Recent content by alexsmom

I don't know how true this is but someone told me that the reason they were able to get less carbs is because there's actually a lower alchohol %.

Of course I'm not saying that I believe that's all you need to lose fat. I know there was a thread a few months ago about stress and high cortisol levels causing people to hold onto belly fat no matter how hard they worked out or dieted. So....when I saw the ad I was curious if anybody knew...

Has anybody hard of a product called "Relacore"? I saw an article on this the other day and supposedly it's supposed to help stress-related fat gain in the stomach area due to elevated cortisol levels. You can find info at www.relacore.com. Click on "relacore" tab. Sounded pretty...

One suggestion I would give is to cut out the daily protein bars. Maybe one every once in a while is ok...but it's not your best food choice. A lot of them contain hidden sugars. Real food is always better and your eating these with protein shakes...just fake food overload in my opinion.

Ok...I know i'm probably going to get reamed for this one but does the water amount in diet cokes and soups count toward one's daily water intake? I just HATE drinking water for some reason...I really have to force myself. And "putting a lemon in it" doesn't help". The only time I like it is...

It definitely smelled fishy. The nut smell I could handle but this was disgusting! I just keep seeing all these diets with people chugging down flax and I was like how are these people doing this!!!??? Anyhow, could somebody recommend a paticular brand for me? I had some Udo's capsules, do...

How do you guys handle this flax oil stuff??!! I bought some and tried to use it in my mrp shake but it make the whole thing smell fishy. I had to toss the whole shake. Did I buy the wrong kind? Do you guys just get used to it or do you really like this stuff? I forget the brand but I...

For those of you who do these, how much weight are you using? I feel like such a wimp....I'm not even using a bar but two dumbells. For SLDL's anything over 30lbs starts to aggrevate my back and I can go a little heavier on the squat but not much. My legs do get fatigued, but this sounds so...

Can you workout on your lunch break? Trust me, I know it's hard but take it from a mom who used to work out religously everymorning for years and then WAMMO a little 7-pounder changes everything!! Plus my hubby started a new job where he leaves at 5am sometimes. Anyhow, we worked it out to...

I was thinking the same thing. Actually sounds a little like PID to me....LG's symptoms that is.

I also just got the copper IUD and am loving it!! :) The thing I heard about Progesterone which is used in Mirena is that though it won't cause water retention like estrogen, it can be acne-causing for some. However, dont' quote me on this. :)

Ahhhh....thus the bulking comes in.....to grow, then cutting again to lose some of the fat put on while bulking, but you now have more LBM. Do I have this right?

Ok...I was sitting here at work bored as usual and I got to thinking....since you can't grow and cut at the same time, then why does one, when cutting, continue to lift weights? Is this just maintaining the muscle while trying to lose the fat? I was looking for more info on this but I was just...

Post exactly "what" you're eating for snacks, lunch, dinner...etc.. I think you'll get more help/opinions that way.

Actually, they're kind of large so I make kind of like a sandwich out of them...either with natural PB or soy cheese. They really don't taste all that great to where you'd just start munching away or anything. They're pretty bland.