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Another Advocate for Lifting Heavy!
At the beginning of April, my husband and I (finally) joined a gym, so I (finally) got access to lots of weights and was able to (finally) begin lifting heavy. Side note: heavy is relative! I lift to the point where 8 reps is *barely* manageable with good form for 2-4 sets. Which means, for me, that I'm benching around…
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Weight Loss is Not Linear
There are always new posts every day about people who haven't lost weight -- or even gained -- despite doing everything right. They think that since they set their goal at 1.5lbs/week, they should lose a steady 1.5/lbs a week. But even if you meet all your calorie and macro goals and manage to workout a decent amount of…
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Some Thoughts on Food "Substitutions"
I thought I'd share something I read today, because I agree with her. I'm all about eating real food as much as possible. I'd rather eat a half serving of real, full fat cheese than a full serving of the fat-free stuff. I am by no means a "clean" eater, but I do my best and try to eat lost of fruits and veggies. =)…
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It Can Be Done
http://www.whoatemyblog.com/2012/05/i-lost-300-lbs-fitfluential.html#comments I read a few blogs, and I found out about this through the grapevine. This guy lost 300 lbs. AMAZING!! And guess HOW he accomplished this huge goal: by eating right and exercising. Imagine that. =) So it CAN be done, folks! Good luck to you in…
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A Few Bad Days
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Neat Little Video
A friend of mine showed this to me and I thought it would be nice to share. =) It's good motivation for those of us (ME) with an aversion to exercise.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo
