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I've found that dual-tracking with both seems to help. MFP is for the exact numbers, WW is for nudging my eating choices toward healthier-for-me options (Point system). I mean, I can track 500 calories of cake on both, but here it's just calories and carbs, whereas on WW it means I have to give up a lot more of my…

I've found that dual-tracking with both seems to help. MFP is for the exact numbers, WW is for nudging my eating choices toward healthier-for-me options (Point system). I mean, I can track 500 calories of cake on both, but here it's just calories and carbs, whereas on WW it means I have to give up a lot more of my…

I've found that dual-tracking with both seems to help. MFP is for the exact numbers, WW is for nudging my eating choices toward healthier-for-me options (Point system). I mean, I can track 500 calories of cake on both, but here it's just calories and carbs, whereas on WW it means I have to give up a lot more of my…

Homemade roasted red pepper-tomato soup (we got a Vitamix over the weekend!) [I just used the Trader Joe's version for the calorie tracker.] 4 Roma tomatoes 4-6 cherry tomatoes (this is what we had on hand) 3-4 cloves garlic 1/2 onion -- quarter the tomatoes, cut the onion into wedges and give the garlic a good smack to…

I'm echoing the Adagio sentiment for black and non-green teas. For green teas, I prefer the Japanese style senchas, and go to www.denstea.com to purchase mine. (As well as matcha for Tea ceremony purposes.)

I echo the 'get gloves' sentiments - I have a cheapo pair (less than $20 at the local big-box sports store) and they help with my grip and I don't get much in the way of calluses. (I have a few rough spots, but I also have a tube of intensive hand cream - problem solved!)

Burberry Brit Sheer Prada L'eau Ambree Wonderstruck Kat von D Poetica Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: Loviatar Hollywood Babylon Western Diamondback Snake Charmer resurrected Black Opal Sea of Glass Manhattan Morbid the Merrier - Histoire d'Amour series. Basically, it's either light and citrusy/fruity or earthy and dark.…

I saw a license plate frame once that made me laugh: "Pull my hair if you're going to ride my a**."

Basically, to insult a woman so that she'll pay attention to you. (See also, "*kitten*") http://www.pualingo.com/pua-definitions/neg-hit-negs/

My favorites are the ones who get angry and insulting because I won't give out my number. (Because I don't use a cell phone anyway.) Gotta love the logic. Yes, Mr. Complete Stranger, you go on with your bad self and call me nasty names because I don't know you from Adam and won't give out a number I don't use. Let me know…

I like to have lots of data and keep tabs on trends or get instant feedback on how something affected my weight -- I weigh daily (same time each morning, just after getting out of bed), but track only the Friday morning weight. That way, I know when I'm up because of a workout or because I went out to eat, or if the last…

I'm 5'9" and the scale this morning said 154.4 -- I'm about 5 pounds above where I want to be, as far as numbers at my feet go. But I also really want to ramp up my muscle tone, now that I've shed most of the weight I was trying to lose, so I realize that the scale number and my measurements/how I look in the mirror will…

Are the seeds hard? I've only ever had pomegranate juice, because the seeds look to me like they would be as hard as unpopped corn kernels. ...I'm always paranoid about breaking my (soft) teeth. I had to get an inlay done after a run-in with a baby carrot, so... I'm probably a little more paranoid about crunchy food now.…

I have never been a runner -- I'm absolutely stuck on Week 4, Day 1 -- I just can't find the endurance for that second 4-minute interval! :( This week, I've just done Week 3, Day 3 over and over again, instead. But I agree, running (well, jogging and walking) is really addictive - I love being out while it's dark and the…

Chicken gravy on iceberg lettuce (instead of salad dressing). I don't even know why. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and was pretty tasty. :tongue:

Mine is next Sunday; I'm going out to dinner to a restaurant I really like as the "celebration" element (where they have really fresh fish), and for the splurge/prezzie bit, I'm taking myself to a place for a (not-too-expensive) mani/pedi on Monday. ^_^ I definitely second the mani/pedi/spa suggestions. :)

I tend to stir together 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 Tbsp ground flax seed, and 1/4 cup of quick-cook oats. Add in ~1/2-3/4c water and nuke it in the microwave. (I also stir in dried cherries/cranberries, sunflower kernels, and pepitas because I have those in a baggie for salad fixings, plus 1 packet Splenda [or your…

Just wanted to say, I love this thread. :) I'm on Couch to 5K, and I've stalled at Week 4, Day 1 -- I just can't make it through that second 4-minute run/jog (I jog slow - my endurance is pretty sad, really). So it's great to read about all the fun other people have running. It makes me sad I'm stuck at my desk job until…

I suspect that will just get the cops called on you, if you don't enunciate carefully. Also, the rape word? Total turnoff. Just sayin'. (Really, though - I don't think you're going to have any success if you blithely disregard advice you've asked for, especially when you want women to respond and you're getting many…

(I haven't read through all the pages yet, this may have been said already.) It's not just the "wrong" girls -- it's also how you approach all women. I've had guys that should be fitness models and guys that have extra pounds approach me, and what makes me smile and retreat as politely and quickly as possible or engage in…

I don't generally have a list of folks, but it's always gratifying to tell my mom to back off on the weight comments - she's overweight and trying to lose, too, so it gets old, fast. I would like to build more muscle tone and then run into my ex. He did a fabulous job of being emotionally and physically withholding, not to…

I do the Boxing group classes at my local LA Boxing -- you'll get out of it what you put into it. When I really push myself, it is an INTENSE workout I'll feel for days. Other times, I just don't have that drive/energy and it turns into more of a moderate workout than an intense one (if that makes sense). Go to a few, see…

Seconded! I always find it intimidating, but I just put in my headphones, put on my best 'bugger off' face, and get to work. I went with a friend to a different gym after work so he could spot me and did the barbell (even empty, it's 45 pounds!) for chest presses. It's less scary with a workout buddy, if it's crowded. If…

THIS. My mom has NO tact when it comes to my weight - she alternates between being "so proud" of me for dropping 20+ pounds and getting fit, and then says nasty things in the next breath, like how my Halloween costume this year (Star Trek dress) is "for next year, right?" I'm getting better about telling her off when she…

I bought two of the Happy Herbivore books when I was on a vegetarian kick. The author's recipes call for nutritional yeast and chia seeds here and there. Most often, the nutritional yeast is a substitute for hard cheeses like Parmesan, such as a broccoli-pesto pasta. I most often see chia seeds listed as ingredients for…

"This is just my resting face."

There was a guy at my gym who literally got in my space, repeatedly, to say "hi" and talk, etc. It's one thing to step into line-of-sight because of headphones, or constantly go for the machine right next to yours (when there are 20 open ones) - annoying as heck, but not impossible to deal with. It's another thing entirely…

My exact reaction, too!

That would make me pescetarian in a flash. :noway:

^^^ THIS. When I called it quits after 18 months, no one could seem to understand that "because I was unhappy" was a valid reason, because somehow, sticking it out for so long meant it MUST be good. (I should have called it quits 6+ months sooner than that, honestly, but I didn't want to be the 'bad guy' right as holidays…