ChocoChick's Next Chapter (still chocolate filled) [Archive]

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 05:25 AM

Ok, these messages were in my old journal and I hadn't replied, so I thought I'd bring them over here.

Congrats on the tris! It is strange, but whenever I'm in a funk at the gym I tend to hit a few personnal bests. I'm not sure if I'm trying harder to break out of it by doing more weight, or what. The best thing for you is that it happened on the last set, so hopefully you had a great feeling of accomplishment when you left.

Thanks, BBT. I force myself to go to the gym whether I am in the mood or not... It's my stubborn streak. And I always log my workouts, so I don't allow myself to go backwards on weights, either. Did I mention that I have a stubborn streak?

Hi Elise. From reading your journal, it sounds like you have a full plate and some new things happening in your life. I'm sure all will settle down soon and everything will work out well for you. You're so deserving. And great job on the workouts.

You're a real sweetie, Mark. I hope I can live up to your good words.

That's good to know.
I hope you feel less logy tomorrow.
(Now if I can just use that word two more times today it will be mine) :)

I am slightly less logy today, Jason. Could be the instant coffee I dumped into my pre-workout shake. ;)

Hi :)

just wanted to say I really appreciate your sensible and easy to understand posts on nutrition :)

Also, nice work on upholding the status of chocolate as one of the worlds most important discoveries ;)

Hey SoN, nice to see you hear. And nice to see you with an avatar now. You look great! :)

jmc53

04-03-2007, 05:29 AM

Cool, I get to be the first visitor to your new journal.
Nice workout chokochick, congrats on the PB.

wubby

04-03-2007, 05:58 AM

Nice workout CG. Congrats on the leg extension pb - I always do one leg at a time too, but I hate them - kills my knees.

StlBarbie

04-03-2007, 05:59 AM

Box Squats
1x20 @30 +bar
1x15 @50 + bar
1x10 @60 + bar
1x6 @80 + bar
1x4 @95 + bar <---- WooHoo, pb here. :)

Bulgarian Squats
4x8 @45 <---- near death experience

Lunges w/BB
1x8 @30 <---- too pooped for this

Abductor (I won't mention jmc's name for this)
4x8 @70

Leg Extensions - One leg at a time
3x8 @45 <---- pb here but still a lot less than half of what I could do with 2 legs

Over and out.

OH .. I LOVE THE NEW THREAD ...
and ELISE .. THAT WO ................. ROCKED!!!!!! :D
Great job!!!:)

GSCampbell

04-03-2007, 06:03 AM

Great work! Nice to have a clean new journal, huh?

MacGyverDel

04-03-2007, 06:16 AM

Hope ya don't mind me sticking my nose in occassionally. I can smell chocolate a mile away, ha ha . Great wo chocochick and I'm glad you're still filled with chocolate in this new journal. Hopefully all your life's changes are positive ones.

Del

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 07:22 AM

Cool, I get to be the first visitor to your new journal.
Nice workout chokochick, congrats on the PB.

Thanks, Jason. :)

Nice workout CG. Congrats on the leg extension pb - I always do one leg at a time too, but I hate them - kills my knees.

These are supposed to be big knee killers but they never bother me... even when I used to have knee problems. Now lunges are another story...

OH .. I LOVE THE NEW THREAD ...
and ELISE .. THAT WO ................. ROCKED!!!!!!
Great job!!!

I think I need to build up more endurance in my workouts. I've been doing legs 2x/week rather than one longer session but I am starting to wonder if I'd get more out of the single, long session.

Great work! Nice to have a clean new journal, huh?

I'm sure the chocolate porn will show up soon enough. ;)

Hope ya don't mind me sticking my nose in occassionally. I can smell chocolate a mile away, ha ha . Great wo chocochick and I'm glad you're still filled with chocolate in this new journal. Hopefully all your life's changes are positive ones.

Del

Hi Del, thanks for stopping by. I am hoping that all my changes are positive ones, too! :)

:)

Same to you! :) :)

NorCal930

04-03-2007, 07:28 AM

Nice Work out and TWO PB's! Great job!

When you have time, what is a box squat and a bulgarian squat?

GSCampbell

04-03-2007, 07:30 AM

When you have time, what is a box squat and a bulgarian squat?

Both are ancient torture methods! :D

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 07:33 AM

Nice Work out and TWO PB's! Great job!

When you have time, what is a box squat and a bulgarian squat?

Box squat: http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=4092&tid=102, also: (scroll down) http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/likness23.htm

Bulgarian squat (these make me want to cry): http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/exercise3/bulgariansquat.htm

Have fun! :D

chrisbute

04-03-2007, 07:37 AM

Great job! Squats are the toughest exercise, but they yield the best benefits. Good things don't come easy!! Keep it up.

thr61

04-03-2007, 07:43 AM

Elise,

Congrats on the new journal. No doubt you will have views and responses that put all other journals to shame within a month...

New job (maybe?), new workouts, I am assuming that the constant will be 70%+ dark chocolate?

Best of luck on the new adventures...

kimsquit

04-03-2007, 07:46 AM

*sniffs*

it has that new journal smell :D

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 07:48 AM

Great job! Squats are the toughest exercise, but they yield the best benefits. Good things don't come easy!! Keep it up.

I worse shorts today for the first tiem in a long time and I can see that my quads have gotten a lot more muscular. But my hammies are still small and I think I probably need to eat a whole lot more than I do to see the type of growth that I want.

Elise,

Congrats on the new journal. No doubt you will have views and responses that put all other journals to shame within a month...

New job (maybe?), new workouts, I am assuming that the constant will be 70%+ dark chocolate?

Best of luck on the new adventures...

Thanks, Tim. Dark chocolate is a constant in my life! :)

*sniffs*

it has that new journal smell :D

Coming from a guy who eats 300+ grams of protein and hardly any fiber, this is a scary line of thought! :eek:

dbx

04-03-2007, 07:50 AM

Good luck with all the changes you may go through ;)

Nice workout, Elise.

HoosierHardGain

04-03-2007, 08:24 AM

Nice new journel, Elise. Congrats on the PB and the overall results!

emmie

04-03-2007, 08:26 AM

Hi Elise - I hope I am welcome in here....:D

Great leg workout - and I loved your "near-death" comment. I can relate. I wish I could do Bulgarians like that but I've got a foot issue whereby my foot gets excruciating cramps if it's flexed...in any way. I couldn't bear the excruciating pain in both my foot AND my glutes while going those! I *think* that some people call split squats "Bulgarian squats" - is that right?

I seem to offended you in my journal, so I am making a peace (of Sacher torte) offering! :p

http://us4.pixagogo.com/S5FB8nRAAWvUmmI2oQOFQGdhX9iInHezKfzjzkeKBQJl!UuEk7 lVnsl8jqqkc4CiGAxKt3eD-J6CEYzuJxqblxhys8IpRaLOvMYELKOlEtSZcYiptcaRvw4z0T9 n7lV9rLcCjG1NNGVnk6UuS7Zk-cfQrv9lledBcMZpRHkhSI7W-0arZmMtB!-2H1NoKJseqY/Sacher_Torte_at_Demel_Cafe_3.JPG

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 08:30 AM

Good luck with all the changes you may go through ;)

Nice workout, Elise.

Thanks, Kevin! :)

Nice new journel, Elise. Congrats on the PB and the overall results!

What results? LOL. I am waiting for those!

Hi Elise - I hope I am welcome in here....:D

Great leg workout - and I loved your "near-death" comment. I can relate. I wish I could do Bulgarians like that but I've got a foot issue whereby my foot gets excruciating cramps if it's flexed...in any way. I couldn't bear the excruciating pain in both my foot AND my glutes while going those! I *think* that some people call split squats "Bulgarian squats" - is that right?

I seem to offended you in my journal, so I am making a peace (of Sacher torte) offering! :p

http://us4.pixagogo.com/S5FB8nRAAWvUmmI2oQOFQGdhX9iInHezKfzjzkeKBQJl!UuEk7 lVnsl8jqqkc4CiGAxKt3eD-J6CEYzuJxqblxhys8IpRaLOvMYELKOlEtSZcYiptcaRvw4z0T9 n7lV9rLcCjG1NNGVnk6UuS7Zk-cfQrv9lledBcMZpRHkhSI7W-0arZmMtB!-2H1NoKJseqY/Sacher_Torte_at_Demel_Cafe_3.JPG

Emma, if you bring me chocolate, you will always be welcome!

Yes, bulgarian squats are the same as split squats. We actually have a station for them at my gym and I like it. It is plate loaded, and it has a place for you to rest your back foot. I find that I have an easier time keeping my balance on it than I do when I put my back foot on a bench.

Nikonguy

04-03-2007, 08:51 AM

Love what you've done with the place!
Now I can post on the very first page and don't have to feel like a "Johnny come lately" to the ChocolateGirl Fan Club, International. :D

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 12:06 PM

HoosierHardGain

04-03-2007, 12:11 PM

Ok, I was at Barnes and Noble today and, on the way out, this guy stopped me and said, "Oh my God! You look just like a young Cher."

This can't possibly be a good thing. I've Googled her and most of the pics I've come up with are pretty horrifying! Ack ack ack ack. :eek:

<considers plastic surgery>

Well, there were plenty of people back in the day who thought Cher was the bomb. I wasn't one of them...of course I would have been about 6 at that time in her life. Now, for us to make a full assessment, you must now post a face picture...

IdahoViking

04-03-2007, 12:13 PM

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 12:46 PM

Well, there were plenty of people back in the day who thought Cher was the bomb. I wasn't one of them...of course I would have been about 6 at that time in her life. Now, for us to make a full assessment, you must now post a face picture...

Uhhh, thanks, Hoos. Was that supposed to make me feel better? Ack!

I knew I've seen that belly-button before!

Time for a new avatar!

wubby

04-03-2007, 01:26 PM

Time for a new avatar!

Now look what you've done IV :(

While the legs are great, the avatar is so small I had to open your profile to be able to tell what the pic was ...

HoosierHardGain

04-03-2007, 01:47 PM

Uhhh, thanks, Hoos. Was that supposed to make me feel better? Ack!

opps...sorry if I phrased that wrong. I was trying to say that many felt she was a pretty lady. So if you reminded that guy of her, he probably felt you were pretty, also.

Athena

04-03-2007, 02:12 PM

opps...sorry if I phrased that wrong. I was trying to say that many felt she was a pretty lady. So if you reminded that guy of her, he probably felt you were pretty, also.

Yah, that's it, Hoos...backpedal! Backpedal! Backpedal!

Elise, take it as a compliment. We may not have thought she was hot, but he sure did...and thinks you're hot too. :)

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 02:15 PM

opps...sorry if I phrased that wrong. I was trying to say that many felt she was a pretty lady. So if you reminded that guy of her, he probably felt you were pretty, also.

