Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below, download the MP3, or listen on iTunes. I’m no longer captive to disordered eating. But that doesn’t mean I never struggle or feel the tug of old, destructive habits. Like a scar from a sutured wound leaves a permanent reminder of the event, so too did my stint with obsessive eating habits create a lasting mark on me. It fades …
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Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. Does it ever feel like you spend way more time than you should have to thinking about food? What you should eat and shouldn’t eat; how many meals you should eat; are any foods best for fat loss; what’s best for improving overall health; is there such a thing as an all-you-can-eat peanut butter diet; are …
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Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. How many times have you tried a “healthy” recipe that boasted it tastes just like the real thing! only to be immensely disappointed...again? My list of never-make-this-food-abomination-again recipes is a lengthy one; I don’t care if it’s healthier than the original recipe it impersonates because if it …
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Would you rather listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. Eating in moderation is a noble goal. Too bad most people suck at it. What does it mean to “eat in moderation”? We must define it if we’re to practice it properly. The definition varies widely depending on what beliefs someone has about nutrition, but here’s a simplified answer that’s void of stupid …
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Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. “What are your favorite guilty-pleasure foods?” the interviewer posed. “I don’t have ‘guilty pleasures,’” I retorted before continuing, “I refuse to experience guilt or shame from eating food.” My answer was received with a stunned silence. Clearly this wasn't a response she'd ever received to the …
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Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or use iTunes. During your workout you saw a fellow gym-goer for the first time in several weeks. You hear her telling another member about her recent weight loss. “I swear, the ketogenic diet is the best thing ever. I dropped 10 pounds in four weeks,” she raved. The next day in the break room, one of your …
Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below, or you can listen to it on iTunes. Being told what you want to hear is nice, and comforting. Being told what you need to hear is not always pleasant, but it’s extremely helpful. There’s a ton of blatant nonsense in the health and fitness industry. Let’s filter through some of it right now with some uncomfortable truths about …
[Read more...] about 18 Uncomfortable Truths About Nutrition, Health, and Fitness
To improve your health, build a leaner body, or establish new habits ... Sometimes the solution is to work harder. Sometimes the solution is to simply work smarter. Sometimes what you really need, is to do both. Smarter may mean being more efficient with your efforts. Or doing fewer things, but doing them better. Harder may mean putting more effort into your actions, spending more …
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