Shreds of my Insanity.

yeah thanks, hes my lil guuuuy <333

on a more serious note, ive been trying to think of what my unconscious mind has in store for me. i cant think of any reasons of why id want to be fat. i really feel like my whole life is like on hold because im fat. i used to be very sexual, not slutty lol, but i wasnt as self conscious about my body and i had great sex. i miss it, im so fucking horny i go thru like 8 packs of batteries a week [embellishment]. seriously though, i know im beautiful when im not so heavy. i was almost a model when i was younger [i was even plus size at the time]. ive always thought that i was a skinny girl trapped inside a fat girl's body. i have the mentality of a skinny person [to a certain extent], the confidence, and when i look in the mirror, i see GORGEOUS!!! its mostly based on other people's views of me that make me feel so inferior like i SHOULD lose weight. granted, im positive that if i stay at the weight im at now, iwill have health problems. i want to be skinny, i really do, and i know ill be like 50 times hotter if i just lose the weight.

its really plaguing me...i will be thinking about why my unconscious mind keeps me fat [and then trying to decipher if thats really how it is]. my mind is like a battlefield sometimes :ack2:....
 
I hear you on that girl! You're not alone at all, I think many of us have ideas flowing like that through our minds. I know I do. Now I'm finally at a place where I keep telling myself to do something about it already. My life seems to be on hold too, but finally I see light at the end of the tunnel. You're 12 pounds down! Keep it going girl, and you'll be able to throw those batteries out!. lol JK
 
i used to go to "fitness camps" when i was a kid. i spent one summer in florida at tony sparbers new image [which sucked ass], and then i spent like 3 summers at camp la jolla [that was the shit, like a vacation]. one day when we were in la jolla shopping at express, one of the sales girls was telling us about how she lost all her weight. she said that one day it just clicked in her, and she did it. i know quite a few girls who had that same experience, but whenever i feel like i go through that, i always fail. im trying really hard, but i can try harder. i just wish that i like had someone to live with me and do it with me every single day. share meals with me and encourage me not to eat chocolate ha. last night i got drunk at my friends bday party and i took the awkward route home because i was so convinced that i was gona stop and get a candy bar [the one i love, and the only one i eat, happens to be like 480 calories]. i was so stern on getting it, thank god it was a 20 minute ride home cuz i managed to convince myself not to. im really gonna do it this time, im working on motivating myself, its kinda workin out. living alone makes it soo much harder tho. even when my mom comes home to visit, shes the worst support ever. sometimes ill be so broke that i cant really afford food. ill complain to her every once in a while so then when she comes home, she'll stock the fridge with cheeses , lunchmeat, breakfast sausage, its ridiculous. the freezer is worse. she's still under the impression that lean cuisines are healthy. she'll buy a ton of them, and last tim she bought a box of these like jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches that i found out had like 800 calories in each one [of course after i had already eaten 1]. she buys the worst food. and i tell her all the time about how im really trying to transition over to raw eating or at least vegetarian, but she doesnt even pay attention. then when all the food is there, im like okay i can save money on food for now but i have to eat crap for 2 weeks.....ugh its just soo frustrating.

think my workout plan is going smoothly tho. ive been really feelin the effects of working out lately. i got achy feet and for some reason the left side of my hip hurts when i walk [could this be from the gazelle or walking in flip flops]? as soon as my pool gets goin it'll be better. since i dont have a job right now and im pretty much livin for free, i have all the time in the world to work out, im gona take advantage. at fat camp, id lose like 4 or 5 lbs a week cuz we were workin out like 4 hours a day [doing fun stuff that we liked of course]. im gona start the day by taking my dog for a super long walk. i have the perfect route around here that has lots of hills to go up and its balanced well so i dont get winded n stuff. after my walk, ill have my smoothie and do my mornin chores. then, ill stretch and hop on my gazelle for 40-60 mins depending on my mood and energy level that day. after that ill bust out the total gym. it was a gift from my dad to my mom years and years ago and the thing got used like twice. i dug it out of the basement it was so fuckin dusty ewww god i wanna lysol it down just one more time before i start using it. i feel like since i dont have the resistance pistons on my gazelle, that im not really gona build muscle on it, most likely just burn calories. thats why i wanna start on the total gym. after getting all hot and sweaty, ill take a nice cool dip in my pool to cool down. then usually at night i take my dog on a long ass walk, but now im scared because of our run-in with the coyote =\

