Couldn’t do Insanity again today. The friend who supplies my Insanity fix is off celebrating her mom’s birthday, which is okay, totally and completely okay. I’m not addicted or anything. You’d be a half-brained chipmunk with limited mental faculties to think that.
Fine. I’m kind of addicted.
It’s the sweating. I’m convinced it’s the sweating; you watch the Insanity stuff and you see all these people behind Shaun effing T just drenched and you suddenly become more envious of that than their rock hard bodies. Sweat suddenly becomes your meter for gauging how well you’re working out. If I don’t sweat enough, I honestly feel like I didn’t do my best, which motivates me to move harder the next day.
Anyway, since I couldn’t work out at all, I’ve been having a ‘blah’ kind of day. I know I could go for a run or something, but my neighborhood’s filled with other runners, plus what I like to call “Active Yard Cleaner Uppers.” These are people who constantly work on their front lawns to make sure it meets specifications only they care about. It’s not just about the yard, though. Oh no. It’s also about watching other neighbors on the sly, from the corner of their eye.
I just rhymed.
So, yeah. I feel awkward running in my neighborhood. I’m planning on doing some yoga later to make up for it.
current weight: 137
goal weight: 125
It has come to my attention that what seems to be “common knowledge” isn’t so common after all. Especially when it comes to health and nutrition. With all the media garble telling us what to do, what to eat, and what to purchase, it’s hard to desipher the which eating habits are good or bad. Should I not eat carbs? Should I exercise every single day? Will this Bun Burner 300 really make my ass look good in only a month? Most of it is the media trying to convince you, the consumer, to do this and that so they can make money. That’s the hard truth. Sure, that granola bar sure looks tasty and nutritious, and the box even says “Low Fat”! But take a look at the nutrition label, and the facts are all there. Most everything is shoved with hidden gobs of sugar, chemicals, and all sorts terribly horrid things for your body. But didn’t that label say “Low Fat”? Doesnt that mean it’s good for me? You be the judge.
I didn’t always see things this way. I use to be “normal”. I use to never look at a food label except to look at the calories. I use to think I was eating healthy for many years, when really, I wasn’t looking at the big picture. After all this so-thought eating healthy, yet still feeling like it wasn’t working, I asked myself “what is it I’m doing wrong”. And after many tiny discoveries over the months, it hit me- I didn’t know what exactly I was putting into my mouth, and ultimately, my body. After researching, reading, and marching through grocery stores staring at food labels, I felt empowered knowing what I was eating, and what exactly my body needs to carry me on.
That is why I am here, now, to set the facts straight. After all I’ve learned, I feel everybody should know what they need to find happiness within themselves. Everybody deserves to be happy with themselves; every day, morning, noon, and night. Your body is your shell, your home, the one thing that will stick with you- but you have to love it and take care of it for it to do the same.
Biens dans sa peau!
Annie Chun Seaweed Snacks, I’ve only tried the Wasabi bits one. SO GOOD, 10 pieces of seaweed are 30 calories.
Symptoms and treatment of delirium tremens. http://dld.bz/q9jH health
Hooping; both fun & a good workout.
“AIDS is transmitted by semen. Until further notice, don’t swallow semen and don’t engage in anal or oral sex without condom. I have lots of fun with the other options and you can too.
I ate like, four slices of white bread because I was in one of my bread-withdrawal moods (do y’all ever get those…?). And now my body feels horrible. I foresee some quality time with my toilet bowl tonight.
Why do I do such stupid things?
To never make up another lame excuse as to why I can’t go to the beach with my friends..
Never again.
Breakfast/Post workout meal after 6 miles:
My Neapolitan Shake! It makes me feel like a kid again!
To Make 2 Big Shakes:
In a blender put the following ingredients:
1/2 cup plain cup soy milk
1/2 cup lowfat choc milk
1/4 cup plain Greek Oikos Yogurt
1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder
1/2 scoop of choc protein powder
1/2 frozen banana
4 fresh strawberries
Add ice, blend and enjoy!!
http://lizzheartsfitness.tumblr.com/
so if you’re into that stuff there it is, and if you’ve got one yourself let me know :]
Spa sauna treats private parts:New trend in California beauty spas.
Breakfast:
Snack:
Lunch:
Afternoon snack:
Early evening snack:
Dinner:
Way too much… I can’t even remember my portions.
Basically, loads of meat (beef, lamb and pork, especially.) 2 cheese pizzas. Quite a bit of rice. 1 slice of chocolate-coffee cake. 1 glass of coke. Lots of glasses of homemade ice tea.
I had oranges somewhere in there..
It was another birthday party. Sue me. ^^
Late night snack:
what a long day i have ahead of me today. at least i started my day off right and went running. i didn’t really have to BRING myself to do it, the rain just makes me sleepy. my run was very nice. it wasn’t really a work out, more like leisure running. i’m surprised it only took me 15 minutes to do my entire route, which means i should probably step it up and do it twice, or find somewhere else to run. i want to be in better shape and in order to do so, i need to start pushing myself a little harder.
another thing. I don’t understand why people sign up for gym memberships..? unless you live in the city where you’re fearing that you’re going to be kidnapped if you go outside, i don’t understand why you wouldn’t just run down your street (with your dog) or at a park or something. Night time is a different story. 24 hour gyms are convenient i guess if you work late and need something to do before you go to bed. i don’t fucking know.
“Being outdoors for part of the day helps reset circadian rhythms and balances hormones and promotes weight loss.”
GO OUTSIDE! RECONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS! NEGATIVE IONS! NATURAL SUNLIGHT!
Antibiotic resistance has finally made its way onto the Senate radar again and with good reason considering that we’ve seen antibiotic resistance across British farms and this year in US hospitals and nursing homes to name just a few. It’s a problem that’s only getting worse with the expanded overuse of antibiotics. It’s this practice that a Senate bill is looking to limit with the re-introduction of The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA).
According to Diane Feinstein (D-CA), the primary sponsor for PAMTA, reported on Civil Eats. “[t]he effectiveness of antibiotics for humans is jeopardized when they are used to fatten healthy pigs or speed the growth of chickens. This is a basic food safety initiative that would phase out the misuse of these drugs so that food in supermarkets across America will not spread strains of drug-resistant bacteria.”
According to the FDA, 80 percent of the antibiotics produced in this country are used in animal agriculture. This amount is estimated to be more than four times the amount of drugs used to treat human illness.
The bill, which Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), all have worked together on was outlined by Civil Eats and does the following:
- Phases out the non-therapeutic use of medically important antibiotics in livestock;
- Requires new applications for animal antibiotics to demonstrate the use of the antibiotic will not endanger public health;
- Does not restrict the use of antibiotics to treat sick livestock or to treat pets.
