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neck measurements
This is mainly for my own personal insight, but I am wondering why this site asks for you to measure your neck (in addition to waist and hips)? Is there some significance in taking this measurement? If I was a football player I could see wanting a strong, perhaps larger neck, but am not aware of why this measurement is…
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Any ideas how to help bring down overall cholesterol and LDL levels
I come from a family where nearly all my relatives died from some heart related event before age 50. I will be turning 55 in a few weeks and am obviously trying to avoid this... I was put on Zocor back in 2007 or 2008 when my cholesterol level was 279. The medication helped, but I noticed the biggest difference when 3…
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lower carbs, higher protein
I have been on this site for a few years and have lost down from initially almost 230 pounds. I took up a pescatarian diet in summer of 2012, as well as working out at the gym, which is when a lot of the weight loss started to occur. I got as low as 146, but injured my knee May 2013 and now have arthritis issues in both…
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entering strength training exercises
I have a question.... I notice that when I add a cardio exercise it automatically "adds" calories burned to my overall daily amount, but if I add strength training exercises (I am down to doing these only twice a week now, but usually do 7-10 different exercises at a time) there is no calorie adjustment, though I am…
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body type the problem?
I have an odd question, but I don't really know if it is the root of the problem or not.... I was always "thinner" until I had my daughter when I was 32. Before, I never weighed over 135-140. After that, I have been overweight almost the entire time. My highest weight was about 18 months ago at 230. I have been told by…
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Is doing ab exercises everyday alright?
I joined a new gym near my house at the beginning of June. I have been using this site for about 3 weeks now, with success. The problem I am having is that my problem area is my mid-section and I figure ab workouts would be of great help in this regard. I had always heard that it was alright to do ab work everyday, but the…
