Nigel99 Member

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We only eat out once in a while - the vast majority of the time, we make food at home. Even if we make something that isn't as good nutritionally, we'll do it at home. A home cooked burger, and homemade fries are definitely going to be way better for you than the restaurant variety. I buy a lot of fresh things, but I…

I run with my earphones in (and they are the earplug style that really eliminates all outside noise), BUT I'm running in completely safe areas, and hyper-aware of my surroundings, and don't deal with traffic at all. I wouldn't do that if I was worried about any of those things in the slightest. What I have done in the past…

I've found a pretty good combo that works for me when I need some extra protein. Greek yogurt, and a cup of Kashi Go Lean cereal (the fiber, twigs and puffs variety) mixed together. I prefer the flavored Greek yogurts, but they are still high in protein. The Kashi cereal has 13g of protein in a cup. Put them together, and…

Love me some apples. I've always loved galas and granny smith, but I tried some ambrosia apples when I was out of town a month ago, and I really LOVED those! Very crispy.

That sounds great! I can't wait to give it a try.

I had to update this after buying some almond milk the other day. Today i put the almond milk to the test - drank a glass of the 1% stuff we usually get (though I don't drink milk by itself much), and followed that with a glass of vanilla almond milk. Wow - that almond milk really IS pretty darn tasty! I'm converted. I'm…

Oh, wow - how sad. I hadn't seen that she had passed away. RIP. Very much looking forward to the new season of Who!

The icier the better for me - I swap bottles in and out of the freezer to keep them as chilled as possible.

I had the opposite findings when I started using my HRM. I found that I was burning a lot more than what MFP (or my Kinect games) was listing for calories.

I've had plenty of days when I did not feel like exercising. Having reached my goal weight, I'm not worried about needing to lose more, so I'm just telling myself that I need to keep exercising and stay fit. It is tougher at the moment since I'm doing a running program AND P90, so I'm exercising pretty much every day. Once…

Between Kinect and playing crazy drums on Rock Band, I can say that I've definitely lost some weight while playing video games. It would be nice if I could do it while playing the shooters, too, but we can't have it all.

I have the Polar FT4, and I'm very happy with it - keeps track of calories burned, your burn zone, time working out, etc. You can usually find it for around $70-80. It comes with the chest strap - which you will want - for best accuracy.

I'll give you five, see you another five, and toss in the #25 one, too... 1 - Party All Day (F*** All Night) - (Steel Panther) 2 - Skullcrusher Mountain (Jonathon Coulton) 3 - Island (Starting Line) 4 - Community Property (Steel Panther) 5 - If It Takes A Lifetime (Cheap Trick) 6 - Harmonicas And Tambourines (Hot Hot Heat)…

I had decided that I was going to start exercising, and decided to browse through the apps on my Android phone (and iPod touch), and see if there were any health/fitness apps that might be cool to use. Found MFP's app, got on the website, and decided I might as well start counting calories eaten as well as burned...then,…

That is unbelievable! Completing it is great enough, but with those results, you have done a fantastic job! Congrats!

What you need to do is use something like http://www.picresize.com/ (there are many others out there). Load your original file, resize it to a better size (it will compress it some, too), and when you get the newly resized pic, just save that to your computer as an alternate version of the original pic. Then you need only…

I finally tried some last month after reading about how good it was for you in a few threads here. I bought the plain stuff (Chobani) and mixed in a lot of fruit. Didn't care for it that much, and couldn't finish it once the fruit was gone. A couple of weeks later, I tried some of the flavored ones, and that wasn't too…

I know a lot of people seem to like it, but after reading this thread, I guess I'll take the plunge and pick some up next time I am at the store. Sounds like it is pretty darn tasty.

Wow - how could I have missed a thread this awesome? We are always keeping an eye out for our escape route just in case. I live just across the border from Maryland, so I am absolutely going to do that zombie race. Heck, yeah!

Old, fun guy right here! It is always nice to have the ladies checking in here, too.

We have had Netflix since 2003 or so, and love it. These days we do a ton of streaming, too.

My first thought wasn't a request for a real boyfriend - I was thinking the OP needed someone to step up and pretend to be a boyfriend for Facebook, emails or such. That seems to be more common all the time. Keep those pesky friends and family from asking so many questions about when you'll get a boyfriend, and such.

At home, just a t-shirt and cotton shorts or sweats. When I go running, cotton shorts, and one of those light, wicking running shirts. Nothing terribly fancy.

Reeeaaalllly?? Gee - I never thought of that. I thought I wasn't supposed to just douse the thing in water, so I did the light wetting for the contact parts, and have left it at that. Guess I'll be washing it a bit later today. I always keep the little snap-on part off the strap, but I can toss the rest of the strap in the…

You can definitely do it! It can be tough when you go out to eat, but just try to make the best choices while still enjoying yourself.

I read that early on in my weight loss program, and was happy to read that - I already loved my water ice cold. I usually rotate a couple of water bottles into the freezer for a couple of hours, and get them in a mildly frozen state. When I pull them out, I have chunks of ice, and the water stays chilled the entire time I…

I used to have a high metabolism, ate whatever I wanted, and was always very skinny. Eventually, that metabolism WILL slow down a bit, and there will be some weight gain. Relatively speaking, I wasn't as unhealthy as I could have been, but there was still a lot of junk to cut out.

I have the 360 and Kinect. Your Shape gives you a calories burned estimate, though it tends to underestimate by anywhere from 25-50%. EA Sports Active comes with a wrist heart rate monitor. I bought a Polar FT4 HRM to monitor my calories burned when using these games, and it is really great for keeping track. If you don't…

There is lots of great information and support to be had here, and the community is very positive. I'm sure you'll find a lot of people willing to help motivate you, and help you reach your goals. Best of luck in hitting your goals, and feel free to add me as a friend.