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Triangle is my most challenging pose due to how it hurts my knee. Most classes I can't do it, or can only do it once. Only when I've been going for a few months on a regular basis does the pain go away. Tree stand - are you letting go of your leg and trying to keep it there on your own? Holding the foot at whatever height…

Congrats on day 6! It is definitely hard scheduling them all in. When I did mine, I did double classes on the weekend to give myself some room during the week. But in the end, it just became too difficult! Keep up the good work!

Look up exercises for diastasis recti on youtube. It's a lot of good core exercises that aren't sit-ups. Because the abdominal muscles spread during the pregnancy, the more children we have the harder it is to go back. Some women have a larger separation after and the fat sits on top. Crunches can't fix that and actually…

Green lentils, celery, scallion, cherry tomatoes, mixed in a bit of olive oil and lemon juice, served over cooked quinoa and topped with feta cheese. This is my favourite and you can eat it hot or cold. I like using quinoa in place of rice in most dishes. I think a cookbook came out recently dedicated to quinoa.

Yoga Journal has some home practice dvds that are on youtube and are only 20 minutes long. You can also choose based on what part of the body you want to work on. Have you tried New York City Ballet workout? I know it's an hour long, but it is broken up into sections.

Quinoa Lentil Salad - green lentils, celery, cherry tomatoes, scallion (or really whatever veg you want) mixed with a little olive oil and lemon juice. Mix with quinoa and sprinkle feta cheese on top. Tastes good hot or cold. Chili with a variety of beans, tomatoes, corn, etc. When I make spaghetti sauce I replace the meat…

There's lots of calculators but I see those as if you do the entire class well. I use 400 as an average class, 500 if I have a really good class, and 300 for anything not great. I'm not a massive stickler for the numbers though so I don't mind so much if it's over/under. Some people wear heart rate monitors to class to…

I am low income and I live in a low income neighbourhood. I don't find eating healthier to be any more expensive. Part of that depends on what kind of grocery store you have. The last neighbourhood I lived in had a basic no frills grocery store. Prices there were cheap. It shut down (to open in the next neighbourhood) and…

No problem! I love talking with people who have just started, it's so great to watch people discover it! I've never been in a hot room with carpet, but I think it would gross me out too!

Once you've done a few more classes and your comfortable with what you're doing, don't need to look to others to see how to do the poses, you'll find that mentally you'll be a lot more focused on what you're doing and the smells and sweat won't be much of a worry. Does your studio have carpeted floors or other? Talking to…

I wear my flip flops to the door and then when in the hot room I just avoid the puddles of sweat (usually I wait until they have mopped up after the previous class then I don't have to worry about, but sometimes I need to get my spot!) I have had the unfortunate experience of having a fungal infection and having half my…

I'm not currently doing one, but I have done one before (on my own, not with the studio having one.) I got to 22 days. It was hard without the experience of doing it as a group but it was amazing how great I felt (and I actually loved pulling doubles!) I'll cheer you along as you do it though!

I have always hated working out. I was a competitive athlete from the age of 8 so I never had to worry about "workouts," I was always active. But things have changed. Like everyone else, it's about discovering what you like. I decided to try yoga to help with my anxiety and I picked a studio based on the fact it was on the…

You can definitely overeat as a vegan and it's not going to be some magical cure all weight loss trick. However, health and environment-wise, it's a great thing. I've been near vegan - I can give up dairy but I just can't give up eggs. My advice is to start slow - do the research and try different vegan options to see what…

I don't own a scale because I know I would be on it every day. I weigh myself only when I'm at my mom's house or my mother-in-laws house. Sometimes that works out to be once a week, sometimes it works out to be once a month. In between, I just go based on how my clothes fit and how I look in the mirror. I know that I would…

I really don't like any of her videos (they're very hard on my knees and I get bored of them) however, I've started using 6 week 6 pack and I really like it. I'm using it a couple of times a week which is probably not enough to see huge results in 6 weeks, but it's definitely become a part of my overall exercise routine.

Apparently mine has lost faith in me after a week, because I just started counting calories/exercising and logging on Monday. I've exercised every day and my calories have always been under (but not by too much) and this week I lost 1.5 lbs. Today I ate and exercised the same way I've been doing all week (actually more…

I absolutely love Coke and had to give it up because of the caffeine. It was hard to go cold turkey but then I found BlueSky. They make natural pop. The taste is a little different but you know that's because there's no chemicals in it! I love it and buy the Cola for when I'm craving Coke.

Go to yogajournal.com and under poses go to Anatomical Focus and click on Lower Back, Hamstrings, and anything else you want to stretch. Also go to Therapeutic poses and click on Back Pain and Flat Feet. You'll find tons of great stretches there.

I would like to but he doesn't. I've asked him to come with me to Bikram Yoga class many times (there are so many couples there, I think it would be great) but he thinks it's just lying down in a hot room. We live in an apartment so we don't have a lot of space to do a video together. And going to the gym together is hard…

I like Rodney Yee yoga videos, anything by Gaiam. If you're sore, Elements AM/PM yoga or Yoga Journal Home Practice.

32 years old, 5'7", 143 lbs. My goal is focusing on more on toning up rather than weight, though if I were to see 135 again, I wouldn't complain! I'm often torn about what I want to do. I'm 20lbs higher than I was before I had my kids. I love the curves I have now in my butt and hips. But I hate my stomach and want it…

It is a good thing you went to another doctor. A lot of people don't take charge of their health that way. I had a mole removed in my teens because it was suspicious but it turned out to be nothing. I had two that changed recently so my doctor sent me to a dermatologist. She said that while they had changed, it was okay,…

I'm 5'7", 143 lbs, size 8 here in Canada, size 6 in the US (yes, there is a difference with a lot of brands!), have that issue where I have a big gap in the waist of my pants since I guess my butt is bigger than the clothing brands think it should be compared to my waist.

My first suggestion would be to start taking Vitamin B as well as Omega 3s. Studies have shown they help with depression and anxiety (I take them to manage mine.) Getting Vitamin B and Potassium will also help get your energy up. Have you tried yoga? It has been amazing for me and it's what I credit with getting me off my…

It takes a lot longer for me to lose my belly fat than anywhere else. I rarely see results there in 2-3 weeks. Don't get discouraged and stick with it! Like you said, it's stubborn. Good luck!

My husband's hair line started moving back when he was in his early 30s so he shaves his head bald every few days. I love it and think it looks sexy. Plus, being bald doesn't seem to have much of a stigma these days, a lot of men shave their heads even if they don't have to because they like the look and style of it. As…

Whenever I start a video that has a "timeline" to it, I tend to take a week as my "intro week." I do the video, but take breaks and do less reps if I need to so I can get used to it and ease my way into it. Then I start it for real. I'm still getting the benefits of exercising, but not overworking my body and not…

One thing that helps me is when I get home from the grocery store, I wash and cut up everything. I'm more likely to just grab and snack on fruits and vegetables this way. If I have to do the work when I'm hungry, I'm more likely to just grab something from the cupboard. I decided a year ago to go vegetarian for a month. I…

There are quite a few vitamins that can make you ill if you take too much - nausea, diarrhea, kidney stones, etc. Plus, my understanding is as long as you're getting a healthy amount of the vitamin, you get the benefits but for a lot of them, taking extra isn't going to give you any more health benefits. Multivitamins…