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  • Thanks again! I just finished this workout and it is murder!
  • I'll check it out on ON DEMAND tomorrow. Thanks for the tip!
  • Chew gum!! Sounds silly but it works! When I am chewing gum, I am less likely to "graze"... I won't mindlessly pop a few M&M's in my mouth if I have spit my gum out first. AND when I have a piece of gum when I exercise, I am not thinking about how dry my mouth is the whole dang time. I cannot tell you how it has improved…
    in Secrets? Comment by elmaly March 2011
  • You could be running a 5K by this summer and a marathon (26.2 miles) by next summer if you set your mind to it. I'm sure of it! The most important part is not to sell yourself short. You will amaze yourself if you challenge yourself. Just don't let excuses get in your way. Some days I have to tell myself that I will go out…
  • I use general aerobics.
  • Fake it to you make it. Or something like that. Everytime you tell yourself you don't like it, you are really telling yourself, you don't want to change. So don't be surprized when you fall off the wagon and back onto the couch. "I hate exercise" is the same as saying "I am punishing myself by doing something I don't want…
  • The problem I see with barefoot running is that we have become tender-footed because we have been wearing shoes since birth. If we had always run around barefoot our feet would have spread and the skin would be much tougher. Interested in what you think of your vibrams. People I know who have used them have given mixed…
  • Thanks for the suggestion. I tried to get into using stevia and just cannot get a taste for it. I don't like the teas that have it in them either (i.e. Yogi Teas often have it in them). To me, it's cloyingly sweet and it has an unpleasant aftertaste, but I find that true with the artificial sweeteners too. For me, I just…
  • I'm glad that you aren't using your asthma as an excuse not to exercise. I've have and regret it.
  • I would love to be a 4 but would be happy to be a 6.
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