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I'm unmarried, no kids, and am a feminist. And I enjoyed this poem. I think that yes, parts are sexist, and I think that yes, men also need to feel desired, and I think that this poem is written for straight, married with children couples, excluding everyone else, but... I enjoyed it. And this part: "and by listening to…

I love it when people say that to me. Better still is "You look great! Whatever you doing, keep doing it!" Pretty much anything that someone says to me about me, if it's meant as a compliment, I enjoy hearing.

I am a cardio junkie. I keep meaning to get into strength training but it still hasn't happened... I love to run, elliptical, bike (both outdoor and stationary) and do aerobics. But lately I've been all about the running, as I'm training for a couple of races. Add me if you'd like!

That sounds like my cart! :flowerforyou:

Thank goodness I stopped caring what others think of me and my food choices! Otherwise this thread would have made me turn into a paranoid freak in the grocery store... I think it's snobby if you are judging them for the their food choices, or feeling actual superiority because of your "better" cart. If it's just friendly…

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: To actually contribute to thread: There are some baked cheetos on my menu tonight... (but because they are baked, do they really count?) :drinker:

Neither. I'm my best between 11 am and 10 pm...

Pretty much any EXTREME emotion. I have been able to handle the every day emotions pretty well now, without turning to food, but whenever an unexpected or extreme emotion hits me, I still sometimes will turn to food to soften the blow (numb me). Also, boredom will get me, too. Boredome and lonliness. My biggest trigger…

Angelea by Richard Marx, because I always hear "Angel Leah"

I second the "forgive yourself and move on" approach. It's okay, just tell yourself that your body NEEDED those excess calories (true or not, this attitude always helps me move forward). Work towards listening to hunger signals today. And yes, extra water can never hurt after a binge! You got this.

Mine's a supportive FB message from my mom, who died last June. It keeps me focused on what's really important.

This is so inspiring to me. Thanks for sharing! You look great, but more importantly it sounds like the quality of your life and your self-image have both shot through the roof!!! :heart:

You look beautiful, healthy, and NO you don't look like you need to lose weight, because you also look rather slim and trim.

Yes I do! My boyfriend doesn't, though, so when he comes home (he works nights) they are shoo'ed off.

I love it and need to cook with it more often! Usually I just bake or pan fry it with a bit of EVOO and salt. I love the flavor of eggplant... Looking forward to trying some more recipes.

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Thanks for posting! You look AMAZING in both. I stopped weighing in regularly this year, and it has done a world of good to just continue on with healthy habits and judge my progress not just on pictures and measurements but also on how great I feel about myself. Well done, keeping things in perspective. The scale is not…

Yep, I'm a true Libra, no doubt about it!

the only thing that I can think of is to maybe start your meal with a bowl of hot miso soup. That always takes the edge off the hunger pains but doesn't fill you up to where you can't eat anything afterwards. Good luck to you!

I normally don't jump in and say "dump the jerk" but in this case... Dump the jerk. I was engaged to a man who wanted me to lose weight. He paid for my gym membership, my groceries, and diet pills. He monitored me closely. And this man knew that I had a history of eating disorders and also I am 5'6'' and when we met I…

I would like to say that if he came to me immediately and begged for forgiveness then I could forgive and move forward (with counseling, probably!). But I really am not sure... I think that if someone makes a drunken mistake and it truly was a one-time event and it really will NEVER happen again, then it could be the less…

bump! I'm newly pescatarian (from vegetarian) and am enjoying reading these recipes. Thanks! Also, I assume that first I would need to thaw all frozen fish before doing the aluminum foil cooking? (probably a stupid question, but I haven't cooked fish ever)

Drain and rinse them and/or cook your own. You don't have to soak them, just make in crock pot with two inches of water above them for 7-8 hours on low. :-)

I honestly can't think of anything. You are doing what I'm doing, basically... Hmmm. Perhaps just play around with calories some more? Eat 200 less per day for a couple of weeks and see if that helps? I hesitate to ever advise to cut down on any specific nutrient, because I don't advise anything that I wouldn't do myself.…

I thought that the side effects of Alli happen MORE if you eat more than the recommended fat? I would be careful of taking it with the higher fat meals...

Height: 5'6'' Age/Gender: 28 yo female Highest weight- 220+ (probably around 230) Current Weight- somewhere in the 180's (haven't weighed in in a month, was 189 beginning of March though) Lowest weight- 128 when suffering from severe ED at age 20 (I have very wide bones and this was a very unhealthy size for me, despite…

YAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love making Buffy memes. I will be back shortly with a few, as soon as I upload to photobucket...

I chose "weight lost" because I'd rather celebrate my accomplishment than worry about what's left to achieve... at least when it comes to weight loss! This may be a healthy attitude for me to work on in other areas of my life. :flowerforyou:

According to this, I have body dismorphic disorder! What?! I actually quite like my body most of the time (probably 80% +). Hmmm...