Tag: Dieting
How I Lost 35 Pounds
I was never thin. Unfortunately, I got a gene where my thighs were going to be perpetually large and my weight (anywhere) was going to be extremely hard to lose. I spent years watching my weight fluctuate, but I always payed attention to the scale and tried to be active. However, senior year of high [...]
Dear Younger Self: Stop Eating!
Dear Younger Sam, Put down that bag of cheez-its. Really, put it down. You’re not hungry. You’re just bored. Your body has absolutely no need for an extra 220 calories right now. And don’t try to sneak it out of the kitchen. I can still see you doing it. And if you plan to throw [...]
How to Actually Keep Your New Year’s Fitness Resolution
Author: Maggie Voelker My New Year’s resolution to really hit the gym sounded great on January 1st, but now less than two weeks later, it seems that same resolution has seriously lost its luster. Sound familiar? Keeping your New Year’s fitness resolution is tough; you’re essentially vowing to make a large lifestyle change literally overnight. [...]
10 Times Calories Don’t Matter
1. You just ran over 6 miles. 2. You are hungover hungry. 3. Your birthday. 4. You just got dumped. 5. Valentines Day (if you have a significant other, you have to eat at a restaurant – and if you don’t, you have to eat your feelings). 6. You are on vacation. 7. You’re drunk. [...]
BMI: Are You Really Overweight?
Many twenty-somethings (both guys and girls) worry about their weight. However, many of us do not care about it enough to give up socializing with friends (because we all know hanging out with people means you will be eating or drinking 90% of the time). Not all of us have issues with our weight though. [...]