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Truthfully - if anyone isn't interested in you, for WHATEVER reason: forget them. If they don't like you, then you're not worth their time and they certainly aren't worth anymore of your energy. So how do you forget them? Simple: make a list of every positive thing about yourself. You're cool because .... etc. If you can't…

Didn't Cadbury just release a new "diet" chocolate bar or something? I don't know for sure but I don't know what could be "diet" about a chocolate bar. Even still, I stay away from food that makes any kind of health claims. Except Pom juice, because it plays nice with vodka.

Yeah but I would rather drink my calories than eat them: to each their own. At my thinnest I drank with my canvass crew every night probably on average three pints and evening. I had coffee in the morning, whatever for lunch and my actual job was walking around 10-20 miles a day not including all the other things I did…

Yeah - I forgot about racism and religion. - Racism is a total turn off for me. It's just not funny or cute or whatev. Should have ditched the last guy I dated when he didn't know about Emmett Till but I gave him a pass because most people don't but STILL, it's not hard to Google: and after that it's def not something to…

Both sentiments are true I just want to put it out there though YOU need to FEEL LOVED and safe, and respected, and valued. If you can't sit down and have a conversation with your partner saying "When you do X, Y, Z I feel like you don't care about me/are disrespectful/ etc. and this is unacceptable to me/or I need you…

If I had tried Tae Bo with my ex husband I am 100% sure it would have been an utter disaster and someone would have gotten hurt. lol Because my marriage failed I feel pretty confident saying that sometimes things just don't work out. You can learn from it and decide what went wrong and where but that you're unhappy and…

I get sickly pale, I just use that Jergens natural glow gradual stuff. I heard that the chemicals in artificial tanners put you at greater risk for skin cancer, so when I'm going to be outside I always wear sunscreen. To me as skin cancer and diseases run in my family it's just not worth it. Tanning DOES hide stretch marks…

I am like... so over confused reading answers to this question BUT... if Sally's maintenance calories based on her body type, height, and desired weight are 1600 and she eats 1600 after eating 1200 for X amount of months to lose weight she will maintain weight. UNLESS: 1. Sally was eating much less than 1200 calories to…

As a fellow beer lover I have to admit beer is like, the WORST thing for a diet. Even if you do it in moderation, most of dark beers are sitting around 200 calories to a pint. So yeah, beer is basically the devil but on the other hand I just log the calories and I know the calories so on Fridays and Saturdays I "make room"…

I agree I can't date someone skinner than me... in extreme. There is this one guy I have a huge crush on but I'd never be able to actually have sexy times with him unless I lost a bunch of weight. That being said I don't need to be thinner than him (because that aint EVER going to happen) I just need someone I don't look…

Sounds like good rules but... doesn't have a bank account? What the what?! I've had a bank account since before I even had money to put into it! How do you get money then? If you don't have money how do you get out and do stuff?! (No seriously on that last one, I am broke what can I do?)

It depends but if *you* think it's not worth fixing than basically that's when you know. Maybe you're just not right for each other or etc. But if your'e that unhappy at least take a break and see other people or whatever for awhile. If part of your arguments is that somewhere something has changed and now one of you needs…

I'm 5'3" and I was for my latest "highest weight" 190 lbs. I was hoping it was just some water weight from PMS but that number kind of terrified me. My goal weight is 130-125. I'd love to get back to 110ish (my college weight) but given my muscular build that probably won't happen. My short term goal is to be in the 170s…

I owned that one. I don't do it anymore, but when i was 16-18: yes. I totally did. I also had an eating disorder and it was much easier to say "I'm vegan." Than "I am NOT going to eat that because I'm fat enough and you CAN'T make me" - which is what was thinking, roughly, at the time.

