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thanks linz.. i'll try it.
I know that its definitly something thats changed recently.
My sister has tiny little shoulders and skinny arms, but what she does have is pure muscle, and thats how I have always looked as well. I've always been strong, but I always had a small frame up top.
NOw I hate it because I've since turned into a linebacker. UGH. I hate it. I'd much much much rather just go back to how I looked before, (when I used to be complimented weekly on how my shoulders were my best feature.. now I think they scare people  )
Anyways.. this all changed when I started working out.. all my life i've never worked out and I looked stronger and hotter then. its really annoying.. and Im wanting to give up on working out. I'd rather look slim and toned than like a linebacker.
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Cardio and something toning like yoga would be great.
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Yeah...
#188699 - 06/23/05 02:08 PM
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...I have trouble with stuff being too tight across the shoulders! Even ripped shirts a-la The Hulk before.  Sleeveless and stretchy tops are fantastic!
My abs will NEVER look muscular. I'm happy if there's no cellulite there! (I have scoliosis that's stretched my tummy muscles so much I'm incapable of doing a single sit-up - I do do crunches sometimes tho).
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Sorry about that! That's a bummer! I do crunches, and I KNOW I have muscles in there, unfortunately there is a very stubborn layer of fat. My abs are definitely my problem area. And of course IBS doesn't help!
(SIGH) Oh well, we are none of us mannequins, are we?
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work wonders on abs. They totally make your gut flat. I do crunches on the ball. It is way harder but I have seen results from it and only from the ball. You can almost tell women who work out with balls because they have flat abs and a womanly butt.
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ooh!!
#188758 - 06/23/05 04:53 PM
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I had a ball, but when I moved to this house (2.5 YEARS ago), I lost it somehow. I JUST bought another one on Amazon.com, and I will get it tomorrow!! I ordered a couple of DVDs too, one with the ball, just to have something to follow along with so I don't get distracted by another Law and Order rerun....
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I just got a book on ball exercises but a DVD comes with the ball as well. I do standard crunches with the ball under my back about at my waist. Then I cross my arms in front of my chest and suck in my gut as if pushing your belly button to your spine. Just go up a little bit. You will shake at first. I also do this but put the opposite shoulder to knee (to do obliques). Also put your legs over the ball and squeeze it with the back of your knees and lift it off the ground, and then do crunches. Or you can just rest your calves on the ball and do crunches. there are many ways to do it. Of course there are exercises for your whole body. I bought a book for $5.
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"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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about doing yoga or pilates or something for your upper body rather than using weights.. I mean, you could still use weights for your lower body but you might be better off without the weights for your arms. And oodles of cardio.
Good luck!!
--Steph
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