Romantic obsessions and feelings of dependency often go hand in hand. Sometimes, obsession is the result of unrequited love, according to Susan Peabody in her book, "Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency in Relationships." Or you may secretly long for someone to be dependent upon.

After nine months of carrying around a heavy baby belly, you're likely more than ready to get your familiar old body back. Cesarean sections take more of a toll on your body than uncomplicated vaginal deliveries because you have a major surgery to recover from.

Your quads and glutes are the primary muscles you use to ride a bike. The "burn" you experience in your thigh muscles when riding a bicycle is related to muscle fatigue. Specifically, this sensation is thought to be caused by a decreased flow of calcium to muscles, which occurs with exhaustive exercise.

Where you store fat determines whether or not you're at a higher risk for metabolic and heart diseases. Too much belly fat -- the kind that spills over your waistband -- is the type to avoid. Love handles and hip-bone fat aren't only an aesthetic problem -- they're a health problem.

A teen may achieve six-pack abs by losing fat and gaining lean muscle. Not all teens are developmentally ready to take on such fitness goals, however.

Whether your fingers are short and pudgy or long and lean is a matter of genetics, and you can't change your genes. But, if you're finding your fingers a bit fatter than usual and they feel tight and puffy so that it's hard to remove your rings, you can take some action to slim them down.

Spot reduction is a myth, according to the American Council on Exercise. The areas of the body where many Americans want to lose fat the most -- such as the stomach -- are generally the last parts of the body that lose weight.

Fat that accumulates around your abdomen isn't like other kinds of fat on your body. Excess abdominal fat, according to Harvard Medical School, increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes. Many methods are available to help you lose belly fat, including stomach wraps.

If you’ve recently moved up a waist size in your pants, you might take pause and evaluate your risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

With the safe and reliable weight-loss combination of diet and exercise, it’s difficult to lose more than about a pound within a four-day period of time. However, depending on how much you weigh and the techniques you employ to slim down, it could be possible to lose 3 pounds or more in as many days.

If you have access to a pool, moving your workouts into the water is a great way to burn belly fat. Not only are swimming and water aerobics great cardio exercises, every move you make in the pool challenges your muscles since the water creates constant resistance.

Losing pounds requires a calorie deficit, meaning that you burn more than you consume. While it may seem as if 100 sit ups a day may lend itself to the six-pack of your dreams, solely doing sit ups will not help you lose weight.