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Can I whine here? Play date... about that... So DH thinks it would be a good idea to schedule a play date for DS (who would spend all of his time playing video games if he could). Fine. This boy (son of a friend; we like the whole family) comes over. DS won't play with him, so DD does, then...

Good news! According to today's Wall Street Journal (Personal Journal section), we don't have to worry about those pesky extra 10 lbs. Hooray! Or at least that's the recommendation this week.... So busy yesterday that I actually forgot to check in! I did Amy Bento Kickbox Surge (lots of...

Love it! Couldn't be without it, and use it regularly. (Buy!)

She's probably lying. I'll bet she eats almost nothing but wants you to think she can eat anything and stay skinny. Not worth your time -- don't worry about it.

I don't know what is in the bars, but some sweeteners can cause stomach distress and bloating in some people. Also, could you be pregnant? That was how I figured out the first time... ("Gee, what's with this poochy belly that I never had before?") Maybe cut out the bars and call the...

Lisa, IBM changed about 8 years ago or so... My BFF's husband worked there, was nearly 100% vested in his pension when he was laid off, paid off, and kicked to the unemployment curb. IBM used to be the gold standard for corporate behavior (DH is an industrial organizational psychologist; I hear...

Lisa, it takes all day to fly anywhere! You have to get to the airport six hours early, check the bags (always a line), go through security (always a line), get to your gate, wait and wait and wait, then get on (always a line), then wait to take off, then fly (the shortest part), then land and...

You mention progesterone cream... if your body is accustomed to having that, maybe missing it is causing the gain -- like the PMS hormonal shift. It wouldn't be a bad idea to mention this to your doctor if you're concerned about it. It's probably temporary, but still... Five lbs in two...

I understand that you can pay somebody through PayPal without their having to sign up... but PayPal is an excellent suggestion and I use it for business and personally too. Liann is right about having already given out the number when you write a check.... I hadn't thought of it that way.

Lisa, how long is this cruise? That is a lot of ports of call! Of those, I've been to: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO ST. CROIX, U.S.V.I. BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS ORANJESTAD, ARUBA I especially like Barbados. We used to vacation there when I was a child (Dad was an airline...

Hmmm... Why can't she just do online payment? You don't need a person's bank account number to do that! I'm self-employed, and one of my clients pays direct deposit, but they're a huge multi-national corporation so I'm not too worried. Also, they have my corporate account, not my personal...

Murphy, I feel for you! Kids are such germ-spreaders, aren't they? DD was so disappointed that I didn't volunteer in her class this year, but she understands how easily I catch respiratory illnesses and doesn't want me to be sick. It really does get easier as your kids get older. And it can't...

Been there... ...still doing that. But it gets easier as the pieces fall into place. Testing? Check. Right school? Check. Therapy? Check. Support? Check. Things still tough? Sometimes. At first it's so hard and overwhelming, but take it one decision at a time. Take comfort in knowing that...

MMA -- Fusion Okay, today I was a rollie-pollie, and a turtle -- yes, I did MMA Fusion. I'm still short of breath on all of the down-and-up moves... this may be as good as it gets for me. I'm buying a heart rate monitor so I don't drop dead from this (and kettlebells and fusion). I've always...

Mary, kettlebells are total body workouts (and very metabolic, as they say). But I didn't expect to be as sore as I am from Muscle Max... which makes me wonder if I'm getting enough muscle work. You're right -- they're hard workouts, but in a different way from pure weight lifting. The...

Linda, thank you! That sounds perfect! I don't care about calorie burn; I just want an accurate read on my heart rate. When I to count it manually, it seems way too high. My Polar monitors are very inaccurate. They jump from absurdly low to alarmingly high, and half the time they don't read...

I rarely wear a heart rate monitor (I own a Polar strap that works with my elliptical). However, I'd like to start monitoring my heart rate during higher intensity workouts. I've looked at heart rate monitors online and I'm completely overwhelmed. I'd like a simple monitor. I don't need one...

I love LowMax! I do the entire workout... and if I'm feeling really energetic, I wear a 10-lb weight vest for the intervals (except for the last one). The low impact makes it possible to do so without risk of injury. Keep working at it; you'll improve! It's a fun workout.

So sore! Ow, ow, ow! Okay, I'm glad tomorrow is my day off. I foolishly did Muscle Max today (I also did it on Sunday), and I am just so sore! I'm rethinking my strategy of using kettlebells as my weight workout. I think I need at least one (probably two) total body weight workouts a week...

Murphy, my knees are bothering me too... I'm not sure why. Maybe high impact, maybe age... Lisa, did you put your downloads on a device (iTouch, phone, etc.), or is it on your computer? I ask because I wonder how much room workouts would take up on my iPod Touch if I were to download them. DD...