Going from the 250 I should've never been down to 155-160 was (relatively) easy. And when I was in the heady rush of losing all that weight, the last 15-20 pounds was also fairly easy. (I was doing power yoga as my workout).

But then, moving to Florida caused me to gain twenty back, which I then lost by starting to work with a trainer. (Loved the trainer, hated the workouts with a passion.) Last April, I hurt my wrist and hip and wasn't able to work out. Gained five pounds almost immediately, but that wasn't such a big deal. However, over the last year, I've gained back that fifteen pounds that puts me back in the 155-160 range and I simply don't feel good.

My eating habits aren't too terribly different from when I was down at 133, with the exception of the stress-eating peanut butter M&Ms. This is a big culprit, I'm afraid, but dammit, I do eat reasonably the rest of the time, so I'm not going to cut off one of my few treats. At the same time, I desperately want to lose this weight-- more because I don't want to fall into the spiral of "Oh, another five pounds won't matter," because in the end, it does matter. Right now, everything I gain past where I'm at, makes me feel physically worse.

What I need to do is find something active that I'll actually enjoy doing. I'm so not an organized exercise person-- I wish the ice rink wasn't nearly an hour away, but I'm almost to the point where I'm thinking I'll get off my ass and drive the freakin' hour to go skate for a bit.

What I'd really love to do is take Latin dance classes, but like restaurant food delivery, it's near non-existent around here.

Happy birthday Nutty!

Barb, though you may not get the proper techniques, you could always try something like this [link]

Barb, though you may not get the proper techniques, you could always try something like this

It's a thought DJ-- thanks! One of the reasons though, I'd like to take a class is I'd like to be around other people. I'm normally such an introvert, but when it comes to something performance-oriented, I actually like being around other people.

My psyche is one screwed up place, I swear.

However, studies have shown that calories often don't work that simplistically in people, for a variety of reasons, including: hormone levels; medications a person is taking; metabolic damage caused by previous attempts to diet, etc.

Right, but do those things lead your body to process a hamburger calorie different from a broccoli calorie? Or does it mean you process calories as a whole differently than other people?

Both. My body might not process a hamburger calorie the same as a broccoli calorie, while yours might.

I wish it were this simple, but humans are not lab-calibrated calorimeters. Consuming 3,500 fewer calories than you burn does not always lead to losing a pound. Eating 3,500 calories more than what you burn does not always lead to gaining a pound. I can dredge up the studies tonight, when I'm at home, but I don't have time while I'm at work.

Hey look! Free dance videos! [link]

I'm normally such an introvert, but when it comes to something performance-oriented, I actually like being around other people.

I get you. I'm the exact opposite. I'm very extroverted, but I can't stand performance-oriented stuff. I'm not enough of a joiner.

I'm very extroverted, but I can't stand performance-oriented stuff. I'm not enough of a joiner.

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Hell, I do yoga alone (at home, with tapes). Partially because I don't want to see myself in the mirrors, but also because I Want To Be Alone.

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Hell, I do yoga alone (at home, with tapes). Partially because I don't want to see myself in the mirrors, but also because I Want To Be Alone.

Heh-- whereas I do want to see the mirrors, to make sure I'm doing it right and because I want to lose myself in the rhythm of a class. I want to do something that makes me forget I'm exercising. It's one reason I love skating so much. When I'm doing it, I don't think-- "Oh, this is healthy, this is good for me, I'm burning calories, yay me!" but rather, I'm losing myself in the music and the movement of my body, which is so different from anything else in my everyday life.

I also can't do yoga at home because the dogs insist on joining in. And not in a good way.

Hell, I do yoga alone (at home, with tapes). Partially because I don't want to see myself in the mirrors, but also because I Want To Be Alone.

Living with 2 dogs and 2 cats has made yoga an almost un-possible achievement. The dogs think I want to play, t ha! x-post with Barb! and then when I do a pose that requires me to lie on the floor (Corpse, for example), the cats think it's an invitation for them to climb on me and go to sleep.

It's like I'm a giant piece of furniture.

The dogs are very skilled at Downward Dog, though. (Ha ha.)

Tennis- briefly - didn't you tennis fans love the little dance Roger did to the camera after he won?

So adorable.