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Make sure to exfoliate this area - even dry rubbing it with a towel will help. Keep it dry and, when possible and appropriate, expose to to the air. Unless the skin there is particularly dry already, then using a light dusting of talc in your underwear will help a little also. If you wax or shave around there then it might…

You rock... :) I actually understood this!

Nope! Ireland :) - hense the slow reply. I was asleep!

RoyalVii - 9 for sure!

Huh... my ads are for Alpro soya milk. Maybe they change depending on where you live.

Rilan - Canadian?

I used to be a professional photographer. So I have a *little* experience ;) Send me a message on here and I'll give you an e-mail address to send a high quality version of the picture to (highest quality you have of it anyway). It's midnight here so it'll be tomorrow before I get it done but if you can wait then I'll…

I have the beginnings of arthritis in my knees and I do NIA as my cardio workouts. If you are looking for cardio it's great. It's low to no impact, builds a good sweat and only uses movements that are natural and instinctual for your body - so no jumping or pounding your feet/knees. It's not everyone's cup of tea as its…

The Ballet Beautiful website (streaming videos and/or DVD) offers a 15 minute arm workout called "Swan Arm Workout". It's killer but great and needs no weights so you can do it anywhere anytime.

Call these guys and see if they can recommend someone who might help pro bono or some free services available. http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help-today/ http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help-today/treatment-referrals.php

Say what you like about the term starvation mode but here are the facts: Your body has a basic metabolic rate (BMR) - this is the number of calories your body/organs need to function each day if you were just to lie in bed all day. This number for most people is around 1,200 calories. You have a TDEE rate - this is your…

I had anorexia and bulimia when I was in my teens. What was nearly 15 years ago now and I still have tiny imbedded coping mechanisms (like always leaving a spoonful of food on my plate etc). Starting my current diet in January was terrifying. 15 years after my recovery and it was still scary. But I'm doing it and doing it…

I didn't mean to sound preachy in my last message but I've had my fair share of weight disorders and when I see someone damaging themselves now it just trigger me. Eating more (ie. 1200) can be scary but trust me - your body will quickly get used to it and will soon not find it enough, especially if you are training hard…

'splodies? Oh noes! Has anyone done this who can tell me exactly though?

Your calorie intake is terrifyingly low. I understand that the dance world is competitive but look at a ballerina like Mark Helen Bowers and the tone she has and she actively promotes a HEALTHY BRM calorie intake each day (minimum of 1,200). In fact she has a book coming out about dance/ballet nutrition very soon. She…

Actually I'm of a different train of thought to most people. I believe in workouts that don't hurt, have low impact and cause no injury... I practise and train with NIA, also known as "the body's way". Here's a Nia body for anyone curious as to how something low impact can tone and strengthen!…

Ahaha... as a Dub lass meself I find this gas. Here's a few more for people to guess what they mean: "She was wearin' the face off him last night" "Don't give out to him! He's only a wee chizler!" "I was scarlet when I got caught mitchin'" "That show with yer man and yer wan is bleedin' gas!"

A sedative of some kind? Or sleeping tablet?

This there a way to change the composition of the fat cells? By swelling them or something?

Hello and welcome. I'm from Dublin!

Good morning! So no answer yet? Please tell me you have an answer that you will reveal! On the plus side today I did my weight-in and I've lost a stone/14 pounds finally! I'm so happy :) No plateau for me just yet!

Okay well speaking of rest I need to sleep but I'll check back in on this thread in the morning - my brain hurts from learning so much! I'll be dreaming of leptin! My final guess would be to have just two meals a day for a while... that way you have less than a 24hour fast (by having two 12 hour fasts) and over time that…

Hmmm just found this: "Leptin levels decrease after short-term fasting (24–72 hours), even when changes in fat mass are not observed.[37] In the obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Leptin is increased, but decreases after administration of a CPAP.[38][39] In non-obese individuals, however, restful sleep…

So maybe if we start to plateau ... we should make sure we are getting enough sleep, and we should exercise more but also be sure to eat back our exercise calories. So overall we are eating more but the exercise balances it out? Our body temperature will be raised during exercise, our fat cells will shrink and we can eat…

Hmmm so really the key is "be healthy and balanced but somehow increase leptin levels and our sensitivity to it". I read this and really the only one I can think we might be looking for is to sleep more as the melatonin will regulate leptin levels! If we are already eating well then we should have a balance of fruit and…

Hmmm I'm doing some research (http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/bodyweight/leptin.html and then: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/255152-overview ) And it's kind of just telling me things I already figured out. The only thing I can think of that is not diet-related that might help increase the…

Okay cool thanks... Hmm so eat well (ie. starvation, a bigger deficient, eating more, avoiding certain types of foods etc. are probably not the answer). But also lose weight. My only other guess would be to eat things that increase insulin production maybe? But I don't think that's it either. We want to de-sensitise our…

Tell them to grow up and stop being so sensitive about every little bit of food! :) Nah, honestly, I have no idea but I look forward to finding out. It might sound crazy but maybe eat more non-saturated fats? Nuts and oils etc? Am I right in thinking we are trying to figure out how to continue to lose weight and not to…

Hmmm I have no idea but I'm reach somewhat of a plateau so I'll be keen to read this. My guess would be to either eat more for a while to spike things up again, Or to eat foods which take more energy to digest maybe? Taking enough zinc and iodine in the diet (eating fish) to ensure the thyroid is healthy and active? Try a…

Yup, fruit and veggies digest faster and are full of fibre so that will move through quickly if you are not used to then. Keep eating them and they will regulate you nicely. Chances are that without then you were more oily and/or compacted than you should have been. You will notice a different, more healthy consistancy and…