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dimitrispearljam

just get in,was out for drinks
are u working tomorrow?

supersonicyears

yes

Is it cold where you are?

hgpjam11

Yes

Do you like snow?

justam

I like snow very much for short periods of time. I think it's beautiful.

Do you live in a place with lots of snow or do you just like pictures of it?

peacefrompaul

I do... we get plenty of snow here in Wisconsin

what is up?

justam

Not much tonight. I'm dreading next Monday. My holiday is almost over. :P

Do you have any fun weekend plans?

peacefrompaul

Reading Sociology textbook, Sociology supplementary material... Sociology powerpoints and notes...

And working...

what a drag

Are you tired?

justam

No. I've been drinking green tea all day. It keeps me awake! :?

Have you tried any good new food or drinks lately?

smarchee

I made beef tenderloin and I marinated in a mustard, rosemary, mined garlic and thyme sauce that I whipped together, was good, a little undercooked for my liking but I was going by a suggestion from a website, will try again

who wins tomorrow in the NFL games?

justam

I have no idea. That's the fun of sports. It's not over until the last moment!

I have finally decided it's time to diet this year. I hate diets but I'm doing it anyway.

Are you starting a new diet in 2013?

smarchee

nope, I am continuing from my diet/lifestyle change in the summer and I am down 60 pounds

what is your strategy for the diet?

justam

Well, I have a few books that recommend cutting out carbohydrates and focusing on protein, vegetables, and lots of water and green tea. :geek: So far, so good.

How did you lose so many pounds?

smarchee

lots of exercise, an hour a day at least 5 days a week, replace eggs with egg whites, which I then add veggies, makes for healthy breakfast, replace snacking of bad foods at work or throughout the day with snacking of apples, blueberries, carrots or celery etc, a good salad at dinner, or small salad with whatever else I made, or a good stir fry, cut out all breads and replace with whole wheat wraps, only water or fruit or nuts for a snack in the evening, mostly nothing but water, cut out all salts, especially bbq sauce, only use mustard as condiment most of the time and some hummus, fat-free sour cream, bought low-calories fudgecicles for when I get a chocolate craving, so just lifestyle changes like I said lol

do you like to run or jog?

justam

I've never been a runner or a jogger. I do use a treadmill four times a week though. I like to read. I can go a couple of miles and hardly notice it if the book is good enough!

I like your approach. I hope I can stick with my diet. I decided it was time because I have been exercising regularly since the summer and the scale is just not moving.

Do you like to run or jog as your exercise?

smarchee

nope, I hate both lol, I do walk, at a brisk place, with an incline and stick my head in a magazine by leaning it on the top of the treadmill and 25-30 minutes later I am done, it gets the heart going and I get to read

have you ever used a stairmaster?

justam

Briefly. I don't really like them.

Have you used one?

smarchee

yep, its my favourite thing, find one and use it, it works, tough workout, beats running

what is your goal overall, have you thought of any targets and dates?

justam

I haven't thought of targets and dates.

Do you think it'd be helpful to do that? Did you approach it that way?

smarchee

in hindsight yes, I set small goals at first which I definitley beat and that made me feel better and helped keep me focused, then I brought it up to a reasonable level and hit all the targets until now lol, but its xmas, NYE and my b-day so I am waiting out the days until they pass lol

do you have an ipod/iphone to listen to at the gym?

justam

I do, but I find that distracts me from my book so I don't use it.

Over the holidays, I stopped lifting weights to save time but I have to get back to it this week.

Do you lift weights too?