no gym, no equipment for 2-3 weeks. suggestions to keep my muscle and gain??

As the title says! I will move and have basically nothing for about 2-3 weeks, I have workout DVDs and like running. I can do "real" push ups which I will be doing, what else will help me keep my muscle? Body weight squats, push ups and.... I hate losing muscle and it happens far too easily for me :/

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Only .40 pounds lost in 3 weeks......?

Mayhe I want my weightloss to happen too quickly. I have been eating much better, drinking more water and working out at least 3x per week. I dont understand how I have onky lost .40 pounds. Not even a freaking half a pound. Any suggestions? I am hoping to lose 30 pounds by November 16.

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Zoloft for a 8 weeks = 8 lb gain

So after a serious concussion I was prescribed 2 anti depressants. Amitryptaline for pain (10 mg) and Zoloft for traumatic brain injury issues (25 mg). Between the two I've gained 8 lbs and only craved carbs!! Took myself off both since this wasn't a chemical imbalance issue and I don't think I need to stay on them for 6 months. My dr was fine w/stopping the amitryptaline but not the Zoloft. I did anyway though. He wright gain is causing me way to much stress so I've decided I my own that my head is healed and my husband knows that if I start acting nuttier than usual to say something. Has anyone else gone through anything like this? Wondering how long it will take to lose this weight

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Prescribed phentermine for two weeks to break plateau.

Hey everyone! Looking for advice. I'm 18 female and 5'11". SW:237 CW:197 GW: 167 I have been dieting and exercising for what seems like a long time. Im currently in the process of joining the Air Force, the max weight they allow for me is 190. Then after I swear in, I have to lose even more weight in order to complete the physical requirements. I hit a big plateau 6 weeks ago and no matter how far I ran, or calories I cut. My weight wouldn't budge. I was getting worried. A race against the clock and I'm losing. I went to see the doctor. He prescribed me phentermine, an appetite suppressant. He gives a 2 week supply and I have to come in at the end for a check up. That appt. is tomorrow AM. I was 204 when I weighed in then, I'm 197 now. 7lbs in 2 weeks is great. There are a few side effects. I've spent hours and hours reading up on everything having to do with Phentermine. And I know many people look down upon this drug. I can't decide on if I should continue using it. I eat very healthy. 3-5 small meals a day. Only drink water. And I exercise. I'm not trying to use it as a band aid either. I'm just worried about time. Has any one on here used it before? Please don't bash the crap out of me.

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two weeks before period hunger

I get very hungry two weeks before my period and although I'm eating healthy, watching my calorie intake go up is making me anxious. Firstly, I don't have the time to gym, only manage to walk the dog before and after work, and walking around the office as much as I can. Working for a hotel, I have 12hour days--but the beauty is, I have a lot of space to walk around. Secondly, how can I keep up my pace with smart choices? And, I realize bc my diet has been so pure(minus the wine here and there), my stomach cannot handle outside hotel restaurant or homemade food....I know I'll get water weight but how do I control my cravings?

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Sherlock series three filming starts in two weeks

Sherlock star Martin Freeman has confirmed that filming on the third series of Sherlock will start in two weeks.

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Coughs Can Last About 2 Weeks

Jan.  14, 2013 -- Just how long should that pesky cough last?

The answer, according to most doctors, is close to 18 days. Yet many people with a cough get antsy after about five to nine days, a new study shows.

“Coughs last for longer than we think they do,” says researcher Mark H. Ebell, MD, a family doctor at the University of Georgia in Athens. “People think it should be over in a little over a week, but the reality is that a cough is more likely to last two weeks.”

In the study, researchers asked  500 adults from Georgia how long a cough should last in different situations,  such as with a fever or without. They compared these answers to those found in the medical literature.

Bottom line: There is a disconnect between how long people think a cough should last and how long it actually does. The findings appear in the January/ February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

People in the study who had previously taken antibiotics for a cough were more likely to believe that antibiotics are always helpful for cough. But antibiotics don’t treat viruses, and using them when they are not needed can lead to antibiotic resistance.

Although people who received antibiotics for a cough due to a cold virus after seven days may feel better, it is often just the cough getting better on its own. “People may think it worked, but it is really just the natural history,” Ebell says.

Still, there are some red flags that a cough may be caused by something more serious than a virus.

These include coughs accompanied by:

Brown or bloodied sputumFeverChillsBody achesSudden onset of symptomsShortness of breathWheezingHoarsenessTrouble swallowing

People with chronic lung diseases such as asthma should also take their coughs more seriously.

“Coughs lasting 10 days or thereabouts are pretty normal,” says Henry Milgrom, MD. He is a professor of pediatrics at National Jewish Health in Denver.  Still, he says, “we don’t want to miss something that is infectious and treatable. Somebody who has a cough that is productive and a fever may have pneumonia or sinusitis or another treatable infectious disease that we would want to address quickly.”

In this scenario, don’t waste time, he says. But “if you are getting over a cold, have no fever, and no underlying lung disease, a cough can safely last for weeks.”

Whatever you do, don’t ask for antibiotics unless you think your cough is caused by a bacterial infection, says Len Horovitz, MD. He is  a pulmonary and internal medicine specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. “They don’t help acute coughs, and if you take them too frequently, they won’t work when you really need them.”

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