today i gave myself a day off. we went on a few walks, but ive been working out pretty hard every single day for 2 weeks, minus last sunday too. im so ready tho...gettin finally gettin the ball rollin.

how do i go about getting like an online support buddy?
 
Hello there,

I must just say I was drawn to your screen name... I have struggled with the same issue with the herb that you have, and recently have given it up for good. I miss it dearly to be honest but, I am at a point in my life where I can't go back at all... I smoked all day, everyday for about 3 years, it used to be a great friend and comfort.... I haven't ever talked about it on this site, I guess I was kind of ashamed of my behavior... I wasn't ever the type that thought I would become a full-fledged pot head... I just kind of started one day and it made me forget about all the issues in my life I was constantly obsessing over. I felt like I needed the weed to get thru the day, to feel "normal"... Problem is that all my issues and problems and insecurities were still there when the high wears off... I'm still surrounded by it too, so it makes it kinda hard. I just have to be strong and try to replace that habit with the gym and other things... I just wanted you to know your not alone :) It's really still one day (sometimes one hour or one minute) at a time for me.

Good luck on your weight loss journey. Starting a diary is a great accomplishment. This site is full of helpful, motivating members with great stories and information, and if your open to it and really serious about making a change, the sky is the limit on your success;)

Take Care,
Sam
 
I came to say hi too because I noticed your screen name. I've struggled with substances for the past 5 or 6 years and am getting close to being totally in control again. I still slip up every now and again and smoke some greens or pop some pills, but I've been able to make those days odd days, not normal days. Your first entry said you had tried every single drug except crack. Well, you can take your list and add crack at the bottom and that's my rap sheet. I don't really know how I'm still alive, honestly. I'm also not part of any AA/NA religious-nut-fest group, I believe in reason and moderation. Managing moderation is extremely difficult. That's why most people go for cold turkey; I, on the other hand, believe I have super-human will-power (which I don't).

I'm not going to try to preach at you, but I will say that it's important to get some perspective on your life and take inventory- what do substances really do for you? I believe some can be useful in moderation & others not, but it's hard to tell unless you back up and do some analysis. How do they help you or inhibit you from achieving your long term goals? What are you doing in your life right now to achieve your long term goals? For me, having goals and achieving them is what creates happiness. Just something to think about.

BTW, you aren't alone in having problems with friends. I've been fucked over by plenty of close friends and then I've been the one doing the fucking over. I'm kind of a fatalist- the world is a jungle, people let you down, and in the end you die in your own arms. But, that doesn't mean we can't have fun on the way to the cemetery. And that doesn't mean we can't form important and rewarding relationships while we are alive. I just don't expect any relationship or any friend to "last forever." Some might. But, I try to make it work for as long as I can while always having my hand over the kill switch. Right now, I have very few close friends and the ones I have live nowhere near me and I only see them a couple of times a year. I try not to stress about it. I would rather have 1 or 2 people that truly understand me over having 400 people in my phone that barely know me.
 
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ive managed to somewhat conquer my munchies =] im pretty good about not havin bad food in the house. its totally possible to resist the urge of munchies, you jus gota be real strong lol. as far as my habit goes, i smoke before i do anything. i smoke before i clean, before and after i work out, before i eat, and before i go to bed. when i have a job, im pretty good about not smoking before work, i take things seriously. some people cant handle smoking a lot every day. fortunately, i have enough motivation to get off my ass and get things done after i smoke a bowl. dont take my smoking as a reason for me being unemployed, i honestly dont have to work right now, and im totally enjoying the time i have to get in shape. i figure i use this time to workout like a beast and lose the weight i need to lose, and then when im busy with a job, it will be easier for me to maintain. this is also a time in my life where im gaining independence from my family. my mom was always my crutch and now shes 1500 miles away and im here...pretty much alone, and im trying to cope with that with out gaining 50 lbs. i feel like the this is my time right now. i know im not getting any younger and its only going to get harder to lose this weight as i get older.

on a brighter note, i went to my friends crib n he pointed out that i look like im losing weight. i was like cheeea buddy!! thats the best feeling eva. im actually really starting to like fitness. i cant wait to wake up in the morning and do my routine, and i sure as hell cant wait to get on the total gym that i cleaned off today. its been in our basement forever, it was totally propping a window shut lol. it took me like an hour to clean all the dust and cobwebs off, but it looks shiny and new. i hopped on for a little while, i love the thing!
 
ive managed to somewhat conquer my munchies =] im pretty good about not havin bad food in the house. its totally possible to resist the urge of munchies, you jus gota be real strong lol. as far as my habit goes, i smoke before i do anything. i smoke before i clean, before and after i work out, before i eat, and before i go to bed. when i have a job, im pretty good about not smoking before work, i take things seriously. some people cant handle smoking a lot every day. fortunately, i have enough motivation to get off my ass and get things done after i smoke a bowl. dont take my smoking as a reason for me being unemployed, i honestly dont have to work right now, and im totally enjoying the time i have to get in shape. i figure i use this time to workout like a beast and lose the weight i need to lose, and then when im busy with a job, it will be easier for me to maintain. this is also a time in my life where im gaining independence from my family. my mom was always my crutch and now shes 1500 miles away and im here...pretty much alone, and im trying to cope with that with out gaining 50 lbs. i feel like the this is my time right now. i know im not getting any younger and its only going to get harder to lose this weight as i get older.

on a brighter note, i went to my friends crib n he pointed out that i look like im losing weight. i was like cheeea buddy!! thats the best feeling eva. im actually really starting to like fitness. i cant wait to wake up in the morning and do my routine, and i sure as hell cant wait to get on the total gym that i cleaned off today. its been in our basement forever, it was totally propping a window shut lol. it took me like an hour to clean all the dust and cobwebs off, but it looks shiny and new. i hopped on for a little while, i love the thing!
Yooooo WOMAN ...you have been through A LOT....and I can HONESTLY say I have stood in your SHOES tons of times TOO!!! I am not here to PREACH...just tell YOU CONGRATULATIONS for DRAWING THE MOTIVATION out of you TODAY to even be sitting here WRITING as YOU DO!!

You are on a WONDERFUL start, and WILL attain YOUR GOAL!!! It is a CONSTANT daily STRUGGLE for anyone, and if they SAY no.......THEY ARE LYING......

I battle with the same TEMPTATIONS as far as cheating as YOU do EVERYDAY and ALCOHOL........why is it my DEAR friend.......?!!!! DAMN!!!

BUT day for day and WE CAN MAKE it.......I"M ROOTING FOR YA!!! JUST KEEP POSTING and YOU'LL keep GETTING SUPPORT!!! ;)

DO YOUR thing NOW and LETS take this LIFE OFF of "PAUSE" mode SHALL WE!!!?!!!
 
