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dashielldo

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  • Welcome! I'm 57 and with the help of this site, have shed 30 pounds of armor since April ( I know exactly what you're talking about!) You have all the tools and support you need right here to reach your goals and drop your armor!
    in It's me! Comment by dashielldo November 2008
  • I always had a problem with constipation and a health care worker turned me on to magnesium capsules which I've been using for over 3 years - and no longer have the problem! Also, activia yogurt helps - but I really recommend the magnesium - play around with the dosage for your own system as .... it really works! I take…
    in How come? Comment by dashielldo November 2008
  • Take a look at Tom Venuto's site - burnthe fat feed the muscle - he says there is so difference between "toning" and "bulking up"- there is only developing muscle vs. fat - and that high reps with low weight will not do much - you need to constantly challenge your body as it adapts very quickly to whatever routine you have…
    in Reps or weight??? Comment by dashielldo June 2008
  • I would agree with the previous poster that it probably is muscle loss - it only take negative 800 calories to lose a pound of muscle vs. 3600 negative calories to lose a pound of fat - but if you start exercising again and the weight loss remains, it's cause for celebration!
    in Go a week without exercising and LOSE weight? what the heck Comment by dashielldo June 2008
  • First, congratulations on all that weight loss! Second, check out Tom Venuto's burn the fat, feed the muscle - he really emphasizes how the scale is not the measurement for fitness - or leanness - and that it's possible you are now leaner than you were 7 lbs lighter (with more muscle mass) - which could account for…
    in Can I take a break? Comment by dashielldo June 2008
  • I just got up the courage (after buying a bathing suit a month ago and joining a gym then as well just for the pool) to go into the pool yesterday - It helped to go into the pool several days before I dared to do it and look at the other people there - not to be critical or anything, but just to get a realistic view of the…
    in swimming Comment by dashielldo June 2008
  • I too have emotional eating issues - and because I would feel bad about overeating I would tend to starve myself until I got so hungry I would binge again....a bad cycle. I recommend Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle - I have been doing this program for about a month and have lost pounds, inches and gained muscle -…
    in Emotional Eating advice Comment by dashielldo June 2008
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