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I talk about what I've read, will read, and what I think about it. My friends join in and do the same. Many of us read the same kind of books so it's very similar to a "book club" meeting, but virtual.

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You are retaining water because of the high level of sodium (salt). Dink plenty of water, eat normally, try not to eat too salty for the next few days, and you will drop all that in no time. It happens to all of us.

Lunch: 1/2 cup brown rice, 4oz of chicken breast with Frank's buffalo sauce, broccoli stir fry veggie mix. One Skinny cow milk chocolate wafer. Snack: Greek yogurt for morning snack & protein bar for the afternoon.

"When you open your mind to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." - Dr. Walter Bishop, Fringe

Bump, cause I want to promote the awesomeness of this thread.

I'm not.

Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

By whom? I never got the memo. I will like to be included in future voting procedures. OP, find your rhythm and do a mental check of your form while doing the exercises, but above all, enjoy what you are doing. Many of us had weird pains while lifting because our bodies were not used to it. It gets better with time and…

Good stuff J.

I know... So close to me and they forgot to invite me to the party.

Mother_Superior was the best. To bad he is not around. I also liked Piratesfan but I think he left with MotherS.

Thanks! It's awesome.

I usually workout after work and I prefer it. Like you, I usually have at least 1000+ calories in my system already, from most of my meals of the day, and I perform better. My form is better, I can lift more, and my rest time between sets is less. When I do cardio is late at night, after my kids are in bed, so by that time…

Chicken sausage is fast and easy to make the night before. I add it to salads, pasta, or make a quick lunch of quinoa (which I cook Sunday’s for the rest of the week), the sausage, and frozen veggies. All you have to do is heat it up come lunchtime. Today I have Boca burgers (15g of protein for 120 cals) and all I have to…

Mofongo (Puerto Rico) = Fried and then mashed with garlic. Mangu (Dominican Republic) - boiled and then mashed with garlic. You can also add it to soups instead of potatoes. Fried (mofongo, tostones, arañitas, etc...) is the easiest and most delicious way to prepare green plantains but boiled (just like a potato) is ok…

“Clean Sweep” (Innkeeper Chronicles #1 by Ilona Andrews and “Archangel’s Legion” (Guild Hunter #6) by Nalini Singh.

I listen to audio books on a daily basis and I actually prefer to exercise while listening to one instead of music. The great thing about listening to a book is the fact that you have to pay attention to a certain level to what it’s being said, so it takes your mind away for the fatigue, or how much more you have to go. I…

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The problem with this is that not all teachers or adults do things to protect the child but act upon their feelings. An adult is stronger than a child and some adults use discipline as an excuse to hurt the kids. What you are describing is an extreme that need to be dealt by the administration of the school and maybe there…

J!!! Oh, how the drama follows you. Glad to see you around and stirring the pot... like always.

Just started “Ruins”, book 3 of the Partials series by Dan Wells

Frank Peretti is awesome, but like mentioned above he is not writing as muchHis lattest book is called Illusion (2012) I love Ted Dekker’s Circle Series which he closed a few years back with Green. The circle is composed of three series: the Circle, the Lost Books, and Paradise. Robert Liparulo is very good too. Most of…

Eat you exercise calories back so you net your 1600 calories

I have a PB and Strawberry jam sandwich every day for breakfast. I use the regular PB, 1 Tablespoon, but I always weigh it on a digital food scale.

Color – Black Book – Too many but lasts one is “Quintana of Charyn” Book 3 of the “Lumatere Chronicles” Movie – Don’t have one TV Show – Stargate Universe and Battlestar galactica Magazine (even if you never read them) - Oxygen Website – eReader I.Q., MFP Snack – Coconut Flavored Greek yogurt Healthy meal – Stir-fried…

1. “Inkheart” by Cornelia Funke 2. “Timeless” (Parasol Protectorate #5) 3. “Dragonfly in Amber” (Outlander #3) And Listening to “The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable” by Dan Gutman with the kids during our commute.

This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read around MFP. (Well, at least for a non-Cuban living in South Florida.) OP - totally doable. Like everybody said, moderation is key. If you can cook your own meals and control the ingredients even better. Good Luck.