You remind me of the time in my life back in 1993 when I quit my job, got on unemployment (which got extended to 11 months because we were in another recession at the time) and didn't work for a whole year. That was when I took up biking 25 miles a day and weight-lifting at the gym. I was in some fine shape back then from all that exercising. And sometimes that was the only thing I was doing all day, and this was also while wakin and bakin all day jus like you HAHA. Never know where your life takes you. From there I started meeting tons of people and traveling on all sorts of free trips that came my way that year (I'm very lucky when it comes to money), including Bermuda, where I spent a lot of time. The very week that my unemployment checks stopped coming, my visa had been approved to work in Bermuda and off I went. I stayed there for a bit over a year and then moved back to the city to go to law school.. So enjoy your free time, you have plenty of time to get your act in gear. I think its great that you have this time to focus on your health and body.
 
thank you both so much. that is totally the kind of support im looking for, im so glad i finally found it. Alta, i literally came to tears reading that post, thank you so much. man im super pumped now, im gona jump on the total gym :sifone:
 
I hope my last post didn't sound preachy either. I'm not here to preach at all. I just wanted to share. I still have my slip ups as well, I'm not perfect by any means. I'm just doing better now than I ever have, and I'm excited about that, that's all :) You remind me of some of my close friends, in a good way :) I think some can definitely handle smoking weed a lot more than others. For some it brings out better things than it does for others. For some it is toxic and their life becomes stagnant, and for some they smoke everyday and their life continues to flourish because they are very motivated, even with the weed. I'm glad to hear you sound like the latter.

Friends stab you in the back all the time. I'm learning that, especially in my 20's, and it sucks. Just this last week one of my semi-close friends really upset me and I really question if she is my friend or not. I really want to confront her about it but at the same time I know it will be lots of drama and she will probably deny what she said/did... Wadaya do?.....

Congrats on the weight loss. It's great to have your friends give you positive reinforcement :)

-Sam
 
thank you both so much. that is totally the kind of support im looking for, im so glad i finally found it. Alta, i literally came to tears reading that post, thank you so much. man im super pumped now, im gona jump on the total gym :sifone:
Awwwww.....FOR SURE BABE....any DAY!!! YOU are a WONDERFUL person, with WONDERFUL deep THOUGHTS....and the THING that is GOING to TAKE you TO SUCCESS....is THOSE VERY SAME personality TRAITS......

YOU have BEGUN the MOST important STEP and that is THINKING about the TRUE root of the ISSUES.....and BELIEVE me I GOT a BAGGGGG FULL of EM'......but LIKE I SAID!!!

I CAN smmmmmmmmmelllllll THE SUCCESS ooozzzing OUT OF YOU!!!

AND AS FOR ME....I"M ECSTATIC you JOINED!!!! I can't WAIT to see YOU accomplish WHAT YOU SET out FOR!!!!

IT's FUNNY cause IT MEANS sooooooooo much to me to EVEN be able TO TOUCH someone....WHO KNEW.........and YOUUUUUUUUU TOUCH ME!!!........

....SO THERE.........WE"VE been TOUCHED!!!!! ;) CHeeeeeooooWW!!!! ;)

...and it WASN"T batteries THIS TIME..........;).....lol
 
muahahahah think im in loove <333

sammy boy, i didnt think you sounded preachy at all. i appreciate your feedback and experiences, it helps a lot ;]
 
ok so i started weighing myself every day, i know, bad bad. it really does keep me motivated tho, and i actually feel happier because it seems to go down often. i always think its the way im stepping on the scale because i can like move around and it'll be more. whatev, im still gettin inspired by it.

ok my diet lately has been makin me feel so good. emotionally and physically. ive been makin a bomb ass fruit and yogurt smoothie when i wake up. then i workout for like 2-4 hours, then i have dinner. past week.5, ive been eating chicken wraps. all very simple, but very tasty! last night i put lettuce, avocado, and onions. this is a huuuuge wrap, mind you. i put lots of chicken and stuff. night before that i put sauteed chicken, mushrooms, onions, and pea pods [someimes i use sugar snap peas], with a biny bit of terriyaki sauce....omg...so good! then ill snack on a little something or have some juice or a piece of fruit...am i eating enough? i feel fulfilled, im not really sure how many calories im getting exactly....i dunooo

ima go do some shopping tho, ill be baack later tho i got some fuckin drama goin down liieek omgg pahah
 
I'll jump on the scale as much as 5 times a day. It's just the first time that counts for my ticker and the Monday morning one that "counts" for progress. Checking in all the time helps keep me on track. If I start to go astray I'll see it right away.
 