+

Yah, that's it, Hoos...backpedal! Backpedal! Backpedal!

Elise, take it as a compliment. We may not have thought she was hot, but he sure did...and thinks you're hot too. :)

This is not helping.

<needs medicinal chocolate>

Ok, Jason, this is far worse than logy! :(

HoosierHardGain

04-03-2007, 02:17 PM

Elise, take it as a compliment. We may not have thought she was hot, but he sure did...and thinks you're hot too. :)

Help! I'm being ganged up on here!!!

V-240

04-03-2007, 02:24 PM

Hey! Don't be riffin' on Cher!

*fumbles around looking for old VHS of "Mermaids".* Meh, chick flick. *more fumbling, finds "Silkwood".* Ahh, here we go! :cool: *blows dust off tape*

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 02:24 PM

Help! I'm being ganged up on here!!!

You're being ganged up on?

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NOT FUNNY!!!!

mom24boys

04-03-2007, 02:32 PM

hiyas Elise..ACK i need more hours in my days :) Hope your doing better.

tatdawg

04-03-2007, 02:32 PM

choco-chick, you moved. i am sitting here eating a piece of lidnt 85% for dessert. ummm. and you have a new avi and i see you got long legs that run plum up to your butt. :D very nice

emmie

04-03-2007, 02:34 PM

Listen, Elise, the Barnes and Noble guy could have said that you look like the current Cher....or worse, Sonny!

There is one guy at my gym (with cateracts and glaucoma, I'm sure), who insists that I look like Justine Bateman from "Family Ties" (80's sitcom)

See, it could be worse. Do you feel better now??

V-240

04-03-2007, 02:43 PM

Mallory! MMAAALLLLORRREEEEEE!!! ;)

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 03:31 PM

Yeesh, Emma, did you have to post her in here... and so big at that? My brand new journal has been sullied and we're only on page 2. :(

Still, I think I'd rather be Justine Bateman than Cher. The last time someone told me I looked like someone, it was Jane Seymour. And before that, Margot Kidder. I can live with either of those. But Cher? Have I said "ack"?

Ack!!

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 03:32 PM

choco-chick, you moved. i am sitting here eating a piece of lidnt 85% for dessert. ummm. and you have a new avi and i see you got long legs that run plum up to your butt. :D very nice

Tat, thanks for giving me something else to think about. Mmmmm.... chocolate and... mmmm.....

V-240

04-03-2007, 04:26 PM

choco-chick, you moved. i am sitting here eating a piece of lidnt 85% for dessert. ummm. and you have a new avi and i see you got long legs that run plum up to your butt. :D very niceYes, and might I add:

"Hummina, hummina, hummina!!!"

:)

emmie

04-03-2007, 04:37 PM

Your journal is no longer besmirched with the image of a sit-com has-been. :)

tatdawg

04-03-2007, 04:43 PM

ok ladies y'all play nice

jspirate

04-03-2007, 05:10 PM

choco-chick, you moved. i am sitting here eating a piece of lidnt 85% for dessert. ummm. and you have a new avi and i see you got long legs that run plum up to your butt. :D very nice

*jspirate nods in agreement*

I like to refer to dbf's legs as SMOKING HOT!!! Sometimes I even use the term SUPER SMOKING HOT!!! Of course, I mean that in purely a body building sense :D

*jspirate wanders off whistling innocently to himself*

Seosaid

04-03-2007, 05:21 PM

Changes and new Beginnings are always a good thing!

I'm following you again :D

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 05:46 PM

Yes, and might I add:

"Hummina, hummina, hummina!!!"

LOL!

Your journal is no longer besmirched with the image of a sit-com has-been. :)

If you're going to besmirch my journal my preferences are 1) chocolate and 2) sexy men. Alas, my tastes in the latter seem to be inconsistent with most of what I see posted in others' journals, so chocolate is safest. ;)

ok ladies y'all play nice

Oh, we're just fooling around, Tat. Nothing serious. :)

*jspirate nods in agreement*

I like to refer to dbf's legs as SMOKING HOT!!! Sometimes I even use the term SUPER SMOKING HOT!!! Of course, I mean that in purely a body building sense

*jspirate wanders off whistling innocently to himself*

Thanks, jsp. :)

Changes and new Beginnings are always a good thing!

I'm following you again :D

Good, I was hoping you'd find me. :)

jocularric

04-03-2007, 05:59 PM

you must now post a face picture...
Aye! Milady, TTIUWP!

ZOUNDS, Milady Elise. There be nigh on two full pages of posts. And what 'tis this? Yet, 'tis one of thy wielding of irons. Thou art a most popular sweet. ;)

ChocoChick

04-03-2007, 06:03 PM

Aye! Milady, TTIUWP!

Hey, it's not my fault you got here too late to see the pic of Justine Bateman. I am sure if you sweet talk her, Emmie will post it for you (hopefully in your journal). ;)

Tifflex

04-03-2007, 06:15 PM

Hi Elise, how are you? Your avatar looks great!

BigBT

04-03-2007, 06:29 PM

Damn, a new thread and I didn't make it in until page 2!! Shows you just how much work can cramp a lifestyle...

Nice leg work and congrats on the extension PB. I need to refer Tat to this thread because I just tried to explain the bulgarian squat to him, but couldn't remember the name. Those are damn hard!

ChocoChick

04-04-2007, 04:14 AM

Hi Elise, how are you? Your avatar looks great!

Hi Tiffany. How are things going with you? Seems like you've been MIA for a bit. How's the back?

Damn, a new thread and I didn't make it in until page 2!! Shows you just how much work can cramp a lifestyle...

Nice leg work and congrats on the extension PB. I need to refer Tat to this thread because I just tried to explain the bulgarian squat to him, but couldn't remember the name. Those are damn hard!

BBT, it's work cramping my lifestle that is giving me anxiety attacks right now!

BTW, I have a video of the Bulgarian squats on page 1. And the sore glutes today to prove they work! :eek:

IdahoViking

04-04-2007, 05:50 AM

Hey! Don't be riffin' on Cher!

*fumbles around looking for old VHS of "Mermaids".* Meh, chick flick. *more fumbling, finds "Silkwood".* Ahh, here we go! :cool: *blows dust off tape*
What?! No "Witches of Eastwich"?

jmc53

04-04-2007, 05:57 AM

Still, I think I'd rather be Justine Bateman than Cher.
Good choice. I'd rather have Justine Bateman than Cher.

The last time someone told me I looked like someone, it was Jane Seymour. And before that, Margot Kidder. I can live with either of those. But Cher? Have I said "ack"?
What happened to Margot Kidder, she was cute and then all of a sudden she was old (seemingly overnight)? Sexy voice though!

IdahoViking

04-04-2007, 06:02 AM

I was told once that I look like Brad Pitt...

...after the grizzly bear mauled him at the end of "Legends of the Fall" :(

MacGyverDel

04-04-2007, 06:10 AM

In the seventies I was told I looked like Lieff Garrett, these days I get David Caruso and steve Irwin(rip). But when I look in the mirror I just see me. hee hee

jocularric

04-04-2007, 07:30 AM

Hey, it's not my fault you got here too late to see the pic of Justine Bateman.
Fie on thee Milady! 'Tis not some wench that bids me to thy posts, but the sweet tellings of thy quest. Aye, a word from thee 'tis a morsel to be savored. An' perchance there be found a likeness of thee, by my troth, that be wondrous well.

Milady, by thy leave, I must away. God ye good den. ;)

GSCampbell

04-04-2007, 09:28 AM

I get Bruce Willis a lot. I guess that's OK.

ChocoChick

04-04-2007, 10:47 AM

What?! No "Witches of Eastwich"?

Are you saying I'm a witch, IV? :mad:

<adds IV's name to the blacklist, headed by Hoos>

Good choice. I'd rather have Justine Bateman than Cher.

What happened to Margot Kidder, she was cute and then all of a sudden she was old (seemingly overnight)? Sexy voice though!

I haven't seen a pic of her in forever. It was several years ago that someone told me this, so hopefully it's not a reflection of me looking decrepid!

In the seventies I was told I looked like Lieff Garrett, these days I get David Caruso and steve Irwin(rip). But when I look in the mirror I just see me. hee hee

Yeah, that's how I feel, too. I don't see any of these resemblances. And I don't even see any similarities among the women I supposedly resemble, except that they are all brunettes.

Fie on thee Milady! 'Tis not some wench that bids me to thy posts, but the sweet tellings of thy quest. Aye, a word from thee 'tis a morsel to be savored. An' perchance there be found a likeness of thee, by my troth, that be wondrous well.

Milady, by thy leave, I must away. God ye good den. ;)

I am not much for likenesses of my face on the internet, Rick, but maybe one of these days I will get brave.

I get Bruce Willis a lot. I guess that's OK.

You look just fine as you are GSC. :)

IdahoViking

04-04-2007, 10:50 AM

Are you saying I'm a witch, IV? :mad:

<adds IV's name to the blacklist, headed by Hoos>Of course not, I would never even think that, much less say (or type) it.

You're not going to turn me into a newt are you? :p

IdahoViking

04-04-2007, 10:52 AM

...
I am not much for likenesses of my face on the internet, Rick, but maybe one of these days I will get brave. ...and yet you keep asking for pics of me with my newly shaven head?

ChocoChick

04-04-2007, 11:05 AM

You're not going to turn me into a newt are you? :p

Don't have to, do I?

:p

IdahoViking

04-04-2007, 11:18 AM

Don't have to, do I?

:pNope, not really. :D

mom24boys

04-04-2007, 01:02 PM

Hiyas Elise..whats shakin? Happy HumP day :)

IdahoViking

04-04-2007, 01:04 PM

I'm not sure if it was the Chocolate Goddess or not, but somebody turned me into a newt.

btw - I got better. :D

SumthinOrNuthin

04-04-2007, 02:27 PM

Hiya Choc, ust to get us back on track I wondered if you'd every visited this website http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/ I got a gift from there for my birthday back in Jan http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/cid/VVS1K201FRSV216Y3X8DVE8TYK13NLE3/swiss-dark-chocolate-ebony-bar-P1288/

It was pure torture ..... :eek: :D

tatdawg

04-04-2007, 03:12 PM

afternoon chocochick, just got home from work and grabbed 65% truffles. not to bad

V-240

04-04-2007, 04:50 PM

GAHH!! All this chocolate talk. I see I'm going to have to swing over to Trader Joe's in a while for a fix.

*sigh* .... /tummy grumbles...

ChocoChick

04-04-2007, 05:41 PM

I'm not sure if it was the Chocolate Goddess or not, but somebody turned me into a newt.

btw - I got better. :D

Better than what?

