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This all sounds far too complicated for a casual website. From a straight thermodynamic perspective, yes, a calorie is a calorie. Yes, you can lose all the weight you want if you eat nothing but fast food at a caloric deficit. You can also get scurvy that way. Or severe muscle cramps. Or diabetes. Which are nowhere near…

If it's an emotional thing, then it's an emotional thing. You'll need to approach it like any other habit. If you find yourself in the middle of an inappropriate craving, distract yourself. Read an article in the newspaper. Do dishes. Plan out your next day. If you find yourself slipping, tell yourself "I will not do ___…

... Allow? Because of your sex. I can understand not being "allowed" to use the men's locker room, or not being "allowed" to use the rock wall without supervision or clearance like everybody else. But lifting heavy? What makes him think he can control that?

Clearly the answer is pancakes. You get your eggs, you get your whole grains, and you get whatever you want to put on top of it. Fruit, hazelnut butter, strawberry jam, anything.

Cheating what? Cheating who? If staying to that rigorous a schedule makes you cranky, dial it back a notch to a point where you can be relatively comfortable. Also, you're 6'2 and eating the same amount of calories as my 5' sedentary *kitten*? Something is wrong there.

Ever having anyone think that I'm fat. I'm not fat. I'm me. Know the difference.

A very good implant. A good hit of Midol and the only exercise that needs to be modified is sex. The rest is just getting over the beer munchies.

On days I actually remember to log, it involves meat and protein bars after a workout. I love Greek yogurt for a snack or roasted edamame on a salad, but nothing hits it quite like a lean steak.

Honey will coat your throat and take the edge off the coughing, but only your immune system will kill your cold.

I think I'd rather fall off the wagon than wind up pregnant. Once you fight back to your goal weight, you don't also have a child.

I'm only 5'0, so I haven't met too many adult men who were shorter than me. The only ones I can think of either had a form of dwarfism or had aged to the point of shrinking. Anyway. Not helpful here. I like a man who can get my attention and keep it. A man who is tall enough to climb won't always be worth the effort if…

Please tell your therapist about all of this. The internet does not have a Ph.D. in psychology and it sounds like you've developed some harsh symptoms of OCD that tie into your eating disorder. Cleaning does not spread calories. If you have a severe intolerance to cooking oils used by your roommates, make sure whatever you…

Eh, my egg donor drives me up the wall and judges every bite I eat. Whenever I go back to that pit I wind up starving myself and going running every chance I get.

I'd suggest light beers, but most of them taste like watered down moose urine. Guinness makes a light version that doesn't taste half bad. Anything creamy or sugary is obviously going to have more calories, but nothing is really going to qualify as "diet-friendly". Binging on 20-calorie shots will still put a dent in your…

I'm definitely in the "healthy, not thin" group, but I guess the best reason I can think of would be: Not having people assume that you're unhealthy because of your weight. Oh, and not having people look down on you because of your weight. Same book, different chapter.

I am a firm believer in the "both" policy, but I've found that if I just go reduced intake, I start to feel lethargic after a few days. Less activity requires less fuel which leads to a desire for less activity, etc. Also, exercise helps make things run more efficiently which will help burn fat more quickly and will help…

If you miss the weight room, hit the weight room. Just don't hurt yourself.

Offspring? Editing for time lapse. And Yellowcard.

I will occasionally mix it dry with peanut butter, turning it into an odd, cakey, crunchy ball. Another option is partially frozen Greek yogurt and assorted fruits. Note: I don't cook my oats, so results may vary.

So you're going vegan for the time being. Check. Dry seasonings may not be as much fun as sauces, but cayenne pepper doesn't have any fat. Cheers to the internet for having all of the recipes, ever. Also, your doctor can take a long walk off a short pier. Drink your calories and take your vitamins, but if you're old enough…

If I could fit them, my husband would definitely appreciate me wearing some of the plaid buckled miniskirts in Hot Topic. Otherwise, it's my go-to for accessories.

They do make lower-sodium soy sauce, and you never really need a lot. Ginger, garlic, hoisin, duck sauce, plum sauce, sriracha, sesame oil, Chinese rice wine vinegar, brown sugar... There are options. So very many options. And cookbooks.

Even before I worked retail, I'd grab any carts between my car and the corral. After going to my car after work and repeatedly finding carts rammed into it or "sharing" a space with the motorcycle that always parked next to me, I've developed a tendency to go above and beyond on that one.

I kind of wish I could go back and log shoveling my mother's driveway. Once the snow was more than six inches deep, that was not a "light" workout. Especially not after four hours.

Days off for specific muscle groups are to allow your body to heal and recuperate. So, yeah, if it works for you. Just don't forget to work out your legs. Running builds stamina and is wonderful cardio, but even unweighted squats and deadlifts will be a good nudge before you start lifting.

Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. Happens to all of us. Don't freak out. Don't give up. Just lean on yourself a little more so that it doesn't happen every day.

Ah, hell, I need to get off my butt more often. Maybe a metal casing will work. In for the Cyberwomen.

Hot sauce. Because hot sauce.

Had some nasty cramps for about a week after insertion, but since then the only one who can feel it is my husband. If you're really worried about it, keep it low impact for a week or so, or at least until painkillers are no longer being added to your morning coffee.

Oh, let's see here... Freeport, Illinois, and with it: my mother's house, Freeport school district, and about a decade of severe depression. Cairo, Egypt. It was gorgeous and we had one hell of a trip, but this micro blonde stands out a little too much, even in the tourist areas. Washington, D.C. Where everybody knows you…