GingerKid

I think the idea there is that it raises your internal body tempeture, which is counterintuitive to what goes on w/ your body at night...lower temp, slowing down, etc. That can make it more difficult to fall asleep. I know when DH has soccer, he can't shower, and go to bed...he has to unwind for a while first...can make…

smallest 6 -8(in college), large 10 (post kids) biggest 16 (starting to not feel great too :indifferent: ) now 16 goal 10 (I'm rather 'hippy'...so it's always been hard to get comfortably smaller than that, I'll take an 8 though :laugh: )

I agree with the walking. Whenever you want to walk. Walk. if you have an iPod or another music thing...take that and enjoy. If not, grab a neighbor friend for a nightly walk. Even if it's slower and simple...it gets you moving. Good luck and WTG!!!!!:bigsmile:

Sounds kind of like Lent to me :) Don't do it to lose weight. Do it for the cause, and your heart will feel so full. I've walked a marathon and am doing a bike race in the name of my Aunt who died of glioblastoma multiforme.... There are so many ways to support good causes...and to do an active thing or to give up…

:glasses: WOOT! COngrats. You look fabulous!!:flowerforyou: You should be very proud of yourself!!

sorry for the serial posting...but I just wanted to say that Red Robin thing is way cool!! :bigsmile: I have been searching for information there b.c. I DO like the food, but I know how it can kick your *kitten* calorically....being able to have the knowledge to choose more wisely is so super awesome! Thanks!!…

OMG!! Thank you. I'll have to check that out!! As for the "rant" I agree with your point in theory. My beef has never been with the fact that they offer the high fat foods...it's that you have had NO way to tell what kind of caloric value their food has. I am all for awareness...not them having to modify their menus :smile:

I worked for Red Robin about 11 years ago...they were upfront with the employees that they don't want people to know how many calories are in their menu items. Cheese sticks, I recall my manager telling me hand a WHOPPING 4000 calories per basket (400cals per stick!). Their mudd pie had something like 65? 72? grams of fat…

mmm tandoori chicken tikka :drinker:

:laugh: I should use your method!! Yeah, when I look up nutrition facts on the internets :noway: it turns me off to some things...like milkshakes...I LOVE milkshakes...but there is NO WAY I am going to take that big of a caloric hit...

I have issues with balance of the muscles...doing balance exercises...one legged.....has done WONDERS for my running....my hips get SO tight...just one side...and it really hinders my training....good luck!!! good for YOU!!!:heart:

Oh goodness. I'm so sorry for your loss..>I can just imagine your pain. :cry: Take care, I'll keep you in my thoughts.

:laugh: These are some hilarious stories. I sometimes have to get the wedge out when I'm working out. :blushing: I workout at our YMCA, so you have "all types" there...which, for me, is really nice. The ones that kill me are the ladies that I like to call "the cluckery"...b.c. it seems all they do is chat, lift 5# weights…

hi! You know, I suck at running myself. Yet, I've done a few 5ks, and even walked a marathon (boy did THAT ever suck :laugh:) Anyway, when I'm training for these things...I hit the road..b.c. there's more to running than just the cardio...the pounding of your joints and feet are a part of it too...and sometimes your cardio…

Nice work! Keep it up! Even on your "non workout days", you should still be doing something active...so WTG on the varying intensity etc!!:flowerforyou:

It wouldn't surprise me if I burned the 1300 they said. I can burn 800 in about 70min w/o working nearly as hard as I did in that Yoga class. But I agee...about the amount of calories you choose to replace. I listened to my body and if I was really hungry, I ate...I didn't eat all the workout cals for SURE..but that's OK…

I did this today. 90min class. Hot. Hard. Awesome. I came home and searched for caloric calculators for this specific type of yoga. At my weight, for a 90min class, I burned........ . . . . . . 1300 calories!!!:noway: But even better than that...I came out of class feeing relaxed, massaged, and unpolluted. It was such an…

Congrats!!!:flowerforyou: Of course, if it's minimal..but it feels good to come under...even if it's just ONE calorie under!!! Way to go. :heart:

It's a cycling class. You sit on a special stationary bike and have an instructor tell you to pedal fast, increase/decrease tension to simulate hills and what not. Holy caloric burn. 1 hour nets me around 650-700cals (I wear a heartrate monitor to track it). VERY addicting! ETA: Good luck on your class! I really like it.…

So, another place I look to in order to find out the nutritional value of foods is www.calorieking.com HERE, I put in 2 fish tacos from Taco Del Mar. It gave me a caloric value of 320. Put in 2 fish tacos at calorieking, and I get a caloric value of 540! That's a HUGE difference. That makes me a big nervous...having such…

Oh, I'm sorry :( That is so frustrating!!! A question, do you actually measure your food? Or do you just eyeball it? I'd take to measuring it just to be absolutely sure you're logging the right amounts as well as EVERY SINGLE THING you eat (I know I've been guilty of both and it sabatoges me BIG time) Also, do you workout?…

Oh and I love you...you are hilarious!! :) But sorry for your team's loss. :( Go. Davidson? :)

I didn't get to fill out a bracket. I was sick that week..just couldn't. If I had...I'd have never picked the Cougs(WAZZU aka WSU aka stinkhole :laugh:) out of sheer loyalty to my school. I'm so glad the got whooped Davidson is my cinderella team. LOVE those kinds of teams!!! Zags were my WA favorite :cry: I hope it's all…

http://www.polar-usa.us/polar-f55.html That's the one I got for Xmas. I don't think you need to go super pricey though. I like the features this one has a lot. Cals burned, times in zones, etc. etc.

So glad with who was voted off. DH and I even whooped and hollered :laugh: And ITA about the product placement. ANNOYING!!

I have a Polar. It was given to me as an Xmas present. Yes, it continually monitors my heartrate. I workout primarily at the gym...so the one you're speaking of would be redundant...we can track our heartrates on the machines whenever we want to know what it is. I LOVE my heartrate monitor. LOVE LOVE LOVE. I find I burn…

Seattle area...all my life. Go Dawgs!:happy:

Now, how do I kick it back? :laugh: I've got 3-4 days before I want to weigh in again. I've eaten pretty much to stay at a net zero ....maybe even gained a bit :grumble: I've been sick with a cough/cold/chest thingy since Tuesday. I've been tired, so I just lay around a lot. *sigh* What do I tell myself/make myself do so I…

I've recently really ramped up my water intake. Which reduced my diet cola intake! LOL One thing that is yummy is Safeway (Von's, etc) flavored sparkling waters. My kids LOVE them...they come in TONS of flavors. Our favs are black cherry and a watermelon kiwi...

I've recently really ramped up my water intake. Which reduced my diet cola intake! LOL One thing that is yummy is Safeway (Von's, etc) flavored sparkling waters. My kids LOVE them...they come in TONS of flavors. Our favs are black cherry and a watermelon kiwi...