:D :D :D

Hiya Choc, ust to get us back on track I wondered if you'd every visited this website http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/ I got a gift from there for my birthday back in Jan http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/cid/VVS1K201FRSV216Y3X8DVE8TYK13NLE3/swiss-dark-chocolate-ebony-bar-P1288/

It was pure torture ..... :D

Yummy. This (http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/Chocolate-Easter-Egg-P450015/) is the one I want for my birthday. Why'd I have to be born in December? Such a long wait.

afternoon chocochick, just got home from work and grabbed 65% truffles. not to bad

Are these Lindt truffles? 65% is a little too sweet for me, usually. How'd you like them?

GAHH!! All this chocolate talk. I see I'm going to have to swing over to Trader Joe's in a while for a fix.

*sigh* .... /tummy grumbles...

Lucky you. No Trader Joe's down here. :( But at least we have Whole Foods.

ChocoChick

04-04-2007, 06:05 PM

Ok, I am joining Kevin and Jason. Here I am ~1979.

mom24boys

04-04-2007, 06:08 PM

Nic is the spitting image of you Elise...nice to "see ya"

dbx

04-04-2007, 06:15 PM

Ok, I am joining Kevin and Jason. Here I am ~1979.

LOL...You did it! :) What a cutie! ;)

Hey, I think your hair was almost as long as mine :D

tatdawg

04-04-2007, 06:19 PM

Ok, I am joining Kevin and Jason. Here I am ~1979.

what a cutie. of course i knew you would be all along.

Seosaid

04-04-2007, 06:29 PM

Yeah a face shot!!!!

it's great to finally match the abs with a face, even if it's from 1979 ;)

IdahoViking

04-04-2007, 07:07 PM

Okay ChocolateGirl, you asked for it - now how do you like my new 'do?

ChocoChick

04-04-2007, 07:10 PM

Okay ChocolateGirl, you asked for it - now how do you like my new 'do?

I just added a comment to your bodyspace after I sw your pic in someone else's thread! This pic is soooooo much better than your previous avatar. Nice job, IV. I will have to rethink my "image" of you. ;)

justtryn

04-04-2007, 07:19 PM

Here I am ~1979.

WOW! Why did I know you'd have beautiful eyes!!

Bob45

04-04-2007, 07:22 PM

Very pretty in that picture! This thread was just started and I still can't keep up.

jmc53

04-05-2007, 01:53 AM

Ok, I am joining Kevin and Jason. Here I am ~1979.
Nice photo - you were a hotty (not to say that you're not still a hotty of course).
Only difference between Kevin and myself, you still have a similar hairstyle :)

V-240

04-05-2007, 02:49 AM

Wow, yeah whatta cutie. :) I may dig out an OLD photo of mine and post it in my journal now. And I mean old.... :eek:

emmie

04-05-2007, 03:31 AM

Why'd I have to be born in December? Such a long wait.Uh oh, are you a Sagatarius, too? :eek: I was born on the 8th.

Ok, I am joining Kevin and Jason. Here I am ~1979.
I know that I will probably get myself in trouble for saying this, even thought it is meant to be complimentary: A comparison to a (healthy) Karen Carpenter would not be inappropriate. Very expressive eyes!
I will not post a picture of her here. :cool:

MacGyverDel

04-05-2007, 03:42 AM

Another official chocolate day quickly approaches. Anyone still hiding eggs for um the kids in places you know they will never find them, hee hee

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 05:20 AM

Nic is the spitting image of you Elise...nice to "see ya"

LOL, not! She is the spitting image of her dad. I swear, if I hadn't been there, I'd want to know who the mother was. :D

LOL...You did it! What a cutie!

Hey, I think your hair was almost as long as mine

This pic was taken in my junior or senior year of college. By then I had a law student boyfriend who frowned on some of my earlier activities. :cool: In my freshman and sophomore years my hair was longer and my eyes cloudier.

what a cutie. of course i knew you would be all along.

Thanks, Tat.

Yeah a face shot!!!!

it's great to finally match the abs with a face, even if it's from 1979

I wish I had my 1979 abs!

WOW! Why did I know you'd have beautiful eyes!!

Aw, thanks Mark. :)

Very pretty in that picture! This thread was just started and I still can't keep up.

Some days I can't either, Bob!

Nice photo - you were a hotty (not to say that you're not still a hotty of course).
Only difference between Kevin and myself, you still have a similar hairstyle

I still have hair, you mean. :D
<ducks and runs>

Wow, yeah whatta cutie. I may dig out an OLD photo of mine and post it in my journal now. And I mean old....

Come on, do it... it'll be fun. :)

Uh oh, are you a Sagatarius, too? I was born on the 8th.

I know that I will probably get myself in trouble for saying this, even though it is meant to be complimentary: A comparison to a (healthy) Karen Carpenter would not be inappropriate. Very expressive eyes!
I will not post a picture of her here.

I'm a Capricorn, Emma, born on the 23rd. Karen Carpenter? Well, at least you didn't say Cher!

Another official chocolate day quickly approaches. Anyone still hiding eggs for um the kids in places you know they will never find them, hee hee

Del, everyday is an official chocolate day in my book. :)

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 05:38 AM

Cybex Press (plate loaded)
1x12 @20
3x8 @70
1x7 @70
Last time it was 4x6 @70, so this was good. :)

Seated rows
4x8 @97.5
No movement here.
Supersetted these with v-sit-ups with a medicine ball between my feet.

Triceps Pressdowns w/Rope
2x8 @50
2x7 @50
Did these instead of CGBP for a switch

Standing Preacher Curls
4x8 @30

Seated lateral raises
4x8 @12.5

jmc53

04-05-2007, 05:47 AM

A comparison to a (healthy) Karen Carpenter would not be inappropriate.
Yes, definitely!
I also thought of, and this is kind of weird, 99 from "Get Smart". :)

SumthinOrNuthin

04-05-2007, 06:03 AM

Ok, I am joining Kevin and Jason. Here I am ~1979.

Awww, that's lovely. Those school photos are great to look back at aren't they - full of memories :)

I just Googled Trader Joes as so many people seem to mention it. Looks like a good place and if they sell heavenly organic choc then they get my vote.

HoosierHardGain

04-05-2007, 06:03 AM

Hey Choco...you still really into Waterbury workouts?

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 06:08 AM

Yes, definitely!
I also thought of, and this is kind of weird, 99 from "Get Smart". :)

I'm going to have to Google her.

Awww, that's lovely. Those school photos are great to look back at aren't they - full of memories :)

I just Googled Trader Joes as so many people seem to mention it. Looks like a good place and if they sell heavenly organic choc then they get my vote.

I believe they do sell organic and vegan chocolate. Whole Foods does, as well, but they don't have as much vegan stuff as TJ's (I have one vegan kid, so this is an issue).

Hey Choco...you still really into Waterbury workouts?

I like Waterbury a lot. I am not doing one of his routines now, though. Thr61 is doing a custom Waterbury program (designed fro him by CW).

Why?

HoosierHardGain

04-05-2007, 06:12 AM

I like Waterbury a lot. I am not doing one of his routines now, though. Thr61 is doing a custom Waterbury program (designed fro him by CW).

Why?

Oh, just wondering. I kind of got burnt out on his articles, only because they were all I was reading. However, I still find the fullbody trail works best for me.

wedgey

04-05-2007, 06:13 AM

Hiya Chocochick, took me a lil while to find your journal (I look for the little ticks to show I've posted in a thread before) .... damn chocolate talk , it's 11:15pm here and I'm off to the 24hr service station to buy some lol...
Have a great day :)

jocularric

04-05-2007, 06:31 AM

Lady Elise "Having beheld Thy beauty I am caught and enmeshed."

Milady, how farest thou? Hark now, 'tis not this much joy thou hath brought at thy posting? Aye 'tis. Gramercies full well at thy doing.

Godspeed in thy quest Milady.

NorCal930

04-05-2007, 07:30 AM

giant45man

04-05-2007, 07:34 AM

Athena

04-05-2007, 07:47 AM

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 09:25 AM

Oh, just wondering. I kind of got burnt out on his articles, only because they were all I was reading. However, I still find the fullbody trail works best for me.

I haven't read anything new of his lately. I decided to pass on his book because it seemed it was just going to be a compendium of his workouts, which I already have in Excel. and the last thing I did read -- about women's training -- pretty much pissed me off, so I am taking a small break. :)

Hiya Chocochick, took me a lil while to find your journal (I look for the little ticks to show I've posted in a thread before) .... damn chocolate talk , it's 11:15pm here and I'm off to the 24hr service station to buy some lol...
Have a great day :)

Wedgey, my theory is that it is always the right time for chocolate. :)

Lady Elise "Having beheld Thy beauty I am caught and enmeshed."

Milady, how farest thou? Hark now, 'tis not this much joy thou hath brought at thy posting? Aye 'tis. Gramercies full well at thy doing.

Godspeed in thy quest Milady.

Thank you, Rick. You are very kind.

Good Morning ChocolateGirl.

Is your Cybex Press above a machine bench press? Nice job on the increase.

I'm not sure what you mean by "is it above a machine bench press"? It looks pretty much like this: http://ecybex.com/Products/displayproductnoflash.aspx?id=5251

Good Morning Choco........looks like you knocked it outta the park today!!!!!!

Thanks, GM. Today was an ok workout; I have had better.

Nice workout, CC! Keep it up!

Hamstrongs tomorrow, Athena. This is a part that needs to grow!

chrisbute

04-05-2007, 11:16 AM

I agree - nice workout. I love the Tri Pressdown with Rope. I have seen lots of improvement with this, especially when you squeeze at the bottom of the movement.

NorCal930

04-05-2007, 12:02 PM

Looks like the movement would be close to an incline DB Press, yes, no, maybe?

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 12:15 PM

I agree - nice workout. I love the Tri Pressdown with Rope. I have seen lots of improvement with this, especially when you squeeze at the bottom of the movement.

Yes, I keep my arms tight to my sides and then pull out with my triceps at the bottom of the movement.

Looks like the movement would be close to an incline DB Press, yes, no, maybe?

Well, we have one that is really similar that is an incline press but this one does not indicate that it is incline and it hits me slightly differently. I like it because I don't need a spotter but it feels more natural than the Smith.

GSCampbell

04-05-2007, 01:38 PM

Afternoon babycakes - just stopping by! :D

tatdawg

04-05-2007, 02:51 PM

hey chocochick, nice workout. z bought me ghiradelli 72% cacao. what is your opinion of this?

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 04:05 PM

Afternoon babycakes - just stopping by! :D

Hey cutie. How's it going?

hey chocochick, nice workout. z bought me ghiradelli 72% cacao. what is your opinion of this?

As in cocoa powder? I'd add it to my shake! Or is it a a bar?

tatdawg

04-05-2007, 04:07 PM

it is a bar

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 04:15 PM

it is a bar

If you really want my opinion, you'll have to send it to me! :p Otherwise, you can just tell me how it was. :D

tatdawg

04-05-2007, 04:24 PM

ok i am chewing it as i type. it is less bitter than the 85%. not really sweet but a slight taste of sweet but good choc. flavor. i told z that was a keeper. good job. that is my opinion.

