This sounds about right based on my experience. I was obese but then lost 75 pounds seven years ago and have kept it off (well, some fluctuation, but all within a 15-pound range). The first year it took a lot of effort to maintain. Since them...I just don’t pay much attention. Sometimes if my life changes in a big way…

I just lost 200 and I was doing around 7 pounds every 14 days at peak using a combination of VLCD, restricted carbohydrate intake and light to progressively medium exercize. The last 50 had slowed to 3-4 every two weeks and now I’m in maintenance.

Oh yes, and the article explains that exercise is more helpful for maintaining your weight than for losing large amounts of weight in the first place. Not saying in any way that exercise isn’t useful, it’s just a lot less useful for actively losing weight than most people think.

When I was five my Aunt (who is an idiot, we have confirmed this with studies) told my 8 year old sister and myself that “the best gift we could give our husbands is our virginity.” I wasn’t paying attention to the conversation prior to that sentence (my imaginary friend was talking to me) so I don’t know why she said…

uh. no. not all parents have hit their kids.

That is a bullshit thinly veiled excuse for sexism.

Someone please post this pic, it’s unavailable and my curiosity is killing me!

I voted for Hillary for a whole host of reasons. 1. I think she’s the most qualified candidate by a longshot. 2. I think she’s got a good balance of idealism and pragmatism. 3. Bernie’s populism is appealing to me, but I can’t see any way for his rhetoric to translate into action with Congress as we have it. 4. I…

It is totally possible that I’m a humorless asshole. I’m also a confused asshole because I’m not sure what you mean by the transgression/catharsis thing. Are you saying that joking about something hurtful makes it less hurtful?

OH shit I love you for this.

Do we really need to love ourselves? At the very least, can we be indifferent and okay with just being us?

what are you talking about

this was so many

My bigger question is why are any state agencies faith-based?

I know yesterday I said I wanted more long prose articles but maybe I misspoke...

I really hope you’re kidding.

They are an absurdly cute breed but yah... good luck trying to get close enough to pet those shy little weirdos.

I once came home to find Mulder our elderly black cat huddled under the chicken coop with the two chickens and a rat sat next to her, all hiding from the rain.

I’m sure it has to do with good old fashioned pearl clutching but a male dominated religion where men marry multiple women raises so many red flags for me that I can’t help but think “good”.

There shouldn’t be a poll, because there is only one right answer.