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I suspect that's true about the sugar reaction. I don't know about the rest. I do think that my body reacts to sugar alcohols just as if I was eating real sugar, so I strictly limit SF candy. I probably need to at least cut back on the gum. Thanks again. Julia

No gum?:( Why no gum? I quit smoking last January and now have a serious sugar free gum habit, but I didn't think it was doing any harm. Can you elaborate? Thanks, Julia

Hi - I'm new to this board. I started working with Cathe videos a few months ago and I love the results I'm seeing! I do have some challenges to overcome. I would like to reduce my body fat percentage and I keep working at it, but I wonder if I'll be able to reach my goal. I'm 44 years old...

I'm not sure that gaining muscle requires a caloric overage. I don't think it does. I think you gain muscle when you use the muscle to failure, thereby causing it to repair and rebuild itself. Losing weight is accomplished by eating clean and doing both cardio and strength training. I...

Hi - I'm new to this board and have read through all of your menus to get some ideas for my own. I've lost over 50 lbs. on a low carb diet and have maintained it for over a year. I still eat low carb, but with lots of veggies and fruit. Here's a typical day for me: b - I slice flaxmeal...

Yes, that does help - and thanks for the welcome! I've been doing a periodization schedule that looks like this: Week 1 - cardio only (this is 45 mins. per day of step or hi/lo) Week 2 - Slow & Heavy - I do 20-30 mins. of cardio and one of the tapes in the series on Mon., Tue., Wed. then...

On the About Cathe section of this site it says she's 39 - is that right? It also says she has been teaching aerobics for over 23 years. So she was 16 when she started teaching? Just curious.

Hi - I'm new to this board and kinda new to Cathe workouts. Since I bought my first Cathe workout - Maximum Intesity Strength - I've been hooked! I'm now a HUGE Cathe fan and am starting to see some great results! My main goal is to reduce my body fat. That being the case, how much cardio...