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I'm with the others who've said "treat it like any other day." I've found that it really does help with cramps as well. I remember that on one of my yoga DVDs there was a warning about doing "inverted poses" while menstruating... So when I did yoga & it was TOM, I didn't do anything that had me completely upside down.…

Wow... I knew this wasn't a good thing. It makes me ill that I have no choice in the matter.

I've always (all my adult life that I can remember, at least) been on some type of allergy medication as I'm apparently allergic to nearly everything outside and MANY things inside as well. I currently take Zyrtec and Singulair. I take Mucinex-D as needed for sinus issues. I used to take Claritin or Claritin-D. I can't…

Started this one yesterday. This workout was difficult, to be sure. My cable is shorter than theirs as well. I tried ONE cable pushup, after that I just did standard pushups. I may try putting my hand through the handles as karint74 suggested ^above. Other than that one, I guess the chaturanga hold was the worst for me.…

Well, they have developed it in pill form and it is available in some areas, though not all. I agree with another poster, though, who said that the likely outcome is that the drug will actually become (more) addictive (I don't find it to be addictive in the sense that other things truly are) if the government is able to…

Please don't hurt yourself when you fall off that high horse you're on.

I agree that this is the likely outcome in the US. Sad, but likely very true.

Hard to read what you said... BUT... It ISN'T illegal EVERYWHERE. And it doesn't make EVERYONE want to eat. Get over yourself.

Because our government is run by a bunch of people who like to rely on data from the 1800's and early 1900's, saying it's a "gateway drug" and like nonsense. THC has been PROVEN to be effective in treatments of various diseases, but the government still wants to institute prohibition on us. I wrote a paper about it for…

Ha! Judgmental much? Wow... So everyone who smokes pot is either unemployed or in a dead-end job? Seriously? You apparently don't know the people that I know. Oh and smoking pot is a misdemeanor, so, generally speaking, it's a FINE, NOT jail time. Might want to have your facts straight before spewing forth blanket…

Very, very sweet. I imagine you'll have a few tears as you say them. :flowerforyou:

I'm not sure what it is you're thinking is unacceptable about it, but I think it looks fine on you.

They're both effective. I've been taught that on your forearms is an "ab hold" and on your hands is a plank. But, again, either is going to be a good core exercise. Why not do them both?

Well, if someone actually said that to you, you always have the option to report it. Shrug... It's the internet. People aren't nice.

I have a FitBit One (which they sent me as a replacement for my broken FitBit Ultra), which I had bought before getting my Polar FT4. I use them both all the time. I wear the FitBit daily and I use the HRM to track my actual workouts. When I enter the workout in with the data from my HRM, any adjustment that had been given…

It *is* a steroid, so it stands to reason that it will have an effect on mood/appetite/etc. I've had to take it for bad bronchitis in the past (I have asthma) and I know my daughter has had it at least twice for a horrid case of poison ivy. I think my son may have taken it, either for asthma or poison ivy (they both have…

That would be muscle starting to build up underneath the layer of fat. Cardio will ultimately make you "skinny fat" if you keep at it. Even at goal, you likely won't look like you want to look, because you're losing lean body mass along with the fat. Try some body weight training, HIIT, cardio with added resistance…

Low sodium and drinking a ton of water are all I know. I take a prescription diuretic, as my retention is ridiculous, which is related to my thyroid disease. I tried slowly weaning myself off them, dropping the dose to every other day. Yeah, that didn't work out. On top of taking the prescription meds, I still watch my…

120 for your size seems really low unless you're VERY fit, or aren't really pushing yourself hard. I can't imagine only burning 120 calories on ANY level of 30DS, to be quite honest. I'm 5'5" and was right around your weight (I was 158.3) when I started doing 30DS over a year ago. I burned between 175 (once, which was the…

My fiancé is a big guy. About 280 at 5'9". He doesn't smell. BUT, he also uses a LOT of deodorant, putting it on his chest and belly, in addition to underarms. I think he may even reach around and put some on his back as well. He also uses gold bond powder in his shorts. I would say to give something like that a shot, see…

Awesome thread! :happy: :drinker:

A-friggin'-MEN!

No it's not. That is your opinion.

You are both amazing! Great work!

That's the day we're planning on getting married, too!

You look beautiful. I also agree with others who've emphasized doing regular workouts. Some type of resistance training, that will allow you to retain more lean body mass and lose the fat. I weigh now, what I used to weigh when I was barely in a size 8 jeans. I wear a 4 now, because much more of my weight is lean body mass…

Also, I agree with this. ^^

Wedding dresses are sized more according to "true" sizing. It's not that THEY run small, it's that other clothes have been vanity sized ridiculously. I wear 4s & 6s in my dress pants & jeans, own dresses in size 6, but my wedding gown is an 8. And, because proportionally my waist is the biggest of the proportions., I have…

I'm 5'5" and don't consider myself to be "petite." I responded because the OP said that 4.5mph would be a fast walk for someone who was 6 foot or taller. I am a far cry from 6' and 4.5 mph is not jogging/running for me. It's not even really a "power walk." It's just me walking really fast. I have a long stride.