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Mostly the women in my family are flabby arms but then again they are older and do not lift weights. I have noticed my arms have not decreased in circumference a whole lot (18.5-16.5). Where I had 5 inches of fat I now have 2 the rest is muscle.

I had over 100 pounds to loose and am about 1/3 of the way there. I missed my first goal of losing 60 lbs by the end of the year. But I realize this is a journey and you don't coast along all the time. Goal #1- 66 Spring 09 Goal #2- 35 Dec 09

I have used Walk Away The Pounds Walk/Jog and the Walk Strong. It was great for my thighs. I lost two inches off my thighs with the Walk Strong. I'm very heavy so it is a lot easier on my knees than aerobics.

There is always the Chinese New Year! :happy: Anyway you are doing great!

Do you have the whole set? I have the 60 day program There is the 30 min cardio with ab sculpt (Set one). Then there is the 40 min cardio with ab sculpt & the total body burn (set two).

The all the women in my family have huge arms. I use weights to the 3 times a week.

Thanks. I am one of the girls prone to have man arms and I definitely don't want man arms!

Are resistance bands considered weight training or should I lift weights on top of using resistance bands. I usually do the taebo with the resistance bands?

You might want to read some of the posts for newbies. Your weight loss depends on your caloric restriction not necessarily the exercise. When you signed up you were asked how much you wanted to lose and a calorie deficit was made based on metabolic activity. If you put you exercised 5 times a week when they asked you how…

:drinker: I especially like the last part which I will use when someone asks me why I am not married.

I always went over fat and protein. Last month I decided to get the carbs and not go over on fat or protein and I feel horrible and weak. There is another post about the phases of weight loss and that in the beginning phase your protein should be 50%.

I want my arm to look like arms instead of legs!

I found the 2 mile brisk walk at the public library and since I started using it have lost 3 inches off my thighs. Before that i was using the treadmill at an incline 5 and not seeing much change.

I started with hip hop abs. I did basically no exercise except the treadmill and the hip hop abs really made a difference. Now I am doing taebo and Leslie Sansone WAP Express and I have seen a difference with these with leg strength being the focus for me now.

I never deprive myself if I really want something. Yesterday I had four krispy kreme doughnuts, today I had a twix; but like the previous poster said just include it in your calories and work off the rest. To offset the doughnuts/twix I eat double or triple servings of vegetables (asparagus); fruit (strawberries) and a…

I have finally committed to using the site. I tried other ways like spreadsheets and find this to be a lot easier. I have seen results already and am committed to make this a permanent change.