How to Alcohol.

December 19, 2012
Advice from Experience
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Okay urrbody, here is the most important post ever: how do you fitness and alcohol at the same time?

This is very difficult, and please note, you should never do both at the EXACT same time. This is dangerous, and will prevent you from doing either effectively.

No, we’re talking about doing them both at the same time in the LIFESTYLE sense. Because in life, we are always fitnessing. But sometimes, we are also having cocktails.

Let’s start with broad strokes. Here is the hierarchy of alcohol types, in order of “healthiness” from most to least: Read More

Circuit Training

December 17, 2012
Workouts
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So now that we’ve established that exercising is a must, there are so many places to go from here.  I’m sure you have questions. Like, WHAT KIND DO I DO AND FOR HOW LONG AND HOW OFTEN AND WHAT ABOUT IF I’M BUSY AND WHY ISN’T IT WORKING I CAN’T SEE MY ABS.

Well, this is to answer, sort of, the first part of that.  There are a LOT of different kinds of exercise, but one of the most efficient is circuit training (and don’t we all love efficiency.)

I’m relatively new to circuit training, but ever since an injury has kept me from running, it’s pretty much all I do. And you guys, I am SO STRONG now. I will open that jar for you. Read More

Party Strategy

December 7, 2012
Advice from Experience, Hey, Friend
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OK so the weekend is happening now, and pretty much all month long, since it is December and everyone “would LOVE to see you before the holidays!” so here we go with fitnessing during the tough times.

You don’t want to DECLINE these parties, because then you might slowly fade from all invite lists, and then one day you’re home alone texting 45 people just to “see what’s goin on!” and start to wonder if maybe your phone is broken?

No, we don’t want that to happen. Go to the parties. Have fun. Don’t be that person who “CAN’T HAVE ALCOHOL, I’M ON A DIET HAHA…” Be a normal person, having fun with other normal people at a party.

BUT HOW DO I DO THAT?

You do that by doing a few other things. Read More

11-Month Pork: An Awesome Recipe

December 3, 2012
Recipes
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Do you love food so much, just SO much? Yes well as part of fitnessing, when you love food so much, it is much easier to eat different foods than to eat no foods. Thus, healthy recipes.

Are you terrible at cooking, just SO terrible? Yes well as part of eating healthy recipes, you have to first make them. So, don’t be scared, we’re going to do this together, and it. will. be. fun.

This first recipe was made on an 11-montherversary, and it has been referred to as 11-month pork ever since, so 11-month pork it shall remain (you can also use chicken for this, and just reduce the cooking temp to 350; 11-month chicken is just as good). If you want to call it Pineapple-Walnut Pork or Walnut-Salsa Pork, go ahead, but don’t expect me to understand what you’re talking about.

STUFF YOU NEED Read More

Nutritionist #1: Eat More Protein

November 28, 2012
Advice from Experience
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I have seen two nutritionists, both of whom were very helpful, and neither of whom gave me a clear answer on why I don’t have abs yet. But from each of them I got a really great takeaway.  This blog post is about the first.

You probably guessed it because it’s in the title. Eat more protein.  In fact, my specific prescription was to eat 50% more protein than I was at the time.

IS THIS A GOOD THING?

YES. Yep. Yes. First of all, anytime someone (a nutritionist, no less) tells you to eat MORE, this is a major plus. Second, protein rocks. Here are some things that make protein hardcore: Read More

Weight Watchers is awesome.

November 27, 2012
Advice from Experience
13 Comments

Let me just start this off by saying that Weight Watchers is the shit.  And let me also say that I am no longer on it (which I’ll get to later–CLIFFHANGER!).

Personally, I started Weight Watchers because Jennifer Hudson had just starting being their spokesmodel, and I was like, she seems so fun, I would like to be her friend and look that excited about wearing dresses with a belt, okay fine I’ll shell out $16 for the online version for 3 months, or whatever the deal was. Read More

Why this exists.

November 27, 2012
Hey, Friend
9 Comments

Hey y’all, it’s time for me to start a blog about some fitness things.  If you’re reading this, you probably know me and are my mom.  If you don’t and aren’t, here’s the short version of why I’m starting this blog.  As a way to turn this back story into advice, I’ll list the history as steps that you can follow to do what I did and eventually start your own free WordPress blog. Just like me!

  • Step 1: Be fat for like, most if not all of your life. Read More