I attempted to run today but had to stop after 1 mile due to serious stomach pain and nausea. Tomorrow I’m going to the gym. I’d rather stay home and run outside to improve my endurance but its hard to get a long workout when the farthest I can go w/o stopping is about 2 miles. SO I’m gonna get my long workout in tomorrow and start outside running again on Thursday!
I haven’t been running outside in awhile. Since my parents got us a gym membership for the summer, I’ve mostly been using the machines there. But now with school a month away and me most likely joining XC, I gotta start running more! So I started today with 2 extremely easy miles with breaks.. You gotta start somewhere haha
So far summer has actually been pretty successful. My binging has been to an extreme minimum and everything has been good. I think I might’ve actually lost a few pounds, too. However, the last few days has been pretty tough. I’m not sure whats suddenly happened, but it’s becoming very hard to resist the binge. I’ve overeaten a lot the past week. Hopefully its a phase that will pass.
Things have been really weird lately and I’ve been super busy. But I thought I’d come on here and let you all know that I’ve been binge free for a week today! I know that may not seem like much, but for me it definitely is. Now I just gotta say on top of it haha!
♥ 529
→ 17 Apr 12 at 7 pm
→ 17 Apr 12 at 7 pm
A lot of girls ask me how to get rid of the ‘pooch’ or fat on their abs (specifically the lower abs)…. I thought I’d share the answer for those of you who were struggling with this issue or curious, but haven’t asked =)
“I have some fat on my stomach that will not go away! I do tons of crunches and other ab exercises, but it doesn’t make them any more tone or defined. What exercises will help make it disappear and give me abs?”
There is no such thing as spot-reduction in regard to fat loss. You can’t choose where your body loses fat. It happens systematically all over and is usually determined by genetics. The only way to lose the tummy is to lower your TOTAL body fat. You can do this by eating clean in a caloric deficit, doing cardio and lifting weights. So no, there is no abdominal exercise (not even 100s of crunches!) that can whittle away belly fat. It takes solid nutrition, hard work and patience. =)
♥ 5
→ 17 Apr 12 at 7 pm
→ 17 Apr 12 at 7 pm
Yes, yellow squash with spaghetti squash. (Taken with instagram)
These are my fave veggies. YUM.
On the way home my mother expressed to me once again that she thinks I need to talk to a therapist about being happy, my social anxiety and my eating habits… Writing that out makes my problems seem more real. Anyway, I actually agreed this time because although I can’t admit it to anyone else, I can admit to myself that I need a little help in my life. Even though my mom and the rest of my family are completely in the dark about the big things, the fact that she thinks that I’m depressed is a bit of a wake up call. Today she said to me, “I don’t want to look back on this time and regret not doing more to help you.” This whole thing is extremely scary and foreign and I don’t think I’ve ever had a more personal issue brought up with my family. This is going to be uncomfortable and weird but bringing the light to my problems and talking to a professional will hopefully help.
It went pretty good and I definitely have some things to work on. Good workout too! Afterward, I had to get a new racket because mine was so torn up. Nevertheless, I’m liking tennis haha.
