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I started gaining weight after I met my husband but not out of complacency: he is a fantastic cook, enjoys cooking and enjoys feeding those he loves. So when he started feeding me...oh boy, did the pounds come on! :tongue: He gained weight not only from eating what he was cooking but also because he works as a cook and got…

Only if the curds are from St. Albert. :happy: For me, it would either be chocolate or ciabatta buns from Costco. With real butter.

I started my Masters in English back in 2000 (never finished it, though...met hubby and lived happily ever after instead. :love: ) But, I still find myself buying literary theory books when I find them in used bookstores, or books related to the topic of my thesis. I guess used bookstores are pretty nerdy too. :happy: I…

Thank you for saying what some of us were thinking. :wink: :blushing:

Meh, I always had a "retail therapy" problem...at least now, I don't get depressed trying to buy clothes for myself. It's fun now! :laugh:

Almonds with chocolate chips!! About 1/8 cup of almonds and 1 tbsp of choc. chips. Filling, sweet and relatively low cal. :smile:

^^ This. Children would rather be from a broken home than live in one. You said there are other issues in your relationship...it might be time to think about whether it's a healthy relationship, and one you want to be in. Good luck with whatever you decide!

Welcome!! LOL. I am about an hour from Ottawa, but lived in Nova Scotia for a year (and hubby's from there) so I always think pizza, too, when I hear Greco. But if you ever saw this Tony Greco guy, you would see he probably doesn't eat pizza very often. :laugh: Mmmm...now I'm craving a donair pizza...

I was the same at first...it made me look back and second guess myself. Gee, how fat and ugly was I before? Why didn't anyone tell me? Was I so disgusting to be around? :sad: It was especially difficult when my husband started making so many comments about how fantastic I look, how small my waist is, how great my butt…

We have 4 kids, including twins and the youngest is 5 years younger than the twins. That's a big family these days, plus there's a "suspicious" gap. lol. So we get looooots of stupid questions/comments. Are they all yours (i.e. do they have the same Daddy)/was it on purpose (the last one)/better you than me/are they…

Mine live 14 hours away. We get along famously. :laugh: Seriously, though, even if we lived closer, I think we'd get along just fine. :smile:

"You've got Arzt on you."

^^ This. Evaporated fat free or 2% milk will give you a creamy taste with fewer calories and fat than a flavoured creamer. The fat-free flavoured creamers don't have that much fewer calories than the regular ones, which surprised me. Personally, we've been using flavoured creamers for so long that I no longer find coffee…

Hubby just discovered the Dulce de leche Cheerios. He's also a fan of the cinnamon ones and the chocolate ones. We haven't tried the PB ones yet...

Clearly they forgot their towel.

So I told my husband (Deadpool. lol) about this thread and asked his opinion on the topic: he says the difference between Batman and Frank Castle is that Batman will not cross the line to killing anyone. Secondly, he says what makes Batman a superhero is that despite not having any special powers, he still throws himself…

Haven't you been paying attention? Gadgets alone do not a superhero make!

In defence of the Lanterns (of all colours), they are chosen. The ring doesn't find just anyone; in my mind, that makes them more than your average Joe (with or without money). Ergo, they are not in the same category as Batman.

I think I'd be Star Sapphire. Just cuz. :happy:

Our oldest is 8, the twins are 6 (baby 15 months). They have been immersed in Daddy's comic world since birth :laugh: so they are surprisingly blasé about stuff that would have freaked me out at their age. :smile: Have you shown your kids Super Hero Squad...it's a lot more cutesy. My kids watch them all...Justice League,…

Our big kids aren't reading any (yet...) but they have seen most of the kid-appropriate movies and have oodles of figures (natch). My son is kind of obsessed with all things Iron Man right now. And Captain America.

This is also why my husband got fed up with DC. The whole Crisis thing with continuity, the timelines and multi-verses and all that.

When we were at our heaviest, we both weighed about the same; but his weight often fluctuated by 5 lbs or so and sometimes I weighed more than he did, which was very hard for me to accept. Now that we've both lost a significant amount of weight, I am about 20 lbs lighter than him and I plan on keeping it that way!!

^^ Bahahahaha...apparently the MFP censors don't like Robin.

OMG, how could I forget: inside our wedding bands is the inscription Wade + Kristina forever (which is taken directly from Spawn).

No joke: when I was pregnant with #4, we actually consulted the Marvel Encyclopedia when trying to figure out her name. She ended up with Isabelle, though, and hubby is still trying to find a comic book connection.

You gotta make sure he's from Canada, though!!

I'm married to Deadpool. Really. Hubby's name is Wade Wilson. :heart: I told him Ryan Reynolds has nothing on him. :love: Our "spare" room is his comic book room...heavy duty shelving full of boxes, more boxes on the floor, figures on top of the boxes...and more figures in the shed (I made him put away all his Spawn…

I remember this from bio: A, D, E and K are fat soluble so excess is stored in your fat and over time can become toxic. All over vitamins are water soluble, so you pee out whatever your body doesn't absorb. :smile:

Awesome!! Keep up the great work! :flowerforyou: