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Where I live the police/dog warden will not do anything. Get some doggie mace....I have carried it when walking my own dogs. Don't run or flail but I also don't think kicking a dog is going to help much...if a dog is attacking you and can't get your throat your achilles is the next best thing, don't serve it up on a…

Losing weight is kinda like Shrinky Dinks (if you remember those). My pants were getting super baggy (yeah!) but the next sizes down I already had were not fitting…I lost in my thighs, calves and hips but not my stomach….they started fitting last week). Keep moving forward, it takes time (especially if you don’t have a ton…

I need to add in Athelstan and King Ecbert:blushing:

Something completely different, saw it on "Chopped": Cricket Flour http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2014/04/cricket-flour-baking-mixes.html

The rebounder someone said is a great idea. Also add Pilates DVDs to the Yoga. Ellen Barret has a ton and some on you tube. Also consider getting a jump rope and just going out on a side walk. I took boxing years ago and right after the trainer wrapped your hands he would hand you a jump rope. Every woman (regardless of…

Maybe it is the long term exposure to chlorine but swimmer don't notice anything....a guy I work with swims almost everyday and a woman I work with was always joking about him wearing a speedo...non swimmers get the giggles about men wearing speedos...swimmers don't get it because we can't figure out what else he would…

The last couple times I flew I was over 300...and I needed an extender. On one flight a guy across the aisle heard me ask and he seemed relieved and asked for one too. The only problem I ever had was the flight attendant had to remember where it had been on the previous flight. Oddly enough the woman sitting next to me had…

Heat up honey and lemon add Jack Daniels or Bourbon. Drink it quickly. Go to bed. I would wait on the Neti Pot until after vacation...I have tried using it twice (boiled the water) and ended up with hte nasiest eye infections I have ever had. NP can be great for some people but it also triggers pretty horrible reactions in…

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Banana Pudding Ice Cream...any chance Steve is single? OMG...if I didn't have to get up early I would go now.

Sara Ivanhoe has a lot of great DVDs. Yoga Zone is good too.

Couldn't find the post about bargains...so I will post here. Steve's is on sale at one local grocer for $4.99 a pint. I will be getting Mexican Chocolate unless someone has a better suggestion?

I have belonged to a couple of gyms and visited many others. Every gym has a vibe and I have been to some that were not at all welcoming. Even at my heaviest I am in better shape that people imagine and I have gotten comments that the speaker ended up regretting. I will admit I would avoid a situation where I didn’t feel I…

Grill chicken breasts or thighs on a gas grill or george forman and leave them in the fridge....cuts way back on the sodium and has quick protein at your finger tips. I just microwave a bag of bird's eye veggie and let them warm the chicken.

Meh, I worked at McDs and I will still eat it occasionally. I have known many people who have worked at Subway and they still eat it. I don't like Subway but not for any reason that would or should impact anyone else.

Try Penzy's for salt free seasonings too (there are 2 in Cleveland). Alos try their Cinnamon in oatmeal or on cottage cheese. I prefer the Vietnamese but they are all good.

I try to keep my sodium down and it's tough...you really need to avoid preperpared foods. That's what kills you. Maybe look into overnight oats or even baked oatmeal for breakfast...should have less sodium than the packaged stuff. Also dairy can have a lot of sodium in it. One thing I try to have is a go to…

Many years ago I was at my mother's doctor and asking questions (they love me especially when I take notes:devil: ). I was concerned about her being really inactive and the possible muscle atrophy. He informed me that atrophy is only a problem if someone is in bed for years. Her chronic pain never improves and she can…

Most days I get about around 4:30 am, eat a banana and workout. Depending on the day I will eat breakfast later once I get to work or whenever. Like other people said you are better off doing what works for you.

This will be "Test Batch E"....I really had no idea that I loved Bourbon until this...I am currently baking for a meeting tomorrow and had to control myself from adding bourbon to the peach pecan muffins:-)

I need more friends like that. I am currently working on a recipe for blondies containing homemade butterscotch and bourbon. Do you think browning the butter is too much?

No they don't. I don't get breaks and if stuff comes up I don't get a lunch. I work very hard at taking my lunch but there are times of the year (tax season) when it simply doesn't happen and lots of people I know are in the same boat. I really thinking taking my lunch and walking for 30 minutes or so makes me more…

Babywipes or the new Ban Body Wipes are very nice.

I don't, primarily because I currently don't have a scale (and for reasons that are boring, silly and complicated can't get one). I have been going with how I feel and how my clothes fit.

I hike trails at several local parks alone (except for my dogs) frequently. I get decent cell reception and always carrry my phone. I have had friends who made comments but I would hate to wait for someone else to want to go and the pups need to be walked. My bigger fear is falling or injuring myself (which I have done)…

You made my day! Thanks for the update.

Would a total stranger on the internet begging you to go and have fun in the pool with your wife help? I lost a brother over a year ago to his addiction issues and his weight. I can remember trying to talk him into swimming again (he swam in HS and was pretty good). He was always going to go "as soon as" he lost some…

I didn't think Diet Sunkist had caffeine...I tried to stop drinking caffeine in January but still drank Diet Sunkist...duh on my part. PS...like the OP who wants to give up caffeine for individual reasons I am not advocating what anyone else should do. I have in the past had a significant Diet Pepsi addiction and recently…

Don't know anything about this woman but I love this expression, I must find a way to work it into conversation and soon.

Is your spouse unemployed or a "homemaker"? Huge difference regardless of gender, especially if there are children involved.