And how is a shootout supposed to help decrease the body count in school shootings? Trying to shoot someone who a) has a gun, b) probably has that gun aimed at other people, and c) is in the middle of a crowd of people is probably badideajeans.

I think the BEST part of this whole exchange is the part where the grizzly issue is, according to the article talking about the school in Wyoming, they’ve got a bear fence and bear spray and drills. No one’s actually ever been mauled by a grizzly while at school. I’m not sure therefore why having a gun would be a good…

DUDE.

So that’s where all the park service money goes!

I hate how everything is a “journey” now-losing weight, recovering from trauma, recovering from loss, coming out, leaving one job and getting a new one. These are life events most people go through [not coming out, but the rest of these] at some point. You don’t get props for living your life and dealing with what…

I think she’s one of those people who really just needs someone to sit down with her and be like, LISTEN, sweetheart...

I watched a few eps of Jillian Michaels’ show. She tried to help this Native American family on a reservation and in the process pointed out that they were eating unhealthy foods like fry bread. First, that’s become traditional food. Second, poverty is a major reason for obesity on Native American reservations—poverty…

I mean, there are different kinds of attraction, too. I’ve got a thing right now for this girl who looks not one thing like I always thought I was attracted to. That’s because I like her as a PERSON, not because of what she looks like.

For sure. I thought for years that people didn’t want me around because of my weight, only to realize that a) I’d been acting super callous and superficial and unapproachable, b) people DID want to be around me and I’d been ignoring all the people over the years who’d tried to be my friends till I pushed them away,…

That’s hysterical. It really does change things-I mean when I was really thin I had a super-easy time getting male attraction. Of course, it was super superficial and most of the guys who wanted me when I was anorexic were incredibly boring, but hey. It was nice while it lasted.

Love. THISS

That is so not true. Part of romantic attraction and love is adult commitment, and that means wanting and loving someone regardless of what happens to them.

You’re my heroine.

If he wasn’t attracted to her, he could have just told her he had decided he wanted to be friends and that’s all. He didn’t have to explain to her that he had an issue with her weight.

WORD.

Well and trauma, like so many of these people have, and longterm eating disorders etc. can really mess up your digestive system. Losing weight isn’t always just about eating less/’healthier’ and working out more.

I always feel weird when my friends compliment me on my body or on having lost weight. I had a strange convo with someone the other day where they said I actually am thinner than I seem when wearing sweaters [because everyone looks bulkier when wearing sweaters]. She said I should wear more form-fitting clothing so I…

Well and they’re not going to pay. They’re not gonna CARE.

I think that basically every single one of these pseudo-therapeutic trainers who do television shows like this fall into that category.

Right. Just because she’s got basically nothing else going on in her life doesn’t mean other people should obsess like she does.