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I guess I don't understand the comparisons. If the addiction and/or withdrawal isn't exactly like heroin, meth or crack then it doesn't exist? So, addiction to nicotine and caffeine cannot exist either because no one with a nicotine addiction, no matter how strong, has had to be put into a coma to get over withdrawal…

My mother would make me creamed chipped beef on toast. It was white sauce with some cheap packaged deli sliced corned beef on white toast. I loved it but my dad would gag when he saw it because in the Army during WWII he ate it almost every day and couldn't look at it anymore. He called it *kitten* on a shingle, which I…

I'm going to love him and hug him and kiss him . . . whether he wants me to or not

SpaghettiOs with "hot dogs." I don't know if Chef Boyardee changed the recipe or my tastes have changed, but BLECH! I admit to still liking this one - baked bean sandwiches. Baked beans (sometimes heated, sometimes cold) on bread. I still have them sometimes (like twice a year), but now the bread is whole wheat instead of…

I have five dogs. This one was adopted from an animal shelter when my first minpin died. I tried to name her something other than "Shadow," the first minpin's name, but she wouldn't answer to anything else, so, she's Shadow Too (2). The pillow is mine though. She jacked it when I got up to get a bottle of water from the…

Tofu scramble can be really awesome.

My daughter's wedding photo with her husband Carlos and their (my grandson) Adrian. Dominic is there too but he didn't make his official appearance for several months! lol Adrian looks so sad because he had an earache that day.

I have a friend with Celiac disease. I watch her struggle. Not just with what to eat and not eat, that was a biggie, but also with the absorption of nutrients. You have my empathy. I bought her gluten free cupcakes from Whole Foods (baked in a certified gluten-free facility) for her birthday one year. She cried. She tells…

I absolutely did this myself last week (well, two out of five days, anyway!)

I have a theory. If I lose weight, it always seems that someone in my sphere gains about that amount. I believe that's what keeps the earth balanced and in the correct orbit. That's why China is so heavily populated: because they are usually thinner, it takes more of them to balance out the bloated westerners. I can't…

Take that . . . and that . . . and that!!

pitaya (dragonfruit) about 41 cm ETA: It's always ready to eat, just slice it open and scoop out the insides!

Maybe they count the calories needed to chew against the total calorie count but that seems excessive and silly.

Reminds me of my kids on school mornings . . .

I get a lot of these comments too. I hate it when people look at my food anyway. I don't stick my face in their food and comment, it's rude. I usually give them the attention they deserve - I ignore them. If they repeat it I'd probably give them "the look" and tell them how rude they are.

Save some calories for a nightly snack, then log everything you eat even if you go over. I'm a binger too, and I found that the more accountable I make myself and the more I have to think about what I'm eating the less likely I am to binge. ETA: If I keep my hands and brain busy I'm less likely to binge, too, since I'm an…

I buy organic when I can. The less pesticides the better but the idea that organic produce has more bioavailability over non-organic makes no sense to me. I have no problem with GMO or hybrid foods, either, because that usually means the produce is more resistant to bugs and disease. I am definitely anti-bug and…

I don't eat potatoes much anymore but when I did, I ate the skin, both white and sweet potatoes. I was told by a Registered Dietician that most of the nutrition lies in the skin.

That is one top-heavy kitteh! :D

Yeah, but at least it's Spaceman Spiff! Some of Calvin's best imaginary adventures occur to Spaceman Spiff! ETA: Such as: "Spaceman Spiff is hit! He aims for planet Mok, hoping to find a reputable body shop." I'm not even traveling the unknown universe and I'm trying to find a reputable body shop! :D

Good for you!! TBH, this sounds like a plan you can live with rather than a short-term stopgap solution.

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side note - teach your kids to like vegetables! growing up rice and beans were considered vegetables in my life. legit i have eaten more vegetables in 2018 than i can say my entire teen years! Lol. I grew up in the Midwest in the 1960s-1970s. "Meat and taters" were served at every meal or my dad would refuse to consider it…

This. I've had papers peer-reviewed. It just means that learned people in the same or relevant fields have checked the research, ran the numbers, and found no errors in logic, math, etc. They often make comments on grammar, format and things like that as well. It validates the research; it does not ensure the conclusions…

I log the night before so I can prepare any food to pack the next morning. I don't eat anything that is not planned (my new rule as of last week).

This is Buddy (Idk when my son named her that) Hercules Hercules's sister, Tigger

Vendors bring a lot of crap into my office. I made a rule (for myself): If I didn't log it, pack it and bring it, I don't get it. This entire week (I would have bet I couldn't do this, btw) I've turned down Einstein bagels, Krispy Kreme donuts, cake, bean dip and chips, etc., etc. All week long. Okay, full disclosure, I…

My sympathies on your loss. Hunger triggers binges for me so I've learned to eat at certain times to avoid becoming too hungry (I know how crazy that sounds!) The smell and sight of foods like donuts, Wetzel's Pretzels, burgers, etc. Boredom is a big one. So is stress and for the first time in my entire life, I resigned…

I avoided this guy at the gym that was trying to approach me . . .