388. I run 4 blogs on this account so I follow some that sort of go along with each. Personal blogs (mostly people I know irl), interior and house design blogs, nature blogs, quite a few One Direction blogs (;, health related blogs, fashion blogs, umm… shrimp blogs lol. Just kidding. I only said that part because I feel like I sound like Bubba from Forrest Gump. read more..
You should run after you eat, but not too soon after. Like say you have a small snack, maybe 30 minutes. The bigger meal, the longer to wait. I used to wait about an hour to run after I’d eaten breakfast. Maybe some oatmeal with fruit and Peanut Butter if you like it, a piece of toast with pb and a banana, a power-up smoothie, some fruit and peanut butter. Just mix things up! In my Index there’s a post-workout and snacks page (I need to rename it) that also has a few pre-workout food idea in there. read more..
See right here, my friend! Yoga for Beginners! There are also some video links you can watch and go along with. If you don’t find that helpful, I will go into further detail for you. Please excuse the typos and such, I’m too lazy to fix it haha. (: read more..
I ramble a lot too, haha. I do know what you mean. I’ve not done any online food shopping so I don’t really know websites. But one that I do know of is Farm Fresh to You. You order a box or so of fresh produce online and they deliver it right to your house! You can buy Luna bars online, too. If you figure out what products you want to buy, you can find them but I don’t know of any places that has a variety of healthy foods to buy online. This probably wasn’t of much help, I apologize. read more..
Do you mean my progress? I don’t have a before and after really since there wasn’t entirely a before, and is still no after lol. Just click tha link! Thank you so much! I appreciate it and it means a lot to me (: read more..
I’ve wondered about that but have never tried it. I’ve yet to try plain coconut milk. I think I’ll grab some next time I buy food, though it’ll probably be the organic store brand kind because I seem to like their almond milk better than Silk. read more..
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Hello (: Congrats on recovering! I’m happy for you! Maybe, hopefully, these websites will work for you! You can buy from The Better Health Store - Larabar or the larabarstore! They are in dollars here and I’m not sure if the larabar store has a UK based website so you don’t have to convert money, but probably not. If these websites do allow shipping to the UK, then the money should just automatically covert when you buy it. If not, just google “buy larabars online” or something along those lines (: If none of that works out, I’m sure they have something similar there that will work for you! read more..
Hello! I would be glad to help. Sorry it’s taken a bit for me to get to this. After I first read this after you sent it (then I lost internet for a week), I had plans of starting a whole page dedicated to IBS and helping others with it. So keep a look out for that. I hope to get it up soon but I don’t want to spend a massive amount of time online like I used to. The first thing I did was start a food journal. Writing my meals down (and I wrote the time) and writing any problems I had after the meal help me to figure out what things caused me any pain or problems. Then I eliminated those things, for the most part. I’m also lactose intolerant so I had a lot of problems with dairy before I knew I was allergic to it. Don’t eat too much during meals, don’t eat a lot of ‘heavy’ foods during the morning and afternoon (I have my heavier meals during dinner), get plenty of fiber, avoid processed and junk foods, avoid carbonated drinks and I think caffeine, too. I drink tea, but coffee gives me problems as well. And definitely exercise. Exercise, especially core exercises, helped keep me regulated and keep the bloating down. Ibs effects us all differently so the foods I have problems with, you might not have such problems with. It takes time to figure it all out, but you get a closer hang of it. It’s definitely a struggle though. I also started taking probiotics, though I sometimes forget to, and they seem to help a bit. Also, I recommend not eating meat. As far as digestion goes, not eating meat helps with it a lot. A lot of people who stop eating meat say they don’t feel as constipated and they feel better in general. I hope this helps! read more..
Hello anon! Aw why not? You should make one. The link is lingering around somewhere and I’m planning on taking the ‘ask for link’ page down soon-ish anyway so I don’t see why not post it again. Here ya go. (: I’ve been needing an updated progress photo for a while so once I’ve made the progress I want, I’ll post up a new one. read more..
