Sayings for candy

Sites from Google will frequently claim this, but I also see people saying that it's not true and if variegation is lost, it's just due to how the stem progresses.
My monstera albo is losing it's variagation on the top nodes. I think it is true that it's not getting enough light (I've purchased a new light for it) but I'm now unsure if I should be cutting it back so it branches from a different point in the stem, or if its variegation will return.
The stem at the top no longer looks like candy cane, whereas there's a lot more visible white in the stem lower down.
Thanks!

Around 2 days ago. I was doing something and when I bent down. I felt a warm liquid go into my throat. And it was at the the side of my throat.

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( what most likely caused this. )
and before any of this stuff even happened. I was eating sweets, on march 31sr. of this year. and I think a piece of it got stuck or something at the back side, of my mouth so, I had a gagging fit for a few minutes.
And ever since then I been so hyper-focused on my mouth, and throat, and what I ate.
And now I'm getting all these other symptoms with my throat, and mouth.

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and i also had a sesnation on april 18th or april 19th, of this year. where i felt like something as stuck or ssomething is in my throat. and it made me feel gaggy and it even made me gag.

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And now I also have weird ensations with my jaw, mouth, and cheeks right now.
My jaw, mouth and cheeks feel like
You know when you see something sour? Like maybe lemons or sour sweets? And then your mouth does that watery thing etc?
Well it kinda feels like that expect my mouth isn't watering. Its just a weird sensation that I can't explain. it. )

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And I've had this liquid sensation in my throat now for obviously 2 days. And I just felt something come up into the back of my mouth. So I obviously panicked a bit. ( and I felt sweaty for a few seconds.
( I might have a fear of throwing up. ) so I swallowed it. I'm not experiencing nausea or anything. But why did that happen? I don't really get it. Does anxiety do this?
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Also I never had any problems with my mouth or throat. But ever since I had that gagging fit, due to that candy getting stuck at the back side of my mouth or something.
which caused me to be so focused on my throat and mouth. to the point where i am scared to eat anything. and I was never like this before.
never focused on my throat. before. And now I'm having these symptoms. I just don't know what to really do.
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I know this is most likely nothing serious. because the fact that I've been like this, since that gagging fit due to that sweet I ate, that probably got stuck at back side of my mouth. is saying kinda a lot. and it's probably my body's way of just responding to the hyper-focus on it. ( I should definitely work on my hyper-focus tho. I don't think it's gonna help anything. )

So we all thought that Glitchtrap was the digital consciousness of Afton, then the Mimic came along and threw everything off. Now we think that Glitchtrap is just the Mimic mimicking Afton’s behavior. However, I think that Glitchtrap could still be Afton’s consciousness hooked up to Help Wanted. Now I’m going to pull a Candy Cadet and tell you a story.
Vanessa was working for Fazbear Entertainment on their new VR game. She knew this really was just a big cover up, but she was powerless to do anything about it. She had an inexplicable interest in the history of Freddy’s. More specifically the mysterious killings and the unidentified murderer that ruined Fazbear’s brand. One day, when she was testing the game, she noticed something strange in the corner of her eye. A purple tape on the track in the introduction section. Once she collected it, she entered the main hub and saw it. The green figure of a humanoid rabbit costume was standing in the doorway. It didn’t look like Bonnie. She wanted to notify management, but once she listened to the tape, she wanted to take matters into her own hands. And besides, it’s not like management was going to do anything about it anyway. Vanessa continued to collect tapes. As she collected them, she learned what had actually happened to one of her coworkers Jeremey. Management just said that he had an accident and had to be put out of work. But it was so much worse than that. He cut off his own face with a paper cutter! She needed to find out why he would do that. But each tape she collected, the rabbit would come closer and closer. She noticed more details as it came closer. The costume looked hand sewn and very low tech. And that smile. It was so unnerving, yet somewhat comforting to Vanessa. Once she gathered 15 tapes, the woman on the other side told her to stop collecting them. But she came this far and her curiosity got the best of her. She found the last one and was surprised by the switch of mood the person on the tape had. She said that bring the tapes together was the only way to get rid of whatever this virus was. But that was not correct. Venessa unknowingly brought together all of the parts that this thing needed. She tried to manually face this virus, and it seemed to have worked. The game ran nominally, minus the weird green rabbit plush in the hub. But as the days passed, Vanessa began to hear voices in her head. She would spend more and more time in the game. Coworkers said that on occasions, she would be found talking to herself when the headset was on. She had the ability to communicate with this virus. It told her to make an in-game rabbit mask, and she obeyed. She didn’t know why, but it was like she couldn’t help but obey. She had the mask and the plush, so now she could have an actual conversation with this being. It explained that it was William Afton, and that he was trapped in this game to escape death. But that was impossible! Mr. Afton died many years ago. Fazbear’s higher ups said that he retired and lived the rest of his life in his house on a hill. But he told her his fate was much, much worse. He was so close to death, but he had a safety measure. He figured out how to copy part of his consciousness into a circuit board so that his memories, thoughts, his very essence can live on in case anything happened to his physical body. Vanessa remembered that the game scanned old circuit boards to expedite the process of making the VR game. That must have been how he appeared in the game. He also explained that he was the one that killed all of those kids back in the day. Vanessa couldn’t believe it. The co-founder of Fazbear Entertainment was the man behind all of these slaughters? At first she was horrified, but then she felt a sort of happiness. In some sort of twisted way, she found it funny that a man so bent on making children happy was the one that took the lives of so many of them. She knew in the back of her mind that it was wrong, but she couldn’t help but laugh. Over time, Vanessa, now given the new name of Vanny by Afton, continued to complete tasks for Afton, because he couldn’t do them in his predicament. She was reluctant to say the least about doing these things, but Afton’s influence was so strong that she couldn’t say no. One day, she quit being a beta tester for the VR game, and instead was hired on to be a security guard for the new Mega Pizza Plex. In this position, she would have access to areas that were of importance to Afton. More specifically, under the Pizza Plex. The entire building was built over an old Freddy’s location. The one where Afton’s body still is. Vanny was tasked with finally freeing Afton from his digital prison and creating a new body for him. While this was happening, Vanessa’s coworkers took notice of her odd behavior. From her spending a lot of time in the basement, to her incriminating search history, it was clear that she needed help. So management sent her to therapy. There, she was always so distracted by that voice in her head. She would talk and answer questions, but if the therapist ever got too close to knowing the truth, Afton made sure that they were silenced. Vanessa didn’t want to do it, she just wanted a way out. But she was in too deep. It was finally time to put Afton’s plan into action. To do this, Vanny needed some way to create a new body for Afton. She read through old files and eventually stumbled across the solution. Deep under the Pizza Plex, in the storage section, held the key. An endoskeleton that was specifically designed to mimic things. It has the ability to mold into any animatronic costume. All Vanny needed to do was activate the robot, and transfer Afton’s consciousness into the robot, which will be in Afton’s old burnt costume. But after she turned on the robot, she got a bit preoccupied with Freddy and a small child. They could hinder her plans, so she had to go and stop them. But when the kid stepped out of Vanny’s hideout, she could feel a weight come off of her shoulders and the voice’s suddenly stopped. Vanessa was unknowingly freed for Afton’s control. Without Afton’s puppet, he is stuck in VR indefinitely. However, the robot that was supposed to be Afton’s new body is now freed under the pizza plex. The program that was inside it initially is still there and still dangerous. Vanessa knowing this, goes back with the help of Gregory and Freddy to trap the Mimic in the basement. But the Mimic heard Gregory’s voice, so now it has a tool to escape. Vanessa now feels like she is finally free from this horrible nightmare.
That was my interpretation of the Glitchtrap/Mimic/Vanny story so far. Sorry it was a long read but I think it’s worth it. I’d like to know your thoughts.

