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Healthy fats; avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, almond oil

You are amazing! Thanks for the motivation!

I don't have one from that particular song.

Avalanche by Zola Jesus.

Yes, please :)

I saw this yesterday. It made me want to cry. Not only because I realized that I do this to myself, but that so many women are affected by this same self-hatred that I experience. It made me feel beautiful and human.

I'm a fat loser too. I can never keep track of where it's going. You should try going from fat loser to fat loser. It's a lot better here.

I live in an apartment, so an at home gym isn't really an option for me. jtslim42: Did you trainer teach you how to lift heavy? I can't seem to find a trainer that believes in lifting heavy for women, they all say low weight, high rep to me.

Oh my gosh, I can't stop staring at this. Maybe I should do some jumping jacks.

I definitely feel like being clueless results in a better body image. I paid so much less attention to my body when I was even more overweight.

I think I might have seen only about 2 or 3 guys who made me drool slightly in the two years I've been going to my current gym. If you want to see hot, lithe, tattooed bodies I would join a CrossFit gym, ladies! OH EDIT: Spartan Races also tend to attract men of a god-like physique. GOODNESS :love:

A guess some people would call a round perky bubble butt fat?

Oh my gosh! Okay, I need to get out of here...

I did say "when they pissed me off" in my previous reply so therefore, it would be a reaction. I wasn't alluding to the cat being the aggressor, so much as having a disproportionate reaction. I'm glad you're offering suggestions. I'm not saying the cat should be declawed. My point is the analogy is ridiculous. Also, I'm…

If I were going around scratching toddlers in the face with my nails when they pissed me off, then maybe yeah, I could see it as a valid suggestion.

To further prove my point... http://www.amazon.com/Crafting-Cat-Hair-Cute-Handicrafts/dp/1594745250

"If you do get her declawed, you may also want to rip out your child's fingernails so that they can't scratch themselves. It's only fair." Seriously? Gosh, cat people can be such weirdos.

I agree that one glass of wine for an alcoholic can be very damaging. I suppose I don't really know if the OP is actually an alcoholic. She said she is however, she also included that she's a "food addict". To me, that label (what does that even mean?) made it seem a bit facetious and provided some jest. An over…

Heyyyy ;) and thanks!

Don't beat yourself up. You're not an *addict*. Don't deny yourself wine in the first place, make it a part of your diet. One glass of red wine a few nights, heck, even every night, isn't bad for you. If you deny yourself the food and drink that makes you happy, you're going to be miserable. Follow an 80/20 rule and…

I'm a bit insulted everyone is jumping on the "it's just a woman thing" bandwagon here. It's really not. More of the men in my office are on "diets" and yet still go grab burgers for lunch, snack all day on chips and candy and barely exercise. I'm on paleo brah, I'm on keto, dude. I'm on atkins, man. Really? :noway:…

I love yoga pants and refuse to own a pair of sweat pants.

I want to be able to Sit criss-cross applesauce in an airplane seat Cross my legs and keep them crossed for more than 5 minutes Sit on my boyfriends lap without asking "am I hurting you?" Get picked up by my boyfriend Wear pastel-colored skinny jeans Hmm, I guess that's it for now...

Ha! Had no idea... I'll have to keep this in mind - thanks for the warning!

You look great! Thanks for posting! I've recently discovered how tricky scales can be and didn't realize how much I have actually fallen behind until I saw before photos of myself. I gave up because the scale wasn't moving and hadn't realized I was still making progress by losing inches and toning! Now I know and I'll…

You're awesome.

Hey you guys! I'm Melissa from Houston, Texas. Craft beer enthusiast. My favorite's right now are Espresso Oak Aged Yeti from Great Divide and Brooklyn's Sorachi Ace. Mmm, yum. My mission in life is to be balanced; Love, sweat and craft beer.

Also, that MFP database is surprisingly robust when it comes to craft beer. I've been able to log brews on here that I never thought I'd find. Jester King, Goose Island, Avery, Great Divide.

You can have craft beer. You just have to make sure to fit it into your calorie count for the day. Here's a great resource; http://simplybeer.com/how-many-calories-are-in-my-beer/ Generally how it works is the higher the abv the higher the calories. So I know if I've been good all day I can have a stout or a porter with my…

Love his Beach House samples...