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I glanced at your profile. Are you still in recovery? With your past of disordered eating, it makes sense that getting to maintenance will be difficult for you. See if there is someone at your University you can talk to for support on reintroducing those foods.

It's hard to tell exactly what this girl was thinking when she said these things. She might have been trying to make you feel bad in a perverse sort of way, but I think that's unlikely. She was probably just feeling bad about herself and hoping you'd make her feel better or commiserate with her without even realizing you…

Yeah, I'm kind of lacking in the social skills department. I have a lot of problems with tact. When I try to be honest, it always comes off rude. So yeah, I just stick to saying nice things. Plus a lot of my friends have some intense body issues, and I'm not opening that can of worms. Clothes are all about preference…

Pretty much how I feel. I dislike it when people fish for compliments, but I dislike negativity even more. I go with: if I don't have anything nice to say I just make up something nice. Hehe

Love how you got that in first. I lol'd. :P

I wait an hour or two after waking to eat. Even if I wake up feeling very hungry, I get sick if I eat right away. I always drink water right after waking up though, and some mornings I'll drink coffee during that time since it doesn't make me feel sick like food does. Hasn't caused me any problems weight-wise.

I used to be sort of the same way. I didn't hate water, but I didn't want to drink it and I think my body got used to being dehydrated. About a year ago, for a couple of weeks I just dealt with it and forced myself to drink a lot of water (I carried a large water bottle with me everywhere I went, even around the house). At…

I don't have any advice (sorry!), but let me tell you: I feel your pain. I am a pasta addict. Pasta is one of my favorite things... in the world. I can eat an entire pot of the stuff with just a little evoo and parm and be content with life (and even content with my lil post-pasta-munching-belly protruding above my pants).…

I don't really use it, but the few times I've actually checked, I tended to surpass the prediction or at least meet it. I think maybe I have my MFP settings a little conservative though (sedentary even though I'm not completely sedentary, for example). Not sure. I don't really care about the estimate, so it's no biggie to…

F SW: 127 lbs CW: 114 lbs My weight is very consistent. It's odd, because I know a lot of people have weight fluctuations of multiple pounds from one morning to the next. (Of course, I typically weigh an extra couple of pounds at night than in the morning, but it's always back down to within half a pound one way or the…

Oh my gosh, you just made my day. I was thinking that the entire time I was reading. :P

If you're traumatized about your potential weight to the point where, when you see the number, it might hurt your resolve or your self esteem, I'd say don't weigh yourself. Those numbers are so ingrained into us that it's hard to see them objectively. Instead, I would suggest using a tape measure. Just make sure you…

Yeah, that's the way I think of it. If my SO is around my age, I know we can go through all the life milestones together; we'll be "in the same place" so to speak. Of course, my life goals are pretty standard - some people don't approach careers/family/etc. the same way. But I wouldn't be interested in someone who has…

For me, age is very important for romantic relationships. Maybe I'm too focused on long term planning rather than the here and now, but I think the chances of me being a young widow would be a lot higher if I was with an older man. That freaks me out. If I love someone, I want them around for the long haul. Also, I have an…

Ninja Warrior is amazing. I could watch that show for hours and not be bored for a minute. Come to think of it, why am I not watching it now?

Agreed. However I do think it's interesting to hear how people's perceptions differ. I like hearing personal opinions.

I feel the same. As long as what's being said isn't cruel, I don't much care. I think my ambivalence may also be related to my not paying much attention to the "media". Also, as has been shown, language is pretty darn subjective. When I read "grossly" in the OP, I didn't even think of the "yucky" sort of definition. I knew…

While I understand the term "curvy" in the same way as the OP (someone who has an hourglass or perhaps pear-shaped figure), I don't care at all if a large woman calls herself curvy, even if I don't see it that way. Any time someone has a good self-image, I'm all for it. I'm not into shaming and I think it's for each person…

Okay... I feel like a total grammar nazi right now, but I just have to say, "grossly" is an adverb not an adjective since it's modifying another adjective, that is, obese.

This sounds delicious! I would never have thought of this (I'm a very boring cook) and I am so going to try this ASAP.

Thanks for posting the recipe! I've never tried Gazpacho. I'm not a picky sort, but cold soup always seemed like an oddity to me. However, you've motivated me to try it out!

I don't think loving your body is delusional. You don't have to think it's perfect to love it. I love everyone in my family despite each of their imperfections. There are things I want to change about my body, but I "love" it in that I respect it with exercise and healthy eating and I don't beat myself up over the little…

Currently, I'm eating around 200-300g per day on my 1200-1300 net cal per day diet, so I know before I was dieting, I must have been eating 300+ per day. I've never been overweight (I'm using mfp to get thin/toned and to make sure that once I get back to my ideal petite size, I won't get out of shape). I generally feel…