lacotter

you might want to try a smoothie or something easily digestible before going to the gym, it might make it easier on your stomach. i have found that i can eat a zbar (kid sized cliff bar - 120kcals) or half of a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread before a workout and it doesn't upset my stomach. Then I come home…

if you work out at the gym a lot, the POLAR brands are good b/c they are compatible with most of the machines and with the spinning bike computers (if your gym has those).

If you were an elite gymnast, you probably have much more muscle mass than other people - muscle weighs more than fat. For example, my sister -in-law and I are the same height, she weighs 15lbs more than me but you would never consider her over weight, we actually wear the same size, but she has HUGE leg muscles and is…

I am not sure if it helps your metabolism or not, but I will say it does help me mentally. I usually choose Saturday, since that is the day I am usually going out to a party or dinner. I didn't add this "day off" until I had been eating "clean" and counting calories for over two weeks. I needed to feel like I was really…