Posts by dnsmills

Original Post by bomiyah:

Nope, I'm running in Florida. I finished at 31:48! wya!

Way to go! Sounds like you did really good. I enjoyed my run as well and finished with a time of 29:57. My next goal - 1/2 marathon!

I just keep it short and simple. 'I've changed my eating habits and started exercising on a regular basis.' Normally, that wasn't the 'miracle-pill, easy-fix' answer they were hoping for and it's dropped at that. If they press on further, I know they understand that eating right and exercising IS REALLY the way to lose weight in a healthy manner and I will go into further details about counting calories and how much I exercise. But most people tune out when they hear it actually is work & will power. Poor, poor lost souls!

Minus the crock-pot-in-the-car idea, you could cook it overnight, wrap it in several layers of aluminum foil (aluminum is a great insulator) and then put that in a styrofoam chest. (styro is also a great insulator). You may have to warm it up a little when you get there but it should still be nice & warm & juicy.

I will be treating every day up until and every day after Thanksgiving like any other day. Workout as normal, count calories as normal. But on Thanksgiving, I am throwing counting calories out the window. I honestly don't even want to think about the number of calories I will be eating because, while I'm not going to eat anything just for the sake of it, I'm not going to NOT eat something I want because of calories. I will definitely enjoy myself and not feel any guilt about anything I eat. Hopefully, the 5K race I'm running Thanksgiving morning will help counteract at least SOME of the extra calories I eat that day!

1. candy - This would have to be the Cadbury Egg at Easter. Some people hate them but I have to have AT LEAST one each year!

2. cookie/bar - There's no real set time of the year but at least once a year I will have to buy a bag of Oreos. They are way to dangerous to have around all of the time but now and then, you just have to have some. A stack of Oreos and a tall glass of cold milk. Nothing better!

3. main dish (turkey, honey ham, tamales, etc) - It would have to be roasted turkey at Thanksgiving. I buy sliced turkey from the deli for sandwich meat throughout the year but there's something about a nice, thick cut of turkey with dressing & all the other goodies that makes the turkey taste that much better.

4. side dish (baked yams, green bean casserole, etc.) - Again, back to Thanksgiving for the ever popular green bean casserole. It's just sooooooo good. Creamy & crunchy all at the same time.

5. pie/cake - Back to Thanksgiving for pecan pie. It's a Thanksgiving staple here in the south. Even my wife who is allergic to nuts will get a piece and meticulously pick out every single little piece of nut just so she can get to the middle.

Thanksgivingis coming!!! I can't wait until next week!!!

Sounds like every one is doing great and going strong! Keep it up!

I did my Day 1 yesterday and got through it fairly well. My initial max out was at 20 so I started off in column 3 and ended up getting through the workout fine and had an ending max of 12. I plan on doing this on M-W-F so today is an off day (at least from THIS workout).

You can't spot reduce fat where you want. Your body will decide where it will remove fat from. You'll just have to keep working until it's gone. Sad truth.

Sad as it is to admit, I LOVE all the cereals that are not so good for you. In no particular order, on any random store outing I will buy a box of:

Reese's Puffs
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Fruity Pebbles
Cocoa Pebbles
Frosted Flakes
Apple Jacks
Count Chocula
Cap't Crunch (normal, peanut butter, crunch berries)
Cookie Crisp
Fruit Loops

I am trying to start eating healthier cereals but I do LOVE all the yummy cereals I remember from my childhood.

You might try taking it with about 8 oz of milk. That will sometimes help your stomach to not be so ...........blah.

One of my favorite songs on my current iPod workout playlist is 'Pump It Up' by Elvis Costello. It has a great beat and gets your feet moving.

All I have to say is....

I'm your only friend
I'm not your only friend
But I'm a little glowing friend
But really I'm not actually your friend

Thanks you you, this is now playing on my iPod!

Original Post by sublettegal:

So did you gain weight?

No, I did not gain weight. As I mentioned above, I planned in advance for it and took steps to avoid the pitfall of gaining weight. In fact, I've lost about 45 lbs  since I quit. YES, it is possible.

I eat a hard boiled egg (70 cal), a container of yogurt (110 cal), piece of fruit, usually a banana (120 cal) and a fruit cereal bar (140 cal). Total = 440 cal. I space them out throughout the morning so I don't feel really full all at once and then end up hungry 2 hours before lunch.

I actually just discovered the 100 Push-Ups website today. I printed out all of the sheets am am planning on starting this evening. I normally to a quick 10 push-ups & side planks as part of my daily workout routine but really want to get better at them as well as build up my arms and shoulders a bit. I may not actually start 'Week 1' until next week so I can have a hard starting point and because I want to keep my 3 push-up days as M-W-F. If that's cool, I'll definitely join your challenge!

Original Post by vcarrie:

I quit smoking six years ago.  I was a pack a day smoker for about four years.  I didn't experience weight gain during that time. I think a lot of that had to do with how I quit. I didn't go cold turkey.  Instead I tapered off until one day I just didn't buy another pack of cigarettes.  Good luck with quitting smoking.  

 Same with me. I did not quit cold turkey. I took Chantax (sp?) and was also on the Nicotrol inhaler which both helped a lot. I ramped my smoking down over about a month and got it down to 1 or 2 a day and then was finally able to quit all together. I still have 1/2 a pack of cigarettes in my house but have had the strength to totally avoid them.