has some kind of electronic body fat calculator,
I don't trust those either. Stick me in a tank of water, it's the only thing I'll believe.
Where'd they get CAT scan from?... I mean, did they test it on cats? Or does the machine sort of look like a cat?
Dawn ,'Sleeper'
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SailAweigh - Jan 09, 2007 5:00:51 am PST #9848 of 10004
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Topic!Cindy - Jan 09, 2007 5:21:23 am PST #9849 of 10004
What is even happening?
Yay for BABY!!! Thanks for letting us know, MM.
And Curves? Don't even tell me how fat I am. If I come to your joint, it's with the understanding that I'm too fat. Let's just get to working on making me less so. If I start to get too thin
sorry, had to stop laughing
then you can start measuring my body fat, to make sure I'm not emaciated.
Ailleann - Jan 09, 2007 5:24:51 am PST #9850 of 10004
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
The only thing that makes me cranky about the body fat calculator thing is that I've been gym-ming it up since April and my numbers. haven't. moved. Any of them. Gah.
::shoving body image issues in a drawer because I just can't do that today::
beekaytee - Jan 09, 2007 5:32:27 am PST #9851 of 10004
Compassionately intolerant
good walking shoes
I could use some recommendations for good walking shoes. I have a bunch of ankle supporting, walking boots (Merrill's and the like) but they are so heavy. It turns out that the most comfortable walking shoes I have at the moment are some fairly flimsy running shoes...New Balance I think. They feel great while I'm walking the distance, but later I have muscle twinges.
Not yet found the definitive walking shoe.
Laura - Jan 09, 2007 5:35:00 am PST #9852 of 10004
Our wings are not tired.
I'm very fond of New Balance. I have wide feet and they seem to fit well. Different people with different foot issues will like others. Light is really a good thing in a walking shoe.
beekaytee - Jan 09, 2007 5:40:42 am PST #9853 of 10004
Compassionately intolerant
Wide is my issue too. I joke that I have Alley Oop feet. Nearly as wide as they are long. I wear a 5.5 or 6 in as wide as I can get them.
Light is right? Huh. Glad to know my instincts are working for me. I thought those highly padded, technically engineered shoes were the best, but I've never found any that were comfortable.
Ginger - Jan 09, 2007 5:49:22 am PST #9854 of 10004
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Footsmart [link] is very useful for comfortable shoes. I've ordered a number of shoes from them.
juliana - Jan 09, 2007 5:56:11 am PST #9855 of 10004
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Surprising no one, juliana swoops in and pimps Runner's World as a good place for shoe resources/finding: [link]
They also have a good section of articles on walking: [link]
The best things in a walking shoe (after, like all shoes, fit) are flatness and flexibility - you (probably) won't need the pronation correction like most runners do, but you will need flex and cushioning. Again, Runner's World reviews shoes every quarter and provides detailed specs on things like that. Your best bet is to research through them and then go in to your friendly local sports store and try on ones that you think will work.
Brooks and New Balance are both really good at providing options for wide-footed runners/walkers.
beekaytee - Jan 09, 2007 5:59:46 am PST #9856 of 10004
Compassionately intolerant
Those are both excellent resources.
The footsmart site shows an Easy Spirit clog that would be great for Bartlewalking and the Runner's World diagnostic tool is awesome for narrowing down the bazillion choices out there.
More walking in 2007. My thighs and my dog thank you.
Aims - Jan 09, 2007 6:10:19 am PST #9857 of 10004
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Thank youse guys all so much for the ~ma yesterday.
B gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. 8 lbs, 5 oz and 21" long after a half hour of pushing which B said "was a blast."
Her name is Arden.
And being an LA baby, she came into the world in the same room as Hazel and Phinneus (Julia Robert's babies) and Rocko (Madonna's baby).