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First, as far as the "I'm over anyway" concept, think of it like this - if you're going down the freeway, and blow out a tire, do you then get out and slash the other three? Or do you stop for a minute and figure out what happened, then do your best to fix it and move on? The latter makes a lot more sense. As for eating…

Oh man, I was about to say "about as long as it takes to get a restraining order enforced". Been there, dodihere!

One of my best friends was attending the same college as him, and went to chess club with him. He introduced us, I started going to chess club with him (even though I didn't attend that college), and it was nerdy makeout time in no time.

I have many devout Christian friends, but it has been my experience that the mutual respect we have for each others differences can change, when you enter a serious relationship. I knew a guy that was deeply religious in high school, and we were always cool with each other...until we started dating. Within a month, he was…

I don't think it's a matter of how much you have in common, but WHICH topics you agree on. For instance, my husband and I don't agree on music or movies or decorating in many cases, BUT when it comes to things like how to raise our kids, views on God/religion, friendships, family relationships, etc. - we really click on…

I was thinking they meant that, too, but then I've never been accused of looking like I do heavy weight lifting (you know, other than my own behind), so I wouldn't know.

LOL, I think the real question here is if I HAD done that, and wanted it kept private, why would I tell an open internet forum about it? Hypothetically speaking, of course.

When I lose 50 lbs, I'm going clothes shopping. When I lose my first 100 lbs, I'm getting season tickets to the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, because I'll finally be able to ride all the coasters with my kids (something that has been breaking my heart to be absent from these last few years). When I lose the last 80, though,…

Well I have a terrier that eats pretty much anything that isn't nailed down. Everything from a port wine cheeseball (right off the backyard table, d#mmit!) to those little "kitty rocas" in the cat's litterbox (I think he thinks they're candy). At one point we thought he was dying when we moved to a new place, and he walked…

I second the SCA suggestion - they always know the best local peeps to get good corsets. Also second Etsy. Here's one Etsy shop in particular with some gorgeous heavy-duty corsetry, for those well-endowed types: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Harlotsandangels?ref=seller_info

YES! I can't stand it when I hear "New-que-lar" instead of "new-clear"

I really liked my husbands penmanship from the moment I first saw it. I mean, REALLY liked it. His handwritten stories were so tight, well-formed and perfectly within the lines. I read his college essays for HOURS, just taking it in, and knew that I was definitely keeping this guy. Whew!

One of those upright, doctors-style scales with the sliding weights on it. My digital one sucks, and the one at work won't take a woman my size (wah) so I've been going to the doctors office down the street to borrow their scale every week. I want my own!

Congratulations on how far you've come - you look great! I'm still relatively new at this lifestyle change, but hoping I can be making a post like this come next year.

I met my husband just as soon as I stopped looking. In fact, I was 24, had just left a REALLY bad relationship (like restraining order bad), and was so disgruntled that I was convinced I was done with even trying to date, period, for a good long time. Then I met him. Tried to be "just friends", but that didn't last long.…

Thanks so much for sharing this! I've got a long way to go, and it's so inspiring seeing those who have done what seems so impossible at the start. You're amazing! Really!!:happy:

Kraft low fat catalina dressing - it's a great alternative to ranch, and works on sandwiches, too.

Drink a cup of 1% milk. It's just enough to get rid of the hunger pang and settle my stomach, and isn't so much liquid that I'll be waking up 2 hours later to use the bathroom. Or if I'm too close to my caloric limit, I drink some herbal tea (non-caffeinated), because the tea helps suppress appetite.

I'd live exactly where I am (in Santa Cruz County, CA) but for once I'd actually be able to buy a house instead of just getting by renting.

The art lover in me comes close to developing a facial tic just looking at that "improvement"...but the rest of me just feels bad for the woman that did it. She's now infamous for completely destroying a classic work of art, when she was honestly just trying to help! It's not her fault (entirely) that her lack of skills…

"If only I could find a guy that was JUST like you, but...you know...not you." (a girl actually said this to a guy friend of mine - the poor dude was devestated)

I think if "heavy flirting" involves touching, then that's a no-go for me. Although really it's just a matter of trust and respect. I trust my husband (who is a little naturally flirtatious, like myself), but if either of us feels uncomfortable with the type/amount of flirting the other person does, we just say so and ask…

My top 3 as of this moment (because I can't pick just three forever - there's too many good ones) are: 1. Dead Poets Society 2. The Princess Bride 3. Labyrinth (because Bowie makes everthing better. EVERYthing.)

I like Adele's version of "Lovesong" (originally The Cure), or Siouxie and the Banshee's version of Iggy Pop's "The Passenger". And as much as I always like NIN's "Hurt", something about Johnny Cash's version of it just felt more genuine to me. Oh, and an acapella band called +4db did a little-known cover of XTC's "Rook",…

Really dislike beer and allergic to wine, so I guess I'll never have to worry about that being a problem. Also, I could care less about french fries. I have to be pretty starving to eat most fast food fries - and if someone gets me a combo, I usually give them away or toss them.

Well, I have a looong way to go, but when I do get there, I'll hopefully have enough saved to take a trip to Hawaii, and learn how to surf (and yeah, I live in Santa Cruz so it's not like I couldn't learn surfing here...but then I wouldn't be in Hawaii!) Besides, I can't wait to get in a plane there and NOT have to…

I go with a cup of sugar free/fat free jello pudding (usually chocolate). It's low cal (especially when made w/skim milk), and the dairy helps me relax before bedtime.

I'd take it as a sign that those parents trust you to be safe with their kids - but really, I personally would at least stay for awhile and get a feel for the parents, and make SURE it's okay with them to have my kids there without me before just taking off (I'd never leave a single parent alone with 20 kids though, even…

Unless I've got a REALLY special event coming, I won't pay for housekeeping. I get so self-conscious about a stranger coming in and seeing my house so embarassingly messy, that I'll clean it before they come over, which totally misses the point. Also, any potentially painful beauty treatment (eyebrow tweezing, leg/bikini…

Oh, I didn't even list the webcomics I read - that list keeps growing, especially now that my comics budget is severely compromised. XKCD, Sluggy Freelance, Questionable Content & Girls With Slingshots to name a few.