Pro ana negative calorie foods

This sub has been infiltrated by the anti Snyder crowd. I’m not pro echo chamber , but subreddits should be about what they’re named after. But this sub just has been griefed to shit.
In 2022-2023 I enjoyed the discourse in the sub , but now if you say something negative about James Gunn , Dc , Superman 2025 or WBD you’re downvoted to hell. The only upvoted comments are those hating on Snyder and praising the others.. it’s such a joke.
Can we get some more through moderation or close the sub off.

Crosspost
I found 4 bikes that I think would be good for what I'd want and need, such as:
-bike touring compatible
-all terrain appropriate
-needs to handle a heavy load
-long battery (lithium)
We originally decided to try backpacking and my husband saw some bikes and wanted to switch it up to bike touring instead. I'm a cave dweller, walking 5-10 miles a day was gonna be interesting, with 25-30 lbs in gear, and probably a child for parts as well, also missing a few luxuries like a fan. Biking traditionally doesn't seem like the best course of action, and so decided on an ebike. Added bonus of carrying more than 30 lbs of gear, but also the 80 lbs in kids. I want to really like this activity and my bike, as well as knowing this is a wonderful life skill to be able to do and pass on.
How well be using the bike:
-anywhere from 3-14 days
-very hot and humid most days of the year
-civilization is always close
-be used in a pinch to hightail us away from a bear if I had a broken leg and couldn't peddle (husband was bear food, so just me and children)
-motor breaks and I can still peddle like a regular bike with no restistance
Thank you for any and all help!! Any other info on maybe getting another battery or if I'd need a portable charger or types of touring equipment or child carts best suited for an ebike would also be greatly appreciated.
These are the bikes I found:
https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/radster-trail-electric-off-road-bike?variant=40285320314976
https://www.aventon.com/products/aventure2-ebike?variant=42255489499331
https://www.heybike.com/products/heybike-brawn-electric-bike
https://www.magicyclebike.com/products/magicycle-52v-20ah-cruiser-pro-step-over-mountain-electric-bike-midnight-blue?_pos=2&_sid=0c214af4b&_ss=r&_fid=25cc0289a&variant=45629100196122

DC or Chicago
I’m a 25 year old single Black woman. I just accepted a job offer for $150k base that will require out of state relocation (also covered by the company). The location options are Austin, Chicago, D.C., Nashville or Sacramento. I need to let HR know my first choice soon, and I’m stumped. I am only seriously considering either D.C. or Chicago, amd I’m looking for great food and nightlife, a good black dating scene, and walkability. I’m from the Midwest, so Chicago is closer to home but I have community in either city. The main pro for D.C. is the milder weather (I’d love to be done with Midwest winters), while Chicago is a little more affordable.
I’d like to live in or as close as possible to neighborhood with other young professionals and good food options. The only caveat is that I have a 75 pound pitt mix. She’s friendly but can appear intimidating and sometimes gets too excited when we see other dogs/she’s over stimulated, so I’d like something with a private entrance. My dream would be a townhouse (nothing huge) with a small, private fenced back yard. I’m open to renting or buying, I’ve seen some properties like what I’m looking for in the DC area for $325k - $450k (max budget $450k), I’m just not sure if they’re in safe areas and I’ll be a single woman living alone.
So, I’ll leave it to you all: D.C. or Chicago?

31 female, 5’7, 145 pounds. For the last two weeks I haven’t been able to eat. Every time I eat I get shortness of breath, trouble breathing through my nose, tight throat, trouble swallowing, heart palpitations like a real pounding heart with fast pace, chest pressure, chest pains, stomach pains. I’ve only been able to have an ensure plus 350 calories and a baby food 80 calories, that’s just in the last two days. The 10 days before that I haven’t eaten anything. I just need some advice, I’m afraid to eat because of the ton of symptoms I get.