When you try to avoid it, do you avoid it completely or are you just trying to eat less? Ask yourself that. Make sure that you aren’t trying to cut it cold, because that can be really hard and then you will have a harder time avoiding it. Try to focus on eating healthy foods, and eating less junk. Try to eat more whole foods, eat your favorite fruits and veggies more often, and that will naturally help ease you into it. And you can still buy the junkier foods that you like/crave, but portion it out and eat it in moderation. Two or three times a week if you can. But the healthier you eat, and the less junk you eat, no matter how much or little, it will improve over time. After a month you will be more used to it all. You might be able to cut eating most of your cravings completely at one point, and then after a while you won’t even crave them. Like… one day I decided to eat a small bag of dorito’s and I crave them more now because I ate some. So just try your hardest to avoid these things. I sometimes eat a banana when I crave something and it helps. Maybe you will find a food like that as well! Also, try to make really tasty healthy food. Like, don’t just eat salad and things like that. Salads get boring. Get creative! Good luck (: I know you can do it. If I can, if others can, so can you. read more..
I pay closer attention to my protein intake when I work out but for the most part, I don’t pay super close attention. I used to pay a lot of close attention to it so now I don’t have to as much. Sometimes the little things add up. I pay more attention to iron, and making sure to consume it with vitamin C. When I eat cereal I eat maybe 2 cups (raisin bran) and there’s 8 grams of protein there, plus the milk so 10 grams. In veggie meats, like Boca, there’s between 10-13 or so grams of protein, beans (I don’t eat those as much because of my ibs), nuts have a lot of protein (I used to eat a lot of that), 2 tablespoons of Peanut Butter has about 8 grams, the bread that I have now has 2 grams of protein per 2 slice) but Oroweat whole grain oatnut bread has 8 grams, 3 oz of extra firm tofu has 7 grams. Quinoa has a lot of protein. I’m going through my myfitnesspal from earlier this year and 14oz of the quinoa pasta shells has 28 grams of protein (and 1,435 calories so I assume I’m the only one who eats that much haha). 5 slices of tofurkey (Turtle Island Foods, Inc.) has 13 grams of protein per 5 slices. If you’re worried about your protein intake and have $20-40 to spare, you could pick up some vegan protein powder from a health food store. I also eat Gardein veggie ‘meats’ but have none at home right now so not sure how much protein that has. I’m not sure if you’re into eating veggie ‘meats’ so that might not be much help. You might be able to find some vegan bars like that, I haven’t looked for them so I haven’t a clue what some are. I just got all of that from stuff that I have now, stuff I’ve eaten, and stuff from my myfitnesspal. Of course there are plenty more things with lots of protein. Let’s see… with meals (oh gosh this post is long). Let’s say you eat a tofurkey sandwich on the Oroweat, with 5 slices of tofurkey, some tomato and spinach (there’s not much protein there so let’s leave that at 0), 1/4an avocado (that’s about 1 gram because I think half was 2 grams according to myfitnesspal), that’d be about 22 grams of protein for one meal. A peanut butter sandwich with 4 table spoons of peanut butter (16) and oroweat would be 24 grams. I hope this is a bit helpful! (:Here, this might help you - Protein in the Vegan Diet on The Vegetarian Resource Group7 high protein vegetables to include in your diet on Fitday read more..
Sure! I can never remember off the top of my head. I post a lot of my foods in my My pictures/posts page, there’s a lot sandwiches and other things in there. One of my favorite things that I had last night is Vegetarian (or use meat) Southwestern Eggrolls (modeled after the one’s from Chili’s Restaurant). They are soooo good. I have a bunch of recipes in my blog in the Index page as well that I think you should go through. I’ve made a few of the recipes and they are really good. read more..
That’s generally not enough to make a significant change in your weight. That is only one meal of the day, after all. It is a good start, though. You need a good healthy and balanced diet and exercise is important as well. While what you eat matters more, not exercising can cause your weight to stay the same or plateau in Weight Loss. Make sure you’re getting your daily fruits and veggies, lean meats, lots of water, green tea, cardio, weight resistance workouts. Remember to work out a few times a week if possible, always eat healthy and portioned, and always treat yourself. I have a health for beginners page (that needs updating) in my FAQ page if you need more help with that, and some workouts stuff in the Index page! read more..
Yeah, a bit but not as much as actually working out has…. which is still not very much. Right now I’m in a funk and not really doing any exercise (ugh :/), but when I did yoga regularly, I worked more on my flexibility than anything and would work out for the muscle. read more..
