Just did Day 1! Yay! I actually did it!!! There's an open space area that's 0.4 miles from my front door. So that's a good distance for the warm-up and cool-down. I walk there over sidewalks, and then once I get there it's dirt trails. I hate running on sidewalks, so I'm really grateful to have the trails available close-by. I prefer minimalist footwear, and that's really hard to do on sidewalks. My iPod is just a nano, so I can't download the app that most people are using. But I did download the music at runningintoshape.com and that worked beautifully. MUCH nicer than looking down at a watch constantly, which I have tried in the past. I think I will donate to that site, because that is going to make this training a lot easier and more fun. I think I'm also going to reward myself with a new pair of running shorts, or two. I desperately need them.

That sounds perfect! Thanks for mentioning this. I would not have thought to look for basketball shorts, but I am going to now. I figure that I look awful when I run no matter what I wear, because I'm breathing ridiculously hard for how slowly I'm moving, my hair is a tossled mess, I'm beet red, and I'm sweating like a pig. So, fashionable clothing is acutally the least of my concerns. :lol: I just want to be comfortable!

Absolutely, if you need that time to research repair costs and make a decision, then use every moment of it! I must have misunderstood, but I thought from the original post that you were saying you would wait until the last minute just to deliberately put them in a tough spot to force a decision. Those are two pretty different scenarios, to me. I realize they aren't different legally, but the motivation is different. I just hate these sorts of negotiations (major purchases like cars and homes). So I shouldn't have expressed an opinion since my view of it is different from most people's. Anyway, you're absolutely right, and I was wrong, you have every right to use all the time. I apologize.

One thing I did not consider when I posted: if these were things that came to light from the inspection, then aren't you going to be negotiating this again with the next potential buyer anyway? I know that as a buyer, if anything unexpected came up during the inspection, I would consider that grounds for additional negotiations. When we bought the house we're living in right now, for example, the inspector found termites - not something we noticed just walking through! And by state law, that's something that the seller has to take care of. Of course, some inspectors can be overly picky, and I have no idea what sort of repairs your inspector said the house needed. Do you think the next buyer would want these same repairs done, or is this a "no big deal" thing to most people?

I kind of gave up on sauerkraut because for the best flavor you have to let it age for six months. I'm too impatient! Kimchi only takes a few days, though. I use the recipes in Nourishing Traditions, though I'm sure there are plenty of others out there. It's not difficult, but it is time-consuming. You have to extract the whey from some whole, unsweetened yogurt (NOT whey powder, but liquid whey). Then you shred your veggies, pound them with a mallet, add salt to inhibit the bad bacteria and whey to introduce the good bacteria, put them in a jar and leave them at room temp for a few days to ferment. I will see if I can find some instructions online rather than typing up the detailed recipe from my book.

I can see how they would look dramatically different on a 6-ft tall woman in heels than they did on me barefoot in the dressing room! :D

No, they were definitely not around in the 80's and 90's. I remember the character Karen on "Will and Grace" making fun of them in the early 2000's. I also remember a friend of mine trying (and failing) to convince me that they would look fantastic on me, and that was also in the early 2000's. ETA: Maybe very late 90's? Definitely not 80's!

$3000 is only 0.6% of $500,000. Either way - for you or for the buyers - this is practically negligible. So it's totally up to you whether or not that is worth cancelling the deal and waiting for another offer. I suspect that if you say no, they will go ahead and buy the house the pay for the repairs themselves, because that's what I would do. Seriously, $3000 is nothing on that kind of purchase! But I will say that I think it is extremely unfair to them, and manipulative, to wait until the last minute to tell them. Please inform them as soon as you've made the decision.

I agree that one has to be tall to wear them well. I just don't know how tall. I'm just shy of 5'9" and they look awful on me!

Plus, a palazzo is a very full cut for the entire length of the leg, and a bell bottom is fitted through the thigh, but then, well, bells out at the bottom. OP, I don't think it's a function of age at all. I think it's more a function of height and body shape. It's not something I would order online. Try them on in the store and see how you like them on you. If you like them, do NOT let your age be a factor in your decision whether or not to buy them. Personally, not a fan. But if you like them, then go for it!

This is me! I don't go out to eat for the food as much as the service. Somebody else planned the meal, obtained the needed foods, prepared and cooked the food, and will clean the dishes? I'm in!

