Lift Like a Girl – Let’s Choose to be MORE, Not Less
MandaLeigh123
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Nia Shanks most recent episode is basically talking all about the major concepts behind Eat More 2 Weigh Less. It's about eating more, not less. If you don't do podcasts on your phone, you can listen on your computer by just following this link webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/lift-like-a-girl/
"Glance at the cover of a women's magazine next time you're in the grocery store and you'll see headlines such as "Lose up to 10 pounds in one week!" and "Try this tip to eat less!" and "Trim your stomach with 3 easy moves!" So much information being directed at women is all about eating less, weighing less, shrinking and just being... less!
But enough is enough, and it's time for a revolution. It's time for women to choose to be MORE, and not less, and you'll find out how in this episode."
For anyone struggling with the thought of increasing your calories, or people who are increasing them but feel scared, this so far has been a GREAT show to listen to.
I was happy to hear one of the girls say that they got to the afternoon and thought, "Man, I've only eaten 2400 calories today." It's good to know there are other people out there as active as me eating enough to fuel their bodies. Lots of talk about body image, numbers, self-esteem... Both of them come from backgrounds of dieting and big calorie deficits so they have gone through the same things we are going through.
One of the trainers at one point said that usually her clients come in and they want to reach such and such weight or body fat %, but once they reach it, they still aren't happy and want to go less. I can relate to that because I've been there. So rather than constantly trying to be less, weigh less to think about gaining. Gaining strength. Gaining self confidence. Gaining a better body image
"Glance at the cover of a women's magazine next time you're in the grocery store and you'll see headlines such as "Lose up to 10 pounds in one week!" and "Try this tip to eat less!" and "Trim your stomach with 3 easy moves!" So much information being directed at women is all about eating less, weighing less, shrinking and just being... less!
But enough is enough, and it's time for a revolution. It's time for women to choose to be MORE, and not less, and you'll find out how in this episode."
For anyone struggling with the thought of increasing your calories, or people who are increasing them but feel scared, this so far has been a GREAT show to listen to.
I was happy to hear one of the girls say that they got to the afternoon and thought, "Man, I've only eaten 2400 calories today." It's good to know there are other people out there as active as me eating enough to fuel their bodies. Lots of talk about body image, numbers, self-esteem... Both of them come from backgrounds of dieting and big calorie deficits so they have gone through the same things we are going through.
One of the trainers at one point said that usually her clients come in and they want to reach such and such weight or body fat %, but once they reach it, they still aren't happy and want to go less. I can relate to that because I've been there. So rather than constantly trying to be less, weigh less to think about gaining. Gaining strength. Gaining self confidence. Gaining a better body image
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I wish we had more real-life role models for body image. Hollywood and the fashion industry don't do women any favors as far as setting standards for comparisons. That just makes this whole issue more difficult.0
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