To start with i am f20 and my older sister is f24. We have younger siblings which is f16 and f13.
My sister and i have grew apart within the years. As i got more mature i realised my sister never a sister to me.
Recently we start living together in our parents house again because she quit her job and i am a fresh drop out college student. After years not living together, it feels weird.
She and i have different ideas, different lifestyle. I don't like hers and she don't like mine. We have arguments and fights for that. But i have two major fights with her that deeply hurt me.
The first one.
On that day, my family are currently having dinner. My younger sister is telling me about her day at school. She look proud telling about how her peers and teachers loved her. I keep listening quietly and didn't say anything as i wait for her to tell all the story.
My older sister on the other hand, did not do that. She keeps butting in and saying "that doesn't happen" or "that's not really cool" to her. My younger sister instantly got quiet after that and i noticed her changes in her expression.
I start thinking to myself that i would hate if that happens to me so i start defending my little sister. My older sister start to get angry and saying i am putting negative thoughts into her head and trying to make little sis hate her.
I reply by saying she should be considerate for other people. She got angrier and start yelling for me to be quiet. She said I'm not as good as i think i am.
I know. I never said i was good person. But at least i try to be better.
When she yelled at me, i got angry. I start yelling too. I said I'm defending little sis. That quickly turns into screaming match. Now i am a person that cries easily. So i started crying and telling that she never act like an older sister to me. She never treat me like a little sis. The least she could do is try to watch out for other's feelings.
She didn't listen and run back inside her room. She and i didn't speak for quite some time. And after we speak again, she just act like nothing happened while i remember every single thing.
I hate it when she would make little comments about everything i do. She would go absolutely apeshit if i gave her the same energy.
I love cooking and i would always try to learn and cook new recipes because i wanna eat them. Whenever i cook, her first reaction is insults my cooking saying it doesn't look good and horrible. Second is she would ask for my food. She would always, ALWAYS ask for my food.
Fast forward to today, during this time we had small arguments here and there but never big. Today my mother ask me to cook because she is tired. So i start preparing the ingredients and start cooking.
My older sis and younger sis comes to the kitchen that time. I start to feel a little annoyed because i know she will ask for it. It's not i don't want her to eat, i hate it when i would spend hours cooking alone and she would comes out her room, eat the food and return back to her room.
Our arguments started when my older sis and younger sis are talking about something. I didn't join the conversation until my older sis start to ask me something. So while cooking, i to them. Then, my sister brings up something that i use to do YEARS ago. Mind you that it was extremely sensitive topic for me.
So my mood start to changes. I told my mother to continue my cooking because i don't want to do it anymore. Then my older sis start to get a little mad. She said i shouldn't get offended because she was only joking and that i can't take a joke.
I reply back by saying i don't want to cook for lazy people. That's when she got angry. She said she don't even want my cooking because it's horrible. Everything i cook is horrible.
Who doesn't get angry at that? So i asked her if my cooking is that horrible, why she always ask me for my food? She answer that she just want to have taste test. She said she would never ask for me anything again.
I reply by saying i don't believe her because this isn't the first time she said that. I bring up the fact that she literally borrow my money and asked for my food two days ago.
Then she start telling me to be quiet and get mad at me. She ask why i want to start arguing. I was absolutely baffled because she's the one that starts this. So i asked her why she suddenly said that my cooking is horrible.
She keep telling me to be quiet and i keep asking her. I wanna know what gives her this audacity to be a brat. But she doesn't answer and quickly went back to her room
I started crying after she left and she said i was being dramatic. Because she don't want to listen to me, i texted her. Here's what i said:
"You should joke around stuff like that and expect people not be offended. You shouldn't joke like that because you would go wild if people jokes about your sensitive stuff. You never treated me like a little sister. I want you to know what you're not my sister anymore and hadn't been for a long time. I have friends that would act more of a sister to me than you'll ever be."
After that i blocked her contact.
So, am i the asshole for this?

I swear to god, every single post I see on every single social media outlet is about weight loss injection drugs.
If their main therapeutic effect is delayed gastric emptying, creating food aversion, suppressing appetite, and restricting calories, why is this being glorified? I feel like people are paying for “medically-induced” anorexia. Meanwhile, I have this fucked up mindset engrained in my psyche FOR FREE and I’m not even GOOD ENOUGH AT IT to see the “results” that people on weight loss drugs see.
I’m so fucking annoyed. Two of my best friends are on it. I can’t escape it. My media algorithms don’t change. I wish I could turn off my “food noise” too but I can’t and haven’t been able to since I was fucking 15.

Hello fellow narcoleptics!
I'm officially 2 months on Lumryz. For context, I was prescribed Xyrem in 2018, switched to Xywav in (I believe) 2020, and just began Lumryz 2 months ago. I'm going to try my best to be brief as I go over all of my thoughts on it and how it has affected me/how it compares. For reference I take 7.5g packets.
tldr: taste is fine, works faster and for longer, bedwetting biggest symptom, mental state on it improved.