I've developed a scale mentality as well, but unlike you my number doesnt drop EVER. I've lost some inches... but no weight in almost 3 months!! It actually demotivates me.

If you want something to log your calories in I recommend

You can log calories, activities, etc.

Also, add between 100-300 calories to that number because it is sometimes off by a bit, and you sometimes underestimate the serving sizes.

Glad the scale is on your side though! Your lucky :)
 
well of course im gona drop weight real quick, im haulin 235 lbs around, thats heavy. it'll be easy for me at first and it will get hard for me like it is you when i get closer to my goal. i kinda like bein a chubber tho, i might stop at like 170-180. when i was between 170-200, i was a chubber, but still healthy n cute. i have a big bone structure and im tall, so it kinda fits me to be thicker [but i love it].

thx trops, i actually get on 3-5 times myself, now i dont feel as bad heh
 
well of course im gona drop weight real quick, im haulin 235 lbs around, thats heavy. it'll be easy for me at first and it will get hard for me like it is you when i get closer to my goal. i kinda like bein a chubber tho, i might stop at like 170-180. when i was between 170-200, i was a chubber, but still healthy n cute. i have a big bone structure and im tall, so it kinda fits me to be thicker [but i love it].

thx trops, i actually get on 3-5 times myself, now i dont feel as bad heh
YOU know....it's FUNNY that you say that....about being CHUBBIER and feeling good....cause I remember the First time I lost a lot of weight....the CLOSER I got to my goal...the MORE SELF conscious I became......and I would ALWAYS remember HOW I FELT better about myself being BIGGER......GO FIGURE huh.....but yeah....it's not healthy for a short person like me to BE LUGGING around all these extra pounds....so they got to go!

GOOD JOB on the EXERCISE hun!!! CheeeeooooWWW!!! ;)
 
I used to weigh myself a lot more than I do now. Now, I don't think I weigh myself enough. I just go mostly by my clothes, and inches. Measurements are a great way to keep track of your progress. With me the scale became too much. It could make or break my day before it even started, LOL... I only use the scale at the gym, even tho I have one at home that I don't use at all...

Your chicken wraps sound so yummy! I need to get some wraps and start doing that. I've heard other people on here mention wraps with tuna and stuff and they sound really good and healthy:)

I hear what you say about being a chubber. I still am too, and I kind of like my body right now. I still have a bit of a gut, and still some biscuits on my hips and booty, LOL... I don't know. What frustrates me most is that I'm in between sizes clothing wise. They need to invent a size called Marge, that fits right in between a medium and a large, and that would be me:)...

Have a great day,
Sam
 
so i was thinking today about what triggered me into this health binge. i remember exactly what it was, too. i went to my usual spot to get cigs and the little paki old man behind the counter told me i had gained a lot weight since my license picture had been taken. i was so offended, i just grabbed my shit and walked outta there. who the fuck is that guy to criticize my weight? it took that to get me to finally jump on board, and im totally on forever. its going to take such a long time for my goal, i cant stop thinking about how long its gona take and how i have to work hard for my entire life to stay where i want to be. im one of those people who wants what they want it when they want it. like your typical american, i cannot wait for anything, i have to have it delivered express.

