Morning Express with Robin Meade

It can be frustrating if you're trying to lose weight and you plateau. For the last several months we've been following Mary Ward "Wubbie" Hendrix on her quest to lose 60 pounds. The 27-year old Atlanta-area school teacher is working with personal trainer Mike Granatelli to drop weight, but has hit a wall. She is at the same weight she was a month ago, but she's still down eight pounds since October, when she started.

Last month, Hendrix and Granatelli talked about raising her cardio levels, so Hendrix has signed up for a 5K race and Granatelli sketched out a training plan for her.

How would you like to have a bodacious backside? Robin Meade got in the gym with fitness trainer Chris Powell from TV's "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" to find out how to get a tight rear end.  

Powell says there are a lot of different exercises out there that people tout as the best for the bottom, but he says no exercise out there is better than the "good, old-fashioned squat." Here's how Powell says to do the basic and advanced squat:

If you're trying to lose weight, you know there are ups and downs. Mary Ward "Wubbie" Hendrix is a 27-year old Atlanta area school teacher who is trying to lose 60 pounds. We've been following her journey since October. At her last weigh-in with her personal trainer, Mike Granatelli, she was unpleasantly surprised by what she saw: She had gained four pounds.

But Granatelli is encouraging. "The good news is you're still down eight [since October]," he said. Hendrix, however, is frustrated. "I feel like I work out really hard, and I'm gaining weight," Hendrix said. Granatelli, in turn, assured her that everybody goes through these ups and downs. "Everyone loses, everyone gains again, so you just have to keep progressing," he explained.

Losing a job can be devastating. And finding a new one may seem impossible.

Suzanne Walker of Mableton, Georgia has been out of work since July. It's been difficult, so she's getting a little help from life coach Valorie Burton to help her get back to work.

If you're trying to lose weight, you know the temptations over the holidays can be especially challenging.

Mary Ward "Wubbie" Hendrix is a 27-year old Atlanta-area school teacher who is trying to lose 60 pounds. We've been following her over the last few months on her journey to lose the pounds.  

If you're doing any kind of exercising in this new year, listen up! HLN's Robin Meade was in the gym with Chris Powell, fitness trainer and host of TV's "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition," and she got the skinny on warming up before you start exercising and stretching afterward.  

Chris says many people skip the warm-up before exercising and immediately start lifting heavy weights, which ultimately leads to injuries. He says what you want to do is get the blood flowing and everything moving before you start, and you can do that through simple movements, such as jogging or just walking in place.

We all have things that we like to do, or eat, that aren't necessarily good for us.  But doctors may be held to a higher standard. HLN's Robin Meade put Dr. Travis Stork from "The Doctors" in the hot seat about his good and not-so-good habits.

Dr. Stork tells Robin that you get energy throughout the day from a good night's sleep, healthy foods and staying active. He tries to go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at the same time every morning. Even when he can sleep in, he still gets up at the same time. "If I sleep in too much, then it just ruins my circadian rhythm," he says, "so I'd rather get up at the same time every day." According to Stork, repeated studies show that sleeping in does not improve your energy.

If you have kids, you know things can get messy when it comes to their toys. Carrie Gallacher is a wife and mother of two living in Smyrna, Georgia.  She has a five-year old daughter named Annabelle and a one-year old son named Emerson. The kids have a playroom overflowing with toys, so she called on professional organizer Lara Anderson to help her out.

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Most of us probably have a few extra pounds we'd like to get rid of. Mary Ward "Wubbie" Hendrix of Atlanta, Georgia, is getting help with trying to lose her extra weight with the help of a personal trainer.

Wubbie's goal is to lose 60 pounds. She started working out with trainer Mike Granatelli about a year ago. 

Breast cancer is a scary disease, so it's not surprising that misconceptions can grow into myths.  Robin Meade talked with co-host of "The Doctors," Dr. Travis Stork, about the disease, to sort out fact from fiction.

Myth: If you find a lump in your breast, it means you have breast cancer.