jshmans

I'm bigger than that right now and I've had surgery before. When I manage to lose weight and go down, they don't change. Some people may lose it last but some people just ARE that size. It's too soon to tell for you, of course, but I think there are a few chest exercises you could do to at least help a little of the pain.…

Wow that's great! This is really inspiring. I'm going to tell your story to my husband and maybe it'll inspire him, too! I've been struggling for a long time now and I'm in grad school and I've sometimes felt lately that it's impossible to lose a significant amount of weight in a short amount of time. But that isn't true…

I agree with some of the posters who previously stated that you should rest && the posters that said you could do something very light today in lieu of working yourself extra hard. 6 days a week of intensity that makes you sore and tired seems a bit excessive. You won't reach your goals if you're constantly exhausted,…

Hi! I really love Leslie Sansone's workouts. They can get a bit boring after a while, so I have a rotation of some. I find her most beginner ones (the ones where you do a mile in like 20 minutes) to be the most physically boring, but she actually chats more in those. She rarely changes up her music, too, so you really only…

Hi. Don't panic! I have two aunts and a cousin who have Celiac Disease and deal very well with it. In fact, my cousin is even pregnant right now. I have been tested a few times and come back negative so I've ruled it out as my problem, but when I'm around my family, I have to eat like they do anyway. And guess what? It's…

BMI is half the reason I'm so overweight now. When I *WAS* just the right size and never carrying more than a few pounds (really, 5 pounds or less!), that BMI stuff always told me I was fat. My lower body was a huge muscle and I was (unfortunately) naturally very chesty. I'm not nearly as tall as you, but I'd say that if…

The fact that you have to log in everything you put in your mouth might help you convince yourself that "cheating" isn't so great. That said, snacking can be a really good thing; it just depends on what you're snacking on. If you're eating a family size bag of Doritos as a snack, that's bad. That means you were either…

I agree with the suggestion of getting your thyroid checked. Also, if you're ever dipping below 1200 calories, it doesn't matter how hard you're working, it might be turning your body into starvation mode, which means every calorie is happily clinging to you. I'd also recommend that while you're at the doctor asking about…