Posts by ebondwilk

Original Post by merylwhite1:

When I was in Tibet, I retained water like crazy. I was so puffy and bloated the entire time! It came off as soon as I went down to a lower altitude. That said, Tibet is pretty much as high as you can go. I'm not sure if Colorado is high enough to make a difference?

while colorado is certainly not as high up as tibet, denver is a mile above sea-level.  i'm in the mountains, so i'm at an even higher altitude than that.  i certainly feel the effects of the altitude- i get short of breath, dizzy, etc. when i do something that gets my heart racing.  i "acclimate" after a couple of days, though.  :)

"i will follow you into the dark" - death cab for cutie

the title says it all, right?  so sweet and so sad.

if you've only equalled the amount you've burned, then you can- and should- eat more food.  you've had an eating disorder, and you're still in recovery mode.  if your body is telling you it's still hungry, go ahead and eat.

Yay, survey!

1. If you have to choose between locally grown or organic, which do you usually choose? I choose locally grown.  Much fresher.

2. Favorite way to prepare potatoes: I'm not a huge fan of potatoes.  I like baked potatoes, though.

3. Do you press your tofu before preparing/cooking it (if you eat soy)? No.

4. Name your favorite recipe that is a tradition in your family: Meatballs.

5. Any food allergies? Nope!

6. When you want to go to a fancy dinner, where do you go? Mediterra.

7. When you have a cold, what do you crave? Chicken noodle soup.

8. What kind of water do you drink? Just the standard Kirkland brand.

9. Name a flavor of soda you'd love to see: Chocolate!

10. If the recipes you ate as a child were compiled into a cookbook, what would the title be? Hotdogs, Hotdogs, and More Hotdogs.

11. If you were allowed to grow one food that can't grow in your climate, what would it be? You can grow just about anything in California. 

12. Favorite type of mushroom? I don't like mushrooms.

13. Most frustrating part of your kitchen? The grout is easily stained.

14. Last food you burned? Soup in a cup.

15. Usual response to a veg*n's favorite question, "But where do you get your protein?" MEAT.

16. If you were baking your own birthday cake today, what flavor would it be? Yellow cake, chocolate icing.

17. Favorite brand of chocolate chips? Nestle'

18. You have $200 of your tax return reserved for Williams Sonoma- what do you buy? Ohh man, I don't even know.

19. Do you plan your menus in advance? Any tips to share? No, I don't.  I just eat as I go.

20. You have 3 minutes before you have to leave the house and you're starving- What do you eat? Light yogurt.

21. If Martha Stewart, Paula Deen, and Rachel Ray got into a fight, who would win and how? Haha, who knows?

22. If you eat oatmeal, what do you add to it before serving? I just eat the kind with flavor- I love Cinnamon & Spice.

23. If you got to travel to one country and learn all the traditional dishes there, where would you go (ignore commitments in your current place of residence)? Italy!

24. Favorite late night snack? Peanut butter on toast.

25. Favorite springtime food? Easter chocolate.

26. Favorite food-related magazine? Don't have one.

27. Which do you prefer: shoyu, tamari, conventional soy sauce, or Bragg's Aminos? I don't like soy sauce.

28. What vegetable or fruit do you dislike the most? None, I love all veggies and fruits.

29. Name a holiday food you look forward to all year long: Popovers on Christmas morning.

30. If you could convert anyone to veganism with your magic wand, who would you convert? Arnold Schwarzenegger.

yay, i love quizzes!  thanks for posting this.

1. What is your favorite flavor jolly rancher? apple
2. Favorite Mexican food entree? tamales
3. Flour or corn torilla: flour
4. Which is better orange juice or apple juice? oj
5. Favorite filling in chocolates: i love truffles' creamy chocolate fillings
   
6. Favorite topping on popcorn: caramel
7. Skim, soy, 2%, 1%, or almond milk? skim
8. What condiment do you probably overuse? mayo, i love it.  and ketchup.
   
9. Cooked or raw carrots? raw
10. Favorite icing on a cake: don't really like icing.  but chocolate, if i must choose.
    
11. And what flavor is this cake? "yellow" cake- vanilla, i guess?
    
12. What food were you trying to make during your worst cooking experience? haha, one of those microwavable soup cups- wonton soup; i didn't put water in the cup, so it caught on fire in the microwave and began emitting toxic smoke!  burning plastic = toxic
13.  Room temperature brownie or warm with some ice cream? warm with some ice cream, of course!
14.  Choose one: butterfingers, reese’s, snickers, or milkyway? butterfingers
15. How do you like your chicken? Baked, pan-fried, grilled, etc? grilled
16.  What kind of sauce do you like with your pasta? our homemade meat sauce
    
17.  Any food that you refuse to look up the calories? hm... mostly just veggies, since they're nothing.
    
18.  Do you like the flavored candy canes or regular? i don't really like candy canes
19.   How do you like your steak/burger cooked? medium
    
20. What do you want to try to cook for the first time? souffle
    
21.  Fresh, hot pizza or cold leftover pizza the next morning? ;-) i love cold leftover pizza, actually
    
22. If you could zap the calories out of any food which would it be? peanut butter, i can't live without pb, but i wish it wasn't so caloric.
    

I use good old "Sheer Blonde," and sometimes I use Herbal Essences for a change (and because it smells better).  I've never thought the price or quality of a shampoo matters that much, in the long run.  And if it does, I don't really care- I mean, my hair's dead anyway, right?  I get it trimmed regularly to get rid of those icky split ends, and my hair seems to do just fine.  But I don't blow dry it or straighten it, so I don't have to deal with heat damage, either.

I agree with the other posters- it doesn't have to be pricey, but personal is always best.  You could burn him a CD of songs you think he'll like, or buy him a movie you know he'll love.  Food is always acceptable, too, of course.  Baking him cookies shows him you put effort into making the gift for him.  Festive food is great, too- after we had been dating a couple months, I gave my boyfriend a tin of peppermint bark for Christmas, and he loved it.

That's awesome!  Great job!  :)

1) what's your name?: ebony

2) male, or female?: female

3) how old are you?: eighteen

4) how tall are you?: 5'4"

5) how much do you weigh currently?: 118 lbs

6) are you happy with your body?: sometimes

7) what's your favorite calorie-reduced product? (sugar-free yogurt, calorie-wise mayo, etc): sugar-free yogurt; reduced fat wheat thins

8) do you try to eat clean?: yes

9) do you have a gym membership?: at school

10) when was the last time you went to the gym, or exercised?: this morning

11) what's your favorite form of exercise?: running laps

12) what's your least favorite form of exercise?: running on the treadmill

13) do you strength-train?: a little bit

14) how often do you go to the gym or exercise?: 4 to 5 times a week

15) does anyone else exercise with you? (friends, family, etc): no, i'm a loner

16) what's your #1 food weakness?: chocolate, and bread

17) do you actually drink enough water?: i drink quite a bit

18) how many more pounds to do you want to lose?: 8

19) do you own a food scale?: no, my family wouldn't let me get one

20) are you craving anything right now?: no, i'm stuffed

I loved Frog and Toad!  Those were great.
I also loved Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series, and all the Mary Poppins books, and the Goosebumps series, and all the Edward Eager books.

The series that first really turned me on to reading, though, was "The Boxcar Children" series.  I loved, loved, loved the Boxcar children.  I think I probably read every book in the series.

I hated Nancy Drew, though, and I avoided the Wrinkle in Time series for a long, long time- but when I finally got around to reading the books, I loved them.