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Black Women: Do you get weight loss support?
I am a size 10 and would like to be a size 6. I find that most black women and men I encounter think I am already very skinny. In fact, most AA women and many AA men in my community are overweight, except the teenagers. I get comments about making sure to fill up at meals because I don't have enough meat on me. Well, my…
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Does anyone here use exercise videos?
When I first started exercising at 18, it was because of the Cindy Crawford workout and a Cher exercise tape as well. This was almost 20 years ago. To this day, I do my strength training mainly from exercise videos, especially Kathy Smith ones. They have been very effective in helping me shape my body. I also sometimes do…
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Anyone else have salt bloat?
Sounds terrible, and it is. I have been making great progress and working out consistently. I am about to go on my honeymoon, and it seems my shorts I keep trying on to assess my weight loss are tighter this morning, and my legs look bigger. The only thing I am doing is eating a little more sodium than the suggested daily…
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WTH is going on with my thighs?
Kind of detailed. So I have been losing size in my body overall, especially my lower to mid-thigh area. However, I woke up today and my upper inner thighs seem to be rubbing together when I walk. I don't necessarily want a "gap" between my legs, but my upper inner thighs seem to have this seal fat in them that doesn't want…
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Which way would you really look thinner?
So I've read two things about getting rid of water weight to look thinner/fit into clothes: a) Drinking at least 8 cups of water a day rids you of excess sodium water weight. b) Taking diuretics rids you of water weight because you are getting rid of waste. So which would be the effective solution? One encourages you to…
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Do you ever just not feel like eating?
Lately I'm finding I just don't crave food like I used to. My appetite has decreased, and of course, in my case it's due to my strength training. But it's odd because I only ate about 1,000 calories today and the last few days, and I don't even feel like eating more. Isn't our body supposed to make us want to at least eat…
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Where do you tend to lose weight from first?
I guess this question is generally for us ladies. My butt and hips are getting noticeably smaller (yay), faster than other parts. My arms are my trouble spot. What about you? Visually, where do YOU lose your weight from first? -- evenly all over, legs, arms, etc. And what, if any, trouble spots do you have?
