rocket_ace Member

congrats man - that smile on your face in the after picture just says it all. I can't wait for mine.

thanks - I too wish people were a little more polite. many here have been, both pro and con my initial suggestion. I'm bowing out on this positive note. the two trolls can have a party in here if they want. they know they are both right so can take turns dropping internet memes on each other and high-fiving... also....to…

I think you have the template saved on your drive you two due to high use from the people you troll. thanks for shutting down my post w/ your garbage.

so you would be deceitful in liking it the first time? seems dishonest.

the part where I responded to you. that was the only part. you are not supposed to feed the trolls, but I got sucked in and I'm ashamed of myself.

well I hate to break it to you but sometimes people post things w/o completely thinking them through and w/o all the facts. the fact that you think because it was my first post which I jotted quickly was the ultimate proof positive of anything is laughable. I'm a normal person who's thoughts change and develop and I'm not…

you keep quoting your own thoughts and not listening to what I'm saying. as for the cheating you keep harping on about - I've said multiple times that we won't be doing that. so you've heard nothing Iv'e said past my first thread - quoting my original thread, which I admitted several times was just half-formed thinking. as…

agreed - we all met, weighed in, and have all agreed not to do any fasting etc.... in my initial post I was just brain-storming - and trying to anticipate what others might do - it was a half-formed thought at the time, so I'm sorry if anyone has taken it as more than it was (not you, but others here have latched onto it…

its a small group of health conscious people who have not been completely clean but want to. we are getting together, and putting our money down, to encourage ourselves to stick to our weight loss goals. the group dynamic (and yes, even the money) will hopefully help us all keep our head in the game during this 2 month…

exactly!! thanks so much!! your kind words and easy-going-ness has washed out the bad taste of the sourpuss. really appreciate it!! :)

its a common thing man. chill out. I have heard what you have to say. thanks but I repeat you are missing the point. anyway - feel free to exit stage left now.

not all of us man - I feel like I made a mistake posting in fact. such negativity!

you refuse to see the positive in anything eh? you're a very stubborn person mate...not willing to give an inch. I hope such flexibility does you well in life. I generally like competing points of view and devil's advocates but I think intelligently taking such a line also means trying to see the other person's point of…

I don't see it that way AT ALL. For me, its just some fun w/ co-workers that will keep me on the straight and narrow. perhaps some may abuse this challenge by starving themselves, but there are only a couple of us, all very professional and honest, so it will 100% not be abused or turn into an eating disorder WHATSOEVER.…

my apologies - I hardly ever watched the show - so I meant no hidden subtext....

'' again - wow - you guys must be from some alternate reality where no one ever has a health weight loss challenge at work....they are pretty common actually, for your information. I've been at this for sometime, and lost quite a bit of weight, but here I found an opportunity to shake my system / and mind. up get my…

wow - harsh. I didn't think it was cheating, but rather the way everyone does it (according to Big Loser, and also weigh-ins for athletics weight-class events)...but as it turned out I didn't bother to drink alot of water (if that is what you mean by cheating?). also, I've been at this for a while, and I expect this would…

in case you were interested: http://gizmodo.com/5990499/what-colored-food-does-to-your-poop

which 10 pounds? I've lost alot of 10 pounds. I think rule of thumb is the average max healthy weight loss is 10 lbs a month....but this last 10 pounds I'm going on 3 months and counting.

fitbit is much easier - quite consistent - HRM is if you are uber training and can take the added time needed to take measurements...plus can't really wear HRM's all day...

congrats man - job well done!

Linking Park/ Jay-Z Collision course. (when I need it during a hard part of the workout)

intriguing! what is it?

I think this one is a little unfair - people have different starting points. like there was a senior next to me walking - he has every right to use the treadmill too. also, I walk some and I run some, it just depends. I would prefer outside but its cold.

^this. so completely irritating. the only thing I can figure is that they must have a favorite spot that they go to no matter what. but even still, if a whole row is empty you should at least space yourself out from me by one. but I've come to think most people are just oblivious to such common sense.

when they walk backwards (one guy even does a side-to-side crab walk). I mean WTF?

couldn't agree more

lol. and yet they don't even have English Breakfast anymore.

exactly - its like $5 for a cup of tea is not enough for them.

I'm from Long island and have been to Teavana often in the past. but they've changed the last year or so. I used to like it because they had a great variety of teas (I prefer the "real" teas...particularly black teas) but over the last few years I've gone less and less because they are replacing all their more traditional…