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**The health aspects of losing weight have been the best. Like I mentioned, my blood pressure is now normal - a good thing for me since high blood pressure gallops through both sides of my[/QUOTE}
Another good reason for me to start exercizing. My father has high blood pressure (regulated through meds) and i would rather not have to come to that sometime in the future.
Gosh…looks like I’m the most disgusting female Doper. Guess that means I should join in the fun, too.
Name: Chris
Ht: 5’3 (someone else do the conversions, I have no idea how.)
Wt: 180#
Goal: 110-120# before my next birthday (July 1)
I already don’t eat much, and I walk almost everywhere. Guess I’ll start by cutting out alot of my Coke intake and getting up early enough to do something aerobic for 20 minutes or so. I have tapes…just gotta blow the dust off of 'em. ::
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Nonononono, none of us is disgusting. Start out with an idea like that and you doom yourself.
(Do you absolutely hate sugar free pop (soda)?)
I walk much less than I used to, so I want to start walking more.
Good luck to us all!
You know what I did? I made every single sweet thing I had in my house (1 package Pilbury cookies and 1 Jello No-Bake cheesecake) and I brought them and 4 boxes of Jello pudding to my mom and dad’s house. While there I had a piece of Dairy Queen ice cream cake. (I had to because it was my nephew’s birthday party.)
I took a jog this morning but it was short lived because of asthma.
::makes note to remember inhaler next time::
Spider Woman is right, don’t even think that way! You are not disgusting. You are a beauty (I’ve seen your pictures) so do not deny it. I’ve spent too much time with my own self-hatred to know it is a poisonous place to be. Do not do that to yourself.
As far as your inability to eat (I saw your other thread on this), I can understand. When I am on my low-calorie days, it is easy to lose my appetite. If I start skipping meals, I know it’s time to change gears (into maintenance mode). I have to force myself to eat, but my appetite eventually kicks in. I’ll eat small portions because I can’t handle much at that point, but I’ll eat more frequently. I’ve also noticed that when I’m doing heavy-duty fieldwork, my appetite really increases in response to all the calories I’m burning.
Tatertot: You’re on, get-fit buddy! If pool chemicals bother you, are there any pools in your area that are saltwater? I’ve noticed that this is becoming more popular where I live. I haven’t tried one yet, but I’d like to, since I hate the nasty chlorine smell that seems to stay in your hair even after you’ve washed it. I have really sensitive skin, and pool chemicals don’t exactly make my skin feel fantatisic, either.
Chris, you aren’t disgusting and perhaps you should have noted that I did not post my statistics for a very good reason. Just get out and walk about 20 minutes.
For the record, I am eating grapes now. I think I’ve done about a kilo, so far… but that stuff is all water, right?
Spend the Saturday evening at a friends, and drank a few mineral waters.
OK. Three beers, dammit. But he just became a father and we needed to celebrate!
Oh, and another thing? Can I be excused from dieting and working out during DubDope2000? I mean, I really have to get a break then. Cuz the Irish will beat me up if I don’t drink more than 16 pints of Guinness per night.
I hereby grant Coldfire a break during DubDope. The man has a point. Any objectors?
Grapes are fine. You should be able to eat as much of them as you want, especially the red ones. They’re kind of like . . . Nature’s laxatives! 
Peace,
Tracy
ChrisCTP,
Don’t talk that way! Beat the crap out of that negative little voice that says that kind of stuff. I know it’s tough, because I’ve been there. My top weight was 215, and at 5’5", this was not a particularly good look for me. Here’s the pics to prove it.
Depending on how much pop you drink, just cutting out the sugar may help you a lot. If you can’t stand Aspartame, try finding some of the newer formulas sweetened with Splenda aka Sucralose. Diet Rite uses Splenda in their new formula, and it doesn’t have the aftertaste that a lot of people notice with Aspartame.
Hope this helps.
A break from both diet and exercise, Coldfire? I think you should at least run around the bar once for every beer ordered. That’s the ticket. Order, run quickly, and be back at your seat as the barkeep presents you with your now-deserved refreshment.
Have some more red grapes. 
And TRUST me, there’s nobody on this board more full of shit than Coldfire
Oh, hi, Cynical. How was that EXTRA JUICY SWORD FISH STEAK, grilled and dripping with tartar sauce, no doubt??
BTW, I had Chinese this afternoon, and Sue Duhnym just told me I then must have eaten cat. Ugh. Talk about losing weight quickly!
Okay, I’ve been not eating dairy or refined sugar for two weeks, and I just weighed myself and I’ve gained a pound.
WTF???
Must be all the lean muscle mass I’m adding from jog/walking, right?
Right??? Help me out here.
I knew if I hung around long enough some thing like this would happen. I’m in. stats
age 43
height 5’7"
weight 263 yes 263lbs
goal fitting into 38" jeans(loose not hold your breath tight}
let’s keep this going we can all succeed in being loser’s
See what I mean, kids?
Maybe this is my (sometimes referred to as weird) personal tastes speaking, but I’m not seeing the bad part of this.
But glad you think I look good. At some point I’ll agree with you, even:)
Don’t fall for that reverse-reverse-reverse-psychology crap, kids. The man just consumed more fat fish than a Canadian Grizzly in two years.
Forgot to say . . . IMNSHO, the biggest thing you had going against you in the “before” pics was the hair. Poofy and up doesn’t suit you nearly as well as relaxed and down:)