Cupcake Ban

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Cupcake Ban
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Tue, 09-18-2007 - 3:36pm
In an effort to make food in schools healthier, some school districts have actually banned cupcakes at school birthday celebrations.
 
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Registered: 04-27-2005
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:32pm
I've explained over and over though that I do exercise, I just do not do a regular routine or workout daily. I am constantly walking and barely sit down during the day. It is not like I am stationary all day long. I do crunches every morning, even though I don't consider that "exercising".
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Registered: 04-27-2005
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:34pm
Never said it was and I also said I only let my kids (the older one) have soda very rarely. I do not buy it unless someone is coming over.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:38pm

it's great that you move around all day but excercising involves more than just moving -- it involves getting your heart rate to accelerate to an appropriate healthy exercising rate (there are numerous charts you can find -- I aim for 180-190 b/c i'm big) for an extended period of time -- it's not just walking down the hall or up the stairs at work or even parking the car far from the door of the store -- although all those things contribue to overall health and we should all do them -- some kind of consistent exercise at a minimum of 30 minutes a day for a minimum of 5 days a week is reccommended. it doesn't have to even be 30 consecutive minutes -- but simply walking and moving as part of your dailing life is not the same thing.

Here's what motivates me to excercise beyond the enjoyement and health benefits I get from it -- my health insurance plan has an online rewards system -- for every day I exercise at least 30 mintues (I have to pick from their approved list of exercises -- which is very comprehensive) I earn 10 rewards points. At certain levels I can cash them in for prizes (of course with the insurers name on it but who cares) -- I've gotten a phenomenal backpack, a HUGE gym bag with cool multile compartments, a toiletry bag, an mp3 player, and a lunch cooler. Kelly has gotten a 3 wheeled scooter and a backpack -- right now I'm working toward a car vacuum. It keeps me going and I get weekly reminders if I haven't logged in with my exercise.

On weeks I have Liza it's harder of course so I try to go to the gym on my lunch hour or Liza and I take walks together -- the weeks I don't have her I try to be at the gym at least 5 mornings by 6am and walk the other 2 days. That is when It's not cycling season for me...;-)

 

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Registered: 09-15-2003
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:41pm

LOL, preach it sista.


I weighed about 20 more pounds than I do now when I ran a marathon. I'm sure you know how hard it was for me to go into running stores and get sneakers and gear during my training, explaining what they were for, etc. At 175 I always felt like they were sizing me up, like yeah right fattie, you're running a marathon.


I never lost weight throughout my training.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:46pm
At this point in my life I know that I can starve myself and MAYBE get down to a size 14 or 12 (given my amazonian build)... that's not worth it to me. I know I have a healthy heart and I'm in good shape -- so what If I have a chubby tummy ontop of my bike shorts -- I have BIG strong quads that press 175 pounds on the nautlius machine on a regular basis -- and they comein very handy on the bike! ;-)

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:53pm
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In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:56pm
There is nothing wrong with Capri Sun.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 9:57pm

Its the type of sugar that is in the drink.

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In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 10:02pm
I guess I am not overly concerned because I go to my cardiologist twice a year and I go every 3 months for my blood pressure. I have just had all my blood work done and my weight is good.
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Registered: 04-27-2005
In reply to: cmamanda
Wed, 09-19-2007 - 10:03pm

Thanks. You had 229 so I wasn't sure what you meant.


I meant that it does not say what "kind" of sugar in the Nutrition Facts. After reading the ingredients is when you can see what kind they are specifying.

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