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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise One of the most depressing things about weight loss is this: You can't choose where you lose the weight. Yes, you can focus every ounce of your will on those love handles or saddlebags, but your body has no interest in your wants and needs. It's job? To follow the directions radioed in from your DNA (among other things), telling it what to keep and what to get rid of. In fact, it's entirely possible your body will remove fat from areas you care nothing about (your wrists, for example) leaving the worst parts there. This may seem depressing at first, but once you realize your body is in charge, you can actually relax into your program and focus on what you can control - Moving more, eating well and taking care of yourself. Freedom...it's a beautiful thing. Lesson of the Week: You may not lose weight where you want to When we start losing weight, we often imagine exciting things lying ahead. There will be weight loss, of course, but we also imagine our shiny new bodies. Perfectly... Read more See More About:  how to lose weight  weight loss  spot training Getting Through the Winter Workout Blahs "My body is here, but my mind is actually still asleep in bed," one client said to me on a particularly cold, dark morning. She proceeded to prove it... Read more See More About:  winter exercise  cold weather exercise  seasonal depression Exercise of the Week: Pushups and Pikes We're really into core training, if the latest fitness trends are any indication, and one of my favorite ways to work the core is to incorporate it into traditional strength... Read more See More About:  pushups  core training  ball exercises Vote: Successful Weight Loss Strategies If you were giving someone else advice about losing weight, what's the first thing you would tell them? A lot of us would say something about changing his or her diet or starting an exercise program and those things would be true. But, don't most of us already know that?...Read more See More About:  weight loss  mental strategies to lose weight  lifestyle change Exercise Ads Exercise Routines Workout Routine Weight Loss Exercise Workout Plan Exercise for Women Featured Articles Step by Step Shoulder Exercises Taking a Break from Exercise? Effective Strength Training Workouts How to Pack Healthy School Lunches Fitbit Tracker Pedometer Review Dealing with Aging Nails   More from About.com Top 10 Skin Myths How do you know the information and advice you get about your skin is true? Start with this article, which debunks some of the the most persistent myths out there. More> Living with Infertility Infertility is extremely difficult emotionally, and it's easy to start feeling overwhelmed. Here are 10 ways to cope and keep infertility from taking over your life. More> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Weight Loss Success Stories Exercise Gear Advertisement