Hey folks! A few months ago I asked the subreddit for some beginner songs to ease me into AnCo after first experiencing Peacebone as a newcomer, which seemed so absurd and too much for me. Well, after a few months, I can finally say I am an Animal Collective fan! Even when I was weirded out in the beginning by the overstimulating nature of it, I was always intrigued by the sound and wanted to hear more. So here are my thoughts on the first album I played through, Strawberry Jam! <3
Album: Strawberry Jam

1. Peacebone: I have heard this song is about child nostalgia and memories, and this makes so much more sense now. This song was the beginning of my journey, and I absolutely love the abrupt screams and animal-like? roars throughout the song. The beginning going from absolute madness to an actual synth progression is actually so cool. While the lyrics still are not my favorite compared to other AnCo songs, I appreciate their childlike nature and fun vibe to them! MILDEW ON RICEEE! Also that ending with the peacebone is sick!

• 7/10

1. Unsolved Mysteries: Now we’re getting to some of my favorites of all time! Unsolved Memories has some of the catchiest choruses and I love when Avey’s voice gets to those high notes! AND THOSE BUBBLE NOISES TOO THOSE ARE SO COOL! I just love how catchy and bouncy it is! The voices or grunting that pan from left to right are a nice touch too. This song I feel defines Strawberry Jam, with how moist and squishy (lol idk how to describe it) it sounds, like jam. I am not too sure what this song is about, as the line about Jack the Ripper confused me a bit, but I am guessing it is just a song about him? Maybe some of you can give me some insight. The ending is absolutely bonkers as well, I love when songs just go into pure madness at the end, the synths remind me a lot of Peacebone’s ending.

• 10/10

1. Chores: Again, such a catchy song, this album is absolutely catchy with the melodies, I am surprised it never became as big as Merriweather Post-Pavillion. I love the scratchy noises that keep popping up before Panda’s verses, and the thousand of “IF I IF I IF I’s” are so fun and upbeat. One of my favorite parts includes when it gets real slow by the half-mark, and then the drum beat starts coming in again. The fast to slow transition reminds me a lot of Daily Routine in MPP, one of my fav songs from that album that I will talk about later on. I love the harmonies (is that with Avey?) together, and they sound transcendental like you're awakening from slumber into a new life with those stellar drums. Fun lyrics!

• 9/10

1. For Reverend Green: Oh man, what an experience. This truly shows Avey’s vocal ability, with those screams. I am not usually one who is into screamo music, but the contrast with so many weird sounds and effects make it worth it. It honestly sounds like he is saying “Forever and Green”, which sounds equally cool as well. I love the slicing knife effects, and the chorus is so so so catchy with his vocalizations. It sounds like “eh eH YEAH” which I love singing along in the car! One of my favorite lyrics is “Now I think it's alright to feel inhuman”, although I am not sure what it means, but it gives me a sense of security. When I first heard this song, I was instantly hooked, the catchy chorus paired with the sick screams captivated my ears and the ending with him repeating “For Reverend Green” is so satisfying to hear!

• 9/10

1. Fireworks: The transition from For Reverend Green was so smooth! I love the vocalizations in the beginning, though, I feel like it is in the middle ground of not being weird enough and not being conventional sounding enough. That being said, the piano is very catchy, and the strange seagull? sounds are very fun! The part of “surly blood rivers” is very catchy, and I love singing along with it, it has such a fun vibe! The breakdown is very good as well after that part, but I feel it should have ended a little earlier and not repeating some verses, after that huge buildup of “surly blood rivers”. However, I can see the appeal and it is a very fun nostalgic sounding sound that sounds like I could play it during summer watching fireworks! It’s very lovely.

• 8/10

1. 1: After reading some posts about this song, I feel like I might be in the weird minority here, but I absolutely ADORE THIS SONG. I love the dreamy reverbed synth arpeggio, Avey’s absolutely HAUNTING vocal effects here, Panda’s angelic vocalizations in the background, the alien-like PEWWW sound, and the spooky ghost-sounding effects in one ear. I am a big fan of MGMT, and the sound effects reminded me a lot of Alien Day’s (though more upbeat) and Astro Mancy. I am also a sucker for reverbed to heck vocals, which are present here. I love lo-fi lowkey-type psychedelic songs that sound off-putting, and this song checked all those boxes and exceeded them. The lyrics are so interesting as well, with the “Now son!”, which I am guessing it about a premise revolving around a father and his son, and the issues of growing up? I feel like I could be listening to this floating in space endlessly throughout the universe, which I love!

