Everyday Systems: nosdiet: message 717 of 3212

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Hello Gwen;

> . . . 5'1", about 110 pounds . . . .I exercise 3-4 days a week with 

either toning floor exercises and/or "gliding" or jumping on the 

trampoline. . . . the weight I want to lose is right in the tummy.

This is all my unprofessional opinion. It reflects my interests and 
reading. It sounds like a muscle control problem, the stomach muscles 
are used to just hanging there. It's like your muscles themselves 
have poor posture. Make them sit up straight. Try stomach muscle 
control exercises, tensing, etc.. theskippedbreath.com is one idea, 
yoga has some of those exercises, Pavel offers some suggestions in 
his ab books, John E. Peterson is writing a good book which should be 
out about now. In other words, it might just be a problem of 'sucking 
it in,' although that is a bad description of what takes place.

It sounds like you follow nos close enough. My big question is do you 
eat less now than before you started nos. For me, and I bet for you, 
the answer is yes. So keep it up.

>I often have a "light" beer in the evenings

That doesn't sound bad.

>and one or two granola bars a day

Uh oh. That is not good. That is snacks.

Good luck,
Tom