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This is an open, ongoing, support-encourage-motivational-RANTING thread. Feel free to skip to the end, or spend days reading through all of this ...
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I have decided that "Diet" is a 4-letter word.
I find myself muttering and uttering the word around my house these days with loathing and vehemence previously reserved only for comments directed toward liberal politicians. In fact, I seem to be talking to myself a lot more these days .... sort of a running, sarcastic commentary on all the foods I can't eat, or on various other related topics. I wonder if there is a link between calorie-deprivation and Tourettes Syndrome? Grrrrrrrrr.....
I am now on Day 8 of the dreaded D-word. This is already the longest period of time that I have ever successfully remained on a diet. And I seem to be growing grouchier and feistier each day..... at least when I am alone and no one is around to hear my running rants. (My wonderful DH has heard some of my more memorable rants on the subject of broccolli and reports that I am hysterically funny when I am hungry!) I am counting carbs. I am counting calories. I am counting fat grams. Sheesh ... now my math anxiety is about to kick-in!
Mini Rant #1 .... what masochist decided that the serving size of cereal was anything less than 2 cups? Have you ever measured out 2/3 a cup of cereal? Or even a full cup? And placed it in a bowl? Those few little flakes and pieces just sit forlornly at the bottom of the bowl, shivering and lonely, even when we dribble on a few meager droplets of skim milk! Sheesh. Well, I can tell you that there is simply no way that my oversized body is going to be happy with that tiny amount of cereal ... so I have been eating TWO servings for breakfast. SIGH. And while the side of the box says that I can supplement the cereal with some fruit, they probably don't mean eat 45 cherries with your cereal -- much less 1/2 a watermelon, huh?
Mini Rant #2 .... Things NOT to say to someone who has told you that they have just started on a diet:
1.Good, you sure needed it.
2. It's about time.
3. Really? It doesn't look like it.
4. Again? Haven't we heard this before?
5. Gosh, how much weight do you need to lose?
6. What do you weigh? I've always wondered.
7. I never need to diet, I have a fast metabolism.
8. Really? I can eat all I want and never gain weight.
9. Is THAT why you are so grouchy?
10. I sure hope you plan to exercise a lot more.
AAAUGGH! All of these responses are just the thing to make me even grouchier .... so just smile and say something encouraging and supportive, ok? I will let you know how it is going.
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=^..^= Molly
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Original Post by georgia465:
i love this thread! i recently joined CC and its been amazing... ive tried so many other things but this is the only thing that has stuck (been reading the forums for a month)...
heres my rant: i hate whenever i see my mother's friends... there tiny asian women and the first thing the say to me (after looking me up and down) is you'll never get married or you need to lose the weight or no one will love you... uhhhh did i ask for your opinion? anyways thats my rant....
again i love this thread!
Welcome, Georgia465! Why is it some people feel perfectly comfortable rudely pointing out flaws to other people? I've never understood that. After all, it's not as if you're allowed to say something snarky back to them, is it? SHEESH!
(Of course, sometimes I do say something snarky back .... heh heh heh)
=^..^= MOLLY
Original Post by rachel206:
Every time he plays golf now I remind him that I will buy him extra golf balls should he need them and that he shouldn't feel the need to go running after those balls destined for the water hazard. Whoever said that golf is a safe, non-contact sport has obviously never met my boyfriend.
Or me!
OK, I've only been golfing TWICE in my life (and, believe me, TWICE was enough!) The first time was back in law school when one of my after-graduation job interviews involved a "golf date" with bunch of partners from some ritzy San Francisco law firm. (I am sure it was just an excuse to go golfing!) Anyway, after the initial trauma of trying to figure out WHAT to wear (and pointing out that I'd never even played MINIATURE golf in my life), we started off. I watched them carefully aim and swing at the first tee .... all three of them looked like golf pros. My first swing? Missed the ball. My second swing? The club went hurtling down the fairway. The third swing? I actually connected beautifully with the golf ball and it went sailing over the fairway toward some ducks resting at the edge of the water hazard. "SPLAT-QUACK!" Yep, I hit a duckie square on, scattering feathers EVERYWHERE and, unfortunately, killing the duck (after he flopped around dramatically for a few minutes.) Well, so much for THAT job! (I didn't want to play after that and was distressed that I was now a duck murdering doofus.)
