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TBH, I've used the term in the past to describe people who have very unhealthy habits but aren't fat. Basically because weight/clothing size is not the end all be all of determining how unhealthy someone is. I think we should all just stop assuming we know how healthy someone is just by looking at them.

Pretty much this. I like the experience, especially on a work day, of sitting down with some food and taking some time to eat it. When I'm at work, I feel useless on the few lunch breaks I actually DO get, so I prefer to just grab something small and inhalable like a few pieces of string cheese or something. I try to force…

Well, OP, at least he was doing something he thought would make you feel better, so his heart was in the right place. It's okay to have your workouts be "do not disturb" time, but you might want to talk to him about this when you feel more level headed and explain to him that it makes you feel weird to have him standing…

I love henna as well, but a couple notes- I have naturally curly hair, henna loosens the curls to a soft wave that falls out within 24 hours of washing it. Using a conditioner with amla will help. Henna is not damaging like regular hair color, it improves frizz and strengthens hair, and the clear stain means most people…

Pretty much this. I debated a lot before sharing mine. I tried to get healthier and lose weight many times before this and a lot of the reasons I failed were psychological- Basically my problem isn't underestimating the severity of the things I do, but overestimating them. I assume that if I screw up at one meal on one day…

I'm going to disagree because I know a million people who work at Hot Topic and regularly dye their hair themselves. Like every couple weeks. Bleaching is insanely damaging. If you are going to bleach, you probably should not have hair longer than shoulder length. After bleaching, always use a protein treatment and…

I'm a natural redhead but I henna to add strength. I'm getting sick of it but I can't stop because my new growth looks nearly blonde in comparison. I'm working on a solution. If you want a change but don't want it to be high maintenance, use a non permanent dye or go slightly lighter. When it grows out it will look okay in…

I love nerdy guys, and girls who are kind of "bad girls" and are a little bit emotionally vulnerable. Think Nana O.

You look better and feel better, right? So you're succeeding. If you wind up weighing 25 lbs less than you do now in 6 months and being down 3 sizes, looking amazing in clothes you never thought you could wear, and being able to run a 5k for charity or something, are you still going to be sad?

It's only a failure if you give up. My honest suggestion would be to pick out a different workout that's slightly lower impact than 30 Day Shred and do IT for 30 days. Then on a set date you planned for, go back to 30 day shred. If you'd rather, you can always try doing half of level one, taking a 10 minute break, and then…

I'm going to point out here that I agree that getting treatment should help to normalize your ability to lose weight when you get it right, but if you are honestly logging all your calories and eating a deficit, being more active, etc. and have not lost any weight for a month or so, you should talk to a doctor. There are a…

I want to get my ears pointed, but I probably never will because it's hard to find people to do it and I think it would make it really hard to get a decent job.

Derailing a thread to flirt with another user who lives on the other side of the nation because their profile pic is "hot" (Actually I wish all forums gave strikes for this. I'm not anti-sex but COME ON!) Doesn't count in threads that have no actual topic. Telling people that what works for them isn't important or valid…

This. Also, I would purchase a food processor. Put things with textures you don't like into it and make yourself smoothies.

Because I have no idea what that strap is holding up!

This. Maybe have a smoothie or something with your breakfast to add in some protein from milk and some fresh fruit. I wouldn't worry about it if it happens every once and awhile, I tend to be under my calories significantly a few days a week, it looks like, but it evens out when I eat something else another day and am a…

This is really inspiring! Thanks for sharing it.

If you had a mammogram recently, I'm guessing you have preventative care insurance? Just go in and have it checked out. It could be any number of things from "your sports bra fits funny and pinched you" to a muscle issue, to a pimple (I recently freaked out over a "lump" between my breasts which turned out to be a zit.…

rockymtlove- An androgynous drummer.

Nah... I wish I was pretty and stupid and kind of weak willed. Like an attractive female Neville Longbottom. That type of girl always has a bunch of guys wrapped around her finger who will do anything for her and never has any problems other than the first world type. She has plenty of people to take care of her and her…

Socko- A girl who is very pretty and very high maintenance so his friends make fun of him, but this is part of some sort of kink, and she regularly does little sweet things to show she cares-just usually when no one is looking.

I'm going to jump in and add that no one is under any obligation to enter into a marriage contract or any other type of monogamous relationship in 2013. If you make a promise, you will be shamed for breaking it. That's part of the glue that's held human society together for several thousand years. But no one is forcing…

I've logged cleaning a couple times because 1) it gave me a massive athsma attack 2) my apartment is borderline hoarders and if it gets me to clean, okay! I won't do it on a regular basis. I used to work in retail and used a pedometer because I'm much less active and sit on my butt normally but in my job I spent most of my…

I've lost 11lbs in about 3 weeks. This did not seem right to me when I saw my ticker. I'm not taking weird pills or eating like 500 cals a day or anything. Some of it is probably water, but I eat a decent amount of carbs and am not watching sodium. I've made "lighter" versions of stuff I make for my bf and me to split a…

This. If you want to track nutritional content, you can use macros in your diary. And honestly we all know a 20 oz bottle of coke is not as good for us as an apple. Today I left my lovely packed lunch on the kitchen counter and ate a cupcake at work because I didn't have money to buy anything else. Life happens. I will…

I have a lot of trouble finding steady, full time employment in my town. Currently I have a part time admin assistant job, and am doing taxes at HR Block for the season. I took the course and learned a ton! For example, did you know you can write off out of pocket medical expenses including any money you spend to get into…

The dirty little secret of Alli is that basically you poop out the extra "blocked" fat in the form of greasy diarrhea whenever you eat more than they recommend you eat on the packaging. Die hard users of it often wear adult diapers. I swear to god I am not even kidding. I think I'd rather just stick to the basic eat less…

I've seen mixed reviews on Amazon. I'm more interested in the tofu ones that have like 50 cals or something per serving and more protein. Not for all the time, but sometimes I want to eat a large bowl of pasta, it's a craving thing and if I can find a way to make that not be like 800 cals, that's a good thing. The…

Had to do it in two chunks today, but I did it, dangit!

My tip is that I've noticed Domino's pizza has smaller pie sizes and fewer cals. They have a better selection of veggie toppings, too. Maybe invite a friend and have them eat some of the pizza. I did this with my bf recently- I couldn't eat more of it than I planned because that part of the pizza was "his."