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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 19:01
I need motivation, people! Please?!
Here's my story.
When I moved to California from Canada in 2008, I gained over 50 pounds in a year (due to becoming a housewife, not moving much and eating. all. day.). Fast forward a couple of years, I had gotten serious about my health and fitness, and started going to the gym regularly, counting calories, jogging, all that good stuff. Over the span of 2 years, I went from weighing 170 pounds to 140 pounds, (most of the weight loss occurred towards the end of those 2 years). I looked and felt great, stood beside my sister at her wedding in Canada and felt confident and beautiful. Even more beautiful than I had ever felt when I was thin. But, as soon as I returned from the wedding my work schedule changed to longer shifts, and I started taking night classes at my local community college. I no longer had time to go to the gym on the way home from work (since I was going straight from work to school), and resorted to a lot of fast food for dinner. In just over a year, I've gained back 10 pounds. It doesn't sound like much, but it looks and feels like much more. I feel sluggish, weak, out of shape, and have lost a significant amount of confidence. I feel like a failure, and am finding it impossible to motivate myself this time around. My willpower is zero. While I make healthy dinners for myself and my husband, I make poor snacking choices more often than not. I absolutely don't have time or money for a gym membership, so I am determined to work out at home after dinner, but every night 10 pm rolls around, it's bedtime, and I haven't worked out.
Someone please help, I appreciate any and all advice and encouragement!
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 19:08
What about walking after dinner and slowly turning that into jogs. Aim for 3 nights a week depending on your schedule at work.
Also for food remove the things that tempt you the most. If you have to go out for it you may think twice about munching it.
Lucky for us there is lots of support available here..
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 19:26
I just finished making my own "Snack bags" for the week. I filled 7 bags with 12 Almonds in each one and another seven bags with 1/2 cup of frosted mini shredded wheat. I am taking them all to work so I can have one bag of each snack. I usually have one between breakfast and lunch and another between lunch and dinner. I prepare my breakfast and lunch the night before while cooking dinner.
I go to the gym in the Morning before work. Good luck
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Posted: 09 Feb 2013, 15:55
Thanks for the replies! I started a weekly yoga class today, and have been doing a little bit better with my eating habits in the last few days. I spent a good hour yesterday writing up an exercise and nutrition plan/schedule for the next few months (this worked well for me last time) and I am going to do some weight training right now! I definitely need to get in the habit of packing my lunches at night, since I do occasionally forget to do it in the morning, and then have to grab something less than virtuous. Thanks for the tips!
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Posted: 09 Feb 2013, 21:27
kelseysophie wrote:
I just finished making my own "Snack bags" for the week. I filled 7 bags with 12 Almonds in each one and another seven bags with 1/2 cup of frosted mini shredded wheat. I am taking them all to work so I can have one bag of each snack. I usually have one between breakfast and lunch and another between lunch and dinner. I prepare my breakfast and lunch the night before while cooking dinner.
I go to the gym in the Morning before work. Good luck
I also make snack bags but depending on what it is ..if can last as in nuts then I makes a head of time but if it's celery or apple I cut them up in the morning.
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Posted: 11 Feb 2013, 22:41
I think it's really hard to break yourself out of an eating rut. I was in the same spot--feeling bad, sluggish, tired of eating junk. For me it's helpful to follow some kind of strict eating plan for a week or so to get yourself off junky simple carbs and sugar. Pick a day, mentally prepare, plan your meals and buy all the food you need. You don't have to spend a lot of money. At first focus on eating more of the healthy stuff than beating yourself up over eating the stuff that makes you tired and mad at yourself.
Once you have some weightloss under your belt, it's easier to forge ahead. Also, make sure you are eating enough. Are you snacking because you are hungry? You need to eat more healthy stuff. Or is it emotional? You have to figure it out and work on the mental side too. This is the hard part but you can't lose without it.
Last, you are going to fall off the wagon. This is a fact. Make a plan for how you'll deal with it. Forge ahead. You have done this before and you can do it again. Really! (This totally turned into a pep talk to myself, too.)
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.
