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Hey, I'm sorry we're not best friends any more. You were - are - still important to me, even though our relationship was a transactional one and I knew it. I still benefitted, you helped me when I needed it. I helped you through your divorce. But after 20 years life took us in different directions - professional…

A new stove :/

When we were in COVID lockdown I'm not going to lie, I spent a lot of time in my bathrobe. My husband would joke that I was in "Howard Hughes mode." But when I had a Skype or Teams meeting I'd put on a clean shirt and nice yoga pants or leggings, even though we don't use cameras in our meetings. I absolutely agree it's a…

Ha, I'm the same way with wine! All wine, any wine. It all tastes like vinegar and tannic acid with an alcohol burn behind it. And I'm so tired of people saying "Oh, you haven't had good wine then!" Yes I have. I have friends who are super into wine and I go with them to tastings every now and again because I do keep an…

Mindless eating and a desk job. So I started paying attention to what I ate and riding my bike again. Problem solved.

I feel about wine the way you do about beer. To me wine is by definition gross.

When you get past that point, it turns into "It's not too late if you hurry!" (Ask me how I know, lol.) I would not be surprised if there was someone knocking on my coffin after I'm dead: "But are you SURE? We could reanimate you and you could have a zombie baby!"

Not for me. I went with a friend a couple of times and I'm just not a group-workout-oriented person. The second time I went, the workout finished with a half-mile run and I am absolutely not a runner. When I came in to the finish - dead last by a significant margin - there were still people hanging around clapping me and…

I don't like any of the flavors of Halo Top or similar brands. I would rather have a Haagen Dazs mini (3 ounces, ~200 calories) of real ice cream every once in a while when I really want it, which is rarely.

Wine is gross. All wine - red, white, whatever. It all tastes like gasoline with varying degrees of sugar added. And while a single small piece of artisan chocolate can be delicious, "chocolate overload" desserts like Death by Chocolate or chocolate lava cake are bitter and disgusting. Yes, I expect my chick card to be…

THANKS FOR THE EARWORM :#

My weight got to the point where I needed to be put on blood pressure meds. I hate having to remember to take pills. My GP is a second-generation Iranian guy who gives no *kitten* and told me flat out, "Lose the weight and you'll be able to get off the pills." He introduced me to MFP - I'm a numbers person and I was…

Colorado native currently exiled to Georgia, USA

Disclaimer: I like Alan Roberts and EDDF. I have to disagree with you on this one. I have a PhD (in chemistry) and am paid to render professional opinions. People make decisions and deploy assets based on my conclusions. I know how important facts are and how damaging unsubstantiated opinion can be. When you are in a…

I'm running right there with you, and maybe even a little faster: I don't like chocolate in anything. (I also don't like wine, so I expect my Chick Card to be revoked any day now)

I take mine with milk, exactly 50 grams of milk to 275 grams of coffee. My husband used to fix my coffee and would pour in whatever random amount of milk looked about right. Now he scoffs at me for "measuring it out with an eyedropper" but he can't argue with my results!

Work wants to send me to Thailand AGAIN. I've already spent like 3 months there, I want to go someplace I haven't been!

I still have a fat face anyway after losing 50 pounds so it hasn't been an issue. My face is less fat, but still fat. Just in case, though, I've been microneedling in case things start sagging.

I like the feedback of closing my diary out at the end of the day. The "in five weeks" number isn't perfect and it would be silly to expect it to be. If it's going in the direction I want it to go, that's good enough for me. If it isn't, it's a little reminder to do better tomorrow.

What is this even? It sounds like onomatopoeia of a piece of rebar hitting a concrete floor.

That would actually be an improvement for these cookies. Imagine a compressed puck of flour and fat that hasn't been baked before putting a layer of emulsified fat and sugar on top.

It was pretty much what I expected. I liked Amy's "girls can do science" speech and was annoyed but not surprised that Penny ended up pregnant.

I've had cosmetic procedures done but I would never suggest to someone else that they need one. Boundaries, people!

-42 pounds, all done by sticking to my calorie allotment and no additional exercise other than what I was doing previously.

5'10" (178 cm) 173 lbs Size 10 bottoms that are starting to get loose Size M in casual shirts and sweaters but still a L in fitted shirts because I have wide shoulders

On the Plains of Hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of Victory sat down to rest, and resting, died.

40 grams steel-cut oats 8 grams brown sugar 10 grams dried apples 215 calories total

Not for me, I find it easier to just do the math up front and any special meals get worked into my total calorie allotment for the day or week.

I've had to take doxycycline for months at a time working in countries where malaria is endemic (doxy is a malaria prophylaxis). It actually has the opposite effect with me, makes my stomach a bit janky and I lose a few pounds from not eating as much in order to avoid an upset stomach. u/msalicia07 is right, doxy isn't an…

Ginger tea?