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 04:43 PM

Sigh. I should have known that it was gonna be all about you and I'd never see that chocolate bar. Couldn't even send me half, could you? :mad:

:p

Try the Lindt 75%. I think this is the best blend of low sugar and good taste. Plus it is higher in fiber than other bars. I'd be curious to know what you think.

tatdawg

04-05-2007, 04:48 PM

my ol lady says shes trying dangit she is searching high and low for that lindt 75%.

ChocoChick

04-05-2007, 04:59 PM

Target has it here.

tatdawg

04-05-2007, 05:06 PM

we got one a mile away. that will be our next stop. mucho gracias senorita

BigBT

04-05-2007, 07:35 PM

Seosaid

04-05-2007, 07:48 PM

I need a choco break, it makes me want to cheat :(

jmc53

04-05-2007, 08:06 PM

Nice session CG.
I haven't seen standing preacher benches - are you making do with an incline bench?

tatdawg

04-06-2007, 02:47 AM

tgicf my sweet, for laymen thats thank god its chocolate friday.

MacGyverDel

04-06-2007, 03:00 AM

Good Friday, hmm, but I guess it's just another chocolate day eh chocochick. Not sure what kind of chocolate will be thrown my way this weekend but I will make it a point to enjoy some.
I do get chocolate PP in my oatmeal every morning though, hee hee.
Not sure what to think of the equipment you posted but if it works.
Have a good day.

jocularric

04-06-2007, 03:31 AM

Seated rows
4x8 @97.5
Supersetted these with v-sit-ups with a medicine ball between my feet.

Madam Elise vous avez appris la tactique difficile de bataille. Surement l'ennemi tombera avant toi. Dieu de mai vous benissent et maintiennent dans votre poursuite.

ChocoChick

04-06-2007, 05:13 AM

Congrats on the increase in the presses. The standing preachers look strong, too.

There is entirely too much talk of chocolate in this thread. I think I gain calories just visiting here! Not that that will stop me, of course.

Well, I hope not! I enjoy having you around. :)

I need a choco break, it makes me want to cheat :(

I find that if I have a little bit every day -- my 20 grams or so -- it keeps any binge-like feelings at bay.

Nice session CG.
I haven't seen standing preacher benches - are you making do with an incline bench?

Love the new avatar!!!

My gym actually has a standing preacher station.

tgicf my sweet, for laymen thats thank god its chocolate friday.

Until I start working, all the days are pretty much the same for me, Tat. This week has been nice because my daughter has been on spring break, so I haven't had to drive her to school. I've been sleeping in until 6. Luxury. :)

Good Friday, hmm, but I guess it's just another chocolate day eh chocochick. Not sure what kind of chocolate will be thrown my way this weekend but I will make it a point to enjoy some.
I do get chocolate PP in my oatmeal every morning though, hee hee.
Not sure what to think of the equipment you posted but if it works.
Have a good day.

I tried mixing pp into my oats once and really didn't like it. So I drink my shake and eat my oats. I put cinnamon and a bit of brown sugar in the oats.

Madam Elise vous avez appris la tactique difficile de bataille. Surement l'ennemi tombera avant toi. Dieu de mai vous benissent et maintiennent dans votre poursuite.

Hey, I can actually read that! I haven't used my French since 1976. :eek: And I was not what you'd call fluent then. Thanks for your chivalry and good words, as always, Rick. are you working this weekend?

ChocoChick

04-06-2007, 05:20 AM

Lying Curl
1x20 @45
1x15 @55
1x10 @65
1x6 @75
1x4 @80

I've been doing everything but curls as my primary hamstring movement and I am still not happy with my hamstring development, so it's time to move these into primary position and see what happens.

Reverse Hyperextension
1x8 @30
3x8 @40

Glute Isolator (butt blaster?)
4x8 @30

Hamstring Press
3x10 @110

Roman Chair Squats http://www.londonkettlebells.com/taxonomy/term/174
2x8 @bw
2x8 w/ 10lb plate
These look like they are going to be sooo hard but they were actually quite easy, especially once you get over the mental block that you are going to fall over backwards. I might try a 25lb plate next time.

justtryn

04-06-2007, 05:44 AM

Good morning, Elise - and happy Good Friday to you.

Have a great one!

jmc53

04-06-2007, 05:44 AM

Love the new avatar!!!

My gym actually has a standing preacher station.
Thankyou.
My gym doesn't have and won't buy a preacher curl bench - damn them!
Lots of volume in those curls, I hope it works for you having them up front.

StlBarbie

04-06-2007, 05:58 AM

Awesome new AVI ChocolateGirl!!! :)

Tifflex

04-06-2007, 07:26 AM

Good Morning, Elise. I hope you have a good weekend and Happy Easter.

giant45man

04-06-2007, 07:31 AM

Good Morning Choco......how is your day so far????????

NorCal930

04-06-2007, 08:56 AM

IdahoViking

04-06-2007, 10:20 AM

I liked your previous avi better. Although I do admire a well turned leg, my eyesight ain't what it used to be and the DAMN FILTER here at work won't let me blow it up so I can see it.

Waah!

V-240

04-06-2007, 10:34 AM

Holy $#!+, I sure hope pp in your oatmeal means protein powder. Otherwise, I think I wandered into the wrong forum here... :eek: *whew* I think I need some coffee....

IdahoViking

04-06-2007, 10:42 AM

ChocoChick

04-06-2007, 11:10 AM

Holy $#!+, I sure hope pp in your oatmeal means protein powder. Otherwise, I think I wandered into the wrong forum here... :eek: *whew* I think I need some coffee....

Damn it! Coffee spewed on the monitor once again.

Hey! If you two are going to make a mess of my journal, could you at least clean up afterwards? :mad:

Athena

04-06-2007, 11:17 AM

Hey! If you two are going to make a mess of my journal, could you at least clean up afterwards? :mad:

Men. There they go again. Spewing up coffee, misunderstanding our very basic abbreviations...they're, like, from Mars or something.

Ugh.

:p

IdahoViking

04-06-2007, 11:36 AM

Men. There they go again. Spewing up coffee, misunderstanding our very basic abbreviations...they're, like, from Mars or something.

Ugh.

:p
...and yet somehow you still love us. ;)

Izzy04

04-06-2007, 11:51 AM

Hello CG,

Found the new thread :) It was about time!!! I'm not slow I just need to sleep!

Have a good week-end

V-240

04-06-2007, 12:16 PM

...and yet somehow you still love us. ;)It's a tough love sometimes, I guess...

*picks up mop, hums Carol Burnett theme, mops coffee off floor*

ChocoChick

04-06-2007, 01:16 PM

...and yet somehow you still love us. ;)

Only because you have certain essential bits. ;)

IdahoViking

04-06-2007, 01:17 PM

Only because you have certain essential bits. ;)

I can live with that. :D

Just once I would like to be appreciated for my body, and not just for my mind!

btw - hope you have a blessed and happy Easter.
Until next time, adieu.

V-240

04-06-2007, 01:37 PM

Must you use the term "bits" when describing, uh, fergit it... :rolleyes:

ChocoChick

04-06-2007, 01:41 PM

Must you use the term "bits" when describing, uh, fergit it... :rolleyes:

Mmmmmkay, what word would you prefer?

Remember that food porn is the only porn allowed here!

tatdawg

04-06-2007, 01:58 PM

Only because you have certain essential bits. ;)

hey i have bits! i have bits! or should i say i have bit! :D

SumthinOrNuthin

04-06-2007, 02:50 PM

hey i have bits! i have bits! or should i say i have bit! :D

lol ;)

Hiya Choco, nice workout there. Hope the lying ham curls work for you. My hams are one of the few bits of my bod that I feel smug about and I put it all down to lying curls. When I very first started out it was the only exercise I knew for hams so I did them persistently for a long time - I'm sure it was good in the long run.

All this talk of choc is tempting me, I love the dark 70% plus stuff. And I like your theory of having a little choc every day to keep the cravings at bay :)

Hope you have a lovely Easter weekend :D

Seosaid

04-06-2007, 02:56 PM

Happy Good Friday!

http://chocolategod.com/images/chocolate/obliv_torte.jpg

ChocoChick

04-06-2007, 03:06 PM

hey i have bits! i have bits! or should i say i have bit! :D

;)

Did you ever find the Lindt 75%? I just had some... :)

lol ;)

Hiya Choco, nice workout there. Hope the lying ham curls work for you. My hams are one of the few bits of my bod that I feel smug about and I put it all down to lying curls. When I very first started out it was the only exercise I knew for hams so I did them persistently for a long time - I'm sure it was good in the long run.

I sure hope this is going to do the trick, as I have tried everything else! Only problem is that I tend to feel the lying curls in my lower hams (just above the knee) and while I want to grow that area, as well, the area I really want to target is the bit just below the glutes. I love that curve there.

Happy Good Friday!

http://chocolategod.com/images/chocolate/obliv_torte.jpg

Yummy, Josie!

Izzy04

04-06-2007, 03:41 PM

I can live with that. :D

Just once I would like to be appreciated for my body, and not just for my mind!

I was thinking the exact same thing:rolleyeys:

;)

I sure hope this is going to do the trick, as I have tried everything else! Only problem is that I tend to feel the lying curls in my lower hams (just above the knee) and while I want to grow that area, as well, the area I really want to target is the bit just below the glutes. I love that curve there.

Have you ever tried the kneeling leg curl I find that it works the higher part of the hammies.

BigBT

04-06-2007, 07:31 PM

The Roman chair squats turned out to be easy????? There is no way my body would even think of getting back to an upright position after one of those.

Why does this thread remind me of a Bon Apetite article for some reason?

Hibiscus09

04-06-2007, 08:27 PM

Wow -- they shouldn't be easy.

The key to the exercise is in the point that he makes about "without leaning forward." The mistake most people make is to rise to a vertical position so the upper body and legs are straight up and down and you?re resting flat on your feet -- doing so takes stress off the thighs. You never want to release the stress on your thighs -- you want constant tension. Once you are locked into the Roman-chair, it is most important that you are always leaning back, even in the highest position -- this keeps stress on the thighs between and through ever rep. That?s exactly why the device holds the top of your feet and the back of your calves, otherwise you?d fall over. The best way to tell if you are doing the exercise right is whether you feel it. If your thighs don?t ache even just a little bit after one set, you are doing the movement wrong.

http://www.seriousaboutfitness.com/detail/detail_20040201.htm

They burn my legs up!! It's difficult to keep constant tension on your thighs. You should be feeling it even when doing it with bodyweight alone.

