Recent content by Kath

LAST EDITED ON Sep-21-02 AT 00:17AM (Est)[p] I was a devoted heavy lifting fan and never saw the point of workouts like power hour, which seemed like a copout to me. I believed only heavy lifting would really do anything for anyone. Well, was I ever wrong. I spent the whole summer doing only...

I'll answer with what's worked for me. I'm 5'4, 124lbs. I lose easily on 28-32 points a day at a rate of about a pound a week. I've taken off 10 pounds so far this way. Last fall I was 117 from following this routine, but I carbed out this winter and put some fat back on. It's been coming...

I hope it's okay...sometimes I'll go fold a whole load of laundry to stall before doing sit-n-stands. I have noticed that a really long rest, like 5 minutes, is probably too much because then the next exercise is a little too easy, whereas with a shorter rest it's tough and probably giving me...

Amy, I just wanted to say HEY from another person who combines ww and cathe. So glad to see someone else who does that! No one on the ww boards seems to exercise at that intensity or know anything about Cathe so I'm in a different world from them as far as points and activity...even the...

I have this too, only those upper "ledges" on both sides are pure lard, not muscle. It's fat that used to sit lower and blend in with my rear, but now that my medial glutes are stronger, that pulls in the saddlebags from the sides, and pushes the fat up higher. I consider it an improvement and...

I did both Cardio Kicks and Advanced Tae Bo (get ripped) this week so the differences are fresh in my mind. Both were good, but Cardio Kicks is much more wisely planned and uses better body mechanics. With tae bo you have to use your judgement on every move and decide if performing it the way...

Hi, Different persepective here...I really wanted intuitive eating to be the answer for me, but it just caused rapid and ongoing weight gain. I wasn't willing to stick with it and see how high it went, I bailed after 3 weeks. Intuitive eating is what gets me overweight in the first place, I'm...

I love those pretty, pretty sweetheart lips on a baby! He is just plain beautiful. Enjoy your family. Kath

I would start with mis/power hour if you already tend to bulk up easily. I think you're right that the initial swelling of ps/sh would mess with your mind. Cyberfit had a great post a few weeks ago about building muscle. In fact I bought the book she was quoting, it's called More Muscle...

Rachel, Power Hour was the endurance tape that made me notice more cuts, after only about the third time I did the tape. And I wasn't even looking for that result, just noticed in the mirror and was surprised. Then I remembered hearing it here before. However, I'm hooked on heavier workouts...

Thanks for the good perspectives. I'll give it some more time. I think I'll keep the heavy weights and increase the running. My upper body has bulked up too but you won't hear me complaining about bigger harder arms. I think part of it is, I'm finally not dieting, so I actually have some...

Thanks for the good perspectives. I'll give it some more time. I asked my husband's opinion (he's into fitness) and he fearfully but honestly responded that a big hard butt is better than a small droopy one. Then added that you don't see too many long distance runners with big butts, which is...

Anyone who says you can't change your body shape is wrong, but sometimes it's hard to tell what changes you're making until they appear. I quit dieting, increased my weights in my workouts, and in three weeks I have built a butt the size of a house! As someone else puts it, "a butt you could...

I have a question about this. When you work any upper body part, you're also working 1 or 2 of the others as helper muscles. Doesn't doing one body part per day conflict with the idea of giving your muscles a day of rest in between? I'm really curious because I would actually love to split...

Thanks for all the great replies. I decided to eliminate sugar entirely, since it does me no good and when I've been off it a while I don't miss it. So often I eat something sweet just for entertainment, not even for hunger. I wish I could do 100% Intuitive Eating but it becomes intuitive...