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Posted: 13 Feb 2013, 22:44
Thanks for the advice beets_yum! I have been doing pretty well for the last few days. Simply getting involved again in the FatSecret community has seemed to motivate me quite a bit, and I've loved the support I get here! I've realized that I definitely snack out of boredom. In the last few days I've been focusing on eating only when I'm truly hungry, and eating more fresh fruit and almonds, as opposed to processed carbs. It is getting easier as the days go by, and I really am confident that I can get back to a healthier weight and a healthier relationship with food.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2013, 03:35
i know exactly the feeling,,you atlest gained 10 pounds in a year,,i gained 10 pounds (4 kilos) in 2 1/2 months !!because i stopped working out ..no time due to my job..work 6 days a week..snacked every nite on crunchy carbs..started again working out early morning, still havent control my binging at nite for crucny stuff..i know thats the problem ..im sure you will get to your goal again,,i wish i could control myself at nite ..thats what doing the damage..
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Take a walk these days and notice how many of the joggers and pedestrians out there are not only wired for sound but connected to health monitoring devices. Count me among them. I try to walk 5 miles a day and was delighted to receive a Fitbit One for my birthday. In its basic form, its the best pedometer Ive ever had, talking to my smartphone to relay statistics on my walk like calories burned or steps taken. When I told my wife that my pedometer had sent me a text (Youve reached your daily goal), she declared this was proof that the world had gone insane.
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But it hasnt. The little Fitbit looks like a USB stick and clips onto a pocket or a shirt. Its unobtrusive (except for the texting, which you can turn off), and Ive found its careful monitoring gives me an incentive to get out there and add more miles, just as its calorie monitor gives me a bit of reassurance that Ive walked off last nights big dinner. Similar gadgets like Nikes FuelBand line and the products of Jawbone fit into the category known as wearables. They track activity and measure energy burned while offering entree into an online community of users.
Wearables and the Internet of Things are aiming at the same point: Companies are trying to figure out where daily life can be enhanced through clever insertion of their products. One of Nikes earliest attempts was a sensor that could be embedded in the insoles or laces of shoes. The company now seems to have found a synergy with Apple, whose powerful M7 chip handles sensor duties for the iPhone 5S and would allow Nike, if the two can work out the details, to insert its NikeFuel platform into the software of Apples long awaited smartwatch.
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Or is that device Apple is rumored to be working on really a smartwatch? Im hearing more and more speculation that Apple will go after something more like a health-services device, a smartband that contains fitness and activity tracking as part of a much larger panoply of offerings. In this thinking, health-related apps may be the game-changer, turning what had been straightforward fitness monitors into more comprehensive health sensors and reporting tools.
Well see how Nike plays this amid the speculation that the company is getting out of the hardware game in favor of such a partnership. Meanwhile, take note of this: Apple has been hiring in the area of sensor technology, which could involve monitoring of nutrition, blood pressure, blood sugar levels and other health indicators far beyond simple calorie and step counting. Reuters is reporting that in the past year, Apple has hired half a dozen prominent players in biomedicine. This comes in the context of CEO Tim Cooks promise of new product categories this year.
Speculating on Apples moves is always a shot in the dark, but there is a case to be made that a company whose last new product category was the iPad four years ago might well move boldly. Taking fitness wearables into the domain of a health and medicine platform supported by third-party apps is an aggressive and game-changing move. Dont be surprised, then, if the so-called iWatch has a lot more to do with how you feel than how you communicate.
Paul A. Gilster is the author of several books on technology. Reach him at email@example.com.


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Although you may not agree with what they have to say, all six men are uniformly articulate, highly professional and concerned about the future of the Jewish state – in surprising ways. They discuss everything from the ethics of 'targeted assassinations' by dropping bombs on houses or using exploding cell phones to their concern that most of what they do is tactical, not strategic, and what they perceive as a lack of direction from a succession of Israeli governments.
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Using newsreel footage, a handful of re-creations and talking heads, "The Gatekeepers," an Oscar nominee this year, covers the era post-1967, when the Six Day War caused the West Bank, Gaza and part of Syria to fall into Israeli hands. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) became an occupying army, and security concerns changed accordingly. Because of this, the Shin Bet had to deal with everything from suicide bombings and two separate Palestinian uprisings known as the Intifada, to defeating a violent right-wing Jewish underground that targeted Arabs and planned to blow up the Dome of the Rock, one of Islam's holiest sites.
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1(b). Note that to sign up for TwitterFeed, you will need an OpenId identity. You have one already if you have a Gmail or Yahoo account, or sign up with one of the other OpenId providers; TwitterFeed gives you a list. (Personally, I like ClaimId because I went to Carolina, too.)
