Posts by jennike

sorry this is so off topic-i just have to say;;; VANESSA! you ROCK man, that must have sucked growing up. you are so strong to persevere through that kind of influence. My mother was into a healthy lifestyle, eating healthy and excerisizing, but health was just really the background of our lifestyle, not the center, and she STRONGLY enforced that i should never do anything soley for image... if it weren't for her influence, i wouldn't be who i am today. i'd be pretty clueless. i really admire you

ha ha ha! OH, oprah! you and your happy endings...

that was a masterpiece though! I never really like books like that... but honestly... so incredible.

We the Living is AMAZING chchcheck it out!!!! It also is a little different from rand's other things.

as for my suck list: THINGS FALL APART by CHINUA ACHEBE~ so awful!!

Survivor by palanhuik was a total disappoinment after reading all of his other stuff

that's all for now... i need to go read more

why don't you plan your meals ahead of time, and go buy your groceries accordingly?

i don't believe that it is necesssarily the issue it self that leads to disorders, rather the human response to dealing with it: how do you solve your problems. all too often this stems from someone's self esteem, and they hurt themselves. i know that if something goes wrong in my life, if my best friend just up and leaves, or my boyfriend leaves me, or i miss someone, or i feel like i suck at school, or WHATEVER... my initial response is to just starve it off... it's such an easy way to solve all my problems because then hey, i feel good about my skinny little self agian. i just had this revelation recently, so i'm actually eating more often, and dealing with life. it feels so much healthier for my subconscious...

Original Post by corduroyfirekills3:

jennike, are you a very empathetic person? Do you worry about your friends' feelings too much? It could be that you feel like when you choose a diet food, you are reminding the people around you that they are not as conscious about their food choices as you are. You are setting yourself apart through your choices, and there's also some value judgment attached there, since the full-fat or sugary food/drinks the other people are buying are not good enough for you.

If that sounds like it makes sense to you, just acknowledge to yourself that yes, when you eat healthier you aren't running with the crowd, and even if that can feel uncomfortable it's very important to you, so it's worth it.

Who cares if it makes the barista or the person in front of you feel guilty about their choices when they see what you do - you're setting a GOOD example - be proud!

 :) thankyou so much

i'm all about human connection and always pay attention to such things :) but thanks for your replies... i suppose there are a few aspects in which i should get over myself, and room for self improvement. however~ what about friends that make fun of splenda use for diet purposes, etc... mine do... rawawr

the stretch fabric is way comfy, i buy it regardless... just in a size or two larger than usual :P

as a philosopher (self proclaimed, might I add--I CAN'T RESIST!)

1.What is your religion? I honestly can't associate myself with a religion... it's too cultic. I feel like they exist as systems of beliefs to control society and keep order. Which is retarded. It's why gay people can't get married. I do, however, pick from other religions qwhat I've found to be true

2.What are your personal beliefs? I don't really believe in anything I can't prove and I hate it when people do blindly believe

3.Do you believe in a god? which? haha, coincidentally, I do, I feel that God is everything in and of itself

4.Does your religion restricts you from doing something? what?(cursing, not eating something, etc) I'm a vegan... it's not because of any religion, obviously, I just am morally convicted opressing life is wrong

5.Does your religion include asisting to anywhere? where/when? (church, etc) Nope

6.Do you believe in afterlife? Not for the ego

7.If you believe in afterlife, what do you think there is after life? if you dont, what do you think happens when you die?  ummm a pool of energy that never ends

8.Do you believe in a heaven or a hell? if so how? I think the bible implies these as "in the moment"... if you translate hell directly it means "desert", obviously heaven is the opposite, maybe an evervescent flourishing forest, making the most out of every situation

9.Any other thing you would like to add? ask me any questions

just boil kale in it and mix it w/ stir fried peppers and onions... its super easy and tastey

Original Post by cindolin:

I have to agree with onmyway--

I also don't wanna get into all the veg politics bs, because it differs with each case. I don't know the full details of your situation, but the word "binge" conjurs up ED connotations. And in such a case one may eat things completely outside of their norm. Many people, while binging, completely detach from the food itself. People can eat tubs full of butter, not needing the calories or even satisfying a craving. It sounds irrational and unusual, but it happens. And we're all human.

You should just think for yourself instead of trying to follow a formula for what makes you a vegetarian or an animal lover, etc. If you feel out of control while binging, you aren't making a rational choice, whereas in your daily life, you are deciding to be a vegatarian.

 you talk about a "binge" as if it were some sort of biological reflex ingrained in peoples with eating disorders and that they have no control over what they shovel into thier mouths

that's a lie. a total lie. humans do have desires, this is true. to be human, is to want, very much sometimes-- humans also have something called FREE WILL... excersize it.

i second pumpkin314~~i usually eat every couple of hours or so anyways. my reccomendation is to eat a potato,,! those are pretty hefty, usually carbs  will do the trick. when eat them you feel super full.

I LOVE THIS THREAD! good idea :D

old: pepperann, power puff girls, 2 angry beavers, rockos modern life, and dexters lab were my weaknesses. they need to still air all of these

and clarissa explains it all. even if that is not a cartoon

new: ummm... haha... uhh.... yeah....

well i think the idea behind them is the fact that it is more nutricious to eat a cinnamon roll larabar (which is made out of only raw food, and doesn't have any transfat, artificial crap, etc) than to go out and the actual thing when you're craving it, because your body can break up the nutriants in bars and use them, whereas pillsbury cinnamon rolls aren't really even " food"...lol

Original Post by mermaidgirl2:

I LOVE animals...that's it!

 this reminds me of something alicia silverstone said- if you like animals... why would you eat them? i think that's why she's a vegan too

There's this thing about vitamins... I am one of those people who is suspicious about them. I read and heard a lot about how they're not that great at all, because your body can only absorb a very low percentage of it, like 10% so that vitamins basically just "pass through your system." Anyone know anything about this?