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SanDiegoUbermom · 07-01-2009, 11:20 AM

Thanks marivan for the update on the 5 day pouch test. It sounds like something we all should do every now and then.

I'm going to go back to the site and look again on how to do it and give it a try.

I wish I could afford a trainer because as I watch our "Bigest Loser" show I can see how much they do help.
I started out back in 2006 w/water areobics because working-out on land was just not for me. It hurt to much and the water was great and still is.
Just w/in this year I've started going to a Zumba class and I love it. It's a full hour of dancing and I see my body changing. The one thing I like is how my stomach is getting tighter and this happened w/out doing a single floor crunch (which I can't do because of lower back issues).

I'm 46 so I know about the yoyo diets. Been dieting since I was 16. But as I look back at my picutres as a child, I see a healther kid not a fat, over weight kid as I was told (teasted) by others.
If I could, I would tell all expected moms not to have a c-section if at all possible. "It will screw you up in the long run". I loved being pregnant, it was like a licence to eat--for two! You could look fat, eat more, gain weight and it was for a good reason--You're having a baby!
Each pregnancy of mine (3) I gained at least 40 pounds. I lost half afterwords but w/3, it added up in the end and w/a c-section (twice) I now have lower tummy muscle issues (like they don't exist).

I would like to lose 3 pounds a month and get back on the right track of eatting.
I need to show my kids (12,11 & twins at 7) that they don't need all that junk cause so and so has some at school. There are other alternatives that we as a family can have and enjoy.