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Friday, November 26, 2004VALPO (0-2) vs. CHARLOTTE (1-1)
WHEN: Saturday, November 27 - 7:05 p.m. CT
WHERE: ARC, Valparaiso, Indiana
RADIO: WEFM (95.9, Michigan City), WVUR-FM (95.1, Valparaiso) - Todd Ickow and Andrew Stem announcing.
TV: (tape-delay) - Comcast Cable - Channel 43 in Valparaiso. Dick Harlan and Paul Curtis announcing. Airs Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 1 at noon.
THE COACHES: Valparaiso is guided by Homer Drew, who has a career record of 523-321 in his 28th season and a record at Valpo of 254-199 in his 16th season. Charlotte is led by Bobby Lutz, who has a career mark of 296-165 in his 16th season and a record at Charlotte of 115-76 in his 7th season.
SERIES RECORD: Valpo leads 3-0
LAST MEETING: 2002-03 - Valpo won 73-59
Following two road games to begin the season, Valpo hosts Charlotte in the home opener on Saturday beginning at 7:05 p.m.
The Crusaders are coming off Tuesday's 68-55 loss against Central Michigan. Ron Howard led Valpo (0-2) with 12 points. Charlotte (1-1) was edged by Rutgers 73-71 on Monday in Charlotte. The 49ers were led by Eddie Basden with 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Curtis Withers, a Wooden Award Preseason All-America Candidate, added 14 points and seven rebounds, while Brendan Plavich added 10 points. Saturday's game is Charlotte's first road contest of the season. The 49ers won their season and home opener 93-64 over Long Beach State on Nov. 19.
CONFERENCE CHAMPS FLOOD VALPO SCHEDULE: As defending champions of the Mid-Continent Conference, Valpo is facing its share of conference champion opponents. Through their first eight games, the Crusaders oppose five league champions - Cincinnati, Charlotte (both shared Conference USA title in 2004), Duke (ACC, Dec. 4, 1 p.m., United Center), Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Horizon League, Dec. 11, 7:05 p.m. at ARC) and Illinois (Big 10, Dec. 19, 4 p.m. in Urbana-Champaign).
CRUSADERS HOST DUKE AT CHICAGO'S UNITED CENTER: Next Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m., Valpo will tip off against Duke at Chicago's United Center. The game at the United Center, which will be televised live on ESPN2, is the second for Valpo as the Crusaders were edged by Notre Dame 55-53 on Jan. 4, 2003.
HOWARD A POINT MAN IN EARLY GOING: Junior Ron Howard has led Valpo in scoring in each of the first two games. The Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young graduate netted 17 against Cincinnati and added 12 versus Central Michigan. Howard is averaging a team-best 14.5 points after averaging 5.8 a year ago.
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BLUEFIELD, Va. —
If there was a game in 2011 that announced the possible return to power of the Graham football team, it was the 10-7 win on a cold, rainy night at Fort Chiswell.
Graham had to win that game to make the playoffs after a year's hiatus and they did just that with solid defense, ball security and a touchdown pass to win it late in the fourth quarter.
"The way the season has unfolded for both teams it is huge stakes," Graham head coach Mike Williams said. "Last year's game we knew going in the winner was going to the playoffs and loser was going to sit at home and that is exactly how it worked out."
Both of these teams are destined for the postseason this year, with G-Men (6-2, 2-1) ranked fourth in power points in West Section, Division 2, while the Pioneers (7-1, 3-0) sit on top of those rankings.
There is also the possibility of a Mountain Empire District championship, especially if Fort Chiswell wins in tonight's homecoming game at Mitchell Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.
"This year's game, it is a pretty safe bet to say the winner is going to be district champions and the number one seed in the West and loser isn't," Williams said. "It is pretty high stakes again, Chiswell is always tough to play and the stakes are a little higher this year than last year.
"We are certainly glad that last year went our way, but we are certainly aware that they are not going to forget how that went and we will be ready for the game Friday."
Graham was able to follow up a 45-42 win over Galax with a 40-0 decision last week against outmanned Bland County. The G-Men were able to regroup from a lost fumble on the opening kickoff to score 30 points in the opening quarter.
That was Graham's lone turnover, while forcing four from the Bears, and getting valuable varsity experience for many of the younger G-Men.
"I didn't like the way we came out of the gate, but we recovered well from that and got on them often and early as we talked about," Williams said. "That gave our other kids an opportunity to play which has been pretty scarce this season for those kids so I am glad it worked out the way it did...