Happy Easter, Elise! :)

jocularric

04-06-2007, 11:26 PM

Hey, I can actually read that! I haven't used my French since 1976. :eek: And I was not what you'd call fluent then. Thanks for your chivalry and good words, as always, Rick. are you working this weekend?
Bonjour mon ami. Vous mon cher ami reussissent mieux que me -- j'ai eu a chercher que j'ai dit. :eek: Oui je travaille cette fin de semaine -- chaque nuit de chaque fin de semaine comme toujours.

Le travail bien fait sur vos jambes.

Roman Chair Squats http://www.londonkettlebells.com/taxonomy/term/174

Vous savez que ressemble a quelque chose je pourrais construire. Comment comparent ceux a Sissy Squats?

jocularric

04-07-2007, 12:06 AM

Oh yeah, Happy Easter milady. :D

ChocoChick

04-07-2007, 04:23 AM

Have you ever tried the kneeling leg curl I find that it works the higher part of the hammies.

Yep, I've done them. I've also done seated. I will continue to rotate but I will move them all up in my routine and see where that gets me.

The Roman chair squats turned out to be easy????? There is no way my body would even think of getting back to an upright position after one of those.

Why does this thread remind me of a Bon Apetite article for some reason?

Nothing werong with that, is there? I love reading food magazines and recipes. It gets me inspired. ;)

Wow -- they shouldn't be easy.
.
.
They burn my legs up!! It's difficult to keep constant tension on your thighs. You should be feeling it even when doing it with bodyweight alone.

Happy Easter, Elise! :)

Oh ye of little faith. I do believe I was doing them correctly. Perhaps I shouldn't have said that they were easy but that they weren't as difficult as I had expected.

Happy Easter to you, too! :)

Bonjour mon ami. Vous mon cher ami reussissent mieux que me -- j'ai eu a chercher que j'ai dit. :eek: Oui je travaille cette fin de semaine -- chaque nuit de chaque fin de semaine comme toujours.

Le travail bien fait sur vos jambes.

Vous savez que ressemble a quelque chose je pourrais construire. Comment comparent ceux a Sissy Squats?

No holiday for you, then. :(

I lack the coordination (or something) for Siissy Squats

Oh yeah, Happy Easter milady. :D

Same to you, Rick. What do you have planned?

Gunn27

04-07-2007, 04:44 AM

Happy Easter CeeGee! :)

emmie

04-07-2007, 10:23 AM

It's a tough love sometimes, I guess...

*picks up mop, hums Carol Burnett theme, mops coffee off floor*

I loved that show!

Hi Elise - :)
What's up for the weekend?

StlBarbie

04-07-2007, 11:54 AM

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e40/pkmnTrainerRichie/lovechocolate.gif
:)HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!:)

SumthinOrNuthin

04-07-2007, 03:44 PM

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e40/pkmnTrainerRichie/lovechocolate.gif
:)HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!:)

:D LMAO !! :D

fitnessman

04-07-2007, 05:29 PM

Happy Easter!! Look out Chocolate!!!!

Think of the bunnies...Those poor poor bunnies!!!

Original Poster

04-07-2007, 08:55 PM

Happy Easter CG !
Keep the Chocolate Bunnies Safe, ok ?

tatdawg

04-08-2007, 05:25 AM

happy easter sweetie, hope you have a great day

mom24boys

04-08-2007, 07:15 AM

Happy Easter Elise :)

Athena

04-08-2007, 10:36 AM

Christos Anesti, Elise!

May your day be chocolate-filled and covered with joy and happiness.

:)

Izzy04

04-08-2007, 10:52 AM

Happy Easter Elise,

Enjoy all the easter eggs and bunny you get!

dbx

04-08-2007, 11:30 AM

How many chocolate rabbits have lost their heads ion your household? :)

I got a Dove dark chocolate bunny, and it is not long for this world :D

Enjoy your day!

MarkY

04-08-2007, 11:33 AM

Happy Easter Elise. Have a chocolate egg for me. :)

freedom_myth

04-08-2007, 12:46 PM

Happy Easter :-)

ChocoChick

04-08-2007, 01:54 PM

Thanks, everybody!

I ended up making pretzels this morning after we got back from church. I have a recipe that's for a knock-off of those Aunt Annie's pretzels you get in the mall. So everyone here is fat, dumb and happy at the moment. Certainly, no one cares what's for dinner. :D

How many chocolate rabbits have lost their heads in your household? :)

Kevin, my mind must truly be in the gutter because I can't think of a single innocent response to this! :eek: :p

justtryn

04-08-2007, 01:59 PM

I was going to try soooo hard today to be semi-good with my eating. But the candy has sunk me to the bottom of the chocolate ocean.

SumthinOrNuthin

04-08-2007, 02:55 PM

Happy Easter Choco :)

Hope none of the choc bunnies have escaped to the wild :)

Seosaid

04-08-2007, 04:02 PM

I ended up making pretzels this morning after we got back from church. I have a recipe that's for a knock-off of those Aunt Annie's pretzels you get in the mall. So everyone here is fat, dumb and happy at the moment.

I think you should post the recipe :D

Happy Easter to you and your family !!!!!! Hope you had enough good chocolate!

flywheel99

04-08-2007, 05:09 PM

plenty of chocolate has disappeared today. the Easter bunny made it to my parents house and our house, so there is a large amount around!

we had to frisk the kids so they wouldn't bring any to church.

they began chocolate consumption began early today (when i was in the basement lifting). it has not yet stopped.

bunny-on!!!

ChocoChick

04-08-2007, 06:30 PM

I was going to try soooo hard today to be semi-good with my eating. But the candy has sunk me to the bottom of the chocolate ocean.

But what a way to go!

Happy Easter Choco :)

Hope none of the choc bunnies have escaped to the wild :)

I'm actually chocolated out, at the moment, so I don't know that I'd notice an escapee or two!

I think you should post the recipe :D

Happy Easter to you and your family !!!!!! Hope you had enough good chocolate!

See above. Alas, not enough really good stuff - the folks at Vahlrona seem to eschew making bunnies. ;)

plenty of chocolate has disappeared today. the Easter bunny made it to my parents house and our house, so there is a large amount around!

we had to frisk the kids so they wouldn't bring any to church.

they began chocolate consumption began early today (when i was in the basement lifting). it has not yet stopped.

bunny-on!!!

My kids have been eating chocolate all day. The bunny left them Lindt 75%. ;) Luckily, they share. :)

dbx

04-08-2007, 06:31 PM

Kevin, my mind must truly be in the gutter because I can't think of a single innocent response to this! :eek: :p

:)

BigBT

04-08-2007, 06:54 PM

ChocoChick

04-08-2007, 06:57 PM

The pretzels sound tasty! I would have splurged on those, too. As luck (and willpower) would have it, not a single piece of Easter candy passed these lips today! I kept away from it all day. I knew that if I saw it, I'd eat it. My big test comes tomorrow when everyone brings their extras to the office...

Good for you! I will get back in the saddle tomorrow. Thankfully, no office to go to!

But I did notice on my interview that my new boss keeps a jar of chocolates on her desk. Says it encourages staff visits! :eek:

tatdawg

04-08-2007, 07:07 PM

my wife found some lindt 70% today. i will try it tomorrow.

ChocoChick

04-08-2007, 07:21 PM

my wife found some lindt 70% today. i will try it tomorrow.

Why wait? :D

V-240

04-08-2007, 07:31 PM

Why wait? :DReally... what if tomorrow never comes? Then you'll have missed it! :D

jocularric

04-08-2007, 09:02 PM

I think you should post the recipe :D
I'll second that! Uumm, one could make chocolate covered pretzels.

Just so I understand the rules: The calories don't count if they're eaten off someone else's plate, they're leftovers, consumed while cooking, and above all else, they're covered in chocolate. Is that correct? Did I leave any thing out?

The pretzels sound tasty! I would have splurged on those, too. As luck (and willpower) would have it, not a single piece of Easter candy passed these lips today! I kept away from it all day. I knew that if I saw it, I'd eat it. My big test comes tomorrow when everyone brings their extras to the office...
Each one of my children received and basket with goodies and my wife set aside a bag of goodies for herself too. They didn't feel right with me being left out so they gave me a bag of goodies too. I don't know whither to thank 'em or curse 'em.

I'm at work now, it's slow, and I having problems--I'm besieged with thoughts of those Easter goodies. And NOW, if tomorrow never comes I too have missed out.

tatdawg

04-09-2007, 02:21 AM

mornin c-girl. time for coffee and work.:(

ChocoChick

04-09-2007, 02:35 AM

Really... what if tomorrow never comes? Then you'll have missed it!

I like you. ;)

I'll second that! Uumm, one could make chocolate covered pretzels.

I'm not sure about chocolate covered pretzels. I pretty much like my chocolate straight. Maybe with a cashew nut or almond on rare occasion.

Just so I understand the rules: The calories don't count if they're eaten off someone else's plate, they're leftovers, consumed while cooking, and above all else, they're covered in chocolate. Is that correct? Did I leave any thing out?

It's a long and complicated list. Are you sure you're up to this? :p :D

Each one of my children received and basket with goodies and my wife set aside a bag of goodies for herself too. They didn't feel right with me being left out so they gave me a bag of goodies too. I don't know whither to thank 'em or curse 'em.

If you have too much chocolate, I'd be happy to help out. :)

mornin c-girl. time for coffee and work.:(

I know. Only 8 more days of (relative) freedom for me. :(

emmie

04-09-2007, 03:36 AM

Hi Elise - Did I miss the post where you said you accepted one of the jobs? Anyhow, congratulations! Hope it's a pantyhose-free work environment! :p

Enjoy the last few days of freedom! I was unemployed for 7 weeks and bored out of my skull for much of it, but when the week before I started my job rolled around, I felt like there wasn't enough time in the day to get all of the stuff done that I wanted to. Very odd...

ChocoChick

04-09-2007, 04:21 AM

Enjoy the last few days of freedom! I was unemployed for 7 weeks and bored out of my skull for much of it, but when the week before I started my job rolled around, I felt like there wasn't enough time in the day to get all of the stuff done that I wanted to. Very odd...

Yes, exactly! I am suddenly feeling as though I have way too much to do to even consider a new job, lol.

It doesn't help that I've accepted teaching contracts (University of Phoenix) that extend through the end of June, so I will be doing that at night on top of the new job. All work and no play is going to make for a dull Elise. Not to mention that I'll be back to 5am workouts. :eek:

Whine, whine... just ignore me. :)

SeaSiren

04-09-2007, 05:25 AM

Not to mention that I'll be back to 5am workouts. :eek:

Ouch! I can't seem to get one foot in front of the other that early, let alone actually lift! :eek:

justtryn

04-09-2007, 05:26 AM

Good morning Elise! :)

MacGyverDel

04-09-2007, 06:01 AM

Well, it looks as though most got some chocolate consumption in. My kids did also. I had put in a request for some chocolate covered almonds, hmmm, my fav, but the bunny this year didn't see the smoke signals. I think next year I'll use the net. I did manage to sneak a couple solid chocolate footballs from the kids but in the end it seemed like any other day with my nutrition. Those pretzels sound good, hmmm, chocolate covered I presume. Hope ya have a great day Chocochick.

wubby

04-09-2007, 06:53 AM

Hey CG. I bought some Lindt chocolate for my wife for Easter because of your raving about it. She liked the 70%, but the 85% was too much cocoa for her - she said it might be good in her coffee though.

