Posts by yogini_om

st. john's wort tea has a really nice sweet flavor to it - and it's a natural mood enhancer :)

hahah i just had this mental image a 16" SLICE of pizza!! it's like attack of the killer tomatoes, except pizza style LOL ...oh man t.g.i.f. much?

haha..wow..i knew this was going to spur some discussion and i was not disapointed.

as far as my formatting (or lack thereof, as it may be) of the original post:  I am oh so very sorry I did not feel the need to fix my formatting of the original article and profusely apologize for any personal offense I inflicted on anyone due to the lack of paragraphing.

...get over yourselves fellow CC'ers. i agree with a lot of others who've stated on here how savage and ruthless some of y'all regulars can be.

Furthermore: do not let an extension of bushism take over! let 01/20/09 truly be the END of the frat boy monkey reign. 

i shall repeat: GO OBAMA!!

Original Post by arclipper:

I haven't checked out the sites, but It sounds like 2000 calories for sedentary is quite high. I am 5'6", a very active person (work out 6-7 days per week for about an hour and half) and my calorie intake for each day is around 2300.  What stats did you put in to get 2000/day?

 

my stats = female/5'1"/100 lbs./23 y.o./and i run 6-8 miles every day, incorporating ~an hour of power vinyasa yoga about 2 times per week. i guess i would be moderately/very active?

Does CC simply underestimate one's caloric burn..?

just froze some 70 cal danactive vanilla yogurt - put it in the freezer this a.m. and after a 10 hour work day took it out and let it thaw for about an hour and it was absolutely delicious!! tasted JUST like the store bought stuff!

178 lbs on a 5'3" frame is quite a bit of weight...

Original Post by freedomfrom:

Don't underestimate the "average uneducated American."

bah - show me an "average uneducated American" who has been underestimated, and i'll show you a flying pig..

also: i agree with sydthekid in #3 - we are responsible for our own weight gain - sue-ing mcd's for one's personal obesity, really?! only in america..

as a precursor: i'm a veggie now.. so a lot of these answers are from a previous "food life" :D

Hamburger fast food: never liked burger

Chicken fast food: publix fried chicken (wings)

Pizza fast food: lazy moon cheese pizza + artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, black olive

Sub sandwiches: quiznos veggie sub (yummm guac!)

Fast food Chinese: the local joint near my house - used to love the bourbon steak/chicken, and egg rolls, pork fried rice

Fast food Mexican: tijuana flats - taco salad with chicken/black beans; steak quesadillas; chips + queso

Ice cream fast food: coldstone dark chocolate + cookie dough, butterfingers, brownie mixed in!

Bubba Gump: never eaten here

IHOP: ditto

Arby's: haven't eaten at an arby's since about the 3rd grade - but used to like a plain roast beef and cheese sandwich

Cheesecake Factory: only eaten here once and had some sort of yummy salad; and their oreo cheese cake is pretty much to die for!

Olive Garden: soup + salad

Panera Bread: some sort of coffee/tea beverage - and only ever eaten here once and had some sort of soup + bread thing - can't remember what

TGI Friday's: probably quesadillas of some sort

Lone Star Steakhouse: never eaten here

Tony Roma's:never eaten here

Noodles & Company: never eaten here (but hear it's fantastic)

Red Robin: haven't eaten here in about 2 decade

Starbucks: chai tea latte with soy milk

Jamba Juice: never eaten here

Bucca di Beppo: never eaten here (here it's wonderful too)

Long John Silver's: never eaten here

Sizzler: never eaten here

Trader Vic's: ditto

Bob Evans: ditto

Benihana: ditto

Romano's Macaroni Grill: never eaten here

Red Lobster: ditto

California Pizza Kitchen: mmm LOVE CPK! used to love the thai chicken pizza (could finish that ALL by myself!!)

Coco's Bakery: never been here (i'm sure i'd love it though - i have a ferocious sweet tooth!)

my mistake and apologies - it was this:

http://nutrition.about.com/library/bl_nutriti on_guide.htm

website that i used.

any thoughts/ideas about this one vs. CC?

edit: alas, i have not quite mastered how to correctly post a link on here; before copy + paste link into your address bar, be sure to fix the space that appears between the "i" and "o" in the second "nutrition"

Original Post by satyrswoman:

I tend to trust the CC calculator because it asks for height and weight, which can make huge difference.

so does the about.com calculator.

anyone else have an intelligent guess..?

you'd think so, wouldn't you? however, if you go to the about.com calculator, you will notice that it is not indeed the same. i take it you didn't check out the link i posted..

anyone else?

Original Post by agruskin:

lol, yea, eventho im not trying to lose weight, i still dont want to OD on them!  oh, and sort of allergic to oatmeal-so annoying!

ack! i'd die!!

p.s. choc chips + oatmeal sounds fantastic!

i agree with behanna - use those big legs!

..i've been cursed with the big leg genes as well. i run like crazy and do lots of yoga, spinning, bicycling - and they've toned a ton and gotten smaller.

alibsam : something we agree on!

minus the fact that shevandell stated in the OP that he/she is not american..

Original Post by todeinotaton:

Obama is way hot, incredibly smart, and almost (almost!) as liberal as I'd like him to be.  But most of America is fat, pinkish white, and shops at WalMart.  I hate this place and fully plan to be an ex pat someday.

hey, what're you doing in my head?!

needless to say, i fully agree..