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You need to see a doctor right away. I am not a doctor, but the three basics of life saving first aid are Airway, Bleeding, and Cardio. If your airway is closing up like this it could be life threatening - don't risk it by waiting or pushing yourself to do more exercise until you get it checked out. Last year I ignored a…

Thanks - that does help. :)

Um, no. Tea and coffee are diuretics - they make you pee more water than you take in. They do not count. Milk on the other hand absolutely counts. It's mostly water and it contains essential nutrients. The 8 glasses of water a day isn't really 8 glasses of water - it's 8 servings of 8oz of liquid. Fruit, soup, milk - they…

This is hard - I struggle with it too. The hardest part for me is saying no to a gift. I feel like I'm being an ungrateful jerk and hurting the person offering, but I also feel resentful that they are sabotaging me (even though they have no idea.) Some things that help me: 1. Say no thank you and suggest they offer it to…

Hiking or walking around your neighborhood. There are a lot of free exercise shows on tv if you have cable. You can also check out exercise DVDs from the library. Biking to and from errands or to work if you live close enough/on a safe route.

This could be asthma - that's where I feel it when I don't take an inhaler before exercising. Or it could be muscle pain because your bra isn't supportive enough. Check out both angles.

YES! Your coach was an idiot. So was mine. For years I thought the pain was normal and everyone got it. Turns out I get chest pain when I run because I have exercise induced asthma. Your lungs should open up and breathe deeper when you push yourself. You should feel a difference and a strain, but not outright lung/chest…

Lots of rice and beans, bought in bulk. Eat organ meat like liver, tongue and heart - they come super cheap and are full of good vitamins. (If you hate the taste of liver try soaking it for half an hour first in cool water, rinsing well, dredge in flour mixed with salt and pepper and pan fry. Be careful not to over cook…

Normally I'd say don't worry about it - ignore gossips and you take their power away. But if this threatens your business because your clients are worried you need to find a positive way to address the issue so they're reassured. Say how charged up you are to work with them and add that you have so much more energy for…

Bump! I love this - I've been looking for lentil recipes for a while. Thanks!

Are you exercising within two hours of bed time? That could be doing it. I find that if I exercise in the morning before work, I'm wider awake all day and I sleep better at night. If I get a serious workout at night it keeps me up a few extra hours. A little leg stretch around the neighborhood before bed can be soothing -…

Aw, honey that sounds really painful. Sometimes it takes the littlest thing in the world to just rip a hole in our self esteem. The intent behind the comment doesn't change how it feels. BUT, like a lot of others have said - you are doing great and making wonderful progress. AND you are beautiful now, already, whether you…

The only part of this that is really relevant is this sentence "I am referring only to aesthetic-oriented, steady-state cardio." In other words, none of this applies to people who are trying to gain all the other benefits of cardio like heart health, weight loss, lower cholesterol, increased lung capacity, calorie burning,…

I don't know about building muscle mass, but I do know from experience that it is entirely possible to lose weight and gain strength. So strength training is not a waste of time while you're trying to lose weight and will help ensure long term success rather than rapid loss and then rebound weight gain.

You may have exercise induced asthma and not know it. I have asthma but I rarely have an "attack" the way it looks on tv. I get excessive yawning or sleepiness, a creeping feeling of dizziness just like you describe. I only wheeze audibly when things are really, really bad. If you have good breathing technique then that's…

Losers! Don't waste a second on them.

May I make a suggestion about eating healthy on a tight budget? I'm saying this from years of being on a tight budget myself, just to share the love, not shame you. Try replacing breakfast foods like cereal and bacon with homemade oatmeal. It's cheap, but it's also good for you. I find that I crash less before lunch when I…

This! Try getting more protein and whole grain carbs so you don't get sugar spikes and crashes that will make you want to eat. Also, check how much sleep you're getting. When you aren't sleeping enough, you're going to want sugars for an energy burst. Given that you've had a baby, I'm guessing you're not getting enough…

Alcohol based hand sanitizers will take ink stains out of cloth. Saturate the stain and press between two paper towels. The ink will dilute and bleed out into the towels. Don't skimp on the sanitizer.

LOL! I was going to say the same thing. The key to good pasta is to salt the water and then get the water really boiling before you put the pasta in. Gummy sticky pasta happens when the water is too cool. You want to salt the water first so the salt dissolves because this way it will absorb into the pasta. Salting cooked…

Oh, honey - that must be really painful. I grew up with three attractive, athletic brothers and always felt like the dorky, awkward sister. It didn't help that my mom was always skinny and flat, so when I started going through puberty she freaked out about my getting fat and started putting us both on diets. It took me…

If it's your throat closing up, it's not asthma. Throat tightening can be a sign of panic attack or severe allergy attack. Asthma affects the bronchial tubes so you'll feel it lower down in your chest.

I wish. Prednisone makes me antsy and hungry. But if you're getting a lower appetite, lucky you! :)

Stop picking "diets" and start choosing to make a lifestyle change. The diet mentality will mean you're thinking in terms of stopping at some point. Look up the USDA recommended amounts and ask your doctor if you should make special choices for your particular health issues - your IBS, for instance, might mean you need to…

It is very offensive where I come from. In Massachusetts it's used to mean "okay, cute little girl who thinks she can keep up with the guys. Go ahead and delude yourself by stealing my weight lifting bar." But a lot of that's conveyed in the tone and the leer/eyeroll that go with it. In the south, North Carolina to be…

I'm up. Winding down from a wedding.

Heck yeah! She's hauling 304lbs around. That would be like me putting on a backpack weighing 80lbs and hiking up and down the road. Even without an incline, that's serious exercise. As for losing with no exercise - I did it once. I did WW and just cut calories, but added no exercise. I did lose weight, but I also raised my…

My doctor told me the same thing. Since I also get migraines, I'm trying as an experiment to cut all artificial sweeteners from my diet for a month and see if it makes a difference. So far it's been 20 days and I think it is helping - my cravings for sugary things have been significantly less intense lately, even though…

Which light mayo are you using? I like Hellman's/Best Foods brand mayo - they sell a low fat and a light that are different. One is bland and awful. One is pretty tasty just like the full fat. They also sell an olive oil based mayo that tastes just right to me, but has fewer calories.

See - that's a good reason to tell him something. I don't mean make a big emotional deal out of it, but let him know how your life is going because he's an important part of your life. He might need to know something just for practical reasons. Don't wait until he says "Let's eat at Greasy Joe's! They have all you can eat…