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I save my higher calorie treats for whenever I'm low on calories. If you like pistachios, they're perfect. Just a few will bump, up the calories a lot. P.S. The starvation mode thing is not a scare tactic. I was anorexic for a long time and would have died as did a friend of mine. The research (you know- the actual, peer…

Actually, the way it works now is that those who should have an "C" (or "F") get an "A" because they feel it's otherwise unfair and will throw temper tantrums in the office of whatever administrator they believe will make the professor change the grade. Sadly, it often works, which is why it's done so widely. It's called…

LOL... there you have it. Don't rely on your parents. Just marry someone with money- at least as much as you- and, voila! You have double the earnings and can go online and tell everyone all about how "you" made it!

Sadly, I doubt many people will fully understand the depth of your statement below. They are happier telling us all how they made it work while ignoring the reality of others and the massive changes in the global economy and job market, including the USA. Nor do they truly care about the long term effects of their narrow…

I agree with everything you wrote- this is exactly the real situation for the vast majority of college students.

Scholarships for merit are disappearing and are more based on "need" and "minority" status. So, the idea that a young person will work hard in high school and get a merit scholarship is not quite reality. Grants are available if you are very low income but an average family will not qualify for Pell grants. You may think a…

I agree! It is a huge disservice to young people that they are given the impression that learning a trade will not enable them to live a decent life and make a good living. What has happened as a result of flooding the colleges with unprepared, unmotivated young people who are only there because they think they have to be…

I agree... the feeling of entitlement... of someone who appears to have little realization of the different circumstances facing young people today vs. the situation FIFTEEN YEARS ago. We are in the midst of unemployment and a global economic meltdown predicted to get much worse and then stabilized eventually at a point…

I agree absolutely! So many people don't think seriously about how much help they've had from their parents or the better circumstances of the U.S. in the past. For young people starting out today without the help of their parents, it is exactly as you described and the "math" doesn't work out well. There seems to be some…

I have 80 lbs to lose and, like you, I'm worried about how my skin will adjust as I lose the weight. But, my BMI right now is just not healthy, so the weight has to go. I've been using MFP for just about a week now and it's been fantastic. I find it very motivating just to check in everyday, so making some friends here…