Me, I ate enough milk chocolate this weekend to kill a horse ...

IdahoViking

04-09-2007, 06:57 AM

G' Morning! :D

giant45man

04-09-2007, 06:59 AM

Good Morning Choco.......It's me.....here to brighten you day!!!!!!!!! :)

IdahoViking

04-09-2007, 07:03 AM

Good for you! I will get back in the saddle tomorrow. Thankfully, no office to go to!
What kind of horse do you have, and where are you headed?

Izzy04

04-09-2007, 07:17 AM

So you accepted one of the jobs??? Which one? Good for you, I'm sure you won't be dull don't worry about it!

Glad you had a nice easter!

Happy Monday

Seosaid

04-09-2007, 07:54 AM

I think with that schedule you'll be too busy to eat chocolate... can I offer a hand ;)

GSCampbell

04-09-2007, 02:45 PM

I think with that schedule you'll be too busy to eat chocolate.

NEVER! :D

I hope you had a wonderful Easter there young missy!

tatdawg

04-09-2007, 04:00 PM

hey choco-chicky. i just had a bowl of vegetarian chili and for desert a piece of lindt 70%. i like this alot. it is definately doable. ummm umm.:D

SumthinOrNuthin

04-09-2007, 04:14 PM

Hi Choco. You have my admiration for even considering working out at 5.00am. My creaky bod would flatly refuse at that time of day ...... in fact its bordering on the middle of the night .... ;)

mom24boys

04-09-2007, 04:43 PM

Happy Monday Elise...so what did you decide on the jobs?

freedom_myth

04-09-2007, 07:38 PM

r u online? since you won't replace the "burned out bulb" in your little green light and u r never on your IM, i can never tell...

MarkY

04-09-2007, 08:43 PM

Happy Monday Elise. I wish you all the best with your new endeavors.

emmie

04-10-2007, 01:28 AM

Morning Elise! You've probably got a to-do list about a mile long for today, huh? Hope it's a good Tuesday!

tatdawg

04-10-2007, 02:47 AM

mornin cc

ChocoChick

04-10-2007, 03:24 AM

I had to have some out-patient surgery yesterday so I wasn't around (and didn't work out) but I see you were all busy!

Ouch! I can't seem to get one foot in front of the other that early, let alone actually lift!

Hi SS - You sure look as though your workouts are working, whenever they are! I pretty much have to go in the morning or not go at all.

Good morning Elise!

Hi Mark, was the bunny good to you?

Well, it looks as though most got some chocolate consumption in. My kids did also. I had put in a request for some chocolate covered almonds, hmmm, my fav, but the bunny this year didn't see the smoke signals. I think next year I'll use the net. I did manage to sneak a couple solid chocolate footballs from the kids but in the end it seemed like any other day with my nutrition. Those pretzels sound good, hmmm, chocolate covered I presume. Hope ya have a great day Chocochick.

Dove makes dark chocolate covered almonds that are pretty tasty. You'll have to speak firmly to the bunny about this. ;)

Hey CG. I bought some Lindt chocolate for my wife for Easter because of your raving about it. She liked the 70%, but the 85% was too much cocoa for her - she said it might be good in her coffee though.

Me, I ate enough milk chocolate this weekend to kill a horse ...

I think the Lindt 75% is perfect. Has your wife tried that one?

G' Morning!

Hey handsome, how are you?

Good Morning Choco.......It's me.....here to brighten you day!!!!!!!!!

Hi GM. Did you bring me chocolate? That would brighten my day! :D

So you accepted one of the jobs??? Which one? Good for you, I'm sure you won't be dull don't worry about it!

Glad you had a nice easter!

Happy Monday

Hi Izzy, I accepted the hospital job. I am ambivalent because it's not as interesting (nor as demanding) as the other job, but it'll be more sane, which is important since I have a family I want to be able to spend time with.

I think with that schedule you'll be too busy to eat chocolate... can I offer a hand

Such a pal. :cool:

NEVER!

I hope you had a wonderful Easter there young missy!

Never indeed! :D

hey choco-chicky. i just had a bowl of vegetarian chili and for desert a piece of lindt 70%. i like this alot. it is definately doable. ummm umm.

I make a vegetarian black bean chili that is really good - a nice switch from the standard stuff. I can only eat it when it's cool out though. For some reason, chili doesn't work when it's hot and humid.

How are you liking the Lindt? I think those folks should send me royalties or something! :D

Hi Choco. You have my admiration for even considering working out at 5.00am. My creaky bod would flatly refuse at that time of day ...... in fact its bordering on the middle of the night ....

Don't admire me just yet, Annie. My body is older than yours and probably creakier!

Happy Monday Elise...so what did you decide on the jobs?

See above, lol. Happy Tuesday now, Lisa.

r u online? since you won't replace the "burned out bulb" in your little green light and u r never on your IM, i can never tell...

I'm online now! I like being undercover. ;)

Happy Monday Elise. I wish you all the best with your new endeavors.

Hi Mark, thank you! I just sent someone over to your journal to take alook at what you are doing for bench pressing but now I can't remember who. I think Rick. I am still woozy from yesterday's anesthesia, I think.

Morning Elise! You've probably got a to-do list about a mile long for today, huh? Hope it's a good Tuesday!

Sleep and grade papers. Not a very exciting day, I'm afraid.

mornin cc

Morning, Tat.

jmc53

04-10-2007, 03:42 AM

Ciao Choko :)

jspirate

04-10-2007, 05:25 AM

I had to have some out-patient surgery yesterday so I wasn't around (and didn't work out) but I see you were all busy!

Good gracious! I hope everything is OK and I hope the procedure doesn't interrupt your gym time. Please tell me this didn't effect those beautiful legs?!?!

:)

wubby

04-10-2007, 05:34 AM

I had to have some out-patient surgery yesterday so I wasn't around (and didn't work out) but I see you were all busy!

I think the Lindt 75% is perfect. Has your wife tried that one?

Hope you are feeling better today.

She has not tried the 75%, I did not see it at the store when I got this for her. I just got a variety pack so she could try the two kinds. She would have preferred the Dove dark chocolate covered almonds I think - she loves those.

justtryn

04-10-2007, 05:38 AM

Good morning, Elise. :)

SeaSiren

04-10-2007, 06:07 AM

I pretty much have to go in the morning or not go at all.

Now that's dedication, well done!

GSCampbell

04-10-2007, 06:10 AM

Mornin' (GSC grumbles and slinks back to his desk) I'm sleepy.

Izzy04

04-10-2007, 06:34 AM

Good Morning Elise,

I switched jobs last year for a job that wasn't as demanding and I love it! You're right, you need balance in your life.

I hope your surgery went well and I hope you have a speedy recovery.

take care!

giant45man

04-10-2007, 07:31 AM

I am gonna go out on a limb and ask..........are you a chocolate fiend????????? :)

NorCal930

04-10-2007, 08:56 AM

Chocolate,

Nice to see you posting and hope you feel better.

NorCal930

ChocoChick

04-10-2007, 08:59 AM

Ciao Choko

Hi Jason! How are things with you?

Good gracious! I hope everything is OK and I hope the procedure doesn't interrupt your gym time. Please tell me this didn't effect those beautiful legs?!?!

I am not happy about being out the gym and the question of when I can go back is high on my list!

Hope you are feeling better today.

She has not tried the 75%, I did not see it at the store when I got this for her. I just got a variety pack so she could try the two kinds. She would have preferred the Dove dark chocolate covered almonds I think - she loves those.

The Dove is probably only around 55%. I try to stick with it where it is rich and deep but not sugary. Seems to not affect my bodyfat when I do that and it tastes good. :)

Good morning, Elise. :)

Good monring, Mark. Thanks for your pm. :)

Now that's dedication, well done!

Let me do it first before you give me any kudos. I used to do it so I'm hopeful I will get back in the groove.

Mornin' (GSC grumbles and slinks back to his desk) I'm sleepy.

Rise and shine! Oh, to be a morning person! :D

Good Morning Elise,

I switched jobs last year for a job that wasn't as demanding and I love it! You're right, you need balance in your life.

I hope your surgery went well and I hope you have a speedy recovery.

take care!

Thanks Izzy, or should I call you Ms. Hamstrings now? Congrats again!!!

I am gonna go out on a limb and ask..........are you a chocolate fiend????????? :)

Fiend is such a harsh word, don't you think? Dark chocolate has so many health benefits. I am just being sensible really. ;)

giant45man

04-10-2007, 09:18 AM

Fiend is such a harsh word, don't you think? Dark chocolate has so many health benefits. I am just being sensible really. ;)

That's in the Chocolate Fiend's handbook and I quote, "I am just being sensible really" :)

Seosaid

04-10-2007, 12:15 PM

I had to have some out-patient surgery yesterday so I wasn't around (and didn't work out) but I see you were all busy!

I hope your OK Elise??

I accepted the hospital job. I am ambivalent because it's not as interesting (nor as demanding) as the other job, but it'll be more sane, which is important since I have a family I want to be able to spend time with.

Great idea!
I myself am wondering what I'll do after my maternity leave. I have my own business + I work a full time job (been working 80 hours + a week for the past 4 years), I always said I would keep the full time job only until I had a baby (to take advantage of the mat leave) then only work for me.

Now I'm not too sure!

HoosierHardGain

04-10-2007, 12:36 PM

I had to have some out-patient surgery yesterday so I wasn't around (and didn't work out) but I see you were all busy!

Hope all is well after the surgery. Sorry I didn't send flowers :(

tatdawg

04-10-2007, 03:46 PM

what kind of work schedule will you have?

ChocoChick

04-10-2007, 03:57 PM

That's in the Chocolate Fiend's handbook and I quote, "I am just being sensible really" :)

There's a Chocolate Fiend handbook? I want proof! :D

I hope your OK Elise??

Great idea!
I myself am wondering what I'll do after my maternity leave. I have my own business + I work a full time job (been working 80 hours + a week for the past 4 years), I always said I would keep the full time job only until I had a baby (to take advantage of the mat leave) then only work for me.

Now I'm not too sure!

I left fulltime work when my youngest was born in 1998 and I've been doing various things from home since. I am really torn now because not having to be at work every day has its benefits but then I sort of miss having grown-ups to talk to (other than you guys) on a regular basis. Plus it's nice to occasionally have a reason to wear something other than a tank top and shorts. Well, that's what I say now... let's see what I am saying in 2 months! :p

Hope all is well after the surgery. Sorry I didn't send flowers :(

Thanks Hoos... no flowers necessary. I was in and back home the same day.

what kind of work schedule will you have?

