FitMai

[fitnesscall]

Fitness

[eroticfriendfictions]

[annienotana]

If you want to be anything, be strong. Strong enough to love yourself no matter what your family or friends say, or how much they can talk their own selves down. You don’t want to be like them, you can’t enjoy your life that way. Be proud of who you are and embrace what you look like, through all changes. How you look will not matter to the ones who love you. Remember that, and take care of yourself. Be the one who can stand up for themselves and not feel bad about eating that second piece of bread. People will make small, stupid comments about you grabbing it. Don’t mind them. Whether you were hungry or just felt like eating it, there should never be guilt. It’s your body, not theirs. Eat mindfully, eat for enjoyment, eat to nurture your insides. Food is awesome. Keep a healthy relationship with food. Be strong enough to accept when you need to take a break, and rest. You don’t have to workout every day. Or every week. Exercise because you enjoy it, not as punishment. Celebrate your body and its ability by moving it in a way that makes you feel good. And when you’re tired, find the strength to stay home and relax. Becoming strong will help you heal these holes in your life. Stop beating yourself down, stop setting physical goals (they can set you up for perfectionist tendencies and disappointment). Start with where you are now, and love every bit of yourself.

[championsaremade]

I am in absolute love with you. You shine with beauty and radiance from the outside, and I think it’s DOUBLE that on the inside. You are such an inspiration Annie, and put a smile on my face every single day. I love you so much <3

[addicted--to-healthy]

Some food for thought. Summer is approaching and many girls feel added pressure to be thin, lose weight, cut calories, engage in crazy cardio sessions, etc.

The left is me a couple summers ago. I was doing all of the above. I ate very little, and what I did eat was fruit or veggies or occasionally some fish or a protein shake. I dropped 15lbs, my friends and family were concerned, and I was miserable. But I couldn’t. stop. I wanted to weigh less, I tried doing more cardio, I thought I was a shining example of health and fitness and that I SHOULD be this dedicated. I was missing out on life.

The right is me a few months ago. Eating around 2100 calories daily, well rounded meals of protein and fats and carbs (actually enjoying what I’m eating lol), weight training several times a week and ENJOYING my workouts, and most importantly loving myself.

I realized that being a 00 is attainable, but not maintainable. My mentality is stronger, my body is stronger, yes I gained back more than I lost but helllooooo check out that booty 🍑🍑😂 like the difference in my quad circumference is insane, and I couldn’t be happier.

“Don’t miss out on 90% of your life, to weight 5% less”

[stayhungry-stayfree]

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MONIKA. You literally are a goddess and your worth is infinitely more than a size. Bless your goddamn existence🙏😘

[bumpyroadtohappiness]

[meladoodle]

my granddad just called me to tell me how big his cauliflowers are growing and it was so cute theyre “TWICE as big as the ones you get in the shop”

[meladoodle]

[meladoodle]

i told my granddad this post has 3,500 notes and he said ‘who are they? do i know them?’ he wanted me to list everyone and see if he knew anyone

[auburngal]

If you don’t reblog cauliflower granddad, then you’re just a mean person.

[tendthewild-deactivated20180104]

Meditation isn’t about trying to completely cancel out thoughts. It’s a state of surrender where your thoughts exit as effortlessly as they entered. All is flowing and in motion, even silence.

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[fitmai]

Carbs, sleep, progress, & vegetarians

I’m not feeling 100 this morning. I don’t know if it’s because it’s winter or because of my period, but I’m already craving carbs like crazy for some reason. I had a huge oat bran cereal bowl (after discovering we have no Graham crackers) and I just want pretzels, Mac and cheese, tuna casserole, potatoes, cereal, all of it. Wah. Srsly.

I called off of work on Tuesday after working for 2 hours and then slept until 2 pm. It turned out to be a great decision. I really really needed the break and the rest. I feel like I’m making a ton of progress with positive thinking, meditation, yoga, and health. I hope to keep it up and toss ‘amazing at finding a new perfect job’ into the mix. I get guilty feelings about not working hard enough and not doing enough to change my situation. I will change it though. I need to meditate on this every day. I know the changes will come naturally if I can stop putting myself down.

The other thing that has been on my mind lately is becoming a vegetarian. My boyfriend used to be and I was very close to making the shift over, but then he decided to stop and suddenly eat a steak for the first time in years. I live with him and its hard for me to make healthy choices for me because his body needs very different things than mine. Not eating meat would definitely add to that, but it wouldn’t be the worst. The thing I am worried about is getting enough protein. I have such a hard time with protein as it is, and I don’t want to eat too much soy. There is soy in everything and additional soy is just not the best for you. I am not a big fan of having shakes all the time and I’m not convinced it is very good for my stomach either. Finding a diet that works well for your body can be one of the hardest things. Eventually I am sure I’ll figure it out, but ugh. Lentils, peanut butter, and beans are probably the best things for me (Not together).

I think I might take a nap break today instead of a lunch break.. (I’ll eat after, chill out) Love y'all tumblr fam

[fatgirlgetsfitatlast]

Headstand #1 and Headstand #365

FINAL HEADSTAND OF MY 365 DAY CHALLENGE!  WHOOOOOPPPPPPPPPP!!! I STUCK IT OUT!!! 