This needs to happen…
(Via: Tree Hugger)
The back issues resurface when I lay down, meaning (since I toss and turn a lot during the night) every time I move I wake up.
Also, the problem where my thumb falls asleep and then hurts like a motherfucker is still happening.
Basically, every hour or so that I try to sleep, I get jerked awake by a charlie horse in my hand and a stabbing pain in my right hip.
I AM TWENTY-TWO THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ME
inspiration to get healthy though. I bet this would be better if I was in better shape. The back thing at least. Not sure about the thumb.
I unintentionally gave myself a big boost yesterday!
I started off pretty bad I ate like 4 servings worth of chicken stir fry & brown rice for lunch (it just tasted so good)
Ate 35g of chocolate - see I thought it was good because it was sugar-free, gluten free and dairy free… but it still had the normal amount of carbs and fat :(
And 2 cinnamon donuts - just cos they’re awesome
ALL FOR LUNCH!
I was kinda perturbed by my behaviour so I decided to head to the gym, the main class I wanted to do was yoga at 6:30… and then I thought, maybe I should do the spin class before it at 5:45 as well cos I ate so much… but then I’d have to drive there during peak hour… then I thought screw it
Swimming: 3:00 - 3:45
Walking/Elliptical/Weights: 4:30 - 5:45
Spin class: 5:45 - 6:30
Yoga: 6:30 - 7:30 - don’t be fooled, this was not a relaxing yoga class, it’s really intense! The teacher is so mean ;-;
So that was like… 4 hours of exercise?? I was absolutely exhausted when I came home and was too tired to eat… just crawled into bed and zzzzz
It was definitely a fun day to do once in a while when I have nothing to do in the holidays and though I don’t see a dramatic change in my body (did you see how much food I ate), I certainly feel more toned! :)
Its the push I needed to get started and today I was much healthier!
Breakfast: oatbran pancakes with raisins
Morning snack: Mandarin with 5 almonds
Lunch: Canned tuna and 1 piece of wholemeal toast
Afternoon snack: Sushi - like 3 or 4 rolls equivalent cos that lunch wasn’t really lunch and half a dragonfruit
Dinner: brown rice and vegetable stir fry
Dessert: I plan to have strawberry yoghurt and resist those donuts staring at me!!
Oh and the exercise I did today was 1 hour body balance class, 5 minutes on the elliptical and might sneak in some 30 minute shred later
How SoreThroat is treated. A common problem http://bit.ly/bE6rav health
It is the peak of the summer today it’s 49 ºC which is 120 °F. Take all necessary measures for your personal health and safety from this extreme heat.
Typhus fever, a common tic born disease. http://dld.bz/qVs7 health
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It’s 5am and I have class at 8, and what am I doing?
Looking up symptoms on WebMD =/
At the moment I’m having really awful problems with my hands. I have eczema that comes and goes generally dependent on the time of year and how stressed I am. When I get more stressed the eczema gets angry…
Over the past 4 weeks I’ve had this rash on my fingers and around my knuckles & wrists. It’s eczema in places but in other places it just looks like angry red, tiny bumps under my skin. Sometimes it gets so angry my skin breaks.
Anyway. I think I’ve figured out the problem. I changed my washing-up liquid to a cheap, own-brand version about a month ago. So this morning I went out to by premium stuff and bought some marigolds to be super protective about my hands. I have a million different creams and am trying to avoid steroid cream for now, so hopefully this’ll help clear it up.
Fuck skin conditions, though. They suck. :(
industry regulators in Europe have known for years that glyphosate, originally introduced by American agricultural biotechnology giant Monsanto in 1976, causes birth defects in the embryos of laboratory animals.
My first purchase from gnc, how exciting! Oh wait, I lied. I got biotin pills once before. But this was a bigger purchase, and a lot more fun!
I take the be-wholesome every morning. It’s got everything you need but, damn, 8 pills is a lot. And they aren’t small, either. They really are a pain in the ass to take, I must say. But I feel like it’s a small price to pay for getting everything you need. Maybe I’m just a wimp when it comes to taking pills?
I take the be-hot about 45 minutes before I work out and damn. These work. They give me so much energy to keep working out. It’s amazing.
I got the bath salts for free with the purchase and I love to take a bath and stretch out sore muscles before bed. I haven’t tried them yet, but I’m sure they’ll be just as nice as any other brand.
I can only hope to look this good at 74!!! Amazingly Beautiful:)
Big day in the city. Lunch with Anna. Interview. Dinner with Chinmay and family. Clubbin’ at Hudson Terrace.
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
Got my exercise by shaking my stuff for 4 hours at Hudson Terrace on 46th between 11th and 12th. Blisters all over my feet and sore muscles all over my body. Worth it? Yes. I had fun and was easily amused by the crowd.
WTH! How does this happen!?! A Russian woman died from a heart attack brought on by the shock of waking up at her own funeral. (yeh, that would do it for me lol!)
49 year old Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov was mistakenly pronounced dead by doctors, but she woke up later in a coffin surrounded by crying relatives. She started screaming after realizing she was about to be buried alive.
Mukhametzyanov was rushed back to the hospital where she was declared dead AGAIN, but this time for real. Her husband, Fagili Mukhametzyanov, was terrified saying, “Her eyes fluttered and we immediately rushed her back to the hospital but she only lived for another 12 minutes.”
He has plans to sue the hospital. “I am very angry and want answers. She wasn’t dead when they said she was and they could have saved her.” A spokesman at the hospital said officials were investigating. I bet they are…
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I did this kickboxing workout just now and it kicked my butt. I have gotten so uncoordinated! I’m going to start incorporating these kinds of workouts into my routine. I think running and elliptical isn’t challenging me enough. Variety is key.
If anyone else knows where I can get kickboxing routines online please let me know!
Now time to shower…maybe get some coffee and take my midterm.
Scientific American: Fat Substitutes May Make You Fatter: I gave up on the dream of olestra fried...
Drink your salad. A quick guide to juice cleansing
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Please don’t track that as healthy, newsflash, it’s the farthest thing from it.
days til I reach my UGW
to find out how much time it will take to realistically get to your UGW, go to sparkpeople.com , set up an account and they’ll help you figure it out! If you lose weight in a realistic amount of time you’ll be healthier and maintain the weight loss.
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Brain cancer diagnosis and treatment. http://dld.bz/qGFa health braincancer
II.
