October 2011
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A letter to a craving
Dear craving,
I know we have had words in the past, and I’m sorry it had to come down to this. I left you and you need to learn to deal with it. Showing up at 10:00 at night is completely inappropriate. I appreciate that this time you were considerate enough to let me know what I am craving (as opposed to the night I left you when you only told me that I was craving...
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Truth
Laziness is an option. So is diligence. You have no one to blame or thank except yourself.
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September 2011
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My favorite thing about Autumn:
The produce!! You can get so many delicious (and local) fruits and veggies this time of year. The Farmers Market is the most wonderful place full of beautiful colors and all the scents that can only be called euphoric.
As a tribute to my love of the season I am going to give you this link to a list of all the varieties of apples! The list is looooong and they are amazing.
I have sampled over...
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“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.”
– La Rochefoucauld
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Motivation for LIFE
You will NEVER see me post anything with the words skinny or thin as a tag.
I will rarely post a picture of a body part without the whole human attached. I am more than just a pair of legs, a round bottom or a pair of muscular shoulders. I believe everyone is. I do not like to objectify women (or men) by just showing parts of the body.
I will never post pictures of skinny people on the...
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Considerations
What ever it is you’re considering… Just do it. Try it. Love it or hate it at least you’ll know. Maybe you’ll be indifferent. Maybe you’ll fall in love with it. Maybe you’ll want to pretend that you never even thought of it. But if you never try then you will always wonder.
Go on, go do something different. Do it (or start working towards it) today. Right...
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WOD 29 Sep 2011
I completed this workout from BodyRock today. I do not have a sandbag, so I had to make some substitutions:
I performed my squats with a 35lb barbell, My squats have improved dramatically since I started doing them this summer, I can actually bring my butt all the way down now and still maintain proper form (shins perpendicular to the ground.)
For the first half of the workout I completed 7...
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Caffeine + exercise info →
Studies have shown that having caffeine in your system when you exercise helps you to burn free fatty acids in the blood stream instead of using up the glycogen stores in the muscles. (Just don’t combine your caffeine with lots of sugar! A black coffee will do the trick.)
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healthybluejae-deactivated20130 asked: I'm messaging you one more time, sorry! Haha I just read through your How To Run post and you said you were in the Navy. I just finished applying for the NROTC scholarship and I plan on going in even if I don't get it, after college though. Do you have any tips on how to specifically work on pull ups? I'm extremely embarrassed by that because I'm not a baby, I do sports and...
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healthybluejae-deactivated20130 asked: Awesome! I'm going to tell him, he'll be super stoked. I'm trying to start running/get in shape for soccer season coming up here, its just so hard! Do you have tips for anyone like me who WANTS to run but just doesn't have much motivation? I'm actually going to go out and run right now, so I haven't taken a thorough look at all your posts, but when I come back I will...
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Do you have anything to add?
I wrote this a while back and I just thought I would repost it, since I feel it’s a good read for:
people who just started to run and are feeling frustrated
people who want to run but feel clueless
people who have been running and have suggestions that I did not think to include.
It is what I have lovingly dubbed “How to Run: An Unofficial Guide”
Running has made the most...
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Why Run?
Run from your problems
Run from your anger
Run from your hurt
Run from your stress
Run towards your goals
Run from your fear
Run from that stupid Dairy Queen you see every day
Run from pizza
Run from social stigmas
Run from yourself
Run to clear your mind
Run to think
Run to not think
Run from being the girl that takes the elevator
Run so you can always take the stairs (no matter...
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healthybluejae-deactivated20130 asked: My dad works for activecom :) Just saying haha
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Active.com →
This link has some really good information for calorie intake, weight, fitness levels and body fat. Read up and stay safe!
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WOD: 28 Sep 2011
(Upper body workout completed with one 10lb dumbbell in each hand and workout done circuit style.)
Bicep curls: 12/12/12
Standing shoulder press: 12/12/12
Upright rows:12/12/12
Bent over rows: 12/12/12
1-arm rows: 12/12/12
Side laterals: 10/10/10
Shrugs: 12/12/12
Dead lifts: 12/12/12
Push-ups: 10/10/10
Knee-squeeze crunch: 12/12/12/12/12/12
As always, if you want to copy this work...
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“Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A good morning
Nothing starts the day off better than realizing you can see your abs without intentionally flexing and then putting on a short skirt and realizing the legs you see no longer resemble the ones you thought you had.
