Speaking of Cat Food:

When hubby and I were dating we went to a party....

I was in the kitchen, the hostess had all her goodies lined up on the kitchen counter and table, and I was nibblin' away and tasting everything...

I go back and sit in the living room, the hostess calls me into the kitchen, and asks me if I had some of the "nuggats" in that bowl,
I said "YES", she said: "OMG it's CAT FOOD!!"...

It WAS among the food that she was serving in a cute little bowl!!! How was I to know?!

Anyways, it wasn't all that bad, just blah, not salty and yummy like peanuts and stuff.... WE all had a great laugh....at MY expense Oh well!!

Jamie,

Read your comments and did/would not take them as a personal attack. Besides my skin is pretty darn thick and I pride myself on being a very objective and open-minded person. So anytime anyone disagrees with one of my statements, please feel free to say so.

That being said, I read the links Mindi provided. I see and fully understand everyone's point of view, but still stand by my statement. I knew my view might be in the minority and that's okay. Though looking back now, I feel it could have been worded a lot better (darn, these bifocals. ). Which is why I provided the link to the article on the Parrillo Performance website. Keith Klein of The Institute of Eating Management also advocates a lot of cardio with weight training. See his article with tips for beginning exercisers.:http://www.getleanhouston.com/weekly...r_12_20_02.htm I listen to Keith every week on his radio show via the internet and his advice to anyone starting a weightloss program is to start some sort of aerobic exercise and then add weightlifting. Obviously Keith thinks that cardio plays an important part in fat loss. Here's another link to a bodybuilder who does cardio 5x a week for 30 minutes . www.naturalmuscle.net/nm0900/norman.htm

My goal is to find what works for me; to balance muscle gain with being aerobically fit. However, I would be the first to agree that my body is am still a major work in progess.

Sel

I am glad that you didn't take offense to my post. I just know from my experience that cardio really isn't for me. I burn through my muscle to quickly, I absolutely hate it and would rather be lifting. From all of the books I have read and my own experience over the past 3 years, I fully believe that weight training is key!
I know this goes against alot of the grain, but maybe one day if you ever get bored read Body Rx. It is a great program and explain alot about the weight training/cardio debate. Only personal experience and knowing our own bodies can decide whether we do cardio or not.
I am actually more concerned with Meg who is only eating 1,200 calories a day and doing lots of cardio! Meg, you have had a great transformation, but do you think you could sustain on that amount of calories for the rest of your life? Just wondering what your future plans are in this department!