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    does anyone else feel guilty..

    I feel guilty - even when I work a 13 hour shift, if I don't do even a 20 minute core max, I feel guilty.....I know better, but its being a maniac...and devotees of Cathe have that tendancy don't we?
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    Rosie O'Donell-OT

    Give me Rosie anyday - Elizabeth is so immature, like trying to be a young Ann Coulter with her ignorance and everything black or white...Rosie is ANGRY with the insanity gripping the country (and I blame both parties) and I don't blame her!
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    2 really GROSS questions

    No, stuff doesn't curdle in your tummy, we digest...but with a GI flu, you are best to NOT eat for 24 hours, just take fluids, from water to gingerale to gatorade (pedialite) -etc......and start back slowly...most of all, do not "push through" being sick and force yourself to exercise when sick...
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    Menapause questions!

    Menopause is the complete cessation of periods....but the time BEFORE can take 10 years or so.....yes, worsening of PMS is most certainly a sign of "the change," so are night sweats (that's my thing, 2 weeks of every month, having cold night sweats - its the ovaries working overtime to keep...
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    Over 40 Stumped

    You share the same dilemma of all we die hards...and one thing ya gotta realize - figures change after 40, as does vision - often rapidly...rather than try to look like a teen ager, it might be easier to go for looking like you've been at the gym....go for strength.....my friends and I have had...
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    Over 40 Stumped

    You share the same dilemma of all we die hards...and one thing ya gotta realize - figures change after 40, as does vision - often rapidly...rather than try to look like a teen ager, it might be easier to go for looking like you've been at the gym....go for strength.....my friends and I have had...
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    Weight Loss Advice

    I"m 45 and have controlled my weight for years, until 40 - its become more difficult...I find the Body for Life program to be the most reasonable to live as a regular way of life...and more an more programs seem to be modelling after it.....if she's really new to weight loss, I'd start with...
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    nursing school advice from any nurses out there?

    I have a degree in International Studies, an MBA in finance, was the first woman in International operations at a major corporation....I had a six figure salary in the 1980's, an alpha romeo, a condo outside of Manhatten....and wanted to put my head in the oven...something about gaining the...
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    Replacement DVD's

    Nothin, nada...but with my old ones mostly working fine, may keep these as a back up! Love Cathe, but don't trust Sony anymore!
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    It's snowing in NJ! :)

    Laura and Jennifer! I lived in Morristown, Mendham, and finally Randolph over the years, worked at MMH, and belonged to HQ fitness when it originall opened! Sure don't miss that cold weather!!!! Besides at home, where do y'all work-out? Madison has a whole foods?!!! Wow! Wish we had one...
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    Do You LOVE Your Job?

    I'm a critical care nurse, and if I hit the lottery tomorrow, I'd still be one (but not full time!)- and nursing is who I am. I have an MBA in finance and had a corporate life,alfa romeo,single gal condo bordering NYC, and now, I'm a weekend program nurse, homeschooling mom, and yoga teacher -...
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    Re: Jari Love's Get Ripped 1000

    I have seen more results with Jari than any other workout in years.I kicked up my weights a notch and have doms every time...Didn't think I'd like ripped 1000, but it DOES put you in the anaerobic zone, followed by a power circuit, varying upper and lower body - which is proving to be the best...
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    Happy Festivus!!!

    About the Festivus pole......can we use it as a barbell, or must we do strip cardio with it?
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    Recognizing a dysfunctional marriage...

    I wasn't aware of a custom of kids sending parents anniversary cards!! My husband and I do it for each other...sometimes, and sometimes we just get a bottle of wine and lock the bedroom door! I would be shocked to get an anniversary card from kids!
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    Passion of Christ

    Didn't watch it - I always watch the story of Jesus and wish for a happier ending!
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    Are you going through the change naturally or with assistance?

    I must amend my vote - I am not going to take hormones - the plummet in Breast CA that coincides with the plummet in HRRT is sobering...so I'll be carrying a fan with me....BUT I do take zoloft to combat the bitchies....truly think, in evolution that women become bitches in their 40's with the...
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    ABNORMAL EKG

    Ahhh - v1 and v3 - lateral and anterior part of the heart -your T waves probably looked odd because of the low rate...the first doc, obviously very trusting of you and your history,not seeing any other wacky thing is assessment, figured, you're extremely fit, low b/p, and ok to operate...this...
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    Old Ladies: Any night sweats??

    I'm 45,last year,noticed my legs would be damp at night,not hot, just clammy.Had my physical,resigned to some horrid disease, and all is normal..NOW,the clamminess is every night! AND,with my kooky workout history,I used to have 4 periods a year (hence 2 accidental pregnancies which are my...
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    ABNORMAL EKG

    Maria, not Cathe,but a CCU nurse.In veryveryvery fit people,the heart is very efficient and will often have a brady(i.e. slow rhythm, yours is still sinus - meaning the contraction starts at the atrium of the heart - normal, some are so slow that the ""middle "" of the heart kicks in for what is...
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    I need help with an eating plan

    Teri's program is similar to Body for Life - I'm doing it now - not to the letter, but pretty much to the program, my 53 year old girlfriend, who was not overweight to begin with (5'5, 133lbs) lost 8 pounds and reduced her body fat from 30 percent (surprising since she is a regular super...
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