Re: The FQ diet

Jul 29, 2003 70 Replies

Georg,



I might just join you on this diet as soon as I start getting a paycheck too!


-- Dannielle from NY

formatting link


Here's a good challenge for those trying to lose weight or just maintain
> it, no matter what your eating/exercise choices.
>
> Weigh yourself every week.
>
> Every time you lose a pound, go buy a FQ for yourself. Doesn't matter if
> you have a project in mind- go buy something you like and fondle and > admire it.
>
> Every time you gain a pound, send a FQ to someone else. Ideally, it
> should be something from your collection that you wanted to keep. You
> will make the recipient very happy- but this is still not a good thing
> for you, and neither is gaining the weight.
>
> Squishies you want to give just for the sake of sending a squishie don't > count.
>
> Optional addendum:
> Set realistic fitness goals for yourself, such as "I will work out 3
> times a week to this fitness tape" or "I will ride my exercise bike 3
> times a week for 15 minutes each time." Then for every week you meet
> your goal, go get another FQ.
>
> Soon you will be thinner, healthier, and fit, with a stash any of us > would admire.
>
> This may or may not provide added incentive for those dieting, but it's
> something I plan on, as soon as I start getting a paycheck.
>
> -georg
>

Hi All, I'd love to join, but I'd only get about three fat quarters of fabric. I only weigh about 110 pounds.

Kris ( in northern Virignia)

So you would buy FQ's for maintaining your current weight? Each week you stay the same, you go buy a FQ?

Oh, and you don't have to rub it in! ;-)

-- Dannielle from NY

formatting link

No, you're on a different sort of diet. Everytime you slip up and buy more fabric, you have to send twice as much to somebody. You have my address.

Please tell me what a squishie is - I'm ignorant.

That sounds good to me.

If you are at your ideal weight, and your budget allows, you should buy two FQs for every week you stay stable.

-georg

I think that sounds about the right idea! Go for it!

Now, I thought this header meant that I had to stop buying FQ's! A torment too hard to bear!

Cheers,

Lynne >

Oh, well done Wendy. Diana

If you breastfeed you get double the amount of weight loss in FQs.. because of the financial savings over formula alone! Diana

Larisa, I think you get a FQ for every pound you lose, plus 2 FQ for every pound the baby weighs, and FQ's for breast feeding, AND you should get a 5 FQ's for every hour your in labor :-) Karen Queen of the Sky

I still have no idea what these peeps are!

Charlie.

Oooh, jelly beans. I bought over a kg when I went to the US last (well, me and my two cousins) because they're so cheap! It's like £3 a teensy packet here that have about 20 beans in.

Charlie.

Okay, I get 3 FQs then! Make room at the FQ bin for me! Lots of weight to lose - do you think there are enough FQs? And I'm not calling any of my body parts FQs! Though they can be perceived as fat quarters! tee hee!

-- A Joy in Hawaii

formatting link

Peeps are marshmallow candies, usually in the shapes of ducks or bunnies, which are sold at Easter time. However, last Christmas, I saw some in the shapes of Christmas trees and Santas.

Here's a link to a Peep-decorating contest:

formatting link
Kim

Eww.. ok.. less for me then. What flavor do you really like a lot? Diana

change in amount of FQs..as of today, I weigh 29 pounds more than I did before I got pregnant.....29 FQs would make a pretty decent size quilt if i just sewed the scrappy fashion.....got about 2.5 months left to go...wonder what the final amount will be .

Larisa

Kate Dicey wrote:

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required