Not trying to stereotype or be condescending. I've struggled for a long time to not be in the "morbidly obese" category, and I've got just as many barriers as the next person. Everyone needs to find their own balance, what worked for me won't work for you or anyone else because it was my plan. All I'm trying to say…

I've got Hashimoto's disease (hypothyroidism) and medication to help regulate my condition. I still have to work my ass off to stay in my size 9-10 jeans. I'd like to get down to a 7-8 soon and I think I'm done. That is willpower, with an underlying medical condition and a serious love for all things deep fried.

You have to read the Fifty Shames of Earl Grey. I just finished it, I almost peed my pants a couple of times reading it.

I've missed Jezebel, some fire in ones life is always a good thing =)

Since we can't heart anymore....

The plateaus suck, I am on one right now, I try not to let them get to me because I get lazy when I don't see progress. Luckily I haven't gained anything this time but no matter what I do I can't get back to the losing streak, hopefully inches and pounds this round. I think I might have imbibed too much over the…

I agree with you that everyone has a different healthy weight. Everyone has to take different routes to get healthy as well, I had an extremely urgent need to lose weight when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease at 200 lbs. on a 5'1" frame, what helped me the most was literally logging everything I ate and…

I've got hypothyroidism as well, I take my meds and I run my ass off every damn afternoon.

This sounds really bitchy, but I am PMS-ing, if you're going to let excuses like age and education hinder your efforts to be healthy than I can only assume you don't want it that bad. My grandmother dropped 50 lbs. at age 70, through diet, light exercise, and calorie monitoring. Sure, she's a bad ass grandma and all,…

Willpower is not a fallacy and I don't think luck has anything to do with this. Call it self control, being good to your body, loving yourself, whatever you want, it's an important part of weight loss. It might take 3 months, it might take 3 years, but if someone has the drive and support to lose the weight, it will…

Nope, not genetics. Genetics is the most ridiculous cop out ever... yes of course some people are build differently and will never be a size 5, but they can still be healthy at a non-supermodel size. It's about wanting to lose the weight, having the willpower, not necessarily eating less but eating healthier, and…

"Losing weight is more difficult than people say it is. It is clearly more complicated than "eat less/exercise more," because for the majority of people simply striving to eat less and exercise more does not result in longterm sustained weight loss."

You are totally right. I think many of them were even below that caliber. Except the Chanel No. 5 Brad Pitt, if he had the voice down, it would be pretty damn awesome.

I dunno, mines is a rescue, but he totally gets tricks and has learned to pee in the toilet (thanks to this http://www.amazon.com/Toilet-Training-System-Litter-Kwitter/dp/B0014N70QO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351548626&sr=8-1&keywords=litter+kwitter). Most cats refuse any training, mine learned sit, stay, up, down,…

It is surprisingly easy if you have the right cat...

Have fun and don't go broke doing it. I saw a mom walking her son to school today dressed up like the Mystery Machine (cardboard box). Growing up, my mom always helped us make our costumes instead of buying the store bought ones that are generally too expensive, sewn horribly, and use the most disgusting fabrics on…

I'm not quite sure if the dedication is to the child or to a culture.... but it's fucking dedication. My old co-worker's family is from somewhere in Southeast Asia, and when his wife gave birth they had to jump through hoops to be able to take home the afterbirth they could have a soup ready for her to eat when she…

+infinity. That was a douche-y comment.

My cat is a pervert too....

To each their own... but the people who make the placenta soup and eat it are probably the most dedicated parent's I've heard of. Ever.