CacophonyJen

Wow - just reading the posts here makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and nostalgic!!! I had forgotten about some of the great old games (Commander Keen, anyone?) :) Recently we broke out an old Atari 2600, and we are playing some of the classics with the kids, especially Combat and Demons to Diamonds! Too much fun!

Hi Stephanie! I had written a lengthy, thoughtful post, tried to submit it, and realized that I'd accidentally hit the "report inappropriate post" button instead of the "reply" button and lost it all! Grrr! :D And I have to get dinner out of the oven so I can't redo it now. But we are glad you are here! Feel free to friend…

I heard about the blood type diet once here and looked it up. I'm not impressed personally, but you can make your own judgment - there's doesn't seem to be anything of the diet that is downright harmful. Here's the links: For the "Eat Right For Your Blood Type" site: http://dadamo.com/ For WebMD's commentary on the diet:…

My kids playing, and the happy sound of the furnace kicking on...

Did the elf on the shelf say if you were naughty or nice?

Hey - glad to have you here with us on the journey! There's a "Sexy for Summer 2013" group already in existence if you are interested. Things are a little quiet in the group right now, and we could certainly use some more active members. Some of us in the group have friended each other (entirely optional, of course), and…

At least *I'll* try to give you a serious response! (Although I appreciate seeing the light-hearted ones as well!) There's no single solution, you have to go with what works for you. When in those kinds of situations, I usually will go for a dark beer (Guinness or the like) - the type of beer doesn't matter so much, as…

When I was younger (and thinner!) I was the spitting image of Barbra Streisand (when she was in her late 20s/early 30s). I don't get that much anymore, but once in a great while someone still says something. I wonder if I'll look like her more again when I take some of these extra pounds off!

Really interesting stuff - thanks for sharing! I know the kitchen scale and the measuring cups have been my friends on my journey so far, because I really had no clue when it came to portion sizes. The red tablewear thing is really interesting though - I'll have to try it! Danger! Danger! Yummy food here! :D

Actually, I got asked once... I was 27 and 8 months pregnant with my first child. This guy comes up to me randomly one day when I was having lunch outside by myself downtown, and asks if I would like to pose for him because he does bronze sculptures. He had a portfolio with him and everything - I can't be sure, but I think…

So very proud of you!!! I know that you have been working very hard these last two months, and it really shows! And...glad to welcome you into the "women of a certain age" club! LOL

Ok, I don't have experience with this, nor am I in any way qualified to give any sort of medical advice, but here's a couple thoughts: The insurance company themselves recognize your condition as a problem, apparently. It might be worthwhile to try to talk them into covering the surgery because it will save them money in…

Ooh! I have 2 old bananas right now that I was wondering what to do with! (Jen runs to the kitchen...) :love: (Approximately 25 minutes later...) These are good! I used steel-cut regular oats, and they cooked surprisingly nicely. Someone shared a pic earlier using quick oats, and mine didn't look anything like that - mine…

Ah, the holidays - the bane of all who are trying to lose weight... I'm going to be starting my day with the Buffalo Turkey Trot - that way I can start the day off right (fast walking for me, I really can't run that far) with what will be about 500 cals burned. Hopefully I won't go too crazy at the post-race party! Beyond…

Sounds like a great challenge! Everyone can always use a little extra support! Ok, the starting stats: Height: 5'4" Starting weight: 205.8 Current weight: 194.2 12/25 Goal Weight: 185 UGW: 150 (for now, anyway) :) Feel free to FR me!!!!

W00t! W00t! I'm *not* the only person in the world still playing DDR! I pull it out once or twice a week for my workout - all the jumping doesn't really allow any more than that for me 'cause it kills my ankles. I've been trying Dance Central fro the Kinect but I suck suck suck at it!!! Good luck finding more fun ways to…

Ok, here's the straight talk: You are an 18-yr old female at 124 lbs. I don't know your height, so let's assume it's 5'6." Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories you burn each day if you do nothing but lie around in bed. According to http://www.bmrcalculator.org/ your BMR is 1360 cals/day. According to…

Congratulations! You should be so proud of yourself! Keep up the great work!

Kcal is equivalent to what we usually call "calories" in food. (And actually, they should be referred to as "Calories" with a capital C when we are talking about kilocalories) Technically a calorie is the amount of energy required to heat 1 mL of pure water 1 degree Celsius. The amount of energy required varies depending…

I spent all summer cutting back on caffeine. Instead of keeping track of the amount I was consuming, I set a cut-off time every day and moved it back 10 minutes per day. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that my starting cut-off time was 6 PM, but it was a pretty bad addiction! (ah, the life of a full-time student!) Now I…