Recent content by WishfulThinking

Hi again... thanks to everyone who helped in my introductory thread about my diet and such. My motivation is sticking this time, and I'm pleased with my progress so far. My only real annoyance right now is what has always plagued me for my whole life: the flab on my stomach! If I suck it in it's...

Right... I know it works. It's just one of those things that SUCK to do. Though I must say, I've noticed I'm starting to overcome that barrier about running. Once I get off my butt in the dorm and head over to the gym, that's half the battle.

Just a quick update: Thank you everyone so much for the simple and easy to follow advice. I've never been this pumped up about improving myself before (and I always try to do that ;)) It's the first time in my life that I'm enjoying cutting back, since there is a certain pleasure in moderation...

Well good, that's most of what I've been eating. superqt, the only salad dressing I eat is a bit of low-fat Italian. It's boring without ANYTHING. :o I also did manage to find some huge tubs of low fat cotage cheese at the dining hall markets, so I'm glad about that! (And though I shouldn't...

When I'm at the gym, all I tell myself to think is perseverance and pain, so I need something hard and edgy to get my head in the game. Anberlin, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Celldweller (more electronic; I've taken a liking to Pendulum while running), Breaking Benjamin, SR-71, Chevelle...

Yeah, that's just what I was looking for. Thank you, perfect answer! I just needed to know what "good" carbs and "bad" carbs were. Then I seem to be on the right track: the first thing I bought when stocking my dorm before leaving for school was a TON of tuna fish. I eat that a ton. And yes, I...

Thanks thandie! And nah, disagreement is fine by me! I'm just going on what I've heard. I've always been moderately interested in becoming a better athlete and healthier person, but from that standpoint, I don't know a huge deal about proper nutrition. Though can I ask you what the difference...

Wow, I can't thank you enough! :) What's wrong with lat pulldowns? I like 'em. I do all the other machines, though, that was just my example. My lifting sessions usually take about an hour. I heard about working in "pairs" when I was doing a bit of research: for example, doing an ab machine...

Not having any solid advice about if what I'm doing for my body is worthwhile has been plaguing me all month, so today I decided to sign up for a forum like this since I'm in a motivated mood. I apologize for blabbering on and on about myself in the next paragraphs, but it'll hopefully help me...