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Hi there - Depending on your frame (small to medium) 117lbs sounds like a good weight to me. If you go lower, you may not be able to maintain it. If you are still unhappy with the way your body looks at that weight than perhaps you could use some of the excellent suggestions above to shake up...

LAST EDITED ON May-17-02 AT 11:32AM (Est)[p]I would do the same thing as Donna suggested - throw in BodyMax for the extra cardio and do the upper body bit in the evening if you don't have time in the morning. I don't have Powerhour so I actually use Circuit Max in my endurance rotation and do...

Hi Kath - Have you tried eating sweets only after a high fiber meal? I find that eating a piece of dark chocolate immediately after lunch a lot more satisfactory than a single cookie or muffin on its own. The problem with carbs and sweets is that you can always eat 'more' of them. However...

My friend suffers from IBS. She drinks cups and cups of every kind of tea (decaff) under the sun for it- peppermint, earl grey, ginger, cinnamon etc. She normally uses 2 tea bags instead of one in a cup. Apparently it helps her a lot. She also includes a lot of soup in her diet - normally...

I used to be a 'junk food veggie'. Revolutionary Weight Control by Dr. Robert Arnot was a book that I found extremely helpful and suitable for vegetarians. It also taught me the importance of protein in a balanced diet. Good luck with clean eating.

Thanks Kath! I am going to order the S&H DVD right now.

I have been using PS and MIS for strength training but I feel I need some new workouts. I would like to buy both Powerhour and S&H but have just booked holidays etc. So could anyone help me with which one would be more beneficial for me at this moment in time? I have been feeling a bit stuck...

Go for it! Walking is a wonderful form of exercise no matter what your fitness levels are and I think it can do wonders for any weight loss program. I've heard people say that they broke plateaus and cross trained by simply adding some walking to their routines. I normally work out early in...

A satisfying snack for me is normally a protein combined with a high fiber carb washed down with loads of water. Cottage cheese with fruit (very filling!), plain nonfat yogurt with granola, a bowl of very high fiber cereal with berries and skim milk, chopped veggies dipped in hummus, whole...

I took the plunge about a month and a half ago and cut my cardio from 5 times per week to 3. I also increased the weight work to 3 times per week. My results were great - I went down a dress size in a vert short period of time and visibly started looking leaner. I guess everyone is different...

Stacy's Rotation.... LAST EDITED ON May-02-02 AT 09:37AM (Est)[p]I too would love to know what Stacy's rotation is. I think I read somewhere else (if it is the same Stacy) that she does cardio only 3 times a week and I find that I only see muscle gain when I limit my cardio to that much. So I...

Hey everyone - I am glad to hear that you are doing well Jen. I like packing away stuff too - its sort of therapeutic and it gives me closure. I totally agree that feeling beautiful is all a state of the mind. There are times when I feel so good about myself that my weight does not matter...

Hey Jilly - How awful! I do hope your finger is not broken. Don't worry about the diamond - I am sure you can get it fixed. Please take care and let us know what the doctor said.

What I love about Cathe...... I trust her totally! I feel that all my fitness needs are sorted when I put myself in her capable hands. I read a thread about somone saying that she needs to talk less in her videos with complete disbelief. I hang on to every sentence she says and I even think...

Hey Lori - If you are eating a high fiber and healthy diet and exercising on a regular basis, you should be really proud of yourself. I think its the only way to lose weight and keep it off. I know its very frustrating when the scale refuses to budge but for some reason some people lose tonnes...

Finally! Someone else who is fit and suffers from the same thing that I do. Weird - I don't have loads of muscle mass or anything nor am I super fit but I sure do feel that if I can do Ciruit Max, a flight of stairs should not be a problem. I rush up and down stairs a lot during the day and...

I am not sure if I can help you with endurance vs. strength building and which helps you lose weight faster but I can relate to being stuck at a particular weight in spite of a clean diet and exercising well. I actually decided to do the same thing as you - include more strength training into...

Me too! I don't eat anything prior to a workout but I follow her advice about eating a carb/ protein combo after a workout to replenish glycogen stores. I normally crave some cereal with skim milk so that is what I have. I was suffering from the classic symptoms of sore muscles that...

I do live in Texas, K60! Dallas to be precise. Gosh you know more about Indian food than I do. My husband (who is German) is also an expert in Indian, Thai and Chinese cuisine. He loves idlis as well but I do not know how to make them (besides I don't eat rice white). Is there a way to make...

Hey K60 - total co-incidence about the protein powder! After a lot of deliberation I bought Genisoy myself a week ago. I bought the plain, non fat stuff but it tastes good with a little milk, water and blueberries. It really fills me up. I normally drink it while munching on a bit of plain...