Ask comment: "I would suggest finding a reputable dietitian or nutritionist, doing a metabolic analysis and designing a plan together that's tuned in to your body, your lifestyle, and your needs. Supervision can make sure that the weight comes off at the right..." [more]
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Yesterday

Ask comment: "Unfortunately, allergies aren't quantity-sensitive (i.e., in a true allergy, ANY exposure to the allergen provokes a response, not necessarily just drinking gallons of milk). This means that full-on prevention is usually the only cure. Yes, it..." [more]
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10 days ago

Ask comment: "I don't see why the two have to be mutually exclusive. There have been plenty of writers with day jobs before you, and there will be plenty more when you're gone. Writers aren't all crammed up in stinky garrets dying of TB and wondering where to go..." [more]
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3 weeks ago

Ask comment: "I make a smoothie out of soy yogurt, a tablespoon of flax meal, about a tablespoon of delicious macadamia, cashew or almond butter. Add a cup of frozen fruit you've defrosted somewhat (a minute in the micro will do), rip out the immersion blender,..." [more]
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3 months ago

Ask comment: "Distribution and marketing budgets are huge reasons to go mainstream. If you self-publish, you're going to have to distribute and market your book yourself. A mainstream publisher takes over many of these functions for you in addition to giving you..." [more]
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4 months ago

Ask comment: "I met my boyfriend of over 3 years on OkCupid. When I was doing the online dating thing, I tended to immediately reject e-mails that were: * generic. Anything that sounded canned or did not directly respond to something in my profile was..." [more]
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5 months ago

Ask comment: "This kind of reminds me of what the AA crowd says about making amends to people. It is not recommended that a person pursue amends, or a reconciliation, or whatever you want to call it, if they are likely to cause harm by doing so. It might..." [more]
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6 months ago

Ask comment: "It sounds like the time is ripe to create a fun tradition of your own that doesn't involve soul-draining misery. If you do go, make sure you have a "safety valve" like a friend on hand you can call and vent to, or plans to leave afterwards..." [more]
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8 months ago

Ask comment: "Okay, I registered for MeFi just to answer this question. I recently retired from a roller derby league and can absolutely say that derby completely transformed both my life and my (at the time overweight) body. First of all, the women on my..." [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by junesix, Roach, smich, peep
8 months ago