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We are currently without a microwave... I have found some leftovers are way more interesting reheated than the first time around. Kraft Dinner, for example, LOL. Pan fried with a little bit of butter and some cheddar on top... WAY better than the first time around!

Timely... LOL http://theoatmeal.com/comics/gym

I like your words. When that "letter to the fatty on the track" came out, my sister, who was naturally thin most of her life but has recently gained an emotionally manipulative relationship and about 50lbs, posted it all over about how inspirational it is. I am someone who has ALWAYS been fat, from the time I was little. I…

Just thought I'd poke my head in and say hello. :) I have been writing a blog for plus sized horseback riders for the last four years. Always been a big girl. Current mount is a draft cross mare (actually a more rugged horse than I rode before at a heavier weight, even - purely accidental). Growing up, my parents stood a…

I actually started watching it in a weird, kind of roundabout way... I came home and my boyfriend was watching it, I thought it was the weirdest show (came in halfway through an episode) but I was intrigued. Saw they had it on Netflix and STARTED to watch but then realized it was the British version so went online to watch…

I haven't watched the British version yet... once I am finished with this (halfway through season 3), I might watch it since it's on Netflix (Canadian Netflix... not half the offerings of the US version!). I don't tend to love British shows/adaptations the way some other people I know CAN'T GET ENOUGH of them but it really…

I should note I do tend to fill in the edges with vegetables (sliced cucumber, mushrooms, carrots) but I find my high sodium or sugar regulars (like rice cakes, tortilla chips with salsa, granola bars, etc) make me feel full quicker and with less quantity than the amount of vegetables I have to eat. It is rarely a problem…

I don't watch while working out but I mowed through Community, Drop Dead Diva, Glee, Pretty Little Liars, OITNB and started The Walking Dead but since I am still in the stage where I am freaked out by the zombies, I have to manage myself carefully as to when/what company I watch it. I watch a lot of stuff online during…

Tagging this for future reference. :) 6' with 92 to lose.

I am also really uncomfortable with it. But I also believe it's inappropriate to comment on someone's weight either way - too skinny, too fat, whatever.

I think I love you. Took the words out of my mouth. I am also really impressed to see you promote positive reinforcement while owning a breed that is so typically trained with physical correction!

Happy to see that. IMHO physical correction does not replace correct operant conditioning training.

Unreal. :( I'm so sorry.

She has definitely talked about it in other posts. I have read countless "tell alls" from people that talk about dehydration, very minimal calorie consumption, working out on injuries, trainers disputing/overriding what the doctors tell the contestants. Kind of the point of this thread though is that if it is unhealthy or…

Coincidentally you are not high on MY respect list. I love when people clear up how awful they are up front without me having to engage in too much interaction and find it out the hard way.

Terrible. :( Such irresponsible owners. I would be heartbroken. :( My thoughts are with your friend.

I have a problem with loose dogs mobbing my dog and I when we walk. Some have suggested hairspray - since pepper spray is illegal in some places - it's light. My only concern with hair spray is it is a less direct spray and you don't want to accidentally get yourself (or in my case, my own dog). I have had very good luck…

If you have pullers, this harness is your friend: http://www.petco.com/product/102822/PetSafe-Easy-Walk-Black-Dog-Harness.aspx Doesn't encourage pulling and when they do, basically just pulls them around toward you. WAY safer than head halters which can damage the neck. I walk one... I feel that three dogs would be a big…

I think if you looked around this forum you would find some other people who have a problem with the BL. Sure, they call attention to obesity and praise people for losing weight -- but if you read ANY of the "after the show" exposee type talks from the contestants, they talk about some WILDLY unhealthy practices encouraged…

This is kind of proof of the need for this movement. The fact that you would even post this.

I will admit, I don't read EVERYTHING Ragen posts, but yes I follow her. There is a lot of other GOOD in her blog that I think is important to note. I don't agree with everything she has to say but I don't have to agree with everything everybody has to say to still think that they have good points. I don't believe it is of…

I agree smokers get hate... but I don't agree that it is more than overweight people. Earlier in the thread, I mentioned that I was once touched with the lit end of someone's cigarette as I just WALKED BY on the street while they uttered "hey biggie" under their breath. I don't see too many smokers getting assaulted. I do…

And smokers, and premature babies, and a whole slew of other people who sometimes by choice and sometimes by chance are a "burden" on the system. If you read back through the thread there is a lot of commentary about this argument. It still doesn't mean anyone has the right to make unsolicited commentary on someone's…

But is it really any of anyone else's business?

Oh and I forgot to mention, actually, the one that sticks with me THE MOST... when I was in elementary school I went to a party at a friend's house. They had one of those porch swings and one of the springs had fallen off on one side and they had jerry-rigged it with nylon rope. Five or six kids piled on and because I was…

I have never been mistaken for pregnant, fortunately. I think that one would be the most damaging, probably, because I very much *want* to BE pregnant (haven't started trying with SO yet), but we are waiting for things to get in line with our life financially before we start. I haven't had any run ins recently - but I have…

QFT!!!! I also run into situations where people can't believe that I am legit HAPPY. It's not acceptable for me to be in my body and be as happy as I am. I should be ashamed and miserable until I change. Unreal again.

I have a craving for chocolate cake - black forest, probably. But from a specific restaurant that is also a chocolaterie on the outskirts of town. They implement chocolate in a lot of their recipes and serve primarily schnitzel. They also have a chocolate martini to DIE for. Okay, I just want to go to this restaurant and…

I would almost feel like those are people who don't really "get" the whole point of the movement or maybe aren't as comfortable with their own body as they should be striving to be. Though I think "fat acceptance" and "body positivity" have a significant amount of overlap and then some on the fringe. If you want to talk…

THIS. I have had people on these very forums basically say "if you put it out there, it's fair game for shaming". Unreal.