glovepuppet Member

fat isn't evil. nor are carbs. if you demonise normal food then you'll run out of things to eat.

i'm cursed with a thing i like to call 'memory', which forces me to be aware of other comments made by people elsewhere on the site. it happens from time to time, if you read more than one thread, that you'll notice the same people posting. it's a curse, i tell you!

and if you put a blanket over a baby's head in any other situation, people would scream suffocation hazard & child abuse.

i'm cruel. the conversation would go thus: how did the weigh in go? oh, fine. ...but how much did you lose? oh! i weigh XXX pounds this week. what about you? this only works if you can pull off the blatantly rude question with a smile of absolutely innocent interest. my family & friends know me well enough to know that…

in context, only if a fwb magically counts as more partners than a bf. maybe having 1 fwb = 15 one night stands?

if you're an example of untrashy then give me trashy all the way.

i breastfed in public. nobody ever said a word about it to me. i don't like seeing topless men in the street. the rule is, if you don't like it then don't look.

weird! nobody ever butts into what i'm eating. perhaps it's to do with how they see you as much as how they see food? they don't respect your intelligence, common sense and knowledge. are these people just as disrespectful in other areas of your life?

i'm good at giving off calm, capable & reassuring vibes which makes me good with animals, the frail and the dying. i'm good at maths & sciencey stuff. i'm good at learning new stuff. i'm good at raising polite pets and fabulous kids. i'm good at being objective. i'm good at painting & sketching. i'm good at laughing at…

when i split with my ex i took a look at my life and i realised i'd never been single for more than a couple of months. i had spent my whole adult life as part of a couple. so i decided to spend a little time being single & celibate, just to figure out myself and what i really wanted from life. that lasted 4 years. since…

4 or 5 years, maybe more. I've been too busy being me and, when I've had a relationship, it felt like too much. Not lived with a guy for 10+ years. It's just not something I've wanted.

I don't mind any of them. They're only a guideline.

And how is having a FWB promiscuous? Does sleeping with a friend somehow count for more partners than sleeping with a boyfriend?

How about... a mature woman who doesn't want a serious relationship. Sheesh, are you aware this isn't the 1950's? A FWB fills the physical needs in a safe and respectful way. Not everyone woman is obsessed over getting a ring on it.

if you know nothing about the mother or the poster, you may be way off base. some mothers are terrible people and them squeezing out a kid or two doesn't change that.

and when you chipped in what you could afford it made you feel better about living with them, right?

feeling obligated to be a live-in nanny/cleaner would suck. and, if she doesn't contribute financially, she may well feel obligated (even if you insist she isn't). paying nominal rent would free her from any feeling of guilt & obligation, leaving her free to actually have a life.

if you build up your arm, leg & butt muscles then your belly won't look so large in proportion to them. also, posture can make a huge difference. if you stand in front of a mirror, tighten your tum and tuck in your butt, does it improve your outline? buff dude demonstrates:…

i wonder if the NO people are considering what it would do to her confidence and pride. it's not true of all mothers but it's true of a lot. sometimes the cruelest thing families do is put their own need to feel kind above an elderly relative's need to feel like a contributer. we all know how uncomfortable it can be to…

i say, yes. a small enough amount that she can still live comfortably but a large enough amount that she still feels like 1) she has her dignity and isn't a charity case, 2) that she feels like her rooms are her own and that she's not just a guest, 3) that she never feels the guilt of feeling like a drain on her family or…

other than a sound proof room, i got nothin'.

does he know the science behind the thunder? that might help. or maybe a space that feels safer, like a pop up tent in the lounge?

meh

red & hot can also be a symptom of dvt. it'd be pretty damn unlikely but, considering how dangerous it is, it's worth asking.

that's good :smile:

is it red? is there a hot patch? does it throb/ache?

i'm not giving TOM advice because i'm perfectly happy to stuff my face on chocolate cake when i get the monthly cravings and no way am i working out when i'm in agony and bleeding like a stuck pig. some people here seem to think that's akin to murder.

unless you ate your maintenance cals PLUS an extra 10500 cals, it's not fat.

it'll up he number on the scale but it won't make you gain fat.

i bicker on the forums when i need a good laugh. that's gotta be worse, right?