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Your situation sounds different than the OP. You deciding to get plastered a couple times a year doesn't make you an alcoholic. OP has blackouts, week-long side effects, guilt, anxiety around potential situations, etc. That stuff isn't involved in normal alcohol consumption.

Not to be "that guy," but this sounds like alcoholism. You don't have to be hammered 24/7 to be an alcoholic, and being an alcoholic doesn't make you a terrible person. It does, however, make you a person with an alcohol problem, which is sounds like you recognize. Binge drinking is serious business. With the holidays…

Quoted for emphasis. Seriously. This is huge. Sounds scary, and you may feel like a jerk for doing it the first couple times. But it makes a massive difference in your interactions with people. Once you realize that you control half of what happens, you get more confident in all situations, not just ones involving your…

OP, I can relate. I grew up with my parents joking that they didn't need to pay for trash pickup because I would just eat anything leftover from meals. "Don't bother to throw that away; Tonya will eat it." Taunts of "Fatty fatty 2x4, can't fit through the bathroom door" is something I heard in their singsong voices. The…

Rhianna DOES have celulite. She just has an army of PR monkeys whose only job is to make sure that all her photos are photoshopped to remove any imperfections. More breaking news at 10.

I don't like any yogurt. I tried Greek, and it just tastes like sour cream. So now I use it as a substitute. My family can't tell the difference between plain Greek yogurt and sour cream on tacos or in recipes.

I'm in the rural SE section of Ohio. The weather lately has been great for walks! Welcome to MFP!

Considering how little physical exercise kids get nowadays and rampant childhood obesity, they probably need something like Insanity in PE. Not really sure what the complaint is here. You want to give consent for your kid to do something more than LOLJUMPINGJACKS? I complained about the jumping jacks and windmills when I…

He needs to sit her down and let her know calmly yet firmly that the house will be put on the market and sold. If it's still in his name, he is within his rights to do this. She can't afford the house. It's not his place to keep paying for her to stay there. Therefore, sell the house. He should get back the money that he…

Also, you can check out bridesmaid dresses from some place like David's Bridal or Alfedo Angelo. Just don't pick a dress that matches the wedding colors (if you know) or the bridesmaids dresses (if you know). There are some styles on their websites that don't automatically scream "bridesmaid" dress, and those sites aren't…

Get new friends. Seriously. If you're not on a similar diet, then ditch those folks and move on. Let them enjoy their two little crackers. There are other people you can follow who 1.) actually eat and 2.) eat reasonably and to their goal.

Oh, please. Cry more about how we called you out on your faux pax. Anyway .... This dress is perfectly acceptable for a non-formal/black tie wedding. For that evening wedding, if you'd like to rent a nice gown, RentTheRunway.com has some really beautiful dresses starting at like $40ish (though most are in the $150 range).…

If you're only concerned with a number on the scale, keep doing what you're doing. If your goal is to be toned and lean, then you need to pick up the weights. It's not too early to start incorporating weight training.

Well, I don't believe anything I see on TV. It's all fake and edited. Except Dr Oz. Because he's a real doctor and definitely isn't trying to hock any products :grumble:

Total wedding dress. Doesn't matter that you like it. Doesn't matter that it's on sale. Doesn't matter that it's in your size. This is a wedding dress. If you think all wedding dresses still have big skirts and poofy sleeves, you haven't flipped through any modern and current bridal magazines. If you want it for a…

You're probably one of those "No cheese with fish" people too.

Bumpy McBumperson! Got a crockpot for Christmas and I'm dieing to use it :D

Talk about an awesome and motivating thread! Totally needed this :D

This. Nobody in the world can convince you to do this or anything else. If you want it, you'll do it. If you don't, you'll make excuses.

Yep. We're big, hairless, stupid kittens. Also, that bird lady is a mega doucher. "waa waa it's cruel for an animal to do what it is meant to do naturally, so I'm going to go out of my way and kill animals like a psychopath" Grow up. Put your critters in enclosed pens or nut up and go talk to your neighbors. That…

I record it all. I've been up to 2k calories over on an exceptionally rotten day. But I log it all anyway. I don't care about other people seeing that on my diary. I'm not here to impress anybody by being perfect every day. Screw being perfect. I'm human, and I mess up sometimes. It's normal. Like others, I like to look…

Yep, pretty much.

I have to cut the crust off my bread b/c I can't afford the fancy loaves without crust :(

I'm a firstborn child, and I'm a perfectionist, confident, and am used to taking charge and having a lot of responsibility. I also hate to admit that I'm wrong, and I don't like to take risks on things I don't think I will excel at doing.

The same could be said for putting your ducklings in an enclosed cage/pen, which I'm sure will end up pooping all over the place. Because they're birds, and that's what birds do. But I get your point and agree with you. I don't like roaming cats any more than I like roaming dogs or roaming children. Personally, I keep my…

I was coming to the forums to ask this same question. Thanks, OP, for reading my mind!

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"Skinny fat" doesn't mean a thin/normal weight person who is unhealthy or who doesn't exercise. That's just an unathletic/unhealthy/whatever person.

I have my diary broken up by time of day and not by meal. Midnight-6am, 6am-10am, 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, 6pm-Midnight.

I'm one of those rare INTJ females, though I have occasionally scored INFJ if it's close to my TOM. Damned hormones making me go all emotional & touchy-feely.