"I was just real glad that everybody got on the field. It is good for those kids to get a little varsity experience because a lot of the kids that played will be the ones we rely heavily on next year."
While Graham was finishing off the Bears, the Pioneers were beating Grayson County 42-21, the same team that defeated the G-Men 36-17. Both teams shot down Galax in shootouts, with Graham winning 45-42 and the Pioneers up by a point, 37-36.
Fort Chiswell, whose lone loss was a 28-7 decision to George Wythe, have scored at 37 points in their last five games, and reached at least 42 in four of those.
"I like to keep the score low for defensive purposes, but it doesn't always work out that way," Williams said. "The score of the Galax game sort of surprised me, but we just want to come out on top with a win rather that is a high-scoring game or low-scoring game."
The top player for Fort Chiswell is also one of the biggest, 6-foot-6, 295-pound junior Coleman Thomas, an offensive lineman and linebacker, who has reportedly already received offers from West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Virginia.
"Coleman Thomas is a year bigger and stronger," said Williams, who played at Emory & Henry, which is where Thomas' father, Richie, played as well. "He is their anchor on the offensive line and he is a big body in there at middle linebacker."
He's not all. Daniel Hamm is another in a long line of talented tailbacks that the G-Men have faced this season, with Williams comparing him in style to Princeton's Tahj Sho-Johnson, Marion's Ethan Richardson and Montel Leggett from Bluefield.
Quarterback Brett Mabry comes from a family of signal-callers. His brother, Cory, is the starting quarterback at Bluefield College.
"It just seems like week after week we just play a phenomenal tailback...," Williams said. "It is hard to differentiate one from another because they are all good in different ways.
"The quarterback probably throws a little better than the one last year so I think they have improved there and is probably a better runner so they probably made an upgrade there."
Williams credited Graham's physical hard-hitting effort for the G-Men's winning effort last year over the Pioneers, and expects the same tonight. Cody Hatfield leads the G-Men with 85 tackles, while Hunter Cook has 83, including six for negative yards.
"I think we have got to really get after them on defense," he said. "I was watching last year's film and we really did a good job of being tenacious on defense up front, got off the ball real well, our linebackers were plugging holes, we were standing the ballcarriers up and tackling them backwards.
"We were just physical and I think that is probably why we won the game. If we can duplicate that defensive effort we will be in pretty good shape."
Michael Thompson leads Graham with 11 stops for loss and three sacks, and Charlie Benfield has four interceptions.
"At this stage in the season and it is true for them too, there is not a whole lot you haven't seen," Williams said. "You have faced most any kind of defense you are going to face and you have probably faced most any offense."
Graham has been led all season by the senior duo of Hatfield (761 yards, 5 td rush, 11-214, 1 td catch) and Spencer Sheets (710, 6 td pass, 491, 8 td rush), along with Thompson (308 rush), Benfield (15-125, 1 td catch) and Mark Large (9-149 catch).
Much like the physical style of defense, Williams wants his offense to be free of turnovers and avoid the penalties that hurt G-Men early in the season.
"Turnovers are big," he said. "We need to take care of the football and any time we take care of the football and eliminate any kind of mental penalties, if we will just execute the offense the yards and points will accumulate."
It is homecoming night at Graham, and the G-Men would like to make a good time for their fans and alumni, but Williams isn't too concerned about kings and queens, just wins.
"I don't get much into that kind of stuff, but I am sure the kids do and I am sure I did when I was a kid," Williams said. "A lot of the alums will probably get into that, but from our position, we are going to coach and play football.
"It is a challenge because homecoming week offers a lot more distractions than normal which can, if you allow it, pull your team away from the focus point of the game Friday night.
"We are going to stay on the kids hard to keep their focus this week and not get pulled in various directions that will distract from the game Friday."
Do that and execute the game plan and perhaps the G-Men can have as much fun in this one as they did last year on a rainy night at Fort Chiswell.
"Last year's game was a lot of fun with a lot at stake," Williams said, "and I think this one will unfold the same way."
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EiF speaks to one of the biggest names in Edinburgh this year, Margaret Cho, about working with Bill Hicks, getting cute with Daniel Kitson and how she'd like to marry a gay couple while she's at the Fringe ...
Margaret is at Leicester Square Theatre from October 13-18, click here for details
People like Margaret Cho are a treat to interview – witty, unpredictable, never far from a decent anecdote. She "gives good quote" as we say in the trade.
