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  • I would try Gilad Core and More for strength training. It's been a little while since I've done that video, but I don't remember any jumping. Careful though, it's one of those sneak attack videos. It never feels like much of a workout while I am doing it, but the next day I am usually pretty sore.
  • I agree. I think candy is just like everything else. It's fine in moderation. The biggest cause of kids being over weight is a combination of crappy food and NO exercise. You probably shouldn't be feeding your kid a King size snickers bar everyday, but you also shouldn't be feeding them fast food 5 days a week, and you…
  • I am 5'5, and I started on here at 145.5 lbs. The whole reason I started this process was because my husband wants to go on a cruise to the Bahama's for his birthday at the end of May. I have not worn a bathing suit in public in at least 5 years, and I didn't want to go on this cruise feeling so embarassed that I couldn't…
  • Love 30 Day Shred! I use Gilad Core and More for abs.
  • Mine is a little red wine. Having a small glass of wine at the end of the day makes me feel relaxed and lets me know that the long day is is finally over. When I say small I mean about 75ml. I'm not having a whole glass, and I don't have it everyday, but I will burn extra calories in my morning workout just to have a place…
  • These are all great. I have also ordered Dirt: the movie, and King Corn. They should be coming in the mail this week!
    in Food Inc Comment by ahanson6 April 2011
  • I love love love this movie. My father-in-law made my husband and I watch it, and we liked it so much that we bought our own copy along with the guide. Now we watch all kinds of food related documentaries. It's shocking and disturbing, but it really makes you think about what you put in your body. Now we grow our own…
    in Food Inc Comment by ahanson6 April 2011
  • You should stay far far away from him. There is no happy ending here. Like a previous post mentioned, even if you started something with him and he left his wife for you, you're still with a cheater that you will never be able to trust, plus you have to live with the guilt. And speaking from the side of the wife, my…
  • Maditerranean Salad with Pickpea patties Salad: about 2 cups mixed greens handful of grape tomatoes one slice red onion Dressing: Fat Free Chobani plain yogurt fresh squeezed lemon juice salt and pepper Chickpea Patties: 1 can chickpeas some parsley cumin, salt, pepper dusted with flour browned in a skillet with a touch of…
  • I've always been ahead of the projections too.
  • I forgot about drinking Jenga! So much fun! Now I want to have a party.
  • My in-laws always play poker when they have a group over. We rotate around the table and each person gets to call their favorite game. It's always very fun, but the down side is that we usually end up staying up until 4 in the morning playing.
  • Brussel Sprouts. I've always loved them, and I get cravings for them so bad that sometimes I have to go to the store immediately and pick some up.
  • I wouldn't be able to do this without carbs. My best snack in the middle of the day when I am starving is a bowl of grits (100 cal), and then I drink a cup or two of water. I think the grits swell up in my stomach, and I'm absolutely stuffed after that.
  • I am so happy to hear this! I honestly don't know much about the dangers of GM food, but the whole idea creeps me out. And I support anything that knocks Monsanto down a few pegs. Their death grip on the worlds food supply is ridiculous, and they use outright unethical methods to force farmers to buy their seed. If a…
  • I miss Del Mar...I'm in DC now though. Still a little chilly for my taste.
  • I'm at 1400 to 1500 calories per day with my workouts included (1200 without), but I generally don't eat more than 1300. But days when I don't workout are miserable. I really need those extra 100 calories. Every morning when I get up I am tempted to "take the day off" from exercising and then I think about being hungry all…
  • Well put! I love this post. I think that if more people did this the world would be such a nicer place!
  • I work around 13 hours a day and have a 3 hour roundtrip commute, so I try to get workouts in whenever I can. I wake up at 4:30am and either do 30 Day Shred or 20 minutes on the my elliptical. I keep a stability ball and small weights at work, and every hour or two I try to do a set or two of 15 crunches with weight or…
  • I just asked a similar question earlier this week. Everyone posted their own great homemade cheeseburger recipies, and now I can't wait to try some of these ideas tomorrow (my splurge day). Here's the post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/216594-does-anyone-have-a-healthy-cheeseburger-recipie
    in Burgers? Comment by ahanson6 April 2011
  • If you want more research you could watch Food, Inc. the documentary. If I remember correctly they have a whole segment on the use of ammonia in meat processing. It's not just limited to Fast food/ Cafeterias and pink slime. Amonia is used by the large meat producers on the ground beef, pork chops and chicken breast that…
  • We all slip from time to time. You just have to remember that what happened yesterday is over and done with. Today is where you make the choices and decisions for tomorrow. Pick your self up, get back on track and give it your all. And remember that this probably won't be the last time you slip, but it's normal and it's…
  • I weigh in every night right before bed. My weight has fluctuated wildly during the day my whole life (even when I was slim and trim), so I'm used to seeing the ups and downs and they don't bother me.
  • I'm so glad that I asked everyone for cheeseburger recipies a few days ago. I am definitely making mine at home!
  • A little over a year ago my husband and I bought the Nordic Track A.C.T. Commercial Elliptical. I think we got it for $999, and I believe the shipping was free. We bought the elliptical instead of a treadmill, because I have knee problems, but my husband loves it just as much as I do now. I prefer this model because it is…
  • I usually eat cream of wheat, cream of rice, or grits. I find that hot cereals stay with me for much longer anyway.
  • I've always heard that weight loss is 80% diet and 20% exercise, but I don't have any scholarly evidence. It's just what all my fit friends say.
  • I was a "non-traditional" student as well. I took one accounting class and loved it. It sounds awful, and it was the last thing I ever thought I would end up doing, but here I am. I finished school with a bachelors of accounting and a bachelors of information systems (yes, I am a huge dork), and now I work as a forensic…
  • I really like Malcolm Galdwell for non-fiction. He wrote Outliers, Blink, and The Tipping Point. If you've every read Freakonomics (great book), his books are a little like that. They really make you think. I also really like books about Financial Fraud (Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, etc.) The Smartest Guys in the Room (Enron)…
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