After waking up and feeling already more sore than I previously wrote about, i’ll be honest as to say that I didn’t think today was going to happen as for my yoga class. But, against my previously known patterns, I went. And it felt wonderful. Sure, at the beginning I could feel the work I did yesterday as I went through the flow sequence but with each breath I took, it came to a point in the middle where I was in cobra and the flush of endorphins and blood rushing freely through my veins hit. As food went, my best friend and I, along with her boy, went to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Alphabet City. Vegan Hot Buffalo Burger, uh yes please and thank you. After we went to a vegan ice cream place that just made tonight full of delicious vegan food. Tomorrow I’m sticking to completely unprocessed and fresh fruits and vegetables sans any treats but I can’t say tonight’s delicacies weren’t so worth it. I’m truly doing my best as to not focus on my single state in a negative mindset but I must confess it’s not easy when around and hearing of couples constantly. I know i’m not ready to be in a committed relationship because i’m not at the point where I love myself enough to be able to accept another feeling so themselves towards me but seeing it, being the third wheel… it’s hard. But i’ll smile through it because I know i’ll get there and it’ll be worth this wait period. I’m not looking nor waiting for just anyone. Now, it’s time for me to go to bed seeing as i’m waking up at 6AM for a 7AM yoga class. Good night lovely.
N and I like to go to museums. When we get home we always complain about having “museum feet” because we stood all day and walked in small spurts.
Since I’m supposed to avoid activities that hurt or bother my hip, I’ve been standing almost all day all week. Museum feet has become my new normal. My heels ache by the end of the day. I would love to just sit down on a nice comfy chair and read.
I’ve noticed some funny things while standing. Mijo fell asleep in the car yesterday, so I stood outside of the car and watched as people tried to figure out why I was reading a book with my door open. At dinner, when everyone is sitting around and talking, I will stand up behind my chair and keep talking.
Supposedly, we (humans) were not meant to sit most of the day. It’s only in the last few generations that we began to sit all day. Sitting has gotten press for being bad for our health. So technically standing should lead to some long term benefits for me.
When I first thought about doing my work standing it seemed foreign to me, but after looking it up a bit, it seems to have growing interest (or perhaps this is just proof that you can find groups of people interested in anything online). According to the article, Philip Roth and Donald Rumsfeld both stand up to work.
So what do you think? Can you imagine standing up all day to work? Do you know someone that does? Or do you already do so?
I think I’m going to have to work on coming up with different strategies to keep myself active while standing to work (e.g. stand on one foot, then the other, walk in place). I also need to invest in a stand-up desk so that it is at the right level. Ah, my new normal is going to take some adjusting.
By analyzing the eating and exercise habits of 120,877 people over many years, doctors have concluded that downing a whole bag of potato chips makes you fat faster than just about anything else, ice cream and soda included.
Also in the study, we learn that on average, people who quit smoking gain five pounds every four years after quitting. Commenting on the study, obesity expert Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer said, “[potato chips are] very tasty and have a very good texture. People generally don’t take one or two chips. They have a whole bag.”
Just for shits and giggles, here FDA Commissioner’s advice: “Just eat a God damned vegetable.” Thanks to The Onion for that.
At the rate I’m losing weight I’m beginning to suspect I have some kind of parasite slowly killing me. This kind of weight loss is not in any way natural.
If I do in fact have worms I’ll be the proud father of parasitic children!
So I was a little late updating today and I am updating from my phone right now. Anyway, this morning I had a small bowl of Special K cereal with Red Berries (my favourite!)
Lunch was 4 delicious Morning Star Chik’n Nuggets and a small salad on the side with Brianna’s Honey Dijon Mustard.
Had a little snack of a sharp cheddar cheese stick.
Dinner was some delicious Tomato and Basil soup.
I made some chocolate chip cookies for a friend so of course I snuck in a little bite of the dough. Just a little on though! I also had a beer tonight.
Anyway, I will be better tomorrow!
I feel like im just going to put total cals from now own- total for today- 1285 :)
And bootcamp work out for outtake. It was so rough today I was so slow because I was tired and sore. But tommorrow is a new day AND since im going out after work I really am hoping to get to the gym in the morning. Its funny I can wake up for 6 am bootcamp but I cant get to the gym at 7 am.
Kinda nervous for this weekend, I usually binge eat when I drink so my plan is eat healthy all day, drink slow, and focus on not doing that. Also I will try to not drink as much since well its horrible for weight loss, but its one of my best friends birthdays tommorrow night then the next night is another best friends house warming party an hour away.
Will let you all know how it goes, mabye I can find a healthy way for this weekend!
In 2004, brain scans showed that people taking Accutane suffer a 21 percent decrease in frontal brain activity, the part of the brain that plays a critical role in mood and social interaction. These brain changes may explain the depression, suicidal and aggressive behavior, and psychotic reactions reported by some Accutane users.
I took Acutane in high school. Maybe I would have had a better high experience without it. Looking back, I wish I had known more about food and health. If I had eaten differently, I think my skin would have been better and I never would have needed it.
purple potato eater on Flickr.
I call this dish the purple people eater.
1 lb Peruvian purple potatoes (or whatever you have on hand)
1 red onion grilled or sauteed
1 garlic clove
Parsley (or any fresh herb)
S&P
Earth Balance (or Olive Oil)
Juice of half of a lemon
As you can see this recipe is very very easy and you can adjust it to your taste.
I cleaned the potatoes and slightly boiled them, then drizzled with Olive oil and roasted (at 400 degrees.) While they are in the oven saute or grill your chopped purple onion in Olive oil or earth balance and mix in garlic at the end just to slightly heat. After removing potatoes from the oven when the are slightly brown, mix with previously grilled purple onions and garlic, then sprinkled in lemon juice, olive oil to coat (or earth balance) and fresh herbs of your choice. I used parsley in this photo. Garnish with herbs and a bit more lemon. Bon Appetit!
PS The lemon is crucial to this dish as it is what brings back the purple color when the potatoes are cooked! :)
It’s not even 11am and it already feels an eternity. So I should update you guys, not sure how many of you actually read my text posts but whatever. My boyfriend’s mom went to the hospital with sudden intense confusion. She has regained some lucidity but where she remembers some things, she forgets others.
It’s looking more permanent by the day :[ she was supposed to get an MRI yesterday so we should hear of the results from that today. It’s terrible, the boy is 23 and already lost one of his parents last July. Losing both parents in just a year…I can’t even imagine. I am just so thankful I could be here for him.
Please put him and his mum in your thoughts guys, and put that positive and healing energy out there. They really need it right now.
(via Why the Stethoscope (and other medical devices) are on the way out - Industry)
Bottom line: We don’t know the real risks of excessive cell phone use to our health. There is simply insufficient evidence to make a firmer statement than what the WHO has made with their “may be linked to cancer” report.
I like this video from CNN with Anderson Cooper because it does discuss a very simple and real prevention action: use an earpiece.