The SECOND time I tried golfing (probably about 8 years ago), I decided to tag along at a charity golf tournament as the designated driver of the golf cart ... vowing to spare the lives of innocent water fowl by avoiding golf clubs and golf balls entirely. Everything was going really well until the third or fourth hole when I managed to get a littttttle toooo close to a hill sloping down toward a water hazard (isn't that a silly name for duck pond?) and I managed to tip the cart over into the duck pond ... errr.... water hazard. Of course, I was shrieking with laughter so hard that I had a hard time extricating myself from the cart, clubs, and who knows what else was in that murky water .... this time, the ducks safely scattered.
Nope, golf is DANGEROUS.
=^..^= MOLLY
STARTING WEIGHT: 369
CURRENT WEIGHT: 295.8
WEIGHT LOST THIS WEEK: 2.2
WEIGHT LOST TO DATE: 73.8 pounds
PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOST (of starting weight): 20%
AVERAGE WEEKLY WEIGHT LOSS: 3.5 pounds
WEEKS OF DIETING: 21 weeks
SPECIAL COMMENTS: My weight loss is definitely slowing down
NEXT GOAL: 294 = 75 pounds lost
=^..^= MOLLY
OK Sister you freaking ROCK the house. In case no one else has told you that today!!! I am soooo proud of you. (Isn't it odd, being proud of a "stranger?") 
Anyhow, I was thinking about you at the gym today because of your slowing weight loss comments this week and I think that if you were to walk on the treadmill holding cans of soup (or small 3-5lb dumb bells) on an incline and gradually increase that over the next few months, that would probably keep your weight loss just as fast. I notice that when I "mix it up" a bit, that everything stays steady. (which might just be an oxymoron!!!)
Just a thought. I am a banker though, not a trainer or nutrionist. Just good w/ $$. :)
Have a delightful day--off to eat my pita pizza. Which is YUM-O btw.
Susie :)
Congratulations Molly! That is awesome; keep up the good work! I look forward to posting my stats showing similar results in the near future.
Hey, Georgia465. Next time you see your mom's friends and they can't restrain their rudeness, throw this line at them - "Yes, thank you for your unsolicited comments and concern; and let me add that I can lose weight, but you'll always be rude and ugly!!!" - turn on your heels and walk away. Well, that's what I'd do anyway. You know, rudeness is rudeness, I don't care what "culture" you come from. I heard comments like that from my family (especially from my dad, who I think would've been thrilled if I had been an anorexic), friends, and complete strangers from the time I was 5 years old. I guess they thought they were helping me, but telling me something I already knew without actually helping me lose weight just deepened my depression and I found solace in my only friend - food. Vicious cycle. Reminds me of a haiku:
You are not my friend
You are a delicious fiend
Food - your slave no more!
Molly you so totally do rock!
But, gasping for air here, feeling totally guilty for laughing because I LOVE ducks - you killed a duck with a golf ball? That's funny, I mean that's awful. And then you actually tried golfing again? And put the cart into the water? That's beyond funny!
That has got to be the best golfing story (or stories) that I have ever heard. And I had to listen to a lot. My ex loved to tell me all about his great plays. And was an absolute bear to live with when it didn't go well. I went along in the cart like twice. Without the benefit of such great comic relief. And I don't think he would've been amused.
Thanks for such a great laugh.
And congrats on another 2.2 down.
One of these days, remind me to tell you about "the chicken incident."
:: cluck ::
=^..^= MOLLY
tracywscott: thanks for the advice..im going to try that... i cant wait to see their expressions :)
OMG, Molly,no wonder you now feel the need to take care of all the birdies!!! lol!
