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Cassius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 800-1000 calories sounds very low to me - do you > think that your body was already in starvation > mode which is why you couldn't lose weight when > you were eating at that rate, then when you > started to eat more you kick started your > metabolic system into play again so you lost > weight because your body was metabolising food at > this new faster rate. Just one thought. Yes

Nice fat cheque unexpectedly coming in the post. It's like landing on the Community Box square in Monopoly and winning the beauty competition.

Huguenot you are a patronising, unbearably smug, self-satisfied twat pontificating about something you know nothing about. Where do you get off calling my experiences "old wives tales"? You're a fucking clown. Not everyone falls into your one size fits all theory that you've mentally downloaded from some men's magazine. And, for the record, unlike yours, my memory is not faulty. One of the things that you seem to have forgotten is that you have no medical or scientific qualifications. Fact - up to a few months ago I was existing on a diet of 800 - 1000 calories a day maximum. I have done for years. Very small appetite - no real interest in food. Some days I would eat even less. Fact - by increasing my calorific intake and eating 5 times a day I lost 2st in 7 weeks. You may call this an old wives tale but it is FACT - 2 stone - gone. 2 dress sizes - gone. In your super-smug words Huguenot "If you make up stories about this you may justify yourself psychologically, but you're quite simply wrong." Err - not really something I can make up stories about really because I'm eating more and I'm 2 stone lighter and that is self-evident. Just to indulge you and your one size fits all theory for one moment: "If you're fat you take in more calories than you need and don't burn them through exercise. Simple.". So, if I was listening to you I would need to reduce my meagre 800 - 1000 calories a day even further in order to loose weight? Not only would this be a really dangerous thing to do but it would also cause the body to go into starvation mode. If you don't know what body starvation mode is then google it because, unlike you, I'm not going to sound off like I am an expert. I suspect that because I had under-eaten for so many years I had somehow damaged the way my body metabolised food and stored fat. I also suspect that there are quite a lot of other people in the same boat. People likely to be in their 30s and 40s. Sadly, for anyone like me, there are a lot of self-proclaimed experts out there ever-ready with their dud advice, which is just a slap in the face. Right now I am at the ideal weight for my height. To maintain that weight I need to keep eating at present levels (i.e. 5 times a day) and not revert to 800 - 1000 calories a day, missing meals and sporadic eating. For me, that's hard. Huguenot - the human body is a more complex machine than you seem to be able to grasp. You are not an expert. When somebody tells you that their experience is different try, very hard, not to patronise the fuck out of them.

I drew a purple flower on my ballot paper once. It still got counted.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Fat people are fat because they overeat and don't > get enough exercise. > Not true at all. There are all kinds of wild cards in there. I got fat through not eating enough. I've always had a small appetite an I seldom feel hungry. Weight started to pile on in my late 30s. Earlier this year I went on a special diet which meant I had to eat 5 times a day (which was a struggle). I lost 2 stone in 7 weeks and had to stop the diet because I was loosing my curves (which I am fond of) and getting too skinny. After I stopped the diet I quickly reverted to my old habits of not eating and, guess what, I gained weight. This week I've gone back to eating 5 times a day and I've lost about 3lbs (today is Thursday). I have an appointment with a specialist next week to see how I can balance things out going forwards. Oh, and I get plenty of exercise. Completely untrue that fat people are fat because they overeat and don't get enough exercise.

And, on the subject of nipples, why do shop dummies need them?

I was on the same flight home this week as Thom Yorke. He is as miserable as sin (I already knew that) but he's also seriously small. Granted when I first bumped into him we were in the lounge and I was wearing big heels (I'd just come from a do) but I changed out of those clothes and later on he was sitting in front of me for the whole flight and the guy is only the same height as me (5ft 4). I really wanted to tell him that his band is shite and he needs to cheer up a bit but I didn't. He was very attentive with his kids though.

One of the questions I'm fond of asking people is "what is the first news story that you remember as a child?". My first was the Aberfan disaster, the first to penetrate my little girl world; quickly followed by some spectacular hotel fire tragedies. As a little girl watching TV I found those images very scary. To this day, before I enter a hotel room I have always clocked the fire escape route before I even get into the room. No exceptions. It'm on auto pilot.

