Most people think fitness pros never have to worry about their weight. Not true. Both times I had babies I gained almost 70 pounds (not a typo), and I was bulimic for years, using unhealthy ways to lose weight as a teen and in college.
So because I love Doritos as much as the next person, I want to share one of the best tips anyone ever gave me:
Eat like a skinny person.
To me this means that before I eat anything, I should ask myself "Would a skinny person eat this?" The half pint of ice cream...would a S.P. eat it? Probably not, probably something more like a bowl full of berries. Coke with lunch? Prob not, maybe water, ice tea, or even diet coke. Fast food burger and fries? More like salad with grilled chicken and light dressing. Drench something in cheese? Doesn't sound like something a skinny person would do.
You get the idea...whatever the stereotypical skinny person in your mind wouldn't eat, you don't eat it either.
Fitness, food, & writing are my passions, so of course, a blog. As a certified personal trainer in Napa, where food is an art form, I want to eat it, enjoy it, & still be able to get in to my jeans. Anti diet, pro healthy lifestyle. I've spent the last 20 yrs teaching about food & fitness, researching, & writing about it, so I've got a lot to say. I believe in balance; don't forget to do your pushups, & if you love 'em, by all means, enjoy some pancakes!
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