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did you have the cast iron pan so well seasoned that it made teflon cry?
Probably part of the problem... .I don't own a cast iron skillet LOL
Well I'm posting here for the first time.
A bit of boring back story (you really don't have to read haha), my immediate family are all very overweight. Mom is the picture of morbidly obese, can't get off the couch on her own, can't walk from one room to the next without getting winded. And has health problems in relation as you'd expect. Let's just say between that and food stamps, wic, etc I never was taught a healthy relationship with food. I won't share my weight here because its horrible, but I am in pretty good shape despite that weight (not too many jiggly bits, although could definitely use some improvement ) I have spent years in a hate relationship with myself and my body. Went through multiple different phases of eating disorders, most recently with bulimia (no its not what you'd expect)
Ultimately decided it wasn't helping me. I wasn't losing weight at all. So I tried myfitness pal and worked out, something different every day to keep it up. I still struggle a year later with the disordered thoughts and habits sometimes, especially considering for the last 4 months I haven't really lost. I lost about 15lbs right after surgery in July and stalled. No amount of cutting or adding calories or changing up the workout really seems to have helped. Grr grr grr
So anyway, fell into depression again and binge eating with it the past month or two. Thankfully haven't regained that fifteen lbs but I really really need to lose weight the healthy way this time. I'm working really hard to be more positive about myself, and to fight the self hate. That's been one of the hardest things to overcome.
I'm working to lose weight, but I really need to focus on getting to the point where I like myself as I am now too. I'm finding it difficult, but I know I have to have that balance or I'll fall back into one or more eating disorders again.
So I'm gonna try to post here to keep myself accountable. If I don't post for a while, sorry. It will likely be caused by a down day when the depression gets the better of me and it takes all my energy to make it through the day. I'm trying to get better about that too. So bear with me
I'm a work in progress
A bit of boring back story (you really don't have to read haha), my immediate family are all very overweight. Mom is the picture of morbidly obese, can't get off the couch on her own, can't walk from one room to the next without getting winded. And has health problems in relation as you'd expect. Let's just say between that and food stamps, wic, etc I never was taught a healthy relationship with food. I won't share my weight here because its horrible, but I am in pretty good shape despite that weight (not too many jiggly bits, although could definitely use some improvement ) I have spent years in a hate relationship with myself and my body. Went through multiple different phases of eating disorders, most recently with bulimia (no its not what you'd expect)
Ultimately decided it wasn't helping me. I wasn't losing weight at all. So I tried myfitness pal and worked out, something different every day to keep it up. I still struggle a year later with the disordered thoughts and habits sometimes, especially considering for the last 4 months I haven't really lost. I lost about 15lbs right after surgery in July and stalled. No amount of cutting or adding calories or changing up the workout really seems to have helped. Grr grr grr
So anyway, fell into depression again and binge eating with it the past month or two. Thankfully haven't regained that fifteen lbs but I really really need to lose weight the healthy way this time. I'm working really hard to be more positive about myself, and to fight the self hate. That's been one of the hardest things to overcome.
I'm working to lose weight, but I really need to focus on getting to the point where I like myself as I am now too. I'm finding it difficult, but I know I have to have that balance or I'll fall back into one or more eating disorders again.
So I'm gonna try to post here to keep myself accountable. If I don't post for a while, sorry. It will likely be caused by a down day when the depression gets the better of me and it takes all my energy to make it through the day. I'm trying to get better about that too. So bear with me
I'm a work in progress
Its worth a lot
don't have a lot of real life people to chat with so this forum is my contact with the outside world [emoji23]
Thank you for sharing. It takes a bit of guts to open up like that You did good!!! We will be here for encouragement, an ear if that is what is needed. Advice if we can give it. Basically we are your FRIENDS!!
I understand the accountability part. That's pretty much why this thread was started. I needed to be held accountable to SOMEONE even if no one had posted...I knew there were probably people reading. Keeps me on track
Welcome to the Health Nuts!! And yeah, we are and can be nuts
We will do it together
You did good!!! We will be here for encouragement, an ear if that is what is needed. Advice if we can give it. Basically we are your FRIENDS!! I understand the accountability part. That's pretty much why this thread was started. I needed to be held accountable to SOMEONE even if no one had posted...I knew there were probably people reading. Keeps me on track
Welcome to the Health Nuts!! And yeah, we are and can be nuts
We will do it together
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Yay...always is here!!! (hug)
When I was reading your story, it reminded me of an article I read a few weeks ago. Let me see if I can go find it. It's about people who are dying and their #1 regret in life. Most of them said their #1 regret in life was hating their bodies. Not anything to do with travel, or children, or careers...nope. Their reasoning was that they knew they would one day soon not have a body. That article really helped me see a new perspective.
Hang in there!
Here it is...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/health/dying-regret-body-hate/
When I was reading your story, it reminded me of an article I read a few weeks ago. Let me see if I can go find it. It's about people who are dying and their #1 regret in life. Most of them said their #1 regret in life was hating their bodies. Not anything to do with travel, or children, or careers...nope. Their reasoning was that they knew they would one day soon not have a body. That article really helped me see a new perspective.
Hang in there!
Here it is...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/health/dying-regret-body-hate/
Dang! I'll bet the chicks are pinching yourass?
Hah! So true story. The wife and I were at were at our favorite night spot a week or so ago and I had gone to the bar to get her a drink. I pulled a five dollar bill out of my pocket to pay for it and dropped it, so I bent over and picked it up. As I straightened back up someone behind me squeezed my arm. I turned around and there was this pretty young lady standing there (and right there on her arm was a very broad young man). She laughed and held up her thumb and forefinger close together and said, "I just almost pinched you on yourass!".
I smiled and bowed and scurried off. Cute young girls don't scare me much but their boyfriends make me nervous.
Hah! So true story. The wife and I were at were at our favorite night spot a week or so ago and I had gone to the bar to get her a drink. I pulled a five dollar bill out of my pocket to pay for it and dropped it, so I bent over and picked it up. As I straightened back up someone behind me squeezed my arm. I turned around and there was this pretty young lady standing there (and right there on her arm was a very broad young man). She laughed and held up her thumb and forefinger close together and said, "I just almost pinched you on your ...!".
I smiled and bowed and scurried off. Cute young girls don't scare me much but their boyfriends make me nervous.
the boyfriends that scare me are the ones who want to pinch too
That was so sweet, thanks RJYay...always is here!!! (hug)
When I was reading your story, it reminded me of an article I read a few weeks ago. Let me see if I can go find it. It's about people who are dying and their #1 regret in life. Most of them said their #1 regret in life was hating their bodies. Not anything to do with travel, or children, or careers...nope. Their reasoning was that they knew they would one day soon not have a body. That article really helped me see a new perspective.
Hang in there!
Here it is...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/health/dying-regret-body-hate/
its a daily fight sometimes but I'm working on it.
I'm not a picky eater, really. But those two things are not on my menu.. EVER!
Don't know...what's up?
He was just on the big thread a very short time ago. Last online 8:12 PM (or close to that time)
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