My DH went golfing at this swanky resort a few years ago and came back to the room with a horror story about flipping the golf cart over -- I couldn't stop laughing (DH did NOT think it was nearly as amusing as I did, hate to say...)
And my pastor tells a story about driving the golf cart while his buddy (passenger) was snacking on a chicken leg. Golf cart flipped, the guys flew out, but the buddy came up still holding the chicken leg! That was a guy who liked his food!!!
Yes, golf is definitely a dangerous sport!
There's also a chicken incident? That's really fowl. Snort.
Consider this an official request for the chicken story, please.
A couple off off-topic things .... (heh heh heh, how could ANYTHING be "off topic" in a thread where we discuss golf mishaps, throwing donuts, and feet that smell like Fritos?)
First, I added some funny diet cartoons to my profile ... if you need a smile, check them out.
Second, just a reminder that my job interview for the University of Michigan part-time research position is tomorrow (Monday, Jan 14) at 12:30pm California time. Please keep this in your thoughts/prayers .... and keep your fingers crossed!
=^..^= MOLLY
Wow, Molly you are quite the character!
haha I bet you bring loads of joy and entertainment to those around you :) Consider your family and friends lucky to know you. There is more to life then a number on a scale and your personality proves it. But nontheless health and happiness is of much importance, and will bring you a longer more enjoyable life... and you need to live a long time so you can spread your charm around the world haha!!
Just thought I would drop in and tell you what a great person you are :P
keep it up!
Best of luck to you and your journey...
-Carmen* xox
Good luck on your interview today, Molly!!! I'll be praying for you. I'm sure you'll let us know how it went. --T
Molly,
Good Luck, I'm wishing you luck.
If I may : a mini rant (to keep me from going for the cookies in the office)
I just got a call from my future landlord postponing the entry date yet again! We were supposed to enter the new apartment last week! He keeps saying another day, oh and just one more - for 7 freakin days!!!!@!
My stuff is in boxes I have asked and cancelled 3 vacation days at work for this move and its getting me discouraged...
and the former tenant left a bunch of junk that we are going to have to clean up...ARGH
I keep having to change my schedule around, I haven't exercised in a week and I have a really hard time planing for anything this way ..
***hmmmm*** The how to murder a scale thread was really funny, do you guys have any suggestions about how to torture a landlord?
Hello Everyone!
I'm finally back! Sorry I have been gone for so long, first it was the Christmas break and having all the kids home and me keeping them busy. We were hardly home for those two weeks, then My husbands Mom passed away so he and I had to fly out to Cali for her funeral and now we are finally back home and back to a routine, yeah!!!
I got on the scale this morning and it was not good! I have gained about 10 pounds!!! its the worst set back yet for me but I'm not gonna let it get me down. Today I start over brand new and start eating right again and working out. I will get back on this wagon! so how has everyone been?
Molly, Sending good vibes your way~~~~ Good luck!
Welcome back, Sarahrip!!!
(Sorry about the gain ... but I am sure it's just temporary!)
=^..^= MOLLY
I just spent the weekend trying to resist my hubby's wonderful home baked bread. Nine loaves this time! They were all whole wheat and really very good. Fortunately he gave a couple away. He also tried to make whole wheat low cal english muffins (my request). They turned out ok but I think we'll keep looking for recipes that might be better. They are just a little too heavy, I think. It was a good effort.
Think I'll pick up what I need to make humus on my way home tonight!
Molly, I hope you never decide to take up skeet shooting!
Yum, hummus .... (happy sigh)
Well, who knows how the interview went? It lasted over an hour and involved tests as well as weird questions. Apparently it takes me longer to find address on maps than the other candidates, they said. (Sheesh, I am not applying for a job as a tow truck driver or cab driver ... be glad I can re-fold the map neatly, people!) Anyway, who knows how I did? They will let me know by the end of the week ... apparently they are interviewing 20+ people for 2 positions, and 1 of the positions is bilingual (which I am not).
(But I looked cute with my red shoes!)
=^..^= MOLLY
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