• 10/10

1. Winter Wonderland: After #1, I appreciate another upbeat fun song! I could totally see myself jamming out to this during winter! The chorus is so CATCHY, with the “And if you don't believe in fantasy Then don't believe in fantasy Do you not believe in fantasy because it gets you down?”, that part is SO FUN!! I love the imagery of dancing on the lake, and rainbow ice, as I love when songs paint pictures and fantasy dreamscapes in a listener’s head, which is why I love Owl City so much with his dreamy songs. Overall, a short and candy-sweet song that makes you want to go on a sled and slide away!

• 9/10

1. Cuckoo Cuckoo: One of the more serious sounding songs on the record, I appreciate the more literal and real aspect of the lyrics here. I read more into it, and apparently it is about a miscarriage, which is absolutely saddening. You can hear the pain and hurt in Avey’s voice, and his vocals with “Golden Days” sound so strong. This song definitely has my favorite lyrics, such as “And I can't hold what's in my hand Don't do any good to say this isn't what I planned” and “I said please stay You can see me, don't go away”, which made me extremely emotional. I was so touched by this song, and the contrast between the absolute madness of the “cuckoo cuckoo” and the somber piano, truly craft this song together into a masterpiece. The pain and emotion that permeates this song is substantial, and the production is stellar. Gives me the same feeling from Stride Rite, another song from their “Isn’t It Now?” album that I have not yet finished yet, beautiful regardless.

• 10/10

1. Derek: A fun-sounding little closer that sounds like a child singing, with Panda’s sweet vocals. Again, the squishy noises throughout the song are a nice touch, adding to the vibe of Strawberry Jam. I am guessing this is a song about a dog dying, which is really sad. The drums that pop in through the middle bring you back to life, and I love the repetition of the verses Panda sings, and they again, are so catchy! I feel like Chores and Derek are sister songs, not only because of Panda, but because they both start off with some normal AnCo verses, then have a more upbeat revitalizing drum beat. Overall, not bad, and is a light closer to the album!

• 7/10
• Conclusion: Wow, we’re done! What a journey this album brings! I will forever cherish it as the album that was either going to stop my fascination with this band after being weirded out by Peacebone, or bring my love even more! I am glad it brought the love that was deserved, because I have more albums to review soon! So far after listening to this one first from a few months ago, I have listened to Merriweather Post-Pavillion and Sung Tongs in full! Strangely, MPP took the longest to get into at least a few songs, despite the commercial hits of that album. I think the band achieved their sound of making it sounds like strawberry jam, and the combination of synths and acoustic instruments give it that murky, electronic, and distorted vibe that I love! This by far is the most catchy album in my opinion, as every song is catchy to me, compared to MPP. I believe this would be the most accessible album if not for the screaming in a few and #1 which mightttt turn a few people off, LOL!
• Final Album Score: 9/10

So I STILL have to go to my moms and my dads every now and then but I HATE my dads side I am practically a slave over here the ONLT time I’m ever talked to by my step-mom or my dad is whenever they want me to do something they even get mad at me when I can’t do things because I’m sick but if one of there other kids is sick they are treated know royalty the kids are not that bad they are nice and care and ig my step-mom is not that bad she is bad and I don’t really like her but my dad is the WORST he doesn’t ever buy me ANYTHING and I’m not saying he has to buy me things but if any of his kids ask for things he spends SO much money on them but if I want a CANDY BAR it’s asking for to much and whenever my sibilibgs have concerts, talent shows , a game , or even a party my dad is ALWAYS there but he won’t bother to go to my concerts , my award ceremonies, and if he does he ends up getting mad that he is wasting his time . I get treated like a kid here and I hate it and if I tell them anything they are gonna be even more rude I don’t mind helping but I hate being treated like a maid any advise ?

People see her as a trend or something to be a apart of, I notice a lot of new devotees are lazy and really not in it. They’re usually with her for a few weeks months or maybe even a year but during most that time period they neglect her. I’ve heard people say she wants to much… but honestly you’re just lazy and wanted to be apart of something. It’s nothing to put a glass of water, a couple dollars or candies. But you’ll choose to get yourself these things and not think of her at all. It really blows my mind of this communist of posers. Especially seen on TikTok comments a lot of people are like this. Many people have never even did a rosary prayer once. Not that tattoos are needed but a lot of people with speak of doin those things but never do. In reality your half way in and which is why the connection fails or you feel not called upon. Because it was never genuine. No prayers no offerings no words nothing. It’s truly sad pero así es. Shout out to the real devotees even without an altar it’s nothing to have a picture or necklace, bracelets etc.

People say one thing and another I have bad anxiety…and I search up everything of what’s a sin and it seems chilling and having time for you for hours is a sin..sometimes I wish I didn’t exist, I feel like I have no freedom as a Christian I pray and talk to god I read my Bible … but am I still going to hell because I wanted chill time? Or I wanted a kiss from my boyfriend? Why is dating so bad?? No one can’t immediately marry someone I need to get to know them and see what type of person they are people are crazy now and days and I don’t want to marry a nut because i married them to quickly without judgment why is Halloween a sin? It’s about children dressing up as their favorite character and getting candy but yet some Christians want to ruin the fun and say we are serving the devil Christmas seems like it’s a sin too! I feel like I can’t live my life there’s so many rules I don’t drink or smoke I hope I never do…but yet I’m lost and confused being a Christian is causing me so much anxiety I feel like a wicked evil person that deserves to just die and not live life that I was mistake that everyone is a mistake ….why do people say there’s just no thing is a good person why is that because we’re not perfect? ….i love Jesus Christ and I’ll do anything to please my father but I don’t think my father wants me to be miserable and unhappy and give up things that are harmless…people stop playing video games why? Jesus wants you happy as long as you talk to him and love him with all your heart and obey his commandments then it’s fine to play video games I feel like I have to give up everything and just stop enjoying life that’s what it seems to me some Christians make it seem like that. I can’t even respect gay people because their sinners so that means I’m supporting their sinful behavior?? We are all sinners we sin every single day and now we think we’re better than other sinners??? Because our sins our small…and another thing people support Christians behaviors especially when they go to far with their faith a father telling their child that board games are from the devil playing sports is the devil it’s not ok to ruin a person’s life and make them feel guilty of what they like as long we aren’t disrespecting Jesus or letting things make us sin then what is the problem? no wonder atheists think we’re crazy. I’m not giving up on Jesus but I don’t want to be around Christians who says that everything is evil and makes us feel like we’re monsters or some what. We are human beings who need Jesus Christ in our lives to guide us the right way to live a nice life …we are allowed to live life to be happy to laugh at shows that we like. To celebrate holidays as long as we aren’t idolizing or distancing ourselves away from Jesus then why do some Christian’s want to ruin fun and joy? Saying everything is horrible and bad it doesn’t sit right with my spirit at all. Love Jesus read your Bible pray to him every chance you get build a relationship with our father. He’s a caring merciful loving god understanding god…I think some Christian’s take things to far and we need to stop normalizing it.

