Jennaissance

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Start off by setting small goals for yourself that you think you can accomplish. As you begin to see that you can do this through accomplishing these small goals, you can begin to add more/harder goals for yourself. This is a lifestyle change and most people don't just wake up one morning and completely change their lives.…

In the past 15 years, I've been my smallest at 125 and my largest at 180. I was always around 150 in college so I was the fat girl. I lost 20 pounds as soon as I graduated, but people would always try to give me these giant clothes or I'd go shopping with a friend and they'd pull out some size 14 thing and be like "this is…

20 miles a day with 65+ pounds would put me under unless a llama is carry my load!!! [/quote] It tooks years to get there. I remember when I started I couldn't do a 6 mile day hike with a 3,500 foot gain. I live close to the mountains and we have training routes: day hikes where you gain 4,000 feet in less than four miles.…

You can add me. I'm looking for friends with similar interests. On Sunday, I leave for a 5-day 100 mile trip. I'm hoping my pack will be 70 pounds or less. I think expectations really depend on the terrain. If you were gaining 10,000 feet during a two day trip that's a hell of a trip. Similarly, a 4 day 80 mile trip with…

Sometimes it is hard... on days where I bike 20 miles to work and back and stop at the gym on the way home I'll find myself with 1,200+ calories left for dinner. I just can't do it. If you get a lot of caloriess back from exercise, log the exercise you think you'll do before you do it and try to put extra calories in your…

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if vanity sizing is how we got size zero.

Eddie Bauer is terrible and always has been. I used to work for their call center taking phone orders. People would call ALL THE TIME needing to return things that were two sizes too big for them. Almost every customer I spoke with commented on the generous sizes and sometimes I dealt with people that were just too small…

WOW! I had no idea! It's so easy to tell. Look at your arm! Holy moly...where did it go? Good job. Really an inspiration.

Wow! I can't beleive how many people responded to my little rant. I guess I'm not alone. Thanks guys - and for all the ideas!

If you weren't low carb, I'd say carbs :) Try a breakfast burrito but instead of a tortilla, roll it up into a giant collard green leaf. I think the fiber in this green smoothy recipe cancels out the carbs: cabbage, a pear, a green apple, kale, lemon juice, ginger, ice (unfortunately you have to drink a blender full to get…

I still eat all of it in moderation... but if I could I'd eat more: bread cheese nachos (corn and cheese) pizza (bread and cheese) cheesecake (cookies and cheese) beer (liquid bread) I guess I like bread and cheese! Oh, and some cheese and crackers on the side? YES PLEASE?

First: I invested in a nice steel frame commuter that can fit fat tires for the rainy season with both hard and easy gears that can carry a load (Surly Cross X). Then I bought fenders for when it is raining, a bell for the trail, a nice rack, saddle bags for boths sides, an 800 lumen light for the front, two back lights…

No because some of my co-workers go there and I don't want them to see all my tattoos!

Chicken breast: seitan cooked with Bragg's or soy sauce and your seasonings. Turkey breast: tempeh cooked with oil and vinegar ( Use oil/vinegar that best suits the recipe ) Beef: diced mushrooms (portabellos are the best) cooked with lemon juice, white wine vinegar, thyme and lots of freshly ground black pepper - add some…

Snack on nuts- almonds, cashews - they don't fill you up but you get the calories. I think that's why they make trail mix. On the days I know I'm going to burn an extra 1,000 calories biking I make sure to snack on nuts.