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Alot of runners say you HAVE to have carbs for the energy- I was always fine when I was into running and doing low carbs. Maybe listen to your body- if you seem tired and can't get going, add some healthy carbs!

I had done well with Atkins in the past so I am going to try again. I am having trouble losing weight no matter what I do (menopause is killing me) so I decided to try Atkins again. I am diabetic too- my dr. said he thinks Atkins is actually good for diabetics because you are cutting out starches. I found the fat came off…

Married 33 years, 3 kids, 3 grand-daughters- live in a little town in Ontario Canada called Woodstock.

Since you like being outdoors can't you skip the treadmill and walk or run outside instead? I have the same problem with workouts too late in the evening but if I finish by 7 or 8 I am okay.

That lady's face is so scary it should be considered child abuse for the daughter looking at her! I love to be tanned but that lady is SICK!!!!

I am a fitness instructor and legs are my favourite part!!! Squats are good but for really great quadriceps lunges ROCK. For a real oomph, get a step and put your back foot on it, adding some weights if you can, and lunge. For calves get a stability ball, put it against the wall at waist height, face the wall and go up and…

I have several events coming up that I am trying to lose weight for. No set amount, just want to find a dress I feel like I look good in. So my goals are to lose weight for my award dinner on May 10, my high school reunion May 18 then to stick with continueing weight loss until I go away with relatives in mid August. I am…

I am happy to find you guys- I have had success in the past with Atkins but since I hit menopause I have a hard time losing weight. I was doing Body by Visalus shakes for two meals then chicken and vegetables for supper but the scales aren't really doing much. I have been thinking about going back to Atkins. I am diabetic…

Great job! My weight isn't coming off but my daily blood sugars have been really good so I am hoping my A1C next month will be good!

I read a book that said if the human body is fed correctly we would go poop within an hour of waking up and it would come out so cleanly we don't really need toilet paper. When I am eating good, I do accomplish that (although I do use t.p.!!!) But I also take Metamucil twice a day- 4 teaspoons in a glass of water each…

I just found these diabetic groups so I wanted to join. I had a family history of diabetes and when I gave birth to a baby boy who weighed 12lbs. 9 oz years ago I was told it was probably undiagnosed gestational diabetes (he was in NICU for a week) and if I was overweight when I was 40 I would become diabetic. I managed to…

Check out Runners World magazine on line too- they have great ideas and tips. There is also a column by a guy who is not fast, never going to be fast and darned accepting of it! When I was into running I was so slow I used to hate it- then when I started reading his column I realized it is better to be slow then not start…

I started out with metformin - one pill and never had any side effects, but mine is glumetza which is a time released formula so only once a day. I am now on three a day and was okay when I upped it too. I always take mine with my supper. I agree with the others who said low carb diet. I asked my dr. about Atkins because…

I used to work at a weight loss place years ago. We used to warn people that if you have eaten salty foods the scales can go up because you are retaining fluid. I can't remember all of the foods we mentioned but I do recall beef and tuna were bad.

Body Pump class? A study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research looked at the calorie-burning effects of a 50-minute Body Pump workout. Subjects burned, on average, 265 calories during the workout. The men burned a little more calories (315) compared to the women (214). On average, the subjects…

I feel the same way too. I began when I was in my teens. After suffering panic attacks after the birth of one of my kids I went to a shrink (can't spell the proper name, not being flippant!) thinking it was postpartum depression. It was diagnosed as hormonal- PMS for years and now it's menopause. When my son was diagnosed…

Just before Easter weekend three years ago a beautiful little girl I knew was kidnapped, raped and brutally murdered. My father had died 10 weeks earlier and when I went to the Alzheimer's walk the day after he died I started to cry and didn't think I could manage. This little girl saw me, came running over and started…

Maybe try putting a tea towel behind your head, hold the ends and it gently supports your head but you still have to focus on the abs doing the work.

Proof that spellcheck still needs a smart person check the work! I hope I loose 20 lbs by the way !!!!

I feel the same way- I will lose some then put it right back on or I will stay the same after being so good for ages then get so mad I pig out. It seems like such a viscious cycle. Grrrrr- I hate it. I have a high school reunion in mid May that I wanted to lose 30 pounds for- I would now settle for 20 or even 10 but…

I kept hoping someone would post whether they liked it or not when I was debating buying it. I finally bit the bullet and got it- I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I get together with some friends every week and we were doing the Zumba DVD. It was okay but it got boring doing the exact same stuff all the time. Now we have been doing…

I have a hard time as well if I exercise within three hours of bedtime- doesn't matter if it is cardio or weights. I teach aerobics and some nights I teach two classes in a row after supper. People think I should be wiped out after working all day then teaching for two hours but it actually energizes me so I can't fall…

I love my legs. When I first joined the gym a few years back hitting the scales at 200 lbs. I hated how I looked and was comparing myself to other people in the class which was discouraging. After about a month another member came up to me after class and said she wished she had legs like mine. I looked at myself…

I have had the chest problems too- I hate wearing bras because nothing feels comfortable but I can't go without because I am too big! I went through a spell of smelling smoke too- I would hunt all through the house thinking maybe one of my kids was hiding and having a cigarette but they weren't even home. I live in town…

Protein is very important when you are trying to lose weight because it helps stave off hunger. If you eat an apple by itself your blood sugar drops quicker and you feel hungry faster then if you eat an apple with a slice of cheese. Same thing if you eat celery vs celery with a bit of peanut butter or a plain salad vs. a…

They are not cheap BUT they push you harder then you push yourself so you can see some amazing results!

I always thought how bad can hotflashes be- I love hot humid weather so I was thinking "Bring it"- but when they started it wasn't just the hotness- at night it would wake me up and nothing ever woke me up! I would be completely drenched and sort of panicky- like why was I awake, did I hear an intruder? (my husband used to…

Have you tried googling it? It is a fun workout!

Tried it once and hated it- seemed like we had to keep stopping to add weights or take weights off. I couldn't stand the lack of flow.