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RAKASA   0

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Thanks guys! Bosu ball....I just found a couple YouTube videos showing how to use it, so I'll check those out.

hey, search youtube for bamboo massage.... i just ordered a set for my office!! deeeeeeeeeee-lightful!

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Jenn! Grand Master

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Thanks guys! Bosu ball....I just found a couple YouTube videos showing how to use it, so I'll check those out.

hey, search youtube for bamboo massage.... i just ordered a set for my office!! deeeeeeeeeee-lightful!

Darn, I forgot to look it up last night like I had planned to, no YouTube at work. What is it?

Didn't watch the Bosu ball videos either. Guess I'll leave that for next week (something to look forward to, yay!)

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have stuck to Weight watchers like glue for the last 5 days

I hhope I have good news to report sat :)

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I wholeheartedly recommend the Spa Cuisine line of Lean Cuisines! :thumbs: I just had the salmon with basil and orzo and it was da bomb for only 4 points!!! That with a single serving size ff kettle corn popcorn, 1 tootsieroll pop and a coke zero for a whopping 6 point yummie lunch. :dance: Their lemongrass chicken is to die for as well!

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Jenn! Grand Master

Jenn!   918

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I wholeheartedly recommend the Spa Cuisine line of Lean Cuisines! :thumbs: I just had the salmon with basil and orzo and it was da bomb for only 4 points!!! That with a single serving size ff kettle corn popcorn, 1 tootsieroll pop and a coke zero for a whopping 6 point yummie lunch. :dance: Their lemongrass chicken is to die for as well!

The lemongrass chicken is my favorite. Yum!

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thanks ill give it a try

K1 process

10/05/2006 filled :)

05/03/2007 interview -> AP -> hell -> AP -> 9 months of AP Hell - 2 home visits :(

01/26/2008 visa in hand with a typo :(

02/03/2008 2 weeks more of waiting.... Visa in hand...... :)

2/20/2008 on US soil :)

2/21/2008 marriage :)

AOS

03/12/2008 Sent AOS/Work/Travel

03/16/2008 shows delivered chicago

4/12/2008 check cashed :)

4/13/2008 NOA's for all 3

4/18/2008 bio letter

4/29/2008 bio appt.

5/06/2008 RFE 2007 tax return

5/07/2008 returned RFE overnight

5/08/2008 received-lees summit

5/12/08 case updated online/RFE received

5/27/08 checked the website for the third time today -says AP and EAD approval letter sent 5/24- it was not updated online till today - and no e-mail update either

5/27/08 emails sent in afternoon AP and EAD approvals

5/29/08 AP touch

5/29/08 email EAD card production ordered

6/02/08 AP in hand

6/03/08 email EAD card mailed

6/05/08 EAD card in hand :)

7/28/08 AOS letter received

9/02/08 AOS interview

9/10/08 card production ordered email :)

9/17/08 welcome letter email and snail mail arrive same day

9/19/08 Greencard in hand :)

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Dr. A ♥ O   203

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I got my Dr. McDougall books on Wednesday. I've been reading them and I'm really impressed. I'm going to start the Ultimate Weight loss book first. "I like his saying that the fat we eat is the fat we wear." If you haven't checked out his books yet I'd recommend it because it's sound research.

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I took my ticker off and spit on it! :angry: After faithfully following WW and not going over my points last week I gained 1.5 pounds. I know that it's water weight but it still pizzed me off. People on the WW boards say to weigh yourself monthly if your cycle makes you fluctuate so that is what I will do from now on.

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Jenn! Grand Master

Jenn!   918

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I took my ticker off and spit on it! :angry: After faithfully following WW and not going over my points last week I gained 1.5 pounds. I know that it's water weight but it still pizzed me off. People on the WW boards say to weigh yourself monthly if your cycle makes you fluctuate so that is what I will do from now on.

Speaking of bloating...what's the deal with sodium intake when you're on a diet? I think I should watch that because I eat a good amount of soy sauce. :wacko: I saw some guy get in Big Trouble on the Biggest Loser for eating too much soy sauce!

I've lost two pounds so far, which I guess is good. My goal is 1-2 pounds per week until I reach my goal. Hoping to be there by my high school reunion in April. :whistle:

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I took my ticker off and spit on it! :angry: After faithfully following WW and not going over my points last week I gained 1.5 pounds. I know that it's water weight but it still pizzed me off. People on the WW boards say to weigh yourself monthly if your cycle makes you fluctuate so that is what I will do from now on.

Speaking of bloating...what's the deal with sodium intake when you're on a diet? I think I should watch that because I eat a good amount of soy sauce. :wacko: I saw some guy get in Big Trouble on the Biggest Loser for eating too much soy sauce!

I've lost two pounds so far, which I guess is good. My goal is 1-2 pounds per week until I reach my goal. Hoping to be there by my high school reunion in April. :whistle:

Good for you!!! Anything under 2 pounds/week is healthy and the kind of weight you won't gain back with one bite of a nacho. :dance::dance::dance: I totally am bad with the sodium intake. I eat a Lean Cuisine at lunch with a microwave popcorn and then at night I'll have another popcorn. TONS of salt.

"Only from your heart can you touch the sky" - Rumi

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Jenn! Grand Master

Jenn!   918

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What is the deal with running? All of the ellipticals were taken at the gym today, so I had to use the treadmill. According to the machine, I burned a significantly fewer number of calories than I do on the elliptical and I feel like I worked twice as hard.

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What is the deal with running? All of the ellipticals were taken at the gym today, so I had to use the treadmill. According to the machine, I burned a significantly fewer number of calories than I do on the elliptical and I feel like I worked twice as hard.

Thats weird, it should have told you that you burned more - if you actually ran. If you walked you would burn more on the elliptical.

A nice way to start running is to do a run walk type approach. so 1 min on, 2 min off then work your way to 2 min on 2 min off, then 2 min on, 1 min off, 3 min on, 1 min off. eventually you can work your way up so that you can run a full 20 min without stopping. my experience is running burns the MOST calories and i lose the most weight when i incorporate it somewhere at least weekly.

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Jenn! Grand Master

Jenn!   918

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What is the deal with running? All of the ellipticals were taken at the gym today, so I had to use the treadmill. According to the machine, I burned a significantly fewer number of calories than I do on the elliptical and I feel like I worked twice as hard.

Thats weird, it should have told you that you burned more - if you actually ran. If you walked you would burn more on the elliptical.

A nice way to start running is to do a run walk type approach. so 1 min on, 2 min off then work your way to 2 min on 2 min off, then 2 min on, 1 min off, 3 min on, 1 min off. eventually you can work your way up so that you can run a full 20 min without stopping. my experience is running burns the MOST calories and i lose the most weight when i incorporate it somewhere at least weekly.

I dunno, maybe I entered the wrong weight by accident. I do 4 min at 4 mph and then 6 min at 6 mph for a half hour and I burned only 200 calories. The same amount of time with similar intensity intervals on the elliptical I burn about 350.

I hope the elliptical is free tomorrow, I hate the treadmill. :angry:

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