NARRATOR: The deal with Scholastic meant that at last J.K. Rowling could fulfill her lifelong ambition to become a fulltime writer.
JKR: As soon as I knew that people wrote books -- they didn't just arrive -- I don't know... out of nowhere -- like plants -- I knew that's what I wanted to do. I can't ever remember not wanting to be a writer. It's a bit mysterious to me as well, but.... And yet, it isn't mysterious to me. You see, I can't honestly understand why you don't want to be a writer. I can't understand why the whole world doesn't want to be a writer. What's better than it?
Unless you can really really really remember what it felt like to be a child, you've really got no business writing for children. Even if people hate the books, and I qualify on no other account, then I definitely qualify on that one, because I remember so vividly what it felt like to be that age.
NARRATOR: Even as a very young child J.K. Rowling loved to write, completing her first book at the age of six.
JKR: The first finished book I did was a book called Rabbit about a rabbit called 'Rabbit,' thereby revealing the imaginative approach to names that has stood me in such good stead ever since. And I wrote the rabbit stories for ages to the point where a series -- a series of books about Rabbit which were very dull -- illustrated by the author.
The one book I could say that specifically influenced my work was "The Little White Horse" by Elizabeth Goudge. She always listed the exact food they were eating. Wherever you were in the book, whenever they had a meal, you knew exactly what was in the sandwiches, and I just remember finding that so satisfying as a child.
STEPHEN FRY: [Excerpt from PoA: Description of candy in Hogsmeade, visualized by closeups of various candy]
JKR: As I moved into my teens I was into very dramatic gritty realism entirely influenced by Barry Hines and "Kes". Unfortunately I didn't live in a Northern town. My urban landscape wasn't very developed, because I lived in Chepstow in the middle of a lot of fields and it's quite hard to be a disaffected urban youth in the middle of a muddy field.
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I'm an 18 year old girl and I'm obese, I'd love to lose weight. Fyi I'm currently in emdr therapy for childhood trauma and I'm autistic.
Normally I walk 1 hour with the dog each day, but right now I'm so tired because of therapy. I'm still walking everyday, but only for like 15 minutes. I often find myself eating candy or something if I don't want to. If I say no to a cookie or a sweet, my parents think I'm punishing myself or that I'm restricting because of my mental health.
I have trouble eating fruit because of it's texture(love the taste though). Tbh when I see thin people I get a bit jealous, they can wear such beatifull clothes and they don't have to order it from one store online. And they can swim, when I was little I loved to swim!!! Maybe if I lose weight one day I can swim again.
My mom and I like to play bingo together a few times a week. There are some fun prizes like yarn(I love to crochet) but there also are some snack prizes. Like a small tube of pringles or a few sweets( she makes bags with 5 marshmallows,8 gummy frogs, 8 bananas, or 8 peaches). I have a candy jar in my room and I often find myself snacking while diamondpainting, even if I don't really want to and I don't want it to go to waste if it gets sticky.
I made myself believe that I don't like fashion because I always have to order clothes from one shop.Often times they are ok, but I don't love them.I know I will always be a bit chunky, because thats our posture. I think I got it from my mom, my father is skinny.
2 years ago I went to someone to lose weight, but I got obsessed with it and it negatively impacted my mental health. My psychologist told me to take a break.

Howdy! My name is Hayden, I'm 20, I'm from the US(Georgia), and as the title suggests I'm looking another nerd person!
What I'm looking for: • someone who is at least 19 and someone who is at most 21
• someone who enjoys video games, anime, sitcoms, computers, legos, being happy, and random knowledge that will be of absolutely no use to daily life
• someone who is healthy or at least working towards it. I understand that life sucks and it gets in the way so that's entirely optional
• in terms of location, idrc lol. As long as we aren't in crazy timezones it's fine by me lol.
About me: • I enjoy video games, anime, legos, computers, attempting to be happy, cooking, reading, baking, and talking about random knowledge I have that isn't useful to my daily life.
• I have a cat named Dill Pickle and she is everything to me. Id share some pictures of her but rn she's a bit rough because she's sick but we're getting that taken care of and soon she'll be back to her happy self.
• I also have a fish named Sandlord as his hero name and ○*♤+ as his secret identity(wouldn't be a secret if I told you). He is a betta fish in a 10 gallon tank. Not much to say there tbh lol.
• I'm also planning on learning Saxophone and Spanish
• I currently still live with my family because tbh there's just nowhere to live around here rn. All of the houses are pretty much taken or are extremely too far out of my price range
Well that's about all I have to say! If you're interested just send me a dm and we can get to know each other. If you'd like to move to a different platform I have Instagram and I'm very active there
If you read this all the way send me a photo of your favorite candy, it can be one ripped from the internet lol

So, I am a 10th grader who used to had a ex gf say "Charlotte" for sake of security. So, I used to be bff with charlotte and i decided to ask her out, it was over text as well. She said yes I got sent with a bunch of rules to follow. I then do follow each and I give her items like nerd gummy clusters, pringles, bunch of candy, etc. Then at one point she says, "Look I don't think we should date anymore." I didn't take it too far but I said why and she said "Well its not you its me" Then she blocked me! I decided to go to her ex bff "Sophia" (It isn't Sophia just a random name for security) We date for a couple days and Charlotte found out I was dating her she started to msg me why your dating my ex bff? Are you crazy? That is what she said in text I wish I can show you photos but it doesn't work. I then decide to break up with Sophia and go back to Charlotte. Now, Sophia is now mad because I broke up with her and now she demands me now. Charlotte is upset with me because Sophia is talking to her. Honestly, What should I do?

