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Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
And it sucks.

Crzndeb
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07-26-2004

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Crzndeb a private message Print Post    
Lexie...I think you meant PRE, not post....post is what I'm going thru now. 4 years since a period (54) and still the occasional hot flashes...I didn't do HRT, just dealt with it...and I know exactly what you mean about the 10lbs and the lovely belly that comes along with it

PS...I do have friends who went through menopause in their mid 40's

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
No, Crzndeb, I'm post-menopausal (and its been 18 years since I have had... you know... "the thang.")


Crzndeb
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07-26-2004

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Crzndeb a private message Print Post    
Got ya...I thought you meant that women approaching 50 are POST....didn't realize you were talking about yourself...LOL...Oh, you are definitely POST.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Oh sister... I'm soooo POST!!! and hitting 50 this year... and still 10 lbs. overweight. (((sigh)))

Sia
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03-10-2002

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
My surgeon almost made me develop an eating disorder instantly when he told me on Aug. 3rd that I need to evaluate everything I eat for the rest of my life and decide "if it's worth dying for." Yikes, I didn't eat much for days afterward. I still have trouble eating.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
oh..i had that when i started perimenopause at 36, and then confirmed it after my hysterectomy when my thyroid went too at 45!

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Friday, August 14, 2009 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
"Forty and Fluffy" is how I describe it.

Try CrossFit (challenge those muscles).



Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 3:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Great show Monday night. I'm happy that no one left because I thought all four did well. Ruben has found his niche with ballroom dancing. I love that he said he's going to continue ballroom dancing when the show is over.

Way2prissy
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07-21-2002

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Way2prissy a private message Print Post    
I just turned 40 and freaked out on many levels. I have dieted and exercised for years with minimal results. Even tried out for BL and didn't make the cut. So at a size 28, I amped up my diet and exercise about a year ago and was able to lose about 60 pounds before I hit another plateau at size 24. Long story short: no energy, no sleep, grumpy, bad monthlies etc. I went to the doctor and found out I had an underactive thyroid so I'm on those fun meds but feel way better. Also had the uterine ablation to take care of the other issues. (Best thing I ever did for myself btw.) My diet is always consistent; I follow a low carb, healthy protein program with low sugar intake. But I still eat fruit and allow myself whole grains when I crave them.

BUT here's the exciting thing I learned! After years of watching BL, I finally bit the financial bullet and hired a kick a$$ personal trainer who taught me what I have been doing wrong all these years! I've been working with her for four months and dropped two sizes! Basically, when it comes to cardio you have got to keep your body confused in order for the cardio to burn fat. We constantly change my routine and I now am dripping sweat when I leave the gym (which totally disgusts me but it works). I work out with her in my home for 1 hour two days a week doing weight training, squats, boxing, toning etc. Then I do 40-50 minutes of cardio 3-5 days a week. I always do elliptical 10-20 minutes and 30 minutes on the treadmill. BUT now I alternate which goes first and the intensity changes. If I do the treadmill first, I can only do 10 minutes on the elliptical about 4mph because my body is spent. But if I do the elliptical first, I can go 20 minutes at Level 4 going 4.5-5 mph in the manual mode. My treadmill routine changes also. I alternate between hill and manual modes. Hill mode is Level 6 or 7 and I walk 3mph without hanging onto the sides. When I do the manual, I go 3mph but I start at 4% incline the first 15 minutes and then increase it .5% every two minutes until I'm at 25 minutes, then I go to 0% the last 5 minutes. I am doing all of this and a year ago I struggled to do 3.5 on the elliptical at Level 1...and only went 2.8 on the treadmill at 0% incline while hanging on for dear life!

This works fantastic and my booty is always sore from it but it's definitely SHRINKING! She's going to change my routine in another 2 weeks again, so I'll be a hurting party! She also told me to use different treadmills and elliptical machines every time--changing it up in every way possible. This trainer is awesome so I thought I should share what I have learned after so many years of failing! I hope to be down to a 12 or 14 by my 41st so I won't have to worry about losing 100+ pounds after menopause...I'll have so many other issues to deal with! Sorry this is a little off BL topic...but even though they rejected me, I still found success!

Way2prissy
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07-21-2002

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Way2prissy a private message Print Post    
Oops! I posted in the right thread but had the show name wrong...same concept though! :-)

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 3:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Prissy, congrats on your weight loss!!!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 3:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
great information and congrats on your wl!

Dfng
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08-04-2005

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfng a private message Print Post    
I missed the final episode - can someone tell me who won?? please.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 9:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
no one. it's next monday. it was the semi finals. alicia went home.

Dfng
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08-04-2005

Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfng a private message Print Post    
Thanks Texannie....

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 7:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I have to admit that Alicia was my least favorite, although she annoyed me less the last couple of weeks than she did before. I really did feel bad for her as she sat there with her face quivering and her eyes filled with tears as the final results were read. But her first dance was a mess! And I thought her second dance wasn't really that much better, and that the judges overscored her.

I don't like it when the contestants say they "really need the money." I realize that Reuben's partner is ill and apparently has lost his insurance, but now I feel like the pressure is on to see whether he can win it or not. Does he deserve to win it? Based on weight loss and on his improvement in dancing probably, but I just hate that kind of statement.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Alicia was also my least favorite.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i hate to be so shallow, but something about the way she held her mouth drove me crazy!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Okay, I'm shallow too. It drove me craaaaazyyyyyy.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Well, then we are all swimming in the shallow end together because that drove me crazy too!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
thank god i am not alone in the pool!!!!i really was quite worried about even posting that LOL)

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 9:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Has no one watched the results? I just caught the end on late night rerun:
Ruben first, Pinky in second place. I must confess that I was kind of rooting for Pinky. Ruben looks terrific.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 6:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I think that the best person won because undoubtedly Ruben had lost the most weight and had changed the most. Of course didn't he have some dance experience (or performance experience?) to start out with? But still, I think he deserved to win. I was surprised to see Pinky come on so strong at the end and of course Shayla is simply a stunning woman (was before the competition started), but loved seeing Pinky really come into her own as she progressed through the competition...kind of surprising because she seemed to have the hardest time losing any substantial weight. I thought all of the competitors looked a lot better than when they started so I would say that this competition was a success and they are all winners...by being losers! Loved it!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I loooooooved this show and I hope it gets renewed!!! All the contestants looked great and I'm thrilled they are maintaining their new lifestyle and continuing to lose weight.