1. Taste

I was warned by my doctor that Because it is like a sand mixture that you mix with water, the experience is pretty gnarly. I will say that the texture is very strange, but if you just swallow it without swishing it around in your mouth, you can kind of get past that. I have always mixed my medication with water mixed with crystal light lemonade mix. I highly recommend this it's super easy and makes the taste much more bearable. But honestly it just tastes salty. Not too bad.

1. Effectiveness

I knew before I started Lumryz that it is very fast acting. Especially compared to the Xywav which, after taking it for so many years, had lost its potency and it would takes HOURS for me to settle down into sleep. My doctor said that Lumryz usually helps people fall asleep within 30 minutes, and because I have a high tolerance, I would probably conk out at just under an hour. The first night that I took it I started to feel extremely heavy within just 30 minutes. I was awake, but HEAVILY impaired, miles beyond what I used to feel on Xywav. I think at around 1 hour 15 mins I was out. Now, at the 2 month mark, I would say it takes 45 minutes to start to feel it, and I fall asleep between one to two hours, depending on how tired I am. so much faster than the Xywav!

1. Side effects (after taking)

First Time
The first week I took Lumryz was crazy. It made my body feel incredibly heavy and I also felt mildly dizzy but not in a nauseating way. The second night I had spilled juice on my floor and got down to wipe it up and fell asleep on the floor in what must have been minutes! I woke up a couple hours early in a crazy delirious state, for a couple seconds LITERALLY having no idea if I was at home or in my dorm room (which I was in). And I am not talking like forgetting for a couple seconds, I literally looked around and saw my dorm room but was convinced it was my bedroom at home and even that I could hear my parents talking down the hall. It was insane. I got into my bed though and went back to sleep and woke up fine.
Bedwetting
The worst side effect of the Lumryz for me (in the beginning) was the bedwetting. Even if I would pee right before taking it, it's like every other night my bladder would just empty (thank god for free laundry at my school...) I asked my doctor and he said that once my body was more used to the medication, I should stop bedwetting so frequently. He was right! After a month the bedwetting had stopped. Im sure that it will happen again someday, as I am sure other people on Xywav/Xyrem and Lumryz would agree with, but it isn't happening so frequently. To anyone switching to Lumryz, I would recommend going to sleep with a maxi pad on for the first couple of weeks.
Dreams
My dreaming has been so strange on Lumryz. It's too much to detail here in this already long post, so I think i'll do a separate post about this because there's a lot to break down.
Hunger and Nausea
My nausea has been about the same being on Lumryz vs Xywav. I have been prescribed Zofran for about as long as i've been on my narcolepsy meds. Next, the hunger. I know all of you Xywav takers know about how insatiably hungry you get on that medication, how you'll break into any nook and cranny, searching for any morsel of food. This was another main reason why I switched to Lumryz. The extreme hunger is definitely not the same as when I was on Xywav. It is not anywhere near as intense. I still get a bit hungry on it though, and this is probably heightened by the fact that I eat dinner at 6 PM and take my medication for sleep at 11 PM. I'm sure that anyone would get hungry after five hours. I would recommend eating a large snack about an hour before. If I'm going to bed with a more full belly, I usually don't get so hungry.
Staying asleep
Not only has Lumryz helped me fall asleep faster, but I also usually stay asleep for longer. For the past week or so, I've been waking up at anytime between 4 and 5 AM, but I'm able to fall asleep again within 30 minutes usually. I think this waking up is exacerbated by consuming food after taking Lumryz. I'm also more likely to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer if I have gotten physical activity that day. I have MDD, so it's common for me to not do much other than sit around for a whole day. However, when I get exercise, my sleep is so much better.
Mental Health on Lumryz
Another huge negative side effect I would experience while on Xywav was a fucked up mental state. Xywav would amplify suicidal or depressive thoughts for me, and it would be really bad if I was already in a bad mood. Though Lumryz works similarly, I do usually fall asleep much faster so the thoughts don't have time to get too bad. Lumryz usually makes me more confused than suicidal though.
Okay, that's mostly it. Feels free to ask me any questions you want.

Last August I began getting nausea from foods when I ate and it slowly turned into every time I ate which ruled out allergies, Pepto helped just fine, runs didn't and my doctor thought it was h pylori even tho I had no pain and the rest was negative. She then saw my tsh on those tests for that which were both two months apart because I did two months of Omeprazole and it was 6.19 and now it's 5.07 after two months of the levo at 20mg but on my vacation my nausea has come back and I haven't had it since I stopped Omeprazole and began levo. Is it possible this is hypothyroidism causing it? my other suspects are my anxiety and possibly just gerd but it's bad and I'm miserable so will lower levels get better?

