"These are a few of my favorite links!"

Ok, so I'm not Julie Andrews singing in the mountains of Austria, and actually there's more than a "few". One of my new pals requested I send her all of the links I had saved on health and fitness in the last 6 months. I've collected quite a few and thought I'd share here on the boards as well. Some are links to good ol' threads right here on the message boards! Anyway, this will take hours to read but if you like to read and educate yourself, then here is a feast for you!

Happy reading! Oh and I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND a $10 book called "The New Rules of Lifting for Women" by Lou Schuler - bought my copy on Amazon - check out the reviews sometime.

And just to be complete I'll throw in there - don't drink soda. Drink lots of water! Cheers! :flowerforyou:

Full body workout:
http://www.answerfitness.com/150/full-body-workout-plan-workout-routines/

Why not to starve yourself:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing?hl=700+calories+and+not+losing

How to eat clean - THIS REALLY HELPED ME IN THE BEGINNING:
http://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2011/01/8week-transition-diet/

Interesting info about steady state cardio:
http://members.rachelcosgrove.com/public/505print.cfm

A video of a HIIT workout that I'm going to try someday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COGUt94VrLI

More home workout videos that I'm going to try someday:
http://www.bodyrock.tv/

When you hit a plateau -read this:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/00trayn/view/how-to-bust-a-3-month-plateau-87677

How not to bulk up (this is being a bit sarcastic)
http://health.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258852

Busting weight lifting myths:
http://www.fitcysters.com/forum/topics/myth-alert-if-i-lift-weights-i

An example of why you should strength train:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/187973-an-email-response-that-might-help-some?page=1#posts-2493477

More about women and lifting weights:
http://figureathlete.t-nation.com/free_online_article/training/4_things_your_girlfriend_should_know

Body fat pictures and percentages:
http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

An idea of what you might want to put in your shopping cart at the grocery store:
http://bodyforlife.com/library/articles/nutrition/shopping-list

Calorie Calculator:
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php

Photo of what REALLY happens when a woman lifts weights:
http://i.imgur.com/nj1UJ.jpg

Map your running route and see how far you ran!
http://www.usatf.org/routes/map/

Info everyone should read about artificial sweeteners:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/273536-article-i-read-on-artificial-sweetners-and-soda?page=1#posts-3616773

Why you should still eat when you're not hungry and have calories leftover:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/231636-the-eating-when-you-re-not-hungry-dilemma

Starvation Mode:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/231636-the-eating-when-you-re-not-hungry-dilemma

Eating your exercise calories:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/173853-an-objective-look-at-eating-exercise-calories

Boo to steady state cardio:
http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/articles/aerobicexercise.htm

The truth about getting flat abs:
http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/a/flatabs.htm

Body fat percentage for a six pack - this website promotes a book which I have never read - I just wanted the BF% info:
http://www.weight-loss-scoop.com/body-fat-percentage-for-six-pack.html