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My back is bad as well, so thanks for the tip. They look as though it's something I can manage. 45 minutes a day is great muggle. It's not easy giving up sugar, not by a long shot. But it is really the most effective way to get weight down. Well, I've still only lost the 4, plus a half pound so far. But it's working out that we haven't been exercising every day, only every other day.....not the best, but better than nothing. We've had long days out lately and it just doesn't get done on some of those days. Does walking around shopping count?? lol

I'm kind of struggling with the technogeekism of The Particle at the End of the Universe. So, although I won't completely abandon it, I'm switching to Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard.

I found an interesting article regarding translating a story from book to film on the New York Times..... Rethinking Those Words for Screen It details some great examples.

Great list Kell! Yup, backsliding is a definite danger and the least thing seems to knock us off the trolly. You however, as you say, are ahead of the game by 10 pounds, nothing to sneeze at. Yays on the 5.5 pounds too! Fantastic start. For us it wasn't the holidays, we started sliding off back in October when we took a vacation. How can you not eat in new cities?? lol Especially NYC. /groan/ Although I can't totally blame that. After all, we do live a stones throw from New Orleans. Oy. LOL at 40-something...I'm 62 and still trying to improve. It remains a work in progress for your entire life. We started January 1st, and I've lost 4 pounds. Keeping on the treadmill. I'm not doing it all in one felled swoop, but bits at the time. Usually 15-20 minutes a couple of times a day.

We've been watching the series (now off the air) on DVD, Without A Trace. Good actors, and really different stories. It follows an FBI team that traces missing persons. The stories are a lot more varied than I'd think possible. I suppose there really are as many stories as people.

One of my favorites growing up.

Why, shucks y'all!, not down here!

Also, if you have a glass of water with a lemon wedge squeezed into it, it'll take away the burn from spicy foods. Haven't read much at all the last few days. Must remedy.

That is only too true Ooshie, sad but true. The weight is distributed differently as you mention....up till the time I hit my 30's I didn't gain in my waist and stomach at all. It was all hips and backside. That has changed. What kind of abdominal exercises are you doing?

We spent the holiday quietly, mostly at home. Went out for pizza as a last hurrah before no carbs dieting. We have a few small trips planned in the next couple of months and are finalizing plans there. Retirement with the right spouse is certainly the best of the best!

There isn't a whole lot I avoid. I do avoid something too gruesome, although that is in the eye of the beholder I know. I don't like anything where an animal gets hurt or killed. I also don't care for romance novels, I mean the Harlequins sort. I guess that is about it.

Oh, I know that, for sure frankie! And thanks. It would be terrible if I had to start from scratch, yikes. Not to mention my new clothes wouldn't fit. Oddly enough, most of the new clothes I bought do still fit, only a few are too tight.

Thanks so much for the tip, looks like I have a new series. Hah, truer words were never spoken!

Hey y'all. Thought I'd resurrect this thread, it being the time of initiating weight loss again. I fell off of the wagon, big time, regained 11 or the 33 pounds I'd lost last year. Ho Hum. Ratz. We started "the" diet again yesterday, and are doing well. It's a little difficult to get back into the swing of regular exercise, we'd become pretty sketchy about it the last few months. But. We are back! Husband and I are doing Atkins again, and have resumed the bike for him and the treadmill for myself. Phew! Anyone else getting back on the plan? Hmmmmm?

In my case, at least, I'm quite sure it's wishful thinking! Ohh, I have that on the shelf, as of yet. We bought it mainly because we'd just finished watching the TV series The Wire. Same writer, based on. And yes, most intense.

And Bell Pepper would be good too. I usually have some sort of cheese added too. Swiss, Moz, or chedder usually.

LOL /bowing/ Many, many thanks. However, I must admit it wasn't that terrible. They were mostly cook book. And since I have no idea why I collected so many over the years as I am not /clearing throat/ much in the kitchen, in truth, it didn't hurt. The shelves are not empty, all filled up. Not only with books that were stacked hither and yon, but some newer additions.

I loved Inception and Memento. An all-time favorite was the original 1950 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still with the luscious Michael Rennie.

Favorite, favorite pick up meal out has to be a roast beef debris po'boy. Here is a pic. Lots of places down here have them though. http://www.nolacuisine.com/2005/10/25/roast-beef-po-boy-debris-gravy/ Directly after that would be an fried oyster po'boy.....do I detect a trend here?? lol

Ahh, ladies! I've done quite the brave thing. A couple of weeks ago I decided that since I had not looked at all but one of the bookcase full of cookbooks, (all lovely hardbacks) I'd ditch the lot. Did it. All but The Joy of Cooking. Also a bunch of herbal remedy books I'd had for years and years. I don't use them anymore, or the bits I do I already know about. So. Eight cartons of books went out to Good Will. Gave me a whole bookcase 'pon which to shelve books that'd been sitting in a pile in the study.

Tia Maria with chocolates my stepdaughter sent.....

Finished the Francis book last night, will begin The Particle at the End of the Universe by Sean Carroll later today. The sub heading is "How the hunt for the Higgs Boson leads us to the edge of a new world".

The thing that annoyed me about all of the Fleming books was the film people only bought the title. They mostly avoided using anything much from the books! grrr. That said, I am a fan of both book and film.

Dick Francis's Bloodline by Felix Francis 3.5/5 I wanted to love this book, I loved the series by Dick Francis, and his son Felix has continued after his Father's passing. They'd written several together and they remained the same, mostly, as the earlier entries. This one, however, has an ever so slightly different feel. This is the second that FF has written on his own, I haven't read Gamble yet though it is on my shelf. Somehow I picked this one up first in error. I cannot put my finger on the exact difference but it is lurking there on the edges. This one seemed a bit more explicit, but not, a bit less introspective.......that's the best I can come up with at present. The story frame is interesting enough, typical Francis hero. Someone in the racing world with close familial ties to that world. A murder, love interest, bad guys, goodish guys. Flawed hero of course, that is par for the course. Recommended for die hard Francis fans.