- D. Ramsey, MD
Highly cited biomarker studies often report effect estimates that fall short in subsequent meta-analyses of the same association between marker and disease, authors of a review noted.
Read more from MedPage Today here.
Highly cited biomarker studies often report effect estimates that fall short in subsequent meta-analyses of the same association between marker and disease, authors of a review noted. Read more from MedPage Today here.
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Workout Songs - I really love working out to Underoath, I have alot of underoath on my mp3 player, so thought I’d share their latest video with you, Underoath aren’t for everyone but I’ve been a fan for nearly 10 years now. I’ll make a playlist of my favourite workout songs and post it soon.
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
Pill Capsules: Would love these, with something to attach to a keychain… and maybe if they were decorated so they were a little cuter.
So I was eating a gigantic piece of chocolate when…
I saw that the latest catalogue for Anthropologie had arrived. Naturally, I’m too poor to get anything from there that is not on sale, but I started perusing through potential fall bargains in the June edition of: “if only you were rich.” When suddenly, I came across this photo. This girl looks so elegant. And LOOK! She’s eating something! Granted, she’s probably not actually eating whatever this is. So, to make a long story short, I saw this picture, put the damn chocolate back, and walked upstairs. That’s true inspiration for ya.
Here’s the full catalogue if you find yourself stuffing some food in your mouth on this fine evening:
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?navAction=jump&viewall=true&id=CLOTHES-CATALOG3&cm_re=May_11-_-053011_hmpg_catalog-_-catalog1
Woot! I celebrated by eating a chocolate donut, a small piece of berry crumb cake, a chocolate chipper from Panera, and an iced grande cinnamon dolce latte. And half a bag of cheddar popcorn.
Don’t worry, there was some space between these things. A couple minutes, at least.
they’re called mio, and they’re really neat! they take your heart rate, tell you how many calories and grams of fat you burn in a workout, how many minutes you spend in, above and below your target heart rate and your average and max heart rates during a workout! the best part is, if you touch and hold the outside of the watch face, it takes your heart rate right there! it also connects to the computer with this chest strap thing and you can upload all of the information to a website.
hopefully i can have it all worked out by friday, because there’s a big pile of instructions i still need to read!
The Boss is having a rough night. She’s thrown up four times in the last six hours, and she has a slight fever. So far, no bloody stool or eardrum-rupturing screams. Just a kid who’s too hungry to sleep yet too sick to eat or nurse.
I hope she’ll be okay.
Today wasn’t too terrible, health wise. For breakfast, I had two slices of ham and a pickle (we were all out of eggs). Lunch: chef salad with low calorie/low fat dressing. It was a very scrumptious salad, I’ll be having another one later. I had some pistachios for a snack, and a lemon-pepper pork chop and green beans for dinner. For dessert, I had honey roasted peanuts, and thought I was doing quite excellently until my dad gave me cherry pie and vanilla ice cream. I didn’t want to be rude, since it was so sweet of him to make it for me, so I had it. Dessert has always been my weakness. Overall, I think it was a good day.
Something that’s been helping me is thinking, “Would I rather have this now or be skinny later?” And more often than not the answer it in favor of the latter. Another thing that was helpful was thinking of my daily carbohydrate allowance as money. Do I want to spend that ‘money’ on potatoes at dinner, or on ice cream at dessert? Since I’m a fan of dessert, the answer is almost always in favor of ice cream. :P
Hopefully tomorrow will be another good day! I’m feeling optimistic about the future. I hope you are too.
Today was a very big slab of proof in just how far my body has come since moving to NYC. Yesterday, inspired by an episode of Anthony Bourdain trekking around Boston, I ordered a pastrami sandwich after work in a nearby deli. Oh my fucking god, was that thing full of meat. It looked more like a cave where a small monster could hide out, rather than a sandwich. I ate it with relish, over stuffing myself, but enjoying the taste anyway. I sincerely regretted that decision however, at 2 in the morning trying to go to sleep with a lump of meat in my tummy. If I’d been in Orlando, this wouldn’t have been a problem. My bedroom was built within the garage, where we kept an extra fridge for all of our food. So I often fell asleep in high school and my early college years, after self medicating with slabs of meat, potatoes, sugary drinks, and whatever else I could get my hands on. I went to sleep better with food in my belly.
But those days are far over. My bedroom now lies 3 stories high of any food source, and I took up dog walking as a job which did an immense job of exhausting my body in all the right ways. My cousin also doesn’t eat a lot of red meat, so most of my diet turned into heavy vegetables, and fruits. The occasional fish or chicken, maybe turkey pops in too. Slowly but surely my body changed gears, and I happily went along with it. Seeing how much ‘damage’ one pastrami sandwich could do to my mood/body chemistry/sleep habits really sort of shook me up and made me appreciate all the changes I’ve been able to make for myself.
Man, I love New York.
So this evening, I went and took a nice jog/walk over to my local park. I managed to jog the WHOLE way there (super impressive), and I made a lap around, and surprised myself again by deciding to make another lap. I had to only walk that one though, because my core muscles were kicking up a storm and making it hard to breathe.
Ugh, my life. Such in a good place. Years ago I would have never imagined my stringing praises of physical exercise. It’s taken me a while to get where I am and appreciate it now, but it’s been all worth it. When I run, swim, walk, or do yoga, I think, “This isn’t just for me. This is for my kids, my future self, my family, or the person who might one day get my organs when I die.” I don’t just do it for me, I do it in a communal sense. And cause it just damn well feels good by the end of it. Even though the first 5-10 minutes can be fucking wack and I feel miserable. But it picks up after that!
Among wine’s recently discovered benefits are: improved heart health, less plaque accumulation in arteries, better bone health, cataract prevention, decreased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, possibly cancer prevention and more. The miracle ingredient appears to be resveratrol, a naturally occurring substance found in grape skins, that has antioxidant effects (meaning it wipes out compounds in the body that can damage DNA and lead to disease). However, more isn’t necessarily better. While the American Heart Association recommends up to one glass of wine per day for women and two for men, filling your bubble glass to the brim won’t keep the grim reaper away. Most studies say one 5-ounce serving is sufficient. There’s no clear evidence pointing to one varietal being better than another, so go with red or white — whichever your taste buds prefer.
So since iv’e been back in California my diet has changed greatly from when I was in New York. In New York I was on the poor mans diet i.e. lots of pasta, pb&j’s, and whatever vegetables I could get my hands on plus miles upon miles of walking a day. This lead to me losing about 7 pounds. Since I have been back in California and living at my parents house I am now able to get my hands on whatever food I want which sounds great but also makes it easier to fall of the horse since now I actually have the ability to eat more food…
But being able to notice the weight I have lost has helped keep me on track to my goal of 5 more pounds. I have been incorporating more salads into my meals with plenty of raw chopped vegetables * The less cooked your vegetables the more benefits you get out of them* and drinking more water through out the day which has always been a bad habit of mine. Also, more whole grains which has been pretty easy, cheerios and oatmeal in the mornings.
