you? - it's for 1400 cals)

Then decide when you're gonna do what exercise (like schedule it in... Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and then DO IT! Even just little walks

Awww, that must be terrible for your bro... glad that they're staying on friendly terms!

I did quite okay today! (Okay, I caved. Popcorn chicken and mozzerella sticks... but you gotta indulge every once in a while!!) I did, however stay under 1300 cal! YAY!
haha... I need to get on that blasted treadmill.
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