shawmutt Member

I'm not eating back my exercise calories (or even tracking exercise here). I am supposed to have one cheat meal every six days to account for my three days of running and three days of calisthenics. I've earned two so far, and my cheat "meals" actually turn into cheat "days". I'll need to tidy those up if I start…

I get so frustrated with this sometimes. The worst is when I take the time to scan a bar code and it's still wrong. In cases of conflicting numbers, my "final answer" comes from the USDA site. http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ And I do try to correct the wrong entries when I can.

I'm doing YAYOG, You are your own gym. It's a $3 app that guides me through my workouts. I like it a lot.

What's the brand and model of the scale?

Thankfully I got ugly quick. No one flirts with me.

I did once, it involved a stripper and...oh nevermind...

So far I can't have "cheat days" anymore :laugh: I stick with cheat meals. I'm trying to stick to being 90% good, which equates to about 9 cheat meals for the month. I have 1 left...

Well...it made me speechless!

was it raspberry or strawberry?

Yes. But it has to be decaf, gave up caffeine.

It's the processing that makes it healthy to consume. http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/consumers/ucm079516.htm

That little bunch of dots is Jupiter and three of her moons as seen through binoculars. I saw it for the first time a couple years ago. At first I thought my binocs were dirty, but when I realized what I was looking at...just, woah. I hadn't felt that small and overwhelmed in a long time.

From the milk sacs of herbivore victims.

Everything is full of chemicals. Which harmful side effects are you referring to?

You'll get no slack from me for diet soda--I drink it like I'm supposed to drink water! Lean Cuisine on the other hand, this ingredient list: And it tastes nasty compared to an easier to prepare chicken dish. BUT, if you like them, they sure make it easy to keep track of calories!

6. Ad has the "quack miranda warning":

This too. I have a 5 and a 6-year old, hiding veggies in my cooking is one of my specialties. One of their favorite soups is coconut milk soup--blended with carrots and onions and just a pinch of real curry powder: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/soupsstewsandchili/r/carrotcoconut.htm

Find yummy recipes with veggies and cook them. Try a variety...I find it hard to believe you hate all veggies. I make my own salsa from time to time. There's a yummy mango salsa I make for fish tacos: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mango-salsa/ OMG so good!!!

Try a couch to 5K program. There's several apps and websites to help you along. If you only have 20 minutes, just do as much as you can and see if it sticks. The program starts out at 28 minutes and at the end is 40 minutes. Get a turkey this year?

Since you're not running, getting running shoes seems to be a waste of time and money. Sure, running shoes will fit like a glove and are comfortable, but they're overkill if your cardio is an elliptical. If you're cardio is higher impact, you will benefit from a running shoe. If you think you might try running (like a…

I'm not a woman, but I'm a person with a similar story and similar goals! Feel free to add me if you want. I'll let the women tell you not to eat only 1200 calories :wink:

What we really need: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement

Not a very good analogy, for one. For two, how well are those SEC regulations working out for the American public? For three, if you're talking about chains, what chain doesn't have nutritional info? If you're interested in pursuing this, I recommend you weigh in on the current proposed FDA changes:…

Hi, shawmutt here. Just poking around different groups and seeing what sticks. I am a 38 year old (wow can't believe I'm that old) husband, father, worker, student, etc. etc. etc. I've been through a major yo-yo. I went from losing 40 lbs and running a 5K in less than 28 minutes to packing it all back on and getting winded…

Food. I can't live without it, and love 99% of it. I love cooking it as much as eating it, and trying new things out, and enjoying the company of people with it. And it makes me fat.

I have kids now but hope to be child free some day :laugh:

LOL yep, sorry

Didn't we just have this talk? I'm cooking most of my own food, and not counting on restaurants to be accurate, even when they provide calories. When I do eat at restaurants (like today for lunch) I do my best to approximate and then add a bit for good measure. You can't legislate willpower. We need the government doing…

4 servings, 222 Calories, 2g carbs, 22g fat, 6g protein, 195g sodium, 1g sugar.

I actually use vinegar.