Hmm.. I never considered how my mouth feels after I eat something. My mouth and throat really hurt after I eat bananas so I quit eating them for awhile and told my family I was allergic. I got bullied enough I started eating them again - BUT they still make my mouth feel really raw. Only happens with them though so it's…

I really like Tracey Anderson's "arms" routine. If you google search for video you can find some free stuff people have uploaded. I actually bought one of her videos after finding a few of her routines in Elle and some other magazines. I found the "crazy" arm movements actually toned my arms really nicely and were way more…

I had a hard time re-feeding and spent years avoiding certain foods because I was afraid they would make me sick. I am pretty much "over" that but really unhealthy food does give me a stomach ache. It gets better once you figure out what your body will and won't digest. I am still always a little suspicious of meat and…

That's silly, it's actually very unhealthy to be that much underweight, for any reason. Even if the weight loss was due to a medical problem like an allergy and she hasn't gained it back or found a healthy diet around it; being underweight for women is actually more unhealthy than being overweight. Malnourishment can…

This occurs often with anorexia patients, it's a good way to get people to stop asking you to eat X, Y, or Z. Eating disorders often aren't necessarily about weight, so people with EDs often find themselves exercising control in other areas - so it may make sense that they would feel the need to make up an excuse as to why…

Hey I"m an ex bulimic and when I got my anorexia diagnosis, I was still purging just not binging. I graduated on EDNOS on my last diagnosis but I've been purge-free for almost a year now. I did gain a lot of weight when I was focusing on recovery because I first focused on not purging and eating regularly, the binging…

Clothes - and more clothes. Shopping at places I haven't shopped at in a few years is enough for me. I'm shallow like that. New lingerie is my goal weight prize. I am weird like that though. I try not to attach other things to weight loss though, because in truth I'd end up spending my whole life going "If I love X more…

Being "thick" or bigger in Victorian times was a mark of wealth and was considered desirable. There weren't diets to ensure women stayed slim, those diets were probably to ensure that food was rationed enough so they could eat through winter. Even for the wealthy, food was still seasonal and short in supply - all the money…

I don't think it's irrelevant, sugar definitely does affect everyone. Everyone's sensitivity will vary however some people really are sensitive enough to notice a difference between the kinds of sugar - especially in regard to energy levels and mood. Because some sugars leave the system more quickly, someone who eats a lot…

I don't really worry about MFP's sugar I try to eat low on the glycemic index because I feel better that way. MFP doesn't seem to account for this system, so I just ignore it. The glycemic index tells you how fast sugars break down in your system (sugar is sugar and that's still going to be calories and be used by your…

Yes, I didn't think of this because I haven't used plastic food containers in long time but microwaving in plastic containers can cause BPA or other chemicals to leech off into the food. I use ceramic bowls and glass things bowls: the bowls have plastic lids but I don't use the lid to re-heat and to be safe, I don't put…

I don't know I think you'll be fine. I'm not sure I believe the studies that say microwaving food makes it less nutritious. If it works for you, I'd say you're safe using it once a day. On the other hand, I don't use a microwave unless I have to (like you said, work) because I think it messes up the texture of foods and…

I usually have Kale at least twice a week. It's one of my favorite foods... but I've never gone the green smoothie route. I usually sauté a bunch of it with a little olive oil and a bunch of garlic, and some salt. Just sauté it until it turns bright green, then serve. I usually use it to top off some brown rice for my…

This for me. Sometimes I get stuck in situations and Taco Bell tacos are the best choice possible, while I try to avoid getting stuck in those situations I also don't want to not go out with friends, family, or avoid birthdays etc. I just go about my life making sure to make the best choices possible. If I eat something…

Agreed, I suggested this not because if a young girl wants to go vegan it means she has an ED, but because EDs are by nature illusive and this is still a popular pro-ana tip out there. It was when I had an ED, and it probably always will be. My parents obviously didn't think "OMG my hippie pagan tree hugging daughter is…

Sorry hit the wrong key: I've seen some people using a really strange looking technique that looks super "leap-y" to me. I wonder if that's what your'e talking about with the barefoot things? I've been curious but haven't looked into that. I'm doing good to actually run a mile at this point but I'm excited to get back to…