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This. Plus keep in mind humans are somewhat designed to put our brains on autopilot and seek familiar things, especially when we are stressed. If you're going to make a permanent change, you have to leave room for junk food sometimes. The reason I didn't succeed at times when I tried to do this in the past was because I…

Well, as someone who qualifies for mensa and works in the service industry, I can tell you that we're told to say that because people will literally tell us their life story instead of "I bought this product and it's defective." or something. Someone will call and tell you that their defective product means they can't go…

While working at a Dollar store, every day "Is everything a dollar?" or "How much is this?" When I worked in a gently used clothing store, we got people every day asking where our "plus sizes" were. The idea that the sizes started at 0/1 or XS and went up to 20/22 or 2X 3X apparently confused people so much. Also, had a…

More or less this. Also, I've seen a bewildering array of women with no rounded lines on their entire body talk about how "curvy" they think they are. I'm plus sized and this bugs me from the opposite direction. "Curvy" isn't a body type you can dress for universally- One of the reasons models are super thin and clothing…

Bald can be really cool looking if you pull it off right.

At work I come out with "CARP!" a lot. I'm fond of the classic older southern woman "Shugar!" but I don't use it.

Polyamory, making me feel like a freak, militant religious beliefs of any sort including antitheism, expecting me to support you if we live together, STIs, hating cats, not liking to read, Lady Gaga, any red flags for abusive behavior. Also, my mom, who was living in an actual music scene when she was young, always told me…

I know a lot of people who are kind of thoughtless or not great at social situations. It crosses the line into selfishness when you repeatedly do a thing that has caused huge problems with someone you care about in the past, so you know from experience it will cause them pain.

This is one of the reasons I broke it off with my ex. Once I forgot he doesn't like pepper in his KRAFT (had to be the name brand) mac and cheese. Had to throw out or eat an entire pot myself. Why can't he buy his own groceries since he's the one who needs accommodations? Have you tried blending things or chopping them up…

This. Also, am I the only one who has major portion control issues with cereal? A cup of cereal just looks and feels like nothing to me.

Clean eating is something I aspire to but don't manage a lot of the time. I think if you want to give it a shot, go for it. Find ways to make it work for you and don't stress out on the fact that you're not always going to pick veggies over french fries. I'm planning on a specific day this week that I have off to do some…

I forgot to add... If I was dating a girl instead of a guy in the upper midwest, I could probably get away with being a vegetarian. In my household that would last like a day. But... I wouldn't have discovered the webcomic Girl Genius and wouldn't have anyone to game with because I met my current gaming group through my…

I'm not sure how into something like that I can go on MFP. I'm a member of fetlife, so a lot of stuff, but the number one thing is men in labcoats. I have a tendency to hug them at inopportune times if I think there's any chance I can get away with it. Just something about a nice geeky boy in his clean white coat makes me…

THIS has helped me out quite a lot. Also, try taking up a different hobby you can do with your hands like knitting, drawing, etc.

Christina Hendricks, Scarlett Johansson, Dita Von Teese, Louise Brooks, etc.- I don't want to be super slim and I don't think the fitness model look would suit me. I secretly wish I looked like a Tex Avery character.

I'm on the Depo shot, so I get that time of the three months. IMO, you're not going to be "good" all the time. Plenty of people lose weight and live healthy lives overall but eat crazy unhealthy things sometimes. As long as the majority of the time you eat healthy food and eat at a deficit, one day a month is not going to…

Maybe try transitioning to proper alcohol sometime? I just don't like the flavor of hops, but thankfully I'm a girl and can just drink fruity girly things all night. Diet pop+ clear vodka is pretty diet friendly, a shot of vodka is under 100 cals and diet pop is calorie free.

@msdevin Shy person who is a great cook.

No way!

I got to the middle of the second book. I'm actually a big fan of literary erotica, but this wasn't very well written IMO, and I definitely could tell it was twilight fanfic without being told. I like BDSM, and the main character having issues with his own kink didn't bother me so much as I didn't believe that Ana and…

depends on if you're cooking what you shove in your face or not.

I spent nearly three working as a finisher and LOST weight from so much activity. Plus when you're working with food you don't actually see it as something that goes into your mouth, it's a task that needs to be done. Might be different if you were the one coming up with the recipes, though.

This. The problem is I am not really sure what to replace this habit with- I am the only one in my house who cooks. I am broke but get food stamps so I can afford crappy food at the end of the day but not to go out or do many other "special" things. I don't even have a bath tub, although I haven't had one for 5 years and…

I'm out this week guys, I have the flu.

First, a lot of people, even very thin people without much "jiggle" can not run 2 miles and then walk one. Secondly, next time someone says something like that, I want you to confront them and tell them they suck. Maybe say something like "Did you also see me run a mile in 10 minutes?" or whatever fitness accomplishment…

Oh god, this. Also, graham crackers. They aren't awesome for me, I knew that, but two of them are 130 cals? TWO?

There's nothing wrong with my body but I don't think that a bikini shows it off to it's best advantage. But to be honest I like to swim. I like to do backflips. I like to body surf and ride water slides. I want a swimsuit that will stay in place.

I like this and read the whole article. I agree. But I want to add that if you seriously are logging accurately for about a month and think you're "different," it should be doctor time for you. In my case I gave up because there wasn't any change. It turned out to be a medical issue that wasn't noticed for 4 more years. It…

I'm kind of a pushover, because the only people I interact with on a regular basis other than my bf are people at work. I hate about half of the people I work with, but I hate myself more for never being able to tell them about the things they do that make me hate them. I'm too afraid of losing my job. Recently I had a…