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Hmmm. My real first camera was probably a brownie-box circa 1969 at age 8. Dad would only let me have black and white film, and he admonished me to not waste the film. I had a no-name 110 camera in high school. My first real camera was a Konica TC 35mm SLR, which I kept until about two years ago. From there, I got the…

Yeah, it's a good bunch. Similar to Weight Watchers Online, but a little more open, friendly, and fun.

I may be old, but I got to see all the good bands: Believe it or not, one of the best shows I've seen was Journey in 1979 or 80 with opening act the Babys. Pat Benatar, tickets were $3.98. Rolling Stones with opening act Van Halen and Journey. The Who with openers B-52s and Joan Jett Festival including Heart and Cheap…

I once went to an event where all the guys were given team shirts to wear. One of the team members was a big dude. Yeah, you look at him and your first impression is "fat guy." I later saw some pictures of the event, and there was one that was chest-down. I thought to myself, "there's the big dude. Wait...that's my belt.…

If you bite it, you write it! One bad day won't derail you. Just keep track of your intake, maybe exercise a bit more, and stick with it. Sometimes you take the freeways, other times you take a side trip on the back roads.

Well, it all comes down to calories taken in vs. calories burned. Another user a week or so ago had a great post doing the math. Suppose your break-even (no weight gain or loss) is 2000 calories, and your target of 1800 a day allows you to lose a pound a week...so if you took in 2200 calories a day, you'd gain a pound a…

I'm an audiologist. I'm an ear guy.

Woooooo! Good on you, still waiting on mine!

A liter of water weighs about 2 1/4 pounds, it's pretty easy to drink half a liter of water at a meal, and many will drink a full liter. Add that to the weight of your food, and it's pretty easy to see how you could gain over two pounds just by having a meal. Just for fun: Weigh yourself as soon as you wake. Pee, and if…

MPF is not your personal erotica site...

Forget mortality rate. And let's suppose, like me two years ago, you're only 30 pounds overweight. Not much, actually for a 6-foot tall guy, but pudgy, wearing a 38 waisted pants. In my late forties, I was experiencing: Poor quality of sleep due to apnea. I was tired all the time. ALL THE TIME. Falling asleep at work. Achy…

Oh, and don't have snacks and similar in the house. Otherwise they'll sneak it later. "This is what's in the house" is a powerful tool.

I wasn't able to glean the ages of the children, however... Make it clear that treats, junk food and unhealthy foods are something that should be rare in their lives. You're teaching this because it's important and you love them. But don't make the junk food a reward, especially at first. It will reinforce bad habits when…

Spokez70, some great pieces! Please re-size so we can see the Hassy! Beautiful shot of the Yashika.

I'd also recommend installing a little helper program called BBCode. Instead of typing all that code in, you just copy your image url, then right click and BBCode will paste the text into the message with coding, so your image will appear. Lets see what else you can do here with BBCode, if it looks like the wor, it works.…

Great and inspiring! Since everyone in that other thread thought it was a compliment, I'll congratulate you on being a MILF!

I too get that 8:00pm hungries. For me, I'd always go for a bowl of ice cream...a BIG bowl of ice cream. In other words, carbs. When I was doing Weight Watchers online, and fruit was zero points, I switched to melons. I found I love melons. Watermelon not so much, but cantaloupes and honeydews. And especially some of the…

Yeah, it's happened...and I'm a guy. :grumble: Don't worry so much about teaching your kids that skinny = beautiful. Think more that you're teaching that overweight = unhealthy. On TV, the camera really does add ten pounds. Look at some of the actresses, and realize how bony their arms are, how skeletal they look…

Forget the scale, then. Tapemeasure yourself. Or, if you're a shopper, just go by clothing sizes. Personally, I recommend measuring waist, neck, thighs and upper arms. If you can stay on play without too much affirmation from monitoring progress, I'd recommend measuring only every 2-3 weeks because inches are more nuanced…

Yes, it's different in that there are no "points," but having done WW Online two years ago, MFP is VERY similar, except the boards are more active, less exclusionary (fewer cryptic acronyms), and MFP is free! I feel like I'm doing WW Online here, without the spending.

Just in time for playoffs, so "only" three-quarters of the teams will be participating :laugh:

I wanted to display some of my photos in the house, but I wanted something that said "photography" rather than "pictures." I got the idea to make a display that I could change and rearrange easily, and use old cameras to bring in the element of "photography." Luckily, my dad had boxes of old gear and he was more than happy…

First, I bet there'll be a scale in the ship workout room. No guarantees if it'll match your home scale, but it's better than dragging one along. As noted above, definitely avoid the buffet and go to the dining room. And the fancy drinks can have over 1000 calories in them, they'll bust your track for sure if you let them.…

Hey gang, My name's David, I'm an audiologist by profession, but I quite enjoy photography. Shooting with a Canon 60D and a variety of lenses. How much can I spend on a hobby? Sometimes I think it'd be cheaper to just hire a pro to follow me around and shoot what I ask! My friends say I could go pro, but I know my…

Go to your profile, Under "my progress" there should be a line that says "personalize your ticker." Create your ticker, then you'll have instructions on inserting it into your message posts.

Fruit. Apples have a satisfying texture and a need for chewing that help you feel full. Bananas have been shown to give a you feeling of fullness that lasts, they're called the "hunger buster." Small protein bars (under 200 calories). I like the flavor of Zone Perfect bars, and I can get them in the grocery store, even…

Doing the kielbasa-nova. :laugh:

See, that's what I was saying before. You say things like that when you're young. You've lived your life together, and have become one in many ways. I'm not saying you *should* let him see you in the light, you do what's comfortable for you. But I'm willing to bet that he doesn't care so much anymore. You don't have to be…

My story: I've been married for 23 years. My wife has been though all sorts of physical problems. Auto accident. Difficult pregnancy with twins. Surgeries, literally from head to toe. Lumbar and cervical fusion. Going from age 24 to 47. All these things radically changed her body. She went from being 5'10"/155lbs to 5'8"…