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I take a thermos of it everyday. It tastes great, plus it tastes good cold (or cooled down) as well. Regular black tea not so much. I've heard good things about it too - anti oxidant, mild appetite supressant (probably the caffeine)

Can't emphasize this enough. "Old sailor" is right on the mark here!

I run because it is super easy to measure progress. First time out I could only run for a few minutes but week by week I increased the time. Now I'm up to 22 minutes, which I know isn't _that_ big a deal but....for an ex overweight ex smoker it's pretty good. Only been at it 2 months too. My goal is to be able to run 60…

Print media has changed massively in the past few years and especially since the recession. Newspapers (dailies) but magazines too. One can blame the internet for that as well. It is all advertising driven now - that where the revenue is. This is why there are freebies around these days. Therefore, unless it is a respected…

"Prevention" is not bad, I've only read in the check out line though heh

It's horrid winter where I am so I'm a treadmill person these days. I go with the calorie burn indicated on the machine I'm on, though I usually knock off 10% or so (or do an extra 10%) I would rather under estimate cal burn and over estimate cal intake than the other way around. Sometimes I think the machines are a little…

Cut out almost all junk food Seriously reduced processed food Watched everything I ate Cardio 6 days a week (at least 20 minutes, usually 45) Weight training 2-3 times a week Ate a lot less bread Ate more protein Increased breakfast Avoided late night snacks I've lost almost 25 pounds in 4 months (my "ticker" only reflects…

Ah, I never thought of that. I'm only 152 or so, it takes me _forever_ to burn 500 cal.

It would take upward of 2 hours to burn 1000 calories on an elliptical, I hate to tell you.

I'm often an early morning gym person too. I just have a very light snack (like a piece of fruit for example or small bowl of cereal) and then after I will have a more substantial breakfast part 2 . . . . . . (and man, that breakfast part 2 is some kind of awesome!

I swear by lulu lemon. I've got two pairs of yoga shorts that have lasted me almost 7 years. They are the most comfortable awesome shorts ever. If you can afford it, then check it out. Personally I'd rather pay more for something that is better quality and lasts longer than some piece of walmart junk Non sweat shop labour…

Patience grasshopper. You didn't get like this overnight and you won't lose the weight overnight either. Are you sure you are logging your food correctly?

Yeah me too, (though closer to 6:00 am). There is much to be said for getting that workout happening first thing in the morning - sort of sets the tone for the rest of the day and makes sure it actually gets done.

Thanks for the reassurance you guys, really appreciate it. I've got enough things to worry about currently without having a messed up metabolism too.

3 egg cheese omelette, bacon, hash browns, fruit salad, big glass of orange juice, ice cream on apple pie for dessert. Problem solved.

Denny's isn't a place you CHOOSE to go to, Denny's is a place you END UP AT. In my opinion. There are so many great restaurants around, why would you want go there?

I hate to quote American pop culture and I'm not really an expert, however I will say this: Isn't Simon Cowell's* advice about 100x more useful than those other two? (*on American Idol and whatever that other new show is called) He is mean, kind of, but he calls it like he sees it, and if he sees talent, he will say…

This was awesome!!!

Illegitimi non carborundum http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cod%20latin (not real Latin but still works)

50 miles a day on a bike!! Wow! Respect!

Cheat meal or 1 cheat menu item might be a better idea. I know I can do a lot of damage in one day! Plus rewarding yourself for being good with high fat/high cal food might be upsetting to your sub conscious. Being good (eating right and exercising) is the reward in itself. But it you want a bowl of Hagaen Daz (spelling)…

I eat most but not all of mine back...if I didn't then I'd be starving!!!! Granted I seem to be losing weight painfully slowly (though it is happening)

If it was mine, please let me explain that my comment was meant to be funny!

I don't have any friends on here...starting to feel kind of weird about it too. Maybe I should I should put up a picture or something - I'm dead good looking ;)

Anything that has been auto-tuned. Anybody with more hype than talent, anything that has been manufactured.

I don't think that violence should be (or even would be) the solution to this problem. I'm a little concerned about how many women on this thread seem to think this is a good idea....or that it would even work.

Easy to say...not so easy to do. When there are kids involved in a marriage it's a little harder to "hit guy with fry pan and dump his *kitten*". This poor woman is looking for useful advice not knee jerk reactionism.

I'm not drinking tonight either....I will probably be asleep before midnight. I've had enough party over the past week or so. It is supposed to be very nice weather tomorrow - I'm getting up early, meeting some like minded people and going for a vigorous winter hike in the mojntains. Fresh air, crisp snow, beautiful…

Addictive! My advice: take a handful and leave it at that.

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