The most unexpected thing Cho said – and LiF's research drones have been flogged for not knowing this in advance – is that she is qualified to marry people. This led to the extraordinary offer by Cho to marry any gay couples while in Edinburgh. It's not a gay-exclusive offer because she is heterophobic, but because gay rights have long been a cause she has supported. It's her drum.
"It's true," says Cho, "I'm an ordained minister, I have some government credentials so I can perform a gay wedding, and have done so. So if there are any gay couples in Edinburgh who want me to marry them, I'm so all over that – I'd love it to happen.
"It's important for me to talk about gay rights. It's really been an issue in the US at a social and pop cultural level. There was this thing recently where [30 Rock star] Tracey Morgan, who's a famous comedian over here, he made some comments in his show about how if his son was gay, he would stab him to death. This caused outrage in the gay community, and I was hurt by it. I'm a friend of his, so it hurt.
"It's a weird thing. I understand that as a comic you have the ability to say anything and you can say inappropriate things but unfortunately the only thing I can never condone is violence against gays. It goes to the heart of what I am. I've experienced so many episodes of homophobic violence in my life and it was such an alarming experience.
"But things are starting to happen, they've legalised gay marriage in New York, and that's a very, very big deal, politically."
This gives you an idea of what Cho's comedy is like – strong-willed but not ranty, socio-political in subject, and from the point of view of one of life's outsiders. Cho had a bohemian upbringing in San Francisco to Korean parents, has battled addiction to drink and drugs and has suffered abuse for her sexuality (she is bisexual). The 42-year-old is now in a "very conventional and conservative" marriage to artist Al Ridenour.
Talking of strong-willed, political and outsider comedians, it's hard to speak about Cho without mentioning Bill Hicks. She talks about Hicks a lot and he appears to have been responsible for a kind of awakening in her, as they worked together early in her career. She describes herself as a "raunchy, Bill Hicks kind of comic". Now, any old whippersnapper who says something vaguely counter-cultural could compare themselves to Hicks, but Cho more right than most to do so. Their share a sense of iconoclasm, challenging the status quo and standing up for what they believe in – all that stuff that sounds cheesy written down but will never be unimportant. The Bill Hicks fan mafia will never accept anyone else, and appear to think that stand-up comedy died with him, but nonetheless Hicks fans should give Cho a shot.
Cho says: "Bill's reach in comedy is immense. There's a whole generation of comics who are deeply influenced by his work and who he was as a person. He was a very generous, loving, beautiful, kind man as well as an amazing comic. Those of us lucky enough to know him can't help but be influenced by his generosity. I'm a disciple, definitely.
"I worked with him a lot when I was very, very young and watching him help me establish my comedy. I always love how his comedy was raw, very political, emotional and at the same time sophisticated – and it still has so much power."
Edinburgh has missed out on a big chunk of Cho's career. When she was here last, it was 2001 and things were just taking off thanks to her breakthrough second show Notorious C.H.O. Since then, that show has been released as a film, she has founded her own clothing line, hosted the True Colours Tour (for the Human Rights Campaign), and she's had two further comedy shows.
And for her return to the Fringe she is taking another new direction – musical comedy. Her 2011 show, Cho Dependent, has plenty of the stuff, and follows her album of the same name, released in 2010 with the help of unit-shifters Grant Lee Phillips, Fiona Apple and Andrew Bird. She says: "My favourite style is musical comedy that is not necessarily about comedy. I consider some of Dylan's finest work to be comic, and I consider Morrissey to be a great comedian; the music is so beautiful you don't notice it straight away. That's what I'm aspiring to do."
Cho seems unfazed by the prospect of coming to the Edinburgh bootcamp for the first time in 10 years and not being as well-known as she is in the US. She points out that it's an occupational hazard: stand-ups are accustomed to having to win over each audience individually, always starting again, with fame only buying you about 30 seconds of grace before you have to start proving yourself.
Oddly enough her two abiding memories from 2001 have little to do with comedy. Firstly, the food, obviously: she was able to eat vegan doner kebabs, which she's not been able to find anywhere else in the world since. Secondly, some sweet little interactions with Daniel Kitson. "I used to leave things on stage for him," she says, "he performed at the same place as me, Pleasance Over the Road, and I would come down before he came on and leave him little gifts for him to find. I'd leave Mars bars and Aero bars, things like that. He would leave me notes in return saying thank you which was very kind."
