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    Unclean eating-may24th

    Hello ladies: HALF A BROWNIE!! Well, I usually dont eat sugar or chocolate, but my husband has been nibbling on a huge chocolate brownie for a week now. Go thing he wasnt looking when I ate some, cus' he doesnt share very well.
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    Who does something even if you don't like it?

    I hate running, especially alone. If someone I know wants to run I do it but very reluctantly. I dont like fish either, but I choke it down. I hate coconut-YUCK! Wont go near the stuff. I would rather clean the toilet than eat coconut.
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    Favorite Children's Book-revisited

    I dont have any children, but my SIL is a childrens librarian. She occasionally brings me some noteworthy teen books to read. My all-time favorite that I could not put down was Catherine called Birdy. It takes place in Medievel Europe. I missed a half day at work because I couldnt put it...
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    Memorial Weekend Plans?

    Hello: Just curious where you are going? I am from Kenosha, Wisconsin and as I a kid we used to go to Eagle River or Pine Lake for summer vacations. We rented cabins in both places. I had a great times feeding the deer peanut butter and watching them lick it off the roof of their mouths...
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    GETTING FOCUSED NOW!!!!

    Clean eating means eating in as natural a state as possible. E.g. apple is better than apple sauce is better than apple pie. ALso, try to eat amller portions thoughout the day. I found some good recipes/ideas in the Food Doctor and BFL books.
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    what was your best rollercoaster experience?

    My last rollercoaster ride 10 years ago when I got on one after a 15 year hiatus (scared to death of these things cus they make me sick). I had fun the whole ride without feeling sick. And I was really enjoying myself without any fear. I thought I had the nausea licked, and then the damn...
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    Do you have a favorite.....

    I am going to slide up in there and put my thing down and when I come back out I want some real answers. I can spot bulls&%t from a blimp in a fogstorm.
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    Omron BF% analyzer

    I do bochemistry. At the moment, we trying to purify a very small molecule (its not a polypeptide we dont think) that upregulates dopamine. It has obvious potential so the project is fascinating and addictive. How about you? I think I remember you saying that you are a virologist working on...
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    Omron BF% analyzer

    Cathy: You are welcome. Sorry I didnt include it in my earlier post, but it took me a while to find it again. Oh, I see we are both lab rats. Isnt working in a lab so much fun(except for the long hours)? I am working today as I write this. I just cant seem to take a day off when the...
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    Omron BF% analyzer

    Check out this: http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/23/7876.html
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    Omron BF% analyzer

    Check out the Omron at the elitephysique website. It has quite a bit of info on relating to these questions. But, %hydration, %muscle, when you ate last, when you peed last, etc can all affect readings. That's why it is best to be consistant on the time of day readings are taken and first...
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    anyone have ideas for a "butt and gut class"?

    RE: anyone have ideas for a Yeah, how about v-sits, bicycles, reverse curls and froggie situps for the abs; and maybe some squats (regular and plie), and front and/or back lunges for the glutes.
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    Who has a tattoo, and where?

    I have a large great blue heron tattooed to my right shoulder, which I have had for 20 years. It hasnt faded because I always wear sunscreen when I am in the sun.
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    Book Recommendations

    Hi, I have Body for Life and the Food Doctor. Both contain good recipes and decent logical advice for eating healthy forever. No fad diet books. Hopw this helps.
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    Calcium and fat burning - interesting article

    Oh, and I forgot to mention a lot of these kind of articles have a serious political agenda or are written with money from a source that poses a serious conflict of interest. Keep this in mind.
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    Calcium and fat burning - interesting article

    I also want to point out that you shouldn't beleive everything you read-ever; and especially in "peer-reviewed" journals. Peer-reviewed journals cover a wide spectrum of published materials in the scientific community. Some are great, and reproducible results are possible with journals like...
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    I just impressed my male coworkers...

    You go girl. Definitely ask for a raise.
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    Three things May 18

    1. The furniture we ordered from Marshall Field's got delivered!!! and they even moved the other couch into another room for me. 2. I sent some beginner Cathe tapes to a new member here. They were collecting dust on my bookshelf and looked sooo sad. I will never use them and it was the...
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    Anybody live in Victoria BC or Chicago, IL?

    Hi, I am in Chicago September through Novemeber & March through May every year. I love to get together sometime. Maybe we can arrange something way in advance? Any suggestions for dates and place to meet?
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    Anybody live in Victoria BC or Chicago, IL?

    Victoria is the capital of British Colubia in Canada. Its on Vancouver Island just north of seattle and west of vancouver. There is no bridge to the island only ferries. We live there in summer and winter.
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