I am 20 years old, 5′9-5′10 and about 212 pounds.

I started to go to the gym about a week and a half ago. I usually try to go 4-5 days a week. I do 30-45 minutes of cardio ( bike, tredmil, or elliptical.) then i do 15-20 minutes of machines, i work my arms abs and legs.

I need help with what i should eat and if that is enough of a work out. I dont have a time frame of when i wanna loose but id like to see results soon maybe loose 10 pounds or go down a size in a month. Sometimes i take quick trim to boost my workout . Also take fish oil & a drink to get my vitemins.

Food usually goes like this:

I give myself 1 day or 2 days each week to just kinda have a treat or eat out.

Breakfast: Usually eat a fiber bar or cereal type bar. Maybe fruit if i am really hungry.
Sometimes ill have nutella on weat bread or yogurt and granola or special k cereal. it varies.

I drink all water, some tea or ice coffee (sometimes)

For lunch i either have a sandwich or salad with chicken if im really hungry. Or I have a cup of apple sauce and some hummus and crackers

then for dinner i either eat veggies and a meat or i replace dinner with a lean cuisine meal

i try to replace one meal a day with a lean cuisine or healthy choice meal.

for snacks i try to eat a handful of almonds or some 100 calorie popcorn or snacks.

any suggestions?

Teen hanging-out room in the basement..
Does anyone know anything cool to put in it? We got a HUGE t.v. (like a theater screen, but for the house), giant bean bag chairs, putting in a bar area to eat at, mini-fridge……

what other things can we add? LIKE:

Handchair-http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://retrochair.com/handchair_youth.jpg&imgrefurl=http://retrochair.com/handchair.html&usg=__fq92qHFoMV9JahptEhAQlmcucAI=&h=507&w=713&sz=60&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=wv9plIJWBDIsDM:&tbnh=153&tbnw=204&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhand%2Bchair%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D745%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=306&vpy=237&dur=690&hovh=183&hovw=257&tx=83&ty=48&ei=NxjeTPzUJsaAlAeP5O2QDQ&oei=NxjeTPzUJsaAlAeP5O2QDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

cool cushion stools,
old-time popcorn machine,

things that you could get on ebay like that..

My son who is 6 is in the first grade.Well,today i was dropping him off and I had to speak to a teacher, and she happened to be in the Cafeteria. Well, I noticed the types of "snacks" they put in the vending machines.–I try my best to keep my two boys healthy because i was an obese child and it was partially my parents’ fault so i didn’t want the same thing to happen to them. In the snack machine, I saw a bag of doritos, lays potato chips, red hot cheetos, regular cheetos, pirates booty, popcorn,etc..and the kids are only 5-7 years old ( It’s grades K-2.) And in the drink machine, there was gatorade,snapple,etc, no apple or fruit juices or chocolate milks. I am a principal in a school with grades 3-5, and they replaced everything with pretzels,crackers,granola bars, and drinks are V8’s,water, sugar free-iced tea. I send my boys with lunch. But, we went to a PTA meeting and they said that it’s way to above their budget to buy any healthy things. Help,please?
IloveNY—

Even the mothers realize what their dollar they give their kids to buy something realize what they’re getting into. My kids are my priority & responsibility,but I also care about the other children.
As a mom, you learn to get like that.

Well , this year my husband & I are doing a Halloween party. I have a few days to think of other decorations I can do that are scary to decorate the living room.

I have & made the following:
-I put up the spider web
-I covered the living room with black sheets- so it looks like an old house
-I covered my T.V stand with a black curtain & placed a skeleton hanging from the ceiling & 3 tombstones on the stand with candles.
-I did a home made ouija (wee- gee) board
- I did a friendly home made ghost
-I took one of my daughter’s old, doll & shut her eyes with white wax & put blood all over her so she can look creepy & hanged her from her neck in the ceiling.
-We have the fog machine & blk. lights.
-I did some popcorn hands, using corn candy for the nails & popcorn to make the hands using gloves.
-I did a jar with creatures & red water
-I have decorations to stick on the walls.
I still need to put more dec. on 2 walls- & I prefer you guys giving me home made ideas.
The two walls needs decorations, but I’m really low on budget- the rest of the cash I have left is for the drinks, food etc. Anyone with good ideas, welcome, I’m thinking more of creepy stuff, like things that I mentioned on the list. I’m trying to give the livingroom a haunted look- so if you guys can help me it’ll be wonderful. Oh- I forgot to mention I also have carved pumpkins, and I know those go great with any decorations . I prefer personal ideas- not links… Thanks in advanced

Hey!
I’m having my sweet 16 in early september and i don’t know what to do for it! So far I have 2 decent ideas:
1.) Think "drive in movie". I would get a huge movie screen and put it in my backyard with quilts on the grass and play 1-2 movies on the big screen. I would get pizza and have an old fashioned popcorn/cotton candy machine. I would also have baskets with movie candy in them on each quilt. I would be able to invite 40-50 people(boys&girls) for this party.
2.) My second idea is a day on the town(in Boston). I would pick 6 of my closest friends(a little hard to do) and take a limo downtown(about 20 mins.) and get mani/pedis for all girls. Then we’d go out to lunch and shop the whole day in Boston on Newberry St. This can only be around 6 *girls* though.
—I love both ideas! If you were my age (going to be a junior in H.S.) which would you rather attend? Please let me know which is better & if you have any other ideas(try to keep them inexpensive!)Thanks so much!-Isabella

Alright, I’m looking for a popcorn maker for home. I want it to look kinda old fashioned like the one in this picture: http://nostalgiaelectrics.com/default.asp?c=4&p=296 and it needs to follow these:
- Must be old fashioned
- Must be larger than the one in the picture, but still somewhat table top
- Must not be too expensive
- Must only pop regular popcorn, not kettle corn!

Thanks!!