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I live in a really small town and we only have one gym. All the same it is very rarely busy. From like 6-8 a.m. seems to be the busiest time. So I go before or after those hours if I can. We don't have showers; I wish we did, I would shower there for sure! But I WOULD NEVER let anyone see me naked! haha! In college, we had…

Any tips for apple trees? I have an apple tree that has produced nice apples the first two years I lived here. I didn't do anything to it. Last year (the 3rd year here), no apples; only tiny shriveled thingies where the apples should have been!

I have the same problem as you! My tomatoes did great last year, but everything else withered under the blistering sun. :(

oh yeah, i forgot Strawberries on that list of failed crops from last year.

I have a huge space for a garden, but no gardening skills whatsoever! Last year was the first year I was able to produce anything - two large cherry tomato bushes that did GREAT! Each of the prior 5 years, everything I tried failed. The difference last year was that I finally bought plants that were pretty much already…

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ok, after the first 20 minutes, I didn't see any more of those little in-show promos! So much for my drinking game :wink: I was shocked at the outcome and who fell below the red line. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen this week's episode, but I was SHOCKED!! Shocked by the numbers on the scale and by the…

LOL! I'm about to start a TBL drinking game, where you have to take a drink every time they have their stupid commercials! I knew as soon as that girl (Amanda?) lingered at the desert cooler that it was going to be a commercial for Extra Gum/Yoplait Yogurt/Yoplait Smoothies. But I laughed out loud when Bob pulled out the…

oh, I didn't catch that, Jason. Let's hope Ms. Red falls below! haha! Actually, it doesn't bother me that she took advantage of her immunity and "threw the weigh-in." I would have done the same. What bugs me about her is that every single competition, she just "has" to win. And then when she said she was disappointed in…

I agree with everyone: sad to see brown go, would rather it had been one of the red team :devil: On the other hand, I wasn't too attached to the brown team. I would've been way more sad to see White or Purple go. WAY TOO MUCH ADVERTISING for yoplait, ziplock, extra gum, etc. Gimme a break! Every time they are in the…

oh, and I figured the ambulance was for Michael or Jim - not sure why I assumed that, something must've made me think that...

I figured that "no deliberation" comment meant that it was either Brown, White, Green, or Purple (the teams with only one player left). I don't think it was purple b/c I thought I saw her there crying in line with the others while Alison was saying to say your goodbyes. Hope it wasn't Michael because he seems to have…

It's funny, I got back on track yesterday too! I really don't know how I was able to make myself yesterday. I was like you - I had had a good routine of exercising 3x a week, but over Christmas I got sick and stayed sick for over a week. I've been better for a while now, but just couldn't make myself go run! And the…

stef, where did you get that cartoon pic that shows before and after? I tried going to weightview.com and they wanted to charge me 10$ to photoshop a picture of myself. I want to see the cartoon one

I was sick for about a week, and there were 2-3 days there where I could only eat about 500 calories. Then there were some days where I went over by 500 or so calories b/c the only thing available was junk food (since everyone in my house was suffering from the flu, no one was willing to cook, we had McDonalds or pizza…

when I did C25k, I felt the first week was pretty easy as well. But I decided that I had made the decision to follow this program and that I was committed to doing it as the program is outlined. I knew that at some point, I would feel the program was too hard and just decided that it didn't matter what I "felt," I was…

I love Subway's turkey breast and ham SALAD. I get it with tomato, cucumber, green pepper, and banana peppers. Oh, and shredded cheese! No dressing. The banana peppers really take the place of dressing for me - they give it a good solid zing which the dressing used to provide for me. But banana peppers have like no…

I've tried lots of different combos of sweetners and creamers and I find that I can get used to any of them if I keep using them. I used to not be able to stand anything but equal and coffeemate, then evolved into sugar and half&half, now I'm using splenda and coffeemate. I really think that however you get used to…

That is awesome!!! I know exactly how you feel/felt not wanting to go to parties when you can't feel good about how you look. How wonderful to feel good about yourself again, and to be ready to go out and socialize, schmooze, smile, knowing you look great... Ah, I'm so happy for you! Thanks so much for sharing.

I'm lucky that my husband is very talkative and has a lot of varied interests and opinions. Some of the things he's interested in do not interest me, and I tend to ignore him (sorry honey!) on those subjects (SPORTS). But anyway, he likes to talk, so I engage him in conversation a lot. So, if I hear something interesting…

I can see how you would have not lost weight in the past week of eating Fast Food... Even if you stick to the calorie limits, the amount of sodium, carb, and fat in the fast food would keep you retaining water and prevent you from actually losing the pounds. I agree with Crunchytxmama that you've got to eat better quality…

Congratz! This is a great accomplishment and I know it took a lot of hard work!

5'10" 165 size 10 at my skinniest, I was around 145 and wore size 8 ... could squeeze into 6.

ok, I did my run, but only because I didn't want to get yelled at by you guys! haha! It was rough today, but I did the full 30 minutes - about 2.5 miles. I did end up walking for a few minutes, but then I sprinted a few times to make up for it. Hope everyone is having a good day and feeling a little better than I am!

Good morning, Runners! Jessica - Wow! that's a lot going on while you are trying to run. Good job for sticking to it! Out of that list of distractions, I would have found a nice excuse to skip the gym. :wink: You are a good example for me. As to the earphones - I have the same problem with my earbuds. I actually wrap the…

I thought Tracy and Danny both looked very strange with all the weight they had lost. It was pretty un-nerving. Particularly Tracy. I don't know if there are weird things they can do to un-healthily lose weight... But they both looked really weird. Anyone else think that? Could there be a reason?

Hi guys, Thanks for all the really supportive and thought-provoking responses! To answer some of your questions: I do weigh myself everyday. I know that's not encouraged, but I am not upset that I am up 2 pounds from yesterday, but that it's been like 2 months that I've stayed in the same area. About my food diary: yeah,…

Morning Runners! Jan - please come on here and tell us you ran! You inspire and motivate me! Iplay - I hope you can find an indoor track. They are the best! If not, maybe do the treadmill...? I don't have to run today, and I'm glad to be giving my hip a rest. It hurts after my runs. I thought the new shoes had corrected…

Good Morning, Runners! Congratulations on your 5k, Steph! That is very cool, and your time was GREAT! I have never been in a race. How was the experience overall? I got my 30 minute run in this morning; again at the indoor gym. It went well, though I was sorely, SORELY tempted to stay home and get back under the covers.…

gympamela, how long have you been running and what is your routine? I started the c25k 10 weeks ago, and could barely get around the block. Now I can run for 30 minutes straight. Probably more if I tried, but I don't actually like running. Lol! Through that program, I have learned so much about what works and what doesn't.…