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probably because you aren't eating enough. your body is burning your muscle and storing your food as fat as it thinks you are starving. add weight training and eat more.

A puppy dies every time someone uses the word "tone."

yuck, I couldn't go without carbs. I get shaky and irritable and a headache.

Thank you for this. Lately I've been getting really sick of people being so meticulous about what foods to eat, exact amount of calories etc. It really isn't that difficult. :smile:

Yep.

Oh dear goodness... I work as a swim coach and without fail, once a week, some pool patron gets PO'd because the little critters are using a lane or two that they would like to use. I have 5+ kids in one lane at a time, and you're telling me that you can't share a lane with one adult?! Seriously though, it is called circle…

deadlift rows should be all butt and hamstrings. You're probably rounding your back too much. I would also suggest using two different dumbbells in each hand, holding one dumbbell is probably not a good thing.

AGREED. seriously guys, work your legs too.

Having abs is more related to the fat on top, and not the actual muscle. Just start slowly, losing fat will help make them visible. I'm no expert on having babies but I think you should probably take it easy at first. Just watch your diet. :smile: That being said, swimming is a good cardio workout for your core.

this.

Sorry to say it but I don't think "lifting heavy" is necessary for gaining/maintaining muscle. I didn't start lifting until college and I was ripped thanks to swimming. Also, I don't "lift heavy" during my weight loss journey. I do body resistance and JM videos with heavier weights (5s and 10s). I have been watching my…

like I said, don't jump down my throat. the only extremely muscled men that I have met in my life were not nice people. not saying they all are, just the ones I have encountered.

overcompensation for lacking in another area :blushing: but seriously, I think most of them are severely self-conscious and insecure. don't jump down my throat for that, it is just what I have seen from personal experience

I would rotate them! Do a different video each day. That is what I do anyways :). Do a certain level for like 2 weeks then move up.

honestly? caffeine.

agreed. can also be a sign of poor liver function. you should see a doctor and ask them for recommendations.

this, you can choose your body type and pants size to make it more reliable.

Honestly, there is a carcinogen in everything. You honestly can't avoid it unless you grow your own food and raise your own animals, and even that case isn't 100%.

Whatever time of the day makes you more motivated to get it done :smile:

Muscle is muscle. There is no difference between "toned" muscles and "bulky" muscles. That being said, you don't have to lift heavy to have muscle. To be honest, most women probably have a good amount of muscle underneath their fat. Therefore, lowering body fat so that muscle are visible along with maintaining muscle mass…

Depends on genetics... Personally, my band size has gone down which has, in turn made my cup size go up. Was a 36C, now a 34D... But when I was in high school and about 20 pounds less than I am now, I still had Cs and they have gotten bigger since them (not from weight gain).

I don't have any good suggestions for a scale. All I know is that a lot of digital scales "save" the last entry so that would be why you got the same weight with and without weights. I've found the most reliable scale to be the old school sliding scale they have in the locker room at the gym. Other than that, it doesn't…

Exactly, I am the same height and weigh 35 pounds more than you. I am within a healthy weight range. What does that make me then? an elephant? Please try to put things into perspective and get some help. this site might help as well: http://www.mybodygallery.com/

Gotta love NC... someone must have gotten their panties in a wad over nothing. It is a BLOG. come on people... That would mean every person on here that ever gives advice to others is at risk for being kicked off the site. NICE.

I punctuate my text messages! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. :smile:

My boyfriend told me he'd break up with me if I hit 150. I hit 150, he didn't break up with me. BUT it did really upset me. I know he meant well; he knows I'm happiest when I'm in shape, but men have the tendency to go about things wrong. It really depends on her though. My boyfriend tried to get me to work out and eat…

NO matter how skinny I get, my legs still touch some. Even when I wore a size 00. Some women can't change it. It is all about hip size.

L.O.L. she deactivated...

You can't spot reduce fat. You have to lose it all over. The end.

I get most of my suits from Victoria's Secret. I'm not huge up top but I'm definitely large for my body frame. The suits always make the girls look really good and you can get some "bra" type suits that have a lot more support :smile: (it is just difficult to get the right size when you order online :cry: )