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you don’t want whipped cream on that, right?
umm excuse me? are you telling me i don’t need whipped cream on my frappacino or are you just assuming on a diet like every other girl in america? first of all, there are more calories in the frap than i ever want to think about, what’s a little whipped topping really going to do?
now i wouldn’t really say that out loud because i’m pretty sure the guy at starbucks would have thought i was insane but i was definitely a little taken aback. it’s not really surprising when you think about it that he would ask considering the society we live in today. a society so obsessed with how they look, they don’t care what it takes. in the wise words of kate moss, “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” what message does that send?
how to drop the pounds quickly. stay slim tricks. what your body’s trying to tell you. new year, new you. special k diet. spring break. don’t eat carbs. dressing for your body type. join the gym. 5 ways to a brand new you. it makes me want to scream. if you feel the same way, read on.
let me say this once and let me try to make this make sense. we are all different. we all gain weight differently and we all lose weight differently. we come in different shapes and sizes. it’s a constant uphill battle for most of us. when we’re in middle school, we’re supposed to be concerned about grades, friends and boys, not diets and eating disorders. and with age, our struggles only get worse. i realize as a constant yo-yo dieter, i’m in no position to preach but i can’t help but feel like maybe there’s no use in even trying. i ran a half marathon last year and didn’t lose a pound. i’ve done all kinds of tricks, diets, workout plans but nothing’s stuck. maybe it’s me, maybe it’s just my body. but i know i’m not alone.
from spring break to prom to sorority rush to job interviews, there’s no good time to have a few extra pounds. that’s why our culture has become obsessed with the phenomenon of transforming our bodies until we find ourselves beautiful, which is pretty much never going to happen. hello, heidi montag.
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but i can’t stop you from trying. but please note, crash diets do not work. so take it day-by-day and understand that your body is different from everyone else and genetically, you may just be programmed to have love handles, to have wide hips or broad shoulders. it’s not the end of the world. you should embrace yourself and know that some of it has to do with genetics. now you don’t have to walk around telling people you’re genetically big-boned and sit and feel sorry for yourself. you can still get out there and workout. afterall, who cares what it says on the scale. when you feel healthy, you are healthy. and that does not mean starving yourself.
first of all, starving yourself for a couple of weeks in hopes of dropping 20 pounds is not only unhealthy, you will actually gain the weight back and more. you need a goal that’s reasonable, one to two pounds a week.
according to christina ohlinger, a registered and licensed dietician who teaches at miami university, no fad diet has ever proven itself and depriving yourself puts your body in starvation mode. and as far as diet pills and go, don’t even think about it. no shortcuts. just long, hard work ahead.
another problem with diets in they are restrictive to unreasonable degrees.
“with any formal diet, it’s easy to get bogged down in rules,” christina says.
what tends to happen is people have one day that isn’t perfect and they off the diet completely. and while working out is good. it’s actually the best thing you can do, be careful. make sure you’re eating enough so you have something to burn.
“if you don’t have enough calories, you lose muscle mass if you’re not strength-training,” says christina.
but most importantly, remember every body is different. a diet in one magazine isn’t necessarily going to work for everyone who tries it. and if you’re not sure if what you’re doing is working, follow this trick. weigh yourself today and keep a food log for a whole week, keeping track of what’s going in and what kind of exercises you are doing. in a week, weigh yourself again. this is a good place to start in terms of figuring out what your goals and where you want to go.
i hope this helps. but at the end, it’s not about how you look. it’s about how you feel. good luck getting to the finish line and make this year you don’t crash and burn.