I hope everyone’s morning is just as wonderful!
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Sweat
Sweat: best defined as the physical proof of my own ability to push myself to be better. I never sweat like this. Not in boot camp, on the ship, in Africa, on watch in the pit, or in the Navy. No one else could ever push me as hard as I push myself. And that feels good. I love you, sweat. You are my little, salty trophies awarded for my persistence.
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“Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. ”
– Peter Marshall
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Fitness apps I can't live without.
Don’t worry, they’re free!! (free is one of my most favorite things ever. And when the free is actually awesome… it’s euphoric!)
RunKeeper keeps track of elevation, distance, time, total miles for the day, week, month year. It logs calories burned, routes taken, maps from google maps. I can not possibly overstate the awesomeness of this app. It will log running,...
m-a-u-deactivated20120103 asked: Ahh that helps thank you! I will look into it!
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m-a-u-deactivated20120103 asked: I was just wondering, is it worth it to invest in workout protein shakes? I'm not looking to build a ton of muscle but I know it's important to have protein and good carbs in your system before and after a workout. What do you think?
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foolproof3stepweightloss-deacti asked: I think YOU need to read up on the difference between ketosis and ketogenesis. Once is good/normal/healthy the other is bad/damaging. They are not the same. A low carb diet is possible without damage to the body. How else do you explain how the inuit people with their diet of whatever they can catch from the icy water around them for centuries with no grains whatsoever has them still going strong?
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No matter what it is, someone, somewhere has dealt...
So don’t be scared to ask questions and don’t be scared to get answers. Just because an answer isn’t what we want it to be, doesn’t mean we should ignore it. Usually, asking again won’t change the answer, either. Accept it and learn to work with it. You are stronger than your fear. Ask me anything I live to help with fitness and nutrition. And especially...
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“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”
– Will Smith
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Great workout video's here →
This dude has some great workouts on his YouTube channel. Lots of quick workouts and targeted workouts. Give him a look, I think you’ll enjoy it. Minimal equipment required.
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Can't
Don’t ever use that word with me. Just don’t. It’s a lie and it’s an insult to my intelligence.
Tell me:
You won’t
You’re not ready
You’re not able to now, but will be ready in the future
You don’t want to
You’re not interested
You’re scared to fail
You’re scared of what others will think
You’re not making it a...
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The Voice (The closest thing to poetry you will...
I can hear it in the back of my mind. It’s always yelling at me. I hear it while I’m out on the road. It’s yelling to stop, to slow down, to quit while I’m ahead. It calls out for me to take a break, to walk when I reach the fence post… just for a minute. It puts me down and highlights my childhood nemesis’ words: too fat, too short, too ugly, too dumb, too unpopular. It questions me: What...
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The WOD for 26 Sep (Think you can compete?)
I did the Hands Free Workout from BodyRock. My numbers were as follows (sets 1 and 2 separated by a /):
Low Jack: 47/51
Get-ups: 8/9
Low Jack: 46/57
Bridge L: 18/24
Bridge R: 21/28
Low Jack: 56/57
Flying Jump Lunge: 30/34
Low Jack: 52/58
Leg Lift: 18/19
Low Jack: 57/57
I don’t have an Ugi ball, so I did the bridge without. I used my 5lb medicine ball for the leg lifts (aka:...
let's make a list of all the weightloss blogs,... →
skinnywristsandthighs:
just add your url below each height!
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4’9: http://weightlosslikewoah.tumblr.com/ hiii I’m the shortest d:
4’10:
4’11: http://fitfor2012.tumblr.com/
5’0:
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5’1: http://thetoughroad.tumblr.com
5’2: motivationforfitness
http://weightlossnow-fitforever.tumblr.com
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Want to increase your VO2 Max?
Sprints. They are your friend.
Sprint your heart out on the straight-a-way and recover on the curves.
Sprint for 30 seconds and walk for 1 minute.
Sprint for 30 seconds, jog for 30 seconds sprint for 30 then walk for 30.
They key is to change it up. Push yourself hard. Really hard. Do this at least once a week for 30 minutes. You’ll be amazed at how much you improve in a short...
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“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you...”
– Ken Venturi
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Granola recipe →
The above link is for a very good granola recipe. You may think you are being healthy when you buy granola as a snack, but most of them are loaded with sugar (some with more than 20g per serving) and are made with heavy oils. It’s easy to make it at home and it will make your house smell amazing!
