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Question! For women, should we not exercise during "that time of the month"? I want to keep up with my routine, but I also don't want to overtax my already peeved body.

My husband and I, after playing tag with my family and small cousins (8 and 4 y/o), have decided to organize some games of Zombie Tag. We're still working out the rules and prizes for winners. Basic Concept: Tag! The person who is "It" is the zombie. Each person they tag also becomes a zombie. Last uninfected person standing is the winner. I'm thinking we'll use a mix of shamblers and runners, or let them be runners at the beginning but after there are more zombies switch all over to shamblers? Any suggestions will be helpful and we will post some good pictures of the resulting chaos.

Thanks Lachy and Ebm That is great advice, I was actually going to try and use exercise and diet to slowly quit, that way it is not all at once. I was planning on starting up Jiu Jitsu classes in February and, if nothing else, trying to keep up with non-smokers will really drive the message home. I don't really have a weight goal in mind, I don't really want to lose weight, I just want to build muscle and get in better shape. In my whole adult life I have never really been in shape (I get winded LOOKING at stairs), I am excited to see what I look like after the transformation! I know that if I stick with this, I will feel so much better and I have a great support group. The worst part about quitting smoking is that you want that cigarette when you are stressed out, however it is the cigarettes that makes you less able to deal with the stress. It's a vicious cycle. I've been knitting to try and keep my hands busy on my breaks that I try not to smoke (small victories!). Currently working on a sleeve for my kindle lol.

Blackened chicken or Fish with Brussels Sprouts or Kale sautee'd in Ghee or Bacon grease with garlic and shallots.

Thanks ETF, I'm going to be letting my whole family know my quit date and my husband will be quitting with me. Hopefully all the support will help this time, last time I ended up sneaking cigarettes because I was so ashamed that I had failed. When my dad quit smoking the first time, he went on the Ben & Jerry's diet lol, I'm hoping the paleo diet will help cut down on the weight gain, but it won't kill me if I put on a few pounds, it will kill me to continue smoking. As our beloved Yoda said "Do or do not, there is no try."

Hello, I'm a 26y/o woman in Florida with severe problems with laziness and an overly loving relationship with Garlic Bread. I am 5'4", 135lbs, a smoker and couch potato. I don't think of myself as "fat", but I am seriously out of shape. My short term goals are to build muscle, lose some fat and clear the lungs. My long term goals are to eat paleo for life, stay active, push myself every day and accept that playing video games doesn't mean I have to veg out on a couch for 8 hours stuffing my face with candy and garlic bread. I plan to take it one step at a time, cut the crap, eat paleo and start some cardio workouts to get my lungs back into shape with some yoga for good measure. I got the p90x workout dvds from my mom and my husband and I plan on starting as soon as I can pass the fit test. I'm tired of always being tired, I'm tired of people telling me "Oh, you look great! You're so skinny! You don't need to work out/diet/complain!", I'm tired of not being able to BREATHE!! It's time to step up and make a change and I cannot do that from the couch!

I'm terrible about writing out recipes, however I will do my best with this one. This makes a great to-go lunch for me. Need: 1 Chicken breast cut in half coconut oil salt & pepper rosemary garlic powder onion powder paprika Asparagus Meat Tenderier or Grok's Club put 1 chicken piece between saran wrap and season well on both sides with your seasonings. Pound flat. Repeat with other piece of chicken. Wrap around a few pieces of asparagus, sear in a pan, then cook in the oven at 350 until chicken is cooked and asparagus is cooked tender. They reheat well and work great as lunches at work. Hope you like! It also works well if you pre-cook the asparagus a little bit before you wrap the chicken around it.

For a nice treat I like to take some organic chai tea bags and steep them in some warmed up almond milk for a "chai latte", I usually use 2 tea bags because I like that nice strong chai flavor. If i want it sweetened I'll use some agave.