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The Destroyer
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(However, I noticed one weight machine for back, abs and squats uses NEWTON - what the eff is that? - not kilos :steam: so had to change my record; everything else was accurate and in kilos.)[/B]
*Takes out amateur physics student glasses* A newton is a unit of force (a kilogram is a unit of mass) equalling 1 kg*m per second squared. So I guess the machine is being more exact (but it doesn't really matter if you use force units or mass units when you stay on this same planet at the same altitude). But basically, "on Earth's surface, a mass of 1 kg exerts a force of approximately 9.80665 N". So yeah, it's the same.
Hah, finally something I semi-know about in this thread. Not calories or food groups and muscle groups and stuff. Also, Little Linguist, reading about your "lazy" days makes me sleepy.
If I haven't already said something, I am impressed by the way you are not letting vacation be an excuse to not work out.
You have, but I never turn down a compliment! Actually, I think it is somewhat easier to exercise when I'm away- fewer distractions I think, and no school and work! I mean, I will be very glad if I can keep up my current pace when I start classes again, although then I will have dance class and that will make me less stiff in all the joints.
What is much harder is the figuring out the eating. I'm starting to feel a bit like Hansel, being fattened up by all my gracious hosts: if we're outside it's ice cream (or coffee, but it is so sour!) and if it's inside it's cakes and bars and juice flowing. But it is all delicious so I hope to maybe do a little exercise later.
it hurts.
I went to a college campus for 3 months and chose to drink regular coke in the cafeteria instead of diet. Now I can't drink diet coke -- given a choice between diet coke and iced tea I'd pick the tea, dammit.
I gained a bit of weight but I guess that means less cancer?
I guess now I'm also a bit more aware of my soda consumption because back when I drank diet I would drink it like water.
I can't say I'm that attached to soda, but if you don't like diet soda (and it's weird aftertastes, maybe drinking something like fizzy water helps?). I'm all about food texture, so the fizzy-ness is most of the appeal of soda for me. (Though I have a big weakness for juice and those fancy Izzy sodas like the one you posted are like crack. Especially the clementine flavor one. Luckily I also think thez are ridiculously expensive so only drink them when I am stuck at Starbucks from locking myself out of the house.)