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  1. I just finished it. For the first time. I enjoyed it, I guess? When it was good, it was great. That was 10% of the time for me. Nate was the best part of the show to me. And that's to Peter Krause' credit. I really didn't like the Brenda/Billy storyline at all. Not sure why they felt the need to make sexual tension. It bored me. What bored me much more was the fucking never ending discussion between David and his boyfriend (gosh I can't remember any names!) discussing adoption, babies, etc. That was awful and went on what felt 20 episodes. They never discussed anything else in that period. I was ready for this show to end. I was not spoiled and found the finale kind of embarrassing. So it's been intersting to hear and read that it is a fan favorite. I expected others to be laughing along with me.
  2. Oh come on, boss! Not one with extra cheese! We suffer alone, my friend. I dated a guy who I was enthralled with. I (embarrisnly) just went along with whatever he wanted. End result being jerk chicken, salmon, and bbq chicken. Separate events, not all on one. Damn it, lol!
  3. Oh stillshimpy, there is a place here that has perfected the cheese calzone. It's so good that you don't even order extra cheese. It's stuffed to the gills with what I would call almost buttery tasting cheeses. I cannot imagine ruining it with vegetable or meat. When reading recipe reviews if someone says "too cheesy", I'm like yep, I know what I'm making.
  4. I did a legit laugh out loud when Bonnie (or Annalise) asked Asher if he was drunk and he replied "hammered". I'm not sure I've ever watched a character as boring as Laurel. I feel exhausted when she's onsreen. She is a horrible actress. Which is weird for my brain because it "sees" Jennifer Connely in Requiem for a Dream and then realizes it's not and feels tired :) So I know that I will have an opinion of one on this, but I don't think Viola Davis is all that great either. This is my first time watching her so maybe that's why? I think every line is delivered the same and I don't like her breakdowns. A breakdown done right, a person who really seems to feel pain, sadness, regret whatever typically moves me and I feel emotionally attached. When Viola breaks down, I am always taken out of the scene and analyzing the break as opposed to feeling it. I know, you guys will forever hate me and for that I am sorry. To dial out at work I have to hit 91+number. One time I hit 911 and I didn't know. They called me back within a millisecond. I said I worked for a corporation and they said that happens frequently but they then called the guards desk to verify I indeed was not in peril. Kind of bad ass in reality. So "sorry this was a prank" wouldn't make them go "ok! Have a great night" and not follow up. Why the hell did they need that lame ass scene anyway? I've watched way too many true crime shows to know that, sadly, pregnancy can be motive for murder. Bet that's one of the first things they check. Fail on writers part. Damn I can't stop. When at da club and the girl Connor was walking to said a girl will forgive anything if a guy gets flowers, umm no. Cheat on me and buy a few roses? Yeah, speak for yourself.
  5. Oh, cosign a million times it takes discipline to count calories . It's like anything -you have to do it. Exercise too. Getting my ass up to do it is the hardest part. Once I am it's like, oh yeah, my self esteem and overall feeling of self sure is better. Tell that to my evil twin when I'm in a downward spiral. I'm just a candidate for "losing weight for dummies". I like to see numbers that make sense. As you guys said, for me if I'm like "today I will cut out all white flour and sugar" I panic a bit. Even just "today I will abide by portion control". I'm laughing all the way to the refrigerator. I can't do it. Why I can log food and succeed, I don't know. . Maybe it has to do with instead of feeling like work, it feels easy? Yet I so see the converse being true. We all have our struggles in life. Upside being we all handle certain things well too. So we have our battles and then excel in other aspects. I will say, for inspirational purposes, this time I forced myself to keep on keeping on. I didn't lose 5 and revert. I've stayed the course. If you let yourself get to that place where you feel so much better (this is broad. My sis and I both have a number and they are 80 lbs apart), but I finally let myself get there and regret not doing it sooner. Motivation kicks in.
  6. Never heard that tip! My group of friends in high school were paper towel sopper uppers. I went along out of guilt, but always wished we didn't have to :) Anytime a place has speciality pies, my eyes zero in on the ones with cheese, cheese, and more cheese. Like if it's called "6 cheese madness" or whatever, I'm all over it. I never seem to find a like minded companion...sigh. Pizza and social occasions would be easier if I only liked "supreme" types. Also prefer thin crust, double negative for most.
  7. For years, every Sunday night I vowed to eat better the coming week. What happens when I "eat better" is I maintain at best, gain at worst. And it's not because I didn't really mean it when I had the thought, it's because I suck at self discipline and food. I can rationalize anything. So when I track calories, it makes me feel in control. I know when I've hit my limit. It keeps me in check and that's the only way that works for me. I need the black and white of it. I envy anyone who has the discipline to make better choices and succeed. When I attempt to do that, and I'm serious, the result is me eating a Totinos pizza and thinking "better tomorrow then".