TW: kcal talk, specific kcal numbers
new post, again. 🤣.
basically i was wondering this after reading some stuff about BED etc. and i know you can’t “swap” to bed after a restrictive habit etc. but: i remember during my quasi-recovery, or “more relaxed” ed phases id allow myself to eat above maintenance calories. i also remember i then ate above, above that number of maintenance calories by a bit (or was going to). it was somewhat a situation of just eating a cereal bar or something during a work out that wasn’t accounted for and while i thought to myself “ah we’re planning to go 500kcal above maintenance, why not treat yourself a bit” that led to me having to “walk off” those extra kcal and just being in the regular 500 surplus.
i guess i just need reassurance. i see people literally starving and then going all in and i feel so invalid when i was eating 3000-4000 kcal a day to maintain my weight. granted there have been phases where i did restrict more severely and some that i got really obsessive over certain things. it just seems like it wasn’t that bad.
fyi, i’m not going to restrict again, fuck counting calories, but also i am wondering if this EH/mental hunger is even real if i wasn’t “that” deprived? does that make sense.. also i always enjoyed eating a lot even during my restrictive times, i wasn’t scared of food, i just didn’t eat sweets or candy or anything because they never fit my macros and i was kinda always hungry ish and trying to eat the most amount of food for the kcal i had set. i remember when i went on that surplus for a week reading people that were saying stuff like omg it’s so hard to eat that much and i need to drink olive oil and some bullshit. i was able to eat these high kcal numbers with chicken rice broccoli some sandwiches and oatmeal and still sometimes feel hungryish, i remember i was looking for friends, jobs, meeting people to distract my brain from thinking about food 24/7.
i just wanna be valid, i wanna honour my EH, idgaf about my weight rn (i do but this is me try a convince myself i don’t) but i wanna just know that this is the case..
thanks for any insights as always guys :)

I am 19F who recently moved to Sweden in April to live with my father and continue my college studies. When I arrived, everything seemed fine. For context, my father lives with his girlfriend in her apartment, and they share the rent. They had been discussing for a long time the possibility of bringing me to Sweden so I could be reunited with my father and receive a better education.
Recently, my father and I returned from a trip to London, which took place from May 5th to 17th, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the tattoo shop where he works. His girlfriend couldn’t join us due to work commitments and the cost of tickets and a hotel, even though we stayed in a spare room at one of my father’s close friends' place. If she had come, we would have had to spend more money on a hotel.
We had planned to spend at least one day exploring London and informed her of our plans beforehand, though we were unsure of the exact day. She encouraged my father to find a good day for sightseeing. We chose Thursday because my father didn’t have work that day, whereas Sunday would have been difficult due to the tattoo shop anniversary party on Saturday. After our day out, I posted pictures of the places we visited. For some reason, on Friday morning, my father’s girlfriend called him, very upset, claiming we went to London without her, especially to the National Art Gallery. Even though she had encouraged my dad to go, just a few days later of phone call arguments she asked my dad for a break-up and, that we needed to move out as soon as possible.
When we returned from the airport, we could already tell from seeing her at the window that she had a few glasses of wine and was likely drunk. I tried to avoid her because I had to prepare for another trip to Paris on the 19th for my little brother’s birthday. My father and I asked her about some sour candy my boyfriend had given me before I left for Sweden, and she responded, "Maybe I ate them." I was speechless and just sat down, silently drinking my tea. She then slammed the fridge door and admitted she had eaten the candy, saying it was good. She also accused me of becoming "Daddy’s little princess" and, that I was taking her place, as well as being disrespectful to her.
I feel like I was disrespected by her. I understand it was just candy, but it was meaningful to me because it was something my boyfriend always got for me. Even when she realized how important it was to me, she couldn't offer a sincere apology. I don’t understand her accusations because I have been grateful for being brought to Sweden and have been nothing but nice and cooperative with house chores and activities. I never asked for anything special and only occasionally accepted small sums of pocket money from my father to buy food if I have to be on my own for the day. Usually, he offers me money until I can start working and cover my expenses myself.

I've been dating someone for the last 10 months (I am 43 and he's 46) and I sort of think the relationship has run its course. I am a very open person about my feelings, try to be phyical-little touches, simple gifts like a bag of candy, text messages that say I'm thinking about you...ect. I know how I feel about him and I am in the process of relocating to the city where he lives. The problem is that he's very tight lipped about his emotions and for once, I just want to know how he feels. A glimmer of hope that I am going relocating and making the right choices by relocating my small family to be closer to him and to build something.
This morning, I texted him. Said I miss him and also said that I sleep much better with him than without him. Radio silence and then a lame comment about sleeping more. I got frustrated and said I was going to rage clean. Super annoyed. I just wanted.some kind of validation that he felt the same way. It's like he's emotionally constipated and sometimes, I feel like even when we are on dates or hanging out that I'm the only one in the room. It's heartbreaking.

