This is quickly becoming a girls' fitness blog. Whatever, men can learn something too..
Ladies, we ignore our arms, shoulders and chest a lot of the time, don't we? We come up with these excuses saying "well, I don't want to look like the olympic swimming girls...who look like men."
Our main excuse to ignore these parts on our body is because we don't want to look manly. Another popular excuse is "well, I don't like going to my gym and only lifting 5 lb weight because everyone else will judge me for it."
Okay, reality check! Part one: Who cares what people at the gym thinks about you! I go to my gym and every.single.time. there is some "jock" huffing and puffing SO loud that you can hear him from the ladies locker room. eww. come. on.
Part two: if you don't want flabby arms, you're gonna have to work that out. (ladies especially, want your ladies to look better? WORK OUT THAT CHEST!!!) Shoulders and arms go hand in hand. I do some free-weights, usually (5-10 lbs, any more weight and I could hurt myself. Don't be afraid of using just a tiny bit of weight and TONS of reps and sets. You're bot supposed to be able to lift as much weight as men, and if they give you any lip about it send them to me. I'll take care of them.)
any movement that pushes your hands (and weight) away from your chest will work that out. Do a rowing machine. Go swimming with a buoy. Also, do assisted pull-ups! I looove that machine because it's kind of like a ride at the local fair, except at my gym all the time. SO FUN! Do dips! skull-crushers. Any and all of this will make your upper body look magnificent. ;)
I also want to briefly touch on one more thing.
See this picture? This is how the government and the FDA says we should eat each meal. People, belieeeeve me, eating like this will not help you! It's NOT healthy.
I've heard of people being allergic to gluten, carbs and anything dairy. But have you ever heard of anyone that's allergic to all vegetables? Or anyone who is allergic to all lean meats? Or anyone who is allergic to all fresh fruits? Here's my own little philosophy; If you can develop an allergy with that food, you might not want to be eating a buttload of it all the time. It's OBVIOUSLY not that good for you. Also allow me to point out that people who eat a lot of bread are...FAT. People that eat a lot of dairy? Also overweight. Not trying to be mean, I'm just being real. I've read article after article about people who ate like this picture above every day and ran marathons who got cancer. "Healthy" people!!! They switched to an all-raw diet (fresh fruits, vegetables) and the cancer disappeared. I've also heard these same reports with several other life-threatening and/or annoying diseases. (Here's a youtube video that explains some of it. If you are reading this blog you're old enough to do the research too. This should point you in the right direction: Video!)
1) You do NOT need that much dairy at every meal. Big no-no for losing weight and for staying healthy and disease-free. Almond milk is a great substitute. Less calories and fat! But at the same time, if you want a cup of milk once or twice a week, have it! All I'm saying is that you don't NEED it to function every day.
2) That much grain, really? whole-grain or not, it's not necessary. Carbs make your body blow up like a balloon. Here's another challenge (this is challenge number two!! By the way, how are we doing on that 2-4 week 1 hr/day cardio challenge!? feedback!!) Completely cut out carbs for 21 days. No whole grains, no bread. Exchange that with fresh veggies, fruit and nuts! After those 21 days I want you to eat a sandwich and tell me how you really feel digesting it. (example: Do you feel bloated? energized? skinny? fat? sleepy?)
3) I don't agree with consuming canned fruit or vegetables. You will get sooo much more nutrition and stuff that will actually feed your body if you go buy raw green beans and steam them by yourself. Or if you buy a fresh orange vs. a canned one. Try your best to keep it fresh!
Changing your eating lifestyle and your exercising lifestyle will change your body remarkably fast!!
Have a shared a typical day for me yet? These are my typical eating habits:
For breakfast I'll have a cup of coffee with sugar free hazelnut creamer. yummm! And eggs with *gasp* grated cheese on top!!! (let me point out that I'm not completely depriving myself ;)) and if I'm still hungry I'll have a banana or an apple.
Lunch I'll have a salad with lean chicken or turkey meat balls on top. I'll put walnuts, almonds or sunflower seeds on top with lemon juice or lime juice on it. Sometimes I'll put balsamic vinaigrette. (This is where you need to be creative. If you have a salad every.day., you need to mix it up. Find new and different, lowfat, low carb toppings for your salad!)
Some days for lunch I'll make my protein shake before going and doing my muscle workouts at the gym (whey shake mix, banana, oatmeal, ice!) pre-shake and post-shake!
And for dinner my Mom makes chicken, soups, casseroles salads...This is where I go off my diet sometimes. But she makes an effort to stay on the same diet that I'm on. So we stay away from lots of grains, dairy and eat lots of veggies and lean meats. yumyum!!
I'm not a doctor. This is my own personal experience on what works for me. Every one is different and what works for me may not work for you in the same way. Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions! I'm not here to argue over what diet is best or what workout is better than another...This is what works for me, and I wanted to share it with people because America especially battles with weight and health!
