I received my first laser hair removal treatment (of my underarms) on Friday and all I can say is IT HURT! Not a little bit, either. Now, I have no idea what kind of laser they are using and it is quite possibly one of the older, more painful ones. I'll call them and find out later. I do have some useful take-away tips for those considering ( Read more... )

So I just couldn't continue to do the same boring routine six days a week. Even though it only took 15 minutes a day, it was a dreaded 15 minutes and I found myself cleaning the whole house rather than sit down and do a couple situps. So I canned that program ( Read more... )

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So I didn't do my GutBusters exercises on days three and four, but I sure made up for it with oodles of walking. Wednesday, I probably trooped around two miles or so with a fully stuffed backpack during a night out drinking. Thursday I spent suffering from an incredible hangover ( Read more... )

Since I gave up the Alternate-Day Diet, I wanted to try something different. Now, I don't need to lose more than a couple of pounds, but I'm desperate for a flat stomach. Asian women gain weight like men, with that horrible spare tire around the middle. When I'm a few pounds over, I look healthily pregnant, not exactly my ideal appearance. ( Read more... )

I just couldn't do it anymore. I had planned on a full two-weeks of 'dieting' and then just sticking to a light maintenance diet, but I just caved today. I was starving the whole time, not just on my down days, but impossibly hungry even on my up days. I didn't lose an ounce, and my fat/muscle ratio actually went up ( Read more... )

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Hell, I'm not even doing this to lose weight, I just want to be supportive and maybe gather the supposed health benefits ( Read more... )

AgtOrange, after profuse internet research, settled on this the UpDay-DownDay or Johnson diet for his next attempt to lose weight. I was extremely skeptical and very resistant (how could this possibly work?), but after reading through the book myself and doing my own internet research, I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. In fact, I've ( Read more... )

The delicious vegetables from Washington's Green Grocers will overwhelm us soon if we don't start eating more lettuce-type veggies (it is possible to not have a box delivered in any given week, but I am determined we can eat this veggie goodness). I've been having some blood sugar problems, and bought some test strips ( Read more... )