People always complain about how hard it is to eat healthy now a days but I think its never been easier. It’s really your own choice and no one else’s fault as to what food you put in your mouth. So think about what you are eating, and what benefits it has towards your health. Even though eating fat filled meals with no vegetables in sight hasn’t effected you right now it will always catch up with you in the end.
So eat healthy! I promise not only will it help with weight and overall health it will make you happier in the end.
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Shifting the balance in the war on cancer:Cancer genomics, the study of the human cancer genome, is, according to the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health, “a search within ‘cancer families’ and patients for the full collection of genes and mutations - both inherited and sporadic - that contribute to the development of a cancer cell and its progression from a localized cancer to one that grows uncontrolled and metastasizes (spreads throughout the body).”
Modeled after the Human Genome Project, the 15-year long process to sequence all 3 billion base pairs in the human genome (a virtual blueprint for a human being) that ended in 2003, the Cancer Genome Atlas is a collective database as scientists and academics attempt to sequence the entire array of genetic mutations that cause every known type of cancer.
According to Eric Lander, one of the principal leaders of the Human Genome Project, the number of cancerous genetic mutations is finite because the number of base pairs in the human genome is finite. “The key is finding the Achilles’ heels for the mutations in these pathways.”
So, I guess I should do an update on my life? Seeing as half the time, this blog consists of gifs, random pictures and constant liveblogging. of course I’ll put it in a cut seeing as, I’m not about to spam people that don’t really care about these little details.
People came and I taught.
it went pretty well.
I ended up timing it perfectly. AND I did laps afterward. Which was good. I didn’t get to do a lot of laps because I had to go work, but still. I did do some laps.
Um, I will post my aerobics workout sometime. I have to get ready for a practice I am helping at.
Especially from those of you who know more about health foods~ T_T;
message me for more details ok? super need help and its killing me coz i feel so damn stupid~ T_T; (no anons pls~ i need to get back to you in your askbox~ >.<)
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Fracking and Cell Phones: Evaluating the Real Risks: Two hot-button topics: the potential...Loads of exercise again, I’m feeling extremely tired now and i know I’m going to really ache in the morning.
Dumbell situps- 10 kg - 1 set at 40reps, 1 set at 50reps.
Dumbell curls up to 15kg now. 3 sets of 9
Benchpress (freeweight)- 40kg- 3 sets of 9
Benchpress (pully system)- 70kg- 3 sets of 9
a ton of other stuff too. No running at all today but i done alot of boxing training and bag work so that is cardio. I feel like I’m doing quite well this week- No exercise tomorrow, just a chill out with my friends Ed and Jamie. As usual, I love your messages :)
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South Koreans eat 73 percent more vegetables, and Japanese 34 percent more, than do Americans. Americans eat about 70 percent more veggies than Northern Europeans do.
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Honestly, the media had no influence in my weight loss. Credits for motivation goes all to myself. ;)
Because I workout a lot, I’m constantly starving. There’s a plate I finished like an hour ago sitting next to me and I could have another meal right now.
Make sure you’re eating 5 small meals and they’re well rounded with tons of protein. If you’re just eating fast burn carbs (white bread and such) you’re not filling yourself up well. Go for whole grains, organic peanut butter, fish and lean meats, and eggs.
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Hahahahaha this video is so corny.
Fatty acids.
Fatty acids make pretty much everything function properly in your body
Everything !
Cell function
Hormones
Immune system
Digestive system
Everything!
And without fatty acids the nutrients can’t even get into your cells (which is where the need to be in case you didn’t know)
You find the proper fatty acids in polyunsaturated oils.
I eat avocados on a regular basis. I really shouldn’t eat them so much but I like them on everything. Avocados are high in polyunsaturated oils.
I also eat fish and olives and egg yolks.
Ok everyone wants to know what I eat. Well here is something I love to make yyuuummm!!!
—Fried potatoes, fried lightly in grape seed oil… (I will research whether that’s bad or not and get back to you)
—sliced fresh organic avocado (like a whole avocado)
—and topped with fried eggs friend in vegan butter
Just mix it up in a bowl and eat it with Tabasco sauce!!!! So freakin good!
Here’s where it gets nasty!
This is when the American obesity epidemic began in the 70’s.
When marketing comes into play!
When they started hydrogenating our oils
Food producers take these oils and heat em up and let hydrogen bubbles pass through it. This makes the oil hydrogenated. If you full hydrogenate it, it becomes a solid fat that has crazy high levels of Trans fats. If you partially hydrogenate its pretty much “Trans fat butter stuff”. Instead of a solid. And IT’S CHEAPER!!!
Trans Fat Will Kill You!!
Just like smoking, it’s a poison you’re putting in your body, but you’re going to have to pay for a larger coffin
Remember how I said fatty acids make it possible for nutrients to get in your body? Well, when you replace those essential fatty acids with trans fat, it messes that shit up!
Your cells start blocking out all the good stuff and not preventing the bad stuff from coming in! This is all bad!
And when your body is hungry for those fatty acids you’re eating something else. Thus you stay hungry and just keep eating hydrogenated foods. Its so simple how it works and it should be considered common sense!
If you want to lose weight and still eat hydrogenated oils, you’re crazy.
You need large amounts of fatty acids
You get fat because hydrogenated soy bean oil (usually what they use) depresses the thyroid. So you have no energy and you don’t want to exercise
Trans fat is in everything!!
START FLIPPIN PACKAGES AND READING LABELS
I seriously can’t give you a list of things it would be way too long. Just start looking for yourself and you will be amazed.
Fast food is the epitome of trans fat!
Fry foods in coconut oil. It burns fat as energy instead of storing it.
Some oils if you fry in them, it’s the same as hydrogenating it. Like vegetable oil and olive oil.
The worst of the worst comes from fast food! Why do you think everything is so cheap?!
Oh and be careful because food companies disguise hydrogenated oils as Mono- and Di – Glycerides
When you are hydrogenated, you can’t avoid being overweight and having bad skin and overall bad health!
We do everything possible to be beautiful, none of that is ever going to matter if you’re consuming hydrogenated oils
NON-HYDROGENATED!
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basically… cause I’m freaking out, I’m okay, like, they are managing my symptoms. ...
Fitness is better with friends : )
So I am working right now, okay maybe not, or maybe I AM!
