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If your doc says you can lose weight, you can lose weight. Your doc will always overrule family and friends.
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Do vacuum pose exercises (blow out your air and pull your belly into your spine, hold for 30 seconds, repeat a 5-9 times a day). The other thing is, like the others have said, a lot of people tend to measure their hips instead of their actual waist. My hips are a 36 (sigh) but my waist is at 32. Also, if you've…
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The omron is probably the best "at home" thing to use to judge your BF%. If you want a sure fire way to do it, you can get a DEXA scan or water pod, but those aren't something I would do constantly! The thing you gotta remember is that the best time to check is when you're fasted (i.e. you just woke up from sleep, went to…
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I've read a lot that said that straight cardio (running on a treadmill, etc) is actually really bad for you if you want to "lose weight", it has a catabolic effect and will cause the things you're worried about (things not being firm). http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/women-running-into-trouble/ There's the…
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I've read that women, once they drop below a certain body fat percentage, will start to "lose" their periods. It seems like it's normal. Obviously I'm not a woman, but I've been reading a lot of forums and things (lady bodybuilding etc because my girlfriend is interested) and I stumbled upon that little bit. Most people…
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Most of the time people don't realize that they are actually overtraining. If you're doing 1 hour of cardio on off days, AND doing classes etc, then you're definitely overtraining. I wouldn't say do nothing, but maybe 20 minutes of light exercise, or 1-2 days of HIIT exercise (30 second sprint, 30 second recovery, 5 sets…
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Goal weight for me is about 260 at 6'1, but I want to be that weight shredded, hah. Depending on your build, I guess it'd be okay to be 130, but it sounds horribly unhealthy. @Neil: Don't give up, man. I was about your weight and dropped to 215 in about a year of eating correctly and hard work.
