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these songs get me pumped, regardless of whether i’m doing low-intensity cardio or higher intensity stuff. here’s a list of the songs:
additionally, you can find my other playlists here.
side note (and not related to health/fitness at all), but to all my followers: wanna do me and yourself a favor and check out a project that i’m involved with?
it’s called Deed Mine.
basically, the goal of the website is to give companies (e.g. starbucks, bank of america, adidas, etc.) a report card based on their ethical/unethical actions.
these big corporations are so good at hiding the evil deeds they commit, thanks to super amazing PR teams who bury these news articles. we, the public, are blind to a lot of these facts.
what deed mine does is compile all these actions, good and evil, and grade the companies for a single composite score. users who view a company’s profile can then see the individual scores for each action.
the best part? we want this website to be “by the people, for the people” so we have decided to pay our users for submitting reports (which consists of a 2-3 sentence summary + 2 sources where you got your information).
the purpose? next time you’re shopping for new clothing or craving a burger, instantly find out if the place you’re visiting deserves your business.
so help hold these companies accountable— and earn a lil cash while you’re at it!
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thanks for the help!
hey everyone! i think it’s time for me to get back in the groove (did i really just say that?) with this fitblr. in case you were wondering, my first semester at uc berkeley was pretty freaking amazing. :)
but now that things have settled down, i am so ready to begin writing tips and answering questions again.
so get ready!
Anonymous asked: Where are you???
yikes! sorry, i didn’t even realize how long it’s been since my last post… and 2 months is definitely not good.
i hope you understand, but i just started college, went through the whole sorority rush stuff, and am still settling in. :)
northwestcat asked: Hi, Like you, I'm 5'7" and I just recently hit 140lbs. Unfortunately I hit this weight from the wrong direction. After I graduated High School, I went from 125 to 140, and it has affected me a lot. I started to develop slight eating disorders, I've made myself throw up and there have been days where I promised myself I wont eat. It's scaring me because I know it's not healthy. Your blog is helping me lose weight a healthy way. I just wanted to thank you, hopefully I can be back to where I was.
hi katie!
i’m so sorry you’ve had to go through such a horrendous experience, but i’m extremely happy you’ve made the important realization that what you were doing was unhealthy.
i know people always talk about how “acceptance is the first step” blah blah blah insert other cliches here. but really, you have no idea how often i get messages in which people ask me how to starve themselves more effectively, lose 20 or so pounds in a week, etc.
so you’re absolutely welcome! i’m so happy to have made a difference— thank you very much for sharing this with me, and best of luck to you on your healthy weight loss journey. :)
it doesn’t help with your health journey at all. in fact, it does nothing for you.
say what? what i mean by this is to add more of the healthy foods that you enjoy to your diet— it’ll satisfy your appetite and prevent you from over-indulging in the junk foods that you may be craving.
sometimes, when we think about our diet, all we think about is cutting this or cutting that. and honestly, it can be discouraging.
so rather than thinking about food denial, or subtraction, focus on the addition. focus on how you’ll allow yourself to eat more watermelon, for example.
just don’t forget to keep an eye on your total caloric intake for the day! ;)
xchloe asked: I love your blog! :) My fitspo blog is mejust28poundslighter :) I love all healthy tips!!! Thanks for sharing with us xx
thank you very much, chloe! i’m happy to share what little i know. :)
Anonymous asked: hey! how old are you?
18 years young! :)
thegiftofimpermanence asked: 1) Not good/healthy haha. But now that I have a job I should be able to afford to eat healthier. 2) I used to run about a mile as a warm-up and then get on with my workouts. Not much a fan of running, and long-distance just bores me to death. Recently, I haven't done any, which I know is a problem. Cardio is still pretty decent though. 3) A lot of various push-ups and sit-ups: usually somewhere around 100+ push-ups with a set consisting of 10/10/10 of one kind of push-up and then I do (part two)
a different push-up with the same reps. Same with the sit-ups. Usually this lasts me around 15-20 minutes with a 30 second to a minute break between each set.
yikes! sorry that it took so long to reply, nick. i’ve been trying to catch up with private questions that people have been asking, causing me to be pretty MIA with updates and “public” Qs.
anyways, after reading your answer to my first question, your diet is definitely the problem that needs to be addressed. that wide range of weight fluctuation kinda proves how much diet is a factor in your weight.
and i know you said that you’re not interested in losing weight, but if you want to “lose some of the leftover fat,” you may have to— at least in terms of dropping some of that fat mass.
still, based off of your height-to-weight proportion, i’d say that you’re at a weight in which stubborn fat (that is, the last layer of belly fat that is such a challenge to lose) is what you have to target.
so the first thing that i’d suggest is to really take a look at what you’re eating (count your calories for at least three days to gain a perspective on your diet). then it’ll be time to make some changes.
regarding your cardio, i wholeheartedly believe that it’s necessary to get rid of fat. if long distance bores you to death, then i’d like to introduce you to HIIT (high intensity interval training)— which is actually better than regular old long distance.
…the subcutaneous fat loss was ninefold greater in the HIIT program than in the traditional long slow distance cardio program.
and finally, i’m not too sure about just doing push-ups and sit-ups. i mean, it’s still a workout, don’t get me wrong. but i always suggest a little diversity in workouts simply because certain muscle groups need to be isolated. in this regard, i’d recommend doing more than just push-ups and sit-ups (especially because sit-ups can be bad for your back).
if you could, i’d appreciate a little more detail on these “various push-ups and sit-ups.”