I think that you should get extra points for finishing with injuries. Could you have imagined this 2.5 yrs ago?

Trouble is I'd be thinking what had they just been licking before eating the meatball!!!! Yeeuck Yes, I agree Andi does have a way with words. I think she should write a book - Andi's World. It'd be a best seller.

According to this I should eat approx 2000 cals to maintain, and 1500 to lose 1 pound a week! If you are interested in having the calculation done for you here is the link, you just need to scroll down to where it says, If would prefer, KETV in Omaha will calculate you BMR and AMR for you. http://metabolicsyndrome.about.com/od/exercise/p/MetabolicRate.htm Total Energy Expenditure and the Metabolic Rate From Apply Now, Your Guide to Metabolic Syndrome. FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Rich Fogoros, MD Metabolism: Have you wondered what makes a person have a high or low metabolism? Or have you ever felt that losing weight is impossible for you because your metabolism is so slow? Or that whether you exercise or not, you don't lose weight? Maybe the following can help. Energy and Calories: Metabolism is about energy. Energy has a measurement. Weight has a measurement in pounds or kilograms, speed can be measured in miles per hour. Metabolic energy is measured in calories. One calorie is the energy that is needed to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. When we refer to eating and burning calories, it is actually 1,000 of these small calories or one kilocalorie (kcal). We continue to call them Calorie but spell it with a capital C. Total Energy Expenditure: Our metabolic rate or Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) is made up of three elements: Digestion of Food (Thermogenic Rate) 10% Physical Activity (Active Metabolic) Rate 20% Energy for basic body processes (Basal Metabolic Rate) 70% The 60-70% is the surprising number for most of us because, we burn that much energy every day by doing absolutely nothing. Sponsored Links Metabolic Age Calculator What's your health age? Check your Metabolic Age/Rate here www.purelifestyle.co.uk Calculate your calories Free and quick way to calculate your calories and analyse your diet www.sofeminine.co.uk Daily Calorie Needs UK Health Dept Average and Tools to calculate your own Calorie Needs www.weightlossresources.co.uk The Harris-Benedict Equation: The Harris-Benedict Equation is the way we have been calculating the Basal or Resting Metabolic Rate (BMR) since 1919. Researchers today say that this equation is not entirely accurate. Every person has so many variables to consider, such as ratio of fat to lean muscle mass, genetics, activity level, menopause and many other things. Although it isn't perfect, it is a good tool in helping to understand how much energy we need to consume and burn. Calculating Your BMR: Women: BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches) - ( 4.7 x age in years ) Men: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) - ( 6.8 x age in year ) If you have calculated this number, you now know approximately how much your energy your body requires just for basic life processes. These are the functioning of your organs such as brain, kidneys, liver etc. Active Metabolic Rate (AMR): Now, you can determine your Active Metabolic Rate (AMR) which is your BMR or resting rate plus the amount of energy you require for the level of physical activity you exert on a typical day. You multiply BMR number you calculated above times the number below which represents your typical level of activity. Calculating Your AMR: If you are sedentary (little or no exercise): Multiply BMR x 1.2 If you are lightly active (light exercise/work 1-3 days per week): Multiply BMR x 1.375 If you are moderately active (moderate exercise/work 3-5 days per week): Multiply BMR x 1.55 If you are very active (hard exercise/work 6-7 days a week): Multiply BMR x 1.725 If you are extra active (very hard exercise/work 6-7 days a week): Multiply BMR x 1.9 If would prefer, KETV in Omaha will calculate you BMR and AMR for you. A Caloric Example: A typical 50-year-old female adult weighing 160 pounds has BMR of approximately 1555 k/cal per day. If she has a low level of activity, her AMR is 1555 x 1.2 for a total of 1866 k/cal per day. Now imagine if she consumes 2500 calories per day in her diet. It can be seen that weight gain can happen easily. For every 3500 calories that are consumed, but not burned, a person will gain one pound. If 500 extra calories are eaten per day, a person's weight could increase by 1 pound per week. The Metabolic Syndrome will compound the problem of weight gain. See Insulin Resistance in the Metabolism of Food topic.

I think that my life is ooogier than most, I would have fought the cat for the meatball and eaten it. Aren't they supposed to have clean mouths? You do lead an interesting life Andi, and you have a marvelous way of writing about it.

I would love to see you around more. There are plenty of us who are still hanging around and trying to lose the excess baggage, only a select few have made it to the goal line and the rest of us are still striving. I never really thought about doing the less carb weigh****chers, i might have to give that a try. I'm dying to try core for a week, i'll have to see what the weight loss is on Wednesday then i'll tell ya what moves i'm going to be making. ANDI