Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
We've all been there - that time when we ate too much and ended up uncomfortably full or we consumed more sweets than we intended at a party. A reader emailed me a few weeks ago about a similar scenario: "Nia, I over indulged over the weekend and ate way too much junk food. I had some ice cream and then found myself constantly popping my kid's left over Easter candy in my mouth all weekend. Can …
[Read more...] about Damage Control – What to do When You Over Indulge
“Nia, why are you constantly telling women to ‘be the strongest, most awesome version of themselves’ and write motivation type-stuff? Why don’t you just post more workouts and training-specific things? After all, your website is called Lift Like a Girl.” There was a time I strongly disliked self-help and motivational "You can do it!" type stuff. I didn't like to read it and certainly never …
Take a glimpse at the cover of most magazines and you'll see several headlines promoting tips and tricks that will help you eat less and weigh less. "Lose up to 10 pounds in one week!" "Simple tips to eat fewer calories!" "Shrink your stomach with three easy exercises!" Eat less. Weigh less. Shrink. What is this obsession with encouraging women to be less? I don't know about you, …
How many times has this happened to you? You had your day planned - you were going to eat well at every meal and go to the gym in the latter part of the day for a strength training workout. But somewhere along the way, things didn't go as planned. Maybe you chose a dough-nut instead of a homemade smoothie or oatmeal french-toast cake for breakfast. Or maybe someone bought pizza for lunch at the …
[Read more...] about Things Don’t Always Go as Planned – This is What You Do
Do your health and fitness habits define you, or do they make your life better? There was a time I obsessed over what I would eat, and when. I'd literally revolve everything around my workout schedule. I'd turn down dinner invitations and other activities if they interfered with my trip to the gym or wouldn't easily fit whatever diet I was following at the time. Put bluntly: my diet and workout …
[Read more...] about You’re Not Your Diet. You’re Not Your Body Fat Percentage.
Does this sound familiar? I want to lose fat I want to go down a pant size or two I want to weigh less I want my thighs to be more firm and my belly to be flatter I want the willpower to work out consistently I can't do X, Y, and Z exercises and activities These are very common statements. I've heard them all from clients, family and friends, and I've even uttered most of them myself at …
[Read more...] about What Would Happen if You Focused on THIS and Not That?
"Become the strongest, most awesome version of yourself." "Train to be awesome." "Live an awesome life." These are all phrases I say frequently, and it clearly demonstrates that I need to expand my vocabulary. But, nonetheless, today's post is all about discovering your level of awesomeness. So . . . Are you awesome? Let's see how you measure up. Which of these statements best describes …
[Read more...] about Is Your Fitness Regimen Making You Awesome?
Any sentence that begins with "Real women ..." is usually full of crap. The world of health and fitness can be degrading and quite puzzling at times. We're bombarded with pictures of what health and fitness is "supposed to look like," depending on the particular resource, as if fitness is portrayed by a specific body shape, size, or appearance. If we don't fit that image we beat ourselves up …
