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Nay. Because bacon!

I also worked at a McDonalds in college and my experience was the opposite. We had cockroaches and mice that no one did anything about. When I pointed them out, they just said wipe down the surfaces and try not to drop food. I was reprimanded for naming one of the mice. Don't name vermin. It's unsanitary. The mice I could…

So, I cannot remember the name of the documentary, but I'm sure someone somewhere knows what I'm talking about. Anyway, it has a brief segment about a professor or research team that are devoted to studying the perception of food. They have a little restaurant set up that can altered to be anything from fine dining and…

I know, right? I had two doctors dismiss my strange list of symptoms as "panic attacks" and "just stress". No tests, no questions, no nothing. I explained what I could and they told me it was nothing. One even interrupted me to tell me its just stress and nothing to worry about. They sent me home and told me to keep a…

If its truly hunger that you're feeling regardless of what you consume then you need to see a doctor. And keep seeing doctors until you find who'll listen to you and your symptoms, instead of just brushing you off and giving you appetite suppressants without a diagnosis. Insatiable hunger is a symptom of, like, 10+ medical…

No. What people are pointing out is that your body will eventually change how it uses calories, but the idea of "starvation mode," where you fall below some invisible magic calorie number and suddenly your body just stops losing weight, doesn't exist. Yes, your metabolism can slow down from eating less than it needs and…

Thought I was the only one. I bought a ton of JM DVDs on super good sale because my sister in law highly recommended the 30 day shred. I ended up giving them all to her after only doing one video twice. Turns out I cannot stand her. I would finish the workout wanting to kick her. I know some people love her, but she is…

My brother has severe balance problems. I think a lot would depend on what your balance issues are. My brother has found cycling on a recumbant a good alternative to running (although I know he misses jogs). He is starting to have trouble getting on and off of an actual bike, so he got one of those things that's just the…

Definitely take measurements and/or photographs from all angles. The scale will jump around a lot, especially as your carb intake fluctuates. It can be super disheartening to gain 3 or 4 pounds in as many days, even if you know its just water weight. So have a couple of other things you judge progress by, even if it is…

Some of it is digested and some of it isn't (there's even a type that ferments in your intestines. Yum). And you need a balance. I was super confused when my dog had diarrhea and the vet recommended fibre, because he'd also recommended fibre when our other dog was constipated. Lol. It's two different types that perform two…

Too much fibre will be noticeable -- stomach cramps with bloating, diarrhea/constipation, gas. It's really hard to eat too much fibre and not know about it. It's actually sort of hard to eat too much fibre in general. You may increase your fibre too quickly and have problems, so if you are upping your fibre you should do…

Dry lips are a symptom of dehydration, but they don't necessarily mean you aren't drinking enough. I get dry skin and lips in the late fall and late spring. That's when we have to turn on the heat and air-conditioning where I live. It only lasts a week or so, until I readjust to the new humidity level. My water consumption…

I don't know if it's true, but I've also heard that they ripen faster when they're touching each other (ie, if you leave them in a bunch), so you should separate them all if you're just leaving them on a counter or table or whatever. I have no idea if this is true or not. In my house I think we all sort of avoid eating the…

I haven't had that soup brand, but I'm fine eating the tiny serving of tomato soup -- even if it's just 1/2 a cup. It's super-filling, although that could be the three grilled cheese sandwiches I've dipped into it. Because YUM!

Ramen noodles. Much like the poptart debacle, except there's a one packet of seasoning, a solid block of fried noodly goodness, 2 servings, and no reasonable way to divide the servings and store the remainder. Am I supposed to make the entire block and split it with someone? Or am I supposed to break the block evenly and…

This may be impacted by your brand of birth control pills, too. If you take the same pill every day (like ortho cyclen) -- all the pills barring the period week are the same color and it wouldn't matter if you took them backwards or randomly; order doesn't count -- then you're hormones are more stable throughout the months…

You lost 15 lbs in a month and a half. That's fantastic progress and it's really unlikely you'll be able to lose faster than that. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't get discouraged when the weightloss slows down, which it likely will.

I like how quickly this spiraled out of control :)

I would think you may even have a problem with one cream making the other one less effective. Or worse, them both making eachother less effective. If you put on cocoa butter and then msm (which is sulfur, right?), wouldn't you just essentially be diluting the sulfur cream? It can take 30+ minutes for a cream product to…

I would put it in as pork shoulder (shoulder 'straps' may be your butcher's name for shoulder 'strips') and then weigh my servings size of meat. I think it's probably something like 70-80 calories per ounce.

Water in everything 'counts'. Soup, fruit, veg, tea, plain water, etc. Just aim to have your pee be pale to very pale yellow. In the beginning, you should be drinking enough to have to pee every hour or so (assuming you aren't used to drinking enough liquids, which a great many people aren't. Then your body will quickly…

Could easily ask you the same thing about fat, no?

I've had hair loss related to stress before. In fact, during college, I would shed two or three times as much hair as normal when finalsrolled around. it was scary to shampoo and end up with literal fistfuls of hair. And its normal to shed more hair in the summer, beginning in the late spring and peaking late summer. But…

You can try starting your meal with a salad or bowl of soup (broth based, nothing creamy or high calorie). Studies show that people eat fewer calories during meals that begin with soup. I would try something like a light vegetable soup. Cooked veg is more appealing to some people. Another thing to try is adding more…

I don't even know what you're asking. You have to eat food and the only food you have to eat is what is at your home. Ergo, eat the food you have. There aren't any other options and there's not really anything to discuss. Peanut butter, ham and cheese sandwiches, and bell peppers for a couple of days aren't going to make…

I realized I was turning down invitations, avoiding see friends I hadn't seen in a while, and generally hiding from life, all because I was fat. That's a terrible way to live. I have been self conscious of my body since I was 13 and got hips, even though its only been the last three or four years that I've been fat. I…

When people say they're big boned, it can mean a couple of different things, so it really depends on what you mean, exactly. Some people mean their frame is bigger. And that's true, but only for about 20% of women. The rest have medium or small frames. And your frame size (ie your skeleton) is part of your lean mass. It…

This. Its noxious. I'd much rather go without. It doesn't melt like normal cheese and the mouth feel is unappealing. If you must go without dairy, just go without diary. Cheese substitute is never going to satisfy cheese cravings - I just found they made it worse.

Also donate blood. Lived in Europe during Chernobyl and mad cow, although I'm not sure which prohibits blood donation.

I don't mind fatty salad dressings, but I'd definitely check out the sugar content of grocery store ones. Usually they have a lot of high fructose corn syrup. Making your own can be tasty. If you really aren't down with fat, salsa makes a pretty tasty 'dressing' depending on what's in your salad.