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Wait. So if what we know is the same and works the same as it did 100 years ago, then... scientific knowledge is not actually increasing? Whew, I don't have to pay attention anymore! Thanks, OP!

Totally understandable. After I recovered to a healthy weight when I was younger (recovered being a loose term, as I gained weight from medication and no change in eating habits), I was the same way; not as bad as I had been, but eating much less than I should have been just because the habits were so ingrained. I know…

See you next Tuesday! To all of your posts, in fact!

I feel you. I retain water for about a week, too; what's helped my sanity is to not weight as often, and if I do end up weighing more often (giving into the temptation), I keep a "Weight Fluctuation" tracker to get a better feel for how long it'll be before the water goes away. Remember, that 2 lbs of water weight doesn't…

You should eat them, like a mama hamster.

No one seems to have addressed this, but you're not actually gaining weight. It's most likely glycogen replenishment from being at a deficit (and juice/cookies = carbs, things that help replenish the glycogen in question). Water weight, essentially. Even if you were eating at maintenance and ate a few cookies and juice,…

OP, how many calories are you eating? Perhaps you're having mood swings from undereating? Or the obsession with measuring and weighing is perhaps too much for you right now? Anytime I've had something like a fit or meltdown, it's been related to some sort of psychological or medical issue. Like BP, I've had meltdowns…

Fantastic post. I'm not familiar with you, OP, but I'll be paying attention to you now. You've responded to some very irrational points in a very calm, logical way. I also found your posts to be very clear. Just a few thoughts: Not sure why someone sarcastically asked "What else is healthy? MSG?" MSG is naturally occurring…

This is exactly what I think. We all are made to think she'll be sympathetic, he'll ask her to kill him in the way he taught her earlier, she'll leave him to suffer (andnotdie). I love almost all the Arya changes they've made in the show. Her buddy buddy act with Tywin and the Hound is amazeballs. Plus, she was at least…

Maybe.

In for Guinness Book Success Stories.

The Mediterranean diet isn't something to lose weight. It's exactly what it says: the diet of what many in the Mediterranean eat. Figure out your TDEE. Subtract 20%. Eat that. Then if you wish to incorporate foods of the typical Mediterranean diet, eat leafy greens, fish, nuts, olive oil, etc.

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How much does it usually cost when you have your jeans tailored? I've never done it, but I'm starting to get fed up with jeans in general. Also, this is quite the necro'd post... I got excited seeing Lorina posting, only to then look at the date!

An E is the same thing as a DDD; F is a DDD in some brands, though. It also varies even more between US, UK and European sizing (I believe UK has the DDD = F cup more consistently). I'm always a 30-32 in those exact ranges (DDD-FF) and it sure varies, as I've learned. As for question of OP: if those women aren't in a…

What's on the menu?

My MUA for my wedding used an elf gloss for me and gave it to me as a gift. :embarassed: Also, Sephora has had its own line for awhile? As does ULTA.

Hey now, I swear by my Elf Eyebrow Palette and Nyx Milk Pencil.

I had a hand-fasting done at our wedding. Depending on where OP lives, a hand-fasting becomes a legal ceremony as long as a vow is said with a legal officiant, witnesses and marriage papers present.

... Go on.

This is not necessarily bad. Provided someone is maintaining or keeping to their deficit, eating all at once can be fine. Some GI issues (including acid reflux) don't do well with this approach. If this was you, or is OP, obviously getting back to an eating schedule that works is beneficial. Otherwise, eating late or…

Trying to clarify: You used to eat meals throughout the day, but now you eat everything all at once? If this is the case, why do you think you started eating in the evening? Why do you want to go back to spaces meals specifically? Feel better one way or the other?

Oh no, you were the "Hate Curves" girl. OP, please consider seeking counseling. I have said many of the things you have about my body: I hate it, I hate my curves, I wish I could just look such and such a way. I even used to say "I'll be happy when I get skinny"... when I was 95 lbs and aiming to lose more. I have really,…

I see what you're saying, but to be fair, the article didn't just say "slut"--it specifically said "workout slut." While I'm not a fan of the article, the singular use of the word slut combined with "workout" very much makes this about something outside of sex, particularly when the paragraph goes on to say that being a…

Anyone care to elaborate on this? The only other place I can recall ever reading the "DON'T DO HEAVY WITH YOUR WAIST, LADIES" was another T-Nation article. I'm aware of abs being slightly different in that they can be worked multiple times due to quick recovery, etc. etc., but I'm wondering exactly how abs magically get…

I'm wondering the same. This isn't the first time I've come across it; I remember reading a few write ups post-Steve Jobs' death about the concept.

You're getting lots of information, some of it quite frivolous (ex: Recommending you eat below BMR, saying a particular type of food might hinder weight loss, etc.). You're also getting links to common issues when people aren't losing weight. But you are losing weight. You're not doing anything wrong. 1-2 lbs a month,…

It's eerie how familiar this sounds. "Because right now, you are not healthy. You are not your true self when you are in the grip of an eating disorder." That's a scary, but apt, thought. When people refer to "Ana" and "Mia," it honestly makes sense to me. It's like you have a whole other person inside of you, doing things…

She sounds like my kind of lady.

Can you please stop slut shaming your horse? You act like you own her body, saying "MY" broodmare!