Hi everyone, I have a fine friend who is socialable and helping, but one thing that I have noticed about him is concerning me, he has family with Schizophrenia and he does some things that I find strange but not too much, we’ll when I am with him in his room, we could be talking and like every 5 minutes he is always dusting something off the table or checking for dust around the room, its like he’s a cleaning fanatic or something, could this be a sign of Schizophrenia or am I just imagining things? Thanks all.

Hello, all, I have a problem that I hope you can help me with. I’m 37 years old and have gained about 25 pounds in the last couple of years. It doesn’t sound like a lot, but I’ve never had much of a weight problem before. I know my metabolism has slowed due to age, but lately it seems like I gain weight from month to month. I went from being somewhat thin (size 9) to barely being able to fit in 11’s and even 13’s sometimes. I don’t have an thyroid problem (tested), I’m not eating more than usual, I haven’t given up on smoking (Yes, I know I should, but it’s not going to happen any time soon), and I’ve never been much of an exerciser, so it’s not like my activity level has plummeted. In fact, I’m doing MORE active things now than I ever have. Yet I how have a large pot belly, an ever growing over-hanging midriff (which I hate, at least I can hide the tummy!), extra "rolls" and growing thighs! I work at a desk (always have) and realize I should exercise more, but does anyone have any hints on dropping some of this weight besides that? It’s so hard to diet when you work in an office; not alot of choices for lunch and snacks. Does anyone have any tips they can share with me? I would like to lose 20 pounds in as little time as possible (without over-doing it). Please help! I love funky clothes and I’m having a harder and harder time fitting in what I like to wear and I feel heavy and depressed and unhealthy.

hi everyone, I just picked up a bottle of hydroxycut the other day to help lose some extra pounds. From what i’ve searched , it looks like they put ephedra in it before, but now its gone. I only took one pill yesterday, and so far i’ve taken 1 today. After taking it my chest feels a little funny.. my pulse is normal I think, but it feels like my heart sunk, or something. hard to describe. The warnings on the label freaked me out, so I don’t know if I should continue to take it.. has anyone else experienced this before?

Hello all!

I have just joined a gym, and tomorrow will meet with a trainer who is going to give me a programe to follow.. could someone please tell me, when pple say they want to tone up, what does that actually mean? can you "tone" If you have fat on your body or is that sumthink you need to be skinny for? im not sure weather that should be my aim or weather my aim is to loose weight..

is 3 times a week enuff to go to the gym? i mean, i cant get there any more than that b’cos i have a child, it should be enuff to see some results, shouldnt it?

I was reading in another post that protein is fine to stop soreness. What can I eat or drink that provides a fine amount of protein?

Ive heard of some great tasting homemade protein cookies, i enjoy peanutbutter especially If anybody has a recipe please post here

Hi,

I recently started adding cardio to my workouts by jumproping every day, usually only for a minute or two at a time, maybe a total of 5-600 jumps per day.

Strangely enough, I have put on about 4-5 pounds since I started doing this. I’ve had incredible difficulty gaining weight as I’m quite thin. It just seems odd that the gain comes after I added the cardio workout. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful, just confused is all. Can anyone explain why this might be? More muscle mass in the legs maybe?

Hi,
I dont know what else to do, my 8 year old has always been a picky eater. I tried saying no deal..you eat what is on your plate or else,I have bribed her, I have cut up her veggies and fruit into animal shapes, even put them on her little toy plates so it would look like it was not much to eat.I have melted cheese on greens, spread peanut butter on apples,(she licks off the peanut butter!
I filled the fridge with fine stuff, and threw out the chips and little debbie cakes but it doesnt work!! One Doctor said dont push or she may end up with an eating disorder later on in life, and another Doctor told me insist on it even if she gags,eventually I will win. Well, I am confused,She is in fine health and I give her vitamins but for long term health she will have to add fruits and vegetables into her diet eventually.She has no trouble eating pizza, chicken strips, steak and mashed potatoes, but when it comes to vegetables or fruits it is an issue.She says they taste gross thats why she wont eat them.If anyone can shed some light on this, I would apreciate it, I feel like I have exhausted everything.If it were only a few of these things that she didnt like, I wouldnt fuss, but we are talking about all fruits and veggies.

Hey, me and this girl have been fooling around after a party. Both of us was attractive drunk.. I rmb that we did have sex without a condom but we are both convinced that i did not ejaculate at all. (Since i was attractive drunk, it was attractive hard to maintain the erection.) i am worried about the precum causing her to be pregnant though. BUt i am very sure that i urinate very often that night and i have not ejaculate for the past 48 hours, so sperm in my precum is likely to be very minimal. I know chances of her getting pregnant is very low from all these facts. But i am still worried and need extra reassurance. I feel very guilty and bad already. please help.!!

Thanks so much

Does having Adrenal problems , make you look so pale…. Mandy