So I have created a Tumblr for the gym i work at and I think you would love to follow it!
http://humanatease.tumblr.com/
It really is awesome helping to promote a business or even better to promote fitness!
My grammar maybe really lousy today and I am also not sure why that is. All I can say is that i am really excited about strength training lately and it gets worse everyday I work because I may do a couple of pull-ups and get one more every time I try just teasing me to get just one more.
I need to definitely start getting into more advanced routines and move along…..
So what advanced techniques should I do?
Praise the Lord! That’s wonderful news. God is so good and full of mercy. God bless your heart, Lee!
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Today there are so many things that are made out of plastic and many things that we eat and drink come in plastic packaging. The increased awareness of the harmful chemicals in plastics is causing concern and it is important to understand which plastics are safe and harmful. So, how do we determine which are the safe plastics and which ones we should try not to use? It is important to understand the types of plastics. All plastics are identified by a code numbered 1 through 7 that is typically located on the bottom of the packaging with the famous recycling triangle around it. The next time you use plastic (or buy canned food for your bomb shelter), pay attention to the following numbers to know what to avoid:
1 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) Used to make soft drink, water, sports drink, ketchup, salad dressing bottles, peanut butter, pickle, jelly and jam jars.
BAD: Due to antimony leaching although many sources will say it is ok for one time use.
2 High density polyethylene (HDPE) Milk, water, and juice bottles, yogurt and margarine tubs, cereal box liners, and grocery, trash, and retail bags.
GOOD: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.
3 Polyvinyl chloride (V or PVC) Most cling-wrapped meats, cheeses, and other foods sold in delicatessens and groceries are wrapped in PVC.
BAD: To soften into its flexible form, manufacturers add “plasticizers” during production. Traces of these chemicals can leach out of PVC when in contact with foods. According to the National Institutes of Health, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), commonly found in PVC, is a suspected human carcinogen.
4 Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) Some bread and frozen food bags and squeezable bottles.
OK: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones, but not as widely recycled as #1 or #2.
5 Polypropylene (PP) Some ketchup bottles and yogurt and margarine tubs.
OK: Hazardous during production, but not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones. Not as widely recycled as #1 and #2.
6 Polystyrene (PS) Foam insulation and also for hard applications (e.g. cups, some toys)
BAD: Benzene (material used in production) is a known human carcinogen. Butadiene and styrene (the basic building block of the plastic) are suspected carcinogens. Energy intensive and poor recycling.
7 Other (usually polycarbonate) Baby bottles, microwave ovenware, eating utensils, plastic coating for metal cans.
BAD: Made with biphenyl-A, a chemical invented in the 1930s in search for synthetic estrogens. A hormone disruptor. Simulates the action of estrogen when tested in human breast cancer studies. Can leach into food as product ages.
For any of the newbs out there just getting started on their vegetarian/vegan diet, these things are easily attainable, easy to prepare with a few other ingredients, and good for you too ;)
- Raw almonds
- Almond milk
- Avocados
- Whole grain tortillas
- Whole grain pasta
- Hummus is yummus
- Portobello mushrooms (grilled w/ olive oil)
- Strawberries, blueberries, any kind of berry
- Black beans
- Raw salsa
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Mono eating - the practice of eating one particular food for an entire meal, in sufficient quantity to produce satiation until the next meal.
This can be seen in nature. Animals usually eat one food, and one food only, until they’re full. There are no “recipes” containing 5+ ingredients in nature.
Benefits:
Examples:
It might take some time for your stomach to adjust to you eating such large amounts of food, since we are generally used to eating concentrated, high-calorie meals. This is where blending is a huge help. For example, I usually fix up some Banana Milk.. one of my favorite Mono-Meals. Be sure to “chew your smoothie” so that you get some saliva in with the food, and drink it slowly.
One of my faves to start with!
Oranges make me happy.
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Cheating today like a badass with all the extra fruit.
Breakfast: Vega Superfood Pudding, Strawberry, 1/4 of a Grapefruit
Snack: Watermelon, Peanuts
Lunch: PB&J Sandwich (only 200 cals! Soo happy :D)
Snack/2nd Lunch: Bean Burrito at some place my friend took us to. It was seriously amazing because, they make all of the food there themselves. You can really tell the difference!
Dinner: 1 Tsp Balsalmic, 1 Tsp Olive Oil, Tuscan Spices, 1/2 Mini Whole Wheat Bagel, Collard Greens, Tofu, Carrots, Red Bell Pepper, Celery, Cauliflower
Dessert: 3 Strawberries, 1 Apple, Some Chunks Pineapple
I’ve always had body issues. They stemmed from my parents constantly trying to push me into diets and telling me that I needed to lose weight. They don’t do it so much anymore. The reason I’m bringing this up is because yesterday I realized something: my mom also has body issues. I don’t know why this never occurred to me before. I was weighing myself for weigh in Wednesday and she was telling me how I should be exercising and eating right. This is when I started to get annoyed with her. She told me that she didn’t want me to get mad at her because she knows how I feels. I’ve always been fat. Your father has always been skinny. I understand the struggle. I know what people think of us. Then we both weighed ourselves, and we’re literally less than a pound apart. I never thought that my mother, a strong, independent woman, would have body issues. For all these years, I thought my parents were being highly critical. I guess they care.
(Daily Mail Reporter By MARK DUELL) — An abnormal growth of blood vessels on her left eye could have blinded her. But Christian couple Timothy and Rebecca Wyland relied on faith healing instead of taking infant daughter Alayna to a doctor.
Couple Timothy and Rebecca Wyland, members Oregon City congregation the Followers of Christ, relied on faith healing instead of taking infant daughter Alayna to a doctor
Her condition has now improved under state-ordered medical care but her parents have been convicted in Oregon of felony criminal mistreatment.
Alayna was born in December 2009 and developed the blood vessels that covered her left eye and threatened her vision.
But her parents belong to unorthodox Oregon City congregation the Followers of Christ, which relies on faith healing.
So rather than taking their daughter to a doctor, they relied on prayer, anointing her with oil and laying hands on her.
Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy Emile Burley testified in May that he made a child welfare check at the family home in June 2010, and instantly noticed a ‘large bulging area’ on Alayna’s left eye.
It was ‘the size of a golf ball, maybe a little larger’, he said - and photos shown in court suggest at one point that it was as big as a baseball.
Her parents said in another hearing last July they wouldn’t have willingly taken her to a doctor because it would violate their religious beliefs.
Around 20 supporters from their church were in court to hear the verdict, made by the jury in an hour, and sentencing was set for June 24.
Two other couples from the same church whose children died from untreated ailments have been prosecuted in the last two years.
Jeff and Marci Beagley got 16 months in jail after their son Neil, 16, died of complications from an untreated urinary tract blockage.
The Beagleys’ daughter’s husband, Carl Brent Worthington, was jailed for 60 days over the death of his young girl Ava, who had bronchial pneumonia and a blood infection.
They are expected to receive probation or some jail time, although the maximum jail sentence for first-degree criminal mistreatment is five years.
But the Wylands were the victims of inflexible bureaucrats and religious persecution because of their faith-healing beliefs, Mark Cogan, defending, said.
They were loving parents who fully cooperated with court orders, taking the child to the doctor and giving her prescribed medication, defense lawyers added.
But this defense was just a smokescreen, Christine Landers, prosecuting, said.
The couple had more than six months to seek medical attention before the state intervened but they did not because of their faith, she said.
The Wylands are the third couple from the same church to have been prosecuted by Clackamas County in just two years.
The Followers of Christ was founded in the 1890s in Kansas but moved to Oregon City in the 1940s.
The devout followers firmly believe that the power of prayer and the laying on of hands - where ministers lay their hands on believers while praying - can cure illnesses.
It’s thought that some followers secretly visit traditional doctors - but if found out, they are likely to find themselves ostracized.
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5 Best Natural Sources of Calcium for Healthy Bones:Collard Greens. Leafy green vegetables are one of the most healthful sources of calcium and magnesium. One cup of boiled collards contains a whopping 358 milligrams. Kale, broccoli, Swiss chard, bok choy and turnip greens are full of calcium, too. The one exception is spinach, which has a high concentration of oxalate, making it difficult for the body to absorb calcium.
Baked beans. Beans in general are a great source of calcium, as well as a hearty non-animal protein. One serving of baked beans contains over 100 milligrams of calcium. Navy beans, white beans and garbanzos are also full of calcium and magnesium, as are soybean products like tofu.
Oatmeal. Surprisingly, two packets of instant oatmeal contains between 100-150 mg of calcium, and more magnesium than a cup of collard greens. Quinoa is another calcium-rich grain. Try either for a healthy breakfast.
Sesame seeds. Just one tablespoon of sesame seeds contains about 88 milligrams of calcium, and about a third of the daily value for magnesium. Make sure to buy the unhulled kind, though, as it’s the seed’s hull (outer shell) that contains most of the nutrients. Try grinding them up like flax seeds and adding to breakfast cereal or soups and salads.
Almonds. Almonds are a nutritional powerhouse, providing a dense source of protein and fiber, along with calcium and other minerals necessary for building strong bones. Just one serving has 750 milligrams of calcium. Almonds, plain or mixed with dried fruit, make great snacks by themselves, or try replacing your jar of peanut butter with nutrient-rich almond butter.
This pretty infographic brings to light the profitable, and sometimes shady, relationship between pharmaceutical companies and doctors.
the sight of anything sweet literally makes me gag. YES
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think breakfast is my favorite meal of the day: wheat berries, Greek yogurt, banana, raisins and peanut butter
Indonesian worker slaughtering a dog for a meal. A meal of dog meat and rice is believed to cure skin disease and boost vitality, and is sold for 99 cents.
Interesting to compare, in America we are told that a healthy diet is subsidized by meat and dairy, when in fact a diet of over 5% protein is unhealthy because of its excessive, and proven carcinogenic effects. To put that into perspective, some fruits and vegetables with the lowest amounts of protein generally range at about 7%, still higher than the necessary protein intake. An over-abundance of this protein from animals results in heart disease, high blood pressure, and cancers which are almost unseen in areas of the world that exist off of a whole food diet.
Having healthy skin also includes staying away from certain foods. Below are the worst foods for skin and should be avoiding or at least consumed in moderation.
Coffee. Can’t live without your morning Starbucks? You might have to in order to avoid the high levels of caffeine and sugar that can cause oily spots and rob your body of moisture. Try getting one of their many teas instead.
Salt. No surprise here, too much salt can also dry out your skin and lead to other health problems. It is often found in chips, pretzels, and even many soups have a high salt count. Try substituting a small amount of sea salt in recipes that call for regular salt.
Greasy foods. Also not a shocker, the oils found in these foods contain a high level of saturated fats and little to none of the essential fatty acids. These foods can include pizza, cheeseburgers, or anything fried. If the bag or box you bought it in is soaked in grease, this is not a good food for your skin or body.
Alcohol. No one ever said getting healthy skin was easy. It can also dehydrate your skin, especially after over indulging. Many drinks, such as daiquiris and margaritas, can also contain lots of sugar. Those who must have a drink should stick to light beer or a clear liquor mixed with water or plain soda.
White starches. These include items made with white flour such as bread, pastas, and rice. They can raise insulin levels causing inflammation in the skin. This sort of food also takes the place of whole grains, which can contain high amounts of selenium.
Soda, this includes Red Bull and similar drinks. Getting your eight glasses a day from soda can do damage to your skin. The sugar and artificial elements make it more difficult for your body to hydrate. Lipton and Pepsi offer a sparkling green tea that makes a great substitute.
Processed meats. These can be full of nitrates, salt, hydrogenated fats, and many other harmful ingriedients which are damaging to the skin. Any processed meat, such as bacon, hot dogs, sausage, anything found in a Hot Pocket, and similar products can be full of these. If you’re not sure, flip the package over and read the ingredients to see if it passes the test.
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by emaciation, a relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight, a distortion of body image and intense fear of gaining weight, a lack of menstruation among girls and women, and extremely disturbed eating behavior. Some people with anorexia lose weight by dieting and exercising excessively; others lose weight by self-induced vomiting, or misusing laxatives, diuretics or enemas.
Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight, even when they are starved or are clearly malnourished. Eating, food and weight control become obsessions. A person with anorexia typically weighs herself or himself repeatedly, portions food carefully, and eats only very small quantities of only certain foods. Some who have anorexia recover with treatment after only one episode. Others get well but have relapses. Still others have a more chronic form of anorexia, in which their health deteriorates over many years as they battle the illness.
According to some studies, people with anorexia are up to ten times more likely to die as a result of their illness compared to those without the disorder. The most common complications that lead to death are cardiac arrest, and electrolyte and fluid imbalances. Suicide also can result.
Many people with anorexia also have coexisting psychiatric and physical illnesses, including depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, substance abuse, cardiovascular and neurological complications, and impaired physical development.
Other symptoms may develop over time, including:
TREATING ANOREXIA involves three components:
Some research suggests that the use of medications, such as antidepressants, antipsychotics or mood stabilizers, may be modestly effective in treating patients with anorexia by helping to resolve mood and anxiety symptoms that often co-exist with anorexia. Recent studies, however, have suggested that antidepressants may not be effective in preventing some patients with anorexia from relapsing. In addition, no medication has shown to be effective during the critical first phase of restoring a patient to healthy weight. Overall, it is unclear if and how medications can help patients conquer anorexia, but research is ongoing.