Thank you so much for posting this. This is such a huge help! Very encouraging. It never really occurred to me to do it for time instead of distance. I will look at the training schedule again and give that some serious thought. That's probably a really good idea. Thank you again! ETA: It's especially encouraging to hear from another not-so-speedy runner. :) The last time I calculated my speed, I ran a 16-minute mile. That was a long time ago, and I'm afraid it might be even worse now! I'm so encouraged to hear that you've gotten your time down to 14. That's great! And it gives me hope. :grouphug:

I'm 41. It said my Ubble age is 33 and my risk of dying in the next 5 years is 0.3% That was interesting, Laura. Thanks for posting it!

I haven't even started yet, and I'm already coming up with questions and concerns! :) 1. I think a 9 week training schedule is actually pretty ambitious. And since other people have mentioned having problems and dropping it, I am giving myself permission in advance to repeat weeks rather than progress to the next if I feel that I need to. I don't mind taking more than 9 weeks to do this. Heck, I don't care if it takes me the rest of the year. I'll still be in a better place at the end of the year than if I don't do it at all, right? 2. Those of you who did have problems and dropped out, do you remember what week you were in when you ran into trouble? Because if there's a pattern, that might be helpful to know in advance. For example, if lots of people got discouraged during week 6, I might repeat week 5 a few times. 3. I am a sloooow jogger. I mean, pathetically slow. Embarrassingly slow. So when the training schedule says "jog 5 minutes or 1/2 a mile" -- well, yeah, I'd love to be able to cover 1/2 a mile in 5 minutes, but I know that I can't! (Which means, unfortunately, that I won't be able to use those nifty apps or music downloads, I'll have to use my GPS) I just wanted to put that out there in case there is anyone else who runs at the pace of a turtle stampeding through peanut butter. Come hang out with me at the back of the pack. I'll bring the wine. (For after the run, of course. :D ) Oh, on a more serious note, though, for anyone who is a slow runner, or anyone who feels like "I'm not a runner" (both apply to me!) the book The Courage to Start by John Bingham is really encouraging.

My favorite western happens to be one with a strong teenage girl as the main character: True Grit. I highly recommend the 2010 version.

Okay . . . (deep breath) . . . I'm in. I'm a little scared, but I'm in!

Not sure if this will help, but . . . http://www.nheld.com https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AHSA-USA/info

Lovely!

Yep. So proud of the reasons that Albuquerque makes the news!

Oh, that's nothing. Something happened in a grocery store here in my city that is so disgusting that it made national news, and landed the offender in prison (he deserved it). It's so bad I'm not even sure if I should provide a link. Really, it's just awful. I'll just say that since hearing this story, I have not eaten any of those free samples that they give away in grocery stores, and leave it at that.

This breaks my heart. When I was 13, my sweet, gentle, loving Daddy was one of my primary sources of refuge and shelter from all the crap going on in other areas of my life. It's hard for me to even imagine how betrayed Izabel felt.

My primary doc's office policy is that the appoinment time is the time that you will actually see the doctor. So you need to get there 15 minutes early to get checked in by reception, get your vitals checked by the nurse, etc. I don't mind showing up 15 minutes before the appointment time, because I am always seeing the doctor AT the scheduled time. Now offices where a 2:00 appointment means you'll see the doc sometime between 2:45 and 3:30, THAT ticks me off!

Studies of individual macronutrients have shown that protein is the most satiating. Carbohydrates usually come in second, because most studies only look at a two-hour window. Carbs are satisfying short-term, but fat is more satisfying long-term. (Fat is digested more slowly, so the satiating effect is delayed. Carbs are digested more quickly, so you'll feel full sooner, but you'll also be hungry again sooner.) Studies that have looked at combinations of macronutrients have shown that protein and fat together are extremely satiating. People do have problems and complaints with low-carb diets. Lack of satitety is generally not one of them. In fact, you're more likely to hear the opposite from low-carb dieters: that what they love most about it is that they can lose/maintain weight while feeling full and satisfied, and that's not something they ever experienced on other diet plans. I'm not familiar with Dr. McDougall's work regarding diabetes, so I'm not trying to comment on that one way or the other. I just felt that I had to defend the satiety of low-carb diets! :)

Good point! Maltitol kills me. Splenda? No problem.

Wow, that's an interesting insight, Jean. My Mom has IBS and is doing low-carb. I will pass this along to her.