Normal Friday - housework, laundry, errands and grocery shopping.
I spent most of the evening decorating my bike for the Christmas parade
tomorrow night.  I haven't decorated a bike since I was a kid<g>   The
weatherman is predicting snow and sleet tomorrow night so it might get a

I've had enough... I'm sick of being this fat and I'm going to loose it
but I need help!  Anyone out there want to be an e-mail buddy/ nag to
help each other stay motivated...
Here's the deal, I have two boys under two, spent 8 weeks on bed rest

Can anyone tell me what they would recommend as a varied yet simple to
follow diet plan, low cal, but good enough to maintain will power ?
I am exercising regularly and have lost weight, but now have hit a
plateau, and since I quit smoking, seem to be eating more I guess, not

So much for eating heart healthy salmon...
``"In farmed salmon, the cancer risk dominated the health benefits,"
Carpenter said. ''
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I spent the day driving down to my mom's home in North Carolina.  Then
we did a quick shopping run -- for a sale she wanted to hit that was
ending today -- then a casual seafood dinner out.  I'm posting from the
retirement home library computer.

My question remains unanswered
Can A girl eat a little icecream and few cookies everyday?

I know I sent an update last week (a week early) in reflection of
Thanksgiving and had talked about having peace of mind about gaining 1lb.
Today should have been the 'official' weigh in so I decided to check the
scale again. Hard to believe that I have lost 2lbs from the last ...

I received my sample pack today.  Going to try first thing tomorrow
They still have more in stock.  Let you all know how I make out.
Thank You all for your support.  You all been so kind!
I got them from:

I was able to do this tonight, 40 laps in 25 metre pool, in 50 minutes ?
Is that any good ? I like to just improve my own exercise goals, but
also like to compare with the average or fit man my age (i.e. 40).
You really start to get hooked on exercise, the calm it provides, gets

What challenges do you have coming up on Thursday (USAen's), and what
strategies have you devised to cope with them?
My best trick is to serve myself a bit of everything with a teaspoon. I
get to taste all of the goodies without going overboard on any one

this is a follow on to my post about Cohen Lifestyle Clinic
Hi Ignoramus
the situation is as follows, my eating plan is virtually 50/50 down to the
gram.

Wow...where did this month go?  I'm not ready for it to be December.
The usual 10 hour workday.  Went to lunch with my department for a couple
birthday celebrations.  I checked the Olive Garden menu before hand and was
able to pick a low-cal entree.  Dinner with my daughter and ran ...

i've been able to work in a few hours of road biking as of late (i was
out for around four hours today!) and have abandoned (albeit
temporarily) the gym, including my regular weight training routine
(three days a week: chest, back, lower body/legs, in addition to cardio

Worked at home today, as I was recuperating a bit from the oral
surgery and on drugs.  I spent the day reviewing a government document
-- a draft guide for system engineering source selection. Tonight we
went to the country club for dinner.  I didn't feel that much like