RachaelRenk Member

I've been pretty thin most of my life until about a year and a half ago. I haven't heard anything really mean, necessarily, but because I'm not really used to this size I don't really like it when people compare now-me to then-me. My mom has made comments about "it's probably all the beer" and "you've gained weight", my…

It's hard to say because I freak out pretty easy, but the first one that comes to mind: when I was 19 or 20 and my ex-husband held me over the edge of our second-floor apartment balcony (baby style, if that makes sense.) I knew I was going to fall and die, kept my eyes shut and screamed/cried for him to stop. He laughed at…

I'm a big fan of buying in slightly larger quantities and freezing. Make friends with people who garden and have a surplus of fresh fruits and veggies. When there is food around, I like to make other quick meals you can freeze and then just microwave or throw in the oven to heat up. Ditto on the oatmeal, I prefer steel cut…

Ditto! hopefully together we can find out more...haha. :)

I think this is my problem, I do not drink to get drunk (not to say it doesn't accidentally happen sometimes when there's a really good imperial or double ipa on tap, haha!)...it's more of an appreciation thing, like some day's I don't eat just to survive but because there is some really, really good food to eat! If it…

I liked the irony ;)

Awesome! Thanks so much for the links.

Like MFP?

Absolutely craft beer. Beer is also a big part of my job (at a resturaunt where next to food, beer is our biggest profit maker)...we have rotating taps and specialize in micro and local brews. So not only do I enjoy beer (drinking, reading about it, talking about it) it's also important that I can talk about it with…

You have gorgeous eyebrows! Also, fantastic progress...you look amazing!

Also a college student. I'm in my fourth year and didn't actually gain weight until this year....I guess it had to happen at some point. Luckily for me, my school's campus is terribly planned and it takes a minimum of 15 minutes to walk anywhere. So, I try walk faster than normal between buildings. Our school is also right…

This, too. Original nacho cheese supreme, please. I'll take two.

Pasta, any kind, the more and creamier and cheesier the sauce the better. Anything from fettuccine alfredo to macaroni and cheese. Oh, bacon is good, too.

Two days ago I bought enough Taco Bell to feed two or three people (two doritos tacos, bell grande nachos, cheesy fiesta potatoes). I was starving. The guy at the drive through put three sporks in my bag. I only needed one spork. Been regretting that ever since...

Bummer, I thought I found an Idaho neighbor! I loved your stories and photos...amazing. Great point: finding what works for your body.

I have always been thin my whole life, never broke 108 until I turned 20, bumped up to 125 and then gained about 21 pounds on top of that over the last year. It might not sound like a ton of weight but in that year and with that 21 pounds, these were my last straws: - I went from a 32A to a 36D. (Still freaks me out.) -…