Are there any girls that look like or want to look like models?
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Very well put @VictoriaTuel !3
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Yeah, very good said. I meant it also that way, even a feeling goal needs a direction. How you acheave it is a matter of taste.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zuXMhVFkSk
How was your weekend, girls?
I cheated a bit: ate whole wheat pasta and oats-something I normally dont eat. Oh, and a bit of whole wheat bread. But I live in Germany. The best bread on Earth EVER.
So I did a bit of a refeed, got above target calories and now I have to go under.
My boyfriend stated I have lost weight and look hotter. This motivates me! Next week I am meeting his family for the first time so I am motivated to up the cardio and lower the food even more
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What is your day like of eating? Would you mind sharing a typical eating shedule? I think everybody would get good ideas?
Mine when I dont cheat:
Morning: Espresso, maybe a pound of unsweetened soy yoghurt with 0g carbs (214 calories) and maybe a banana(120)
During the day: 10-20g 85-99% bio cocoa chocolate, Tea, some veggies or berries or hard boiled eggs or soy yoghurt or soy cappucino or raw nuts
Evening: big a** salad with either avocado or hummus paste or homemade basil-olive dressing and some kind of protein: a lot of tofu or lentils or meat or omlett with olive oil or sweet potatoes with some sauce
When I am not on a diet the foods are the same, just I eat 3 bigger meals and easily get 1800-2200 calories or even more in
When I cheat:
during the day fruit, 75% dark chocolate milk free ice cream or milk free strawberry ice cream (2 big balls) and some kind of a big a** boul of whole grain carbs
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Glad to hear you are doing well @dubstepvideobody ! Congrats on your progress
As for what I eat, I am currently calorie cycling so I have two low days, two high surplus days and three medium days so around 2200-2500 cals average. I only really track the low days which are around 1700-2000 cals so I will give an example of one of those days:
Breakfast:
2 slices toast with peanut butter and jam, coffee with milk
Snack:
Fibre one bar
Lunch:
Light Chicken Caesar salad
Snack:
Protein bar
Dinner:
Chicken tacos with veggies, cheese, guacamole.. glass of wine
Dessert:
Small ice cream bar or Greek yogurt
Total P:150g, C:160g, F:70g
Oh a higher day I will have more carbs... pasta, bread, rice, etc.
I am pretty flexible.. my main aim is to keep protein and fibre pretty high. I try to stay away from too much deep fried stuff but I have it on occasion. On weekends I go out to eat, have functions and eat with family so those are my surplus days. I don't consider it cheating, just eating more. lol.
I am doing OK. A little frustrated with my progress. I feel like I am so close, but so far away from my goals. My expectations of how I want to look are too high, and I am just not meeting them. I don't look as good in a bikini as I want to at this point... my stubborn fat is not budging and it is making me sad
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Okay....great plan BUT what do you do to have so much cals and lose weight?? and with what rate do you lose? Everyday cardio? Do you feel hungry? Have you ever felt hungry on a diet?
About stubborn fat and not meeting expectations: its probably normal. The greater you look, the greater you want to look. I have the same obsession with other things. I hope I will be just okay with the goal I set to myself now
@sardelsa, I think you should post a bikini pic!!!1 -
I am active, I workout a lot (mostly lower body weights which burns more cals), I am nursing still (not very much but enough to add at least 200 extra cals a day), I am losing around 0.5lb per week or so. Not super fast, but I want to preserve as much muscle as possible. I feel hungry sometimes, but not really. Yea I felt hungry once when I was eating 1500 cals years ago, I couldn't believe how little calories that was it was torture for me! I don't think I could ever go that low, at least not consistently. lol
Haha. I don't know if I will post a bikini pic, maybe not yet. I definitely don't look bad (esp since I've had two kids, etc), but I don't look how I want to look! I am being really hard on myself and nit picky, obviously
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@sardelsa I want this too. But I burn 1750 to 1900 on an avarage day without working out so it will be impossible for me to lose on more than 1200 to 1500 net. Great that you can eat so much
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Our thread is a bit dead 0
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It's our Independence weekend in the states, so lots going on for those of us here. I'm out of town and hate typing long posts on my phone. I'll be more active Wednesday.3
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I wish I could join you but I'm too short!LOL! (I'm only 5'2" and always wish I had those looooong legs but Mother Nature didn't oblige. I am petite instead with an hourglass figure.