I cannnnn if you message me non-anon for the link!I’m not sure what kind of results you would like to be seeing, muscle gain/get more tone or fat loss. Assuming you mean muscle, since you’re not at a high weight, it depends on how long and how hard you work out and what exactly you do when you are doing Yoga and working out. It’s all different for everyone, we all have different bodies and body types, so I couldn’t really tell you. I can say that you seem to be doing quite good! Just keep it up and be patient, you will see results. Take progress photos and compare, you will definitely see them more than you would be seeing yourself daily. (: read more..
Hello! I am alright I suppose. I have never heard of that show before. You should ask them exactly what it is called and maybe who is the person in it and then it would be much easier to find. read more..
You can not target fat loss in specific area’s by doing any specific thing. A clean, healthy diet and exercise (cardio and weight resistance) is what you need to follow to lose weight. If you would like that in more detail, let me know. read more..
Hm. I can try but I’m not too good with Meal Plans. One thing I suggest is to start a food journal and keep a track of your calories, even just an estimation of about how many you are consuming. You can use myfitnesspal for that or just do it in your journal. This will help you to know what, how often, and how much you are eating, and to make sure that you are getting enough calories, but not getting too many. If you put your weight, height, and how much you exercise into myfitnesspal, it should tell you how any calories, carbs, protein, and fats you should get daily. Also try to eat 3 small meals, and 3 snacks throughout the day. Writing your meal plan ahead of time will help a lot.As far as what you eat… I don’t know what you have or what you like to determine this. For breakfast - a cup of whole grain cereal with fruit, 2 small whole wheat pancakes with fruit, 1/2 cup oatmeal with fruit, a piece of toast with fruit, things like that. Lunch and dinner - a sandwich on whole wheat or whole grain with tomato, spinach or lettuce, a few slices of avocado, and maybe your choice of lean meat or just leave it. Maybe with some fruit on the side. a cup of whole wheat pasta or quinoa with marinara sauce, spinach or kale, diced tomato if not already in sauce, and your choice of protein whether that be beans on the side, shred some chicken in your pasta, or a lean ground meat like turkey or vegetarian ground ‘meat’. You could do a lot with squash. As said in previous asks… slice it length wise and add some veggies inside or slice it width wise and mix it up with some veggies. As far as snacks go, fruit always works, veggies and hummus, a small handful of trail mix, air popped pop corn. Buy it plain and if you want butter and/or salt, add a tiny but of sea salt and use a small bit of Earth Balance natural spreads. I hope this was at least of a little help. read more..
Think about why you binge. Do you do it because you are not eating enough throughout the day? Do you do it because of stress or negative emotions? Or maybe you binge on certain foods because you restrict yourself of them? You obviously don’t have to answer that to me, but think about that. Maybe keep a journal and write down when you binge and how you were feeling when you did it and before you did it. As far as overeating in general, instead of taking a heaping plate full of food or grabbing a bunch of what you want to snack on, try your hardest to take a portioned size. If you are not eating enough or frequently enough throughout the day, that might be contributing to some of it. Try and practice mindful eating the best that you can. When you feel like you are craving something or need to binge, have a small healthy, guiltless snack. Some grapes, strawberries, kiwi, banana, an apple. I read that an apple helps aid weight loss and can help you let go of binge eating (X), but I’m not sure that’d help you much because you are a healthy eater already. I definitely do suggest keeping a food diary and writing your thoughts and feelings. It might begin to help (: read more..
You can’t lose the fat on your arms by just doing arm Workouts, but you certainly can tone them up with some muscle. I definitely suggest push ups and tricep dips. If you need/want to modify them, “girl” push ups are definitely okay and modify the dips with a bend in the knee’s. Here are some more exercises for arms. I think regular and forearm planks challenge the arms as well as the core so correctly hold that pose for as long as you can. If you have dumbbells, that will help as well so you can do some of the other exercises on there. There are also some other arm stuff in my workouts page.You can also, of course, lose some fat in your arms by eating healthy and getting regular exercise. I can go into depth about that if you’d like. Just let me know. read more..
Thank you! I am glad that there are people who understand that everybody and every body is different and I hope that those things will rub onto other people who don’t. I mean, I get that people don’t understand but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s hurtful. I love my followers and the support that you all give me. read more..
Aw thank you! I am glad that the things on my blog are teaching others just as well as teaching myself. That is great! I love hearing things like this. Makes me happy (: read more..
Wow! Go you! Haha. That’s a lot of Yoga but if you are listening to your body and not hurting it, then no… I think it’s fine. (: read more..
