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Hi Sara. Check out LindaSy.com. Linda (Dr. Fang) is dermatologist in the San Francisco bay area who makes excellent skin care, treatment, and makeup products. I highly recommend a product called Zinc-O creme. The tinted version is a combination sunscreen, moisturizer, foundation, and...

Hi Ann -- and other Ann, too:-) I've got S & H penciled into my workout calendar for this week's strength workouts. Like the two of you, I've been alternating between S & H and Cathe's endurance workouts (CTX UB, ME, PH); CIA's Power Bar Training; and Body Pump. I really noticed the...

Thank you, Kathryn, for the info on the "jigsaw" mats. They sound perfect for my berber carpeting. Hope they are protecting your hardwood floors from dumbbell/barbell dings.:) Ann (who previously had hardwood floors that she cherished....)

Could you please tell me more about the interlocking mats you bought from Home Depot? I have berber carpet and have been looking for something to put down where I exercise in my living room. I mainly do strength work, but I also have Circuit Max, Kickbox CTX, and Cardio and Weights, too...

Hi Katia. I'm currently on a Balance Bar kick. Lemom Meringue, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Yogurt Honey Peanut are my current "thumbs up" choices. I've also tried Gen Soy's Chocolate Mint (never again) and EAS Lemon-something -- another "not" (too much strange "after taste".):-(...

Hi to all the "Lean-Mean-Grilling-Machine" fans on the forum :) I always marinade everything before I grill it. Half-used, long forgotten bottled salad dressings are my current fav marinades ;-) Also, anything in "Soy-Vay" brand teriyaki comes out de-licious! :9 (I have 8 slices of...

Hooray for Nancy! :7 Congratulations, you are more than half-way through the storm. :) I see calm seas and a safe harbor ahead....go for it. Make sure you have a special treat to look forward to for next month's TTOTM.... a european facial maybe? manicure/pedicure? expensive new yoga outfit...

Great thread. Seems we have all had experiences with crazy friends who eat bacon for breakfast everyday and insist that their "diet" is healthy. Like several others on the forum, I, too, had a friend who drove everyone crazy with her high-protein/high-fat lifestyle obsession. When she went off...

Ugh. My step is that awful teal/green with the hot pink riser -- I probably loved it in 1989....;) What I really hate is that its so short -- and I'm tall. :( Fortunately, I have wonderful 15 lb. hex weights -- perfect for pushups on the floor and tricep dips on the step (as illustrated by...

Hi Lisa. Great question. I want to know what the forum prefers, too! I only have MIS, Power Hour, and S & H for leg work with Cathe, so I'm interested in any votes for PS Legs, Leaner Legs, etc. My vote would go to the lower body work in CIA's Power Bar Training (the "Killer Lunges"...

Hi Nancy. By the look at all the posts, your "sad story" could belong to a lot of us here on the forum. I noticed you posted that you are 47 -- could it be your estrogen level? I spent my 43rd and 44th years wondering why I was living on donuts, chocolate, potato chips, and exercising...

Hi Annette. I truly admire your courage -- and your great sense of humor -- about your hair loss. You're a champ whether you do a Faye Dunaway felt cloche or "Stanley the Squirrel"! (I love that -- and I love Raquel Welch wigs, too.) Did you try a Google search for "vintage hats"? Seems...

Hi Wendy. Wow. This thread opened up a lot of new ideas for upping my protein intake, too. (My grocery list has never looked this interesting....) I'm a big tofu fan -- its probably my main source of protein -- but there is tofu and then there is tofu....:-) The best I've tried is...

No matter what hair products you try make sure you don't rub your hair with a towel when its wet! Its the worst for producing "frizzies". I did it for years -- couldn't figure out why all the $$$ spent on a zillion miracle products didn't work for me. (Duh) Ann (formerly frizzy -- now...

Hi Rhonda. Definite thumbs up for Body Pump and CIA Powerbar Training to go with Power Hour. I think R Lam is right on the money for the rotation being only 2 times a week instead of 3 -- Body Pump has a lot of reps thrown in in a short period of time. (Its my favorite "time crunch"...

Hi Kim. I highly recommend going to LandsEnd.com and trying on some of their swimsuits using their Virtual Model feature. I just purchased a long torso mock-tankini slender suit (a one piece that looks like a two-piece tankini) from their Outlet for $39.50. I "tried on" many suits on my...

I'm always looking for something new for added resistence for ab work -- would you believe a barbell? Yep. Its part of the ab work in CIA's Powerbar Training 2102. Kinda hard to describe here on the forum but I'll try: one end of the barbell rests on the floor between your legs as you hold...

Hi Jen. Well, I'm not a pro -- but I know a little bit about that annoying under arm flab that only looks good on squirrels...... You're on the right track with the chest work. Its the "pushing" exercises that you want to concentrate on -- especially the triceps. Try some close grip barbell...

Wow is right! Angie, you got the ebay deal of the day. I can't believe anyone would part with Slow and Heavy! I never even think to look for Cathe's stuff on ebay -- guess I better add it to my regular bargain-hunting routine. Congrats and enjoy. (Let us all know what you think of them...

Hi Mar. As far as I know, Body Pump has only produced one video. (Which makes sense, since its a licensed, franchised program sold to fitness clubs all over the world.) I bought just the video from Collage -- I already had a barbell, so I can't speak for the Body Pump equipment as to quality...