I do hope to achieve my goal of lean body with minimum fat, though. )
Best of luck to you all!
Me too! 5'2", hourglass. Even at my lightest (I was 112 for a while), I was still curvy with healthy "padding" on thighs, hips, bust... but I could see ribs at that weight! So, nope. I will absolutely never be a fitness model. Know what? That's okay! My goal is fit and healthy. And being fit & healthy, small & curvy means it's hard to find clothes that actually fit, but it's worth it!1 -
Yea @dubstepvideobody I'm with my family and don't even have cell phone service - I can only check things when I'm in my grandma's house using the wifi, so it's harder to respond! I've also definitely been eating more calories here because I can't cook for myself as much and the food's a lot more calorie dense. Also, when there's homemade pie, sometimes relatives will insist you eat some. I've been running after little cousins all day though, so hopefully that helps burn some more energy.
When I'm at home, I like to switch up my meals a lot so I get to cook new things, but here's some of my favorites off the top of my head:
Breakfast
- fried egg on half a bagel or pumpernickel bread
-1/3 cup greek yogurt with a tablespoon of honey or maple syrup and berries
-breakfast bars/cookies made of mashed banana, oatmeal, cinnamon and raisins
-greek yogurt pancakes with fruit
-shakshouka
Lunch (at work)
-black beans sauteed with onions, tomato, and fried corn tortilla strips with chopped carrots and celery on the side
-leftovers from dinner
-fruit on the bottom yogurt
Dinner
-soups! (egg drop, black bean, tortilla, etc.)
-curries (mango, lentil, onion)
-vegetable stir-frys with tofu
Snacks
-sliced zucchini with BBQ sauce-greek yogurt dip (1:1 ratio)
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@VictoriaTuel I tan super quickly so I get you with the tan lines issue! I try to buy bikinis with straps I can remove when laying down..one pieces are reserved for afternoon dips. I'll look at AdoreMe website, thnx
@sardelsa I have a small chest and curvy bottom, my struggles are the other way round lol. I'm all for the Brazilian bottom too...and end up spending way too much. I actually love Mikoh for bikinis but they are very expensive and plus the shipping fees it's just too much.
@mom23mangos they're both beautiful! I'd take the second one as the halter would stay imprinted on my chest for the rest of the summer..The second one's color with a tan will look beautiful and it looks safe for when moving around!
@JeepHair77 I also buy mismatched bikinis and get creative making sets from different shops. I thought about buying from VS as they have nice ones for smaller chests, but I wasn't sure if they were just too much push up. I'll have to try then!
In regards to drinking water, when I get bored of plain water I'll just throw in a mix of pretty fruits: some lemon and orange slices, blueberries or even cucumber. Also chia seeds are great as you can munch on them when you drink!0 -
@dubstepvideobody I'm still here reading along and being inspired by everyone.
When I'm behaving: HB eggs for breakfast.
Lunch is grilled chicken, some avocado, some leftover cooked veggies or a chopped salad or some cucumber.
Dinner is a paleo/primal style plate. I've been having yogurt though, sometimes with berries and seeds, as a desert. Or just some fruit.
When I'm doing poorly (and I have been) I'll end up eating yogurt early, and too much of it. I won't have water after dinner. I consume snack foods: crackers or tortilla chips primarily. Counting ci/co is helpful but the "if it fits your calories" mentality has led me to be lest strict with my choices and I have been overeating snack foods some.
I really do best with the primal eating mindset and am trying to reconnect with it.0 -
Some model inspiration for the day. Forgive me if she's more yoga/dance than pure VS but aren't those beautiful lines?
