Thank you all for your help.

I am going to have to re-vist Quinoa. I haven’t had that in years. Thanks!
As for my heart rate in the next few weeks I am going to invest in a good heart rate monitor. I really don’t trust the machines at the gym. I do know I am exhausted after cardio and takes me a while to really cool down. I will have to think about slowing it down. I just feel that I do not workout hard enough if I slow it down.

Shane, I wrote you on gmail, I hope that is alright.

I have read many forums but never have I read such great advice. I acc. found this page I am so glad I did.

Thanks so much again,

Tara