I'm not sure, Tat. Either 8-5 or 8:30-5:30. I would prefer to start earlier and end earlier but I also have to drop my 9th grader at school (in the other direction... of course), so I can't do something like 7-4.

SumthinOrNuthin

04-10-2007, 05:10 PM

Hi Elise, hope you're OK :)

Starting a new job will be v exciting and maybe a little stressful. Don't forget to have some emergency choc on hand for those times when you need a little respite ;)

Tifflex

04-10-2007, 07:21 PM

Congratulations on the new job! I hope you feel better.

SeaSiren

04-10-2007, 07:46 PM

I believe they do sell organic and vegan chocolate. Whole Foods does, as well, but they don't have as much vegan stuff as TJ's (I have one vegan kid, so this is an issue).

Whoa totally missed this post! You have a vegan little one? Didn't know. Anyway, most Dark Choc is vegan. If you ever need to be pointed in the right direction just let me know, I'd be happy to assist :)

jocularric

04-10-2007, 09:52 PM

I left fulltime work when my youngest was born in 1998 and I've been doing various things from home since. I am really torn now because not having to be at work every day has its benefits but then I sort of miss having grown-ups to talk to (other than you guys) on a regular basis. Plus it's nice to occasionally have a reason to wear something other than a tank top and shorts. Well, that's what I say now... let's see what I am saying in 2 months! :p
One of the reasons I work overnight and weekends is so I can see my children off to school and be home for them in the evening. The other reason is so I don't have to be a suit. I don't wear tank tops or shorts but I do wear sweats. I've been doing this for four years now. It's nice being able to dress down for work. If they ever do a way with my job I'll have to get a new wordrobe. :eek:

And what's this we hear--you went under the knife? Sorry about that. And here I am a day or two late. Your strong and healthy lifestyle will be a benefit to you. I wish you a speedy recovery. I know you said no flowers were necessary but here are some anyway.

http://image.localstreets.com/StoreBuilder/hcosfyod/simplyflowers/birthday/b06.gif

Take care of yourself and make it back to the gym when you're ready. Don't push it too soon. Thanks again for your input on my workout.

tatdawg

04-11-2007, 02:29 AM

mornin choco-chicky:)

MacGyverDel

04-11-2007, 02:59 AM

Morning chocochick. Well I haven't had any pp in my oatmeal in the last few days and I don't seem to be suffering any withdrawals, hee hee. like you said cinnamon in the oatmeal. Hmmm, outta BS ( brown sugar) so just can't get enough cinnamon in to make the taste good, yek. Dove eh. Where can I find that without visiting the US of A? When I see Dove I think of the beauty soap not chocolate. Hmmm, beauty soap chocolate or chocolate beauty soap. Hmmm another coffee I guess. Have a great day.

emmie

04-11-2007, 03:43 AM

Hi Elise - Hope you're feeling 100% again! When will you be cleared for workouts?

Will you have the option of working from home - ever - w/your new job? Sounds like you will be one busy woman, juggling all of your responsibilities. I hope that you're feeling excited about it. Does your husband work full-time, too?

Have a good day today. How many days left of freedom??!

ChocoChick

04-11-2007, 05:30 AM

Hi Elise, hope you're OK

Starting a new job will be v exciting and maybe a little stressful. Don't forget to have some emergency choc on hand for those times when you need a little respite

I always have emergency food on hand. I'll be sure to add some chocolate as well. Thanks for the reminder. ;)

Congratulations on the new job! I hope you feel better.

Thanks, Tiffany!

Whoa totally missed this post! You have a vegan little one? Didn't know. Anyway, most Dark Choc is vegan. If you ever need to be pointed in the right direction just let me know, I'd be happy to assist

Most dark chocolate used to be vegan but most manufacturers have replaced some ingredient (can't remember what) with a small amount of milkfat (it must be cheaper) so a lot of the stuff I used to use, I have had to swap out. If you've got tips on brands, though, I am all ears (as is the vegan chocoholic!).

Love your new avatar! You look great.

One of the reasons I work overnight and weekends is so I can see my children off to school and be home for them in the evening. The other reason is so I don't have to be a suit. I don't wear tank tops or shorts but I do wear sweats. I've been doing this for four years now. It's nice being able to dress down for work. If they ever do a way with my job I'll have to get a new wordrobe.

Yeah, I had to go shopping for a new wardrobe a couple of weekends ago. Not my idea of a fun reason to spend money. I am very happy with my tanks and shorts.

Thank you for the beautiful flowers! :) :)

mornin choco-chicky:)

Hey Tat! Hope your day sails by quickly.

Morning chocochick. Well I haven't had any pp in my oatmeal in the last few days and I don't seem to be suffering any withdrawals, hee hee. like you said cinnamon in the oatmeal. Hmmm, outta BS ( brown sugar) so just can't get enough cinnamon in to make the taste good, yek. Dove eh. Where can I find that without visiting the US of A? When I see Dove I think of the beauty soap not chocolate. Hmmm, beauty soap chocolate or chocolate beauty soap. Hmmm another coffee I guess. Have a great day.

Del, I don't know what's available to you in Canada but surely dark chocolate is not a rarity? I certainly hope not!

Hi Elise - Hope you're feeling 100% again! When will you be cleared for workouts?

Will you have the option of working from home - ever - w/your new job? Sounds like you will be one busy woman, juggling all of your responsibilities. I hope that you're feeling excited about it. Does your husband work full-time, too?

Have a good day today. How many days left of freedom??!

Emma, I am not sure when I will be cleared for working out. I was cleared for showering today and it was glorious! Ok, so it was only one day without a shower but it felt like an eternity, especially since I seem to be a bit of a clean freak. Ok, a bit neurotic about it. Sigh. Now you've outed me! :D

I won't be working from home with the new job; they are very opposed. This is a good thing as it relates to OT work but not so good from other persepctives. It's in a hospital, to boot, and the IT department is in the basement, which I am really not looking forward to. I like seeing the sun during the day!

7 more days... :eek:

Izzy04

04-11-2007, 07:57 AM

Morning CC!

Don't call me Ms. Hamstring just yet, it's still Josie's title.

I feel bad that you have to work in a basement, I could never do that, I need light:eek:

Have a good day!

SeaSiren

04-11-2007, 08:20 AM

Most dark chocolate used to be vegan but most manufacturers have replaced some ingredient (can't remember what) with a small amount of milkfat (it must be cheaper) so a lot of the stuff I used to use, I have had to swap out. If you've got tips on brands, though, I am all ears (as is the vegan chocoholic!).

Love your new avatar! You look great.

Thanks! :)

That may be, I actually don't eat chocolate, but when my girls want it at the organic grocery store all theirs were fine. May not be so at a reg. grocery. Here's a linky to several brands, perhaps you can find them locally:

http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/9-piece-vegan-chocolate-assortment-by-rose-city-chocolatier.htm

MacGyverDel

04-11-2007, 08:35 AM

Guess I'll look around. I'm sure it's available or something similiar. Always interested in learning new things especially with chocolate. Lived near Hershey 5 yrs but only visited once , during my workaholic days. Sheesh, I think about chocolate everyday, very bad. More research required on my part. hee hee

ChocoChick

04-11-2007, 09:25 AM

Morning CC!

Don't call me Ms. Hamstring just yet, it's still Josie's title.

I feel bad that you have to work in a basement, I could never do that, I need light:eek:

Have a good day!

I'm not sure I can do it, either! I am having second thoughts.

Thanks! :)

That may be, I actually don't eat chocolate, but when my girls want it at the organic grocery store all theirs were fine. May not be so at a reg. grocery. Here's a linky to several brands, perhaps you can find them locally:

http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/9-piece-vegan-chocolate-assortment-by-rose-city-chocolatier.htm

Lots of yummy looking stuff at that link. Thanks!

Guess I'll look around. I'm sure it's available or something similiar. Always interested in learning new things especially with chocolate. Lived near Hershey 5 yrs but only visited once , during my workaholic days. Sheesh, I think about chocolate everyday, very bad. More research required on my part. hee hee

You only think about chocolate every day? Hahahaha. That's hardly worth feeling guilty about. It's a good thing no one know the things I think about. :cool:

wubby

04-11-2007, 09:42 AM

Lived near Hershey 5 yrs but only visited once

My wife is a descendant of the Hershey family. I am still waiting on our inheritance of a lifetime supply of chocolate :)

ChocoChick

04-11-2007, 10:18 AM

My wife is a descendant of the Hershey family. I am still waiting on our inheritance of a lifetime supply of chocolate :)

Oh heck, take the money and buy Vahlrona. ;)

SumthinOrNuthin

04-11-2007, 02:53 PM

justtryn

04-11-2007, 02:56 PM

Hiya Choco, hope you've had a good day and that your recovery is progressing well.

So you don't like the idea of working in the basement? At least it'll be a good excuse to go stretch your legs several times a day - to see if the world is still there ;)

Hi Elise - I thought I'd share this with you, of all people, who would understand the temptation. I was doing so well on eating what I should be eating today... until I realized it was a co-worker's birthday. Someone brought homemade chocolate scones to celebrate. Yummm!

ChocoChick

04-11-2007, 03:00 PM

Hiya Choco, hope you've had a good day and that your recovery is progressing well.

So you don't like the idea of working in the basement? At least it'll be a good excuse to go stretch your legs several times a day - to see if the world is still there ;)

You're an optimist, aren't you? I've heard of people like you! :p :D

Hi Elise - I thought I'd share this with you, of all people, who would understand the temptation. I was doing so well on eating what I should be eating today... until I realized it was a co-worker's birthday. Someone brought homemade chocolate scones to celebrate. Yummm!

Well? Does that "Yummm" mean you caved? :)

GSCampbell

04-11-2007, 03:03 PM

Well? Does that "Yummm" mean you caved? :)

If he didn't, I did. Of course I have made a living out of caving. :D

emmie

04-11-2007, 03:03 PM

Well if wanting to shower every day is neurotic.....count me in!!:p The shower is quite possibly my favorite place to be. Glad that you're able to do that, at least.

Is the hospital one of the fancy ones that have their own gym on-site? If it's anything like the hospitals I've been in, it doesn't sound like skirts and pantyhose are the required attire. And that's something to celebrate!

Have a good eve. :)

justtryn

04-11-2007, 03:35 PM

Well? Does that "Yummm" mean you caved? :)

Well, DUH! :D That's why I said yum. :D It was worth it.

Seosaid

04-11-2007, 04:14 PM

Happy Hump Day CC!!

Don't call me Ms. Hamstring just yet, it's still Josie's title.

And it will remain that way :D

Yeah, I had to go shopping for a new wardrobe a couple of weekends ago. Not my idea of a fun reason to spend money. I am very happy with my tanks and shorts.

