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Omg her blog made me squeamish o.O

Totally not my idea. But we eat it a lot. http://damndelicious.net/2016/05/06/garlic-parmesan-spaghetti-squash/

Spaghetti squash with butter, shaved parmesan, garlic, basil...omgggggg

No snark, legit question: how can it be texture if you dislike all of them? They don't all have the same texture.

Ok- but it wouldn't solve the problem of needing to communicate with your spouse- and possibly also his mother (or at least just tell her no).

How would that solve your problem, long term?

"Hey, I'm trying to lose weight. Please don't buy me food as gifts." There's no reason to feel resentful and no reason for him to be upset, either.

1 Just discovered I am not from a dunking culture 2 Pizza Hut is the worst pizza followed by Dominos. Little Caesars and Papa Johns are acceptable albeit trashy pizza esp if you are high.

The only hazelnut + chocolate combo I approve is a shot of Frangelico, Moonstruck truffles, and...two cigarettes. American Spirits, black pack.

I think you are setting yourself up for failure. You like carbs and think they are easy to prepare...so you choose the opposite eating style? Let's say you lose weight- are you planning to forever restrict carbs?

Eat up to maintenance?

I had to decide between maintaining my milk supply and losing the baby weight until my babies were solidly eating food around a year. If breastfeeding is important to you (and no judgment if it isn't), I advise waiting until the fourth trimester ends (newborn phase- 3 mo) to begin anything at all then going super slow so…

I'm on an onigiri kick right now- and that's mega portable and easy. And calorically cheap, depending on your filling. Sushi rice for one onigiri is like 150 cal. Umeboshi is 5 cal. Things like avocado, cream cheese, fish (if you're into it- I'm veg) are more. Plus you can make it look like pandas and *kitten*. ;)…

Smoothie every single day (whole milk, frozen banana, frozen berries or chocolate, or pumpkin, sometimes nut butter if I'm super hungry). 250-350 calories. I never get sick of it.

**clears throat** http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/study-why-pot-smokers-are-skinnier/275846/

How many children do you have to regularly clock in 30k steps? Chasing my (I think) active toddler and preschooler rarely nets 10k. Do you live in a castle? Legit curious.

I think you should listen to your gut and do what makes *you* feel comfortable- not acquiesce to someone else's "no no" like you are a child. Personal responsibility is the basic currency of this journey.

Seriously? You are going to guilt trip a stranger that not weighing her food means she doesn't love her kids enough? Klassy. I'm going to go out on a limb and say you either don't have children or were never the primary caregiver. God.

I have small children, and I get it. One trick is to eat the same things generally so that you can log those things with more confidence. And skip things that are hard to log or that you can't moderate (I'm looking at you, chips). It just makes things easier when you are too frazzled to deal much less do extra steps.

Word. I got knocked up on purpose whilst breastfeeding at least every two hours around the clock.

I gained 15 lbs when I quit smoking. And I've wanted a cigarette for 5 years. Sorry. :(

The "fun" I was referring to was the children's.

Because you don't want to be the lame, curmudgeon who turns off his lights on the neighborhood children? It's called "fun."

Be sure you add 500 calories for bf a newborn and eat back your exercise calories. It took a year to put on the pregnancy weight, so expecting it to evaporate before your baby leaves the 4th trimester is unreasonable for most people. Of course it might work for you, but keep an eye on your supply, if that's important to…

You are an awesome mama, working so hard to make milk for your sweet baby. And before you know it, baby will be bigger and getting calories elsewhere, and the baby weight will just pour off!

I'm a writer. I busted my *kitten* writing for fractions of pennies for a couple years until I broke into a well-paying niche field. Best. Job. Ever.

If this means "don't worry about birth control whilst breastfeeding," I recommend you RUN DONT WALK away from this advice.

Winter squash- Our current favorites are spaghetti with butter/parmesan/basil and delicata with butter/vanilla.

Are you EBF?