Posts by workingtobethin

Original Post by turtles_all_the_way_down:

*removes chocolate covered macadamia nuts to a better, safer place*

 *someone stole the macadamia nuts* 

I'd say give them back but considering where they went.....maybe not.

What else is left for breakfast???? 

I am also having the same problem and thought that I might try doing a short workout after dinner, something like the 30 day shred DVD, to occupy some of my time. 

 It is not a long workout but enough to get my mind into the idea that I have just done a work out and I do not want to negate that by eating!!  Hopefully it will help but I like the idea of doing somehting with my hands, maybe I will start making some of my own jewellry?

Original Post by dnrothx:

*mourns the loss of his Smith Island cake like Homer Simpson mourned the loss of Pinchy, his lobster*

Weekend was uneventful, but decent.

 What is a Smith Island Cake? 

Celery, onions, green onions, bean sprouts, sliced water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, green peppers (or any other coloured peppers) cauliflower, bok choy, are some of the things I put in my stir fry.

Seeing as multiple posts seem to be the thing this morning...

Any more news about Claire? 

Original Post by runesplendor:

G'morning all

Yes, I know, it's like the asscrack of dawn - but my butt hurts, my throat hurts and I don't want to go to work but I can't afford not to (damn hourly no sick days crap).

Someone haz motivation, plz?

Sending motivation your way!!!!  Think of the bills you can get paid cause you did not take the day off sick!!  And maybe you can infect the co-workers that you do not like!!!

I live in Ottawa, Canada and we have not had snow yet, but I am sure it is going to hit us with a big bang due to the fact that we have been enjoying really warm weather, well warm for us for this time of year!!! 

 

Feel better soon Claire!!!  Hopefuly the medication will do the trick and the extra days in the hospital will give you a chance to get the rest you need!!!!!

I am also a dog lover without a dog except for my "Grand dog"

My daughter's dog who is an American red nose pit bull/husky mix.  He looks like a slim yellow lab (he was the runt) with blue blue eyes!!!  Biggest suck I have ever met!!!  He is now 7 and still loves to run!

Good for you lily!!!  Always nice to hear about people that are very happy!! 

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

Grabs peaches and yogurt and goes back to lurking

I quit last year after 20+ years of smoking and it can be done without weight gain.  The above ideas all are good ideas.  The walks after dinner (a trigger time for me) really worked.  Another tip is to brush your teeth after eating if that is a trigger time for you.  I did for the first few weeks replace the cig's with mints, but stopped that after 1 month.

They say you can burn up to 200 caloires a day just by smoking so you need to increase your exercise or cut back your eating so that you can accomodate the additional calories and I found that the additional walk worked for me. 

If you trust him then it is your issue and you need to show him that you do trust him by not freaking out.

I would not advise taking her aside and saying anything to her because then she might get worse as she knows it bugs you!!! 

Bring on the beavers!!!!!  The four footed, long flat tailed kind!!!! 

she says waving the red and white maple leaf flag!!!!!

Not all alone.

I am looking for the Bailey's for my coffee though.  Need something to cheer the morning up cause it is raining again!! 

From the research I did, I found out that smoking can burn up to 200 calories a day (smoking speeds up your heart rate) so that even if you eat the same and exercise the same amount as when you were smoking,  eventually you will gain some additional weight. 

I quit last May, and was fairly strict with the diet and the exercise and did not gain weight.  I did up the exercise a bit to compensate for the extra calories burned previously while smoking either by intensity or duration and sometimes both.    I did for the first month have a bit of an addiction to mints but I stopped that after the first month when I also stopped using the patch. 

Find out the times when you really crave a smoke (after dinner for me) and do something, like go for a walk, to take your mind off it.  I also quit drinking alcohol (for approx 6 months) when I quit. 

It can be done if you want it  badly enough.  Good luck!!!

Are you sure that Trista is really your "friend"?    Why would she tell you this to start with?  Is she jealous of your realtionship, does she just want to start trouble?  Why would she want to hurt you even if it is couched in the thought of not wanting you to get hurt?

Trust your gut instinct, it is usually right!!