Comments on: Rough Patch

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:23:57 +0000

I’ve found that working out during your period can absolutely help with the cramping, bloating, etc. It’s hard to exercise during your period because of the cramping and bloating, but I think if you do, you’ll see it as a benefit. Sometimes it’s better than Midol or Pamprin or whatever! At last it is for me.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:06:36 +0000

Have you ever considered doing a submerged BMI and O2 test? Here in the lovely state of Minnesota, we have a guy fondly known as "Dunkin' Dan", who is actually Dr. Dan Carey from the University of St.Thomas. For $40, he does a submerged BMI along with a respiration test that determines your basal metabolic rate. http://personal1.stthomas.edu/dgcarey/ He's all the rage amongst the weight loss surgery community here. He helped me set a target weight. Maybe something like that is available where you are? Aw heck, just come to Minnesota for a long weekend. There's lots of fun things to do!

By: julia

julia — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:42:14 +0000

I know you are a die hard for the diet you’ve chosen, but you might want to try something else – just to mix it up and try something new. Sometimes just changing things will get you out of a rut and excited about dieting again…if you can call dieting exciting!

By: little miss ess

little miss ess — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:15:42 +0000

Hang in there, PQ. You’ve come so far already, and you are so close.

By: Amyt

Amyt — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:04:36 +0000

las vegas is great to visit, but after a while you’ll decide you don’t really want to live there. but you might aswell enjoy the strippers and celine dion while you’re there.

or, you know when you need a break and when you’ll be ready to kick some ass. but god how i love the stripper analogy.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:12:04 +0000

I think you’re amazing too. (Speaking as someone who has lost 15 pounds, total, over the course of a year.) It does get pretty tedious sometimes…

For what it’s worth, I’d have though 180 would be safely out of the plus sizes – that’s about where I am now and I’m four inches shorter than you. I’m mostly a 10 or 12.

By: Mae

Mae — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:44:25 +0000

I love your analogy about the settlers heading to California, but settling in Nevada. That’s an awesome way of expressing how you’re feeling.

I also think, with how far you’ve come, it’s completely normal to be fatigued. What’s impressive is just how far you’ve gone already… I don’t have any experience with that. I’ve never gone further than 60 pounds, and then I just sort of… forgot what I was doing, and why. Clearly, you aren’t letting that happen.

I can’t offer advice, because I don’t know what you’re going through… but I will say that I think you’re amazing. For what that’s worth ;) !

By: Lora

Lora — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:33:52 +0000

You have done such a wonderful job thus far! I understand you when you say you may reach 180 and just stop. My total weight loss goal is what you have left to lose and it took me almost a year to lose 25# of it. Some days the frustration is almost crushing but somehow I make it to the next morning and get back on the horse and try it again. I’m determined to succeed, no matter how long it takes, and I know you will, too!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:21:33 +0000

You have done magnificantly! But maybe right now you need to stop thinking about the future and instead think about the past and about this very moment. Compare how you look and feel right now with how you looked and felt before you lost weight. Could you have walked for 40 minutes back then? Could you have run? Could you have walked up a flight of stairs? How about two flights of stairs? And while you are still in plus sizes they are normal plus sizes not like “wow, even 3x doesn’t fit”. I have lost 20 pounds and have 130 left to go and if I focused on how far I have left I would drown myself in a vat of chocolate syrup. Instead I celebrate that I am up to 15 minutes of exercise when a month ago I could barely do 5. And I celebrate feeling lighter and not feeling like total shit when I wake up in the morning. Forget the future and concentrate on the now. And that is my bit of overbearing and interferring advice :)

By: hopefulloser

hopefulloser — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:27:10 +0000

You took the words right out of my mouth!

I get tired thinking about taking it up another notch to lose the last 30. You’ve lost nearly 3 times what I have in the same amount of time.

You’re my hero.