Re: the weight debate building. (this is about eating issues, not medical conditions)

[stoney321]

As someone who was groomed by her mother to have a specific body type, and ridiculed publicly when I didn't have that, as someone who was told by her father that it looked like I had a tire in my waist band, as someone that was an exercise bulimic in her late teens and was grey-faced and wan from being unhealthy, as someone who watched her best

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[seamonkey_mags]

"I am not in judgment of ANYONE that feels their weight isn't what it should be. I've been too thin, I've been too heavy. All I know is this: putting good things in the right amount into your body FEELS GOOD. Using your body in a physical capacity FEELS GOOD. That's it."

Set on repeat! I gain and lose weight a lot, although even when I'm at my lowest I don't feel satisfied anyway. It's a bummer, huh? But hell, I can bike for 30km (you know, at once) and can touch my toes. So whatever!

:)

[stoney321]

Exactly! The actual number you weigh is irrelevant, can you do the things you want to do? You have the right attitude!!

[seamonkey_mags]

I don't always have the right attitude, and it would be best for me to be 15 pounds lighter at least (in BMI theory I could lose 40...no), but c'est la vie!

[zyrya]

*hugs you hard*

I've been comfort eating and couch potatoing for the past few years (stress, depression, grief, blahdeblah), and am now at risk of being tranquilised and returned to the hippo pen.

This is my entire plan:
1. Sensible eating.
2. Yoga for flexibility and balance.
3. Cross-trainer for cardio workout and weight loss.
4. Weights for strength and toning.
5. NO NUMBERS. I don't want to weigh myself or calculate calories, or let anyone else make with the maths. Get that BMI chart away from me!

*sucks up the positive energy and beams it back to you*

[stoney321]

And you know that the best revenge is looking fucking fantastic, yes? ;)

I like your plan. I'm going to look at that plan and remind myself to do all of it, too.

*hugs you even harder and sends you massive love from Texas*

[siapom]

We don't know each other very well, but... *hugs you like crazy

[seamonkey_mags]

Hah, jesus, that's one reason for me to want to lose some weight. The boobs are proportionally big no matter what size I am, but as I gain they get bigger. So I'm up to 36DD. Bleeeeeeeeeergh. I hate not being able to fit into dresses and things.

[siapom]

omg. No kidding. I about cried when I realized I'd be much more comfy if I just gave in and bought the 44DD. Eeks.

[stoney321]

*hugs you back!*

I think most of us learned our bad eating habits at home, and usually from well-intentioned moms wanting to show us love. We all know better now, though, which is good.

Stress; what a terrible (and easy) way to put o weight. You're in good company here, btw. :)

you know, just moving your body around is good. You don't *have* to belong to a gym and have expensive equipment. They don't use that in the army and just look at those hot, sexy men. Hee! But whatever makes YOU feel good about yourself, that's the right plan.

Your One year and one day plan? GENIUS. (And you'll be surprised at how much you lose when you cut way back on soda. Even the diet ones! That was SO HARD for me. GOOD LUCK!) *hugs you more*

[tidbit2008]

I think my *favorite* part of being 5'5 and 115 lbs is when I try to convince one of my other tiny friends that I'm bigger than she is to make her feel better. She's 5'3ish and if she weighs 120 I'd be surprised. Just because she's not less than 100lbs like we were entering 9th grade, does not make her fat! She's on the verge of a C-cup and has a hint of an ass. What does she think, they're made out of air??

I eat crap. But I cheerleaded all through highschool. Now, I don't exercise outside of walking around campus, but that's okay for me. I'm enjoying not gearing up for competition and my limbs aching every night from hours of practice. I've been tiny my whole life. I've only recently felt like I don't look anorexic but that doesn't seem to stop anyone else from thinking that I do. I just *love* the "that's all you're gonna eat" comments because I don't have my plate piled a mile high. And I just love the fact that I'm supposed to feel guilty because I'm not a member of Overweight America. My dad was a bean pole until he hit about

[stoney321]

We all have such a distorted view of ourselves, don't we?

Oh, Laws, I'm from Texas so I know what you've been put through in cheerleading. that is a VIGOROUS sport, one of the most demanding around! I love that feeling of exhaustion from exercise. LOVE it. It's like an accomplishment, those bones creaking and those sore muscles.

As far as I can tell by this comment, you've got the athleticism and body size most people are shooting for, so don't let people tear you down. I'd say that 9 times out of 10 it's people projecting their own issues on you.

[seraphcelene]

Amen and Hallelujah!! More people should say things like this more often!

[stoney321]

Seriously! We can't all be namby pamby and bottle things up, imo!