Lil...if you have cramps you might try exercise. They help mine...gentle stretching followed by some time on a recumbent bike or pilates works well for me. Just be sure to wear tampons
Pads slip.
Maddy, I love the bike too (I had to rent one to remember why) and thanks for the advice on my thread.
fzzy -- you were feeling unmotivated last week while in the Hut? Seemed pretty motivated to me! Keep up the inspiration.
Aqua -- Progress report, please.
To answer maddy's question....
* I work out 4-5 days a week in the gym
* Cardio -- Done every time I visit, 30-40 minutes and I alternate between recumbent bike (level 7 -- 120 watts), elliptical (gluteal workout, level 8), and stairmaster (level 6, climbing mode)
* 5 minutes of stretching, including some ball exercises and some squats
* 200 situps (alternate between doing them on the balance ball and on the Abbench)
* 2 days a week I lift weights -- one day arms, and one day legs. On arms I do: shoulders, biceps, triceps, rows, and chess press (3 sets of 15 reps). On legs I do: inner and outer thigh, donkey calf lifts, squats, this "butt blaster" machine, leg extension, and leg curls.
I used to do weights more often, but I found that I was making my joints sore and irritated...so I have cut down the frequency.
My entire workout takes about 50 min on a non-weight day and about 1:15 on a weight day.
My order of operations is sit-ups, then stretching, then weights...followed by cardio. You must LAWAYS lift weights before the cardio, not after....burns more calories this way.
Hope this helps.