So Cho's 2011 Fringe has a lot to live up to outside the hurl burly of doing shows. Now if only she can find a gay couple to marry, it might just make it another memorable one …
If you would like Margaret Cho to marry you during this year's Fringe, then email Edinburgh is Funny at firstname.lastname@example.com and your message will be passed on. Seriously.
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In a way Ito had been a mainstay on the senior circuit since her 1984 Skate Canada win. She had alot more mileage and injuries on her than Yamaguchi, and it started to show in the 90-91 season when she skated sub par at SA losing to Kristi, then having all those problems at worlds. Its a shame really she didn't get to enjoy more years on the amateur competitions after Albertville. It would have been interesting to see if she had been able to continue post 92 with no break in between, with Harding no longer a factor in competitions, and her biggest rivals being Baiul and Kerrigan.
I happen to like Ito more than Kristi but the injuries you refer to are part of skating at the senior level since 1984 which is exactly what I was implying, years at the top level of pounding jumps and injuries are bound to start happening. Just look at what happened to Kwan at the end of her career. Amateur skating back then was not usually for more than 5-6 years at the top level so 2 years is even a long time, but more importantly in mileage Ito had much more on her legs and body than Kristi by that point. Kristi had only started skating at the top level at 89 so she was still a very fresh in terms of wear and tear goes. Plus the level she was at in 89-90 was so insanely high it would be hard for even her to mantain much longer, especialy how many years of great skating she took building up to that point. Kristi knew she could only get better at that point, while Ito had the challenge to even stay at the incredibly high level she was already at, and stay physically and mentally at her best after years at the top level.
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I dont think there is any chance Ito was ever going past 92. She was already pretty much a spent force by 92 although she still had enough skills to win the 92 Olympics if she skated her best, but she was already physically and emotionally spent with amateur competition. She was just trying to hang on for that last crack at the prize she didnt have, and then that was definitely it for her, win or lose. She never had any remote plans as far as I know to go past 92. And given how her comeback in 1996 went, it likely wouldnt have been succcessful for her if she had tried to.
Then again the field in 96 was alot tougher than it would have been in 94, and she was younger in 94 than 96 (like I said at that point, even 2 years is a big difference) so maybe had she tried a comeback for 94 rather than 96 it would have gone somewhat better, even if she didnt neccessarily win. The comeback in 96 was always a huge mistake, but I dont think poor Midori even wanted to do it either, but the Japanese basically forced it upon her. I dont think had she kept competing straight through to 94 it would have gone well as she clearly needed some time off, but had she come back just for the 94 Japan Nationals and Olympics maybe she could have won the bronze atleast. Definitely better chances than she ever had in her 96 comeback.
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There had been some talk [rumor?/trial balloon?/wishful thinking?] in the years between Lillehammer and Nagano that Kristi was considering reinstating and "doing pairs again" with an eye to possibly competing at Nagano because she missed [skating and competing] pairs. I don't remember whether any male skater in particular was mentioned as a possible partner, but it would have been strange (for me, anyway) to see her skating with anyone other than Rudy, despite her performing quite lovely pairs numbers with other partners during her pro career and despite Rudy having moved on with his own singles career. It would have been interesting, anyway, to see how well a team of Yamaguchi & ["insert a name here"] would have done leading up to 1998.
[Here's the GS thread I mentioned in my previous post: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sho...dux-circa-2013 . (GS had archived the thread.) Links in the thread go to pics of Kristi & Rudy and also Kristi's daughter Emma & coach Rudy. The pic of Kristi & Rudy shows what looks like possibly only a move toward center ice after an intro, but their lines and extension and turnout are so gorgeous. Gosh, what might have been! (Mods please delete if I'm not allowed to link. Thanks.)]
We often talk about how Yamaguchi would have killed the competition in 94 but Ito still had that 3A in 93. I do see a better scenario for her in Lillehammer especially considering the fact that even a half clean performance would challenge Baiul. Of course the stress of competition may have been too much for her at that point from the JSF, and she may have ended up performing like Harding did; a once great skater who was past her peak.
As for Yamaguchi coming back for Nagano as a pair, didn't she say she was glad she retired after her gold?
The 1996-1998 period would have been a great time for Kristi to try a comeback for pairs if she was going to. The field was a joke. By that time she probably would have had a better shot in pairs than singles for the first time ever. Kristi & Rudy could have definitely been challenging for gold by then had they been able to stay together that long.