  8. Annalise and her "breakdowns" seem so over the top to me. As a woman, I dont know that I've ever been so on the verge in my life that ole A has been in a matter of a few months. And I'm not a bad ass, hard assed defense attorney. If she's neurotic, fine, but writers help me! Why is she wailing so often and then telling her lame ass husband she "needs him"? And why do we need to call the girl a "white" whore? He's white! That's more normal him screwing her than this bizarro loveless marriage that makes no sense. Just like she had her "black" cop on the side. It was hard for me to believe that the Supreme Court allows an appeal and they have 5 days or whatever. Hell watching 48 hr mysteries and 20/20 I know these appellate death row things take years. And it hinges on some law students and Maxwell House to set him free? The fuck? It would have been wise from the start to make Sam sympathetic. As it stands his dick is traced to a dead girl and his wife cheats too. Hard for this viewer to care how/when/why he died. The most I can muster is c'est la vie. And yet...I still watch and post. :)
  9. Bella I had a very feel sorry for myself the other day. This consisted of fast food, cookie dough and alcohol. I, in self loathing, stepped on the scale the next day and had gained five, yes five in one day. So hats off to 4.3 for 11 days. That day after beating myself up and feeling bad I ate my normal allotment and did exercise 2 hours. I lost 3. Goes to show how easy we go up and down. i understand about that six pounds. My body was fighting me so bad to hit 159. I started at 174 and did pretty well til 162 I eventually went just really serious and didn't eat a whole lot. My 1200 wasn't getting me there. It worked. I thought it would hate being there but now it is 154. So I made it. i still have some to go, but man it takes levels it didn't take when I was 22. If only I had known. You'll get there though, just keep it up.
  10. What a great story! Gosh, nothing makes me happier than hearing things like that. Thank you so much for sharing.
  11. I always just look at my food column. So when it says 1200,'I'm done. I might have 450 remaining from exercise, but when I complete my day as long as I've logged 1200 in food MFP is happy. I never eat exercise calories and have success so you can do it either way. Eta; and that's what helps me lose. When I have eaten those calories from exercise in the net column, it stifles my weight loss. Thought it might help a person at a plateau
  12. Sunshineliver I wrote out long 2 posts feeling your pain and twice my iPhone f Ed me. So you're getting readers digest version bc I'm over trying Stick to your calorie goal. Don't eat exercise calories Don't let a diet consume you. I've been on some where I swear all I did was think, contemplate, wonder etc about what I would have next and the cals allowed. I fail everytime. I have to get out of myself where eating/diet is a passing thought. Watch movies, hang out with friends, think about what you want for your future anything but "I have 500 calories left. What can I get at Taco Bell". It breeds madness resulting in failure for me. I must think and do other things. Work out like mad in cardio. No matter your health level work harder than you thought you would. If you said 30 3 times a week, change it to 55 4 times a week. I have no idea your goals but when I kick some major ass I feel good....and lose. I work in insurance and have for 14 years so anything said here is friendly advice and not medical. I wish you the best.
  13. You could itemize it out on myfitnesspal but it would be a PITA. You'd just choose strength and it asks all the good stuff. I tend to side with pre technology on things you mentioned and think "oh yeah baby, I just did that" and let my clothes and self confidence lead the way. Recommend
  14. Even though that DVD is the most challenging I own, my body knows it and knows what's coming next. Bet if I had bought a random one at Target that intense I would have collapsed at 21 minutes last night. There is a whole lot of rinse and repeat with those things til you "really" do them. And I happen to love DVDs at home. I'm one of the few people I know who do. When I go to my apt gym it's slightly akin to torture. I was watching Seinfeld on their TV and would say "okay, I'm going to go all out this commercial break". Next I was wanting to cry and looked down and like 52 seconds had elapsed. Unreal. So I'm in awe of anyone who could run 60 plus minutes. I can't imagine. stillshimpy your hilarious and amazing hotel story is what forced me to go alone. I had been relying on a neighbor to go with me. I was raised by a mom who said "I promise you. When people go home at night, not one single person is thinking of what you wore or did. They're thinking about themselves". And while that's very true I think I dress pretty cute :). But as has been mentioned many times I am in no way a runner. And that intimidated me bc I feared another person there would be mocking my stride or whatever. So thank you! You stayed on that elliptical and I thought "hell yeah". I want to be like that; not scared. eta: My mom would quote that when I was young. So say I screwed up a sentence in a speech I gave (or whatever). Didn't want it to come across I had parents that taught me if I told a boss to go to hell it would be fine, lol.
  15. I went back to apt gym alone (minor accomplishment due to fear). I have run quite a bit and I did a fast walk for 3.4 miles. So I know I can do the distance of the 5K (which is 3.1, just had it wrong). Tonight I did DVD of Super Cardio in The Firm series. I was able to complete the 62 minutes. It's very old school with cheesy backgrounds but it is freaking hard. Lots of 90s jumping around and stuff before everything got cool. I got in the best shape of my life in my early 20s doing their VHS. My Gosh that makes me feel old to type! It really does. Time indeed does fly.
