Posts by morganbclaw

I think you have stumbled on the concept that you don't need to "stay motivated" after a while because you actually LIKE the healthy lifestyle better and how your body looks and feels when you follow it.  :) 

you can substitute applesauce or banana for the oil/butter, use fat free dairy products, egg whites, sugar substitutes, and whole wheat flour to lower the calorie content and improve the nutritional quality.  This will change the taste/texture a bit though.   

I think yoga is a great addition to a comprehensive workout routine.  I think doing it in combination with cardio, interval training, and stregth training creates a really balanced routine with enough variety that you don't get bored.  I do yoga once a week and really love it! 

As far as doing it for weight loss, as melkor said , diet is key.  If you eat more than you burn and do yoga you will not lose weight.  If you eat less than you burn and do yoga you will lose weight. 

I eat an ommlette of egg whites, smoked salmon and fat free cheese a lot.  Sometimes I go the veggie route too.. love onions/mushrooms. 

Original Post by wannahotbod:

I'm trying to quit bingeing too, and I have to say that I agree with hedgren, pretty much everyone is deep down a food addict-minus those very very few people in the world that don't like to eat very much. Last week I didn't count calories for the first time in awhile...and (I am writing down what I eat to try and stop the bingeing) yesterday I added them up to see how I did (I tried to just make good choices on my own). Turns out, I did better than when I was counting-I focused on making the binges I did have less/stopping once I got full, and basically just did the best I could. I did get rid of the bingeing for a little while last year and I wasn't counting calories then and was actually at a very good place. This is how I did it. I think its absurd to say "As of right now I will never binge again" b/c thats just being unrealistic and making you think about it more. What I did was everytime I did binge, I tried to lessen the damage. Sometimes it was by substituting-like I'd eat chocolate graham crackers and milk instead of cookies, and other times it was just by eating less of what I wanted-only 1/3 of the pint of ice cream rather than the whole thing. Eventually, I wasn't bingeing but I messed it up by restricting which started the whole thing over (I learned my lesson haha).

Yesterday I sort of had a binge (the whole day was slightly over 2000 cals, which is pretty good for me when I binge haha). After, I was thinking about cookies and milk. Instead, I went out and got a diet sierra mist (I don't usually drink diet pop but it fills me up) and some mints and thought about how happy I will be later that I didn't eat more. And it totally worked. I drank the sierra mist which made my tummy happy haha and within an hour I was so happy I didn't ruin my day with more food. It takes some serious effort sometimes I think, but after a few weeks it got alot easier for me last time. Also, I make sure I do allow myself to eat what I want for the most part. I don't eat "super healthy" b/c I just end up craving unhealthy things and bingeing on them. Rather I make the best choices I can while still satisfying myself. Meaning those dark chocolate hershey kisses are not forbidden haha-just not the whole bag in one day! Hope this helps a bit! Keep fighting!

 This is really good advice.  I also got over bingeing last year, but I was in a SUPER stressful situation this summer and my bingeing came back hard core.  I think that is part of it too is being in a good place mentally.  Support from people like on this site help too!  You totally aren't the only one going through it  :)

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

Original Post by morganbclaw:

sorry bad link above.

 

http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005 /08/page/2/

 wait, how do we know which pic is photoshopped?

 good point, I have seen it discussed on other sites as well, I think the girl that looks like she is about to die is the photoshopped one, lol.  Here are more..

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/skinny.html

Sad that people still believe everything they see/read. 

Original Post by v_avila:

Original Post by amethystgirl:

That has to be photoshop. ... Right?

This can't be real! yes, she has muscular arms but I find it hard to believe that she has allowed her body to deteriorate to this point... oh boy!

 Its def a photoshop job, c'mon people!

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.starling-fitness.com/wp-content/Photoshop Thin.jpg&imgrefurl=http://##texthol der2##:&tbnh=94&tbnw=124&prev=/im ages%3Fq%3Dskinny%2Bmodel%2Bphotoshop%26hl%3D en%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*%26um%3D1

splenda is the devil, it gives me really bad tummy cramps.

I have been using stevia for about a year now and will never go back.  I buy it at trader joes.  I use it in coffee, yogurt, and oatmeal all the time its great.

Depending on what I do I spend anywhere from 45 min - 2 hours at the gym.  Usually more like an hour fifteen.  I prefer to to in the evening but I really just go whenever i can fit it in becasue I'm pretty busy.  I used to go every morning at 5:30 am, I think I might have to go back to doing that this summer because I am going to be working long hours and late nights so if I don't get it in early it prob won't happen.  Just have to find what works for you.  :)

classic pound of feathers v pound of bowing balls problem.  Both weigh.... a pound!  haha

Chili lime marinated tilapia, frozen mango cream bars (only 60 cals), freeze dried fruit... those are my current favs.  love TJs :)

lol thats funny.  I read somewhere that a girl took a huge bite of an onion and that worked.. whatever works! 

Here is what my day looked like today.. sometimes it just helps to see what other people eat

bfast - 1 med apple, 1/2 cup oatmeal and 1 cup egg whites

lunch - huge salad with ton of veggies and spinach..3 oz of canned salmon on top, no dressing just because I don't really like it but you could add it

pre workout - greek yogurt w/ 1/2 scoop of whey protein and frozen fruit

post workout - cottage cheese and peanut butter on a slice of wheat toast

dinner

few options.. usually I'll do fish or tofu and veg.  Tonight I'm doing a chick pea ragout on baked polenta.  Baked sweet potato, black beans, cottage cheese and roasted broccoli is a fav too.  

I used to be just like you.  Get off the treadmil and get into the weight room!  Seeing abs are simply a function of having low body fat.  For a women, you will show abs at around 15-18% body fat or lower.  Building mucle is essential and all the running you are doing is actually counter productive to your efforts.

See:  The new rules of lifting for women.

Original Post by folkharpist:

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Your body NEEDS sugar. It also NEEDS carbs. What better source for them than fruit?

Eat it eat it eat it.

This isn't true, your body actually does not need sugar at all.

Cutting out sugars, even natural ones, can help you feel more satisfied.  It sounds like your trainer has you on a low GI diet, since grapefruit is a low GI food.  Eating foods with a low impact on your blood sugar helps you stay satisfied off of less food, making losing weight easier.