Hey Reddit I am looking for some help, I will try to make this quick.
Me and my s/o are working for our local pharmaceutical/retail store and are being treated negatively with a increasing work load and decreasing hours with more and more write ups for things like being late by 5 minutes for having a asthma attack, we walk almost 30 minutes one way. We are looking for a remote (work from home) job or freelance work that doesn't require phone calls as we share a apartment unit with two others and are not allowed to have a "work space" outside of our bedroom per the others.
We need to make more then 19 a hour or more then 3k a month gross as any less and we could lose the poor living environment and downgrade to no living environment.
We have a minimum of 3 years of retail and. Fast food, are in a management level (shift leads) and have our pharmacy tech in training license.
We are in the state of Massachusetts with no vehicle at the Moment (we are practicing for our license test but can't take it due to requirements for the testing vehicle)
Thank you for the help as for right now I am at a complete loss

Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
I’ve had constant mouth ulcers for the past 18 months. I get a new one every 3-5 days and have not had a day without at least one in all this time. Usually there are 4 or 5 in my mouth at any given time. Most are small and they’re almost all on my tongue and gums. In weird spots like in between teeth, on the bottom of my tongue, in the crease where gum meets upper lip. Additionally I get a genital ulcer, just one at a time, every 3 or 4 months.
I’ve had canker sores on and off all my life, but they were always on the inside of my cheek. This is distinctly different.

• I’ve had the genital ulcer swabbed for herpes simplex: negative. Also tried Valtex for oral: no change.
• I have a B12 deficiency, but took supplements, got retested and my levels are back up. No change in ulcers.
• Iron and zinc levels are fine. Vitamin D slightly low, about to start supplements.
• Ruled out Behcet's. Had eye exam and everything. Rheum thinks Lupus and Shogrens unlikely.
• ANA was very slightly elevated. CBP normal.
• I have IBS. Was convinced it was related to my ulcers (some kind of malabsorption), but got treated and have seen significant IBS improvement and no change to ulcers.

My primary care doc is convinced it’s something autoimmune and wants me to get an ulcer biopsied. I have an appointment in August to talk to an ENT surgeon. Also have a dermatologist appointment, but not until October.
Can anyone think of anything else I should look into? I’m out of ideas. Thank you!!

I found 4 bikes that I think would be good for what I'd want and need, such as:
-bike touring compatible
-all terrain appropriate
-needs to handle a heavy load
-long battery (lithium)
We originally decided to try backpacking and my husband saw some bikes and wanted to switch it up to bike touring instead. I'm a cave dweller, walking 5-10 miles a day was gonna be interesting, with 25-30 lbs in gear, and probably a child for parts as well, also missing a few luxuries like a fan. Biking traditionally doesn't seem like the best course of action, and so decided on an ebike. Added bonus of carrying more than 30 lbs of gear, but also the 80 lbs in kids. I want to really like this activity and my bike, as well as knowing this is a wonderful life skill to be able to do and pass on.
How well be using the bike:
-anywhere from 3-14 days
-very hot and humid most days of the year
-civilization is always close
-be used in a pinch to hightail us away from a bear if I had a broken leg and couldn't peddle (husband was bear food, so just me and children)
-motor breaks and I can still peddle like a regular bike with no restistance
Thank you for any and all help!! Any other info on maybe getting another battery or if I'd need a portable charger or types of touring equipment or child carts best suited for an ebike would also be greatly appreciated.
These are the bikes I found:
https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/radster-trail-electric-off-road-bike?variant=40285320314976
https://www.aventon.com/products/aventure2-ebike?variant=42255489499331
https://www.heybike.com/products/heybike-brawn-electric-bike
https://www.magicyclebike.com/products/magicycle-52v-20ah-cruiser-pro-step-over-mountain-electric-bike-midnight-blue?_pos=2&_sid=0c214af4b&_ss=r&_fid=25cc0289a&variant=45629100196122

