skylar1907

eat back your exercise calories and don't freak unless you maintain the same weight for 14+ days in the first 3 months or 21+ days in the rest of your weight loss journey. your body has adjusted to the # of calories you're putting in it - now change again. force your body to keep adapting. change up (eat back exercise…

smart. beauty is always attainable - brains is something you have to build young.

my 'aha' moment was when I looked at competing on the summer show circuit and realized I (still - a year after starting to try to lose weight via exercise) didn't fit into the chaps required for competition. I could custom order chaps (at double cost) but my body wasn't where I wanted it to be. So I decided I would get my…

4 in 4 out. 8 miles round trip. Can only do it on days I'm not seeing clients though.

ummmmm weird habits... while I keep a pretty tidy life, I refuse to do more than soak dishes at night - I typically do dishes the following morning. nothing worse than sitting down for a nice dinner and feeling anxious about the washing and drying getting done immediately following. my evenings are time with…

Healthy: eggs! so quick to cook up & a staple in my diet. yea GF protein! Not allowed: peanut butter cups. in any form!

I was never morbidly obese. However, I can say that for me, while I always tried to lose weight to fit into smaller clothes or feel more comfortable around friends, it wasn't truly until my passions and my weight didn't get along that I stepped to plate and changed things. I LOVE horses. They are my passion. Riding is what…

CONGRATS to Orange team - and shout to my girls on the purple team! We'll get 'em next week! Didn't lose or gain last week and ready to knock it out of the park again this week. My favorite summertime tradition is visiting with family on the lake. Either the Finger Lakes or Random Lake in Wisconsin. I love the relaxation…

This weekend: Friday- bike to work (250ish) horseback riding (400ish) EA sports active (200ish) Packing to move! (150ish) Saturday- shopping (150ish? all that walking?) horseback riding (400-500ish - LONG trail ride!!!) EA Sports Active (200ish) Interval Run (250ish) Packing to move! (150ish) Sunday- Interval Run (250ish)…

One food... for the rest of my life... so difficult! I would probably have to go with steak. Nothing tops off my day like a nice, well cooked (not well done!) steak. What can I say? I'm a country & farm girl at heart. But... on the list of must haves: raspberries, chocolate, sweet potatoes, root beer, wine, corn, brussel…

I've had great moments... but not that kick *kitten* one yet. The one that tells me I don't have to keep repeating to myself that this time is the last time - because the proof is in the mirror that THIS TIME is the LAST TIME I'm going to be this out of shape. That said - putting on regular sized clothes to go to a seminar…

Okay...feeling like the weird one again! I normally listen to country music, but when I need something to workout to, I listen to hot chili peppers, or indi bands. My all time favorites are the Center Stage Soundtrack and "Teenage FBI" & "I Quit" from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Soundtrack. I don't know why - they just…

MBA from NY, reporting in. =P

For me it's not an issue of chiro or yoga or any of that - its an issue of society. I'm a tall 6ft - and i have a long torso too. Most desks, chalk/white boards, chairs, anything really, are too short for me. To sit tall and work at my office, my arms HURT because my arms don't get the support a 'normal' height woman would…

6ft. Worried about whether I'll ever lose the huge legs (thighs and bottom especially) that sprouted on me between 7th grade to college graduation. Less junk in the trunk and less noise in my thighs, please and thank you lord. willing to put in the effort, praying for the results.

running. and beyond that, squats, lunges, things to build muscle there. there's no way to target fat loss there, but you can build muscle to eat that fat away over time. 3 inches in a few months may or may not be feasible depending on your body and how much you've got to lose... but if you lost 1.5 inches in a week, you…

I go by a childhood nickname: Skylar. I am 23, and an MBA student in New York. I got injured as a kid (did serious damage to both knees) and was in and out of PT for a very long time. I finally got to the point I could ride horses again and I jumped at the chance my senior year of college. By then I had hit my highest…

anyone can look like an athlete. but athletes look very different too. check out this link & the pictures here. I hung them in my room for inspiration. http://www.stumptuous.com/why-dont-you-look-like-a-fitness-model Look at the thumbnails. 5 different pages of athletes.

So... I didn't give myself a reward for the first 30lbs I lost. But I told myself if my formal dresses didn't fit... and my suits didn't fit... etc, etc, you get the point right? I would get a new formal dress for my fraternity conference in August. My brothers only see my in black-tie formal once every two years - you…

two eggs. any way you cook 'em. proven to keep your filled through the morning due to high protein content & take 5 minutes to cook.

I totally agree! I hate to say it - but its easier for the morbidly obese to shock their bodies long enough to lose half their body weight in a year. I love 'biggest loser' and 'extreme makeover: weight loss edition' but as a early-mid 20s woman, I want a show that shows me I can lose 80 lbs in a year - because that's what…

i'm a cello. =( i really want to shrink my thighs and *kitten* - and i'm super worried that its not going to happen even when i met my weight loss goals and with all the exercise i'm doing... really getting scared that i've seen almost no change in my thighs/*kitten* when i've lost 30 lbs. =( feel even more…

raw sugar is best, sugar next, then sweetener - as I've always been told by doctor and nutritionist. Your body knows how to break down sugar. All the chemicals and 'extras' in sweeteners are foreign to your body & its natural abilities. If you're going to have the sweet, have the real stuff. As I noticed this morning on my…

complex fruits like apples or kiwi - they have natural sugars that break down over time and can give you the boost you need. are you having protein in the morning? that's another way to get energy w/o caffeine - start the morning off with two eggs, scientifically proven to help you lose weight & get through the day because…

i'm a saver - have a HARD and fast rule of setting aside 10% of my paycheck into an account I don't touch. its for a house... or retirement... or those BIG things. When I do spend 'fun money' I either spend it on something long-lasting like a piece of tack for my horse that I've been thinking about for ages or... I spend…

If you come to Niagara Falls in the next year or so - give me a shout! I live an hour away =)

you can?!? I looked for them and couldn't find them...

how does your body look/feel? You may have set your goals too low - your body may be saying it can lose more, and its shedding that weight. Or... if your body isn't toning up, you're only seeing a loss on the scale... you could be losing muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than fat and when your body starts to lose it...…

My dream vacation is a little... different. There's a 3 week trail riding trip that a number of horse associations put together every year, and they ride through the west from Texas north for 3 weeks. Every few days you stop in a town to shower & pick up supplies, but you camp outside every night and just be with your…

No. Mine is off 12 lbs! It also depends what flooring you have and if it has ANY give. Weighing in the bathroom on tile is the best option.