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The place I work doesn't punish those who refuse their yearly physical, it just doesn't reward them. If I do my yearly physical and the three steps in the program, my weekly pay out goes down $20 and I get a $250 good life card. If someone chooses not to do it, their pay out doesn't change.

For bad asthma you can 100% be set off by smells- cig smoke being one of them. The CDC has some great resources about second hand smoke- https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2006/consumer_summary/index.htm Personally, I have a co-worker who has to leave when they clean the office upholstery- the smell of it can…

boiled egg, cheese stick (WW ones are 50 cal), muffins (I made zucchini, but these look good too https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/spiced-carrot-and-beet-cupcakes/), chunk of summer sausage, and roll with butter are some of my common snacks.

I suppose body fat ratio would be another one to use

Not me, but my mom when she was going through chemo. For a gym I would also recommend a nice cotton do-rag that you can toss in the wash. You can get them very affordable on Amazon in a variety of colors.

I would have to say oversensitive, esp if he used to do this before you started dieting. Just hand it back and say, "I'm not drinking soda anymore" As the daughter of someone who expected everyone in the house to follow whatever diet she was on, I don't expect ANYONE to cater to my diet. It's up to me to have the willpower…

I prep breakfast (a tray of zucchini chia chocolate muffins), and lunch- this week tikka masala for 2 lunches, and my mother made a huge pot of split pea soup so I've got that portioned out for three lunches to be accompanies by ham sandwiches. I also boiled eggs, and have chow chow in single servings ready to go, then an…

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tomato soup, beef summer sausage, utz salt n vinny chips

short of a natural disaster, I'm not getting out of my comfy bed any earlier than I have to.

Tell him one last time, "If you comment on my body/weight I'm going to leave because you are NOT HELPING me" then follow through. He starts in, get up and walk away even if it's just a walk around on the block. If you are visiting them (do you live with them?) then get in your car and leave. It will probably take a while…

My mom recently finished chemo and it does indeed suck. How good are your parent with technology? Can you video call them? Is there a church they belong to that you can coordinate meals taken to their home and thinking of you cards? Or can you have their favorite restaurants deliver to them?

Gah, I hope mine don't! I already have to buy in the kids section!!

Both the movie and tv show- South Park

My Dr told me to loss about 40 lbs because my cholesterol level was nearing the high end. That's their job, although I certainly wouldn't care to be pinched!

I also do piece by piece, I find sushi is pretty consistent in size.

Congrats on the baby! And remember to be kind to yourself. It took 9 months to gain 40 lbs, so don't expect it to come off in a month. There are lots of youtube work outs you can do right in your living room- I remember my mom doing Abs of Steel and Buns of Steel on VHS when I was little.

I watched 1-3 while wrapping Christmas Presents and it's so freaken dark. I mean physically dark, it really takes me out of the zone when I have to pause and squint at the screen to figure out what she's freaking out about.

If video games have taught me anything, that cat has a quest for me.

It takes longer than a week to see any results

Some of the non speaking friends may go with my theory- if the person losing weight doesn't mention it to me I WILL NOT mention it to them. It could be due to an illness or stress or something like that and if they don't want to share personal details with me, I won't pry.

I have a few cupboards like that too- just inconveniently placed!

My brother has Cialiecs (however it's spelled!) so I also wondered about Cloud Bread for when he visits.

red turkey-- oof, I am asking for food poisoning!

The actress who plays Tahani on The Good Place just released a FB video on how some rando at the gym went up to her and said if she worked on herself she could look really good. First off, dude must be BLIND cause she's smoking! Secondly, that's why no-intimidation gyms appeal to some people.

OMG that is genius!

What's REALLY fun to do to the loud jerky vegetarians, is to research and and have facts about 1- how migrant workers who pick vegetables and fruit are treated, 2- lots of 'vegan' or 'vegetarian' processed foods is just as bad for the environment as processed non-vegetarian foods and 3- locally sourced farm meat (I live…

Yeah, for some reason people who have know us for a long time, or family members, think they get a free pass to *kitten*-hattery. Depending on your own personality, I've found that calling them out with no frills works pretty well. "Why would you say such a cruel thing?" "How is that any of your business?" and the direct…

Not me, but a friend has one and he LOVES IT.

People do that?? Literally never had that happen, but I'm a pretty focused shopper so maybe I just never noticed.