We Shrunk In The Wash

Two girls on their quest for fitness. Some days we fail, some days, we're goddamn superheroes. DISCLAIMER: Please bear in mind, if you're stopping by, that this is a body positive blog. Even if we aren't always so positive about ourselves - we still believe in health, beauty and happiness at every size.

[weshrunkinthewash]

Daily reminder: you need calories simply to continue to function and exist.

Losing weight: you need to eat.

Maintaining weight: you need to eat.

Didn't work out: you need to eat.

Ate a lot yesterday: you need to eat.

Happy: you need to eat.

Sad: you need to eat.

Everyone: needs to eat, every day.

[getmotivatedtoday]

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Fitness Blog

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When I was training to be a battered women’s advocate, my supervisor said something that really blew my mind:

“You can always assume one thing about your clients; and that is that they are doing their best. Always assume everyone is doing their best. And if they’re having a day where their best just isn’t that great, or their best doesn’t look like your best, you have to be okay with that.”

Any now whenever anyone in my life, either a friend or a client, frustrates me, disappoints me, or pisses me off, I just tell myself They are doing their best. Their best isn’t that great today, but I have days where my best isn’t that great either. 

[thefitally-deactivated20170430]

Hi! I was reading about calorie deficit and BMR and I was confused on what attributes to your calorie deficit. Do you include your BMR with the calories you burn during the day when you calculate your calorie deficit, or do you just take from the calories your burned during the day? Thank you so much! You're truly inspiring!

your BMR = resting metabolic rate = the amount of calories your body burns a day simply to survive and function. you do not want to eat below this amount of calories. your body needs this many calories to function. You can get metabolic testing done at a facility near you, just google it!

So, to put yourself in a surplus to gain weight/build muscle, you would need to eat above the amount of calories of your BMR + the amount of calories you burn exercising. This is why you want to do less cardio if trying to build muscle, because cardio will burn more calories, which is counterintuitive in trying to get into a surplus of calories. For example, if your BMR is 1800, and your training session burns 400 calories, you should be eating over 2200 calories to be in a surplus.

To put yourself in a deficit, you want to eat less than your BMR + the amount of calories you burn exercising. Because you shouldn’t eat below your BMR, adding more cardio increases the amount of calories you burn, allowing yourself a bigger deficit from exercise, therefore allowing you to eat over your BMR but still lose weight. For example, if your BMR is 1800, and your training burns 400 calories, you should be eating under 2200 calories to be in a deficit, but shouldn’t drop below 1800 calories. This is where increasing cardio would help further fat loss because your food should not go lower than your BMR.

To maintain your weight, you should eat the amount of your BMR + calories burned from exercise. For example, if your BMR is 1800, and your training burns 400 calories, eating 2200 calories will keep you maintaining your weight.

[spreadtheloveplease-deactivated]

Perfect explanation for those asking about BMR + TDEE and which to eat in a surplus/deficit of

[living-fitness]

[quotemadness]

When you are washing the dishes, washing the dishes must be the most important thing in your life. Just as when you are drinking tea, drinking tea must be the most important thing in your life. Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole world revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via quotemadness)

[running-equals-happy]

This is me 😁

[mybigfatfitlife-deactivated2018]

Note to self

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[fuckyeahfitspo]

Love this one…no excuses here guys!

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

I am strong because I know my weaknesses.

Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Note to self: You gotta do this for you. This is for you. This isn’t about anybody. Live for you. Honor you. Never lose sight of that.

Brittany Josephina (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[lovelustquotes]

Being disappointed is one thing and being discouraged is something else. I am disappointed but I am not discouraged.

Tennessee Williams (via lovelustquotes)

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She is unreal

[wakeuphealthy]

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. That’s not for them to decide, because frankly YOU CAN.

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Hi I’m Shannon aka Daddy Wrong Legs - I’ve been skating nearly two years. I’m (hopefully) going to pass mins very soon. I train with a gender inclusive team on the Wirral called Riverside Rebels. I usually LUM but I may actually play one day.

[weshrunkinthewash]

My derby blog!

[mikaylawinslow]

[weshrunkinthewash]

Look at me, I look almost competent.