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Introduce Yourself!
Tell us a bit about yourself. What/where do you teach? Are you a newbie or teaching veteran? What are your weight loss/exercise goals? I am a psychology professor at a community college and have been teaching full time for one year now. I absolutely love it but find that I end up taking my work home quite a bit and…
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Ways to Burn Calories at Work?
Fall semester begins Monday, and I know it will be more difficult to get in my regular workouts once I'm back! What are you planning to do to burn some calories at work? So far my plan includes: *Taking breaks every hour while I'm in my office to go up and down a few flights of stairs *Scheduling one course in the middle…
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Vitamins
I want to make sure that I'm getting the right balance of nutrients, especially now that I'm eating fewer calories each day. Right now I am taking a One-A-Day multivitamin, calcium supplements, and Omega-3 each day. Any ideas of other vitamins or supplements that you've found helpful?
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Are People Still Active in this Group??
I just joined this group because I thought it sounded quite helpful! However, it seems like no one is very active on here. Is the Captain (or anyone else) planning to post any science-related information?
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Harder to Lose in my 30's!
:noway: Hi everyone! I recently joined this site and I'm wondering if others can relate -- my weight always went up and down in my 20s, and last year after I turned 30, I gained a lot of weight again. However, this time around, I can't get it to come off! I feel like I'm doing the same things as I did in my 20s to lose…
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COLLEGE PROFESSORS/ INSTRUCTORS???
Just wondering if there are any fellow college faculty members out there! Any clever suggestions you'd like to share about weight loss/exercise during the academic year? I teach at a community college and don't want to fall back into bad patterns once classes start next week. One positive thing I am doing this fall…
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Opposite of Intermittent Fasting???
I've seen people on the boards talking about intermittent fasting (having 2 very low calorie days each week). Does anyone try the opposite? I have heard that it can be helpful to have 1-2 days per week where your calorie intake is higher so that your body doesn't get used to the same thing day after day. So what do you…
