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Thank you so much. Part of the reason I *know* I can shed these “last” 30lbs because I feel in the mindset of how I did during that initial loss, the sudden “I don’t want to feel like this anymore” snap to reality. The last month I’ve been weighing and logging everything I can, I’ve been cooking nutritious meals, I’ve cut…

For the most part everyone is slightly asymmetrical from the left to right side– for me, the difference is a bit more pronounced as I’m a quarter/half inch shorter on my right side than my left. I have two different shoe sizes, my right leg is shorter so I strain my left side muscles more, I lean slightly to the left...and…

I forgot about this until just now... My prime corseting years were during/post 9/11. My family was traveling and I beeped the Hell out of a metal detector (hey, I was 16 and stupid). I was taken into a private room by a couple of female TSA agents who wanded me, patted me down, and discovering my “secret” peppered me with…

Believe me, I thought about this too! I'm probably going to swap the white blouse for a light blue one in the same style (www.jpeterman.com/item/msh-1003/100100100/otavalo-mountain-shirt). It's actually a man's shirt but few people can tell the difference about what side the buttons are on, lol. Also, wearing white to a…

And I do have a white silk/bamboo parasol! I will absolutely use it.

They're not actually that big, but corsets do wonders for more than just your waist ;) The one I wear now is an early Edwardian steel-boned underbust straight-busk. I wore an 1870s/80 Victorian steel-boned overbust every day as a teen and only stopped when it finally wore out in college. The eras certainly make a…

I'm not gonna lie, I felt pretty damn good about how I looked today. Still spots I want to work on, but it actually surprised me how easy it was for me to whip off my cover-up clothes for the photos. Not sure I would have felt comfortable doing that 15lbs ago, but I didn't even think about it this afternoon. I do love this…

Can I say thank you for expressing what I wanted to but never coherently said to post? I absolutely believe addiction exists (I mean, yeah, it's well documented and I know it myself) but the whole "sugar/specific addiction" thing has always struck me as a, "yeup, can't do anything about it, I'm addicted and all" cop out.…

Okay, I'm a huge foodie but I will admit one of my favorite dishes is very al dente noodles doused with Kraft powdered "Parmesan". It's...it's just so chewy...

The same carbs in a homemade burger and fries– and I mean homemade, make your own buns, patties, fries– are the same ingredients you'll find in the average fast food burger and fries meal, preservatives aside. Your homemade meal might even be "worse" because unlike fast food chains, you don't have a standard weight/serving…

Okay...so Devil's Advocate on my part and yours. How "processed" do you consider "processed" food? I made a fantastic dish of sweet potato oven-baked "fries" with a goodly amount of olive oil and salt the other night. The calorie count was higher than a small serving of McDonald's fries. Was this a good choice based on…

I really just don't understand the "carb/sugar/fast food addiction" mindset. I understand physical addictions exist, and to a certain extent behavioral addictions such as sex and gambling exist as well, but to be honest, I do not buy that such specific food "addictions" exist. Heck, if personal anecdotes are to be…

Most of it was stuff I was at least aware of (I'm a historical tour guide with a huge interest in food and mid-century Americana, so this party was right up my alley) but it was fun using truly vintage recipes. I did tweak them a bit if I thought the tweak would make them taste better, and, I've been a vegetarian over half…

Yeah, I still have a slightly "hooded" effect (I'm ~5% Spanish/Portuguese heritage and it all went to my eyes, lol) but it is FAR less than it ever has been. I"m excited over the prospect of wearing makeup again. I can't do it often because of my job but I bought a few key pieces over the weekend...my boyfriend and I are…

I'd like to thank everyone for their well-wishes! It obviously has been a bumpy road (which is why it took 5 years to lose 50lbs) but it's been worth it and the remaining 20 will be even more worth it. I'm so close! I'm kicking it into a higher gear... started strength training at my gym and will be joining the local…

Thank you! How did I lose it? 1) Food scale 2) Logging I've eaten the same things from 2012 to today. Pizza, pasta, cheese, you name it, I eat it...but I weigh it on a $30 food scale I got 5 years ago (most are around 15 bucks at Walmart, but I'm a sucker for a fancy kitchenware store). I got a Fitbit Zip and try and hit…

Hugs and support. I've had anxiety/depression most of my life and it is not easy. It truly is like having two people in your mind at the same time, the proverbial devil/angel on your shoulders. You know this isn't how you're supposed to feel but there's damn little you feel you can do about it so it's easier to give in. I…

I've been experimenting with 16:8 fasting (eat for an 8 hour window) since New Years. For me it's been more of a discipline thing. I'm bad with making promises I don't keep so sticking with a "I can only eat between 4pm–12am" is a challenge that I'm trying to uphold, to better myself for other life challenges not even…

Growing up with a Kentucky grandmother, I know exactly of what you speak. It turns out ANYONE with a Southern grandmother/auntie knows this recipe– or some variant of– no matter where they grew up. I have friends from CA, NYC, Chicago...and we all know this recipe. For the record, my grandmother's version was lime Jello,…

Seriously, right? I think the Chekhov's Gun principle can be directly translated to "Kubrick's Airlock".

So cute. I am a sucker for kitsch (ah, ya think?) And, the effectiveness of an apron is directly proportionate to its flounciness. More material = more debris catching, obviously. Also, hello, fellow Home Depot shelf owner! :D

Believe me, the apron situation is well under control– I am a firm believer in in the use of aprons, retro party or no. I've had these two since Senior year of college, both from Jessie Steele– I use the leopard more as it's a little thicker and has a bit of a resistant sheen and use the Paris one more for baking (it's…

Also, my shoes for the event. Because you can't be a proper mid-century housewifey hostess without a pair of killer retro heels.

Live in my little pocket of SE Georgia? Come on over. And wear your finest mid-century garb ;)

So I think I’ve narrowed my menu down. Or at least, this would be the third draft the teacher checks before you turn in the actual report. It looks like a lot on first glance, but half of this could be made the day before and the other half is really more “assembling” than “cooking”. Also a lot of the ingredients are the…

Working on my menu and mini-quiche is making the cut. I have a *killer* Bisquik quiche recipe from my grandmother's Eisenhower-era collection and it would be great in little pastry cups. This menu is a modern dieter's nightmare, lol. I'm surprised the entire American adult population didn't drop dead of coronary heart…

Oh Hell yes. Done and done. That sounds great! I was also thinking of a vegetarian option of fig and goat cheese, with– I almost want to do a pineapple/brown sugar glaze. Like to get a little caramelized fruit-sugar crunch to the creamy tartness of the goat cheese. Mini quiches are also going on the menu, and can go in…

Are you a baby? I remember the "baby food diet" being popular amongst my freshman college peers in the early 2000s and I didn't get it even then. They all said the food tasted awful and in those months, I don't recall any of them getting any skinnier. And, lord, is it expensive. A couple jars of baby food can, price-wise,…

Just chiming in...I second (3rd?)having State as a backup plan. I work for a state historic site in GA so I'm uneffected by the shutdown but it's really not something to mess around with. My park is small and we function on a skeleton crew anyway- Utah parks are MUCH larger and if you get lost, having rangers around is…

Hello– Wow, didn't expect so many responses, and sorry I haven't been back (I try and limit my internet time, successfully or not...) "Calling out" was probably the wrong terminology and I apologize. I should have probably written "made you aware" but to be honest it didn't cross my mind that the former implied that much…