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Mine is from my mother, who in her defense just doesn't get it. You're doing really good, and looking great but you still need to lose if you want to get a guy. Errr... thanks for the support??

I've been doing machine weights again for about 2 months and I know how to test my max on the machine. I've been working on form with the bar as I haven't been heavy lifting in so long but I can do that all day long. I'm really trying to figure out where to start from. Everything I find is saying start with half my max and…

Hi my name is Allison. I'm just starting my weight loss journey again. I lost my fiance in a motorcycle accident a little over two years ago. I then ate my pain, literally. I was using food to deal with my grief. I've always been an emotional eater, I have an emotion I eat. I'm happy, let's eat. I'm bored let's eat. I'm…

My mom is close to 60 and uses Lesile Sansone all the time. She also used to use Richard Simmons. I know that I personally found him annoying at first but the music is great and the workouts are made for people at varying levels of fitness. She suggested searching google for senior fitness videos, but mentioned that most…

Hi Sarah, I used to be a jock then when I stopped working out my body put on weight. I'm working out again and like you my body is getting used to it again. I'm doing P90X not Insanity, but what I've found is that even though my weight wasn't moving in the first month my body was changing dramatically. As my muscles began…

A pound of muscle takes up the space of a lime in your body and a pound of fat takes up the space of a grapefruit. A pound is a pound, but what makes up a pound is much different.

My mother bought a weighted hula hoop. Using it for 10 minutes a day for a month is supposed to trim your waist about 1 in. It's incredibly easy and I started using it as well. My core has gotten stronger and I've lost inches off my waist. This website has more information for you. http://www.sports-hoop.com/

Trisha - Don't forget that gaining weight doesn't mean that you are gaining fat. If you up your calories but include weights into your workout you will likely feel better even with more calories. The use of weights will help build and strengthen muscle, and muscle weighs 3x more than fat. Remember that the scale is just a…