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  • Recently read an article about the fact that your weight reflects the average of what you eat / exercise over the previous half year to a year. Continue your diet and plan to see those lasting results on that time scale rather than in a matter days, that's likely water weight anyhow. Stay strong!!!
    in Started 1200 cal diet 3 days ago. not lost an oz!!! Comment by elenabab August 2012
  • I have been very successful with weight loss from swimming. I do 2-4, 50-75 mininterval-training swimming workouts per week, which lets you reap the benefits of resistance training and HIIT / oxygen deprivation state. You can google "interval workout swim" and a bunch will pop up. If you mix them up it keeps you…
    in Swimming vs running? Comment by elenabab May 2012
  • I'm 5'9" and started out at 168 lbs, now 151 lb over 3.5 months. The lower you go, the longer it takes to burn off those pounds. I have lost weight previously and at my lowest weighed 135 lbs. The road from 145 to 135 took me forever (6 months?) despite doing the elliptical or biking 1-1.5 hrs/day in addition to strength…
    in any ladies start at higher end of healthy weight Comment by elenabab March 2012
  • I really love black lychee tea. The lychee tastes sweet but the tea has NO added sugar. It is phenomenal :)
    in Tea, Tea, and More Tea! Comment by elenabab March 2012
  • I have been getting a lot of toning exercises from fitnessmagazine.com (no charge) I knew some exercises from doing video workouts in the past, but I try to change up my routine, and I have liked and seen good results from their glute workout - the three part one: lift it, shrink it and trim it. Also really like the…
    in How to tone? Comment by elenabab March 2012
  • It's really hard, because even with working on the pecs, it does not seem to help the overall fat loss from that area... If you want to give it a try, do a modified push-up. To really work the muscle, move your hands together under your chest so that the thumbs and index finger of both hands meet to form a diamond-shape.…
    in Won't get a boob job, so Comment by elenabab March 2012
  • This could be tight muscles, but you can have these symptoms from low potassium or high calcium levels in your blood, which could be due to a number of conditions. You could try eating a snack that is high in potassium before you walk and see if it helps. Otherwise you may want to have your blood work checked, just to be…
    in severe shin pains while walking Comment by elenabab March 2012
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