I hope this doesn’t go against the rules, please delete if it does.
Since a common part of recovery is naming your ED voice as a way to separate it from yourself, I was interested in learning what names people chose for that voice, and how they decided on it.
I saw these pop up on social media, look pretty cool, like a cross between sneakers and combat boots, fits my style. Just curious if anyone has tried these, if they’re more narrow or wide etc?
The lack is a side zipper gives me pause as I can see that these would be more of a pain to take on and off (I’m lazy), but I really like the style, so that could tip the scales.
The small now very blurry bumblebee was my first tattoo I got in 1991 in Hong Kong at age 11 (if you squint your eyes, you can kind of make out some details lol). The dragon I got in 1997 in Hong Kong at age 17. I have a lot more tattoos from the 90s, but thought I’d post these first. 90s Hong Kong tattoo culture consisted of needles and tattoo machines that were “sanitized” over the flames of old oil lamps, which allowed needles to be reused. Gloves were non existent. You were typically in a smoke filled studio with drunk sailors, blue collar workers and local gangsters all getting tattooed at the same time in the same space. Hong Kong in the 90s and before was the Wild West of tattooing, a lot of “rules” were ignored or simply didn’t exist. Looking back, it’s frankly a miracle I didn’t contract some blood borne disease, but I did have the honor of getting tattooed by some local legends.
I love white chocolate, as much as I love milk chocolate. Some I’ve tried and like are Milky bar, Cadbury white buttons, Malteasers white and Milkboy. Milkboy was the most premium of the lot, had a very strong vanilla flavor, which I loved. Cadbury also had a vanilla flavor, but not as rich as Milkboy. I also really like Milky Bars for their more milky and slightly tart flavor, and it’s also very nostalgic. The Malteasers white was probably the most mild tasting, nice but not as rich as the others.
I’m looking to try other white chocolate and thought I’d ask people’s opinions here. What’s your favorite, and what do you like about it? I’m not really concerned about how premium it is, just what you like about your favorites.
I love white chocolate, caramel and blondes, so this seemed like it would tick all my boxes. It was pretty good, probably should have left it in the freezer a bit longer as it was a little soft and I prefer ice cream to be firm.
The over all flavor was decent, but the ice cream tastes a little like I was eating butter, not in the best way, probably because it was a little melted. Something about the lack of contrast between the white chocolate and the caramel ice cream seems to make the ice cream taste disappear a bit, so it became more textual than flavorful. The bits of blondie were pretty good.
I’m curious to see how it tastes tomorrow when the ice cream is firmer, but it doesn’t come close to B&J Milk and Cookies for me, so I may not be getting this again.
They look like basic chocolate covered malt balls. I’m a big fan of Malteasers, which made me curious about these, as the center is caramel flavored (which sounds good), but was put off from getting them after seeing it “contains bioengineered food ingredients” on the back.
Just curious if anyone’s tried them, how they taste, how’s the quality of the chocolate?
Went to a birthday party and had a slice of cake. Wasn’t able to take a photo, but I’ll give the best description I can. Would appreciate help with estimates.
The over all size of the slice was 5 inch by 5 inches, with the end being about 1 inch thick, which tapered to a point (so a pretty thin slice).
The cake part was a typical chocolate flavored cake, not too dense, and gluten free. The frosting was vanilla buttercream, with the top cake frosting being about 1/2 inch, the end of the cake frosting being about 1/4 inch, and 3 very thin layers of frosting in between. 4 layers of cake, each layer was about 1 inch tall, but being that the slice tapered from 1 inch to 0, the thickness varied.
It was a home made cake, so I can’t speak to any brand… Any guesses as to the calorie content from this description?
Seeing an ED dietitian soon. I’m super nervous, as this is my first time seeing one and going through recovery.
I guess one of my main concerns is about pacing and being pushed too fast to do things, as when I feel a lot of pressure, I tend to withdraw. In the first consultation session, is it a good or bad thing if a dietitian already starts you off with a few goals and suggestions? Is that normal, too fast, too aggressive, totally appropriate?
What are some other green or red flags to watch out for?
Thank you!
I posted yesterday about my frustration with the surprise tariffs I didn’t find out about until after ordering and the shoes arriving in the U.S. from the EU…
However, I just received them, so I thought I’d give my initial impressions.
Having tried and owned a few barefoot brands, these are by far my favorite sneaker. I say this because they have all the barefoot attributes, foot shaped toebox, zero drop and flexible, however they are definitely on the slimmer side. This is what I’ve been looking for as most other barefoot sneakers tend to be wider, which has been a challenge for my thinner feet, but also because I tend to wear slimmer pants, which tend to make regular barefoot shoes look clownishly wide by contrast. I’ve found that barefoot shoes look better a lot of the time with baggier pants as it makes the shoes look more proportional, however, these Groundies seem to work well with my slimmer style. Ive added some photos with different outfits, slimmer to looser clothing to give a sense of how the shoes work with them.