CC We need to talk..... shopping IS fun! ALWAYS ;)

Del, I don't know what's available to you in Canada but surely dark chocolate is not a rarity? I certainly hope not!

Of course we do have ! You can find it pretty much everywhere!

ChocoChick

04-11-2007, 04:20 PM

If he didn't, I did. Of course I have made a living out of caving.

Yeah, yeah... even you are doing cardio now, Scott. Traitor.

Well if wanting to shower every day is neurotic.....count me in!!:p The shower is quite possibly my favorite place to be. Glad that you're able to do that, at least.

Is the hospital one of the fancy ones that have their own gym on-site? If it's anything like the hospitals I've been in, it doesn't sound like skirts and pantyhose are the required attire. And that's something to celebrate!

I like a shower in the morning and a bath at night and sometimes another shower in the middle. A few years ago one of my kids was friendly with a kid whose mom didn't believe in showering every day. :eek: Claimed it stripped the essential oils off her body or some such thing. I am soooo glad my kids are old enough now that their get togethers don't require mom-to-mom time. ;)

Well, DUH! That's why I said yum. It was worth it.

DUH indeed. Can I blame it on the medicine I am not taking? I am well stocked with Demerol and Percocet but haven't touched either.

Happy Hump Day CC!!

And it will remain that way :D

CC We need to talk..... shopping IS fun! ALWAYS ;)

Josie, I hate clothes shopping. :(

tatdawg

04-11-2007, 04:59 PM

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I like a shower in the morning and a bath at night and sometimes another shower in the middle.

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very interesting. i figured you for a dirty girl.:D pictures?:D

tatdawg

04-11-2007, 05:09 PM

i have a ? if you can answer. what is the term if there is one for someone who does not eat red meat or pork but will eat fish and poultry?

StlBarbie

04-11-2007, 06:45 PM

This carb cycling has made me CRAVE CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!:eek:

HAPPY HumP DAY WOMAN!! :)

ChocoChick

04-11-2007, 07:35 PM

very interesting. i figured you for a dirty girl.:D pictures?:D

You want pictures of my shower? Weird... :p

i have a ? if you can answer. what is the term if there is one for someone who does not eat red meat or pork but will eat fish and poultry?

I don't think there's a term for this. I don't eat meat or poultry but I do eat fish and there's no term for me, although some people call this "pesco-vegetarian." That's an oxymoron in my book.

This carb cycling has made me CRAVE CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!:eek:

HAPPY HumP DAY WOMAN!! :)

If only I were carb cycling so I'd know what to blame it on! :D

GSCampbell

04-11-2007, 07:37 PM

Intenceman

04-11-2007, 08:34 PM

Well, I'm not carb cycling, but I did consume an entire one lb choc Easter bunny since Sunday, and even look more cut than Monday.

jocularric

04-11-2007, 09:28 PM

Lady Elise, how farest thou? Doth thy quest hath thee traversing swamps of gloom and doubt?

I'm not sure I can do it, either! I am having second thoughts.
Milady, be of good cheer. Thou hath more strength than thou mayst realize. The power 'tis within thee. Shrink not, grid up thy loins and standest thou firm.

The night watch 'tis my lot in life and when day cometh I doth slumber. Many a day I nay set my eyes upon much the sun. 'Tis a help to employ many a torch that my laboratorium be bright. Yea 'tis bright as the day. Bright images of Mother Nature's works doth help wondrous well. And Milady there be torches that doth give thee natural light. (http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/) These torches doth I employ in my humble abode. Thou mayest find these online and shops to outfit thy home (Home Depot, and Lowe's). To get thyself out for deep breathing at thy noon feasting time wilt raise thy spirits indeed. Alas and alack, I nay must doeth this. To do so wouldest impair my slumber and circadian rhythm. Thou hath day watch and 'tis nay an issue with. Me thinketh a feast time romp wouldst do thee good.

That's an oxymoron in my book.

Oxymoron, an intriguing word.

oxy- or ox- Oxygen, especially additional oxygen: oxygenation.
Moron a knave who be notably stupid or lacketh good judgment.

'Tis an idiot with oxygen. The Lady Emmie nay doubt doth attend such.

And see I eat meat and poultry but no fish. What would I be called?
Good Sir thou wouldest be called "deprived." What ails thee good sir that thou wouldst deny thyself so wondrous a treat?

tatdawg

04-12-2007, 02:27 AM

mornin choco-chicky

emmie

04-12-2007, 03:19 AM

I don't eat meat or poultry but I do eat fish and there's no term for me, although some people call this "pesco-vegetarian." That's an oxymoron in my book.Mine too! Since when is a fish a vegetable??

'Tis an idiot with oxygen. The Lady Emmie nay doubt doth attend such.Oh, where is that "howling with laughter" icon when you need it??!

I think your kid's friend's mom was confusing odor-causing bacteria with essential oils in her argument against daily bathing!

Have a good day!

wubby

04-12-2007, 05:27 AM

chrisbute

04-12-2007, 09:29 AM

Choco - Thanks for your links for the interval training. I did lots on Sunday (400 meter splits) but will do that Gorilla Cardio tomorrow for as many intervals as possible (20 second sprint, 10 second cool down).

Take care!

SeaSiren

04-12-2007, 09:53 AM

I don't think there's a term for this. I don't eat meat or poultry but I do eat fish and there's no term for me, although some people call this "pesco-vegetarian." That's an oxymoron in my book.

pescatarian -consumes fish and or seafood and no other meat

i have a ? if you can answer. what is the term if there is one for someone who does not eat red meat or pork but will eat fish and poultry?

polo-pescatarian -consumes poultry, fish and or seafood and no other meat

Oh, Oh give me another!! :D

IdahoViking

04-12-2007, 09:56 AM

polo-pescatarian -consumes poultry, fish and or seafood and no other meat

Oh, Oh give me another!! :D
...and no other meat!? How can anyone survive w/o beef or pork?

SeaSiren

04-12-2007, 10:01 AM

...and no other meat!? How can anyone survive w/o beef or pork?

That must simply blow your mind :D

I have it on good authority it can be done ;)

GSCampbell

04-12-2007, 10:04 AM

I have it on good authority it can be done ;)

I need documentation on this (says GSC as he heads for the slaughterhouse/meat smoker behind his home.) :D :D

ChocoChick

04-12-2007, 12:08 PM

Lady Elise, how farest thou? Doth thy quest hath thee traversing swamps of gloom and doubt?

Milady, be of good cheer. Thou hath more strength than thou mayst realize. The power 'tis within thee. Shrink not, grid up thy loins and standest thou firm.

The night watch 'tis my lot in life and when day cometh I doth slumber. Many a day I nay set my eyes upon much the sun. 'Tis a help to employ many a torch that my laboratorium be bright. Yea 'tis bright as the day. Bright images of Mother Nature's works doth help wondrous well. And Milady there be torches that doth give thee natural light. (http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/) These torches doth I employ in my humble abode. Thou mayest find these online and shops to outfit thy home (Home Depot, and Lowe's). To get thyself out for deep breathing at thy noon feasting time wilt raise thy spirits indeed. Alas and alack, I nay must doeth this. To do so wouldest impair my slumber and circadian rhythm. Thou hath day watch and 'tis nay an issue with. Me thinketh a feast time romp wouldst do thee good.

A romp sounds good to me. ;) I suspect we may be using this word differently. :D

Well, I'm not carb cycling, but I did consume an entire one lb choc Easter bunny since Sunday, and even look more cut than Monday.

But was it dark chocolate, IM? Don't be bringing any cheap, low-quality milk chocolate bunnies into my thread! :p

mornin choco-chicky

Morning, Tat. Errr, I mean, Afternoon! After feeling pretty robust yesterday, I am logy today.

Mine too! Since when is a fish a vegetable??

Oh, where is that "howling with laughter" icon when you need it??!

I think your kid's friend's mom was confusing odor-causing bacteria with essential oils in her argument against daily bathing!

Have a good day!

Thanks, Emma. That mom was unusual. We met up with her and her family at Williamsburg a few years ago and I was pretty surprised to see that she was wearing pajamas in public. I whispered as much to my husband. Later, as the men and kids were off doing some sort of father/kid activity, she confided in me that her clothes were really pajamas and that no one could tell. I just didn't have the heart to tell her and I damn near shot soda out of my nose trying not to laugh!

I like the term Pescavore.

Hmmm, that might work...

Choco - Thanks for your links for the interval training. I did lots on Sunday (400 meter splits) but will do that Gorilla Cardio tomorrow for as many intervals as possible (20 second sprint, 10 second cool down).

Take care!

I'm glad you got something out of them. Let me know how you like the Gorilla stuff. It looks very challenging!

pescatarian -consumes fish and or seafood and no other meat

polo-pescatarian -consumes poultry, fish and or seafood and no other meat

Oh, Oh give me another!!

LOL! You didn't cheat, did you?
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/glossary/g/Pescatarian.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescetarian

All kidding aside, the whole thing is silly, imo. You're either a vegetarian or you're not. I'm not. It's ok. I get irritated when people say idiotic things like, "Oh, I'm pretty much a vegetarian, I only eat chicken once in a while." Urg. It's like being pregnant -- either you are or you aren't, there's no in between.

So there. Hmph.

...and no other meat!? How can anyone survive w/o beef or pork?

Thinly. [imagine a smiley face here - I had to delete the one I had because I exceeded the limit.]

I need documentation on this (says GSC as he heads for the slaughterhouse/meat smoker behind his home.)

:eek: :eek:

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Ok, time to press the "submit reply" key and see how many emoticons over the limit I am...

HoosierHardGain

04-12-2007, 12:17 PM

Hey Elise...just popping in to say hi!

Seosaid

04-12-2007, 12:20 PM

Josie, I hate clothes shopping. :(

:eek: we seriously need to talk!

SeaSiren

04-12-2007, 12:28 PM

I need documentation on this (says GSC as he heads for the slaughterhouse/meat smoker behind his home.) :D :D

How about living proof? ;) :p

On the thinly note, I know a lot of fat junk food vegetarians, I don't think they actually know what a vegetable is if it isn't in the shape of a chip, lol

LOL! You didn't cheat, did you?
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/glossary/g/Pescatarian.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescetarian

All kidding aside, the whole thing is silly, imo. You're either a vegetarian or you're not. I'm not. It's ok. I get irritated when people say idiotic things like, "Oh, I'm pretty much a vegetarian, I only eat chicken once in a while." Urg. It's like being pregnant -- either you are or you aren't, there's no in between.

So there. Hmph.

Hehe, no I actually knew the answer, I used to be both, :D

Chicken and fish eating vegetarians used to be a pet peeve of mine a few years ago, mainly because it confuses those in the restaurant business when trying to serve real vegetarian dishes. But, now not too much gets to me at all, I'm a really laid back, go with the flow person :)