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When I was a freshman and I threw a senior jock into the bleachers (I'm short, he hit me with a point blank slapshot that bruised eggplant purple instantly on my thigh and the follow through nearly clipped my face) I kinda came to the realization that getting that angry is potentially dangerous for others. After that I went down the path of self directed anger (not advisable) and put my hand through walls (plaster and lathe, drywall...). Depression robbed me of a lot of my emotions in my early 20s, and after that I became more focused on being healthy mentally. Add in a cancer scare (Whee Non-Hodgekins! OMG thank god that was a false alarm) and now I'm pretty hard to get into a rage. I might get spitting angry, I might shout now and again, but normally I literally shrug and think that it could be worse. It sounds very hippiedippy but being aware of just how much worse things could be and that my interactions with others are fleeting makes it pretty easy to keep an even temper. And when that doesn't work there is always speed.

I'm planning on doing my legs Friday night and Saturday morning I recruited a friend on Saturday and apparently the route she wants involves lots of inclines!

Apples and carrots don't need to be refrigerated. Beef jerky is good but as it is a conference I'd stick to protein bars to avoid breath issues. Also, who needs a mini fridge when you have an ice bucket and a recycle bin? Just change the ice when it melts and you'll be fine. Most fruits and veg can take a little bit of time at room temp with no problems. Throw some gallon ziploc bags in your suitcase and you'll be fine.

I'm mildly claustrophobic so not being able to see light at the end or going down into rising water just was not happening. I think the one I did but liked the least was the artic enema. My legs cramped up and I needed to wait for the next group to come through to give me a leg up. Thankfully it only *felt* like forever.

I feel you there...

I don't know, my husband hates lifting. His one rep max probably has me beat, but when it comes to sustained exercises I'm lifting more than him consistently and recover faster than he does. It doesn't seem to bother him.

If you want to read articles about genetic/epigenetic links and obesity here are abstracts of 157 of them.

Don't worry, I'm an equal opportunity lech. This is just suppose to be what women like about men, not other women Hmm...I like a guy that is good with his hands and can figure out how to make things. So of course this is completely not the man I married (though he has gotten much better).

I enjoy Settlers, and Carcasonne as well - the two games are pretty much identical. You can get them both on xbox live if you don't have a group to play with and you have the itch.

Except Christie just had bypass surgery. He'd have trouble eating a whole smurf in one sitting.

Yoga poses that help with lower back are things like Locust pose and its variations. They are a lot like superman.

lol, of those two though I would rather see Bruce in the leather pants

I didn't say romantic sense. It might be a one night thing If a guy can't watch how its made with me then he isn't a keeper.

Lol! Cornstarch, use cornstarch! Or a silicone based lubricant. Sadly the reality of leather pants, and the image of leather pants seldom meet up. Same with rubber and latex

Yay! I did my first this year too and it was awesome. I didn't manage all the obstacles (the underground tunnels just weren't a good idea to my back brain), but had a blast. I can't imagine doing one at 8,000 feet!

A guy in leather pants going to town with an alto sax...mmmm might be tempted to forget I'm married!

Breakfast - 2 hard boiled eggs - 155 calories, 10.5g fat, 1g carbs, 12.5g protien Look ma! No fruit!

Signed up for a 5 mile stretch and a 10k Those were on my agenda next week anyways!

I work with weights 3-4 times a week, run 3-5 times a week and do yoga (full 90 minute bikram) only once a week. I do tend to do 15 minutes of yoga after every strength session though. I find that for me if I lose the yoga then I start to see a serious decrease in my ability to run and to lift anything. It really gets those hard to reach places

At my height (admittedly short) the bmi obesity category starts at 160lbs. 160lbs isn't really all that heavy. Not everyone who is obese is 300+ lbs, and not all of the people who are obese but don't look it are ripped body builders, a lot of them just look like normal people that need to lose 20lbs. Its not really that much of an additional financial burden when you are eating processed food because it's fast and cheap and you have to be at a meeting for x or pick up the kids from y or cram for that test.

If it happened all at once it would be one thing, but gaining say 10lbs over a year? Then again the next? It can creep up on you and in general people suck at being self aware. Add in the (for women anyways) stupid way clothes are sized and how it is different for every brand, every cut, every season it becomes very easy to just push it aside or blame something else. Sometimes people just don't quite clue in because they still see their younger, more slender self in their minds eye when if they were to really look in the mirror they would see something very different. For some people it takes someone (like a medical professional) saying "Hey, this isn't healthy. It's costing you 20 years of your life." While obesity isn't a disease it does, for many people, require medical attention and treatment. If the only way to get it that is to bend the rules a bit to call it a disease so be it.