All Entries in the "Fitness Tips" Category
Lessons for My Inner Fat Girl
I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I come from a family where healthy eating was never a thought and where my mother uttered these famous words on a continuous basis, “What, do you have sugar fear? Add a few more cups to that Kool-Aid” and “Fat-Free, I want all my fat right [...]
Week 1 – Carolina Belle (Weightloss Chronicles)
Okay. My journey into the running world was bumpy to say the least. As a refresher, I’m training for a 5K using a beginner’s regimen, From Couch Potato to 5K. There are several versions available online, but the one I’m using calls for 20-30 minutes of running/jogging/walking at least three times a week. The plan [...]
Week 1- Curvycakes33 (Weightloss Chronicles)
Sunday August 9, 2009
From the time I was 23 I started a real journey of weight lost more so of creating a lifestyle wherein my weight could be managed and I could no longer shop at Lane Bryant and Ashley Stewart. Two years ago I did the Medifast program and lost 30 pounds, which the [...]
Week 1 – NYLA Southerner (Weighloss Chronicles)
This week was the start of the weight loss challenge. Boy did this challenge hit me like a ton of bricks adding to my laundry list of “to dos”. However, I said I was going to do this and by creating a lifestyle change in the way I eat and incorporate exercise into my life [...]
Starting Today- Week 1 (Weightloss Chronicles)
As part of my plan, I will be walking anywhere between 30-45 mins. a day on the treadmill, in addition to strength training on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I will also throw in an occasion cardio DVD. That way, I can burn the maximum amount of calories. I won’t REALLY be “dieting” or changing much [...]
Lady V – Week 1 Deprivation, Indulgence, Denial. Repeat.
Deprivation, Indulgence, Denial. Repeat.
The scale doesn’t lie and neither does the bank. This weekend I faced
two harsh realities:
1. I weigh damn near 190 pounds.
2. I have paid $2,673 in overdraft fees since the beginning of 2009.
That I’m overweight isn’t news. I’ve been considered thick, zaftig,
curvy – pick your euphemism – since just after my senior [...]
The Weightloss Chronicles: Meet The Bloggers
I know there are so many of us out there who are on our own personal weightloss journey. I can blog about my experience all day long or how I personally feel every one must take action to live their best and most healthy lives. But interest in me can only last so long. So, I decided [...]
Best & Worst Advice From Top Diet Plans
Health.com knows you want to lose serious weight, fast, but don’t have time to read every diet book out there. So here are a few tips they put together from some of the current diet plans out there.
Best Advice
Reduce your exposure to unhealthy foods and cues that cause you to eat unhealthy food. You can’t eat what’s [...]
Hop Back On That Diet Wagon
Many of you may be wondering what happened to all the good diet and workout advice you all used to see here every week. The truth is, I have been skipping the gym and my inner fat girl has taken over and been eating every snack from here to New York.
I have received a few [...]
My Current Favorite Gym Machines
Some people have been asking me what machines I use at the gym to help me lose weight. I have joint problems in my knees from marching band, colorguard, and baton. So, I usually seek out a machine that gives me a low impact workout but still gives me the cardio, strength training, and muscle [...]
Bikini Bootcamp: 10 Best Ab Exercises
I am currently on my own bikini mission. My personal goal is to wear my first bikini ever this summer. This will require supreme dedication because my spare tire has been around forever. So while I put myself on lockdown I figured I should share some tips with all of you.
A study conducted at San [...]
23 Tips To Get Back On Track Today!
Lately, I have fallen off the diet and healthy living wagon. I haven’t been eating right for about a month and have fallen into a rut. I am supposed to be bikini ready by Memorial Weekend for a friend’s bachelorette cruise. I don’t know I will make that deadline but I will do my best [...]
The Key to Weight Loss Revealed…
A New England Journal of Medicine study finds that cutting calories — regardless of the balance of carbohydrates, proteins or fats — and attending group sessions help you lose weight.
Reducing calories helps you achieve weight loss, says a two-year study published in the February 26, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. [...]
Quiz – How Much Do YOu Know About Fat?
Taken from the Daily Spark - I bet you don’t know as much about fat as you think you do. The amount and type of fat you consume is a direct link to weight loss and may be one of the reasons why you aren’t losing like you want to.
If you’re trying to eat healthy [...]
Thirty Minutes of Exercise is No Longer the Business….
Think 30 minutes of exercise cuts it? Try 50….
NEW YORK – Greater amounts of physical activity than currently recommended may be necessary to prevent people from gaining weight, and to help them lose weight and keep it off, according to updated guidelines issued by the American College of Sports Medicine.
“In the midst of a genuine [...]