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@mom23mangos oh, yeah, I forgot it! Sorry I just wanted to prevent the silence and thought maybe I was too direct with my post about goals and discipline haha
Btw you look very lean on the video you posted in the gym!
@VictoriaTuel Sounds very balanced. I could get some ides, the bbq sauce and zuccini sounds great! And this celery also yumm.
@Locolady98 Not everybody feels the need to look like a VS model or any other model Eventually every woman finds or should find her perfect weight and looks so she feels great. If you feel good on 112, so let it be 112.
@xelsoo welcome back to the group!
@wellnesschaser Oh, also a paleo lover?!
Sometimes I question this lifestyle though, I get sick of meat and animal products, try fruit detoxes or have vegan days, but eventually I only feel great on the paleo diet. I eat only grass fed meats since 2012, eggs are also from a local farm. My hair looks shiny, my skin is clear, which wasnt on the vegan diet once... But the occaisonal thought I eat so much animals that also once had families brings me in consideration Anyways, this was just a side note about paleo!
Your inspiration pic is nice, isnt this Laruna....something? She is a yoga teacher? I once watched to an inspirational video of her yoga practice, very slim and toned. If I am right of course.
Here is one booty inspo for you:
I like how the girl have slim not very muscular upper body and bigger booty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK_e5_fKtIo
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Im gonna watch to this next time I am doing the incline treadmil workout. The whole hour.
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It amazes me that people can control their bodies that much. Like belly dancers and Tahitian dancers. I just don't have that coordination. Plus, I realized for belly dancing you need a certain level of body fat. I took lessons for a while before realizing I had nothing to shimmy!1
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Ugh! It cut off my post again. @dubstepvideobody , only my back and upper torso is lean right now because I just don't genetically store fat there. It all goes to my lower belly and inner thighs. I have a good muscle base, so I'm looking really thick right now with the fat sitting on top. I think I'm just about mentally ready to lean out again.1
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@mom23mangos yeah, they are really flexible. I like the higher fat percantage Looks very feminine.
Yeah, weight loss is also a mental thing. : )
I am down to 130.5 pounds. I think I am losing really fast, I started the thread at 145 about a month ago. I guess this really is the drinking of tons of water, cos my deficite is normal. 3500 to 5000 weekly. I am netting 1200, sometimes more, sometimes less.. I am going to net 1500 now for the last 10 pounds. Feeling really hungry! Like crazy hungry!
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@dubstepvideobody thanks, feels good to read you guys again. Wow you are doing really impressively with your weight loss! You should be proud!!!
I feel I have been losing steadily as well but I'm not necessarily doing it properly. I mean I eat healthy meals with a balance of macronutrients but as of late I'm skipping meals because I'm out working and don't even have time to eat so will have a bar or a fruit instead, but I know that's not good. The moment I start eating more, then my body will readjust and not lose weight again. So I have to eat a bit more, which is a very strange thing for me to say as I'm usually the opposite and have to be careful not to overeat. Since I'm taller I should eat around 1500-1600 but I've barely managed to get to 1400 in the past weeks. It depends on the day of course but this is sort of the average I've observed over the last two weeks. Time to increase!2 -
@dubstepvideobody wow that is a lot of weight loss in a short period of time! Just make sure you aren't losing too fast... you can lose a lot of muscle that way.. unless you are piling in the protein and doing heavy weight lifting, even still. I would definitely increase those cals! (unless you want to lose muscle, which I obviously would not recommend! ) You say you are crazy hungry.. definitely increase the cals you should not be feeling that way! 2
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@xelsoo Thank you! Wow 1400 and exercise and job! People, how do you not get hungry? Great that you do so well : ) I would say enojoy the not feeling hungry, its not that bad when you are on a diet. And skipping meals is sometimes a IF strategy.
