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DeannMomofThree Wow! Your body fat percentage is amazing! Getting in to the teens is really low for women. (You can see my trainer's abs and she's higher than 14.5%). Not to demean your progress in any way, but make sure you're getting good readings. Calipers, even in the hands of a...

DeannMomofThree I'm short too...just over 5'! Over the past 10 years, and three kids, I gained weight that I haven't been able to shed. (My youngest is three!) I've been faithfully working out for about two years, but only recently have I been working out really aggressively (about 6 days...

DeannMomofThree Cathe, do you have an opinion on "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle", a downloadable 370+ page ebook by bodybuilder Tom Venuto? It was mentioned (praised) in the 'Ask Cathe' forum last year and I'm curious if you have an opinion on it? I greatly value your opinion! (And...

Congratulations! The abdominals are frequently the toughest to respond. I know exactly what you mean about the layer of fat too--I know I have awesome abs, if only I could see them better to show them off! After baby #3, I'm just now seriously working on reducing my body fat to better show...

DeannMomofThree My dumbbell (db) weight set isn't as diverse as Cathe's, but I lift close to Cathe's weight when I work out with her at home--for example, in UBP. But when I take a weight class at the gym I usually use lighter hand weights because they don't keep heavier weights in the group...

DeannMomofThree Alicia, man are we in the same boat! After three kids, with the youngest not even 16 months, I wonder if my lower abs will ever flatten out. I can tell you that I added pilates to my workout schedule about two months ago and man can I see and feel a difference! Now, I still...

Hi Heather! You're not alone. I'm only 5 feet tall and after gaining 38 pounds with baby #3 (born in November 2003) I found myself with a lot of extra weight. I was a healthy but curvy 125 pounds before having kids, but the pounds inched on between each pregnancy. After #3, and even after...

You're not the only one! How soon you can take it really depends on when you ovulate. If you ovulate late in your cycle, the test will not read positive until after your period is late, because it takes that long for the hcg to build up. I ovulate late, took one a few days early and it was...

DeannMomofThree The fitTV web site (where I see Cathe's workouts) has a calorie burn calculator. You enter your weight and activity and it gives you the calorie burn--check it out!

DeannMomofThree You mean there's hope for me? I'm a 34DD and would kill to get down to 34C!

DeannMomofThree I did the induction phase of Atkins successfully for three months to lose 23 pounds before getting pregnant with my third child (he's now 14 months). I did NOT gain it all back by eating normally during pregnancy. I gained the normal recommended amount for a healthy...