Here are 5 easy swaps you can make to lose the pounds!
Drink green tea instead of coffee drinks - If you can handle coffee black, go for it… but if you’re like most people, “coffee” actually means adders like cream and sugar or lattes full of milk. The calories add up!!
Have egg whites instead of just whole eggs - While the yolk of eggs is EXTREMELY good for you, you really don’t need that many of them to reap the benefits. My best advice is to have one yolk for every 3 whites!
Get moving during commercial breaks - Instead of nibbling on chips and crackers while you watch tv, try doing some sets of crunches, push ups, jumping jacks, jump squats, whatever you want! Make it a game by trying to do as many sets/reps as you can before the show comes back on! It will add a little bit to your daily calorie output!
Eat real fruit instead of juice - Fruit juice contains too many calories and not enough fiber for someone trying to change their body composition. You save around 80 calories from switching from a glass of OJ to a small orange, and it will keep you fuller longer!
Sub protein shakes for smoothies & milkshakes - Protein shakes are lower in calories and sugar than most smoothies and milkshakes. They are also higher in protein (protein is necessary for maintaining lean muscle and has a higher thermogenic effect than carbs & fats).
Benefits of Peanut Butter
- Contains protein to build and repair muscle tissue
- Lowers risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes
- Satisfies hunger and keeps you full
- Has good (monounsaturated) fats to reduce cholesterol levels
- Source of cell-protecting antioxidants
- Also has vitamin E, vitamin B3, magnesium, folate, and fiber
- Is freaking yummy
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i haven’t worked out today and i’m fucking pissed off about it
no release
Fat Burner
My friend gave me this fat burner that he uses when he goes to the gym. He likes to think of himself as somewhat of a bodybuilder but he doesn’t take it seriously enough.
2 pills before exercise, it says. To aid burn localized fat cells.
It smells like horse shit.
So:
3 tbsp of oats
1 Banana
‘Tropical Fruit Juice’ - yes not my best of choices but currently that’s all there is in the house and the amount goes to taste.
And 2 of those burner pills.
Blend.
Et voilà! Healthy smoothie.
I’ve been craving to make smoothies for a while now.
And trying to find out what’s actually in these pills - i found these guys doing a review of a fat burner called Grenade. More for the male fitblrs. They’re hilarious.
Genius. Ultimate genius.
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How VS models get runway ready :)
Lindsay Ellington leg and butt workout.
Erin’s workout
lindsay-ellingsons favorite body weight workout
How lindsay ellingson stays runway ready
Candice Swanepoel’s workout
Doutzen Kroes’ Workout
Adriana Lima gets her runway body ready
Alessandra gets her runway body ready
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Yoga for your butt
by Kirsten Dollard
Maybe you’re trying yoga in pursuit of the reputed yoga butt. “Don’t look for results the first time,” says Mark Blanchard of Power Progressive Yoga in Los Angeles quite bluntly. “Muscles will get worked, calories will be burned.” Patience and persistence are the keys, ladies. Also important: Remember that when you can no longer maintain the integrity of a pose, that’s when it’s time to come out. “You’re defeating the practice if you’re struggling and imbalanced, because you’re trying to create symmetry in the body,” Blanchard explains. Practice these posterior postures regularly for 2 weeks and then check the mirror.
Click on the blue links to see demonstrations of these poses.
Chair pose (utkatasana)
Begin standing in mountain pose (tadasana): Arms at sides, sternum lifted. Bend your knees deeply. Squeeze your inner thighs together and straighten your arms, lifting them overhead and stretching your fingertips toward the sky. Accentuate the lift in your arms and chest so your upper spine is in a slight backbend. Tuck your pelvis. “Hold that for as long as you can keep a smile on your face,” Blanchard says.”If the smile has left your face, you’ve left your yoga pose.” Shoot for 10 breaths. Feel that butt-burn?
Half moon pose (ardha chandrasana)
Start in downward-facing dog pose (adho mukha svanasana). Step your right leg forward to a lunge position. Standing on that leg, with the fingertips of both hands still on the ground or a block for stability, raise your left leg behind you, parallel with the floor. Turn your torso to the sky by opening your left hip. Keeping your right fingertips where they are, raise your left arm and reach straight up so your arms form one straight line. Flex your airborne foot and stand firmly on the grounded one. Engage your leg muscles and lift—do not lock—your knee. Stay for one more breath than you think you can manage. Do the same on the other side.
Extra credit:
Sugar cane pose
In half moon (as described above) bend the knee of your lifted leg and reach back and grab the ankle. Press your bent knee away from your head, then arch your upper back slightly as you reach the crown of your head toward the foot of the bent-knee leg.
Read more at Women’s Health: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/yoga/butt-muscles#ixzz1wNECQYpY
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because it’s my time and i’m worth it
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