putting a tw for: body shaming at a young age, negative food talk, emotional neglect/abuse possibly, bad negative self talk, derealisation, body dysphoria issues, suicidal talk/depression, weight loss talk. plz be advised when reading or don’t if its too heavy.
also this is long, im just hoping someone would take the time to read and provide what they can. no one is obligated to read, thanks.
im genuinely starting to get upset and its killing me inside, when i look for support or any help anywhere there is none. all the content on instagram is targeted towards those who’ve made it past that age and survived having to cover up or not dress how they want. no one ever seems to care about the teen and tween girls who currently deal with this kind of stuff cause it seems to them it doesn’t exist anymore. its disappointing to see and shows i dont belong in any community so i’ve come here
im currently 17 and for the past multiple years ever since i started being heavier around the end of 5th grade it feels like my father has been more ashamed of his daughters body and has tried to cover me up and tell me what i should wear. im also dealing with covering up my severe depression and trauma so theres more thats kinda related to this but i dont want to stray off topic
when i was four my dad put me in the child acting industry based in la/weho. that wasn’t that traumatic for me honestly and didn’t take away from being a child but during that time my dad would sometimes get angry when i wanted a snack such as chips or a cookie, he would threaten me and be like “youre gonna grow as big as a house” or “of course you want the cookies”. keep in mind i was only in early elementary school around this time. and in fifth grade he signed me up for this shoot where it was some sort of tv pilot pitch where it was described as the biggest loser for kids and they had other slimmer kids on set that wore fat suits basically and i was the biggest one there. i belived i had to have a fitness routine at 11 in the fifth grade and started working out for two days
into middle school i started getting known for being a bigger girl but i remember around 7th-8th grade my dad kept saying how the clothes i had were too small when i was just trying to dress trendy or like similar styles like any middle school girl. if not that then it was stuff that was too “childish” or fit snug on me. this is when i started to feel totally repulsed about my body and dreaming about wearing what i wanted. and even to this day he periodically will get upset and disappointed in me being dressed down with my hair up just to do something mundane or for my therapy appointment. i was wearing hoodies or shirts with leggings. i remember when we were at six flags for my birthday and i was wearing a cute tank top that slightly showed a bit of tummy and he forcibly pulled the shirt down.
and getting into high school and up into this point he periodically, gets mad and upset when im wearing a certain outfit to go somewhere simple or drags me into the plus sized women’s section of kohls to look for clothes i don’t need and want. i remember when he took me to get my blood drawn i was on my period and wore pants that i typically do cause im uncomfy naturally on it and he got mad and i went into my room trying to calm down and not argue because its pointless with him, and i already knew he was gonna come in and go in my closet and tell me to change into a different pair of pants i don’t wear or what he liked. i always have to please what he likes or i should be wearing in my size.
up until recently he’s telling me i need to get a new wardrobe, that all my clothes are small when they just fit snug or my tummy shows through, (i go thrifting with my mom alot), and convincing me to shop in the plus sized women’s section of jcpenny and kohls. mind you he’s in his early 60s so i dont wanna hear “who still shops there” cause thats not making me feel better about myself at all. i remember he took me to see the women’s shorts and pants, all straight fitting long shorts that were two sizes too big on me. him sending me pictures of mens shirts that are oversized on me because i have some mens pants that i wear as jeans. when he took me shopping recently for athletic wear and told me i NEEDED new shorts and pants because the ones my mom gets are “too tight” when they fit me comfortably and the shorts i have to try on are long and big on me, i literally put them on and feel disgusting like im dressing for pe class, i dont say anything other than they just look plain in which he tells me im not supposed to look stylish at the gym and be comfortable. but when i wear them to the gym they keep falling down on me past half my ass no matter how much i have the draw string tied and im constantly pulling them up. when i have to struggle to not tell him i dont like any of the stuff he chooses for me or think fits since he gets mad and angry about it but also gets upset when i dont wear any of the things he gets me. and for the past two years i start to realize why he’s getting me to wear oversized or bigger clothes for me, because anything my size is too tight basically.
he’s told me my first cosplay i put together myself at fifteen looks raggedy and made me look like a street urchin, he didn’t let me get thin framed glasses i liked that were in our budget because my head was too wide for them and they just looked ugly to him, when he got a dress i needed for a cosplay in my size he made my mom try it on before i did and told me it was tight on her, said that the brand name suggested it was too small, kept telling i needed a bigger size, then when i tried it on and it fit perfectly he kept wondering if it was too tight. i dont even want to do any cosplay or get better cause of him and i cant even dress or put effort in outfits like i did in middle school. now i just feel like a burden cause of my body, something that needs to be hidden away, like everything is my fault because im bigger.
i feel repulsed and never take pictures, only when i feel like i should. my dad doesn’t take pictures of me anymore or puts up any photos of me in middle school or high school like he did my brother, only those photos of me as a young child. now im dealing with binge eating habits that affect me, weighing more than my parents, having shame about eating in public, feeling guilt when i eat, and not feeling like a person. even if friends take fun pictures of me i feel freaked out. im not living, and i dont know how im supposed to be accepted by this community when im forced to hate myself in real life and get jealous over those who’ve already made it past the shame in hiding themselves or appealing to society’s standards. and this is on top of processing me hiding my autism and severe depression and trauma. i dont want to keep dealing with thinner people who dont understand. and dont even ask if my mother is better, she just tells me that my dad would hate certain clothes and constantly nags me about having to shop at torrid. and im hoping to move out into a dorm around next year but this is something that’s killing me besides other things and i dont have any support because im the biggest person i know personally.

