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I'm on week 3 of Shaun T's Insanity workout and I started off the program really strong. But the last three days I haven't been able to push myself as hard as before, and I don't know why? I'm eating about 1600 calories a day and besides Insanity, I live a pretty sedentary lifestyle. I sleep 8 hours a day and honestly, I don't want to give up now. Any ideas about what I can do to get that extra boost of energy needed?

With a little help from a friend, I was able to contact an agent from the music industry and I have set up an appointment via skype with her for next week.

The problem is I have no idea about all the duties of a music agent, and so I have no idea what to say or ask her, even though I do know this is a step forward in my practically non-existent music career.

Thanks for all the help!

My boyfriend is the most brilliant man I've ever met. He's not even 21 and well on his way to getting a 1st class in his Honours degree in Ecology and excels in everything he does.

I met him at the beginning of this year, when he started his Honours degree, and people warned me not to date him because he'd be completely unavailable due to his work load after August. We started dating anyway, and now he works so often and sometimes skips his thesis work to meet me and then he stresses about not having finished. I know for a fact he'd have been way ahead of others in his class if he wasn't dating me. I mean, he's already SO busy, I don't even want to imagine what its going to be like in August.

Not to mention, he wanted to live in Thailand for 6 months next year after he finishes his degree and before he starts his PhD. But he told me he doesn't anymore because he met me and I can't join him because I'm starting my second degree next year and can't postpone that.

I love him and he loves me, but I feel guilty that he forgoes so many opportunities like going to Thailand JUST because he's with me. I don't know what to do, but I definitely can't live with all the guilt anymore. He's destined for great things (he's got an IQ over 145) and I'm just standing in his way.

What should I do?! :( :(

Hey! I'm about to get my very first tattoo tomorrow. I've checked out the parlor and the artist and everything is good so far and Im excited. But Im also really nervous. Any idea how to calm nerves while being tattooed? Because I have a slight fear of needles and don't want to move or ruin anything while she's needling my back.

Thanks for all the help :)

I'm 19 in 20 days, 5'7'' and 77 kgs (170 lbs). My goal weight is 68 kgs (149.9 lbs). I eat salads, wraps and fruit mostly, although I do indulge in a slice of toast with nutella once a day so that I don't cheat and go overboard. I want to lose it by February 15th 2011, when University starts again. Will I lose the weight by then or will it take longer?

Thanks to anyone who answers! :)

There's a huge Uni party tonight and since this is Australia, EVERYONE drinks. So do I, normally but I just started a lifestyle change two days ago to get healthy and I don't think drinking beer or spirits is going to help that. Any idea what I can do so that my peers don't question me about not drinking? Coz the last time I was on a diet and they found out I wasn't drinking, they all bought me shots anyway and stood there watching till I finished them.....it was very awkward and totally threw me off.

Any help is REALLY appreciated! Thanks :D

I'm 5'7'' and 73 kgs, and the doctor said i need to be 65 kgs to be perfect weight. So I started the Insanity workout program by Shaun T, especially since people on the FB insanity group have been seeing results within the first week. A week has gone by and I see no results yet. Im getting a bit anxious also because im following the diet plan and I'd love to lose at least 3-5 kgs before 30th June when I go on vacation. So how come Im not losing yet?

Thanks to anyone who helps :)

There's gonna be an 80's party and i have to dress up for it but Im really tight on cash and even if I wasn't, there isnt a single clothing store nearby that sells ANYTHING that looks like it might come from the 80s!

Any ideas on what I can use and make at home to create my outfit? Thanks!

I have a guy friend, and I've known him for five months. I like him (so whats new for teen girls out there? :P) and recently I introduced him to my best friend who happens to have an amazing personality and is always comfortable around guys (unlike me). In fact most of her best friends are guys!

Anyway, so they chatted for the first time recently and totally hit it off. They talked like they'd known each other for years and I was okay with it, till today.

I was chatting with him when he said stuff that made me feel like he put their friendship (even though they've talked only 5 times) ahead of ours (I've known him for over 5 months).

So now I'm jealous, as hell. I cant even talk to him normally, as a friend, anymore. It just hurts. And I dont want to blame either of them since its me with the issues.

Any idea how I can get over this entire thing? It's gonna wreak two really great friendships.

Thanks to anyone who gives me advice :)

A friend and I became really good friends and I really enjoyed her company. But there were moments when she'd be very direct with me, e.g, "You really are talented but you're so sensitive!" or "You're talented but not too bright" and to a certain point I liked that and I would strive to make it better. But then the picking out of my bad characteristics became so regular, it got really really bad. And I believe that a friend should not only point out your mistakes but help you minimize them. She never helped me but only found fault with me.

