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I am doing the same. What got me was looking at pictures taken when I was 20, and realizing how much I have gained weight and how tired I have become only 10 years later. My motivation comes from realizing what I really want, and it came in the form of realizing what I have lost. Sometimes you will lose motivation to keep…

The frothy description was what threw me in your first quote as to what process they might use! The espresso maker works pretty well. It makes it a bit more bitter than steeping in hot water, but concentrates the flavor (as expected, I suppose). It also brings out more of the oils in the beans, as the expresso version is…

It is different. It is not like drinking hot chocolate, but more like a chocolate tea when brewed as if it were coffee (not sure what the Mayan or Aztec techniques were). I am going to try making it as a stove-top espresso and see how that changes the flavor compared to a French press.

Habits: Sleeping in so I don't have time for breakfast. Eating out too much, and getting spoiled on not having to cook or have food on hand in the house. Watching TV in the evening after dinner instead of exercising (taking a walk, for instance). This could get to be a long list, haha. Any tips for breaking such habits?

I'm not sure how you feel about cook-ahead breakfasts, but the easiest morning prep breakfast I have in my arsenal is from a recipe I got in Courtney Lapressi's cookbook from the Master Chef show a couple years ago. It is a cooked cereal mix of millet, quinoa, and steel-cut oats with a ginger/lemon yogurt "sauce". When I…

If I can manage, I make sure not to have sweets around. That forces me to get past the craving, and eventually the cravings go away. If I must have sweets, I make sure to include healthy fats and fiber with them, such as fruit and nuts. At least, on days that I don't have massive failures in judgement... To satisfy the…

Wow, Emma you are organized! I'm here looking for ideas and inspiration to meal plan more effectively. Thanks for posting your routine. How much time does it take to do your meal planning and prepping?

145, I think. It might have been more, I never really weighed myself. Doesn't seem like much, but considering I was ~110 before that, gained it in about 6 months, and was only 16, the stretch marks did come forth.

Why must every thread be about bacon with you?

Gonna also echo everything about how you should focus on being who you want to be, and that should naturally lead to meeting someone who has the same goals and interests as you and will appreciate you; and that's the kind of person you'd want as a boyfriend (guessing you want long term relationship). I also didn't have a…

It would have been pretty great if you pulled a prank on them. I would have pulled out a bag of chips or popcorn, sat some lawn chairs in the yard where they could see easily and stared at them while munching.

B) Awesome.

I like the sentiment, but I have to disagree a little on the bolded part. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and whatnot... and often people have distorted views of their own attractiveness. So "look for someone that is as attractive as you" is poor advice that plays to insecurities. Just look for someone who is…

I really like this one. A mantra that shifts your perspective. I'm going to use it now if that's ok! Some things I tell myself: "You are in control of this moment." "Act as if the whole world is watching." <-- That one really gets me. Not exactly a mantra, but remembering people who love me and support me and thinking…

To answer the original question: I was surprised at how betrayed I felt when I finally realized/found out about how extensively images of women are photoshopped and airbrushed. We've been told all through girlhood that models are underweight and the industry is unhealthy etc. etc., but you see pictures of actresses and…

I left the toilet seat up.

I asked him to shave the mustache.

Really? :neutral_face: Don't sell yourself short BV1980. You'll find someone. :smile: It really is the person on the inside that matters, and can even change the physical perception of a person. I've met people that were very handsome/beautiful, but had ugly behavior, and they start looking less handsome/beautiful. I've…

Yes. When you gotta go you gotta go. HYE broken someone's house/car/other building window?

This should help. Sorry I asked, by the way. :astonished:

That's not just a teenager thing... I saw a woman strattle a man sitting on the ledge of a fountain in front of an outdoor mall at about 3 pm, with pedestrians walking all around them. She was wearing a long skirt so you couldn't see anything, but he was getting some action. They looked to be in their 30's - 40's. Someone…

No... but I've never been a disgruntled food service worker. Have you ever made out with someone without even knowing their name?

badger, it doesn't end well. Blinded by the light, revved up like a....

I think I've become more sensitive to sugar, fat and salt. It is a shame that people slather their lettuce and greens with dressing. Sometimes I'll eat it plain and I can taste saltiness and sweetness in the greens themselves. Sweetened peanut butter is a dessert to me these days. Deep fried foods, soda, salty/fatty snack…

So... how many of you log sex as exercise? lol

I've been reading quite a few... Current: 123 lbs, 5'4", size 6 - 8 (US). Before: 142 lbs, 5'4", size 12 - 14 (US).

I wasn't more busty but my ladies have also gotten smaller (a little sad about that). It does look similarly proportionate though because my chest and arms are also smaller. Chest was 36" and now it's 33". Cup is the same, technically, but they don't fill the cups as well and I could probably wear an A cup without issue.…

My biggest NSV so far was last weekend. I bought a jacket ages ago with the intent of never wearing it buttoned. I could sort of get away with it and I liked it so much I had to get it (a size 6). I remember thinking "This is impossible, how could anyone wear this buttoned??" When I bought it I was my smallest at 120 lbs.…

Wow, everyone has done such a great job! What's really interesting is how much the weight actually varies for the same height, yet everyone still looks gorgeous. It really isn't about a number but how you feel.