Re: There IS an opposite sex!

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Vicki,

First of all grats on the weight you have lost. Wow is all I got to say.

You are tall so your ideal weight that your body type will allow you to go

to probably isn't 150 anyway honestly. For 5'10 " it can be completely

acceptable to get into your range by being 170 according to the

guidelines...and that is ALL they are are guidelines. I swear there is

something inside us that doesn't want to see us get below 200. My biggest

plateau was at 203 lol I was so ticked off. That is when me and my scale

had a huge fight.

I have a few questions/comments. I take it you meant to say you have under

1000 calories a day? not 100 hehe. If so, that may still put your body into

starvation mode and hording every calorie saving it as fat later. If you

are really working out that much, you will need more calories. Just a

thought. May want to toss a shake or two or an extra healthy protein based

snack in there and see what happens.

The closer one gets to goal, the slower it will be to lose.

Sherra

There IS an opposite sex!

> Sometimes I get so envious when I see how much weight everyone has

> lost. I started at 5'10 " 370 over 2 years ago and am now at 214,

> size 16. You may recall, last year two weeks before Christamas I

> proposed we go on a pre-holiday journal together. At that time I was

> 235. So that's 21 pounds, which is virtually stable despite my

> exercising 4-5 times a week vigorously and eating less than 100

> calories per day. I have resigned myself to the possibility that my

> body will never get to the 150s range. I still feel big and I guess I

> am. (but I'm ok with it)

>

> Well, one bad effect of being overweight is that no one ever looked

> at me (in a good way) and I had no desire to look at anyone else. I

> had zero radar as far as the opposite sex.

>

> Gradually I have been getting noticed more and more, and by a

> better " class " of men. First it was the occassional car wash

> dude...yuck!! Then the newly arrived middle easterner at the liquor

> market. But lately, it moved up quite a notch. This of course had

> the opposite effect from making me feel attractive!!

>

> Today I got hit on by a guy I see around a lot who is really very

> good looking. And for the first time in years I felt that little

> stir of recognition that " Yeah baby, this is one looker of a dude! "

> I never even noticed if a playgirl centerfold pranced naked in front

> of me before!

>

> It's great to be able to wake up again. In so very many ways.

>

> And my hasbeen will be the lucky beneficiary!

>

> Vicki A.

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> Today I got hit on by a guy I see around a lot who is really very

> good looking. And for the first time in years I felt that little

> stir of recognition that " Yeah baby, this is one looker of a dude! "

> I never even noticed if a playgirl centerfold pranced naked in front

> of me before!

>

Vicki,

It is a totally amazing feeling!!!! I find that they

have started looking at me too... I saw one of my

bosses actually looking at my boobs the other day.

Not only do men treat me differently... women do

to. They actually look me in the eye now, and they

actually start conversations with me also. I think

before they must have thought that my fat might

be contagious.

kathy

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In a message dated 11/16/03 10:22:08 PM Central Standard Time,

kkibby@... writes:

> ... I saw one of my bosses actually looking at my boobs the other day.

> ---------

Okay, I can't resist this one..... were his eyes above or below your waist?

Reminds me of the silly joke about the old lady, told the best way to commit

suicide was to shoot herself right above her left boob.... she shot herself in

the knee.

Okay.... bad me... I'm better now!

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

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> Not only do men treat me differently... women do

> to. They actually look me in the eye now, and they

> actually start conversations with me also.

How does that make you feel?

What is your immediate reaction to this behavior?

Would love to get more thoughts from others on this thread.

Carol G.

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> > ... I saw one of my bosses actually looking at my boobs the other day.

> > ---------

>

> Okay, I can't resist this one..... were his eyes above or below your waist?

> Reminds me of the silly joke about the old lady, told the best way to commit

> suicide was to shoot herself right above her left boob.... she shot herself in

> the knee.

> Okay.... bad me... I'm better now!

>

Beth,

LOL. I have very good bras... he was looking above

my waist.

LOL,

kathy

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The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.