Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
It's no secret that I think most people could benefit from staying off the scale. In fact, I had a conversation about this recently. "Hey, Nia. I was just wondering, how much do you weigh?" "I don't know. I haven't weighed myself in over a year. In fact, the only time I know my scale weight is when I get my yearly physical." "Are you serious? Well how do you keep track of things and know if …
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The binge eating cycle and other disordered eating behaviors are brutal habits to break. I won't rehash my own experience in this article, but you can read about my personal battle with disordered eating habits here. It's my goal with this article to reveal some of the things I did that helped me break out of the binge eating cycle and ditch disordered eating habits. But before we go on, I must …
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Today's article is a guest post courtesy of Sol Orwell of Examine.com. He and his crew have been researching supplementation and nutrition for the past 2.5 years and have been provided some of the best information on those topics. I had the pleasure of meeting Sol at this year's Fitness Summit, and I have to say he's an incredibly smart, genuine, passionate, and crazy smart guy. I asked him to …
Working out, eating well, and ultimately building the body you want should enhance and improve your life, not define and rule it. That's a hard lesson I learned many years ago. My life revolved around rigid nutrition rules (similar to things like "The Skinny Rules") or diets and I would never skip a meal or workout under any circumstances. I'd miss family gatherings, parties, and other events if …
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