shrinkingletters Member

No. Signed, A Cynic

-Various dry grains, pastas, beans -Canned tomatoes, broth/stock, beans -Frozen veggies & fruits -Milk, eggs, butter -Olive oil, vegetable oil, coconut oil, nonstick spray, various vinegars -onions, garlic, celery, carrots, seasonal fresh produce -I just buy my meat as I need it.

@undergloom *eyebrow waggle*

Single and yearning for Pringles.

Okay my french isn't what it used to be, but I understood you've lost 1lb! Congrats!

You'll never really get rid of it, but dropping body fat and building up muscle lessens the appearance of it slightly. Answer to most things here: lift weights.

My breakfast and lunch are pretty light, a snack or two in between, and dinner is usually the biggest meal, but I'm definitely not starving before dinner.

Someone's gonna have to call the local authorities to do a welfare check. He may be stuck to his toilet.

I got lost. I thought this was a Pitch Perfect thread for a second and got excited.

I've seriously never argued this hard to convince complete strangers that they react pleasantly to my completely unsolicited commentary about their face.

I guess I'm just crazy with the understanding that people aren't obligated to interact with me. *shrugs*

Better yet, just leave strangers going about their day-to-day alone? Leave the chit-chat to bars, restaurants, dates, work....

You can absolutely become a runner. Please remember: jogging counts. You don't become a runner at any special "speed" or distance logged. You do your best, you're a runner.

Honestly, if your reaction to a complete stranger being upset by your request to appear more pleasant for you is "they're being too uptight/too sensitive", then you don't understand the basics of interacting with full-fledged human people who happen to have thoughts and emotions and lives that you're not aware of. Also…

Unfortunately there's very little that can be done. They may fade slightly over time, they may not. I'd be wary of any miracle creams or oils tauting stretch mark erasing qualities. Just be nice to your skin and stay moisturized.

Even back when I was running 40-50mpw and strength training and eating well I didn't have this kind of problem. I'm gonna chime in with the chorus of "see your dr. again please"

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*eyebrow waggle*

Being friendly is one thing, telling someone what to do is another.

"Look at you, you're so good"

Stone's throw from the LBC.

That being said, outside of my daily workouts, I'm not very active myself. Gtfoh with your hiking at Griffith Park at 5am. My hobbies outside of exercising are: Naps, Netflix

Yeah, I live in So Cal and people are not as active as their Tinder profiles will lead you to believe.

Anecdotally speaking, I've never heard a man tell another man (a stranger) on the street to smile because he'd look more handsome if he smiled, or put simply: I've never overheard this kind of interaction between two men who appear to be strangers in public. Once, after being told by some dude on the street to smile, I…

That sounds horrible.

Yeah. I mean, I can see the appeal. In the long-run I would like to date someone who has similar goals or is at least respectful of mine enough to not give me a hard time. Also, someone who won't give me **** when I go to the gym. I had an ex who would whine and whine and whine because he felt it took away from our time…

I wonder how that date would go? Dinner and a movie, dinner being two people sitting across from each other logging their meal into mfp....

Its beautiful.

Yeah but you're prettier when you smile, sweatheart! Where are you going, sunshine? Don't you want to look pretty? Why don't you want to look pretty? Don't you want people to tell you you look pretty? Hey where are you going? I don't understand, I just want you to look pretty DON'T YOU WANT TO LOOK PRETTY YOU LOOK SO…

I've had the opposite problem. I had an enormous plate of plain salad with a good portion of grilled chicken, and someone in our cafeteria (who I don't even know WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE) chimed in "is that ALL you're going to eat?". I responded "are you worried? do you think I should eat more? do I know you?" Eyes on your own…