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Fitness	Rebounding (mini trampoline)	Sep 18 2007 16:27 (UTC)	7
Interesting...I have Lyme Disease, so I am on TONS of antibiotics and herbs...so that could be it. As I wrote, my clothing certainly fit better. I am definitely retaining water, my feet are HUGE. I am going to Vegas today, so I am hoping the dry heat helps me compress. LOL Also, my sister said when she began working out, she gained weight too and then dropped about 10 lbs in a week and a half...so, I think you are onto something with the water weight and the salt. I do have a high salt diet. Not on purpose. I just CRAVE salt - so, I snack on sourdough pretzels.
Fitness	Rebounding (mini trampoline)	Sep 17 2007 18:45 (UTC)	12
Wow!!! Hello fellow rebounders! I was googling today about rebounding and NEVER thought I would end up back to where I've been already for so many answers. Here's my question: I am on week 3 of daily rebounding. I rebound for 30 minutes at a pretty high intensity ever morning when I get up (followed by 10 push-ups and 20 sit-ups). I have also been watching what I am eating...since I started rebounding, I've GAINED 5 lbs. All of my clothing fit better on me and my boyfriend said I don't shake as much, but I am gaining weight!!!! Can anyone help me understand what is going on??? I know it seems crazy, but I also know people here can certainly relate to how depressing it for the scale to go the OTHER way!!! 5'2" and WAS 175lbs and now 180Lbs
Weight Loss	30 pounds to lose club	Aug 20 2007 16:22 (UTC)	97
Start weight: 188 lbs (and I am 32 and 5'2") got down to 168 lbs and then had to go off of my meridia, which WAS helping -because we found out I have Lyme. Which is why I had to stop exercising and it SUCKS to be back up to 180lbs!!! I was at 168 July 11th. In less than a month I've put on 15 lbs. It's ridiculous. However, I find it really interesting that my clothing still fits. PHEW. I found this website because I was always curious as to how people can be the same height and weight and wear completely different sizes. I have huge breasts - size 34F and I think that's why even at my weight I wear medium size tops and size 12 jeans. My 10's fit but are tight and only one size 8 skirt fits. I am very very curvy. Waist is about 32 inches and I have THUNDER THIGHS - most jeans wont fit over my thighs but are baggy at the waist. My smallest measurement is my inseam at 24 inches...smaller than my thighs!! I guess I am writing because I am depressed and looking for encouragement. The thinnest I ever was was 149 and I was a size 6. Granted I was all messed up on hardcore narcotics and I don't want to go down that road again. I just was diagnosed with Lyme Disease, which they think I have had for years...since summer camp. I've been exhausted for months and it's just really difficult to do anything. I had been working out and dieting and taking meridia and it was all working. i was down to 168 July 11th. I just started taking Xenical and I cut out all red meat for about a week now. Just chicken and fish - meanwhile, I CRAVE red meat and salt constantly. I, like most people who post here, HATE water and that's all I drink. I watch how other people eat and it saddens me that I eat about half of what they do and the people I watch are usually REALLY THIN! I hate how I react to thin people, as well. Granted I am lucky to be pretty and my weight has never prohibited me to have friends and boyfriends, etc - I just don't get why I don't have a great metabolism and why some people who are my height and weight are size 16's and greater. My goal is to get back to a size 6 - which for me was between 145 and 150. Anything smaller than that and I think I will look weird. Thoughts...

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