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pinklady1709
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Posted: 8 June 2007 02:27 am |
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Ever since I was about 8 years old I have been super self-conscious about my weight. I have always been a chronic stress eater, but when I was in 3rd grade and we switched schools the pounds really started to pile on. I always wanted to lose weight, but I was always starving and I had absolutely no energy. In my awkward stage (from the time I was about 9 to the time I was about 14) I had gone from 100 pounds to 173 pounds. When I went in for my sports physical for cheerleading and saw the numbers staring me in the face I knew I had a problem. I immediately started cutting what I ate in half and lost 10 pounds. Cheerleading required a lot of physical strain, causing me to lose 10 more pounds. Now that I don't cheer anymore I can take the time to really push myself and work out. I also eat as healthy as I can. Whenever I lack motivation I just think about how far I've come and how much I don't want to be what genetics wants me to be. In a little less than a year I've lost about 30 pounds.(it's not great, I know, but what am I going to do with a ball game every night?) Since cheerleading is over I've consistently lost at least 2 pounds a week. I went from 173 lbs to 145. I feel so good!  
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Posted: 11 June 2007 03:51 am |
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Congrats!
I'm moving this to Success Stories!
Peter
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 11 June 2007 04:26 am |
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Good Job Pink!
It's inspiring to see someone happy and going in the right direction. I can always use a good success story in my day!!
Keep up the good work~
Kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 11 June 2007 05:58 am |
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Thanks you guys! It's really nice to hear a few encouraging words. In all the other places where I've posted topics I've gotten nothing but negativity! I understand trying to be realistic, but there's just no need for negativity in my opinion. You two have made my day!
 Pink
Last edited on 11 June 2007 06:01 am by pinklady1709
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 11 June 2007 06:02 am |
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Yay! I'm a success story! Never thought of it like that!
Pink
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 11 June 2007 06:54 am |
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Yeah!! How about YOU! You're doing great and that's what we're all striving for! Forget negativity- just walk away. You're doing fantastic and it sounds like you've got a good grip on what's necessary to stay away from your genetic predisposition! Bottle that and your positive energy! I'll take 3! 
Kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 11 June 2007 08:14 pm |
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I've lost weight, but not set any goals. I have decided that my goal will be to fit into a size 4 pair of jeans by my birthday (sept. 21). I used to be size14, now I'm size 8, so 2 sizes to go. After I reach that goal I would like to lose 10 more pounds, but maybe not. I'll just see how I feel and how I look and what the scale says. If size 4 means I'm 110 pounds, then I'll probably just stick to that number. I do have just one dillema: what can I do with all my fat clothes? My family isn't poor, but we don't have the kind of money to just throw out all my clothes and buy all new ones. Does anyone know of a really good consignment chain that I can get good money for? I know a place like plato's closet gives next to nothing, but maybe that's my only choice.
Pink
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 11 June 2007 10:40 pm |
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Hi Pink,
You may want to post that under "off topic" to see if you get any hits. I'd be interested too, actually. I've had a VERY hard time giving stuff away from my house. I'd love to get some of it to a consignment shop if they would just come pick it up!
Where do you live? I do know a couple of consignment places in DC, but have never used them. The last time I tried they were horribly picky, telling me things had to be designer, and no more than one season old, etc. And this while I was looking around at a shop full of clothes that smelled like old attic and screamed 1989. Maybe they were originally worn by the artist formerly known as Prince.
Kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 12 June 2007 03:27 am |
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Hi, Kit!
I live in Nashville. I asked a friend about Plato's Closet and she said she had a pair of American Eagle jeans she got for her birthday with tags on and all and they would give her no more than 5 bucks for the pants! AE jeans run for about 80 dollars a pop. (why she didn't return it to the store is beyond me. she's not the brightest bulb on the christmas tree) Anyway, if that was the case for AE jeans, I can't imagine what they'd offer me for my cheapskate wardrobe. I am so cheap! I'm only a teenager and when I get money for babysitting and such I try to stretch it as far as possible. Actually, I just got back from a shopping trip at Old Navy and wouldn't buy an adorable dress because it was 15 bucks. I guess I'm also crazy. Anyway, if you know of a good consignment store let me know!
Pink
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 12 June 2007 03:29 am |
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Kit,
I have a dumb and random question. Is that picture next to your username you? It probably is. If it is, you're pretty!
Pink
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 12 June 2007 05:48 am |
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Pink YOU-MADE-MY-DAY!
Yes, that's me. I usually take terrible pictures and that's one of the very few I like. A friend took one the other day that is an extreme close up and I wanted to hide under a moving car when I saw it!!! Now I feel so much better! Thank you!
