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Welcome: My Story, Issue1, Issue2, Issue3, Issue4, Issue5, Issue6, Issue7. Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4: Section 5: Section 6 Balancing Act - Issue 2: Section 4 REST DOES THE BODY GOOD Rest is very important, as this is where the body makes changes. When you work out, you actually tear down the muscle. Rest is when the muscles heal and grow stronger. This is why you don't work the same body parts 2 days in a row and you allow your body to rest completely at least one day a week. That day, I usually take a long, hot bubble bath, do my nails, etc. or work on BALANCING ACT. Also, a certain amount of soreness is to be expected when new to any exercise or performing a different exercise. However, never in your joints should you feel pain. (This means you are doing too much, using too much weight or doing exercise wrong.) If the muscle pain lasts longer than a couple of days, then you might want to rest that part of that body a little longer. BE LIKE A CAT Stretching is very important to do between exercises or after a work out as it helps to elongate your muscles as well as keep you flexible and injury free. I also take yoga classes or dance classes when possible. YUMMY YUMMY in the TUMMY Okay, so what to eat: At this point, you should be eating more vegetables and fruits (trying to get between 5-9 servings,) adding in more lean proteins and cutting way back on breads, starches and sugars. Right? You should also be working towards drinking 8 glasses of water a day. And you are keeping track of it all in your food journal. Super. Writing down what you eat not only helps you limit the amount of calories you take in but, helps you keep track if you aren't taking in enough. Eating too little can sabotage your weight loss efforts as your body thinks it starving and slows down your metabolism (the furnace that burns up that fat!) Never go below 1200 calories a day!!! Click here to continue to Section 5. Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4: Section 5: Section 6 Welcome: My Story, Issue1, Issue2, Issue3, Issue4, Issue5, Issue6, Issue7.

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