I’m a single 25 year old Black woman. I just accepted a job offer for 150k base that will require out of state relocation (also covered by the company). The location options are Austin, Chicago, D.C., Nashville or Sacramento. I need to let HR know my first choice soon, and I’m stumped. I am only seriously considering either D.C. or Chicago. I’m looking for great food and nightlife, a good black dating scene, and walkability. I’m from the Midwest, so Chicago is closer to home but I have community in either city. The main pro for D.C. is the milder weather (I’d love to be done with Midwest winters), while Chicago is a little more affordable.
I’d like to live in or as close as possible to a neighborhood with other young professionals and good food options. The only caveat is that I have a 75 pound pitt mix. She’s friendly but can appear intimidating and sometimes gets too excited when we see other dogs/she’s over stimulated, so I’d like something with a private entrance. My dream would be a townhouse (nothing huge) with a small private fenced back yard. I’m open to renting or buying, I’ve seen some like what I’m looking for in the DC area within my budget, I’m just not sure if the area is safe.
So, I’ll leave it to you all: D.C. or Chicago?

i binged twice today…once was more like all day at work, and then i convinced my boyfriend to get us mcdonald’s afterwards. of course my order was considerably larger than his. i already felt so terrible but figured i might as well enjoy some food that i usually never let myself have (stupid all or nothing mentality). i didn’t purge after that time, and now i just feel so much worse. that would have eased my mind at least a little bit. but now i just feel so completely disgusted with myself. on top of this i haven’t been to the gym in three days, and i feel like i’ve gained back 30 pounds, especially after today. my stomach hurts. i’ve already completely fucked up my digestive system, and this is just like hitting the reset button on any improvement that might have been happening there. i’m sad. i have therapy tomorrow so i’m going to have to explain everything and i’m dreading that. i just want to spend all day working out tomorrow, and probably start lowering my daily calories again. that’s the only thing that’s going to help me cope with this.
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I’m a 25 year old single Black woman. I just accepted a job offer for $150k base that will require out of state relocation (also covered by the company). The location options are Austin, Chicago, D.C., Nashville or Sacramento. I need to let HR know my first choice soon, and I’m stumped. I am only seriously considering either D.C. or Chicago, amd I’m looking for great food and nightlife, a good black dating scene, and walkability. I’m from the Midwest, so Chicago is closer to home but I have community in either city. The main pro for D.C. is the milder weather (I’d love to be done with Midwest winters), while Chicago is a little more affordable.
I’d like to live in or as close as possible to neighborhood with other young professionals and good food options. The only caveat is that I have a 75 pound pitt mix. She’s friendly but can appear intimidating and sometimes gets too excited when we see other dogs/she’s over stimulated, so I’d like something with a private entrance. My dream would be a townhouse (nothing huge) with a small, private fenced back yard. I’m open to renting or buying, I’ve seen some properties like what I’m looking for in the DC area for $325k - $450k (max budget $450k), I’m just not sure if they’re in safe areas and I’ll be a single woman living alone.
So, I’ll leave it to you all: D.C. or Chicago?

Like, actually? I feel so bad about myself. I'm 1.70 and before I had my baby I was at 74 kilos. I wasn't particularly happy since most of my life I fluctuated between 64-68 kilos but I put on those 10 extra kilos at 23 when I got my first job, so I just assumed I was finally growing out of my teenage body. I maintained that weight for 2 years. Immediately post partum I was at 96 kilos and walking a bit everyday and "de-puffing" (I guess) I reached 86 kilos two months later. I am almost two years post partum and I still weigh 86 kilos! The lowest I got was 84 kilos by religiously counting every single calorie I ate and measuring every single gram of food. I was also working out 45 to 60 minutes 6 times a week and going on 1 hours walks. I was happy to lose those 2 kilos but that lifestyle was just unsustainable for me and was only possible because it was during vacation period. I gained them back the next month so I feel it was all for nothing.
Between being a full time college student, working as a part time english tutor and taking care of my toddler (we cannot afford childcare at this moment) I don't even have time for any hobbies like journaling or reading. Much less for working out or wasting 30 minutes before every single thing I eat to count and add calories, measure and do the math. I can't seem to find the energy or even the free time to do anything for myself :( and whenever I have a couple of spare hours I just sleep. I see people here doing amazing at 4 or 6 months pp, how are you guys doing it?

So i was a really active teen as in swimming 20 miles a week plus weight lifting. Im not sure why but my mom was convinced I was going to get fat at the time and had me on a diet. I was never so deprived of food that i was dying but i was always hungry. I dont have a single memory from my teens that doesn't involve me being hungry in the background. My entire life was food and ways to get it.
I stumbled across a reddit post about a girl with a similar childhood and ran into issues with her mom being upset she gained weight during her pregnancy. She said how much food she ate everyday and said she went into the ER for malnutrition as a teen and it wasn't too far off what i ate everyday. She didn't go into portion sizes or anything so im not actually sure. I also did a good job of stealing food when my parents were asleep.
I am just curious to know what is a normal amount of food for an active teen.
I usually skipped breakfast because i get sick if i eat before 9am but if i did i ate 2 eggs and toast. Lunch was always a turkey sandwich, fruit snack and a 100 calorie bar. Dinner was usually 2 pieces of chicken and some mash potatoes and canned green beans. No snacks allowed. Is this a normal amount of food for my age at the time and activity level?
Also is it normal for teens to have access to snacks? I wasn't allowed to eat snacks as a kid. I don't remember any of my friends being allowed to have snacks either but i dont think i ever asked and im sure my friends parents might say no to snack while friends are over so they dont have to feed everyone.

Demographics

• Gender: Female
• Race/Ethnicity: Mixed (Asian, White, Black)
• Residence: Virginia
• Income Bracket: <$70,000 (Negative SAI)
• Type of School: Public
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): URM

Intended Major(s): Creative Technologies (Animation)
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 4.0 / 4.1952
• Rank (or percentile): 6/378 (Not submitted)
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 2 Honors (only 2 offered), 7 AP (Human Geo, Lang, Stats, US History, Chem, Gov, and Art), 1 Dual Enrollment (English 111 and 112)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Gov, Dual Enrollment English, AP Art, Japanese 1, Digital Art

Standardized Testing

• SAT I: 1200 (620 RW, 580 M)
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: 1300 (630 RW, 670 M)
• AP/IB: Human Geo (5), Stats (4), US History (3), English Lang (2)
• Other (ex. IELTS, TOEFL, etc.): N/A

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. Community Service: Volunteer, Society of St. Vincent de Paul (10th, 11th, 12th; Year-long; 2 hours/week, 24 weeks/year) I packed bags for my church's food pantry a couple times a month.
2. Work (Paid): Part-Time Health and Beauty Clerk, Harris Teeter (12th; Year-long; 21 hours/week, 40 weeks/year) I worked a couple days a week during the summer and weekends during school year.
3. Academic: Active Member, National Honor Society, Leadership: Oversaw Fundraising Event (11th, 12th; School-year; 3 hours/week, 15 weeks/year) I attended monthly meetings and joined fundraising, peer tutoring, and teachestaff appreciation committees.
4. Work (Paid): Part-Time Frozen and Dairy Clerk, Harris Teeter (11th; Break; 18 hours/week, 12 weeks/year)
5. Art: Student, Pre-College Summer Course, The Art Institutes (12th; Break; 20 hours/week, 2 weeks/year) I took an 2-week online animation class where I learned animation principles and used Adobe Photoshop and Animate to create a 2D animated short film.
6. Religious: Eucharistic Minister, Church (11th, 12th; Year-long; 1houweek, 15 weeks/year) I volunteer for my church by serving communion during mass at least once a month
7. Athletics: Club Volleyball, Member of Youth HS Competitive Team, Achievement: Won a League Championship (10th; School-year; 6 hours/week, 25 weeks/year) I attended practices twice a week and played two games every weekend.
8. Other Club/Activity: Member, Film Club (9th, 10th; School-year; 2 hours/week, 20 weeks/year) I went to weekly meetings to discuss filmmaking and made individual short films outside of meetings to present weekly.
9. Community Service: VolunteeLeader, Vacation Bible School, Church, Leadership: Managed Arts & Crafts Station (12th; Break; 12 hours/week, 1 week/year) I helped set up and clean crafts station. I managed younger children and helped them when needed.
10. N/A