Killer Grips: Anne Maria, Brick, Jasmine, Justin, Millie
Screaming Gaffers: Chase, Izzy, MK, Ripper, Scott
Episode 8: One Flu Over the Cuckoos
"Last time, on Total Drama Action! Imprisoned in a world they didn't create. Forced to ingest deadly foods, and even to taste them twice!"
"Nonetheless, the two courageous teams clawed their way to freedom! And... a lonely Chef made a new friend."
"But prison is no place for law abiding citizens. Even athletic ones. So at the end of the day, it was goodbye, Sky, hello... Izzy?" The camera panned back to show Chris lounging in the control tent. "Yeah. Izzy. That girl is eight shades of nutty. Will she drive everyone else crazy too?"
The scene flashed to a close-up of Chris standing in front of the cast trailers, the camera pulling back with each word of the show's title. "Find out now, on Total! Drama! Action!"
(Theme Song)
The scene faded in to a shot of an owl hooting on a tree branch at night until a few sparks erupted from it and its head popped off on a spring. The camera panned down and to the left, catching the castmates as they made their way back to their trailers; the Gaffers were in front, and the Grips were in the back, though Brick was noticeably absent.
“Everything is so much smaller than I remembered!” Izzy said while looking around.
"I can't believe that you guys eliminated Sky," Chase said as the camera focused on the Gaffers. "She would have continued to help carry us to victory if she was still here."
“I remember that bush! I remember that tree!” Izzy continued to observe her surroundings until she tripped onto the floor, only to get back up. “Oh, I remember that rock! Hey rock!”
“You know,” Scott spoke up, “with Sky gone and Izzy being back, it's like we didn't lose a player.”
“That may be because the teams are still evenly matched,” MK claimed.
"Good night everybody," Millie told the contestants in a tired tone as she took the steps up to the girls' trailer. "I really need to get some rest." She grabbed the door handle and habitually moved to open it, but it didn't budge and she slammed face-first into it.
"First they lock us in," Ripper said as the camera cut over to him pulling on the door handle of the guys' trailer, "and now they're locking us out!" He grunted as he kept trying to open it, but he failed to move it at all.
"Wait, wait," Izzy said from off-screen, "let me try it!" Ripper quickly stepped aside just as Izzy rammed the door and bounced off of it without making a dent.
A loud siren started up as tense music began to play in the background.
“Cops!!!” Izzy panicked soon after getting up and ducked out of the way.
Seconds later, an ambulance drove past, stopping in front of them just long enough for the back doors to open and a covered stretcher to fall out. Siren still blaring, the ambulance drove off and the castmates hesitantly approached its former cargo.
"What is that? A dead body?" Anne Maria asked nervously.
"Or an undead body," Ripper guessed.
Whatever was on the stretcher sat up, and the cover fell away to reveal Chris McLean lying on a colorful stack of books. The castmates gasped and murmured at the dazed-looking host. "...Boo!" the handsome man said suddenly, earning a blank look from MK.
The host then cleared his throat. "Calm yourselves. No one's dead yet," he said with a smile, holding up one of the books. "I'm here to prep you plucky ducks for our most awesome challenge yet! These textbooks hold the sum total of eight years of med school, and each one of you gets one," he explained before tossing the book in his hand to Anne Maria who raised an eyebrow once she caught it, "cause tomorrow, we're gonna play Doctor!" A few deep and tense notes played as Anne Maria rolled her eyes.
Confessional: Anne Maria
"I don't have anything against doctors," Anne Maria confessed. "It is their job to put scalpers and needles onto people, and give advice like “Don't break your leg because you were out late skateboarding,” but playing doctor isn't really in my wheelhouse.”
Confessional: Brick
"If I wanted to, I could be a doctor," Brick explained to the camera. "I've been to the doctor's office countless times because of my many injuries, like a twisted wrist, a joint thumb, bruised ribs, or even my leg getting bit by a dog." He shuddered. “Don't ask. But the military is my top priority.”
Confessionals End
"To win this challenge," Chris said as the footage cut back to him and the castmates, each of whom now held a textbook, "you're gonna want to memorize the entire contents of these textbooks. By morning."
"But it's already late," Millie protested.
"You got that right," Chris answered as a golf cart drove up with a giant pizza slice on the roof and a large stack of pizza boxes in the back. The driver was Chef, who had a pizza delivery hat on. As soon as the cart stopped, Chef got out and carried the comically large stack of pizzas over to Chase. "What med school all-nighter would be complete without pizza?" Chris asked.
Chase was shown dropping his textbook as he accepted the stack in awe, and a harp played in the background as he and Izzy gave it a sniff. He let out an approving sigh as Izzy smiled happily. "Pizza," the daredevil said.
"This has to be a trick," Millie said.
"More like method acting," Chris told them as he walked over to the golf cart and hopped onto the back. "Med school interns consume 850% more pizza than the average human. So, dig in! Cause there's plenty more where that came from!" The cart sputtered away, leaving the castmates by themselves.
Jasmine opened the top box and took out a slice. "Looks okay, smells okay," she said before finally taking a bite. "Tastes...great!"
"How is that even possible?" Anne Maria asked.
The scene flashed over to an unfinished pizza getting tossed into the air, the camera following it as it fell into Brick's hands. The table he was standing at already had four other pizzas on it, and they looked to be complete.
The camera panned right over to Chef with four cooked pizzas at his table as he held a can of parmesan. "Keep 'em comin'," Chef ordered. "I'll add the final cheesy touch," he said deviously while sprinkling the can on one of the pizzas.
"I'm pretty sure my team is going to question where I am," Brick complained.
"Not as long as they're eating, they won't!" Chef got up in Brick's face. "So hush up and spin that dough. Spin like the wind." As Chef went back to his station, the camera zoomed in on Brick's worried face.
The scene flashed to the five Gaffers sitting in chairs by a fire in front of the cast trailers, eating pizza and reading textbooks. The camera focused in on Izzy and Ripper, who were in the two leftmost seats.
"Y'know," Ripper said, "one time me and my brothers ordered ten boxes of pizza in order to see who can eat the most without using their hands." He chuckled. “You should've been there watching us splatter sauce on each other.”
“Let's pretend I was!” Izzy tossed away her book. “Here!” She sprung off her chair, landed next to the pizza box in front of the team, and began to scarf on the pizza without using her hands.
“My three brothers would be jealous to see you do this quicker than them,” Ripper commented.
Grabbing a pizza with her teeth, Izzy started to shake it around like a rabid animal, splattering sauce onto everybody.
“My hat!” MK exclaimed.
“My shirt!” Scott shouted.
“My pizza!” Chase cried out dramatically.
Confessional: Izzy
“I am so glad to be back,” Izzy said. “I was top of my pre-med class before the RCMP started chasing me, so this should be a snap! On the other hand, I'll tone down my impressions since it bothered Ripper the last time I was here, and he's my friend so I'll try to put his feelings into consideration.”
Confessional: Ripper
“It's amazing that Izzy is back in the game, and unlike the first time it happened, I'm around to witness it,” Ripper chimed. “She better not make us call her E-Scope though. That was really bugging me out.”
Confessionals End
The scene moved to the inside of the craft services tent, where four of the Killer Grips were studying at one of the tables. Millie and Anne Maria were on one side of the table, with Justin opposite them and Jasmine standing away from them.
Justin noticed Jasmine's unhappy expression and decided to go over and press the matter. “Is something wrong?” the eye candy asked.
Jasmine was startled by the question and regained her composure. “I'm completely fine. Nothing's bringing me down.”
“Just tell me. I don't blab about secrets,” Justin continued.
“If you must know, Brick's been spending less time with us lately,” Jasmine confessed. “Usually before the challenge, we never even see him.”
“I've noticed as well,” Justin nodded. “And this is bringing you down because?”
“Me and him have a special bond going, and it may lead into something more than that, but how are we supposed to know each other more if he's avoiding us?” Jasmine wondered.
“Brick'll probably explain what's going on to us, but don't badger him,” Justin advised. “It'll most likely cause him to lie.”
“That's a good idea. If there's one thing I do not like, it's when someone is lying to me,” Jasmine admitted.
“Interesting…” Justin mused to himself.
Confessional: Justin
“Jasmine's concern plus Brick's disappearances equals an opportunity for me to cause a little bit of turmoil between them,” Justin calculated. “That way, I could get one of them eliminated with Anne Maria and Millie's help.”
Confessional Ends
"Man, is this pizza delicious or what?" Anne Maria said as she took a bite out of the slice she was holding. "I wish Chef could cook more food like this for us every day."
Jasmine took a bite of her slice and saw Millie focused on reading rather than eating. "Are you not going to nibble at least one slice, Millie?"
Millie looked up from the book she'd been studying and blinked.
Confessional: Millie
"With the challenge that we're going to get, I have to focus on studying all the contexts of that textbook so I won't forget a single detail," Millie told the camera. "And plus, I'm not really a big fan of pizza."
Confessional Ends
A close-up of an open pizza box was shown as Justin reached in to grab one of the last remaining pieces. "If you don't want any pizza, then that means there's more for us," he said.
“Hold on. Brick hasn't had any,” Jasmine interrupted.
"Where is he anyway?" Anne Maria asked.
Brick then peeked out of the counter, and he ducked down, crawled under the table, and popped up in order to act like he just arrived. "Sorry I'm late. I had an urgent bathroom emergency," he said.
"Here's your pizza," Jasmine slid the open box to the end of the table.
Brick picked up a slice, took a bite, and smiled as he chewed it. "My cooking skills are great!"
"I'm stuffed," Anne Maria said as she stood up. "And with tomorrow being a reward challenge and all, I can just go back to my trailer. Good night!" She began to leave.
"I study better when I'm by myself. Nothing personal," Millie told the team and left the tent as well.
Confessional: Jasmine
"I could make them stay," Jasmine said in the make-up trailer, "but there's no point in doing so. Millie is already educated enough to not read the textbook, and Anne Maria is as tough as an untamed crocodile when it comes to talking with her."
Confessional Ends
The scene moved to Anne Maria and Millie as they walked through the film lot to get to their trailer.
"I thought you'd still be studying back at the tent," Anne Maria casted a suspicious look at her teammate. “Why are you following me?”
"I still want to read the textbook. I just want to do it someplace quiet," Millie replied. “What about you?”
“Like I said, I'm going to sleep,” Anne Maria said. “There's no need to give it my all if the challenge won't have an elimination.”
“You may be wrong about that. Chris is very unpredictable when it comes to episodes having eliminations or not,” Millie argued. “Did you at least read some pages of the textbook?”
“Yeah, and I don't want my head to be egg headed like yours is, brainiac,” Anne Maria claimed.
This got a glare from Millie. “Hey, just because I'm smart, doesn't mean I don't have any more depth to me,” the writer scolded.
“If all we're gonna do is argue, then let's keep to ourselves for the rest of the night,” Anne Maria rebutted.
“That's fine by me,” Millie agreed with the tanned girl.
The scene faded forward into a shot of the numbered studios the following day. The camera cut inside, showing the ten castmates lined up in a small room facing a double door, all but Millie and Anne Maria looking exhausted.
"So tired," Jasmine groaned.
"My brain has never been this full," Ripper mumbled.
"You guys should've turned in for the night like I did if you didn't wanna look like zombies," Anne Maria stated, making the others groan at her.
"Morning, competitors!" Chris said in a chipper tone as he slid in through the door. "Or should I say...DOCTORS!" He pulled out a large gun from behind his back, eliciting a gasp from the teens as he pointed it at them. He fired it at them starting with the Gaffers, and the camera focused on Izzy and Scott at the far end of the line as stethoscopes and reflector headband landed on them. Chase, MK, and Ripper were the next to get hit and MK fell to the ground after impact. Brick and Millie followed, then Anne Maria, Jasmine, and Justin.
"Ready for today's big challenge?" Chris asked them with a smile.
“We pulled an all-nighter studying for this," Scott grunted. "Why wouldn't we all be?"
"If only teenagers were as dedicated to their studies as you guys are!" Chris said with a light laugh. "Let's take it inside." He started backing into the room he'd come out of, the castmates following after him.
The camera cut to a close-up of a large compound stage light before zooming out to show the cast assembled in a large room, each team standing by a large green vat of bubbling slime, a ladder leading up to a high dive, and a sort of slanted platform with a person-shaped indent in it.
"Today's challenge is called," Chris said as the background music became low and tense, "Visiting Hours. And only one member of the winning team will get to enjoy the reward." A few drum beats played, and the camera panned over to the Grips on the left.
"Hold up," Anne Maria asked. "Why're we doing this in teams if only one of us gets to win?"
"I guess it's one for all and all for one this time," Jasmine said.
"But who gets to be the one?" Brick wondered aloud.
"Let's leave it to the one who contributes the most," Millie told them.
Confessional: Millie
"Which will likely be me," Millie added in the confessional trailer.
Confessional Ends
"So what is the reward, Chris?" Chase asked.
"You're very perceptive, Chase," Chris told him. "Let's see if that helps you and your team assemble a CADAVER!" A game show jingle played as he made the announcement.
"You're talking about a dead body, right?" Izzy asked.
"No," Chris corrected as the game show jingle played again, "I'm talking about a giant dead body!" The shot zoomed out further than it had before, revealing that the slanted platforms were attached to chains leading up to a reel in the ceiling and two strange devices on mounted either side just below.
