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  • You can't spot reduce your weight or lose fat in only certain areas. For instance, all the crunches in the world aren't what gives people 6 pack abs. You get 6 pack abs when you lose the layer of fat that covers the abs and you can't spot reduce fat in just your abdominal area. That is just impossible. You CAN tone and…
    in Looking for some workout advice Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
  • Are you being purposely obtuse or did you really not understand that I was talking about where different bodies store fat?. It's a fact that people store fat differently - as in different places on their bodies, different distributions etc. Pretty basic.
    in Women Should Train Differently Then Men Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
  • Well ok but Instead of throwing gender into it you could simply say, "if you tend to store fat around your thighs..." There is no need to gender-fy the recommendation. I'm a woman. Never had trouble with butt or thighs. And I'm sure there are men who want to work on butt and thighs. Most people have an idea where they…
    in Women Should Train Differently Then Men Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
  • Hahaha! That'll teach you to correct someone's vocab!
    in Women Should Train Differently Then Men Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
  • Keep doing what you're doing. In fact, aim to ADD more work with the weights, And more muscle. Add in high intensity interval sprints twice weekly such as tabata etc. also you don't know that you have increased fat around your abs. The women who actually USE their abs in a functional way (as opposed to doing crunches and…
    in For people who have overcome an ED... Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
  • I think people have individual bodies and we all have individual needs. And people STORE FAT differently depending ON THEIR GENES. Instead of making everything a women/men thing, people should work out in ways that meets their needs and achieves their own individual goals for their own individual bodies. Can't stand the…
    in Women Should Train Differently Then Men Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
  • If you get like whole rolled oats from trader joes, the texture is much better. I mean you can taste the individual oat and it isn't all mushie like the highly processed stuff. Much different texture than even like quaker or steel cut - both of which I find too mushie and slimy. I'm also on the go. I pour the oats into a…
    in Oatmeal and Other Fast Breakfasts Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
  • you need simple carbs like rice and bread to fuel exercise and workouts and to recover from same. If you're working out or lifting, you want your body to burn carbs so you want to have carbs available (And if you are NOT lifting or training along with your nutritional changes, then YOU SHOULD BE). Supplying your body with…
    in Eliminating bread and rice? Comment by hypatiaswan April 2015
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