You know this scenario all too well: you're determined to stick to your diet and you start off incredibly well. But when you're at your favorite restaurant you start eyeing your preferred not-so-healthy and doesn't-fit-your-diet item on the menu. There are typically three possible outcomes. Outcome one: you resist the temptation of your favorite meal and order the more "sensible" option. Outcome …
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You’re Not Your Diet. You’re Not Your Body Fat Percentage.
Do your health and fitness habits define you, or do they make your life better? There was a time I obsessed over what I would eat, and when. I'd literally revolve everything around my workout schedule. I'd turn down dinner invitations and other activities if they interfered with my trip to the gym or wouldn't easily fit whatever diet I was following at the time. Put bluntly: my diet and workout …
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One (Not Weird or Secret) Tip for Fat Loss
I have a confession, and I'm ready to share it with you. Hello. My name is Nia Shanks and I, am a very fast eater. Sometimes I eat so fast it's comparable to a rottweiler scarfing down its dinner. Let that mental image sink in for a moment. (Aren't you glad you're reading this article?) For as long as I can recall I've always eaten quickly, so I made it a goal a couple of years ago to . . …
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When “Health and Fitness” Isn’t Really Healthy, and What to Do About It
Health and fitness. Think about that phrase for a moment: health . . . and fitness. What does it mean? While the exact definition my vary from person to person, I think it expresses a sentiment of improving your quality of life by building a strong, resilient, functional body that ultimately serves you. The details such as exactly how's that's accomplished (whether through strength training, …
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Let Go: How to Get Rid of Anxiety Caused by Health and Fitness (And Why It Will Help Achieve Better Results)
I would feel great. Things would be going well. But then, I would start over-thinking and over-analyzing everything and the stress and anxiety would return. The stress would swell up within me and it felt as if a violent tornado swept across my brain; damaging, destroying, and uprooting everything in its path. Once it’s gone and the dust settles, everything is in shambles and the only thing left …
Confessions of a Personal Trainer: Experiences with Binge Eating and Over Exercising
If I sit still for a moment, close my eyes, take a deep breath and relax, I can remember it like it was yesterday. The disordered eating habits I battled. The binge eating episodes. The horrible, cruel, and negative things I would say to myself on a daily basis about my diet failures and how I didn't look a certain way. The high standards with nutrition and working out I placed on myself. Basing …
6 (Sane and Simple) Rules to Lift Like a Girl, Get Results, and be More Awesome
A detailed, complicated, and complex regimen will produce better results than a simple, basic, bare-bones approach . . . or so some would have you believe. I've been a personal trainer for over 10 years now, and in that period of time my approach to health and fitness, and just helping people look and feel great naked has consistently simplified. And the results speak for themselves. Simple just …
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Consistency Trumps Perfection. It’s About Sustainable Habits.
Consistently applying some simple nutrition guidelines and following a practical strength training program that easily fits into your schedule will produce better results than attempting to follow even the most perfect diet and workout regimen. And I'm going to prove it in this article. Consistency trumps perfection. To prove this point I'm going to share a story about my friend, who I'll refer …
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