"These tanks contain the dismembered parts of two identical cadavers," he explained over an elevator music-like tune. "Each player will climb their respective team ladder, strap on the bungee cord," the shot cut from his close-up to a bungee harness dangling in front of the Gaffers' diving board, "and jump into the tank with hopes of retrieving a body part." The camera panned down to the tank, then over to the slanted platform. "Any parts you find will be snapped in place on the platforms. Use those chains to raise them all the way to the roof," he continued as the camera followed the chain up to the strange device on either side of the gap in the ceiling as a jolt of electricity stream between them, "where they'll be reanimated by a blast of lightning!"
"First team to bring a Franken-Chris back to life wins," the host told them. "First crack goes to the team who can tell me how to treat someone with a bean stuck up their nose." He tapped his nose, and the camera panned over to the Gaffers.
MK was the first to open her mouth. "Administer two ccs of pain meds and probe the affected area with a sterile swab."
"Correctomundo!" Chris said, giving her a pair of finger pistols.
"Yes!" MK cheered.
The footage flashed forward to the AV girl on top of her team's diving board, the bungee harness already secured. She jumped off with a scream and plunged into the vat, popping back up a moment later as she was electrocuted by the electric eel she was now holding. She let the fish go at the peak of her trip back up, and grabbed on to the edge of the diving board. "What the heck was that?!" she asked in shock.
"Oh yeah," Chris said, "I forgot to mention the electric eels. Three zaps for each turn and you're out!"
With a hesitant look on her face, MK allowed herself to drop back into the vat. She emerged holding a grayish and slime-covered leg. "Got it!" she called as the camera cut to Ripper who was standing by the Gaffers' platform with his arms out to catch. He caught the limb, then turned around and fit it into place.
"Okay, next question!" Chris announced. "Your patient has an itchy red inflammation on their butt! Diagnosis?"
"Diaper rash," Brick spoke up first. "Apply salve repeatedly to achieve humectant dispersion."
"Yes!" Chris said, and Brick smiled.
The footage cut forward to him diving off the board and into the vat. He sprung back out holding an eel, and it shocked him. "Sorry!" he said before plunging back down. He came back up a second time, now holding two eels. "Sorry again!" he told them, falling once more after getting shocked. He popped out holding a hand, which he quickly tossed to his team.
"Don't let it touch my hair!" Justin fumbled with the hand a few times before tossing it over to Jasmine, who rolled her eyes and put it in the right-hand slot.
"Next question!" Chris said. "Your patient's got a white tongue, red eyes, and they're oozing gooey crud! Diagnosis?"
"If I'm not wrong, that should be Pinkus Eyeicus," Chase answered. "Treat with two rounds of floppity jibbits."
"Absolutely correct!" Chris told him. The camera zoomed in on him as he slyly added "I messed around with some of the terms in the textbook."
Chase looked down at the vat, then jumped. He fell without a sound, but when he came back up with an eel in each hand, he shrieked and got electrocuted. He plunged back down, and this time came up with another leg. "Hey, I got one this time!" he said with a smile before tossing the limb over to Scott.
Scott jumped for it, then turned around and slammed it into place.
"Smells like ear wax?" Chris asked next, rushing up to Jasmine with a grin on his face.
"Pineapple-itis," Jasmine answered before low-fiving the host.
Jasmine was shown jumping down, and sprung back up to diving board-level seconds later with three eels on her body; she screamed as she was shocked.
"Fur between the toes?" Chris asked, bending down to point at his bare feet, one of which had a tuft of brown hair growing out of it.
"Stick two horse feathers up the whizzbang!" Izzy answered when the host turned to her.
Izzy was shown dropping into the vat and coming back up with a torso and a smile on her face.
A montage of parts getting added was shown next. Millie was first, putting a leg into her team's platform. Second was Chase, slotting one of his team's arms in. Brick added a waist for the Grips, and the clips transitioned to other parts of the challenge.
"Waka-waka two-by-four!" Scott answered.
Anne Maria was shown listening to Chris's chest with her stethoscope before enthusiastically saying "Sissypants McGee!" to the host's brief approval and sudden discomfort.
Ripper was shown trying to strangle one of the eels as it shocked him, then Justin was shown being electrocuted thrice by the eels before eventually holding up a Chris head. He tossed it to Anne Maria, who was sitting on Jasmine's shoulders, and the two turned around to put the piece in – all they were missing now was the left arm and hand.
"The Grips ahead by...a head!" Chris announced, the camera cutting over to the Gaffers' platform and the five teens giving it nervous, annoyed, and uncertain looks – aside from the head, all they were missing was the right arm and hand.
"Alright Gaffers, next question!" the host said as he slid over to the other team. "Your patient's feeling tired, has spongy gums, and a bunch of spots on their thighs. Diagnosis?"
"Scurvy," Ripper said. "Treated with an increase of dietary vitamin C."
"Correct!" Chris announced excitedly.
The footage cut forward, focusing on the Gaffers' vat as Ripper dived into it. He emerged moments later with his team's hand, and threw it over to Izzy who quickly put it into place.
Confessional: Ripper
“I'm not sure if what we studied are actually real life symptoms and diagnoses, but who am I to know?” Ripper shrugged uncaringly. “I'm not one to study for this sort of stuff unless there's a million dollars on the line.”
Confessional Ends
Another skip forward showed Millie plunging into the vat and coming back out with the arm. "Alright, last piece coming your way!" she said excitedly before tossing it to her off-screen teammates.
It was Justin who caught the piece and put it into the only remaining indentation on the platform. "The Grips have their cadaver!" Chris announced in a close-up. "Time to start yanking some chain, and be quick about it 'cause the Gaffers are right behind you!"
Jasmine and Brick began to pull on their team's chain while Anne Maria moved the slanted scaffold out from under the platform and Justin and Millie watched in anticipation as the cadaver-containing platform was rising quickly.
The camera cut over to the Gaffers as Izzy dangled from the bungee harness covered in slime. “I got it! I got it!” She tossed the Chris head over to MK.
MK stopped in front of the platform and drew back her arm, tossing it up to Chase who had climbed the back of the platform in preparation. The daredevil caught it and slotted the part in, then dropped to the ground.
"Now we pull!" MK ordered as Chase joined Ripper and Scott at the chain.
"Heave!" Ripper said as the three started to pull in rhythm. "Ho! Heave!"
"The Gaffers are still in this," Chris told the camera in a close-up. "Whose cadaver will hit the roof first?" he asked with a shrug. "Make sure you come back for all the Total! Drama! Action!" he finished excitedly.
(Commercial Break)

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