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That's usually what I do.

If you have BPD, you need additional management tools than the average person without BPD or other emotional disorders would use. So, asking the average person how to handle something that you're upset about isn't going to get you the advice and tools you need to deal with it. Actually, it isn't the events themselves that…

"Lazy" is often just a blanket term used for when we don't know exactly what the reasoning is. What I have found is, when I'm fat everything is more difficult. I'm more tired and it's harder for me to move. Dieting is harder because I'm used to eating too much and feeling full all the time. There are a lot of different…

The problem is not your arms nor does it have anything to do with you. The problem is the men you are finding who have low self-esteem. The first response I read to your post worded it as if "you make men feel inadequate." THAT IS NOT SO. YOU DO NOT MAKE MEN FEEL INADEQUATE! The men feel inadequate due to their own…

Here is something that seems weird to me because I've never heard of any other woman talking about this, but I LOVE a man who has really nice forearms and hands. I don't know why, but a set of toned forearms (and not very hairy) makes me weak. ETA- yeah, I see someone else with this weakness!

Unbelievable transformation! Congratulations on all of your hard work and dedication!

I have been adding reps to my kettlebell workout slowly over the last 3-4 weeks. Today I did the math and realized that I am doing 198 more reps (over the course of 3 rounds of 8 sets) than when I started at the beginning of March!

I'm in agreement with poster who said Fitbit is inaccurate. From my research, the consensus is that they overestimate calorie burns. This must be true, because if you were actually consuming less than you're burning, you would, in fact, be losing weight.

I am cheap and just buy the cheaper digital scales. I had one from Walmart for around $20. It broke because I dropped it, so I just got a new one from Target for $20. Seems to work like a charm so far. Try to get one that tares- it will make your life so much easier.

I'm on 1200 calories net. Add me if you like. :)

I like to blend a large frozen banana with other stuff, depending on my mood. Sometimes it's a little peanut butter, sometimes some cocoa powder, sometimes some berries. The frozen banana gives it a soft ice cream consistency. You have to add a bit of milk ( vanilla almond milk is great) to get everything to mix well. ETA:…

I am not on Wellbutrin, but my teenager is. She was on Zoloft first, and gained almost 20 pounds very quickly. Since she switched to Wellbutrin, she has lost most of it, without trying very hard. She hasn't talked about any side-effects other than it not working as well as the Zoloft did for her anxiety. If I were you, I…

Some things that could affect your thirst are: hydration levels before exercising, and also hormones, toxins, and excess sodium in your blood that have to be flushed out of your system via your liver (fat clings to many of these, so when you burn fat, you also have to clean out toxins and excess hormones). Also, perhaps…

This is so true. If this wasn't true, we would be happy with arranged marriages, or we would just marry the first person who was interested. Why do marriages happen in the first place (in non-arranged arrangements)? Mostly it's because two people were attracted to each other to begin with. There is also a lot tied up into…

I'm currently about 150 lbs, 5'4". Pants are running about a size 10 (sometimes 12) and shirts are between small and medium.

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I'm assuming it's for the transitional stage, as I found it helpful to feed my family some similar meals that they were used to (and still do, occasionally) while I took the necessary time to find, research, and try new ways of food preparation that didn't include dead carcasses. Also, it's for vegetarian wives who do all…

I'm not a fan. I think bootcut or similar makes my legs seem longer. So it's not necessarily the tightness in the butt that bothers me, it's the tightness in the lower legs/ankles that makes me look even stubbier than I am naturally.

I worked in a nursing home and witnessed what diabetics, with amputated limbs and other serious health complications, would do to get someone to get them a candy bar or Coke from the staff vending machine (knowing that it's killing them). If you watch people's behavior, you can see that sugar is an addiction for some…

Funny, I was going to say spaghetti squash and pasta sauce, but I see that was your first answer. Tonight I added an 80 calorie Quorn chik'n cutlet, and it was even better. When I am really looking to cut calories, I find spaghetti squash and pasta sauce to be the best filler for very little calories.

I agree that adding strength training is what you should do if you want to see some muscle tone. Cardio will help to an extent-- like if you were very out of shape and overweight to begin with, because you would most likely be going from very sedentary to active, which IS going to use muscles that are not being used. So…

Steel cut oats plus one tablespoon unsweetened coconut. 5-6 mornings out of 7.

But how can she open a bag and measure it unpopped first if it's a bag of microwave popcorn? That doesn't seem like it would work, so if you're eating microwave popcorn in a bag, you'd need to measure popped kernals. If you want, you could just buy a bag of kernals, some brown paper lunch bags, and make your own microwave…

Totally agree.

I reward myself by feeling proud, not by eating something. I've noticed that when I eat bad stuff, it's usually because I'm feeling down and defeated about something. But I see progress as something that does motivate me to keep doing the right thing. I know that eating high calorie foods is going to undo my progress, so…

Neghar's tutorial is just what I needed-- she really stresses sticking your arm to your ribcage, and that seems to be most of my problem, along with using too much force. I think I need to get a kettlebell between the two sizes I already have.

I'm not a fitness guru, but when you say "burning fat vs. carbohydrates," all I can say is that you're burning calories, not a specific type of calorie. If you have love handles, it just mans that's where your fat is more noticeable or being stored. It simply means that you have not reached the point where you've burned…

I told my husband for two reasons: 1) I wanted to make myself more accountable. If I told him I'm going to do it, then I am more likely to follow through. 2) I really am hoping that he joins me at some point. He seems really impressed that I've lost this much weight so far and have been sticking with it for 2 1/2 months.…

This is a great tutorial. Thanks so much- very helpful.

Thank you-- I think your choice of words seems very helpful. I do have a 20 lb bell, but I found that to be a bit much for anything other than two handed swings and round the worlds at this point.