Eventually, I realized that her comments started to change me. My self esteem went down, confidence too, and I started to hate myself. My other best friend saw the change and warned me about it and so I decided to stand up to her. When I did, I got blamed by one of our mutual friends for being sensitive and not being able to handle criticism. And as a favour to this mutual friend I apologized to her. But now, I'm so unhappy every time I talk to the girl and her finding faults with me makes my blood boil.

How do I cut off from this fault-finding girl altogether? She still contacts me and now a days, even implies that she thinks I'm a liar! I'm always happy when she's not around and I'm not thinking of her but thanks to our mutual friend, this isn't possible anymore.

Any ideas?

Thanks to anyone who answered. :)

My grandmother who used to be active and busy has changed so much in the past 3 months. She's starting getting bored and she misses her friends who are too old to visit or have passed away. She doesn't have the energy to go out much but she tells me she wants to do something fun. I get worried that she'll get tired because once she gets tired, she wont get out of bed for a week. And she wants to get active again but doesnt know what exercises to do since her knees start to hurt really fast.

Can you suggest stuff she can do around the house to be occupied and exercises she can do that wont hurt her?

She already plays scrabble with me twice a day and has a book full of word puzzles she's nearly finished with. And she visits the temple once a week. But it hurts to see her so sad....and bored!

Help please!

I eat about 1000-1200 calories a day (today was an exception: 1500) and I jog every morning for about an hour and then I belly dance for another hour. Is my calorie intake too low? (I want to lose the inches too).

Also all the food I eat is healthy. I don't touch junk food or soda anymore.

I've been doing it for about a week, not just because I want to lose weight and tone up but because I enjoy it.

I wanted to know if it was just cardio or strength training since I read that you can only lose weight doing both cardio and strength training and not just with cardio alone.

Thanks for the help!

I'm 17, 5 ft 7 inches and around 81 kilos (according to my doc that's about 12 kgs over weight). I've been surfing the web for exercises and tips on getting fit and a lot of them contradict each other. The most common contradiction is some saying stomach crunches help while others say it doesn't at all.

I need stuff that actually works, and I want to know if climbing 14 flights of stairs a day (both and down) will help lose weight.

Generally I eat too much, rather than eating junk food (which I don't like) and I want to lose about 7 kilos by my birthday mid-December. Is it possible? How?

Also I generally need to lose fat on the thighs, stomach and hips. Thanks for the help!

I'm writing a fiction book and in the book, if I were to take a cruise from Anchorage to LA, how long would it take?

I signed up for a singing competition and joined the Acapella group my college was representing. I did the same competition last year and it was fun. This competition isn't compulsory and I chose to do it because we had fun last year. But this year people are taking it too seriously and are shouting at me for wanting to enjoy singing so I decided to quit.

My friends this it's a bad idea. But why do it if I don't enjoy it? Also...I'm kind of scared of the head of the group, who happens to be the Queen Bee of the college and can make my life hell if I quit.....

What should I do?????

Ive been singing and playing music for 7 years now and last year I started to write songs and lately Ive been writing songs really well with catchy tunes......I played it for my family and they loved them but then again I needed an objective view so I went and played some of the songs in college and there people liked the songs but told me it was about my life and experiences which was a bad thing.......but I thought all lyrics had to be personal to be more meaningful and all? Am I wrong about this? My songs are really different lyrics wise.....I make it a point to make them unique and there are only 2 love songs in the bunch.....they also said I should write more love songs because its easier to relate to and all..........I'm really confused about this.....my songs are a mix between acoustic pop and country music......Let me know if my point of view isn't correct......this has been bothering me all week.....

Thanks to whoever answers ^^

I found a professional recording studio and have booked a couple of hours there to record a demo of songs Ive written but I have never recorded in a studio properly before and want to know if there are any suggestions or tips I need to know for best results.......like the distance I should sing from the mic or anything else like that....Thanks ^^

I just finished high school and got admission into a chef's school in Singapore. But a friend is coming to visit me from France for 3 weeks in August so I had to opt for the November intake instead of July intake.

Now Im stuck at home with nothing to do till then! I already play three instruments and Im learning the drums once a week now, and I sing on a daily basis. I read a lot to occupy my time but all this is starting to bore me. I need new ideas of what to do. I already spend WAY too much time on the computer and on the net and I cant afford to buy any game station or any new comp games.

There aren't any parks or malls near by and most of my friends are out of town or busy.

I'm going out of my mind doing the same things everyday and I'll go totally insane if I don't get a bit of change!

I can't afford to go out of the country or even this city at the moment either....

Thanks for all the help, if you reply!

I love to read, especially books that have anything to do with mythology, vampires in particular. I have already read the following vamp books/series :

Twilight series

Vampire Kisses series

Vampire Academy series

Morganville Vampire series

Blue Blood series

Dead Sexy - Amanda Ashley.

Dracula

Can you suggest books with vampires other than the ones ive read? Thanks for all the help and suggestions if u give them ^^