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I confess that I have a thigh gap and treasure it. Whenever I've had a bad eating day or series of days, I check the gap to make sure it's there. And then I think, well, I can't be that fat. I still have the gap. I'm terrified I'll lose it one day, and then what will I tell myself? :/ Healthy, I know.

52 days?! Now that's something to aspire to! I've never made it past 6, I think. Haha. Consider it a reminder that food is not the answer, and move on. No big deal.

This was in my email today. Seemed appropriate to share, given all the negative/positive self-talk! We should all get a snazzy notebook and write kind things about ourselves in them. jump.refinery29.com/525c58a1b6a88e9514ae9e392ngfg.1rnc/VWT1u0mOsxGdnwwKC39bc

I think you're on to something here... I feel ya, @smashley_mashley. Running errands on public transportation is the WORST. We're a one-car family, too. The cost of parking at work is just out of control, so no use in having a second car. And, sorry all of you dandelion haters, but I'm pretty much your worst nightmare. I…

Not for nothing! Think how much you might be up if you weren't getting it right 75% of the time plus still exercising! It's easy to completely give up, but you're hanging in there. Just focus on one day at a time. And please explain to me how you were walking around with a pocketful of Chex mix?! ;) I love that, haha.…

@peleroja I am jealous of everything in that picture. You look just beautiful. Congratulations! Isn't it a relief that it's all done and now life can go back to normal? :)

Haha. Thanks for the bright side! I did, but I paid for it later that night. I just got done with a 6 mile walk, though, so trying to get right back on track!

NONONONO. I won't even think it! That or Candyman. I've been scarred for life. Dachshunds are the best! We have a mini named Charlie. :)

I confess that our BBQ just ended and I must have eaten about 5000 calories. I really went off the deep end. It's going to take me awhile to bounce back from this one. :(

This. Make sense, body! I'm feelin' ya.

I'm having trouble reconciling the number of calories I'm eating (based on TDEE - SHOULD work for where I want to be!) and the number on the scale my body wants to settle at. My body is not cooperating and I don't like it. I hate that I care about that number so much. Second, I bought two dresses online in different sizes.…

Really, truly, this is great. I can't remember if you've already been down the ED path - (sorry!) - or if you're just veering that way for the first time, but if you can nip it in the bud before it gets to be any more full blown, you'll save yourself a lifetime of heartache. Because, trust me, once you hit that "goal…

I'm the same way with alcohol as I am with food - I just don't know when to say stop. So after a few embarrassing episodes last year I've just tried to not even have any. It saves me money and calories (not just on drinks, but on the inevitable binge that will follow) and I don't miss it. I'm fine with my diet coke when…

I have a coworker who did that earlier this year, and she said the kids were SO occupied the entire time, it was great. Sounds like maybe a good compromise!

Oh, and confession: if my hair is up in a bun, it's because I snoozed too many times and ran out of time to wash it. See today.

For all you would-be bikers out there: invest in a pair of padded bike shorts! SO worth it. :)

My confession is that I love gum and chew it way too much. I know it's a pretty gross habit, so I gave it up for Lent. (It was really hard!) When Lent was over it took awhile to ramp back up, but now I'm back to needing that "busy" feeling all the time. I think after these packs I'm going to try to give it up again. I…

Do you let it sit overnight and then heat it up in the morning? Or is it all the morning of? I'm always trying to find ways to make myself like cooked oatmeal...so far no go, but this sounds tasty!

I thought this group would appreciate these. They cracked me up. http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Funny-Diet-Pictures-Instagram-35058169?stream_view=1#photo-36860107

Ah, well. It will all even out in the end. :) I've got 8 years on you and still haven't figured it out. Maybe one day? :)

Cut all your servings at once and pre-wrap them so they're ready to grab and reheat in the morning. Then you can weigh them all anyway. That's what I'd do; I also HATE guesstimating, especially when you probably went to a lot of effort to make a delicious dish!

I've been feeling super snacky the past two days. I managed to keep it in check yesterday (lots of tiny snacks, still met goal), but today after dinner my husband left me alone to do some work upstairs, and boom - 1500 calories in 20 min: leftover Cadbury egg, stack of graham crackers, a couple bowls of cereal, a couple…

I kept waiting to hit 375 days of logging to celebrate...Somehow I forgot that a year has 365 days?! Haha.

I've been out of town this weekend, and while I've tried really hard to be good, I've gone over the last two days, one by 750 and one by 285. I've definitely done worse, but I've been so bad on the weekends lately! I feel like I spend all week making up for the weekend and then do it all over again. Sigh. I at least have…

I'm so sorry. I've relapsed before, too. I'm currently about two months from my last purge, and about a year from doing it super regularly. You can get over this setback. Just remember you are worth it and so much stronger than you think. The first time you say no is the hardest, and it gets slightly easier every time…

That moment where you're super afraid to weigh yourself because of a major binge on Sunday, even though you've been super good since then, and then you do and it's not as bad as you thought. Happy Friday everyone!