Vegetarian group. Kick-off WEEK 1

I did my usual 2 mile run yesterday. Did my kick boxing and Krav Maga class on Saturday. I never miss the gym...$99 a month and you won't miss a single class. Real insentive. I only wish that they would teach a Savate class or La canne...both would be so much fun. :happy:

My instructors would only go harder on me the next time I come in if I miss a class. It helps to be in a class where you are relied upon to be there.
We all have those type of weeks...I am going through mine. It's got nothing to do with eating or excerise though...purly monitary issues. The gym is my one splurge and I may have to give it up if my hubby can't find a job by August. My daughter is going to a private school ($500) a month and I would rather her have a better education than me have a gym membership. At least my garage is kind of like a gym. It's stictly for boxing and kick boxing...so no actuall equipment stuff...weights and bags only.
I can only recomend taking a 10 minute walk...and you'll probably keep going because it feels so good.

Hey thanks for responding back. I think I'll just have to push myself to do at least some walking.

Can I just say how much it sucks to be veg at a Chinese buffet? Last night my food options were: green beans, veggie lo mein, steamed bread, and the broccoli from chicken and broccoli. Oh, and hot and sour soup. I didn't touch the white rice, no real interest. You'd think they'd at least have a stir fry or something?

i want ot join in this group too! i am looking to just lose a few pounds and maintain,but i am on my way to becoming vegan (not too strict yet). i do not have kids, and do not plan on having any for a while.

i love fish, but do not eat meat or do too much dairy. wondering if anyone has some great ideas for protein and iron without too much tofu or soy....iheard that stuff is not that good for us women.

also, was wondering if anyone knows of a good/relatively inexpensive gym in southern CA that i could check out. thanks all!

I was doing well with running, then I got hit with a monster headache that lasted about 1 1/2 weeks. I was going to bed at 7 pm so I didn't have to deal with the throbbing. ick. It seems to have broken finally!:bigsmile:

I'm contemplating doing a 5k tomorrow morning, I know it's kinda last minute! We'll see what happens. We have a couple of parties to drop in on tomorrow, should be fun...but we are expecting rain.

mssarro- It does seem like there are tiny chunks of mystery meat in every chinese dish ever made.

I'm going out for mexican at lunch with some co-workers...I hate eating big lunches...but yay for guacamole!

You should try one! I ran for the first time after I had my son and have kept up with it for a year now. I go out for a run after work at least 3 times a week. Even if I can squeeze in a quick mile before making dinner. I started out at a very slow jog, walking when I needed to. As long as you keep pushing yourself it gets easier every week. It feels great!! I never thought I could do it, goes to show you anything is possible with some dedication! :bigsmile:

Good for you...happy those head aches stopped.
I had a great weekend! We had a cook out at my in-laws...my BIL and SIL came up from Ft. Benning. My FIL made grilled salmon and veggie kabobs. Oh so yummy. We didn't watch any fireworks though...my BIL has some post war trauma. But all in all it was wonderful.

No, not that I noticed. My pd has always been pretty normal. Why do you ask?

Welcome back! :flowerforyou:

I've never had a problem with my tom...but it might just be because I've never eaten meat. Talk to your doc about it...just in case.

Had a great 4th! No fireworks though...BIL has post traumatic stress syndrome...too many wars. Explosions are not so great for him....and the dogs. We had 9 at the house that night and half of them had to be given a seditive.

oh I know what you mean with the dogs. My dogs go nuts when they hear fireworks. Glad to hear you had a great 4th of July tho! Btw, I was meaning to ask you, have you watched any good movies lately?

Nothing at home really...other than Disney stuff. Went and saw Wolverene in theaters a while ago. It actually wasn't that bad. I'm a big X-Men fan and they managed to keep it pretty close to the comics this time.
We're debating to either see Night At The Museum 2, Ice Age 3, or Public Enemies.
My hubby just watched Watchman and said it kept pretty well to Alan Moores work.
Did you ever get to watch Lost In Austen?

I watched Wolverine too. I thought it was a good movie. I used to be into the X-men and the Transformers and what not when I was younger, so it's cool to watch the movies now. Do you like the transformers? I thought the movies were good, the first one was better than the second in my opinion.
I heard Public Enemies is supposed to be fantastic. I might go watch that myself...plus johnny depp is in it so that helps haha

No, unfortunately I never got to watch Lost In Austen. I looked for it at several different local movie stores but no one has it. I'm sure I'll come across it at some point!

I haven't seen the second one yet. I loved the show when I was a kid...also Thundercats, TMNT, GI Joe...I was such a tomboy. Still am for the most part...but I love dresses and Renaissance and Victorian era clothing. LOL. As for Public Enemies...I love Johnny! I've seen everything he's been in and it's always wonderful (although, I didn't like his Charlie & the Chocolate Factory). He's a great actor...I'm just not the biggest fan of him personaly.

I've not been on MFP for a while. Got sidetracked, really wasn't losing, but just maintaining. Well, went on cruise last week and got on scale. I am up 6 LBS!!!!! Hopefully just water weight, but need to get back to losing the rest of the weight!

Okay...where is everyone??? No one's been on in 4 days. What's everyone doing that's so exciting that's keeping htem off MFP?
LOL, I haven't been on either...the occasional check but no real hardcore threads. How was everyone's weekend?
Kid: I never did make it to the movies...stayed home and watched Underworld (all three) and X-Men (all three)...pathetic but wonderful. :bigsmile:

Eek I work 50 hours a week, commute 10 hours each week, then try to walk, jog, bike, swim.. even tried some tennis this weekend. As long as the weather is nice I try to stay outside and off the computer. This is a good think, no?

Definatly good! I'm only on while checking my e-mail at work. No weekends or nights for me, too much other stuff to do. :happy: