Re: Re: BARBARA - individual situations

June 8, 2006

there is no cluttering up the board with gibberish!!!

that's what we're here for to tell each other all our silly fears and

problems.

felicity

> Barbara & n,

> Being dissatisfied with results can happen in any season I think? We

> all have different goals and when we don't reach them or they seem

> out of reach, it is just as demoralizing whether someone is 100 lbs

> or 200 lbs.

>

> I realize I've been cluttering up this forum with my gibberish. ;-)

> It is just frustrating to reach a plateau and not know what to do

> next to get fat burning to kick in again. I can only hope some of

> the commentary along the way is helping others or at least

> validating feelings we might have.

>

>> Barbara -

>> I've had the same feeling lately about the posts - but I think

> it's....

>> seasonally appropriate.

>>

>> In January, we got an influx of new folks with resolutions for the

> new year.

>> In Spring, it appears that there is an influx of new folks who are

> prepping

>> for the summer swimsuits

>>

>> n

>>

>> At 03:59 AM 6/6/2006, you wrote:

>>> I hear people talk about struggling and being dissapointed in

> their

>>> progress, then I hear they are size 6 or 118 pounds and I get

>>> confused. Maybe it's just because I've always been so fat (I was

> 106

>>> pounds in the fifth grade!) so I don't know what a woman 'ought'

> to

>>> weigh or what size a woman 'ought' to be. And I know different

> body

>>> types carry weight differently.

>>

June 8, 2006

-

I don't think you've cluttered the board at all. Are you thinking that I'm

demeaning your needs? I am not. I was only commenting on the ebb and flow

of posts, during the various months of the year.

There's no reason to put yourself down.

Now, if you were posting about your 3rd cousin-once-removed and her problem

with keeping her basement floor clean.... that might be considered gibberish!

n

At 09:57 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:

>Barbara & n,

>Being dissatisfied with results can happen in any season I think? We

>all have different goals and when we don't reach them or they seem

>out of reach, it is just as demoralizing whether someone is 100 lbs

>or 200 lbs.

>

>I realize I've been cluttering up this forum with my gibberish. ;-)

>It is just frustrating to reach a plateau and not know what to do

>next to get fat burning to kick in again. I can only hope some of

>the commentary along the way is helping others or at least

>validating feelings we might have.

>

June 8, 2006

I never said anything about anyone freaking out because of the season.

I never said anything to deminish your needs.

You are reading wayyyyyy more into my post than I wrote.

n

At 10:44 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:

>Barbara and n,

>

>I agree with . I don't think we are just freaking out because

>of the season. We have both been struggling with this for some

>time. I don't know about , but I have been at a " plateau " for

>at least a year. I had some personal issues in November that caused

>me to overeat and gain some of the weight back I'd worked so hard to

>lose. raised some questions I already had but was too afraid

>to ask because I am already fairly lean. I figured some would

>wonder why I wasn't happy with where I am currently or would assume

>I am on the road to an eating disorder or something. But when

> started asking the same questions I had, I felt I needed to

>chime in too.

>

>Since plateaus happen to people of all shapes, weights, and sizes, I

>am sure many learned a little something from the discussion along

>the way. There was a lot of good advice offered, and support given.

>

>Isn't it good to have goals, no matter where we are in life? I

>personally always want to challenge myself to be better and better,

>whether those goals are health goals, career goals, sports goals, or

>weight loss goals.

>

>Jen

>

> > > >I hear people talk about struggling and being dissapointed in

> > their

> > > >progress, then I hear they are size 6 or 118 pounds and I get

> > > >confused. Maybe it's just because I've always been so fat (I

>was

> > 106

> > > >pounds in the fifth grade!) so I don't know what a

>woman 'ought'

> > to

> > > >weigh or what size a woman 'ought' to be. And I know different

> > body

> > > >types carry weight differently.

> > >

June 8, 2006

LoL! Yeah I tend to think it's really just because we have so many more people

on here that are being active than we had last month, so by default, more

concerns about bodies and plateus... And I do believe what you said was that

there is an influx of new people prepping for summer swimsuits... which results

in a more active group... That's all I read into it at least