Recent content by Joni

I'm VERY excited about the animations and think it's an excellent addition to this series. I often refer to a muscle anatomy book during workouts so that I can visualize the muscle(s) being worked. It helps me with focus and form, so having these animations pop up just when I need to see the...

RE: I'm in ATL too! Just down the street from my vet - The Cat Clinic :) This is a bit OT, but if you know of a good cat groomer in Roswell, let me know. I was supposed to get one of mine shaved Monday because she's getting really matted, but the Clinic's groomer quit. I'd prefer to take her...

RE: I'm in ATL too! Hey! Another Roswellian Catheite here! I live behind Canton Street close to the square. I look forward to chatting with ya'll in the Yahoo group! Joni

I'm a Trader Joe's junkie. And, if you bring your own bag or buy one of their reusable bags, they'll enter you in a drawing for $25 worth of free groceries! Which I'd use to buy: nuts (I live on 50% reduced salt mixed nuts) chili lime peanuts TJ's natural peanut butter pitted oil cured...

Yes!!! What is it about PMS? I take iron supplements, vitamins, eat well, no sugar or refined carbs, etc. yet I only got 3 workouts in this week after doing really well with rotations for the past 2 months. It's not like this every month, but there are times like this month when I feel I could...

RE: Proposing a thyroid check in (yes, another check in... Hmmm... don't take this as advice, maybe just a suggestion for further research. I've learned, and my doc agrees, that suppressing the TSH until it's realllly low and getting the free T3 at the upper end of normal is where most women...

I would (will! mine was at mid-range last time I had it checked). Unless your free T3 goes well over the upper end of the reference range, you're still hypo in my opinion. At one point my free T3 was slightly above the high end and I still felt hypo, but it scared me so I backed way down on my...

Hi ladies! (and our token boys!) Several of us in another thread were discussing weight loss with thyroid disease and thought it might be a good idea to start a check in to compare notes and experiences. It seems that many of us share similarities like the need to stick with a low calorie and...

Cbelle, I've heard lots of positive results from BFL - I just don't get the 20 minutes of cardio 3x/week either. Frankly, that's not nearly enough for my mental health! Have you checked out Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle? Ok, I'll post a call for thyroid chicks in the open discussion forum and...

Just wanted to chime in as another one who can't eat over 1200-1400 calories and lose weight. I too was told I was in "starvation mode" so I slowly added 200-300 calories/day in lean protein. I hate chicken now as a result! I gained 15 pounds. I'm also hypothyroid and just now getting my...

RE: 12 Week Challenge to lose max body fat....please he... I would love a new lose max body fat rotation too that includes some of the newer DVDs (gym styles and the latest DVDs). Even if it's just a 4-week February rotation, it would be great to jump start "spring training" before swimsuit...

I actually know one of the scientists in Merck's research laboratories who worked on this vaccine. Based on what he told me, the profit margin for this is not huge at all, yet the development costs were very expensive. But I agree that mandating a vaccine, particularly for a disease that doesn't...

Hi Carolyn, Much to my surprise - I am really liking the January rotation! It felt good to pull out PUB/PLB because I hadn't used those in a while. This is the first time I've done a rotation and I am loving it. It goes great with the Cathe calendar for motivation! I used to grab whatever I...

I'm so confused! So I thought I'd seek help from the "educated ones" in the Cathe community. After taking a break from working out regularly for about 3 months, I started the Jan '07 rotation and found that during step workouts my HR averaged between 170 (by the end of the warm up) to 190...

Thanks! I got a $90 pair of sandals I've been wanting for a long time - for $9.99!!! :7