  16. I'm down 15. I'm getting close to my fighting weight. I've been tracking calories and exercising. I looked and I started in early Sept being really serous. I've got motivation bc I have an ex back in play, who knew. Four years later and he's back. That's personal but does help the motivation. So if any single ladies or guys are on the thread I'd say I spent quite a while feeling sorry for myself and having a who cares attitude. It's so much better to feel better about yourself! With the ex or any other hottie who comes across my path. It's nice to be back in the game.
  17. I'm making the Neelys Chicken Parmesan (so good!) with a Caesar salad and side of spaghetti. Question: it's with an ex who I want back. What should I do with the pasta? The tomato sauce or something different? The secret to amazing parm is pounding out all your aggressions to where the chicken is thin.
  18. I signed it stillshimpy. I live in TN so all the more reason I should. The rescue org where I got Knox is having a Halloween party this Thursday (btw Knox and Charley have similar pics here with their little paws and rawhide :). Knox dog is best friends with a Corgi in my apt complex named Hammond. Well Hammond hates anything at all touching him, Knox not so much, so here is our plan: Corgi owner loves all things Brit so we are putting a large British flag handkerchief on Knox' body with pearls around her neck. Working on hat idea. We have a tiny attach leash which will attach Hammond to Knox so she will be the Queen with a Corgi in tow.
  19. And why keep that a secret from viewers? At this point if they revealed it, even if I hadn't read speculation here, I wouldn't give a damn. I'd just think she's a loser for working with her hubs mistress. I struggle with this show thinking it's a lot better than it is. It's more like watching Dawsons Creek than Mad Men, but I think it feels it should be grouped with the latter. Everything feels very "important" when it's mediocre actors making lame reaction shots. But as long as I view it as silly TV I do better with it. It doesn't do a great job at the big reveals either. I don't watch tv enough to know about the penis reveal shocker and I was like "meh". I can't imagine if I had anticipated that scene all week. Also the wallpaper fell flat. I think it's the actors and writing. That stupid girl walking around incognito calling Wes about the wallpaper was so boring. And I'm a person who can get into that. I think of watching Oz (for some reason can't think of a great example) where I'd jump out of my seat and yell "Holy shit, no way!" while wishing my dog could talk about what I learned. Why can't this show produce that reaction?
  20. Thanks to everyone for such valuable advice. I'm certain it not it only helped me, but others reading and considerering running and what it entails. You can't beat words from real people with no agenda. Thank you. So....for the first time ever I just got back from my apartment gym. I've lived here five years! I stretched and on the treadmill walked for 3, jogged for 10, walked 5, jogged 8, walked 4. This totaled 30 minutes. It kicked my butt. The highest I got was 4.0 and most jogging was 3.7. Not exactly speedy. I watched the videos and am going Sunday to a track with my niece. That will help me see exactly where she is and where I'd like to be. The tyke is a little athlete so she could surprise me. But I did it by George! Cheering on everyone here might be trying something new or serious hard core athletes. We can do it!
  21. Good heavens I want to pick Charley up and squeeze him (gently). What an adorable dog! eta to spell the pups name right!
  22. I know what Blanche was talking about now in the kindness of strangers. Thank you so much. My parents said they'd buy me some shoes so I can check that one off at least! I have some but they're more trail running because they look cooler to me. Look, I said I'm doing an honest program :) I feel better about this. I know I will work as hard as I can and Reese (neice) will too. If anyone wondered, my sister is overweight and without asking I think she likely took her name out of the hat. My other neice is an amazing runner and my bro in law will run with her. He does those super marathons and everything so they're golden. That leaves me and sweet Reese. It's kind of cool because it's a motivation I've not had before (though would have liked more heads up, but such is life). I will absolutely keep you posted, even if it's boring, to hold myself accountable. I've downloaded the C25K app on my phone. My journey begins!
  23. I cosign it all ribboninthesky1. On paper. In real life it doesn't always work so nice and easy. I think by nature people want (though they shouldn't) to think that they are the girl who will finally snag George Clooney. So hats off to Amal, but there a hundred before her who were likely head over heels after three hours, much less three weeks. If Connor is supposed to be an irresistible hottie (though I don't find him that way) potential love interests will fall so hard and then only after having drinks with friends after the breakup realize indeed the writing always was on the wall.
  24. I thought when Connor said "I actually like you" or similar, that stung. I thought the reaction was valid. It implied "I'm a ten and you're a five on a good day but for some fucking reason I can hang around you".
  25. I need help. My 10 year old niece is doing this thing called Girls on the Run. She runs a 5k on Nov 22nd. She has to have an 18+ run with her and she wants me to do it. I am not nor ever have been a runner. I play tennis and work out doing aerobics (well let's be honest, this can be sporadic). Do I have a chance at this? I googled I'm running a 5k in 4 weeks and have a schedule. I start Monday. But in real life, for you runners, is this possible? My niece is gifted in many things but per my sis is not a great runner so that helps. Because it's for her I have this real sense that I can't let her down. Any suggestions or honesty is appreciated. The Internet is great, but you guys are exponentially better. Thank you!
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