i think about all the people who i feel dislike [d] me because of my weight. guys that broke up with me because of it, and just random people who never thought i was cool enough because i was fat, even tho im the cats fuckin meow. i dress well, and i carry myself well [mentally and physically]. its super easy for me to understand how my confidence pisses off other people or just makes them not like me. im gona get honest with you [and hypocritical], but i really hate fate people. eating disorders, i understand, bt you can only use that as an excuse to a certain extent. it all started for me when i was really young. it was summer time, and my babysitter took me to dunkin donuts [heh go figure]. in front of us in line was this lady who was just sooo big, im talkin like at least 350-400 lbs, possibly more. she could barely keep herself standing let alone walk. i saw her lean on the counter, and then the counter like bent up and back as she got up and leaned again. it made me sick...at that time, i was already over weight, and i was damn sure of what foods were good and what foods were not so good. all i could think was, "why the hell is this lady here?" fer serious, i still wonder how extremely morbidly obese people get the balls to go to dunkin donuts and get some fried doh! i feel bad talking about it, but i promised myself id never let myself get any bigger than i was before. ive been up to 280 before, but then again my back was turned and i think the nurse at the doc was lying to get me to lose weight...lol...cuz i really didnt feel like i was 280, and thats not what my scale at home said [i did trust the doctors scale]. i dont want ya all to like hate on me for hatin on fat ppl, i just dont like extremely fat people who think they are happy.

i dated this dude last summer for like 3 months, he drove me fucking INSANE! he was a pretty fat and he ate nothing but fast food EVERY...DAY! the only time he didnt eat fast food was when i cooked for him. it was so disgusting. he tried to act like he was a picky eater, but he really just liked to eat that shit. id make good ass food n he'd be like, "i dont like thaaat..", but then he'd try some n be like, "mm thas good'. i tried putting healthy foods in his fridge [cuz there was nothing but captain and dr. pepper lol], and he would let them go to waste ugh it would piss me off so bad. he was like...totally content on eating fast food. he even insisted that he was LOSING weight! i was like..."boooy, im no scale, but you lay on toppa me, and thats total bullshit". lol...i was so appalled that he was under the impression that its possible to lose weight on an all fast food, pop, and alcohol diet [with no exercise]. ugh i dumped him so quick. i think that healthy people are attractive, and i want to be with someone who likes to eat as healthy as i do i.e. no pop, no fast food. now ill eat bbq chicken made by farmer joe at the state fair, but no fucking mcdonalds, no wendys, no burger king, no arbys, and NOOO WHITE CASSTTTLLEE!! along with mcdonalds, i think white castle is the devil. ok you corporate retards....we used to call em 'slyders' cuz they slyyyyyyde RIGHT THRU YA! thats totally not a good thing, and its not a good thing for you to advertise your burgers as 'slyders' lmao. seriously tho, white castle gives you serious diarrhea, NO MATTER WHAT! so if you're visiting the midwest, and you think u wanna try, i highly suggest against it. my ex loved burger king and taco bell. taco bell always gives u the runs too, stay away.

this has to be for real. if i stop posting, do me a solid and im me on aim like multiple times and tell me how much of a cow i am. cuz chances are, if i stop posting, im straying from my path. ive never held on to a regimen like this. ive never worked out and ate healthy every day for almost 2 months...never. i always fucked up. id sleep all day, stay up all night, watch tv, drink a lot. it was not good before...i had some bad habits. from like january to early april, i was drinking beer every night. wasnt getting wasted alllll the time, but always drinking. took a lot of pills too. mostly klonopin, xanax, norco, anything to numb my emotional pain. "ooonly once the drugs are done, is that i feel like dying"....that song came on the radio one night as i was drivin home [drunk as hell], at 3 in the mornin from my guy's crib. we had just had a fight, and i had been crying in my car in the parking lot...i started my car and drove outta there blasting the music to overpower my thoughts, but hearing those lyrics totally put me into perspective. its easy for me to fall into shit like that, but i promise i always keep one toe on the ground, and its just as easy to fall out. ive had worse times. times that made me feel like my weight...my size...is nothin but a blessing. there have been nights where ive mixed up to 8 different substances in one night, and still was able to drive home. that was like, before i was 21 too. i started to lay off los drugas early last year. there is a civil war going on inside my head, but i feel like im the only one that can create peace.....and i am. one day ata time....
 
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