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Can't speak for your man, but I can vouch for this happening. My wife is in the best shape ever since we've been together. She teaches 10 fitness classes and week, and runs on top of that. She looks great. But...when I hit 35 or 36, my drive totally dropped off the cliff. No idea why (obviously, I'm guessing it's chemical…

My wife and I didn't get each other presents last Christmas, and instead bought ourselves some new living room furniture. We did get six month interest free financing, so we'll be paying that off. The rest will go to credit cards. We've been carrying debt for too long. Normally, when we get a refund (which is most years,…

Here are the two points both the WW article and the Venuto response touch on. I just wanted to put them side by side and comment that they appear to be saying the same thing. Please note, I am not claiming that the starvation mode doesn't exist, and I'm not claiming a drastic reduction of calories is the best way to lose…

Aren't these the most hotly debated topics in the starvation mode debate? It seems to me that Venuto doesn't disagree much with what was posted in the original post. Maybe I'm missing something.

[Admiral Ackbar] It's a trap! [\Admiral Ackbar]

I agree with a lot that has been said here, most people are positive and supporting, and there are few bad apples, but running accross one of those few can ruin your experience. I know I myself don't post much because I tend to be sarcastic, and that doesn't always come accross well on a written forum. I have been reading…

I tend to agree with you. My wife loves this show, so I usually get sucked in to watching it. We watched this week's episode last night, and I was telling her about this interview. Not 5 minutes later, at the next break, there was Kai doing some ad for BL. I'm not sure what it was, but she had a huge smile on her face and…

I have two reactions. First, as with most "reality TV" obviously what they are showing on TV isn't going to be an accurate portrayal of what really happened. Of course they want drama, and will create for the viewer when they can/need to. I think it was always pretty obvious that they were using fairly extreme diet and…

I definitely agree with this. While my defauly is that I like an "athletic" but not muscular figure, I have seen beauty in women of various sizes. I'd probably say what the scale says is the least predictive way for me to predict if I'll find a woman attractive. The waist to hip ratio is much more important (an hourglass…

Starting weight (2/3) - 184.5 Monday check in 2/7 - 182.5 Monday check in 2/14 - 181.5 Another pound down, but the month is half over and I'm just down 3 pounds. Ten is probably not going to happen now, but we'll see if I can still hit 8 for the month.

Excellent point. I think most people can harmlessly flirt within the bounds of acceptability for their own relationship (in that different relationships could have different bounds). When someone's flirtation goes outside of those boundaries, it can't be blamed simply on the fact that flirting goes on. It's simply a sign…

No question.

Being married to an incurable flirt, I would definitely say flirting can happen with no ulterior motives, though there is definitely a kind of flirting with intent. I'd still call them both flirting. Innocent flirting I think has to do with the attention and affirmation you get from getting a certain kind of attention from…

I got two boys and a step daughter I could go on an on about, but something happened yesterday I thought would be perfect here. My boys are 9 and 7, and while they are almost 2 years apart, are just one grade apart in school. This leads to a lot of competition between them, which is natural with young boys I guess (my…

The near future is going to be tough. I was OK with Super Bowl weekend since I didn't head to any parties. This week is a different story. Girl Scout cookies arived yesterday. I could put down a box of tagalongs without blinking. Those are a serious weakness.

Starting weight (2/3) - 184.5 Monday check in 2/7 - 182.5 Didn't get much exercise in this week, just tried to make some better food decisions. I'll definitely have to get back to near daily exercise to keep the momentum going though.

I've got a 2002 Camry, and the wife drives an '06 Sienna. When I got my first real job out of college, I bought my childhood dream vehicle of a Jeep Wrangler. I loved that thing, and it was a sad day when the kids' rear facing car seat wouldn't fit in the back. I had to trade it in and got the wife her dream vehicle of a…

Definitely sense of humor. When I first met my wife, I was definitely attracted to her. But, I'm a guy, and I was 17 at the time, so let's face it, I found a lot of women attractive. But, when she smiled, it went to a different level. I loved trying to make her laugh and be able to see that smile. Fortunately, we found…

Alright, starting weight as of 2/3, 184.5. Goal weight 174.5.

Just saw this thread today. I'm in. I have fallen off the wagon and haven't been watching what I've been eating, and I can't remember the last time I weighed myself. I'll weigh in tomorrow morning, and post it here. This is great timing for me. I just found out I'm going to Hilton Head with the family mid March. Losing 10…

I would have, but I think Monty Python is brilliantly funny, not stupid funny, so I didn't think they qualified. I've watched The Holy Grail and the Life of Brian 1000 times combined I think.

Ace Ventura. I still quote that movie on a weekly basis (that, and The Mask, though while that one had several quatable quotes, the movie itself wasn't all that good). Someday my kids will watch those movies and realize where the heck I got all my catch phrases.

It's a grueling, long program. It's long enough without redoing stuff you couldn't push through fully the first time around. Don't repeat the week, and just do your best next time around.

My thought is that if he just got out of the Marines, and is starting a new physical job, he deserves to have some slack. If the job is going to help him get back into shape, that's probably enough and you just might need to be a little patient. In general, most people have to be motivated internally to get back into…

I normally don't enjoy Eminem, and it is vulgar, but "Lose Yourself" is the best pump up song I've got in my library. When I used to run, I'd always have that one at the end of my playlist to finish with, and it would always help me kick strong through to the end.

My kids are all involved in organized sports throughout the year. My step daughter plays softball in the spring, soccer in the summer/fall, volleyball in the fall & winter, and basketball in the winter. My boys both play baseball in the spring, soccer in the summer, football in the fall, and basketball in the winter. They…

One man's quickie is another man's marathon.

That is pure insanity.

I've got an '86 Virago 750 taking up space in the garage (it was my first bike), but it hasn't been ridden in years.

Man, if I was single, I'd be taking notes on this thread. There is some pure gold in here. That Viking ship line is as solid as they come.:laugh: