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Correction: or, he wanted to creep me out so I would just give him the money without verification. That makes more sense. But it creeped me out too much for me to give him money.

@vintagejenta, I am not a broccoli cheese soup fan myself, but I have heard more than one person say that Quizno's is their favorite. If it goes well, will you share your recipe? I know my boyfriend would be totally excited to eat it.

@MzFitz, I could be wrong, but I thought that Sagi was asking for homemade alternatives to a mix? That would not constitute a shortcut, right? Just a low-fat recipe. I do agree, however, that mixes are less than desirable.

I've never been overweight, but I was heavier than I am now--I lost weight in college when I started cooking for myself and exercising more. I do exercise a lot--I run and do short triathlons--but I also just trying to remind myself that I feel better if I don't eat too much. Plus, then there are leftovers, which are really exciting for me. Also I try to remind myself that it is just habit. I didn't use to work out 5-6 times a week, but now I love it and I feel unhappy if I don't, so if I eat smaller portions, I will get used to those portions quickly. It does sometimes get hard though. It depends on what is happening in my life.

One more thing, though: it shouldn't rule your life. Find a balance that works for you. In college, I didn't work out as much, but I ate less and was about 5-10 pounds thinner. I feel happier and less stressed with those extra pounds, and I am much easier to be around because I am not always agonizing about everything I eat. I know everybody says this, but it really is important to concentrate on feeling good rather than numbers. That is the only thing that will keep me away from a brownie: remembering that if I eat that extra brownie, I will wish I hadn't because I will feel stuffed and clunky.

I used to always have energy to cook, but this semester I am teaching, reading for my dissertation, and training for a triathlon, and I do occasionally get too lazy, especially when I get home late. That doesn't mean going out for us, though--it usually means making something, but something less nutritious than I had planned because it sounds more delicious and therefore I have more motive to make it. Plus I might not have produce, but I always have pasta, garlic, parmesan, and olive oil--yum.

I have been wanting chess pie, so I am making the Momofuku crack pie because it looks similar but is probably more delicious. I made the cookie for the crust today and was worried that I ate too much of it, but then I discovered that it makes enough for two crusts, so even with munching I should have enough for at least one pie. Yay! I did have to go ahead and crumble it, even though I am not making the pie until tomorrow, so I would stop eating it.

So important! We have stayed in a decent, but pretty plain apartment for years because we can walk to Central Market and bike to the cheaper grocery store. I agree that a *good* grocery store is essential; being near a normal grocery store is definitely better than nothing, but it would take some getting used to, although I would take a well-stocked traditional grocery store. In our previous apartment we were very close to Whole Foods, but I had to walk over a really large bridge with lots of traffic, so that pushed me into driving more often--but it was an extremely fast drive.