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Funny you should ask - I just happened across this news article today: http://todayhealth.today.com/_news/2012/10/19/14543969-diet-soda-is-doing-these-7-awful-things-to-your-body?lite Whether or not to drink the diet soda seems to be one of those questions folks really need to answer for themselves. As for me - while I…
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I am currently lifting and doing Insanity. I lift three days, then do Insanity on the alternate days. I find that if I do both on the same day, my lifting suffers - hence the alternate days. I'm extending both months of the Insanity workout to 6 weeks each, instead of just 4. That will allow me to get in a full round of…
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Very impressive! What did you use for materials? This can't just be cardboard....?
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Hi Keren - thought you might appreciate the perspective of a fellw 49 (soon to be 50!) year old female. I lift weights (heavy!) 3x per week and do cardio on alternating days, 3x per week. The last day of the week is usually something like yoga (just 'cause it is easier to keep an exercise habit if you do something every…
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:smile: Bumping - cause I can't keep up with the posts! I'm getting back to weightlifting and plan to do more after my kid flies the nest for college (and I have more time!) lol Can someone tell me what a Wenzler's 5/3/1 routine is - and how does that compare to the 5x5 stronglifts that I keep hearing about? Thanks!…
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The best thing you can ever do for yourself is engage in positive self-talk - replace doubts with the words "Yes, I CAN!" Every time you catch sight of yourself in a reflection - SMILE. Just that one thing will make a huge difference. Then, follow it up with positive phrases - try, "I am smart and I can do ANYTHING!" Here…
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I happened to read an interesting article on heart disease and cholesterol over the weekend: http://www.menshealth.com/health/understanding-cholesterol-and-heart-disease?fullpage=true If I read this correctly, it's not really the total number of ldl cholesterol you have, it's how much of a specific type of ldl cholesterol.…
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The girl in the picture is a "Success Story" over on nerdfitness.com - you can read about how she remade her body for yourself: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/
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Another website with some excellent clean eating recipes is the Gracious Pantry : www.thegraciouspantry.com.
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I think you may have some slight mis-information on what will make you ripped. It's not the weight lifting, but the type of dieting you do that will determine how 'ripped' you get. For women that would mean getting your bodyfat down to a very low extreme which women aren't just naturally capable of - you have to really…
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There is a really good article that discusses cardio vs weight training, written by Rachel Cosgrove, who has been a fitness trainer along with her husband, Alwyn Cosgrove (one of the authors of "The New Rules of Lifting for Women"). It's kind of a long article, and a good read, but if you want to cut to the chase, take a…
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^^This! And, try visualizing yourself working out in that area as if you belong there. Some people think it's hokey, but believe it or not, many elite atheletes practice this before a particularly tough event and it can be very effective because in their mind, they have already accomplished that event! It's the same as…
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^^THIS!!! My question exactly!!!! And, how did he and Thor know where to find the others to join up the fight? They were both dropped off of the plane out in nowhere!
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My name is MIchelle and I just hate Shell or Shelly. Or worse, when someone mispronounces it as "Mitchell"! When I was little, my family called me Micki, which was cute then, or Missy which was shortened from LIttle MIssy Muffett ( a name my maternal grandmother gave me when I was a baby, apparently!). I was okay with…
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When my daughter was almost three, I had a particularly exasperating morning trying to get the two of us fed, dressed, lunches packed and out the door on time - she had been dawdling at everything in that way only a 3 year old can - I finally got her in the car and was mentally making sure that I hadn't forgotten anything…
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With ChaLEAN Extreme and any other lifting program, you just lift what you are capable of lifting. Chalene herself lifts pretty heavy, but there is always on 'beginner' on the videos who lifts about the same weights as you are now and there is always someone using resistance bands - its what ever makes you comfortable! I…
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^^^This! Take her shopping for some running shoes and a few starter running outfits - the shopping allows for extra time together! Then perhaps you can both look for a 5K to run as your 'together' goal! My Dad is a runner, but I hate it - however even now when he asks me to run with him, I'll go every time just to spend…
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I'd be careful of a site like that - those are likely bootleg copies which means you won't get the guides that come with the programs, and if one of the DVDs doesn't work you can't get it replaced. Actually, there is such a thing as "muscle confusion" - you can look it up over on bodybuilding.com. The concept has been…
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^^^This!! You need to lift heavy to maintain your muscle mass and keep your metabolism stoked. Don't think that lifting serious weights will turn you into some muscle-bound she-man, because it WON'T. Women do not naturally have enough testosterone for that (thankfully)! Since you belong to a gym, how about getting a few…
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What an awesome week you had!! And isn't your daughter just the best not only for noticing, but for telling you so!! You've got a great kid and by doing so well yourself, you'll be around watch her kids take karate! Way to go, girl!
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Bump for later - love these!
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I did this ^^ when my daughter was a toddler - I got one of those floatie rings that she could sit in (that also had a sun shade - very important for little skin!) and then I "pool jogged" pushing her around, playing with her and making faces, noises, etc. She loved it and I got in some great exercise! (Pool jogging is…
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Uh yes, per VOLUME, muscle DOES weigh more than fat! It is absolutely possible to be the same size and weigh more, if your body composition is more muscular because the muscle is more dense and weighs more by VOLUME than fat does. One square inch of cement weighs more than one square inch of jell-o. I understand folks are…
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I appreciate the OP's desire to share this book with everyone, but I think a little more clarification is in order. Tosca Reno's books focus on teaching how to "eat clean", meaning that you focus on fruits and vegetables, lean protein sources such as chicken, turkey fish, etc., and staying away from processed foods,…
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What will help you the most with the stubborn fat is a very clean diet. Seriously. If you are unsure what constitutes a real clean diet, check out "The Eat-Clean Diet" by Tosca Reno. Also, all of the recipes in the Fat Burning guidebook are clean. If you follow the guidebook, you'll lose that flab! Why keep a clean diet…
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Keirsey INFJ and I work in Information Technology (doesn't match up, I know - until you consider that I'm a single mom and do the job not because it's what I want to do, but to support my child! :)
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I have been checking messages from time to time, even though I haven't been posting! Everyone is doing such a FANTASTIC job!! Way to BRING IT !!! Push 2 last night - upped nearly all of my weights and I'm a feelin' it today! I can barely lift my arms to the desk to type this! :laugh: Gotta love a tough workout - gives you…
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Hey Alex - hang in there. All is not lost, you just need a new direction! I have to agree that the quality of the food you are eating really needs to be better. The best way to learn how to eat properly, is to educate yourself. You need a quality protein at every meal - chicken, fish, turkey, low fat dairy. Not fried. Not…