Different forms of psychotherapy, including individual, group and family-based, can help address the psychological reasons for the illness. Some studies suggest that family-based therapies in which parents assume responsibility for feeding their afflicted adolescent are the most effective in helping a person with anorexia gain weight and improve eating habits and moods.
Shown to be effective in case studies and clinical trials, this particular approach is discussed in some guidelines and studies for treating eating disorders in younger, nonchronic patients.
Others have noted that a combined approach of medical attention and supportive psychotherapy designed spe-cifically for anorexia patients is more effective than just psychotherapy. But the effectiveness of a treatment depends on the person involved and his or her situation. Unfortunately, no specific psychotherapy appears to be consistently effective for treating adults with anorexia. However, research into novel treatment and prevention approaches is showing some promise. One study suggests that an online intervention program may prevent some at-risk women from developing an eating disorder.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Homemade Strawberry Milk
1 Cup Strawberries (Either fresh or frozen), sliced
1/4 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Water
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Cups Skim Milk
In a medium saucepan, boil strawberries, sugar, water, and vanilla extract for 10-12 minutes, or until the strawberries release all their juices and the mixture is slightly thickened. Remove from heat and run the mixture through a fine mech sieve (save cooked strawberries to put on yogurt, ice cream, or pancakes). Refrigerate the syrup until cool.
Stir together the syrup and milk (if too sweet, add 1/2 cup more milk to dilute the flavor) and serve in chilled glasses.
*Can you tell I adore strawberries?
? Mary-Kate
Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food (e.g., binge-eating), and feeling a lack of control over the eating. This binge-eating is followed by a type of behavior that compensates for the binge, such as purging (e.g., vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or diuretics), fasting and/or excessive exercise.
Unlike anorexia, people with bulimia can fall within the normal range for their age and weight. But like people with anorexia, they often fear gaining weight, want desperately to lose weight, and are intensely unhappy with their body size and shape. Usually, bulimic behavior is done secretly, because it is often accompanied by feelings of disgust or shame. The binging and purging cycle usually repeats several times a week. Similar to anorexia, people with bulimia often have coexisting psychological illnesses, such as depression, anxiety and/or substance abuse problems. Many physical conditions result from the purging aspect of the illness, including electrolyte imbalances, gastrointestinal problems, and oral and tooth-related problems.
Other symptoms include:
As with anorexia, TREATMENT FOR BULIMIA often involves a combination of options and depends on the needs of the individual.
To reduce or eliminate binge and purge behavior, a patient may undergo nutritional counseling and psychotherapy, especially cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or be prescribed medication. Some antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac), which is the only medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating bulimia, may help patients who also have depression and/or anxiety. It also appears to help reduce binge-eating and purging behavior, reduces the chance of relapse, and improves eating attitudes.
CBT that has been tailored to treat bulimia also has shown to be effective in changing binging and purging behavior, and eating attitudes. Therapy may be individually oriented or group-based.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
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Nature’s top twenty superfruits:
Paul Gross, Superfruits
im looking to have a healthy summer.
Just now catching up… :D
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The Missing Ingredient for Good Health:Article by at 2011-06-09 07:48:42
Hmmm no…The other day someone said he like this one picture of me two years ago because I was ‘busty”. No, I never have been- you can credit my supposed bustiness to a good bra and flattering shirt.
Oh and then he said I’m going to feed you so much so you can look like that again. So yea I took that in a negative way. I was ticked.
I went vegan out of pure disgust for what I was eating, and for what I’d eaten all my life. The truth of the matter is, I think cannibalism is fucking unbearably gross - and eating animals is not different. Whether it’s a product of an animal, the eggs, or the flesh itself, it’s all the same. I went vegan because I no longer wanted to be a speciesist hypocrite contributing to an industry that commits genocide on hundreds of thousands of harmless creatures with the same natural right we have to not be made to die prematurely or be exploited. As it says in my sidebar, the vegan lifestyle is devoid of murder, cruelty, speciesism, and contribution to the rape the dairy industry exists from.
Beyond that? Veganism is the cleanest way to live (besides raw veganism, but that’s a step I cannot take yet). All the dairy you consume contains an incredible amount of fat, drugs, and not to mention byproducts you don’t want to be consuming (pus, blood, radiation from Japan…) the list goes on. I don’t want that in my body at all. We’re not meant to digest dairy or flesh - why do you think like 90% of the population of the world is lactose intolerant to some degree? That’s an insane amount.
See my Dairy, Milk, Meat, and Animal Cruelty tags for more reasons why I’m vegan.
Saturday, June 11, 2011 8:46
I have to. There’s no way it can be accurate. I’m hungover. I ate at a weird time last night that I don’t know. I am dehydrated.
I have yet to step on the scale at all…and I am semi-tempted to just put it off until next week…simply because I don’t even think I lost at all…
I have 1 week until my graduation party.
So here’s my week plan:
See a trend? I am angry that I feel like I am on a plateau, and I want nothing more than to beat the hell out of it and see the scale drop.
Anger is usually a bad thing, but it’s just what I need right now to keep going and not give up.
-Stephanie
= Cinnamon and tbsp brown sugar
= Some sort of dried fruit
= Sliced almonds and 1 tsp vanilla extract
= 2 tbsp flaxseed and 1 tbsp brown sugar
= 2 tbsp organic maple syrup
= sliced bananas with 1 tbsp pine nuts
= 1/4 cup sugar free or homemade applesauce
= 2 tbsp jam or preserves
= 1 tbsp almond of peanut butter
= 1 tbsp butter with sliced apple
= 2 tbsp granola
= 2 tbsp wheat germ and 1 tbsp honey
= 2 squares of dark chocolate, crumbled
= 1/8 cup crushed macadamia nuts and 1 tsp brown sugar
Medical problems of 1911 are still with us
Even after 100 years of medical progress, diseases and viruses like tuberculosis and the plague still spread in many countries.
what’s there to fear about weight loss? It should be something that drives and motivates you, not makes you fearful!
However I used to have a fear of weight loss because my “friends” (really just peers) were judging me SO hard. It was weird, at first they were so proud of me for losing weight, and then when I started looking really awesome (I reached my lowest weight of 140 lbs like three weeks ago— which I have since bounced back from…) they started saying things like “YOU NEED TO EAT” .. even though I was…
They were judging me on something they knew nothing about and that really bothered me. But it doesn’t anymore, I’m doing this for myself— not for them.
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