Mood?

okay, I have alienated a couple of different boards in the last 48 hours, so I must be in a fiesty mood. so there is no earthly reason why I should not be here to share the wealth and completely get everyone totally P.O.'ed. I believe in equality. here is my rant. _____________________________________________________________________ Muscle Does Not Weigh More Than Fat, but it's Much Nicer to Look at Muscle and Fat Size Difference http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com/images/fat-v-muscle.jpg 5 Lb. Fat vs. 5 Lb. Muscle As you can see, the 5 lbs. of fat is much bulkier than the 5 lbs. of muscle, but five pounds is still five pounds. Muscle does not weigh more than fat. ______________________________________________________________________ and that is another thing Weight loss programs wor****il you quit (because you didn't learn new habits, you just followed a "plan"), we are here to learn NEW HABITS. why in the world are we constantly freaking out about the scale. about the inches, now not freaking worry about the LIFESTYLE changes. the FOOD CHOICE changes, the dealing with EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS, instead of constantly (and no this is not directed at YOU personally)(yes YOU) but for the love of mike. just like I am so frustrated with 'PEOPLE' fretting about friggin plateaus and slow loses, and every other freaking issue. we really need some new TOPICS. *S*I*G*H* (*pissed yet? ) I like accountability. it works for me. I like having a chow recall, a liquid recall, an exersize recall () I dont do all of them, but I like them. they are constructive. we are going to go into the third phase of this project (for those that were not aware, preop was phase I, first 4 months was phase II, guess what that makes this? PHASE III, transitioning OUT of the honeymoon. or as I like to think, the OH-****THIS-IS-NOW-WORK phase. we can complicate it with additional issues, or we can keep blowing smoke up each others's butts for another 4 months and then wonder WTF at the end of phase III. I guess we need to venture over to February 2006 and find out what they have going on in thier colons? hmm. off to do some RESEARCH. (okay to talk amongst yourselves while I am gone) NO BASHING. I am having a BAD DAY!

oh CRAP.. they are all talking about WOW moments, telling coworkers they had WLS, plateau busting diets, and getting into kid's clothes out of the laundry, and making bad food choices when dealing with emotional eating. there is no freaking hope is there? okay, how about backing up 6 months, maybe they are talking about good stuff!

10 months post ops: At Goal: Now what??? feeling hungry bones protein wow moments sharing our story gracious. it looks like the further out you get, the less support you seek. hmm, makes me wonder and think.

Saying that muscle doesn't weigh more than fat is like saying a brick doesn't weigh more than a feather (a child's wagon full of bricks would of course weigh more than a child's wagon full of feathers). It takes much LESS muscle to equal the same weight of fat (so that one CUP of muscle would weigh more than one CUP of fat). It is true that 5 pounds is 5 pounds but we all know that a pound is a pound.

*S*I*G*H* (*pissed yet? ) my body is 36% fat. I have 69 POUNDS of fat on my body, that may or may not equate to 138 CUPS of fat but I can not measure CUPS of fat without doing some seriously permanent damage to my body. when choosing between pounds and cups, pounds it is, it is a measurable amount. I can be measured in featherweight, brickweight, or pound weight, but I am going with pounds not cups. my husband things that I sould be measured in Metric. but he is just wierd.

lmao I hope we all have a better day tomorrow. PMS is kicking my a$$ this week. Oh and the metric thing...I'd be so confused. lol I'm a 3rd grade teacher and that still messes with my head. Here's to a great rest of the week!

well, in this country, we just can not learn the metric system, you either have .5 liter of coke or you have have 17 oz... I still measure my ingredients by volume, my husband measures by weight. as for my mood, vastly improved by the harassment from the local door huggers. gotta love them. I still had two emotional cookies today, maybe tomorrow will be better. may I will just run over someone with road rage. I did do a good deed today, I bagged up my fat girl clothes and freecycled them now I can say that not only have I lost 94 lbs of fat, I have lost 94 lbs of fat girl clothes. WHOO HOO!!

AMEN SISTA. I'm so with you... great post!!

we have come a long way baby huh? boy, I swear, I have been in a mood since friday when my tummy started freaking out. your a very wise woman to just smile and agree with me today. hehehe

What you write about being on a plan vs learning a new habit is sooo right on the money! I never thought about it that way, but it sure makes sense to me. You are right also about being productive here on this board and in our daily lives. Its hard someitmes, and I know I can be whiny and regressive. But I am trying!!! Sorry you are having a bad day - the good news is this - its almost over!!! Thanks, Kathryn!!!