As for Baiul it is hard to know what the judges think when it comes to her. She won the LP at the 93 Worlds with only the 3rd best long program and won the LP at the 94 Olympics with only the 4th best LP. Presumably if someone skated at so far superior a level that it couldnt be denied they would still beat her though. Yamaguchi almost certainly would have, and Ito sufficiently refreshed and with far less pressure than 92 perhaps could have also.
Ito would probably have needed her triple axel to beat Baiul though since the judges would almost certainly have given way higher artistic scores to Baiul than Ito (I wouldnt but they would) and Ito wouldnt even get the kind of also very high artistic scores Kerrigan got in still losing to Baiul despite far outjumping her. Baiul did land only 3 clean triples in Lillehammer, but because she was Mrs. Emperors New Clothes during her brief amateur career that is probably the equivalent of 6 clean triples in the judges eyes.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...nicks-olympics & http://articles.baltimoresun.com/199...-gold-medalist . (Both articles are from the 1990's.)
Very interesting reading. I never knew that Kristi had had a tryout with Scott Wendland. He had been Jenni Meno's partner prior to her teaming up with Sand.
Kristi and Rudi did some unreal incredible singles elements in their programs. Even from when they were juniors. Side by side triple flips, in sequence followed by side by side triple toes. TOTALLY RIDIC!!


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Last week a photo demonstrating the amount of sugar in various drinks made the rounds on Facebook. It surprised a lot of people, and illustrated one of the main arguments for changing current food labels: Most folks just don't know what "65 grams" of sugar looks like. But it also seemed to give a lot of people (including myself) a false sense of smugness. Pffft, I thought, I don't drink soda! I'm healthy! I know better than all of those silly Mountain Dew drinkers! Don't they understand?
And then I looked at how much sugar was in the "healthy" juice drink I was sipping. Whoops.
But here's the thing: sugars are different.
Unlike conventional sodas, some (but not all) "better" beverages stray from cane and corn syrup, and instead choose to use fruit sugars, natural sweeteners like agave or honey, artificial sweeteners, or a sugar alcohol called erythritol. And while these aren't necessarily more responsible choices than conventional sweeteners, they do impact our bodies differently.
Unfortunately, current nutrition labels don't describe which type of sugar is in a product, like whether it comes from fruit or high fructose corn syrup, or what kind of glycemic load it carries (fruit sugar and agave, which have a lower glycemic load, don't spike blood sugar levels as much as refined cane sugar does, for instance). Even raw fruit contains a lot of sugar—for example, a medium-sized apple can have as many as 20 grams of sugar, but nutrition labels won't tell you that it's a lot better than getting 20 grams of sugar from a candy bar. For that, you'll need to read the ingredients list and know your sweeteners.
The sodas and "juice cocktails" featured in the popular Facebook photo are pretty much all sweetened with cane sugar and corn syrup, whereas some (but not all) "natural" drinks use natural, less harmful sweeteners. Yes, the amount is important–but so is the source.
For comparison's sake, we chose seven drinks based on the size, amount of sugar, and source of the sugar, and measured out how much was in each, compared to its size. Some only use fruit. Others are still surprisingly reliant on conventional sugar.
Just for reference, according to my box of cane sugar that I used for these photos, there are four grams of sugar per teaspoon, so I measured in teaspoons. Each of these images uses the same shot glass (which holds about 7 teaspoons), except the one where I needed to bring in reinforcements. The second glass holds the same amount. All of them were also photographed on the same table, in the same place.
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But even though the weather on Christmas Day may be dry, the possibility of more snow on Tuesday should leave the area with a white holiday.
It's too far in advance to predict the weather on Christmas because weather systems are very unpredictable, especially in the winter, said David K. Mattice, National Weather Service Observer for Oneonta. He said long-range forecasting in the winter is about 55 percent correct.
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I cannot believe that it has been has been over two years….how are you? I hope all is well.
Time flies when you have little ones. One day you are changing their diaper, the next day they start school. Then a week later you watch them graduate and leave for University. Enjoy your little ones my friend, they will not be little long.
I think there could be more unrest in Baghdad after the last American forces withdraw. This would be a terrible tragedy. The Iraqi people have suffered greatly under Saddam and the American invasion. If the different political groups cannot learn to respect the opinions of one another and respect the rule of law, then it will all be for nothing. Saddam will be proven right in his statement that it takes force to hold the different peoples of Iraq together in one country. All who died under his rule or as a result of the invasion to remove him from power will have done so in vain.
