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Found this at their web site; it details their policies and some of the issues brought up here: http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/ride_policy.cfm

Have you tried posting your question in the tech support section of the message boards?

Ouch! I know that minimalist shoes are all the rage, but don't forget that you'll need to get your foot and legs in shape to wear them! Yep, since you're taking all the cushioning away, there's extra conditioning you'll need to undergo in order to comfortably wear this type of shoe!

do you have running shoes, or just sneakers? Treadmills have shocks that absorb a lot of the force of the pounding your body takes while running. Concrete sidewalks, on the other hand, are much more unforgiving. I'm betting that it's a combination of these two -- the surface that you're running on, and the shoes that…

bump... Thanks!!

LOL -- awesome! I like using peanut butter in cooking -- put it in a pan, along with some milk to loosen it, and you have the beginnings of a nice sauce. Here's a dish that tends to be popular at summertime picnics: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/cold-sesame-noodles-recipe3/index.html Enjoy!

Well... news is just in of a stop-gap agreement: no shutdown through Thursday...!

Hmm... it's one heck of a stretch to call oinos "juice"! (Plus, it makes the part about "serving the good stuff first, then the lesser quality later" make no sense!) Anyway, I can understand why groups that want to justify teetotalling have an interest in making this claim... that's a whole lot better reason to abstain, of…

You know, though -- not to excuse it -- this isn't a new or novel situation. Back in the 1930's, WWI vets had to gather in DC and demand that the bonuses due them be paid; during the Revolution, Washington's Continental Army was in danger of dissolving due to lack of funding. Somehow, those who serve in the military often…

Shannon, How did running two days in a row work out for you? In general, I'd have to say that I think it's important for someone who's trying to work their way into running shape to make sure they keep at least one rest day between each running day. But, if you're young, or already in shape, or just lucky, then you can…

Well, if you were thinking of going to your local mega-mart and picking up a package of "sewage tilapia", I'd see your point, but... pond-raised tilapia from the U.S. are certainly not garbage fish...!

Hey! That salad gave you the best... umm... minutes of its life! But now, when its tomatoes aren't as ripe anymore, and its lettuce has begun to wilt... now your eyes start straying! :laugh:

Lightly dredge the tilapia in flour that's been seasoned with pepper (or your choice of seasonings). Pan fry the tilapia in a little oil. Make some cole slaw and instead of slathering mayo on it, just put a little -- open up a jar of chipotles in adobo sauce, and use some of the adobe sauce in the slaw. Take a flour…

If you like that, you might want to look at the recipe for Alton Brown's refresco de avena: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/refresco-de-avena-recipe/index.html when i make it, i use a *lot* less sugar, but I bet it'd taste good if you substitute in a little honey for the piloncillo! (hmm... i'll have to try…

Well... unless somebody's spending all their time exercising, and hurting themself (or their life balance) by doing so, I don't know that it's possible to say flat out "too much exercise". However, there's a good point in here -- it has to do with eating enough *for the amount of exercise you're getting*!!! There are two…

I'm just thinking out loud here, so you can ignore me if you want, but... I was wondering whether it might not be an issue of "This site works for me, but that site doesn't...". Instead, I wonder if your portion size estimating is accurate, or if the things you log closely matches what you're eating? Here's what I'm…

They're talking about 8 one-cup glasses. one cup is 8 ounces...

Perhaps, but even then, they're talking about folks who are morbidly obese, and under the watchful eye of their doctor during this time. One pound a week is safe, but at greater BMI measures (in the obese range), you can maybe go to 2.0-2.5 pounds a week, and that's about it!

You have a springer? Yay!!! Liver or black? (I miss my springer spaniel... he passed away seven years ago... :cry: )

Here's the problem, though... You're *not* maintaining a 500 calorie a day deficit... see, your body doesn't burn 1700 calories a day. You identified that you have a sedentary lifestyle, which means that your body burns 25% more than just lying in bed all day. In other words, your body burns 2125 calories a day, plus…

This! Preach it, sister!

i wonder if a reverse crunch would work for you?

Do ya'll like stews and chili and such? You could work on variations of these, and that way give him meat (but vary the *kind* of meat, to make it healthy) -- cutting down on the *amount* of meat* in it... that would be a cool way to work in more veggies, too! Is he a "I don't wanna see anything green on my plate" kind of…

Yeah -- with honey, it rocks! The 2% doesn't have too many more calories than the 0%, so that's the one I usually get. I also bought a (relatively) healthy fruit spread, and sometimes mix that in with it -- yum! ETA: Everybody keeps saying "acquired taste", but that just wasn't my experience -- to me, it has the mouth-feel…

Me, I'm a numbers geek. (Math minor back in undergrad -- I guess you never shake it.) So, I keep a spreadsheet with all the numbers that MFP keeps -- and more! I made some visual aids on the sheet, too -- a graph of my weight loss as compared to my goal weights, and another graph showing me how I've done on…

THIS! I've heard it said "diet to lose weight, exercise to get fit", but that just makes me go :noway: For me, it's definitely "diet to lose weight, exercise to be able to eat decent stuff!" :laugh: (And, of course, the fitness is a *real* nice perk!) Of course, now that I'm up to 1700 calories a day according to the site,…

Great job! That's a lot of weight in that time frame...!

LOL! After I hit the "20 lbs lost" milestone, I picked up a 20 lb weight, and was like "are you *kidding* me?!?!? I was carrying *this* around all the time????"

Great job! (As long as your name isn't your dieting method...! ;^) )

I've heard that your body processes carbs more efficiently in the morning, so it's "carbs in the a.m., protein in the p.m.". however, although you should avoid carb-loading in the evening, it seems silly to suggest you should swear them off completely after 2. just don't go nuts on them, later in the day! (and, of course,…