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I have started drinking more hot and iced tea, too. I've completely weaned off soda (have been for over 3 years now! But I was borderline homicidal for about 3 months when I stopped soda cold turkey. :# As mentioned earlier, if you really don't like tea, don't make yourself drink something you don't like. There are other…

Hmmmm. Few years back, I broke my leg due to a failure to uncleat from a freakishly stiff SPD pedal. I'm gonna check to see if they were Shimano 105 SPD-SLs (might have been). Grrrr. I really love my Speedplay Light Actions on my road bike. So easy to clip in/out and lots of float. Just wish they weren't so "delicate"…

This "GoPro as display" is a total no-go. Sure it sounds uber-nerdy. I have a GoPro3 setup for my bike (set up to film some "epic" road descents thru Yellowstone NP & POV MTB/singletrack stuff). A GoPro setup really not practical for anything but recording "special occasion" riding. It's a royal pain to setup & costs $$$…

I use a Take-A-Look mirror any time I'm on high-speed or high-traffic paved roads w/no shoulder. It also comes in handy when riding in groups (easy to see if you've dropped someone, and it's nice to let the group know when there's traffic back). I don't like being startled by semis and they create turbulence on high-wind…

I ride gravel during offseason/winter. Slower mph, but higher cadence & avg wattage. I get the same output when sync'ing rides from Strava or Garmin Connect to MFP. It would be nice if MFP would ditch the subjective labels like "leisurely" simply because they're not indicative of actual effort. I'm fine with labelling…

I bike a ton. Love, love, LOVE it! Over the years, I've gotten fast for a female. But it took a LOT of training. I train with racers and get handed my @ss regularly. But, lord help me, when I'm out by myself, nearly every male cyclist that I come across has this massive issue with being passed or outridden by a female.…

I second fleetzz's comment.

I’ve requested to be removed from the challenge. Got the impression from Mark/TBY that I’m not all that welcome. Just a mileage donor to fill in for the no-shows. Sorry for any inconvenience to folks on Team 3.

I'm always fashionably late to the party. Feel free to add me to the alternates list. I will read up on the ruulz. http://www.strava.com/athletes/1350571 "Christiane Ley" or use my MFP handle "AlwaysInMotion".

May 10th (Sat) Spoke & Hub Century Bike Ride 26-100miles, starts at Washington Park in Olde Towne Bellevue. http://www.bellbikeclub.org/content.aspx?page_id=87&club_id=489982&item_id=302469 May 17th (Sat) Wear Yellow Bike Ride & Run 10-62 miles, starts at SAC Museum in Ashland, NE.…

Aaaaaaaaand you look just fine for your work environment. Agreed, I'm making some presumptions based on what you mentioned and your pic... I have no tolerance for such cattiness from people who you consider friends and acquaintances at work. When some ladies got jealous/weird with me when I lost all my weight (several…

For runs, I use a SPIbelt or a Tunebelt armband. For biking, stuff goes in a sandwich/snack-size clear Ziploc baggie and then in my jersey or vest pocket. I usually carry my phone and I "sandwich" together my driver's license, insurance card, debit card, and a $20 bill. The baggie keeps stuff clean/dry but also keeps stuff…

Short answer: Yes, you will have to continue to watch what you eat to keep your weight down. I have over 10 years of experience on this one. See ticker or view my profile for the back story, if interested. Hopefully throughout your weight loss journey, you will adopt many healthy, life-long eating and exercise habits. Once…

I have found that regularly attending Bikram (aka hot) yoga class has noticeably helped me on the bike. It's more of a complimentary exercise - and helps stretch out all those super-tight muscles, like the hammies. And it really helps with core strength and balance. Oh, and it's *great* for building up heat tolerance.…

Hmmmm, I rest maybe 30 seconds tops. Now I'm wondering if I'm doing it wrong... I might do a quick stretch or log the set on my phone, but then I get on with it!

^^^ THIS. Let's you skip the food thievery altogether. I also bring in lots of treats for the office... and stealing from me would bring that to a screeching halt. I'd be tempted to put a note on the fridge "You take my lunch, no one sees homemade brownies in this office again. Capiche?!?"

Glad I could help! :flowerforyou:

Glad you're going to the doc! And good luck.

First off, CONGRATS!!!! I'm proud of you. You should be super PROUD, too! I'm a long-term maintainer (over 10 years now). Sadly, abandoning all tracking around year 5 (thought I had meal planning and portion control *down*) caused me to slowly regain around 7 lbs/year (aka a 35lb gain over past 5 yrs). Luckily us big…

List of Nebraska bicycling events. (Ironically the Kansas Cyclist website has the best Nebraska list... look for things with 2014 dates after them.) http://www.kansascyclist.com/events/Nebraska.html Weather permitting, I'm riding the Great Plains Bicycle Club Spring Fling Metric Century on Apr 26th. The Omaha Bike for…

I second UtahWI's advice. First make an appt with your doctor and then ask him/her what activities you can do before/after treatment. In the mean time, please don't make the hernia worse through straining. You don't want to enlarge the weakness/tear. You also have to consider the possible complications that could arise -…

I definitely prefer music during cardio.... buuuut today I forgot my earbuds. Still did my workout. I blissed out to the random sounds of the gym (I work out on a military base, so our fieldhouse - a huge repurposed hangar - has b-ball, volleyball, tennis, racquetball, indoor soccer, and crossfitters all making interesting…

Courtesy of WebMD: To boost the amount of iron in your diet, try these foods: Red meat Egg yolks Dark, leafy greens (spinach, collards) Dried fruit (prunes, raisins) Iron-enriched cereals and grains (check the labels) Mollusks (oysters, clams, scallops) Turkey or chicken giblets Beans, lentils, chick peas and soybeans…

Chasing people around Times Square around doing Steve Martin's The Jerk impressions???

Iv'e been in "maintenance mode" for nearly 10 years. I got fed up after Year 5 or so, stopped logging completely, and started gaining back about 5 lb a year for the next 5 years. (Had a lot of other stuff going on, but I hate excuses so I won't lean on them here!) So now I'm working on losing that regain, luckily it's…

^^^ THIS!!! I like you, Dragonwolf, I really do... Thanks for pointing out that not every PCOS woman has the exact same profile - so there's likely no one perfect solution for PCOS. I'm PCOS and *not* IR. Also not hypothyroid. I have benefitted from a lower-carb diet (almost exactly what you are suggesting) for the reasons…

5mo = 21.7 wks 76 lb / 21.7 wks = 3.5lb/wk Yes, it’s humanly possible, but *NOT* likely for the vast majority of people. Your likelihood of failure with such an extreme goal is very high. I really don’t want to see you (or anyone) fail, so I suggest setting a more reasonable goal (-1-2 lb/wk) that would make you feel great…

Have you both ever heard of this concept, by chance? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=thread+hijacking

Oh, yes. This, this, THIS!!! ^^^ Was in the same boat here. Got myself a new ship's captain (doc). Boat's finally sailing in the *right* direction now.

I assume it's everything else first. This guy was watching me while I was using the squat rack this past week... My thoughts go: 1) Oh, somebody's waiting for the rack... Dude, there's another one over there.... 2) I know, I know, that wasn't the deepest squat. It's the last set. Don't judge my form, dude... 3) I so didn't…