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Should she really be engaging you in long conversations during work anyway?

YOU are a keeper! And you can tell her I said so! :D

Well no wonder tigers are endangered if they have to stay on opposite sides of rocks . . .

I think this explains it the best:

^^This. I run, do some kickboxing classes and lift now but when I first started I was able to walk for 1/2 hour or do some very gentle yoga before needing to sit/lie down and grab my inhaler. If someone would have told me it's high intensity workouts or nothing, I would have chosen nothing. I think LISS is a great idea but…

Is this a kitteh with good taste or a kitteh that tastes good?

You may never be able to get through to her. She is a person independent of you. Nagging will probably only dissuade her from changing. Maybe just lead by example and answer questions as they come up (even if you have to repeat yourself many times.)

I can't imagine falling for a piece of crap like this, but here's my two cents. He's giving you something that you need or you would scrape him off like *kitten* off your shoe. Instead of allowing him to use you this way, find your spine and your self-esteem and RUN, DON'T WALK to the nearest counselor/psychologist to find…

Fruits are complex carbs. From Google scholar: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c279/419bae8a3f243a2248a911879585cd84acdf.pdf The effect of moderately increased intakes of complex carbohydrates (cereals, vegetables and fruit) for 12 weeks on iron and zinc metabolism

She's 80 and you're her child so, as the mother of grown children I can tell you she's probably not going to listen to you. She still sees you as a four-year-old. She might listen to a professional, however. If she has a physician she trusts, that might be a good option. Another, possibly better, option is a registered…

Something like 30 years ago I was just under 200 pounds (I'm 5'4", I looked like a beachball on stilts) and tried to lose weight by exercising more but "eating the same amount." I happened to catch a radio broadcast by a man by the name of Paul Harvey. He said that the NIH had announced that a study had shown that people…

I'm very sorry for your loss. :'( Please accept my sympathies.

I consider gym time "me" time and I download a book or movie and read/watch it during cardio. Also, one gym has a heated pool and a sauna and I love to swim. Usually, I promise myself something. For example, if I work out at least 5 days a week, running for an hour, lifting for 1/2 hour for 3 months I can _________(buy a…

@lemurcat12 the was NOT aimed specifically at you. I apologize for not making that clearer. The article counts each oil separately, the ones added to the potatoes as well as the oils in which the fries are fried. There are 14 (the article counted some of the oils twice to equal 19, I didn't.): 1. Potatoes 2. Canola Oil 3.…

You're right @kimny72. Yes, they would be eating raw meat in the wild but they die in the wild, too, a lot sooner than in captivity. Also, they don't get vaccinations in the wild, would you stop giving them vaccinations too so they can live "as nature intended?"

Dogs are considered omnivores with noticeable carnivore traits; cats are obligate carnivores.

Oh, and just for your information, McDonald's fries have many ingredients you would never put in homemade fries . . . “[McDONALD'S] FRENCH FRIES: Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Beef Flavor [Wheat and Milk Derivatives]*, Citric Acid [Preservative]), Dextrose,…

Although several times during this thread I've been accused of attempted to deflect responsibility for my eating habits by explaining how obsessed I become with certain foods, it's actually just the opposite. I've recognized an unhealthy pattern of obsession for food that really isn't good for me and am trying to change my…

This is not aimed at just us females. It's also for all the fathers of girls out there:

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO ALL - IRISH OR NOT!!

Ahhh, the luck of the Irish (underpants!) I love this post! Happy St. Patrick's Day @UncleMac!!

I don't know about that. I'm pretty sure Mom and Dad often think about asking for a refund . . . LOL

That was my question too! Does that mean I can be 27 instead of 54? lol

I remember the Saturday Night Live skit this came from! 30,000 times the fiber of Oat Bran! And Super Colon Blow with 2.5 million times the fiber of Oat Bran

Yes, you SHOULD do this. Just be prepared - your co-workers may see it as an indictment of their lifestyle, even though that's not your intent. They know what they're doing is detrimental but people don't usually like to be called on their behavior. On the other hand, you may unwittingly influence another co-worker, who…

Makes you think about the "nature vs. nurture" argument, doesn't it?

Stephen Hawking died on March 14, 2018 at age 76. March 14 is recognized as national Pi (pie) day, because 3.14 are the first three numbers of pi. Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison were geniuses - but average or below average students. If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies you have $1.19.…

I can't wait until tomorrow to see if Hobbes reveals Calvin's secret. It's like watching General Hospital!! :D

Nyquil, Dayquil and Puffs tissues with lotion.

I have the flu (that's NOT my NSV! lol) Normally when I'm ill it's a reason to go off of my plan, stop logging my food, eat all the crap that I can stuff in my gob. Once I'm well, I tend to stay off track and regain all of the weight I've lost and then some. This time I'm handling it a bit differently. I continue to log my…