As for the color, I don’t know why Groundies don’t sell this color in the Panama style in the U.S. It makes absolutely no sense as black uppers with white soles is such a classic and timeless combination… yet they have a bunch of other color combos, it boggles the mind. This however was the color I wanted as it goes with my often more neutral dark outfits. Why Groundies?!!!
The quality seems really good so far, but time will tell. The upper materials seem good quality, the stitching and everything looks good, yet they’re still pretty light and flexible.
As for the size, I typically order EU38, men’s 6.5US (I’m a guy), and I’ve found these to be close to true to size, even a little longer than I expected. I’ve read some reviews where people say these run short, but that’s not my experience. I wonder if I could have even gone with an EU37.5, but that may have been a bit too short. I ended up putting a pair of Whitins insoles in them and they feel perfect.
I have a couple pairs of barefoot boots from Peerko and Groundies, and they have slimmer profiles that work well with my feet and slimmer style, so it’s nice to have a sneaker/casual shoe option with these, and I can see these working well for going out and traveling… and I’ll save my Whitins for walking the dog and yard work.
Hopefully Groundies will come to their senses and offer this color outside of the EU too, as it makes no sense to limit availability on such a classic color.
I just ordered a pair of Groundies Panama from Prague to the U.S. because they had a pair of black ones with white soles, which aren’t available in the U.S., and they were discounted from $140 (the typical price in the U.S.) to $110. With the discount, the high $40 shipping seemed acceptable to me as it was only an extra $10 over the regular price with shipping for a color I really wanted that’s not available in the U.S.
I confirmed the order, paid the money and shipping, only to receive a message from DHL today that they were holding my order until I paid import duties (tariffs). Imagine my surprise when an additional $37 tariff charge was slapped on top of the $150 for the shoes and shipping. What’s infuriating is this tariff charge is not disclosed until you’ve actually placed the order and it’s already in the country, at which point I have the options to either not pay the tariff, which means the shoes would be shipped back to the seller, then I have to deal with a return and lose the $40 shipping, or pay the tariff.
Just a warning to anyone in the U.S. ordering shoes (or anything else for that matter) from the EU. Thanks to the “stable genius”, this is life in the U.S.
A lot of “facts” get thrown around about the differences between Cadbury in the UK and US, Hershey etc. Comments about cocoa percentages, milk percentages etc. based on minimum requirements in each country… I just read the article below which provides much needed nuance, explanations about the similarities and differences, while also giving individual subjective opinions about the differences in taste. Hope you enjoy the article as much as I did.
Beyond the delicious taste, Walker’s Shortbread, that’s made in Scotland, contains only 4 ingredients, wheat flour, butter, sugar and salt. Flip through the photos and compare that to all the artificial crap American companies put into their so-called “shortbread”. Lorna Doone shortbread cookies even contain a “bioengineered food ingredient”.
So sick of the fact that so much of the food we get in the U.S. is filled with chemicals and crap ingredients. I’m glad we at least have access to some tasty imported treats like Walkers with decent ingredients.
Title basically says it. Flying from the US to HK round trip, 15 hours direct. Premium economy is twice the price of economy. Ticket prices are insane at the moment, the PE seats on Cathay at the moment cost the same as business class a few years ago on Eva Air. Is PE really worth the upgrade? Is there a significant difference between the two? An upgrade to PE would be a big splurge for us, but we’d do it if it’s really worth it. Would appreciate any input and insights, cheers!
Was watching an old movie North Sea Hijack (1980) with Roger Moore, and had to grab this screenshot of the Seiko on Moore’s wrist. Cool to see a dive watch being used by a diver (who Moore plays).
Here’s part of my chocolate (and some biscuits and tablet) haul from my recent Scotland trip. I bought a bunch more stuff at WH Smiths at the airport before returning to the U.S., but this was the bulk of it. Had to stock up on my favorite British chocolate and sweet treats as I’m not sure how soon I’ll be back.
Got a few variations I’ve never had before i can’t get in the States, like the Cadbury Biscoff + More flavor (absolutely delicious!) and white chocolate maltesers (not pictured here, but also great). Also got a white chocolate Lion Bar!!! Loved it!
British chocolate will always be my favorite. I love the taste, the milk used, but it’s also very nostalgic for me… hits just right. The Cadbury produced in the U.S. by Hershey is absolutely disgusting compared to the Cadbury in the UK… they might as well call it by different names. Gold Bars are some of my favorites, but the shrinkflation on them feels pretty significant. I remember them being closer to the size of Club bars, but now they’re getting into Cadbury chocolate fingers territory.
Something I found surprisingly hard to find in mass produced packaged form, despite being in Scotland, was millionaire shortbread. You could find them in local bakeries, but it would have been a bit of a pain to bring back and keep fresh without proper packaging.
Anyway, I got as much as I could fit in my bags, and these should last me a good little while, so I’m pretty happy with my haul.