@sardelsa yes, you are totally right, this is not good. I definitely dont want to lose that fast, I am not 15 any more and am scared of loose skin
And losing muscle is not on the to do list any more! I will go up for a while until I reach a pound or 2 a week loss maximum. And the hunger pangs are fenomenal, today I woke up at 5 am and could not get to the supermarket, I was so hungry, no energy at all.
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@dubstepvideobody - glad to hear you are going to raising your calories. 1200 sounds like it is way too low for you. That's what I eat to lose and I'm much smaller.
Now that I'm back by a computer, it's easier to type out what my typical meal plan looks like when I'm eating good.
Common Breakfast foods:- Protein drink + Special K meal bar or
- Protein pancakes with pureed blackberries and high protein skim milk or
- Scrambled egg whites with sauteed vegetables and turkey lunch meat + fruit
Snack 1:- Cottage cheese with fruit or
- Chobani Flip (greek yogurt with mix in) + light string cheese or
- Raw veggies + Greek yogurt dip
Common Lunch:- Soup - whatever leftover veggies and meats are about to be thrown out at home. Ex. Smoked Turkey and sausage gumbo, Greek lemon chicken with cauliflower rice, vegetable soup with soybeans
- Fajitas - chicken breast, fat free cheese, fat free sour cream, salsa on Jicama tortilla
- Lean protein & veggie + fruit
- Wrap (lunch mean, laughing cow cheese, lettuce, pickles on low carb tortilla) + Quest chips
- Stirfry with zucchini noodles
Snack 2:
Another from above list
Common Dinner:- Same as lunch list
- Grilled shrimp/scallops + grilled veggies
- Fish burgers (skinny bun + tuna patty + tartar sauce from low fat mayo and relish + lettuce)
- Spagetti Squash dish
- Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice
Snack 3:- Halo Top (whole pint)
- Blackberry Crumble
- Artic Zero Ice Cream Bar
- Shrimp Cocktail
- Pirate's booty
When I'm eating bad, it's basically the same except throw in more fried food, chocolate and chips.2 -
I also throw in some complex carbs, but prefer to get most of my carbs from fruit and veggies and treats. 1
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@mom23mangos I like reading your meal ideas. @dubstepvideobody you really are losing fast! Yes, I feel great strictly paleo but im trying to strike a balance and I love my old vegan protein shake. I'm honestly feeling confused about nutrition here but I'm sure I'll just keep experimenting and sort it out.
Also I for one am seeing too much upper body tone suddenly. @sardelsa maybe you can chime in, I am only lifting 8s doing circuit training and HIIT work like push-ups. I do want to be strong enough to lift my little one but my arms seem suddenly very muscular. Any advice, anyone? Step it back to running and Pilates for a while?
@xelsoo I usually lose weight when I'm busy and not eating - I actually prefer that to meal planning and eating regularly! It is a change for me track and eat consistently.1 -
@wellnesschaser .. it could be a number of things. You could be losing fat more from your upper body, and since you are stimulating the muscle (even with light weights) it could cause it to be retained more than other places. Also could be dehydration which makes the muscles pop more. If you are not happy, you could step it back. Although I lift pretty heavy, I only seem to have definition when I flex (I would love a little more chisel in my upper body especially my shoulders) but as you lose weight more muscle can show through especially if you are exercising.0
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Same here @sardelsa. I was just thinking I needed to add more hypertrophy to my arm exercises. I have very looong arms and they have little shape unless bent and flexed. I'd love to have some curves when at rest.
@Wellnesschaser, if you aren't happy with having definition, I'd say back off some. But to Sardelsa's point, if you are trying to drop fat elsewhere, you may just lean out there first. You'll have to balance upper body look with lower body and find your happy spot.2 -
I would suggest just stop training your arms. Even some fitness divas like Chicken tuna dont do arms and have beautiful feminine look. Doing more bodyweight workouts and pilates also helps a lot. Try Tracy Anderson!0
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Hello everyone!! I just got back from vacation and so much is going on here! I'm excited to see how everyone is progressing. I'm about to go on another one of my intense runs and I can't wait.
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