Awards/Honors

1. QuestBridge National College Match Finalist (National; 12th)
2. National African American Recognition Award (National; 12th)
3. Principal's List (School; 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
4. AP Scholar Award (National; 12th)
5. Student of the Year (School; 9th, 10th, 11th)

Letters of Recommendation

• Guidance Counselor (?/10): I didn't meet with him a lot so he doesn't know me too well, but it seemed like I stood out to him because of how well I always do. I never saw his LOR, so idk how good it was, but I'm sure it was good.
• AP Statistics Teacher (10/10): junior year teacher; I always had an A in his class but didn't talk much. He was kinda awkward so I avoided talking to him lol, but his LOR was actually really good. He said that he wanted his daughter to grow up to be like me!
• AP US History Teacher (8/10): junior year teacher; I always had an A in his class but never talked either. His LOR wasn't bad but he basically rewrote the resume I sent him
• Art Teacher (9/10): teacher during sophomore and senior years; she chose to enter one of my pieces in a local art show and I won an award. She kinda overhyped me but it was good nonetheless.

Interviews
N/A
Essays
I think I spent about a month on my essay, but I can't remember. I felt like my essay was pretty good, but I thought it might be controversial depending on the reader so I was a little nervous. I'm not that good of a writer, but I think the content made up for it. I basically talked about my experience growing up mixed race and how I won't let race define me. I thought it might be problematic because I said a black girl was being racist to me by mentioning how a black girl once told me I only got straight A's because I was "white" and that I realized that some people use race as an excuse for their failures. I said that I thought it was sad she was raised to think that way and ended by saying I wouldn't let my race dictate what I should like or how I should behave and that I would decide for myself rather than following others.
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)!!! (EA) - Presidential Scholarship Initiative Recipient (approx. $17,000 per year to cover rest of tuition and room and board)
• Virginia Commonwealth University (EA) - Virginia Merit Award Recipient ($4,000 per year)
• Longwood University (EA) - Presidential Scholarship Recipient ($8,000 per year)

Waitlists:

• N/A

Rejections:

• University of Southern California (ED through QuestBridge)

Additional Information:
Let me just start by saying that I'm extremely grateful for how things have worked out for me. I feel so lucky and fortunate to be in the situation I am. I know I had my GPA and low income going for me, but I got so much more than I ever expected and I still can't believe this is actually happening!! QuestBridge didn't work out, but I still ended up getting what I was looking for: a way to go to college without taking out loans.
So to explain me being able to "go to Virginia Tech for Free," I have multiple sources that are paying for my first year; I didn't just get a full ride from VT (although it basically is when combined with everything else). I got about $15,500 in govt. grants, the scholarship from VT to cover the rest of tuition and room and board which is about $17,000 this year, and $12,000 in outside scholarships. And that's way over the COA, so I don't have to worry about paying anything!! Now I can follow my dreams of being an animator at my dream school without worrying about how to pay for it!!!

I usually don’t eat Mac and cheese bc of the high calorie. When I do, it’s on one of those weird occasions where I want to eat the whole box. I like Mac and cheese solely for the excuse of eating cheddar. I love melted cheddar. I only get that gooey cheddar satisfaction from mac and cheese, I don’t get it from ramen, grilled cheese, sometimes nachos but not really. Are there ways I can enjoy cheddar goo without the pasta? The pasta is just too mush (yes I cook it right I just generally never liked pasta) I consider myself one of those people who, without thinking just eat very very little. Im on this page to know how to eat balanced bc if I’m not eating balanced I literally just live off of coffee and the occasional chicken tender. I hate cauliflower with all my heart. How on earth can I replace Mac and cheese? I hate high calorie foods, I’m not satisfied with. I have tried seeing if I have any deficiency I’ve bought myself milk and I regularly drink. Honestly I’ve already fixed any weird cravings I had last year and I’ve been fine. My only two problems are cheese (Mac and cheese), Reese’s, and coffee. Those I can eat in abundance. I have no idea why I love sugar but probably bc I’m depressed. Yes I am depressed for months now but yea. Sorry for the rant. Tbh the abundance of the sugar and fat content in these foods are what keep me fat. I recently been buying sugar alternatives and I’ve been slowly replacing soda for example, I buy poppi. It’s helped a lot but I just want to know what cheese alternatives there are?

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