So, you think you can’t do something? You think you suck at it? Well, I truly sucked at headstands when I started, and now I can do them almost anywhere with control. 

I still want to improve, but compared to where I started, it’s night and day! 

It’s amazing what consistent practice will do for you! Don’t be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try!

(To clarify: This first headstand video is from April of 2014. I actually started my 365 day headstand challenge on November  20th, 2014. I didn’t practice headstands much between those two times, just once in a while in yoga class, so, I sucked equally badly at them in November 2014, but I have lost the video of that – stupid external drive crashed and was not backed up.)

[fitnessgeekandcoffeefreak]

Awww!! This is so great! Congrats, Val!! Definitely proof of how far you can come in just one year :)

[theunstuffedpepper]

This inspires me to no end. Way to go Val! You have come so far and are a headatand queen.

[fitmai]

Getting sick during Thanksgiving has left me feeling a little blah

Pointless Rant – 

I usually don’t care if I gain a pound or two, because I know I’ll be back on track soon. Gaining 4 makes me feel really blah. I know it’s not that much, but I didn’t think I gained anything, plus I was really close to my goal. First I got sick – causing me to not workout much, and then Thanksgiving happened. I paced myself at Thanksgiving and I’m proud of it! I even did yoga after dinner so that I could eat apple pie and not be miserable! It was a bit hard to do yoga at first, but I felt amazing after, and enjoyed my pie more than I would have otherwise. Honestly I am just so tired of getting sick! I’m also tired of pizza not being pure protein with no fat or other bad stuff. c’mon food engineers, get on that! 

– End Rant

Love ya’ll

[adozenlimes-deactivated20170714]

No ill-intent toward anyone or their specific fitness goals, but it absolutely warms my heart to see girls wanting to “grow” and “gain” and become strong in their physicality. This movement, in my opinion, is so powerful. We’ve been taught for so long to be less, eat less, speak less. This encouragement of strength and growth and power simultaneously eradicates the notion that women have to shrink themselves to be valued or important or accepted. To all of my strong ladies regardless of fitness level or goals, I salute you.

[yuuchi-wang]

[fitnesstipsonly]

[chrisdoeslife]

Good morning! Thank you for posting your journey. I'm looking for some advice. I live on campus at college with a life long friend. Nearly a month ago I was diagnosed with pcos and hypothyroid. I've stepped up my game and have been making small changes that's are really adding up. (2lbs down!) every time we go to eat or I invite my tomato to walk with me, etc. she scoffs, rolls her eyes, and puts me down. We've been good friends forever, our course load is equal, I don't understand her behavior.

You are so welcome, I’m happy that my blog can be helpful! 

Your “friend” doesn’t sound very friendly. If she’s going to treat you like that, stop inviting her to exercise with you or whatever else. There’s no sense in letting her bring you down! Some people really have some jealousy issues they have to work through when they see others doing positive things for themselves. I know because I was once like that – when you feel that you don’t have the strength or motivation to make healthy changes for yourself, you react by putting others down who ARE doing it. 

Please just ignore her and lead by example. You know you’re doing what is right for you!

[fitmai]

I used to have a bully like that! #NotMyFriend #NotAnymore #YouDoYou 

[theforcekeepers]

DO NOT DO THIS.

This makes me so angry.

If you work in a movie theater and you do this I have no respect for you.

My younger brother is Type 1 Diabetic.

When we go to a movie theater, we always get him diet soda. If he were to get regular when we asked for diet, we would not give him the insulin he would need for it. If that happens, his blood sugar level could go so high he could go into a coma, go blind, or even die.

If somebody gave him regular soda instead of diet without telling us, that person could be responsible for a nine-year-old being killed or blinded.

Just thinking about that makes me so angry. I get scared every time we take him to a movie in case the people working there saw this picture and decide to do the same thing.

Please signal boost this so people know.

[wreckedupbarnes]

This also applies to baristas

[kimchicutie-deactivated20180618]

Fun story about the baristas doing this kind of shit. 

I am very sensitive to lactose, not Lactose intolerant but because of stomach ulcers that are still healing. A couple years ago I went to Starbucks right after my classes with some friends and asked for a green tea latte with soy milk. The barista, for some reason out of malice and/or hate for her life so she took it out on me, gave me whole milk in my latte.

5 minutes after my first sip of latte, my stomach cramped BAD. Not the “Oh! time to poop!” kind of cramp but it felt like someone had stabbed me with a knife and twisted it. Now I’ve had this happen before so I knew the cause of it. I went up to the barista clutching my gut screaming at her that she put dairy in my latte rather than soy LIKE I REQUESTED. She denied it and called me a “pretentious white girl for wanting soy”and so my friends got the manager. I had to explain that I had stomach ulcers that were still healing and if I were to go to the hospital for this incident, they would be responsible for it.

Manager flipped his shit and the barista was terrified out of her mind. Pretty sure both thought i was gonna sue. Manager actually fired her on the spot because of the negligence. My friends managed to get me home in one piece while I stayed home for 3 days in absolute agony and missed my midterm.

So remember kiddies, if someone is asking for Diet or “Skinny” or “soy” or anything that is not regular, give them what they requested because it may not be them being healthy, but a dietary need that can possibly be life or death

[muffintop-less]