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Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-22-2005, 11:42 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,389
Posted By ShannonM
Why so? They've always seemed pretty intuitive to...

Why so? They've always seemed pretty intuitive to me, but now I wonder if I've been doing 'em wrong.
Forum: Weight Loss Support 12-22-2005, 10:33 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,365
Posted By ShannonM
Honey, I've been a fat fool and a thin fool and I...

Honey, I've been a fat fool and a thin fool and I can tell you this much: Life will go on.

I can't count the number of times I've said or done stupid things, usually in the course of trying to...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 12-21-2005, 07:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 584
Posted By ShannonM
Have you been checked for PCOS/insulin...

Have you been checked for PCOS/insulin resistance? I was overweight a few years ago and my pds got really screwed up and eventually stopped altogether. Turned out that was the reason, and for two...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-20-2005, 06:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,389
Posted By ShannonM
Cardio burns more calories during the workout,...

Cardio burns more calories during the workout, but weight training burns more calories the other 23.5 hours of the day. It speeds up your metabolism round-the-clock. More muscle = more fat-burning...
Forum: Weight Watchers 12-20-2005, 04:31 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,755
Posted By ShannonM
Jenn - funny how that works. What little chest I...

Jenn - funny how that works. What little chest I had was gone within the first twenty pounds of weight loss. :mad:
Forum: Weight Watchers 12-20-2005, 02:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,755
Posted By ShannonM
LOL...speaking as someone who's perpetually...

LOL...speaking as someone who's perpetually jealous of women with actual feminine curves, I have to admit that's an awesome comeback. :)
Forum: Weight Watchers 12-20-2005, 10:06 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,755
Posted By ShannonM
No offense whatsoever, but short women with large...

No offense whatsoever, but short women with large breasts are at a real disadvantage in the area of weight loss. A big rack often makes women look all-over heavier anyway, and on a short frame that's...
Forum: Pregnant - Nursing 12-15-2005, 09:54 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,903
Posted By ShannonM
On the bottle before breastfeeding thing: I had a...

On the bottle before breastfeeding thing: I had a lactation consultant help me, and before her visit she suggested to me over the phone that I start using a certain kind of bottle nipple that closely...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-15-2005, 07:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 855
Posted By ShannonM
Mel - why did you decide to keep leaning out? And...

Mel - why did you decide to keep leaning out? And did you see a big drop in your maxes when you hit 120?

305 rocks.
Forum: Pregnant - Nursing 12-15-2005, 07:25 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,903
Posted By ShannonM
toybox - All you need to worry about is doing the...

toybox - All you need to worry about is doing the best you can possibly do, and then letting it go.

I was so excited to start nursing my daughter when she was born, but she had different ideas....
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-13-2005, 04:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,562
Posted By ShannonM
Ah, I see what you mean. Thanks for explaining....

Ah, I see what you mean. Thanks for explaining. And thanks for the compliment, but the sad truth is that my weight is 136 during the week and up to 139-140 on the weekends, because - well, chocolate....
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-13-2005, 12:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,562
Posted By ShannonM
My question is why it's a universally accepted...

My question is why it's a universally accepted truth that men lose weight more easily than women. Why is it considered by so many people here to be a given?

Tealeaf - stating it as generally as...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-12-2005, 07:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,562
Posted By ShannonM
Why is it...

...that men and women lose weight differently? A couple of the mods have mentioned this and I'm curious as to how that works.
Forum: Weight Loss Support 12-12-2005, 07:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 773
Posted By ShannonM
Relief, I think. Same thing happened to my...

Relief, I think.

Same thing happened to my husband and me - we were relieved to be done forever with the dating scene and so, so glad to find someone we were so comfortable with and who loved us...
Forum: Depression and Weight Issues 12-09-2005, 02:10 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,394
Posted By ShannonM
For what it's worth, I'm a size 6 and I still...

For what it's worth, I'm a size 6 and I still resent thin women. I resented them when I was 120 lbs in high school, I resented them when I weighed nearly 200 lbs a few years ago, and I resent them...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 12-09-2005, 01:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,015
Posted By ShannonM
Hi Heather, Obviously you want to hear this...

Hi Heather,

Obviously you want to hear this from a doc to be sure, but I can tell you that Metformin/Glucophage did wonders for me. I was very fortunate to have a sympathetic gyn who believed me...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-08-2005, 05:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,549
Posted By ShannonM
How tall are you anyway?

How tall are you anyway?
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-08-2005, 04:26 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,549
Posted By ShannonM
Sigh. They look anorexic, yeah? Now picture...

Sigh.

They look anorexic, yeah? Now picture 125# on someone seven inches shorter. Not anorexic so much.

I will concede that if I could get back the size 4 I had, I wouldn't give the least about...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 12-08-2005, 04:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 571
Posted By ShannonM
Worse - if I do it too much, my body will start...

Worse - if I do it too much, my body will start eating muscle for fuel, which can permanently impair my fat-burning ability.

See, that's the thing. I know all about the dangers of eating this way....
Forum: Weight Loss Support 12-08-2005, 02:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 571
Posted By ShannonM
Why do I do this?

Didn't eat anything till 11:30 am today (other than drinking coffee). I was starving, of course. I didn't skip eating on purpose - just got caught by work stuff. But I found myself feeling a little...
Forum: Success Stories! 12-08-2005, 01:56 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 9,610
Posted By ShannonM
Nicely done. The camera loves your face. :)

Nicely done. The camera loves your face. :)
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-07-2005, 06:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,549
Posted By ShannonM
Mel, thanks for the exercise ideas. I was looking...

Mel, thanks for the exercise ideas. I was looking for a way to incorporate some new stuff.



Why would you assume that I have body image issues just because I want to lose a bit more weight? I...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-07-2005, 04:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,549
Posted By ShannonM
Have you thought about throwing in some zig-zag?...

Have you thought about throwing in some zig-zag? Maybe alternating low and high calorie intake every other day or every few days? (Not that you need to - just an idea.)



That bodyweight...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-07-2005, 02:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,549
Posted By ShannonM
Wow, good point. I nearly fainted the other day,...

Wow, good point. I nearly fainted the other day, and it certainly could be low iron because I've had that problem in the past. Thanks.
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 12-07-2005, 02:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,549
Posted By ShannonM
You couldn't know that without knowing what I...

You couldn't know that without knowing what I look like. People can carry the same body fat percentages in vastly different ways.



If the average woman is 25% body fat, she's in the red...
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