i joined a GYM yesterday, i did a TON of ab stuff and HOLLLLY POOP! my abs hurt so bad, SOOO bad, i'm talking BEYOND the normal ab burn... eVERY MOVE I MAKE, even if i'm just using my legs, my abs hurt, they hurt while i'm walking! I did LOTS of ab stuff yesterday, i was so suprised/happy that i could do the thingey to 40-50 lbs because on everyting else i kept it at 10 lbs-20. Anyways, i'm weak... yea, and i am fat (5'5" 1/2 120 lbs) so, i try to do cardio but it's SOOOOO boring!!! No matter what i do, listen to music, watch TV, ugh, reading magazines kill me because when i get off, i get dizzy and my eyes hurt (from going up and down trying to read a straight line). Also, i do the bike but i do 0 resistance because i dont wanna build up my thigs/bulky muscles, i just wanna get a cardio workout. THe main problem is that i love bouncing from one machiene to another because they are fun but i DONT want the result (bulky muscles) anyways, do you think that it's possible to over-work your abs? Anyways, i'm not eating healthy either--- i try to eat healthy, i plan healthy meals but then i go off my plan. In the middle of the night, i couldnt sleep partly because no matter what position i was in, it KILLED my abs and so i was bored and i went into the kitchen, ate all of my veggie sushi (was supposed to be for lunch today) and then ate HALF OF MY GRANDMAS BIRTHDAY CARVEL ICECREAM CAKE!!! half chocolate/half coffee icecream with cookie crumbs in the center. I jsut kept eating and eating and eating. It was OSOOOOOO good. And i just cant seem to get rid of the cravings for all of this fattening food! No wonder i'm so fat... i have a small frame too so, trust me, when i sit down i have rolls and none of my pants fit, my stomach kinda hangs over. My friends arent encouragment because they always go "no, you're skinney, bla bla bla" and my other friend always screams "YOUR A SIZE 1" which i'm NOT! i'm a size 1/2 and i go over them a little! askhgakbj it's gross. I suck so bad, and my stomach feels like it's getting bigger and bigger. AND i'm 15 years old.

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[This message has been edited by bellabellabella (edited 07-30-2002).]

Cardio is boring but what I've found is that if I just let my mind wander during, I don't notice how boring the cardio is. The problem with watching the TV or listening to music or reading is they require concentrating on something. When I'm running on the treadmill, I just start thinking about work or money or something that's been on my mind for a while. Lately, I've been thinking about cars I'd like to test drive when my lease is up and before I know it, my 30 minutes are up.

As for ab work, if your goal is to flatten your stomach, ab work won't do it. Abs are made in the kitchen and eating right is what gets rid of the fat on your stomach. Cardio helps also, but all the ab work won't matter unless you eat properly and I don't think that ice cream cake helped.

I know that when people are in high school, they worry about their looks. But believe me, when you get older, you learn to look past it a little more each passing year. 5'5" and 120 pounds is not fat. A general guideline I read was the following:

A woman 5'0" tall should be around 100 pounds and 5 pounds more for each additional inch of height.
A man 5'0" tall should be around 106 pounds and 6 pounds more for each additional inch of height. So if you're 5' 5 1/2", then you should be around 127 pounds. Of course, this is just an average and doesn't take into account the amount of muscle you have.

BELLA I HAVE ALMOST THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A SMALL FRAME ALSO. I WOULD TELL MY FRIENDS IM GOING ON A DIET,THEY WOULD LOOK AT MY LIKE IM CRAZY, AND SAY UR ALREADY SKINNY.
I FEEL LIKE IM FAT, I REMEMBER IN THE 10TH GRADE I WOULD GET TEASE SOMETIMES BECAUSE I WAS SKINNY. AND LIKE OVER THE SUMMER I ATE LIKE A PIG! AND I GAIN WEIGHT. AND NOW I WANT TO LOOSE IT..ESPECIALLY ON MY STOMACH, EVEN THOUGH IM STILL SLIM I DID GAIN A FEW POUNDS. I HAVE THESE SIZE 3/4 PANTS AND I FINALLY COULD GET INTO THEM, EVEN THOUGH MY STOMACH HANGS OVER.
I STARTED EATING HEALHTY AND EXERCISE ON A REGULAR BASIS
---TRY TO CONTROL UR CRAVINGS---