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I'm a 2 gallon blood donor (it's probably more than that over my lifetime, but I have two 1 gallon pins that I've been awarded, so I know for sure it's at least that much). I've only given plasma once though; I passed out in the parking lot afterwards. Not sure why, but I haven't tried that again, and just went back to…

I'd have to agree with you!

I signed up for an online dating site and wound up corresponding with a bunch of women my age (I'm straight, so were they). I made some friends, and one of them who lived 5 hours away decided to throw a party and I was invited. Met my future husband at that party. ::happy: He'd been on the same dating site, but we hadn't…

Yes!

I foster puppies for the Humane Society and host couchsurfers in my home. When I get the chance, I travel (doesn't really matter where)...and usually stay with couchsurfers as well when I do.

I'm allergic to dust. If I do anything that stirs it up, I'll have a sinus headache for at least a day (even with premedicating). I have a couple of nice little air cleaners, and use the vaccuum as much as possible, but I only dust if it's looking scary.

Now, if there really were mean people here, you'd see them snarking in the success stories forum, too, but no one does that (if they have, I haven't seen it, and I read most of those). Everyone there is universally supportive. It's not being mean to disagree with someone. Plus there are a lot of people who frequent the…

I can deal with the lose/loose thing that people do (it's just an extra "o" and could easily be a typographical error) but...it's grammAr. That's two As and no Es.

There are good and bad in any group of people. I just wish all the bad ones would hook up with each other and leave everyone else alone!

I was single for 13 years after my divorce, then met a lovely guy at a party thrown by a friend I'd met on OKCupid -- instant connection, and we married a year later. I really thought I was single for the rest of my life at that point and had even downsized to a teeny house (which we are still in...may have to size up at…

What natural supplements can I take? I don't believe in doctors or medicine.

You know, if nothing else, it'll be fun -- you guys like to laugh together. Go, and see how it goes!

^^ I'm not entirely sure if mine snores or not since he usually falls asleep after I do and wakes up before I do. Oddly enough, when my kids were small, if they cried, I'd wake up. Nothing else really does that, though.

The best you can do to figure out your size is look at a simplicity, vogue, butterick, or mccall's pattern. The measurements are right on the back. They're the only ones who can't really do the vanity thing because people need to be able to know which size to make, so they have to be consistent. Unless you sew, though, I'm…

I can't say that I'm tough. I'm actually quite the pushover, especially where it concerns kids and dogs...one glimpse of puppy eyes, and I fold up like an accordian. What I am, though, is stubborn. Stubborn got me through a lot of terrible places in my life, and it will get me through this, too.

We tried to replicate those cinnamon study results at my university; we didn't see any effect.

Now that's a tremendously awesome NSV!

Except that there are some men who start saying this stuff to justify the affair they are currently having. I don't know that I'd rule that out.

^^haha, obsidianwings! I love that! My guess is that she's grounded, and mom is at the gym and doesn't want to leave her home alone...so she's there, and bored.

Before I started this, I generally didn't eat breakfast (and then would be ravenous and overeat for lunch). The instant oatmeal with peanut butter that I eat most mornings keeps me from eating too much at lunch, and it's so easy that even if I'm running late I can fit it in. So it works for me; I didn't ever have a varied…

Back in the 50s, a size 12 meant a 30.5 inch bust with correspondingly small waist and hip (I'm not sure where my vintage patterns are, or I'd get those measurements for you). The size 10s I wore in the 70s fit my adult daughter who wears a size 4 in today's sizes. Women's clothing sizes change constantly.

I think it's less this, and more that people are comparing her to her heavier self (so they don't really realize she does have more to lose). Back when I was in junior high school (back in the 70s), a friend's mother lost more than 150 pounds and STILL had a ways to go...but other adults were coming unglued that she must…

We had chickens when I was a kid. My parents bought us Easter chicks and we raised them to adulthood. Get adult chickens, at least to start, otherwise it's a ton of work with lots of poop involved. Other animals like chickens. Make sure the neighborhood cats and dogs (not to mention opossums and raccoons) can't get into…

Really, what you need to do is visit your doctor. I don't think compartment syndrome is your only option here, but your doc (or whatever specialist your doc sends you to) will have far more information about your particular case than we will.

Haha. No.

I thought I was ugly, too, at 18 -- between my family and high school, and the type of person I was then, it was a pretty easy trap to fall into. You're NOT ugly, far from it. You may not realize it now, but I hope someday you will.

Wow! You are really doing well! (and what a cute dress!)

I like to grill the caps with a little balsamic italian dressing and parmesan cheese (tomatoes on the grill this way are also really good). Not really "stuffed" per se, but so good I haven't even tried them any other way. Now that I'm thinking about it, though, maybe some kind of crab or shrimp filling might be really good…

And that's why every man should know how to cook.

I think people are startled when you start to get smaller. They don't compare you to other people, they compare you to how you used to look, and don't realize that you actually could easily lose more weight and still be healthy. Take it as a compliment. They'll adjust to your new size, but it just takes time.