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Post by Tracy (AKA Cosmo) on May 14, 2009 17:26:38 GMT -5
My muffin top.  It has been around longer than I would like to believe. Why, you might ask? Because eating yummy food and drinking glasses of red wine is WAY more fun than exercising. My 31st birthday is coming up soon and I'm DETERMINED to say goodbye to my muffin top and hello to wonderful body! I want to be the girl everyone looks at when she walks into a room. I want to be proud of being naked. And I REALLY want to have a small bootie. (it seems every girl has something they don't like about themselves) Thanks to this Great electronic support group, it's easier to work out and to keep my goal in mind when the red wine is calling my name. |
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Post by elodie on May 14, 2009 19:05:44 GMT -5
Hi, I am Elodie..
My muffin top..
it has been around since i got married and graduated college..something about going from a job with lots of walking and doing stuff to sitting..I also ate when my husband ate..and the same amount.
i want to get rid of my muffin top cause i hate the way i look..i miss having strangers on the street look me in the eye (i was skinny once i know the difference) i hate all the meds i take and not feeling well
I am trying to be more active..i just get busy with work and get lazy when not at work..
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Post by greedygrace on May 15, 2009 0:06:04 GMT -5
Hi, I'm Lisa (or you can call me greedygrace, or berry phat. Whatever).
I've never loved my weight, but the MT never really made an appearance until after I had my baby. I'm still waiting for a tape worm to make me skinny, or for vodka cranberries to suddenly become slimming!
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Post by catherinette on May 15, 2009 7:25:54 GMT -5
Oh how I heart this message board...
God, where to start. I'm about 30 pounds overweight and I have been for years and years. I'm sick of having to suck it in when I zip my pants or worry about creating a roll when I slouch.
It sucks.
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Post by President Fatso on May 15, 2009 7:32:56 GMT -5
Hi there.
I was always that horridly skinny girl that everyone hated. I look at pictures from back then and think to myself, WHY didn't anyone feed me. WAIT, they did. And when my metabolism not only came to a screeching halt but started running backwards, I continued to eat the same amout and voila. Welcome to Muffin Top World.
I went from being a size 2/3 to a size 9/10 in six months. I'm 5' 4". ALL of my weight went to my stomach and my inner thighs. And because I am the President of the IBTC it' hard to not look pregnant in everything I wear as my Muffin Top likes to spill out everywhere.
President Fatso (Mel)
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Post by flabuccino on May 15, 2009 12:08:55 GMT -5
Catherinette, I had no idea you were a male!
Um, well...I was fat-ish growing up, then scary skinny (89 lbs) and have gained 100 lbs. in the past 5 years. NOT CUTE. Ready to get to a healthy, happy weight and stay there!
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Post by Tracy (AKA Cosmo) on May 15, 2009 13:12:18 GMT -5
Elodie: I know how you feel. Making time to work out is super hard. ESPECIALLY when I'm tired and feeling super lazy.
I've found that after if I workout after a stressful day I feel soo much better, the problem is remembering that and making myself do it.
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Post by Tracy (AKA Cosmo) on May 15, 2009 13:14:33 GMT -5
Lisa: Sign me up for those Sliming Vodka Cranberries. Maybe we can make a new adult beverage that contains 0 calories and a crave reducer.
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Post by Tracy (AKA Cosmo) on May 15, 2009 13:16:44 GMT -5
catherinette: I hate, dispise (sp?), detest my slouch roll. Stupid roll! The only good thing about it, is it does make me have better posture. Lets have a war on our slouch rolls...oh wait, we are already doing that.
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Post by Tracy (AKA Cosmo) on May 15, 2009 13:19:33 GMT -5
Mel: I was the same way. Skinny, until I started a job where I sit on my ass all day. Now, I'm working to get back to my skinny jeans.
Skinny Jeans...here I, strike that, We COME!
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Post by mamaphat on May 15, 2009 13:29:26 GMT -5
Hi All, I'm MamaPhat and I think I'm the oldest here at 59 soon to be 60! I'm also Ki's(muffintop-ple & Catherinette's partner-in-crime) proud mother.
I have been overweight for a gazillion years it seems so I'm pretty used to my Muffintop. When I was in my teens and twenties I was probably 110 pounds soaking wet but after having my third child, the weight came and stayed and a bad first marriage and other things only made food my best friend.
I am probably about 75 pounds overweight but would be happy losing even thirty. Last year I did win that battle but only because of a bad bout with depression as a result of family circum stances and the loss of my nursing job due to degenerative changes in my knees and back. After things finally calmed down and our long, hard winter, the weight came piling back on much to my disappointment, so here I go again. This time I don't want it to be about sadness and low self-esteem. I want it to be for health and joy and feeling good about myself!
I am trying to do daily exercises with Leslie Sansone's "Walk Away The Pounds" and also sit ups and side crunches before bed. I highly recommend these tapes to anyone with disibilities as it strengthens and tones the bones and muscles and you don't need to get up and down off the floor. Leslie is highly motivating too!!! I LOVE her tapes and am up to three miles a day. Unfortunatly, I need to relax today because I had a shot of cortisone but I'll be back on the wagon tomorrow, I promise!
Anyway, I love all of you and this group and enjoy just having someone to vent to.
Hugs,
MamaPhat
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Post by kiki on May 15, 2009 15:13:30 GMT -5
Yo yo yo, what up!?
Lovin' the message board idea!!
All I know is I lost 8 pounds...SUCK THAT, CATHERINETTE! :-P
Signed,
Wicked Svelte by June 21st.
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Post by mrspotatohead on May 16, 2009 10:38:43 GMT -5
Blog name is Lady Jane, muffin top name is Mrs.Potato Head
I had a major surgery this past November and I was on crutches for a total of 6 months. Before that I was this thinner than I had been in a long time. Being laid up for so long I was bored and passed the try with eating. Eating a ton and not mobile= major weight gain. I want, no wait , need to lose 20 pounds. Not only to feel better. It I need to fit back I to my clothes. As much as I like to , I don't have the funds to buy new clothes! And I refuse to spend money on a bigger size. Having difficulty with will power but I keep working at it:)
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Post by cupcakethighs on May 16, 2009 11:40:11 GMT -5
Melissa here aka cupcake thighs
I gained my muffin top in college and that wench has been with me ever since. Even though I have a muffin top I think I have a pretty good body image (thanks partially to my BFF who watched me gain 50 lbs in college and still told me I was beautiful either way). I'm curvy and at least proportionate. I think the fact that I have ginormous boobs and a round ass with a side of thighs hides my MT (only I can see it it seems).
But that girl needs to go. I'm going to be 30 in less than 6 months and I'd like to start my 30's under 200lbs. Even though I love my ass and thighs the world of retail doesn't make it easy to dress unless I want to urban labels and look like I'm a teeny bopper or just stepped out of a rap video. I also want to be healthy as high blood pressure, thyroid disease and diabetes seem to run in my family.
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Post by catherinette on May 18, 2009 7:40:08 GMT -5
Hey, Kiki, here's a little something for you to suck on: I've lost 15.
Take that!
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