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I have a Japanese symbol tramp stamp. I got it at 17. I still like the tattoo (it means courage, which was verified by my uncle, who was stationed in Japan for 3 years in the military . . . I at least know that's accurate lol), but I didn't know at the time how very stereotypical something like that was.

I'm not a big baker, but one of my co-workers makes these chocolate cookies that use avocado in place of butter (and eggs, I think) and they are amazing!

Agreed.

Leave him.

I think if if helps you, then there's nothing wrong with being on the Metformin. If you don't mind my asking, what do you take for your bipolar disorder? I'm bipolar myself and take Lithium and Paxil.

Fast food. I am 100% in favor of "all things in moderation," but when it comes to fast food, I just . . . fail at the moderation part. At this point it's almost a compulsion to hit a drive thru every single day, and I'm trying hard to stop.

Me too! I'm so glad I'm not the only one with this problem!

This. If something as simple as red letters on a website are enough to discourage you that much, maybe this particular site isn't for you.

I used to eat frozen french fries when I was a kid. I went through a phase where I called them "frozen potato strips" too, because I thought it sounded fancy. :#

I think it's normal, sometimes your body does weird stuff when you start to lose weight. A few years back I lost about 10 pounds, and my sides (or lovehandles, I guess) really slimmed down . . . which as a result made my belly look even bigger, if that makes sense. It frustrated me for awhile, but I think ultimately you…

Me too!!! I've been that way my whole life. I thought I'd grow out of it as an adult but nope, it's just gotten worse lol!

^^This. Hit the nail on the head right there.

Measure yourself. The # on the scale isn't everything!

First of all, anyone whose job description has the word "guru" in it is not to be trusted. Second of all, I work at the gym I use, and I absolutely don't get that vibe there. If anything, our member base is expanding, not just in numbers but in member interests.

That's ridiculous. I played the video expecting something way less . . . just normal weight move looking. Dumb.

That was incredibly wasteful. If you want to resist, then actually resist, don't throw out perfectly good food. Not saying you had to eat it, I just hate hearing crap like this when people die of starvation every day.

I can't eat anything with tea or coffee, I think of the drink as the treat.

Don't eat it.

No . . . Valentine's Day has never been a huge deal for me, attached or single.

As long as you can fit it into your calories, I don't think there's anything wrong with indulging. My experience has been that as I've cut back on it quite a bit, I've seen better results as far as losing weight/inches, and that motivates me to cut back on it even more, if that makes sense.

I'm actually the opposite . . . sitting in my office all day makes me want to move once I'm done. But if you can't workout after work, try doing it beforehand. That's what most of my co-workers do. I tried but . . . yeah, that early in the morning is just not for me, working out or otherwise.

I don't think he's off limits . . . if they never met, no big deal. And maybe it makes me a bad person, but I think all the "girl code" stuff is complete BS. That being said, if he consistently blew off your friend, he may end up doing the same to you, so maybe it's not worth it.

Maybe you're overestimating calorie burn . . . aren't heart rate monitors meant to be worn only when you work out? I wore mine for a full day once when I first got it, and it said I burned over 3000 calories just while I was at work . . . if I was burning that much, I wouldn't be over weight! I don't know, that's the only…

I do better in the summer, especially with food. I live in AZ and it gets so hot that I lose my appetite . . . then all the foods I'm usually tempted by don't sound appealing.

Well done!! That's an amazing change!!

I work at my gym, and one of my jobs is processing new members. We've had almost 80 people join since the first. We typically do about 50 new members a month, so January is definitely, definitely busier.

I looooove Golden Corral. Thankfully there isn't one where I live or I'd just get fatter lol.

How are you calculating that calorie burn? Do you wear an HRM? If you're going by the MFP estimate it could be that you're overestimating your calories burned, which means that if you eat them back, you eat back too much.

Eat 3000 calories a day in just apples and tell us what happens. You'll gain weight. A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. A calorie deficit is what's needed to lose weight. If you take in more calories than you burn, whether they're cooked or raw or processed or Twinkies or apples, you'll gain weight.

Arizona (the cold part). :) Also Jessica, though.