Jah - you posted Sympathy for the Devil twice. Are you smokin tonight or is it just top of your list? Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in.

YES YES YES YES YES I CAN COME HOME FANFUCKING TASTIC I've been a little worried. Now I'm excited I can come home. On a more positive note, I drove right through the Joshua Tree National Park today, which is something I had always wanted to do.

Well done Keef - so glad. Guys this is a gift horse - no booking fees and no postage. This is the Pixies selling direct to fans as cheaply as possible and if Ticketbastard get their hands on these gigs you'll pay a lot more than ?30 a head. Friday standing has now sold out and the rest will quickly follow. Not many people know about the gigs yet. Yes there may be extra dates but don't hang about. Even if there are extras they'll sell quickly. Don't wait. Px

I've booked standing for the Friday. Come on ED let's go!

And here we go again: http://www.lalapixiesloveyou.com/

I'm supposed to be flying home from LA next Saturday. I'm sure the cloud will have gone by then but there are so many stranded passengers that I'm a bit concerned I might get bumped from my flight to accommodate stranded passengers. Does anyone know if there is a policy about this? I'm flying Virgin. What I mean is, if flights are running by next Saturday can I still get bumped from my confirmed flight? I really don't want to be stranded. Any advice gratefully received.

I'm a child of the 60s and my mother's moment of madness was leaving me, in my pram, parked outside Woolworths. Those were the days when mothers didn't struggle with prams, they just left them (and the baby) outside the store. If a parent tried that today they would be reported to social services but in the 60s - it was the done thing. Anyway, she went home and had a cup of tea before my father casually asked "where's the baby?". No harm done.

I just had my moment of madness when I accidentally took an advanced yoga class. WTF was thinking? I can barely type I'm shaking so much. I struggled for an hour and a half on a mat nestled between beautiful people who I swear to God must have come out of the womb in downward dog. I feel well and truly humiliated ? death by yoga, I should have run a mile after the warm-ups but I braved it out. I may not live to tell but right now I'm going to slide into a swimming pool and attempt to swim a few laps to soothe my poor confused limbs.

You may be right Jeremy but it comes down to how you define cheesy. Me, I cringe at the ubiquitous Hollywood happy ending because it rarely happens like that in real life so it leaves me cold when I see it on the screen. What doesn't ever make me cringe is when the human spirit rises against all the odds and fights for a better life. That's what I saw happen in Precious. I'm the first to admit that that's a very "Oprah" thing - but it just happens to be my own sensibility. I really can see how someone might see that as cheesy though.

Hey it's not just a guy thing: I've been completely bald - twice - an illness thing. Shit happens. It grew back.

The thought of a loved one being involved in a car accident is nightmarish to say the least. How to make matters even worse - have the other party be uninsured. If this should ever happen to you KK et al then, trust me, you'll be less laissez-faire about untaxed drivers (who are inevitably uninsured). If they can't afford tax or insurance then get the bus.

I've never fisked but I'm tempted to have a go. It sounds really dirrty. I don't think I can resist. Then, next time I'm late for something (and I always am), I can casually drop in "sorry honey, I was having so much fun fisking I lost track of time".

The Italian Job - Noel Coward (camp as a row of tents) and Michael Caine.

Has anyone seen this? I saw it yesterday and I wept buckets. It's not an easy watch to say the least but I would urge you to give it a go. The leading lady is way beyond excellent. It has Mariah Carey in it too (Mariah who "doesn't do stairs") and, guess what, she's excellent. Who knew? So there's yet another lesson learned not to pre-judge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5FYahzVU44 Whenever things are bad for Precious she goes to her her little inner fantasy world and it was a moving reminder that we all have hopes and dreams and we all aspire to a better life.

No, not impressed. It's ugly. Not as ugly as the shopping centre though.

I've spent over two hours in my hairdresser's chair inhaling all the fashion magazines. It must be a sin to have that much fun on Good Friday.

There's a huge multi-storey car park behind the Brighton Metropole. Costs about ?8 for the day. You can't beat fish and chips by the seaside and a walk on the pier.