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This is my first time watching season 14 and I’m on the first black jacket elimination episode.

I know Megan is really liked within this sub but honestly she comes off as super bitchy to me. In this specific episode I can’t believe that Megan and others are only voting Michelle from “process of elimination” even though she hasn’t done anything wrong.

Just my opinion but I think it’s clear both Nick and Milly did the worst because they both messed up multiple times during the service. Nick is very obvious but at least he can take it and say okay I’m the first one going up. I think Milly not voting for himself is understandable but still cowardly when he knows he did the worst after Nick.

T even mentions prior to them talking that it’s all about last nights dinner now but yet she doesn’t want to vote for Milly either? So it’s all cool to just vote for people based on how much you like them versus actual cooking ability??

Don’t get me wrong I love Hell’s Kitchen and I know it’s more Ramsay’s decision than anyone else’s. But I can’t help but feel bad for Michelle because she hasn’t done anything wrong during service and is just getting ganged up on because the other black jackets like someone else better. It’s not a team game anymore, it’s individual. So why shouldn’t it be based on their performances?

I usually only lurk in this sub but honestly this episode pissed me off so badly I had to make one lol

Edit: I’m sooooo satisfied that Ramsay called them all out on it during the actual elimination. He saw through all of their bullshit and told them just how negatively it reflects on them!! Exactly!! I’m so glad he said he was disappointed in them. Milly you thought you were gonna get away by being likable LOL 🤣

Hi All,

This is my first post here and I just had a few questions for members who are more knowledgeable than me.

So I have “started” my journey last August but I did not really commit and get serious until two weeks ago. I have hit my two week tracking streak with the Loseit app and I am really proud of myself for staying consistent!

I know that just starting out I shouldn’t expect to see results right away and I truly am trying my best to create a lifestyle change rather than just being on a diet. As of right now my deficit number is about 1900kcal and for the past two weeks I have been tracking everything I eat and staying under that as well. It fluctuates from day to day but I try to stay about 2-300kcal under my goal.

I started doing this when I first downloaded the app because I was under the misconception of how being in a deficit works.

Since the two weeks have passed my weight has fluctuated up and down a pound. I weigh once a week to keep track of my progress.

So my first question is: is staying under the goal a good idea? I have not had too many issues with it so far, I only ate over my goal one day (drunk spicy chicken nuggets lol). I think I would hesitate more if I was struggling to stay at that number but I haven’t. I just want to make sure the habits I’m building will stay and be long term. Also, it’s not the same deficit everyday so I’m not sure if this is a bad thing in terms of consistency?

Second: If I do stay on this path and be in a larger deficit, what type of results can I expect? I know that for the first month or even more than that the results are skewed, but after that is it realistic to think that maybe I will lose 1.5 pounds per week rather than the 1 pound I have set in the app now? I am OK with getting used to calorie intake this if it will have a significant impact on my weight loss, but again I have been doing it on purpose. I could eat 1900 calories easily and I would like opinions on if this is worth it to maintain!!

Thanks so much in advance if anyone comments, this subreddit has changed my perspective so much already!! I really hope so join everyone in their successes (:

EDIT: I’m a goof and completely forgot the other info!! I’m a woman, height 5’6 and my current weight is 199. I used the TDEE calculator to get my maintenance however I rely more on the Loseit (app) calculation which tells me my deficit number is around 1900.

Hi guys I’m new to reading/watching this series and just wanted to share some thoughts.

In my opinion I think the entire series can be defined by Katniss’s pain. I know I’m extremely behind when it comes to getting into the trilogy or series in general but after rewatching the movies for the second time and thinking about the books that’s the aspect that sticks out to me the most.

That Katniss was just doing her best with the situation she was born into, having such a heavy burden on her shoulders already for having to take care of her family. All she ever cared about in the very beginning was her mom and Prim. She spent everyday caring for them and doing whatever she could. Then a situation she has no control over threatens one of the only people in the world she cares about and she makes the only decision she really can.

I felt it so deeply in Mockingjay part 1 where she told Snow directly that she never asked for any of this. To be in the games or otherwise. She did what she had to so she could survive and got co-opted into a movement she knew very little about. She was used from every single place whether it be the games, 13, and everyone looking to a young girl to fix a problem she had no business being involved in.

Every scene in the movies and every page I read in the book I just feel this deep immense sadness for her I can barely watch the movies without tearing up now. Because all I see is that young beaten down by life girl who was living what little life she could and just entered info an entire world of pain without her consent. She is constantly traumatized from every single aspect of her life and it seems like she only has fleeting moments of happiness in the woods.

I love the movies a lot and they are amazing to rewatch once you know the whole story but it takes so much from me emotionally to watch this innocent girl struggle so much and almost every person she cares for dies or is severely hurt.

I am beyond grateful she has her own version of a happy ending because I don’t think I could handle it if she was just destined to be hurting forever. It took her a long time to recover but Peeta and his love helped her so much.

p.s. does anyone have recommendations for good analysis essays or videos about the trilogy? I find the world of Panem so interesting and there’s so many layers just within the first three books themselves. I would love a great comprehensive analysis that digs deeper into the themes of the series!!