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my favorite is smaller portions and leave a little on the plate...

You are not too fat...I am a running fool and am pretty tiny and there are workouts that I just won't do or can't do as they hurt my knees. 30DS and SOME of the FIRM DVD just have way too many squatty lungey things. I have found a DVD series called 10 minute solutions...they have 5 segments that are 10 minutes each...you…

We really don't lie and I really struggle with the fact that we have allowed all the freaking mythical characters, I feel like I am lying to them constantly...if they ask about santa or the tooth fairy or whatever I give the most truthful answer I can without giving away the stupid secret...I can't wait until they flat out…

I will second GoLeanWedny in that if you facing a moment of struggle with this then stick it out a bit longer until you really know. If you are training because that is what other think you should do then what you really need to figure out is why do you do things because others think you should. If you started training…

This is a pretty new one around here but as a high school teacher it makes me itchy. When the kids are confused...a constant state when you refuse to listen to what is being said they exclain "wait....what?"

This topic comes up a lot and I must first say that I appreciate the respectful way OP addressed the question. It is often brought up in such a nasty way. Some people use different headings to account for their exercise just to have a category that matches their perceived calorie burn but then undervalue the…

I am a runner...but I am a true distance runner....I can run a steady pace for a long long time yet put me on a track for a 100 meters of even the 800 meters and I just don't shine....I get tremendous joy from running. Marathons were on my bucket list and after having 4 kids in 6 years I was running steadily again I sat…

I am pretty happy within a 100 either way although I do have to admit that 100 over makes a little itchy while a 100 under does not have that same effect. I figure that I am really good at logging every stinking thing that goes in my mouth but I do some estimations so I figure that 100-150 calorie pad protects me a bit…

I was a stay at home mom for 10 years with my 4 kids. My husband working a schedule in which he is gone for 24 hours and is home for 48 hours. I went back to full time work this school year. My kids are each in a sport or three...lol...I am gone during the school day, coach two of the soccer teams and have 2-4 hours of…

I am not going to go look through your diaries or anything as sometimes we just need the support that says...DON"T GIVE UP...you are worth the effort. I too am struggling in general right now in my life and am teetering between total irrational restriction and just giving up...but I am worth the effort of doing this thing…

viable question...I was wondering the libido question myself...before I get a chance to see an answer to this however I am sure it will be a deleted thread....I have a legitimate inquiry about this as it affects my health and marriage but oh well...I am sure that my doctore who tells me to quit running and start eating…

running....... there are no foods that I am knowingly giving up...just often choices I just don't make anymore as they aren't worth it...but I still have beer and ice cream and peanut butter etc...oh and carbs

While it is clear that you look freaking fantastic I personally cannot stop staring at your sexy *kitten* shoes. Those are hot.

I think you can bump within hours of posting if the topic is important to you. Topics can get hidden pretty quickly if it is a busy time on the forum boards.....

I log every thing.....and I am pretty darn good about that everything...so when I grabbed handful of honey nut cheerios when I was putting the box away after my kids ate breakfast I upped the amount I ate for breakfast on my log...I NEVER submit my diary at the end of the day....even though I complete it each day I never…

Today is a day off of running...so I rode my bike and did my upper body circuits( I just bring my weights outside)...in the rain no less...but when I ride my bike I like to ride through a few different cemetaries...they are shady, have good hills, and I don't have to worry about traffic...I was thinking about "what do I…

I will shortly be returning to the classroom as a biology and physcis teacher. I took a 10 year break to have a bunch of kids. I do math in my head too. I will count respirations. I will do fractions and then convert into decimals. I will figure how much faster I will finish if I change my pace bu 8 seconds...now my 4…

I have 4 kids too and I do desperately enjoy the quiet or the chance to listen to music that makes me smile.....I have a busy mind and thus it wanders ...so much so that I make myself giggle sometimes....

a wonderful realization I came to this spring shortly after dedicating my marthon training to a little girl at my daughter's school who is fighting cancer is that I GET TO DO THIS...it is my choice and I am fortunate to be able to torment myself in such a wonderful way...my friend HAS to be with her little girl while she…

love this and think it is pretty true

I have thought a lot about food too...I know about how much I burn per mile...so there have been times when I actually YAHOO! outloud when I realize that I just earned ice cream after dinner or that I totally ran off breakfast.

15 minutes at a time is a great start..no pitiful at all...try adding 2-3 more minutes each week -10 days...you are a runner now so you just have to keep running to be able to add time and distance...keep at it..sounds like you on a great path to doing good things

You were actually seeing the effects of the food you ate...it had no time to be digested etc...if you ate 6 pounds of carrots and a liter of water and got immediately on the scale you would weigh 6 pounds more at least...let your body do something with it..and eliminate the waste...and that is when you see a loss...you…

Thank you for the time to respond again. I have some things to research now which always makes me feel better. I will start keeping better attention to and journaling things. I am definitely going to cut back on the caffeine. In the summer I drink much less coffee and increase my water 3 fold (still not enough really). I…

Thanks for the reply...I drink coffee as I love it and it helps the headaches....I have to really consider cutting it out as I always got withdrawl headaches when I quit coffee during pregnancies but my head is hurting so bad lately...I will ease back on it though for sure and see if that helps

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I eat about 80% of my exercise calories...to account for miscaluations in food logging . I use a HRM so know it is closer than estimations here...but stilll...works for me.

frozen veggies are cheap and as healthy as a fresh...gardening doesn't cost much...while I don't have veggies all summer, when I start to get them I have a ton...a only plant to feed us and my garden is not that big...I do carrots...onions (although crappy harvest this year) yellow squash (one plant) and one zucchini…

go to a title nine catalog...those women rock!!!! everyone of them is a picture of health and strength and look beautiful....

love this...LOL