VioletNightshade

I keep my freezer stocked with frozen veggies and things like gyoza, chili, lentil soup, minestrone, sauces that I've made and put into icecube trays and then into baggies so I don't have to measure to make a meal, protein powder waffles, etc etc etc. Most of my food, save for a few bread items and fruits are either dried…

I remember menus like those when I was in school not too long ago. It's no wonder kids are getting fatter with what they're told is "food." At my high school, the options for lunch were pizza (frozen), chicken strips, french fries, garlic french fries, corn dog, chili dog, something from the Mexican food place that was on…

It's easy to find pleasure and comfort in an inanimate object that you like. When was the last time your couch called you names? When was the last time your bed talked bad about you behind your back? I bet it's been a long time since your favourite shirt went out with all your other favourite clothes and conveniently…

Actually, I just tried it on and it now fits like the large did when I tried it on! That's right, I can actually put the dress on!! :D It would be wearable with a sweater right now, but I think I'll wait another couple of months to wear it so it won't be so snug. Maybe I'll use it in a Halloween costume.

Had the same experience when one of my coworkers said I'd lost a lot of weight and asked me what I was doing. I said swimming after work, took meat out of my diet, walking my dog for at least an hour every morning before work, making sure to stay moving all day at work (my job requires me to be on my feet, anyway, may as…

She doesn't sound like someone who's being supportive of your decision to live a healthier lifestyle. On one hand, my immediate two cents would be "kick this b**** to the curb and get friends who actually care about you," but on the other, I have a lot of friends whom I tease mercilessly because that's how I show…

Take it one day, one minute and one exercise at a time! You can do it! It's really rough in the beginning, that first few days is difficult but it DOES get easier!! Go you!! No, go now! Do your Insanity! Bye! :P

... I don't eat grass? Actually, if you want to go there, it's the cattle who will eventually be eating that grass, so that cow is doing its business on its own food, which will eventually nourish itself, which you will then eat, so... by extension, that cow is doing its business on your food... not mine... But nice try :P

I've a pair of size 10 jeans that I WILL fit one day, as well as a dress that's a medium. The large fit, but was a bit snug, so I got the medium so I could wear it next spring.

Yep!! It's a big shock when you measure out your food that first time and go "That's it? Surely that's not going to be enough. Where's the rest of it? ... ... What do you mean that IS the rest of it?"

Hi, I'm Cora and I'd like to lose 20 pounds by Halloween! I probably won't dress up this year since even if I get to my goal, I'll be 198 pounds, but I would love to be at my goal of 130 by Halloween 2014, and if I'm there, I'll dress up for certain.

... >_> ... <_< ... I'm inclined to be rather discriminating as to what I'm willing to admit to, *frantically deleting browsing history* therefore I can neither confirm nor deny my viewing of... salacious materials... *is finished deleting history*... ... *silence*... What? Me? I wouldn't even know where to find any…

I won't know if my grandfather's still upset with me until tonight or tomorrow morning... And they're not at the restaurant yet, the reservation's not for another half hour, they may or may not all come back here after dinner, so only time will tell.

lol I've said similar things to 3 before, actually. ETA: They just left, I didn't go. I'm staying in and making a hairstick for her like the one of mine she liked and borrowed, but wished was a different colour to match a certain dress she has, and making it in red, like she wished mine had been.

I usually go when the family gets together. Everyone involved, save for the gf's dad, was there last week when we all went to lunch. It wasn't a problem, and we went to a steakhouse. I didn't create a topic about that because it wasn't a problem then in those circumstances. If I'd known that all this was going to happen…

That's not how he interprets it, and I'm not a Christian, so I don't really have a personal interpretation, myself.

I initially did make my decision immediately. When my grandfather asked me if I wanted to go, I immediately said "No thanks, it's cool, I'll just find something here," and I hoped everyone would drop it and move on with their day. The no was emotionless and simple. It was only later, after he'd spent the majority of the…

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. - Genesis 9:3 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. Whatever…

"Passive-aggressive behavior is behavior that expresses aggression in an indirect, passive way. This includes procrastination, hostile jokes (though jokes in general are recognized as a method of expressing veiled hostility),[citation needed] stubbornness, resentment, sullenness, or deliberate/repeated failure to…

Yes, they've had the reservations for weeks and only asked me if I wanted to join them this morning. My initial "no, thanks. I'll just find something to munch on here" was protested and that's when everything took a turn because I felt like I was being too rigid and should try to meet them half way. That's when I tried to…

In an update I mentioned that I changed my mind and called, and no one answered.

Of and on for the last 12 years. I've never had this particular problem before, either. I've gone to steakhouses, etc etc etc just fine and been able to find something without issue. This is less about the food than it is about my not wanting to have the attention on me or have the conversation that always (in my family,…

It isn't that I don't want to see my family. I don't really care either way. The reason this is coming up is that this particular place is known for finding ways to include fish in everything and the reviews I was able to find state pretty clearly that unless you want a single scoop of pre prepared mashed potatoes that…

200, even though I was at least 220 when the picture was taken. Having to have that number on there made me feel like a cow. And for the record, I didn't lie to the DMV. They asked me, and I honestly didn't know, so the guy took a guess. Having a man guess such a high weight was mortifying. When I got home, I weighed, and…

I'm talking to a tattoo artist currently who did work for a friend of mine. I want peacock feathers on my back and maybe a little bat on my ankle. Trying to decide how long in my weight loss journey to wait to get them - I'm close to half way to where I want to be. Might get the bat pretty soon, since my ankles aren't…

I watched a ton of documentaries on food, nutrients and the food industry. During watching those, I decided to go vegetarian for good, and after a couple of months, I lost almost 20 pounds just from doing that. Shortly afterwards, I started a new, more active job, and then a few months after that, I found MFP. It was kind…

Would it surprise you to know how many girls look at themselves as thoroughly disgusting and are horrified by the thought of someone seeing them without their clothes on, even though others think they look fine? It'd be nice if you found someone who didn't care about your appearance at all. Looks fade. She needs to love…

I've cooked since I was about seven, cooking full meals alone in the house since about eight, and improvising cooking methods out of necessity. At one point I made an entire Thanksgiving dinner for four with a toaster oven and a stove with only two working burners (yes, really), so I'm kind of used to getting creative with…

I got my yoga pants at Target, they're Mossimo (?) brand and I LURVE them. Do try them on, however, because I got mine too big and they're already trying to abandon ship.

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