Starfish

No, I left the company before the 360 plan came out. But it seemed like there was a new program every year, and they didn't vary that much.

I started running almost 5 years, at age 53, to help lose some weight and it changed my life. Since then I ran in and captained teams in the Oregon Hood to Coast relay and in other relays. I've helped to organize several running events. And I completed one marathon .... just one. So far, no injuries. 90% of the time, running is hard, boring, and a fight to keep going. But that other 10% is the most fun I have ever had. Being a participant for the first time in my adult life, rather than just a spectator, has been empowering. It's a great confidence-builder. I recommend it.

Tracking is key. When I used to weigh in members, if they weren't losing, it usually was due to not tracking. Also, there will be weeks when you do everything right and not lose anything, or even go up! Just keep at it and the scale will go down. Typically people plateau for a while, then drop. Then plateau again, then drop. Graph your progress in eTools so that you can see the line going down. I started running while I was losing my weight. It was a huge help for maintaining my weight these past 5 years. Something to consider. (All runners hated it at first, so that's no excuse.:) )

I successfully lost 20+ lbs with WW about 5 years ago, then worked for them for 4 years. It's all good. They are continually tweaking their program and renaming the new version, which I suspect is mostly a marketing strategy. It was tiresome for me when I was an employee because we were always having to learn a new program. I likely the old cardboard calculators from when I was losing, just fine. There is a higher percentage of success with people who attend meetings in person, than with online programs. It's all about motivation. Whatever works for you is best.

Home made Magic Shell ice cream topping 1 & 1/2 c chocolate chips -- I recommend semi-sweet 1/2 c coconut oil. Melt together. (It will be runny.) Pour over ice cream. Enter heaven.

Okay, I re-registered. But it doesn't seem to be working. ...... tried different computer. Looks like it's working now.

Active LDS all my life. Pioneer ancestors, temple married, Ricks College grad .... the whole works. Permanently planted in the Pacific NW and passionately conservative. I run, blog, shop, teach, and adore my family. Nice to be here.

Well, then we disagree. Btw, the two movies I was referring to were, "The Bigamist" and "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit".

I recently watched a couple movies filmed in the 50's. Both had a similar theme. The leading man was happily married, but had a brief affair, and in one movie it destroyed the marriage, in the other it nearly did. But the thing I noticed was that both movies REALLY showed the consequences. They showed the pain and sheer agony of the betrayed wife and the deep regret and shame of the husband. It really jumped out at me because you don't see this in today's movies. You might see anger, but not the gut-wrenching pain shown in the old movies. Also, I've noticed in old movies a much more God-centered theme. God, religion and morals just seemed to be expected. Hollywood has been feeding us poisen bit by bit over the past several decades, and we just open our mouths and swallow. Now that our sense are deadened and society is a crumbling mess, we run around and try to plug all the leaks in the dam, with many giving up, knowing it's going to inevitably burst. How do we fix the dam? Government used to be on our side. They regulated the moral level of movies and TV. Am I for censorship? I guess I am!

I don't have the legal knowledge to give much of an opinion, except my gut instinct doesn't agree. I think marriage in its traditional form is GOOD for society as a whole, and therefore, the law should encourage and support it. Anytime you start messing with something, trying to change it, you will inevitably get UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, some harmless, some not. I don't want to go the route of Europe or more specifically Sweden, where the marriage rate is declining. If only our society could focus its efforts on encouraging things like morality, fidelity, honor, commitment, selflessness and just good, clean living. Rather than trying to tailor everything to the convenience and whims of individuals.

Would that include the United Order?

Big hugs to you, and a hearty handshake to your professor.:)

(Whining) Darn, you're making me look it up. OK, I see . . . it sounds a LITTLE like Zion. (Not the park.)

Hi Keith, What do you mean by "intentional communities"? I've never heard the term before.

Very good post, Applepansy. I'd like to add that we don't know if Heavenly chose our trials, or that possibly we did. And by that I mean, many of our trials are consequences of our choices in this life, and also MAYBE we chose our trials in the pre-existence. Just a thought. I believe that Heavenly Father sent us here with our own individual handicaps, and if we can overcome them, or learn patience or humility. etc., from them, they give us the best possible chance of returning to Him. I believe every time He intercedes in our lives, He's doing it to best help us succeed in this life. That means sometimes protecting us from harm and sometimes not. Sometimes curing us from illness, and sometimes not. He knows when we need the lessons from the trial, and when we're better off without them. He just knows each of us so much better than we know ourselves. That's why it's always best to just trust Him.