Steppinon D'Arrows

I hit that same fork in the road too, on a different but similar road. I picked it up and hoofed it to Culinary class. Find what you have a bit of talent in that you enjoy doing, then figure out how to make a career of it. And make sure it's something that you would never get tired of, or something that would be, or incorporates, an important life skill to use even if you quit and decide to do something else or go into a different but related field. Minoring might be good, if you are stuck between a couple of similar choices.

Yes, but has anyone eaten with you, Randa Rooskie? ...Was that lame? I know the joke is a bit over-used/old.

YES! I had Nonfat Vanilla Greek-style Yogurt and Blueberries today! Coincidences!!!

Just make sure your surgery isn't covered under anything with the GeneCo name. If it's not GeneCo, you're good to go! ::sheepish look:: Heh, sorry. It's just...your name...

Start with cleaning up your diet and maybe some light exercise and go from there. I know you can do it!

I wonder if I should switch classes later, once I reach 10. Not sure yet. I like the way I am right now but that may change.

What are the circumstances surrounding these feelings? Why not make records of every time these feelings come about and make note of things like hunger level, weather, thoughts, previous events leading up to this, etc. so that you could pinpoint what is really the cause and thusly figure out what to do?

I go to ALDI. They've got some great deals on produce, and other things too.

Steppinon D'Arrows is right over here, salambander! LOL!

I am either a very shallow and vain person, someone who has been given too many negative messages by the culture I live within or not as self-aware as I think I am. I just found out today that because I was an overweight child that the weight I put on will shrink but the potential for it, those built up fat cells, will never go away. My first thought was to berate myself for my past that I would never be "beautiful"- always an "ugly duckling" and never a "swan", so to speak. My second thought was against the previous one, asking how I could be such a hypocrite for seeing some other larger women as attractive but not myself. My third thought, related to the first, was something about weight loss, sagging skin, my small breasts and how I wasn't like them. My fourth, "maybe I should just give up since it's not going to matter" was cut off by a sincere, passionate fifth, "No way! I'm not going to do that when I've come so far already, that would be a waist...er, waste! I'm going to wear dashing clothes, keep up my diet, exercise harder than I would have to had I been a normal weight all my life, put that damn smile back on and learn to like it! When I once threw up when ill after eating oatmeal, did I give up oatmeal? No, I was eating it the next day, determined not to let one experience ruin something I enjoyed! So, when someone comes and talks to me about my weight, I'm not going to ignore it or get upset, I'm going to speak about it logically, factually and calmly like I should because it shouldn't be the metaphorical scale on which to judge me." That last thought sounded a little like Rudolph's father from the Rankin-Bass Claymation, oddly enough. In summation (or tl;dr, as some put it), I don't like my body but I'm attempting to at least repair it a bit.

Thanks, I'll get to it later!

I'm in, and I joined the unofficial NF guild! My name's the same as on here. I also joined a couple of challenges and some other guilds.

Okay, going to sign up!

I'm gonna look again, because I was kind of sleepy the first time, and see if they have it for PC. My phone is so, so old and doesn't have a big screen (or even a touch screen) or apps like that. I'd love to try it on my computer.

As well you shouldn't! It's better to make your own stuff and gets some exercise in there.We cook from scratch too! In fact, today, I'm going to shape and bake those make-ahead potato rolls in the fridge. They're a new (for us) recipe I got from Betty Crocker. I added a teaspoon of lemon zest to it, though, as per the suggestion of another recipe. The dough smells wonderful. It's gonna be better than Martin's brand and we're going to make it all pretty! Yep, did that too. The second go on WW went better for me than my first go but the system had changed after I went off it and became that Points Plus thing.

Congratulations! I was on WW for a while and really slimmed down. I lost 100 pounds and kept it off without going to meetings and just using the calculator and books. It does work. At least, it worked for me in the beginning. My progress stalled after that, however, and then I went on to other things and have lost some more weight. Just keep in mind that 0 point foods are only 0 points up to a point, especially fruits. There's an article on the website about that I read some time ago. Also, incorporate those veggies into whatever you can to fill you up healthfully! (Those WW snack cakes are horrible, by the way, but their chicken breast patties are excellent.)