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I've been on both sides of the spectrum on this. This happens to me on occasion. Some days I'll be fine, but other days I'll get up, look in the fridge, and nothing looks appetizing. Basic biology: women's hormones spike and plummet monthly. For me, it affects my appetite big time. Usually it amps it up, but sometimes my…

http://taking10.blogspot.com/2017/04/broken-stairs-are-something-we-need-to.html Improved Initiative did a great blogpost on this, concerning problem players and how to deal with it.

I've played 5th edition, but I'm really big into Pathfinder. My husband wanted to play the Iron Gods Adventure Path and none of other friends were interested in playing. In the end, I wound up modifying it so that we could play it with just the two of us. I created a homebrew "intro" so we could get a couple levels in and…

If you want a place to start working out, try launchpad. You can find the workouts for free on youtube. They are split into 3 stages and are meant for those who can't handle jumping into "normal" workouts right away due to weight (350lbs+) or joint problems. All of the exercises are done from a chair, and are about 30…

Reading this post, I'm so freaking happy that I get along well with my In-Laws. (Edit: Though, his family is REALLY quiet. I always feel like a tornado when I go over to their house since I'm so loud and over enthusiastic haha. Bless their hearts for not gagging me and making me sleep outside) Our situation was reversed…

I work out at home now, so I don't have to worry about it being embarrassing as much anymore. ^o^ My face always turns red and I sweat a TON. I'll be doing pushups or whatever and it is quite literally POURING off of my face. Back when I still went to the gym, I was always more worried about missing a sweaty spot on the…

It spreads fairly quickly too. Fat shaming is pretty quickly evolving into "fat discrimination", and its terrifying. My husband was often bullied for being overweight as a kid and after we got married, I brought it up that we should work together to get more healthy. It became quickly evident to me that the bullying as a…

I can imagine it doesn't take long to start getting a lot of them. We're up to six bento after about a year. Definitely take pictures and post them sometime!! It's always great seeing all the cool ideas that everyone has. ^o^

Sorry, made the above post before I saw your reply ^-^;

The site that I listed (justbento.com) has a lot of vegan, low carb and vegetarian bento recipes. I got the recipe for seaweed chicken from www.bentomonsters.com under the recipe tab. Both sites come with lots of photos and tutorials and stuff. On another note... You have no idea how impossibly happy I am to have someone…

I get a lot of my ideas from here: http://justbento.com/

Thanks so much!! ^o^

More Bentos: Soboro Bento (Using Egg and Chicken) Bento with little cheese cutouts.

Note: HA!! Thank you imgur!! Successful Pics! =D Used a peeled mandarin orange with a celery slice for the stem to make a pumpkin. Cut out the hearts from imitation crab. Usually don't add this much detail but its one of my best looking ones. The things with the seaweed is marinated seaweed chicken.

OMG BENTO POSTS!!!!! I was so disappointed when I saw the bento group die. I'm going to upload the pics as soon as I can. Fun things to add to bentos: Pre-cooked shrimp (pure protein) baby carrots steamed asparagus fat free meringue cookies nuts/fruit apple slices soaked in lemon water melon slices Recipes: ~Chicken Soboro…

I kept looking for a like button for this, but alas... forums don't have like buttons. =( I never understood why they would use a BS BMI chart to determine obesity and body fat percentage when there already exists a way to determine body fat percentage that requires nothing more than a tape measure which is far cheaper…

If you're still around, I would love to have someone to talk bentos with! Feel free to send me a friend request, and we can swap ideas and pictures if you'd like. =)

Damn.... I am an incredibly competitive person, and being told specifically "NOT" to do something makes me want to do it all the more. I had ZERO motivation to work out today until I read this. *fired up*

I do all of my resistance workouts with bands, and the best thing that you can get for calculating the calorie expenditure would be a heart rate monitor (I use a Polar FT4). All you have to do is enter in your info (weight, age, gender, etc) and hit start. It will track your heart rate and calculate the calories you burn…

If you're planning on starting calorie counting, it helps to remember that its not a diet: its a lifestyle change... and one for the better! Start off with little steps, "healthy substitutions" as my husband likes to call them. ~Water instead of pop/sugary juices ~Just drinking water in general. BEST SUBSTITUTION YOU COULD…

I usually take my daily multivitamin, as well as joint soother (Glucosamine/Chondroitin supplement) and fish oil for my joints. I've found that the joint soother and fish oil REALLY help with bringing down joint pain and swelling. I've noticed a major difference not taking them and some of the swelling has come back which…

One of the things that I supplement for the fancy cafe shop coffees might be right up your ally. I've started drinking the Atkins Advantage Protein Shakes. They have a cafe and mocha variety that has a little bit of coffee in it, and is low in sugar since its meant for people with diabetes/low sugar diets. Not sure if…

From a coworker (after noticing I had 3 chicken wings in my lunch): "OMG BECKY! Giving up on your diet already?" Um...no. Unlike in the past when my husband and I could finish an order of 25 wings in a night, it now takes us two days to work through a box of 10 between the two of us. Honestly, it looks like a lifestyle…

First of all, I really like this idea here ^ . I can't drink pop and not associate it with calories. As with all food, everything in moderation. If you're tracking your calories and can keep from snacking extra, go for it. Whenever I get the urge for a root beer float, I'll make it using diet root beer (preferably IBC, or…

For me , it was when my scale tipped 240lbs (with no sign of slowing down), it hit me just how close I was to 250lbs. That combined with how much pain my knees were causing me (and the cost of physical therapy at $150 a week) made me say "Enough's enough."

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Who are you: Rebecca Age: 25 Female Nerd Status: Married to the nerd love of my life (met him through video game club, I was hooked when I found out he was the president of the college's anime club) <3 Started at 240lbs, and I'm working down to 160. 205 atm. I love going to conventions and playing video games with my…

My husband and I both own a 3DS, and we're getting closer and closer to 30. We've never had anyone mention it to us though. One of our favorite things to do is take it to Gaming/Anime conventions and see what sorts of street passes we get. We got really lucky at a convention once and got a street pass from someone in Japan…

I know its a bit off since I play Pathfinder, but I love trying out new characters. Some of the characters that are still alive right now: ~Male Archer Bard (+2 compound shortbow = happy damage ^o^) ~Female Archer Cleric... BUFF AND COVER!!!! ;) ~Female Dwarven Barbarian, for the days you get tired of being just a buffer…

OMG THIS!!!! ^ My husband and I count calories together and we catch ourselves doing this. Whatever goes into the grocery cart needs to get "the check". My husband has a habit of getting a craving for something in the store, picking it up to look at the nutrition facts and then put it back with a loud "Nope!!". Pick it up,…