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Stretch marks on my arms are getting longer and lighter?
I've never had problems with the stretch marks on my arms before weightloss. They were only near my armpit and they were barely noticeable. Now though, since I've started seeing rapid weightloss results, the marks on my arms are creeping further and further down ...and they're much much lighter than my skin tone. Like,…
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Is it normal to see weightloss progress all of a sudden?
So I've lost close to 30 pounds. Throughout my weightloss journey, since I don't weigh myself often (every 1-3 months) I've really struggled to SEE my progress. My measurements hadn't really budged much either and I just felt a bit defeated. Until tonight. I looked in the mirror today after dinner, and I noticed that I…
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My body just wont get used to exercise?
I've never been very healthy. When I was younger, (I'm 18 now) I remember just taking long periods of time off school. Sometimes it would be anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months. Mostly because of allergy problems, fatigue, or a prolonged cold. The more active I seemed to get, the worse my immune system is. So, when I turned…
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How much strength training should I do?
Since I've started my weightloss journey (in December), I haven't once done any strength/resistance training...I know, that's bad. I know now that it's very important. I just wanted to know how much I should do. I work out four times a week (30-60 mins per workout). Should I add strength exercises to that? Or, should I cut…
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Is this loose skin or am I paranoid?
I'm 5'6 and 18 years old and I began losing weight late December- Early January 2013. So far I've lost 21 pounds and I don't really see a difference in my appearance. My higest weight was 207 pounds and now at 185ish I've noticed that my arms just look flabbier than they did at my highest weight. I'm starting to wonder if…
