Recent content by DParker

Lauramax, I have really identified with everything you've posted about Atkins. I also lost a lot of weight on Atkins. I've never been so skinny. I had managed to do Atkins as a vegetarian, and there wasn't much I could eat in the induction and O.W.L. phase (Green veggie and cheese overload!)...

Totally! My favorite recipe blog is veganyumyum.com, but I also rely on theppk.com (the Post Punk Kitchen) and of course, the Veganomicon. My current favorite recipes are the Chickpea cutlets from the Veganomicon (my omnivorous sweetie currently considers these, in whatever form they take...

Hey thanks for the tip - I tried this today on your recommendation and it WAS fun! It was a nice mix of cardio and sculpting, short (about 21 minutes?) and different from everything I have on DVD. Cool! I found this under the "Men's Fitness" heading on my Comcast OnDemand Exercise TV...

Hmmm... I'm not really an expert, but I have 2 rescue dogs (I got them at the same time, when they were puppies) and I've had similar experiences. I discovered that I had several problems: 1) I wasn't being consistent. Like you, I took the "exercise" part of dog care seriously. But I...

This same thing happens to me sometimes. I decide that my body and brain have been working hard and that I'm going to give them a present: a week off, walking the dogs of course, but no workouts that I don't really, really want to do. Usually, by the end of the week, I find something I DO want...

Not in that boat right now, but I certainly have been, and it is SO LAME! I had a major operation (unplanned!) about a week before the B&G, BM2, LIC, etc releases. I had preordered them, and they were delayed because Cathe was injured, so I had been waiting for MONTHS. And months and months...

That workout is sooooooooo tough! I've never gotten all the way through B&G. I can do all the standing work (barely!), but I can't even get through the first round of floorwork after that. I love the ab work, though. Dee

RE: Have you seen I read "I am Legend" years ago and I knew that the dog would die, and that's why I didn't go to see the movie. It seems like every time a dog is in a movie, he or she dies! So lame! So, you're not alone. Dee

Hi! I just got over pretty bad shin splints, which I usually get from running on pavement and not taking anough rest days (because I am an idiot). I took 1 weeks off completely, took painkillers and iced my leg 3x/day for 15 minutes (recommended by my doctor). After the first week, I...

Oh, I wanted to add that while BECOMING veg*n can be challenging, being a veg*n, once you've gotten used to dealing with reading labels and finding veg*n food and all that, is actually really easy. It also doesn't have to be expensive. I've been sending this link to everyone I know, because...

Hi there! How exciting! I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the local veggie resources, like vegetarian restaurants and health-food stores that will carry the veg*n resources you'll need for cooking. Some web resources you might enjoy... www.veganfreak.net The book "Vegan...

I have really curly hair, really REALLY curly, but it's also massively thick. I had it cut super-short for years, and found it to be a lot of trouble, and only occasionally cute. Now I'm growing it back out and it seems to be locked into a permanent awkward stage despite the authoritative...

Hi there; OK, not to freak you out or anything, but my Mom had a similar problem about three years ago, a mild discomfort behind her knee that came on suddenly. She was diagnosed with "thrombophlebitis", essentially the same thing as a thrombosis, but not in a deep vein, so not as dangerous...

Love working out, hate not eating everything in sight. Lisa

"We" are happy to see other Catheite trekkies as well. Dee