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If clean eating does not include copious amounts of cookie butter, I'm out.

That is beautiful. I love when they do cakes and tortes on Great British Bake-Off. How about a little extermination with your cake?

Bow in awe to this Minecraft cake for my son's 8th birthday. I managed to ice it AND stick a bunch of Hershey bars on top without spraining an ankle or cutting a finger off. (Okay, yeah, so this is as technical as I get - I'm so very jealous of the amazing cakes the rest of you have made. It was a good cake, though. The…

This scene traumatized me for years after I saw Matilda. I was also in my 20s when I saw it, so there's that.

I am pretty sure your nephew is the most awesome kid in the world, after my own.

I have generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, and depression. I finally just went back on meds for my anxiety disorder because it's been getting out of control. I was having anxiety attacks several times a week and just needed help because the littlest thing would set me off. I'm anxious about going…

I hope they also had their Jamicures to make their nails look like a 5 year old with mad coloring skills did them.

When you misread the bolded as 'Bourdain', this sentence takes on a whole new meaning.

I've noticed that I am ovulating on time for the past two months (we've been trying to get pregnant for quite awhile and are dealing with secondary infertility, so I time my ovulation every month). I had been ovulating anywhere from day 16 - 21 of my cycle, and now, I swear, I ovulated on day 14 last month and it looks…

Allenpriest, WTG! Sdereski, the strawberries sound wonderful! I love fresh strawberries! Weekend away went well - I'm maintaining so far (although I think I'm holding onto a truckload of sodium from the pho I ate yesterday). Not sure if it's my new medicine or the weather, but I had a whopper of a migraine last night (and…

Give the cat 2 slices of pizza and you only eat one. (And log that sucker!) (Sorry. That made me laugh a little, especially since I have a very eager kitten that bit the crust off of my pizza last weekend.) The advice you've gotten is great and it sounds like you're ready to make some changes. I also don't think of the…

I can't wait to wear a little black dress to the 4-5 formal work events that I have to attend and work tech for every year. It sucks to wear formal dress and feel like a cow; it sucks even worse when everyone takes pictures and posts them in the weekly newsletter for everyone to see.

I had a soda addiction as well. I've switched to those Dasani Sparkling (carbonated water with a hint of fruit flavoring - no artificial sweeteners or flavoring, 0 calories) because I need the bubbles. I don't like plain water. I basically drink 2-3 cans of this stuff a day. I do still allow myself soda once in awhile in…

I'm 5'2 and my goal weight right now is 130 - starting weight was 224.8, currently at 210. In my younger days, I was happy around 118, but I'm going to go to 130 and then see how I feel.

Yep. I've dealt with insomnia for years and years, and am only now getting the rest my body needs. You need to consult a medical professional about it to rule out any underlying conditions and to get treatment, if needed.

Your wedding. Your dress. Try it on! And congrats!

I literally drink 2-3 cans of Dasani Sparkling every day because I don't like plain water (it's just carbonated water with natural lemon flavoring - no calories or artificial sweeteners). I count it as my water :).

I know a guy in Nigeria who might leave you his fortune if you just send him your bank account information for a wire transfer.

I love them. I made a cucumber/tomato/avocado salad last night and have been chowing down on it. It's perfect for summer. I also like to eat them spread on toast instead of butter.

This? Is a GREAT tip. Thank you!! I was having fits trying to weigh out my Cookie Butter last night! :D

Exactly! It's funny, I wasn't not weighing everything deliberately, I just didn't KNOW you could weigh food like that ;) - I also didn't realize a food scale could weigh in grams. I think I'm going to buy one for work so I have one in the office during the day, too - and I'm taking mine on our weekend trip so I can weigh…

Kitty!! All of these beautiful pictures are making me jealous ;). Gorgeous! Sdereski, I visited Holland in high school and if I could choose to move anywhere, I think it would be my top pick. It's just stunning. Just made my way back from a doctor's appointment. My anxiety disorder has gotten out of control again and we…

I used to tap dance on my wood floors in my apartment. Not that I'm recommending that in your case...(I also had a hair salon underneath me that liked to play bass until 2 AM. It was my revenge.)

Lots and lots of food storage containers. If you're full, put it away. My fridge looks like a Tupperware graveyard most of the time.

"Excuse me, I was told there would be no math..."

I naturally fall into IF because eating too early in the day makes my blood sugar bounce up and down and makes me ravenous for the rest of the day - so I wait to eat until late morning/early afternoon (in fact, it's 1:15 PM and I'm just now eating 'breakfast'.) I still follow CI/CO and track/log everything I eat, though -…

I'm only down a little over 12 lbs, but I've noticed my clothes are starting to get looser - not to the point where I'm ready to move down a size, but it's nice to have tangible proof of my loss (in addition to the scale).

Afternoon, folks. Rainy day here and I really just want to be home, snuggling with my son and my kitties. Sent the kiddo to trampoline camp this morning (half-day camp at one of those indoor trampoline places) and he loved it, but is exhausted, according to my mom. Going to swing by Trader Joe's on my way to pick him up in…

I have the Garmin version (Vivofit) and LOVE it. It was the catalyst for getting my butt off the couch and tracking my food with MFP. I honestly don't think I'd be losing without it.

I earn exercise calories by judging others. That way, my lazy *kitten* doesn't have to leave the couch. If that's a moral failing, I'm happy to own it.