War is a necessary evil if in the end, the people enjoy a long and lasting peace. That is my hope for your country and my prayer for you and your family.
Hey! Good to hear from you. Things are good here. Busy, with work and family. I hope that things settle down there and I am sure the Iraqi people are ready for us to leave. I remember seeing a picture of your daughter you posted once. I bet she is growing up fast. You still driving your Tahoe?
i'm good and thanks for your asking caddiac..what about you ??i return to my country IRAQ ..
Repopulating my friends list after being accidentally deleted. How are things going for you?
I have not seen you post in a while. How are things going in Dubai? Do you get to go home to Iraq often?
Good, really busy with school though. How's it going for you?
Gotcha, I was just curious because it's based on the Biblical description of mankind.
It says ashes to ashes and dust to dust
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THUMBS UP: To Readers Forum. The Valdosta book club celebrates 80 years as an organization this year. To kick off the 80-year celebration season, Readers Forum hosted Drew Jubera, author of "Must Win," a frank and compelling look at the modern Valdosta High School Wildcats.
THUMBS UP: To all who have helped raise awareness and money toward childhood cancers this month. September has been Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. Numerous organizations and events have been held to fund research into eradicating childhood cancer and toward raising money to help families struggling to make ends meet as they face pediatric cancer.
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If you pay attention to national news about crimes against children... I live in Greene County, Missouri, where in 2008 a little boy was killed by his foster parent. So now the red tape to be approved is very very thick. I have to file an application to be approved to even apply to get into the system. There are 2 seperate background checks, as well as a full mental health evaluation, that's even before the home study is started. I do not begrude the red tape if it can prevent another death.
We're going to wait till the new year to start the paperwork because we are working on house repairs right now and I don't want the stress of both going on at the same time.
At the same time, we are also requesting information from several private agencies too, and I plan on printing up busness cards and flyers too.
Today: (10/8/10)
I got the call back from C. with the foster system. We talked for a half hour straight about diffrent things needed.
a condenced run down was that the proccess consists of first a mini background check, for child abuse/neglect and sexual offencives complaints. Then we'll get a packet in the mail with information and the initial forms. Once we return those, we'll get a call from a caseworker to have an initial home visit and interview. Then they'll do a full FBI background check on us both, and we can start the classes. While the classes are being taken (weekly) we also have to submit to physicals and get the pet's rabies shots up to date. During that time we also will have the Home Study conducted. Once the classes are done, then we will be put in the pool for placement.
I gave her the info needed for the first background check, and will be waiting for the paperwork.
I did start a blog, Right now its about cleaning the house in preperation of a home study. *I'm a lazy packrat, with a house with little storage options, so lots of clutter.*
just this last weekend I filled 4 large trash bags with junk, and 4 boxes of stuff to go into a yard sale. Now my Kitchen looks spartan and inviting, and my living room looks spacous!
my blog is at www.wiggsadoption.blogspot.com connected is my TTC blog and my blog about having Cerebral Palsy
We were called by the office last week about our inquirey asking if we were still interested. We went ahead and scedualed an initial interview/info session for Dec 10th.
Our paperwork will initialy say "Adoption/legal risk only, age 0-3, sibling goups of 2 ok, no major physical disabilities." With this classification, we may have a placement within a year after starting classes. Which should start Febuary if there is room. May if we have to wait.
you should write down the website and check it out at home, I posted christmas tree pictures.
48 days till the Feb class. I figured its a good countdown to, cause either it'll be start of our classes, or I'll know I'll start the next class.
My mother in law is too excited. Her daughter is expecting the first biological grandkid in April, but she's still gathering things for all ages of kids for us and telling SIL hands off. MIL reasons that SIL will be able to get things for her baby in plenty of time cause she knows how long till x mile stone. So she doesnt need a walker or anything for at least a few months after birth, but we will have a VERY short notice for our child and no idea where the age will start. We may get an infant, maybe a 3 year old. And if we dont need the stuff for younger kids, THEN SIL can have them
well I called the DFS today to check on the class starting this week. It was still full but they has so many people on the waiting list, they opened another class to start March 28th and we are on that list. (the regular scedualed next class was in June)
So Monday March 28th will be the first of 9 weekly classes! 56 days....
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