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Thanks. I'll try to see if I can drink two a day.

I love Kenny Chesney I started to mention that song actually. The lyrics are : "Jack and Diane" painted a picture of my life and my dreams, Suddenly this crazy world made more sense to me Well I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along Cause everytime I hear that song... I go back to a two toned short bed Chevy Drivin my first love out to the levvy Livin life with no sense of time And I go back to the feel of a fifty yard line A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine Wishin time would stop right in its tracks Everytime I hear that song, I go back I used to rock all night long to "Keep On Rockin Me Baby" Frat parties, college bars, just tryin to impress the ladies I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along Cause everytime I hear that song.... I go back to the smell of an old gym floor The taste of salt on the Carolina shore After graduation and drinkin goodbye to friends And I go back to watchin summer fade to fall Growin up too fast and I do recall Wishin time would stop right in its tracks Everytime I hear that song, I go back, I go back We all have a song that somehow stamped our lives Takes us to another place and time So I go back to a pew,preacher, and a choir Singin bout God, brimstone, and fire And the smell of Sunday chicken after church And I go back to the loss of a real good friend And the sixteen summers I shared with him Now "Only The Good Die Young" stops me in my tracks Everytime I hear that song, I go back.... To the feel of a fifty yard line A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine I go back.... To watchin summer fade to fall Growin up too fast and I do recall... I go back.... To the loss of a real good friend And the sixteen summers I shared with him... I go back... I go back... I go back

Thanks. I printed the list off. I really just don't know how I can eat that much protein and keep calories fairly low. I'll try to figure something out

I'm new to all of this as you all know and i've been posting at a few boards and asking everyone I know for tips and advice on how to get lean and toned. One of the tips I hear over and over again is eat your body weight in protein everyday. Well. that would be 135 pounds of protein for me and that's a lot !! On a good day I get around 50 and that includes a protein shake. How much protein do you guys/girls get a day? What's a good amount? How do you get it? Thanks.

Robert and I have the same muscial tastes Now I don't have to be embarased anymore I love country music Shania Twain and Dwight Yokam are vegan (it's a start). I listen to a little bit of everything though. I love pop,country,rap, and rock. For the music that takes me back I listen to a lot of 80's and early 90's music like Mc Hammer Bobbi Brown Micheal Jackson Vanilla Ice And all of the hairbands like Def Leppard White Snake Etc I have such a diverse taste in music. You could pop in at my house one day and hear gangsta rap and stop by another and hear White Snake pr Garth Brooks

I used to be one of those girls. Actually, I wanted to look like Jessica Simpson But I started meeting and seeing all of these girls who weighed the same as me or more and were shorter than me and I thought it was unfair that they looked so good. All of them said the secret was strength training so I decided to give that a try. I realized muscle looks a lot better than fat. I'm actually very proud of myself for coming to this conclusion and it only took me 27 yrs

Thanks for all the information.

Bobbycore, So you think I should try running on the threadmill with that intensity plan? I hate to run and would rather walk for hours than run for minutes but if it'll work i'll try it. I'm going to give that a try and up my calorie intake. I'll be sure to let you all know about my progress. Thanks for all the help everyone.

Great movie

My husband isn't vegan or vegetarian but other than that we are exactly the same. I mean we workout together and neither of us drink or smoke and we're both huge health nuts. Ok , so i'm more of a health nut but he tries You know what they say opposites attract.

I'd like to lose fat and lose total bodyweight and gain muscle. I'd like to get to about 125-130 and get more muscle. But i've been having a terrible time getting below 135. I've been trying to lose 5-10 pounds for months and nothing. Tell me what to do and i'll do it Thanks again you're really helpful.

I'll try for awhile with a 2,188 calorie diet with the 1,2,3 thing and see how that goes. Thanks for all the help. If you think of anything else please let me know.

I just found it but really enjoy it. Thanks for the great site.

I like the site http://www.famousveggie.com It has tons and tons of famous veggies listed. My favorite is Alicia Silverstone. She really does a lot to spread the word I think

So you think I should eat around 2,188 calories a day? I usually only eat 1,000 - 1,500. If i'm not losing weight on that low amount of calories a day will I lose any on a higher calorie diet? And what does the 1 part fat, 2 parts protein, 3 parts carbs mean? I mean in a meal what would that look like? Thanks again for all the help. I'm very new to all of this can't you tell

My scale tells body fat and i'm really ashamed to tell you what it is. This is very but it was 17 last I checked. So what is a good calorie range for me to try to eat daily if i'm trying to lose weight/ lose body fat and get tone? And what are some good workouts I can do at home? I have a small home gym that I prefer to workout in instead of going to a real gym. I know I must sound really dumb to all of you but i've always been fairly thin so i've never really cared about working out much. I've only recently starting getting into the whole fitness and bodybuilding stuff. Thanks for the welcome and for everything else

Thanks for all the great links

Thanks for the info Kollision. And thanks for the welcome and the site Robert. The main thing I want is the abs and arms of the lady I mentioned earlier. http://michelleberger.com/index.html How hard is it to get abs? I think 135 is a healthy weight for my height but I have so much fat on my stomach still It's my problem area. I'll try to tell you alittle more about what I do as far as diet and nutrition goes. For the past two months i've been following the plan 5 factor fitness. A few friends tried it and had great results but I haven't seen much of a difference yet. The meals are pretty much the same things everyday. Here's a two day meal plan so you can see the sorta things i'm eating. Day 1 Breakfast - Kashi cereal add blueberries and soy milk Snack- Soy Protein Shake Lunch - slice of bread w/veggie turkey and lettuce tomato on top Snack 2-brown rice cake w/ veggie salami fat free mustard Dinner-1/3 of protein (tempeh,) 1/3 of steamed veggies, 1/3 of spinach Day 2 Breakfast-same Snack-same Lunch-pizza pizza recipe ezekial flourless wrap 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce 1 tomato 6 veggie pepperonis 1/2 cup soy cheese Snack 2- 1/2 apple and slice of soy cheese Dinner-Veggie sausage patties for lean protein and side salad Fitness plan Monday-Fri 30-90 minutes on treadmill Strength plan Mon-Fri I lift 12 pound weights In the reps mentioned below Mon -3 sets of 30 reps of dumbbell chest flies and dumbbell tap squats 5 reps of 10 upper body crunches Tue-3 sets of 30 reps single arm dumbbell row and dumbbell stiff-legged deadlift 5 reps of 10 dumbbell lateral flexion/extension Wed- 3 sets of 30 reps dumbbell chest press and dumbbell lunges 5 reps of 10 lower body crunches Thur-3 sets of 30 reps of seated db shoulder press and db pullovers 5 reps of 10 upper body twists Fri- 3 sets of 30 reps dumbbell hammer biceps curl and db lying triceps extension 5 reps of 10 double crunches Does anyone have a better plan? Should I be eating more or eating less? Working out more or less? Sorry for all the questions but I admire you all Thanks so much for any and all advice.

Hello, I'm very excited to have found this site. I'm a 27 year old female who's 5'10 1/2 inches and 135 pounds. I would like to lose another 5-10 pounds and tone up a lot. I walk on the treadmill between 30-90 minutes 5-6 days a week and do some light strength training 5 days a week. I have been doing this for 6-7 weeks and can't see a difference in my body at all. I don't want huge muscles or anything my goal is to look something like this lady http://michelleberger.com/index.html How do I go about that? I'm not new to fitness (running,walking, etc) but I am new to bodybuilding/strength training. Thanks for any tips at all. And thanks for this great site.