Recovery

So to lose two pounds a week, a deficit of 7700 calories is needed. Double that and you have 15400 for the 2kg. That’s the deficit you are looking at per week.

But as we all know, our body naturally burns calories when are sleeping and doing other stuff. The average woman requires about 2000 calories a day to maintain. It might be different dependent on height and weight. A good site to calculate it on is: https://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html

So back to the 2kg. To lose that in a week, it’s a deficit of 2200 calories each day. Our body naturally gets rid of the 2000 (give or take as mentioned earlier) and then there’s the extra 200 to lose. To lose 2kg a week, you need to have zero calories INCLUDING 200 calories. That means exercise. So if you eat 500 calories that day, you have to burn 500+200 required to lose the 2kg a week. It can be achieved when very active. Find the number of calories you need to consume, burn that and the 200 —and it should theoretically work.

after all, food IS just flavored fat.

I was always frustrated how my P.E. teachers wanted all of us to go “all-or-none” and basically hurt ourselves without letting us build up from square-one like in the first gif.  Then they’d fuckin yell at us for not doing it right >:|

And remember, many exercises can be modified in this way! I did an image search for “modified pull up” and got exactly what I was looking for right away, which is this:

Doing pull ups on a lower bar, or from the straps with handles that gyms sometimes have (called the TRX - they can also be used to support yourself during squats and some balance exercises) is a lot easier than jumping straight into vertical pullups, and lets you build up that muscle with exercises that are still comfortable and safe for you, so you can do more sets of more reps.

Weather it was a fatphobic comment overheard during class, or bullying, or a “health” obsessed parent, or a society saturated in diet culture, or trauma, or anything else; I’m sorry.

You were wronged. You may never hear it from the people or things that influenced it, so hear it from me.

You deserve better.

whatever i eat out of the day, i ALWAYS try to break even with it in exercise. always.

& you DONT and SHOULDNT do the same workouts — as a biohealth major, you need to activate different muscle groups in order to see results. for example, today i took my puppy for an hour walk, and did an hour of HIIT yoga. yesterday, i did an easy pilates routine, but went for a twenty-minute run.

trust me, love. our bodies are machines

Okay, look, I’m all for wearing whatever you want to wear, but let’s be real, we all hate our bodies

So, not to be that person, but I am a professional at using clothes to look thinner, so I was thinking I’d list some of my most used tricks

Sheer black stockings with an oversized sweater. The sheer stockings will still show some skin colour, but become more opaque at the “edges” of your legs, its so slimming. A very oversized sweater will make your face and hands look smaller

Oversized sweatpants and a skin tight top. Again, the contrasts of oversized and slim makes you look smalles. It’s very important that the pants are high waisted. with it being oversized, if you pull it over your stomac, it literally dissapears. Your waist looks thinner. If you pull the legs to about mid-calf, your legs look super thin.

Chunky bracelets makes your wrist smaller.

Heels, of course, if only I was short enough

Skin tight black sweater makes your arms look so fucking thin its insane

A bun with some strands pulled out makes your neck look so elegant and dainty

Over-the-knee socks elongates your legs so goddamn much it’s crazy

Chokers makes your neck thinner

Not clothes, but your positure is vital. Your waist looks smaller, butt looks better, back looks slimmer, neck looks smaller

Try to avoid baggy clothes all over, as with skin tight all over, contrasts are important.

If you want to slim down your fingers, long dark nails does the trick. Personally I grow out my nails naturally. If anyone wants some tips on how to get then obnoxiously long, feel free to hit me up

Hair with volume. The best lengs are either a bob right over your shoulders (frames your face and showes off your collarbones) or very long hair, think waist and longer, but then its crucial that you have a lot of volume/curls. If your hair looks big, you look smaller. Avoid middle lengt, straight hair, which can make your shoulders look wider.

people started to become concerned even though i’m technically still at a healthy bmi

people have noticed changes in my other features - smaller nose, more defined brows, thinner cheeks

i actually enjoy exercise more now that i’m not stuffing my belly and feeling lethargic 24/7

clothes look slightly better - it’s not much of a difference yet but it’s still a start

i just take up less space in general

i’m always looking at my thighs and the gap between them, especially when i’m sat with my knees up

i can almost wrap my hand around my entire upper arm

my skin and skin tone cleared up drastically - i look less bloated too

my appetite naturally decreased the more weight i lost - i can feel satisfied with smaller meals

If you crave carbohydrates, your serotonin levels may have dropped. Eggs, cheese and pineapple are good for raising them again.

If you crave sugar, you may be dehydrated. Drink some water or green tea.

If you crave red meat, you may be deficient in iron. Eat dried fruits like figs or prunes, or beans and legumes, or take iron tablets.

If you crave dairy, your blood sugar levels may be low. Eat foods naturally high in glucose, like oranges or strawberries to raise them.

If you crave chocolate, your magnesium levels may be low. Eat brown rice, whole grain bread or spinach to raise them.

If you crave salt, your blood pressure may be low. Eat salted nuts, whole wheat pretzels, or drink salted water to raise it. If that doesn’t work, you may be dehydrated. Drink water or green tea. 

If you crave bread, your nitrogen levels may be low. Eat turkey, black beans or brown rice to raise them. 

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