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My husband doesn't want me to lose my boobs or my butt- but here's the thing, OP; you're still going to be curvy, just proportionately smaller. It's not like you're going to suddenly lose your hourglass frame :smile:

Yes. Creeper.

When I was late into my third trimester, I was hit on twice in the same week at the grocery store. Both guys were really polite about it so it wasn't creepy.... except, well, why are they hitting on a pregnant lady? That's kind of strange, IMO.

My 2yr old eats a little bit of spice- a while back, I made a chili with chipotle peppers, and she loved it! Crazy kid had tears running down her face from the heat as she was licking the bowl! But, I made a chickpea curry earlier this week, and it was too much for her, so we gave her some greek yogurt and granola. I don't…

Or, in the case of my 2yr old, she'll eat something one day, but won't the next! It's more of an independence issue right now, and we don't force foods, but it's there- if she eats it, awesome. If she doesn't.... oh well.

This is my philosophy as well, and reading 'French Kids Eat Everything' pretty much cemented it for me. If a whole country of wee ones can eat whatever is set before them without fanfare, so can children of other countries.

I do this, but I add some fresh mozzarella or crumbled gorgonzola and some nuts, like chopped walnuts or pecans and top it with my current dressing obsession, Girard's Champagne salad dressing. Blueberries or quartered seedless red grapes are also delicious on said salad. Or hard-boiled egg and some bacon and tomato for a…

My daughters have been/are being vaccinated. So I guess I'm pro-vaccine. A good friend of mine (we've been close since we were about 8) has not had her children vaccinated due to their myriad allergies and health issues. She did her research and fully understood what she was doing when she chose to opt-out. That, I can…

The Flaming Lips.

One can "give up" things that are not material, physical or temporal... that's just what everyone first thinks of when they think of giving up something for Lent. I mentioned to my Godson (he's 12 and was just baptised into the Anglican church) he could give up fighting with his sister for Lent, after he commented on the…

IKR? I'm always amused when someone says peanut butter is a great source of protein. It's not. Hell, my reduced-fat peanut butter *still* has more grams of fat than protein per 2tbsp serving (8g protein/ 12g fat). To me, a *good* source of protein has 10+ grams of protein per serving. A *great* source has 20g. But hey, to…

Growing up, we always did fish of some fashion on Lenten Fridays. Now that I have my own family, I still do it. My husband happens to be atheist, but he plays along nicely... tonight is an exception; since we had ribeye steaks last night, we're just doing a chunky tomato-basil soup and grilled cheese for dinner. Friday,…

It's Christian, although not all Christians recognize or 'celebrate' Lent in the same manner. Lent in the liturgical calendar represents the forty days Jesus spent in the desert. It is the season of pennance and contemplation before the celebration of Easter, and like Jesus' experience in the desert, it is a time to pull…

Begins 3/5 and ends 4/17; 44 days.

Back in the day (before and even for a while after Vatican 2) Catholics gave up red meat for the entirety of Lent, not just Friday. And you'll find a lot of older Catholics (who grew up and came of age before V2) still adhere to that tradition.

Seriously contemplating giving up Facebook. Or instead of "giving up" something tangible or temporal, I've thought about a daily devotion... not sure yet.

Yes. And I don't have an answer yet. People have responded with the 'fit it into your goals' and all that- and it's great advice, if you can handle portion control. If we could, we wouldn't be in this situation, right? I have several days, or even weeks when I do really well- I indulge my cravings but don't go overboard...…

I rotate TRX into the mix once a week; I log it as calisthenics.

Intellect, manners and class were my dealbreakers. It doesn't matter how good-looking you are, how good in bed you are, how funny you are... if you don't have the intellectual capacity to keep up, or you're going to embarrass me... you're not my equal. ETA: The aforementioned mentality came about when I was single and…

OP, doesn't matter. It's considered "offensive" language- it doesn't matter if you didn't direct it at a particular person. I speak from experience saying something similar once. I think the exact thing I said that got reported was "It's possible to be helpful without being a douche" in reference to how some people come…

I'm guessing this isn't the first time your SIL has made some sort of comment... so next time, instead of getting upset over her rudeness, get even with a little snark. Perhaps when you're with a group of people who don't know about her "work", you can ask her for advice on who to see about a facelift? Might put her in her…

There are some people who don't think before speaking- these people don't intend to be hurtful;then there are others who think that being honest equals being rudely blunt and caustic. Only you know which your friend is. If he's the former, you should tell him his words really upset you; if he's in the latter camp- you can…

Calls to mind an adage... there's always an exception that makes the rule.

With respect to the issue Iwishyouwell takes with this, I would just like to point out that, clean eaters who do not have a taste for sweets, treats or less-than-wholesome snacks likely wouldn't have a weight issue. I would imagine it's exceedingly difficult to gain significant amounts of excess weight eating "clean"- if…

Calisthenics and light strength training. Your ab/core work and leg work is essentially the definition of calisthenics, and the upper body work you're doing with weights is strength training. Both are in the MFP database, so, figure out how that 90 minutes is broken up, and log it accordingly.

Ahhhh! I need to add this! OK, perhaps the song that I'd be embarrassed to admit is on my playlist would be 'Gives You Hell' by All-American Rejects... but whatever.

I'll concede that no, you won't find someone who considers themselves a 'sugar addict' to act as you mentioned. However, I have two points: the first being that sugar is much easier to access; someone who is 'addicted' to sugar has an extremely easy time getting their next fix. It's at nearly every store, every drive-thru.…

OP, I have the same fear. My husband (pretty fit, good-looking guy) also has a preference for bigger women. I've noticed all his exes were on the heavy side... I voiced my concern to him about losing my ta-ta's and him not being attracted to me anymore; his repsonse was "yeah, cause thats the only reason I'm attracted to…

My daughter probably does eat better than I do... but only because I don't give her "junk" food that hubs and I snack on. She eats whatever we eat at dinner (well, she doesn't always, but that's what she's served) and it's pretty varied- if we do order Chinese or pizza, she eats that with us; Breakfast is usually oatmeal…

C'mon, smarta$$es, where's your memes? You can do better than that! Funny, I want the funny!