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The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
est:
After a certain point stomach & abs is more about diet. My house mate is a very fit guy, exercises every day running, weights or ju jitsu. He's been doing all this for probably about ten years and it's only been in the last say, six months when he decided to also get a bit more serious about his diet that he has started to get muscle definition on his stomach. I mean, he's never been fat, it's just that he's still had he little stomach flab that everyone has. It is hard to get rid of!
Alex C:
Re: Runa's problems
Obviously seeing the doctor is the best course of action, but in the meantime I'd consider trying to drink more water (slowly) as well. There's various ways a person can have unusual amounts of fluid loss (which is exactly why you still need to see a doctor even if the more water thing helps; there'd still be something weird causing the fluid loss) and prolonged mild dehydration can lead to mild hypotension (low blood pressure), and that's certainly capable of causing the symptoms you're talking about. Of course, since I'm not a doctor or any sort of medical professional, odds are I am completely and horribly wrong, and even as a layman I can think of all sorts of other things that could be causing the problem. The nice thing about suggesting water (and frankly, the only reason I'd feel comfortable giving advice at all) though is that out of all the temporary quack home remedies out there in the world, it's easily one of the most harmless.
Runa:
I do drink a lot of water. I'm constantly thirsty no matter how much water I drink. They joke on me at work because I'm running to the bathroom 3 times an hour. Me being a smoker doesn't help much either. Smoking decreases oxygen flow to the brain, and can cause poor blood circulation. I am cutting back on my smoking, limiting myself a certain amount a day. It's hard, people say "oh it's just a mental thing, you just think you need them." but no, when I've tried to quit cold turkey (I hate being a smoker and hate wasting money on cigarettes) the withdrawls are hell for me.
I've had these migraines since I was 12, at that time everyone shrugged it off assuming it was just me hitting puberty and my hormones being out of whack but I'm 19 now and still have them. It's just gotten worse with stress, and they may be worse now because of my wisdom teeth.
As for lower abdominal workouts, Gilead's show taught me how to do those a while back. I do those as well. Guess I gotta stop caving once a month and giving in to the McDonalds temptation, it won't be easy since I'm moving in with a guy that I call the human garbage disposal. I met him about 6 months ago, and he's gained some weight since then. He loves to eat, and doesn't eat healthy anymore. Said he gave up on eating healthy after he had major knee surgery about a year ago.
Motivation to quit smoking: I spend about $800 a year on little sticks that will eventually kill me.
@Katherine:
I sprained my ankle a few years ago, and it's the only "running" active thing I can do without my ankle giving out on me. I love it. Plus, I kick some ass at DDR. I can do some Heavy, but everyone else I know can only do light so I look totally cool next to em. :-D
Darkbluerabbit:
I'm going to come down and get all serious regarding Runa's dilemma, just because a few alarms went off when I was reading it. I developed some disordered eating habits when I was about seventeen, and I recognize some of the thoughts and behaviors.
In the picture you posted, you do not strike me as a big girl at all, in fact I think you look pretty. Yet, you can pinpoint everything you hate about your body. You mentioned that you sometimes eat until you are sick. In most cases that's not gluttony, that's a sign of a bad relationship with food. Feeling tired and having headaches can be related to diet, definitely, but you also seem to be under a lot of stress and feeling badly about yourself. Talk to your doctor soon, and not just about nutrition, but about what you are thinking. It's possible that you are sick, or not getting enough of certain nutrients, but it's also possible that you could be depressed.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I just thought I'd mention that side of things. The mind/body connection is pretty strong.
I will stop being such a downer now. Hooray workouts?
nobo:
the way i've lost some of my gut is working everything but my abs. doing shoulder, leg, chest, arm, and back work outs cut out the fattiness in those parts and i've started running an playing basketball. having more muscle boosts your metabolism because it takes more calories to maintain a more muscular body.
and when it comes to eating, you shouldn't' be so strict. If you don't eat enough calories your body goes into shut down mode where it'll hold on to whatever reserve fat you have. so i encourage you to eat often and eat healthy, and if you want to exercise do some strength training along with your DDR.
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