Right now it’s Guild Wars 2 for me! Tons of fun, friendly community, and no subscription fee so it’s perfect for broke gamers like yours truly.

I loved the Mass Effect and Dragon Age games. I enjoy Plague Inc when I’m in the mood to destroy the world.

If you figure it out, let me know. I gave up on wearing makeup because my face sweats so much. :/ There is facial antiperspirant designed for people with hyperhidrosis, but I hear it can be hard on the skin, and my skin is pretty sensitive thanks to rosacea.

Christmas Eve: Chinese takeout, featuring crab rangoon, twice-cooked pork, orange chicken, and sesame tofu

Christmas Day: A big ham with hot German potato salad, my homemade cranberry-pear-ginger sauce, green beans with lemon juice and garlic, stollen, and an assortment of Christmas cookies for dessert.

New Year's Eve: Planning on homemade pizza

We don't usually do a big meal on New Year's Day.

Exercise doesn't make that much of a difference in weight gain if you're also eating a ton of calories. It does, however, help a fat person retain their mobility and health longer.

I personally enjoy gentle yoga for its calming effect on my anxiety, and swimming. I feel so graceful in the water, it keeps me cool (I overheat easily), and I'm always RAVENOUS when I get out of the pool. Pretty sure that the amount I eat post-swim more than makes up for the calories burned! If you're having trouble keeping up your appetite, take a quick swim.

Getting up is definitely more of an effort than it used to be. I'm strong enough that it isn't a true struggle, per se, but I have to put more oomph into it. And yeah, I spend most of my time sitting these days. If I have to get up I try to do several things while I'm at it so I don't have to get up again for a while.

I feel you, I unintentionally lost about 20 pounds after moving from a one story to a two story house. I’m also in a small town now without as many options for eating out and no options for delivery.

What helped me was adding a small meal/large snack right before bed, around 11-midnight. At first I had to consciously remind myself to eat before bed. Now I’m hungry around that time, so much so that I can’t get to sleep without a full belly! It’s amazing how quickly the body adjusts to eating another meal. The amount I need to eat in order to get to sleep is increasing over time too.

Same, for me it’s more the environment than the food. Someone encouraging me to eat more, asking me to finish their leftovers, urging me to order dessert even though I’m already full, all of that is incredibly hot.

Yeah, I just shopped the after Christmas sales for new jeans. I can still get the 26s on, but they’re so uncomfortable when I sit down. They look like sausage casings on my thighs and around my belly!

I also decided to try some leggings. Normally I prefer pants with pockets, but leggings with a tunic top is a cute look, and they’ll probably fit longer than jeans will.

That’s my goal. I eat whenever I feel even a little peckish. Unless I know there’s a big meal coming up and I want to stuff my belly with as much as I possibly can.

I think it was probably the constant stress of being hungry all the time and obsessing over what I could and couldn’t eat! Stress is bad for the whole body, skin included.