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I'm 281...but I started at 293 if you guys wanna add me. :happy:

My best cheat day (I spike so have a spike day every week) I had: big stack of pancakes with butter and strawberry syrup thick bacon (3 pieces) deep fried chicken strips and deep fried french fries with ranch for dipping (and cheddar melted on the fries) 2 glazed donuts a few pieces of pizza hut meat lovers pizza and a few…

honestly I feel it is just a wee bit sexist...no one says anything about a man in a pair of boxers with a bare chest, but get some bare woman boobies and everyone goes bat .... crazy. And we aren't even talking about bare breasts, but women wearing something to cover those oh-so-offending protrusions up...that is what…

honestly I think the major caloric load for pancakes is in the syrup and butter....if you use these sparingly, or use other alternatives to these, you should be fine...I spike so i just have my pancakes with butter and strawberry syrup on my spike days. heh.

OH! and there is a group for Spikers at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/33-spike-84 you should come join and you can ask a ton of questions...everyone there is so nice and helpful!

I am on the Spike diet (and a woman) it works wonders! It even works with NO exercise, you will just see less weight loss, but any exercise you do just enhances the weight loss on this way of eating (I don't consider it a diet at all) not to mention all the other benefits of weight lifting. I know many women are a tad…

I am a true believer of the Spike Diet as it personally works for me. 'Diets' never worked for me for long because they are usually too restrictive and I would cave because I have no willpower to speak of :tongue: With this, it is more of a way to eat rather than a diet and I can get whatever naughty food I am craving on…

Another good thing to do with a whole chicken if you need some shredded chicken meat for whatever meals is to place the whole bird in a crockpot lightly oiled with olive oil. You can sprinkle whatever spices you like and add just a bit of water to the bottom, then cook it on low all day and you can literally pick the meat…

I was here for a long time before I realized there was a recipe box. :laugh:

Well it is all about eating what you like since that is easily sustainable and when you look at your savings...from $9.49 to $4.99, that is a savings of $4.50 a POUND! And to top it off, you buy it in bulk and freeze it for later use! IMHO that is some savvy shopping! The grocery stores don't have to be right near you,…

There are a lot of things you could do while enjoying the outdoors: Swim (really good workout) run in sand push/pull/lift heavy things like rocks, dead tree limbs, etc climb trees (seriously hehe) hike up really hilly areas (also doubly fun to enjoy nature) play! if you have kids great..tag...hide and seek...anything…

I noticed that the healthy stuff was rather low in the pictures...I immediately noticed the fresh ears of corn....25 each...right now at Walmart they are .58 each...bit of a difference. I had to switch healthy for my husband and had to start from scratch because he can't have a lot of sodium...our food budget has gone…

Wow. This subject has so many variables. Do I think people have the right to choose their own death? Absolutely..BUT only under certain situations. I know there are many terrible conditions out there that could make living a daily agonizing experience and I think those people should be able to end it and be at peace. But…

I believe because I have experienced it on more than one occasion and from different sources. Can I prove any of them? I guess only one...but the proof healed later. This one I am talking about me and two friends went to a place supposedly haunted..I was skeptical and being a smartass, I pounded on the doors saying stuff…

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As was mentioned above, there are plenty of videos for strength training as well as body-weight training. Also, walmart has a 40lb set of dumbbells for $20.00....I got them for when I can't go to the gym. Also, there is a website that is totally awesome.... http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/ You can click on a muscle…

I never read the comics but I absolutely LOVE the Walking Dead..it is my favorite show. I love Zombie stuff...they scare the crud outta me. :tongue:

I am thinking of getting a Stevia plant...that way bypass all the modification.....could use the leaves raw or dried and ground up. If it is good, then great..will add it to my herb garden..if not..oh well, live and learn. :)

That last time I ran was in track..in junior high. I remember that my thing was short distance sprints...the longest I did was the 220...I was also on the Relay Team as anchor. I have NEVER done a walk/run of 5k...but the idea intrigues me. I have seen the couch to 5k mentioned a few times and maybe will look into that…

I'm Julie...I am in Amarillo Texas. Me and the hubby have been solitary practitioners for more years than I care to count..but we are now looking to meet up with others, an open circle perhaps...our 14 year old daughter is expressing an interest and so we would like to socializing with others, so not sure how many are in…

Er sorry..hehe upper back is done with arms! I forgot to mention them completely because I feel absolutely nothing when I work them out! So I will definitely try upping the weight a bit. I also have cardio days the other 3 days, so that I get a mix of cardio/strength training...basically 6 days a week with one day of…

Sheesh I would love to see how they could 'make' someone listen to a heartbeat or look at a picture...I can see many women crossing there eyes and singing, "lalalalalalalalalalalalalala..." The way this country is going is scaring the crap out of me! What happened to America the Free? What happened to the government that…

I don't see how this kind of law could be upheld as constitutional..it is basically wresting away a woman's right to her own body. Besides, there is nothing to stop a woman who absolutely does not what to have a child from going to another state to have an abortion. I hate that they feel the need to control a woman's body…

I hear ya on the pet-landlord thing.....My landlord from a while back allowed us to have a dog..so we rescued a sweet little girl..THEN he decided he didn't want us to have a dog and basically told us either get rid of the dog or get evicted...I was SO mad! :mad: Luckily we found a loving home for her and I still see her…

Try having a guy look up at you and say "hi" when you walk into the women's locker room! Turns out the 'guy' was a registered female....but he didn't look like a female..looked like a very buff man with 5 oclock shadow and all...scared the bejeezez outta me, let me tell you.

You don't take into consideration that this mom has KIDS...who has time for school???? With working it is HARD to go to school..I know this for a fact. And don't even get me started on getting child care help for school. I tried that rout as well and gee...they approved me for Tuesdays and Thursdays child care...too bad my…

Yeah come on over! We have cookies for Spike Day! LOL. Seriously, there is a sticky that has the formula to figure out all your numbers and everyone there is super nice, supportive and informative. I Just started over there and everyone has helped me tremendously.

I think it depends on how your body works. I Spike, so I have a surplus of calories every 7th day. It seems to be working for me so far, I lost 4 lbs from last week's weigh in. There are 'cheat' days as well for some people.....above all you should be enjoying yourself, if you are miserable you likely won't stick to it…

Gaming!! Notably table top like dungeons and dragons, but recently me and the hubby have gotten into the online game Star Wars The Old Republic and I must say...it's a blast! :)

I drive a 1985 Toyota 4Runner LOL! It's my river mudding toy! :)