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LOL -- my mom tried this diet, back in the 80's, when i was a kid. i loved the soup, but she hated it (then again, i wasn't eating it meal after meal)! as i recall, she didn't lose any real weight in any permanent way...

I have that problem sometimes on the PS3, too... when i swipe to the right in the "basketball defense drill", it sometimes doesn't register the motion (only to the right, not to the left, though!). other than that, sometimes it doesn't register for me for those same exercises you mention -- especially the bent-over rows…

Naked coconuts are better on the beach than at the gym? Hmm...

Isn't that *exactly* what everyone's been complaining about in the "worst things I've seen at the gym" thread?

What does sand in Cleveland have to do with anything? :drinker:

Hmm... can I sit in the chair under the tree at the bar, looking out to the water? I'll be the one drinking honest-to-goodness margaritas (just tequila, lime juice, a splash of triple sec and ice, please!), and talking philosophy with anyone who's interested! (oh... and yeah, buffalo wings are a *must*, too!)

Jaedynmoon hit it on the nail with her breathing advice -- I recall that, when I ran competitively (~30 years ago (ugh!)), breathing was particularly "fun" in the winter time, although in the summer it wasn't as rough. The other thing I was thinking was that there might be a biomechanical issue with your form -- see…

It's seriously confusing! And I consider myself a math guy, too!!!

I always presumed that the way it worked was by acclimating your system to pollens found in the area. So, while it would seem to help that the honey would be from the local types of blossoms, I guess I just would never have thought that it might help allergies to mold or to trees, per se. Interesting question! And since…

Great questions! You're really asking two questions here: first, can a person lose 2 lbs/week? Second, can they maintain this rate of loss on average over two months? To the first question -- of course it's possible! (That doesn't mean that every person, in every situation can see it happen!) To the second question -- yes,…

Low carb?!?!? I'm having exactly the opposite problem -- since I'm trying to limit calories, I seem to *always* be way low on carbs!!! :frown:

LOL -- I had that exact same question! Since I'm on a treadmill, I know the pace that I'm on (3MPH walking, 5 MPH jogging); if I was outside, I'd just estimate what my pace was. So, I just total up the amounts of time (for example, the week 1 schedule is 8 minutes of jogging and 22 minutes of walking), and add these as two…

Here's the way I look at it: Right now, I'm trying to lose 1.5 lbs a week. That's only .2 pounds a day -- and that's the limit of the accuracy of my scale, so I know I can't count on it always being "spot on"! Yes, there will be fluctuations, but that means that if I only weighed myself once a week, some times I'd weigh…

@Sharina -- I just started Sunday, so today's W1D2 for me. I'm also doing the 9-week workout on EA's Sports Active 2, so my plan is to run Sunday, Tuesday, and either Thursday or Friday, and my exercise schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. I only put in 20 minute (160-180 calorie) workouts on the SA2, but I'm…

Ooh! Android apps? Sweet! (I grabbed my iPod and used the British one, but once I'm off the treadmill and running outside, I may just try the Droid!) btw... maybe you could change your settings so that it doesn't go to sleep?

I just started on Sunday... but I'll keep an eye out, here!!! :bigsmile:

I started working on my weight seriously on 1/10, and started my exercise routine with EA Sports Active 2's "Cardio Start" then. Now that I'm on the 9-week program, and in a bit better shape than 5 weeks ago, I started the C25K program on Sunday. It felt really good! So, Tuesday's Day 2! woot!

Today for breakfast, I had 1/2 cup of Fage 2% with a 1/2 tbsp of raw honey ... wow! I've really gotta remember to do that more often!!!

Actually, he was correct -- if this had been a quotation, then it would have been proper to place the punctuation inside the quotes, but since it was a reference to the word itself, it was correct to place the punctuation outside of the quoted word. The example I've seen utilized is: When discussing 'use', use the word…

Oh, the English language... it's just that its grammar rules are so confusing! :wink:

Awesome perspective!!!

Yes -- calories burned depend both on your current weight and your gender (men generally have more muscle): both imply that, for a given exercise (assuming he's bigger than you), he'll burn more calories. Seems unfair, but that's the way it works...

OK -- Week 1, Day 1 ... all done! Didn't feel too bad, either! I could definitely feel a little stress in my shins, and I can still feel it now, so hopefully, it won't be really sore tomorrow, but it felt really good to get a little jogging in -- can't wait to get my endurance up, so that I can get out there and hit the…

Thanks, everyone, for your recommendations!

To tell you the truth, sometimes I wonder whether the fears over "starvation mode" aren't a bit over the top around here. After all, our body isn't a digital computer -- it isn't as if we go one pound under an MFP recommendation one day, and all kinds of alarms go off in our body and it goes "that's it! he's trying to…

From the fine article... When it's not just a sound bite, it's a whole lot less scary or conclusive than "OMG! Ponies! On diet soda! With heart attacks!"

How much exercise did you get before you started watching your calories here? It sure sounds like you might be firming up your muscles at this point -- in other words, you *are* losing weight (in fat) and regaining it (in healthy muscles)! This would be a *very good* thing: it means that your weight loss will be a whole…

Hmm... weird methodology! They choose to test on rhesus monkeys, because their reproductive systems are like humans'. Yet, they're not looking to test the effects of oral contraceptives on *reproduction* -- they're looking for the effects on *metabolism*! Sure enough, there's nothing in the conclusions that addresses…

LOL -- I agree! I love Fage full fat version -- it's as good as eating ice cream! Just can't eat too much of it anymore for a snack (and still keep the calories reasonable), so I just bought a 2% this morning, in order to try it. I'm hoping that the 2% isn't terribly tart...

Ugh... I have a special event that I need to go to Monday night, which includes a reception and dinner. Gotta try and stay good all night!