Regarding the clothes, if you like some of them, they may be worth altering. It's cheaper than buying new ones and it's easier to go down than up! I thought about that for a hot second, but like you, I don't tend to spend a fortune on my stuff, so sometimes it's easier to shop at Filene's and consider everything disposable. H&M is good for that too. I have to admit though, at 44 I might have a larger clothes budget than you do now- but I could probably learn something from you!
Maybe we should have a posting site for clothes that no longer fit. Since everyone is at different stages and we've got a huge representation of all ages, styles, etc, wouldn't it be fun if we could just look up size 8 (I wish) cocktail dress or Diesel jeans size 30, and get a bunch of recently smaller women willing to ship us their stuff? Hmmm. Peter? I sense another website need! We'd have to work out a deal with FedEx with all these clothes flying around the country. Hey! Maybe Oprah would fund the shipping! She'd understand!
Thanks again Pink, you just made me smile really BIG
Kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 12 June 2007 07:20 am |
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Kit,
You know what? I LIKE YOU! You are the one and only person who's replied to my stuff who has made me feel better about myself.
A site like the one you're talking about would be fun. I totally could have used an ebay type site for fat clothes. my youth choir has advanced to the national level of competition in Little Rock, Arkansas and the girls are only allowed to wear skirts below the knee. If I could just go to a site and type in size 8 knee length skirts and buy 5 of them I would be the happiest girl in the world.
I gotta go. You make me too. Have a glorious day!
Pink
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 12 June 2007 06:47 pm |
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Thanks Pink! I like you too! I'm also very happy for your whole choir! How exciting! If you get a trip to DC out of this competition- let me know! We can go find some skirts- or eat a salad, whichever costs less that day!
Kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 12 June 2007 11:10 pm |
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Do you know what exactly is in Little Rock? Is there actually a little rock or something? I've never heard of anything exciting coming from Arkansas. We have the Nationals in a different place every year, but there's so many exciting places in the US, I don't see why we can't go to one of them. We've had them in Atlanta, Birmingham, California, Seattle, North Carolina, and Kansas City since I've been involved. Here's a thought: Nashville is where Free Will Baptist headquarters is. Why not have it in Nashville?
But anyway, the competition isn't as big of a deal as it sounds. The Free Will Baptist denomination is incredibly tiny and ultra-conservative. My church is really musical and regarded as "liberal" by the rest of the denomination. My youth choir makes it to Nationals almost every year where we usually win. The competition has no real prize except for a little certificate of participation and a little trophy. The purpose is just to get kids used to performing in front of people. Someday I would like to go to DC and if I do I'll let you know!
Pink
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 13 June 2007 12:30 am |
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You are too funny! No, I've never been to Little Rock, so I'm not sure what's there. I had a friend that lived there for quite awhile and loved it, but I'm not sure why. He was the kind of guy who could turn a trip to the library into the adventure of the year though, so he may get more credit than the actual city. Someone on here must be from there! Maybe they can tell you what the draw is.
You got me wondering about the name and I couldn't find much, but according to hellolittlerock.com "Little Rock, Arkansas lies within the Pulaski County area. This city received its name because of a boulder. " Not very riveting information. One boulder? Why that one? Are boulders ever synonymous with "little rocks"? It begs more questions than it answers. If you find out while you're there, let me know. I'll never sleep now for wondering! 
I am not familiar with Free Will Baptists, but it seems funny (to me anyway) that free-will is associated with ultra conservative. Stong Willed Baptists maybe... or Good Will Power Baptists... well, I haven't named a religion since I made one up in philosophy class back in college. Maybe this is why no one asks me! Ha!
I will look that up too so I can learn. That's my favorite thing. Now next time I'll someone says, "Hey, did you know the Free Will Baptist Choir championship was held in Little Rock this year?" I can say, "Why yes! Further, one of the participants, whom I know, is now a historian working on her thesis in The Meaning of City Names" (that would be you, while you're still young enough).