Thanks for reading!!!
Ladies, we ignore our arms, shoulders and chest a lot of the time, don't we? We come up with these excuses saying "well, I don't want to look like the olympic swimming girls...who look like men."
Our main excuse to ignore these parts on our body is because we don't want to look manly. Another popular excuse is "well, I don't like going to my gym and only lifting 5 lb weight because everyone else will judge me for it."
Okay, reality check! Part one: Who cares what people at the gym thinks about you! I go to my gym and every.single.time. there is some "jock" huffing and puffing SO loud that you can hear him from the ladies locker room. eww. come. on.
Part two: if you don't want flabby arms, you're gonna have to work that out. (ladies especially, want your ladies to look better? WORK OUT THAT CHEST!!!) Shoulders and arms go hand in hand. I do some free-weights, usually (5-10 lbs, any more weight and I could hurt myself. Don't be afraid of using just a tiny bit of weight and TONS of reps and sets. You're bot supposed to be able to lift as much weight as men, and if they give you any lip about it send them to me. I'll take care of them.)
any movement that pushes your hands (and weight) away from your chest will work that out. Do a rowing machine. Go swimming with a buoy. Also, do assisted pull-ups! I looove that machine because it's kind of like a ride at the local fair, except at my gym all the time. SO FUN! Do dips! skull-crushers. Any and all of this will make your upper body look magnificent. ;)
I also want to briefly touch on one more thing.
See this picture? This is how the government and the FDA says we should eat each meal. People, belieeeeve me, eating like this will not help you! It's NOT healthy.
I've heard of people being allergic to gluten, carbs and anything dairy. But have you ever heard of anyone that's allergic to all vegetables? Or anyone who is allergic to all lean meats? Or anyone who is allergic to all fresh fruits? Here's my own little philosophy; If you can develop an allergy with that food, you might not want to be eating a buttload of it all the time. It's OBVIOUSLY not that good for you. Also allow me to point out that people who eat a lot of bread are...FAT. People that eat a lot of dairy? Also overweight. Not trying to be mean, I'm just being real. I've read article after article about people who ate like this picture above every day and ran marathons who got cancer. "Healthy" people!!! They switched to an all-raw diet (fresh fruits, vegetables) and the cancer disappeared. I've also heard these same reports with several other life-threatening and/or annoying diseases. (Here's a youtube video that explains some of it. If you are reading this blog you're old enough to do the research too. This should point you in the right direction: Video!)
1) You do NOT need that much dairy at every meal. Big no-no for losing weight and for staying healthy and disease-free. Almond milk is a great substitute. Less calories and fat! But at the same time, if you want a cup of milk once or twice a week, have it! All I'm saying is that you don't NEED it to function every day.
2) That much grain, really? whole-grain or not, it's not necessary. Carbs make your body blow up like a balloon. Here's another challenge (this is challenge number two!! By the way, how are we doing on that 2-4 week 1 hr/day cardio challenge!? feedback!!) Completely cut out carbs for 21 days. No whole grains, no bread. Exchange that with fresh veggies, fruit and nuts! After those 21 days I want you to eat a sandwich and tell me how you really feel digesting it. (example: Do you feel bloated? energized? skinny? fat? sleepy?)
3) I don't agree with consuming canned fruit or vegetables. You will get sooo much more nutrition and stuff that will actually feed your body if you go buy raw green beans and steam them by yourself. Or if you buy a fresh orange vs. a canned one. Try your best to keep it fresh!
Changing your eating lifestyle and your exercising lifestyle will change your body remarkably fast!!
Have a shared a typical day for me yet? These are my typical eating habits:
For breakfast I'll have a cup of coffee with sugar free hazelnut creamer. yummm! And eggs with *gasp* grated cheese on top!!! (let me point out that I'm not completely depriving myself ;)) and if I'm still hungry I'll have a banana or an apple.
Lunch I'll have a salad with lean chicken or turkey meat balls on top. I'll put walnuts, almonds or sunflower seeds on top with lemon juice or lime juice on it. Sometimes I'll put balsamic vinaigrette. (This is where you need to be creative. If you have a salad every.day., you need to mix it up. Find new and different, lowfat, low carb toppings for your salad!)
Some days for lunch I'll make my protein shake before going and doing my muscle workouts at the gym (whey shake mix, banana, oatmeal, ice!) pre-shake and post-shake!
And for dinner my Mom makes chicken, soups, casseroles salads...This is where I go off my diet sometimes. But she makes an effort to stay on the same diet that I'm on. So we stay away from lots of grains, dairy and eat lots of veggies and lean meats. yumyum!!
I'm not a doctor. This is my own personal experience on what works for me. Every one is different and what works for me may not work for you in the same way. Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions! I'm not here to argue over what diet is best or what workout is better than another...This is what works for me, and I wanted to share it with people because America especially battles with weight and health!
Thanks for reading!!!
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