:o)
kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 13 June 2007 02:15 am |
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Free Will Baptists believe that God has a perfect plan for everyone's life that plays a part in His ultimate plan, but each individual that He created has their own free will. For instance, in the Bible Abraham and his wife, Sarah, were very old when God told them Abraham was to be the father of all nations, his descendants being as many as the stars. This great family was to start with a son of which they had none, yet. They both doubted God, Sarah being 90 and Abraham being 100. Therefore, Sarah encouraged Abraham to marry her maidservant, Hagar,(multiple wives were common back then, but God never condoned it) and they had a child together named Ishmael. Sarah became jealous when Hagar got pregnant so easily and sent them away to what is now the Middle East. This was not in God's perfect plan, but since Abraham had free will God allowed it to happen. because of Abraham's lack of faith, God made Ishmael the father of what we now know of as the Muslims. Abraham and Sarah did in fact have a son, named Isaac, who became the father of the entire Jewish nation, and through Abraham's family line Jesus was born and the story goes on and on. This is not much different from any other Baptist's theology. I can never tell any difference between Baptist, Free Will Baptist, and Nazarene sermons in a church, but it's what I've been raised in and I like it. I can actually tell a bigger difference between sermons being taught in my home church and my grandpa's which are both Free Will Baptist. I know there must be some kind of difference, I just haven't found it yet. My grandpa could probably tell me, but I would rather find out on my own. Do you have any religious affiliations?
Pink
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 13 June 2007 06:52 pm |
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Hi Pink!
That was neat. I read the Old Testament a long time ago and knew all the stories at some point, but forget a lot of them (as you know, there are tons!). I have actually studied religion most of my life, starting at about age 12. I don't have any affiliations though. My family is atheist, as am I, and it's been a great learning gift. Reading about all the different religions with no preconceived notion of what is right, wrong, or just got bad PR at some point is a unique perspective that I feel as passionately about as many feel about their religion. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of folks outside my family (and even some of my family is Catholic, Protestant and Jewish), to talk to about my ideas.
I have great respect for religion in general and the historical significance is amazing to me. I also do volunteer work for both the Catholic Church and the Jewish Community Center (I'd do others too, but the opportunity just hasn't come up). It's a great way to learn about different cultures, and it's really made sociology my thing.
The down side of being athiest is that most of the world isn't and many have been brought up to believe that their way is the only right way. This makes it difficult for me because I like open discussion, as I think it leads to higher learning. I think that it is a personal thing and that whatever gets you through the day, or makes you nice to people and willing to make your charitable contributions as you see fit, is a good thing, and comes from within. There is much of the many religions that I agree with, and really less that I don't.
Thanks for the information! That was great!! Feel free to PM me with your thoughts. Like I said, I'm all about the discussion.
Kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 13 June 2007 08:43 pm |
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I think it's great that you know what you're talking about. I met a guy at math tutoring this year who was an athiest. He just made me angry because he didn't know what he was talking about. He told me the Bible was just a bunch of #%@&! and I asked if he ever read any of the Bible. He said he had only read Revelation and he thought it was stupid. At that point I was so glad that I have been in Christian school for so long and sat through so many Bible classes. Of course it didn't make any sense. You can 't read and understand the book of Revelation without first reading Daniel, Ezekiel, and Thessalonians. I don't necessarily agree with the athiestic outlook, but I have all the respect in the world for someone who has done their homework and knows what they're talking about and made a decision based upon that. There is nothing I hate more than someone who just does what they do because their parents do and don't have a mind of their own. When I told this guy that, he asked me why I'm a Christian and again, I was glad that I do know what I'm talking about. I have studied world religions and cults in school and I can honestly say I am a Christian because that's what I believe, not just because I don't know anything different.
I also think it's great that you volunteer at the Catholic church and the Jewish center. Another thing that gets on my nerves is when people just toss out any other ideas just because it's different from what they do. Baptists are especially bad about that. A lot of baptist churches have split because of little petty things that really don't make any difference, like the practice of foot washing. That's one thing I won't say too much about because I really don't know the significance of it, or if there is any, other than Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as a humbling gesture.
Anyway, we are so far off the topic that I originally posted! That's not necessarily a bad thing. I really enjoy talking to you.
Pink
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 13 June 2007 10:24 pm |
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Hey Pink!
Yes, we've gotten off topic for sure. I'm glad you respect my non-religious history. The guy who only read Revalations gives a bad name to anyone who doesn't fully subscribe! That's like watching the last 10 minutes of Bambi and concluding that the whole thing is a documentary about deer hunting!
I've armed myself with knowledge on purpose, so I can, not argue my points, but elucidate them without antagonism or regret, and gently walk away from anyone who is unarmed with the necessary data. I read it, you read it, if we came out with different opinions, so be it! Like I told someone last week, "If two people are exactly alike, one of them isn't necessary". In this case, how would we ever learn if everyone had the same knowledge base and exposure to things as everyone else? Boooo-rrrring!
You do not make me bored, but instead inspired! That's so cool!!!!
Kit
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pinklady1709
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Posted: 14 June 2007 04:41 am |
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I think it's cool that I inspire you. I can't really think of anything else to say. We've pretty much covered religion. What else is going on with you?
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