Health And Fitness Magazine Biography
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It sounds so sweet – anything that’s shared. And so often it really is. But some things can truly be shared only up to a point. Whatever is your fork – it’s all yours, baby. And you’ve gotta know what makes you run well. That’s important if entering a triathlon is your dream.
You’re having trouble, though. What if the people you live with are difficult, demanding and pushy about their food preferences and you are inclined to give way for the sake of peace. But you’ve been thinking about how deep-down you resent it.
We all have different bodies and different taste and different metabolisms. You have to be able to put your foot down if the cook at your house, and it may even be you, is using cooking or food styles that don’t help you.
This problem has been background noise for a long time. Maybe it’s just out of inertia that you were barely aware of it. How much it bugs you – didn’t know till you went on a week-long vacation with an old college chum. You were staying at a wonderful rustic cabin in the Texas Hill Country for a spiritual retreat. Your friend says it’s her thing to do the cooking. You think– won’t that be a treat to have someone do the cooking for a change. But you’re in for a bit of a shock.
Fresh eyes and awareness of just how different your food preferences have become, are what you discover. By the end of the week you are fit to be tied by the way she cooks. A perfectly wonderful piece of salmon is ruined (in your eyes) because of the way it’s poached in undiluted butter. Even the green beans are thoroughly drowning in it.
By the end of the week you are furious. Yet you don’t feel you are being fair. You agreed to divvy up the duties for the week and you both agreed that she do the cooking. But it’s been awhile since college and you didn’t remember she cooked like this, probably because in those days nobody cooked much. But now, you think you couldn’t live like this.
That was a week of sharing with an old friend. You can cope with a week. Otherwise, you had a great time. What if it isn’t that easy to cope – it could be that someone you live with has some preferences you can’t stand.
When you get home, suddenly everything about your family’s food patterns is in high focus. You begin to notice all the things about your own pantry and the person you share it with. If your spouse, children or roommates have some pretty undesirable food styles that you’ve given into in the name of sharing a pantry, what can be done?
You don’t want a divorce or a constant argument over what everyone eats. Yet when you want your spouse to not stock the pantry with things you don’t want to even see around-like bags of chips or all kinds of cookie choices. Is it possible to just forbid it? There must be another way.
When living with someone, you may get drawn into their food styles. It can seem almost impossible to avoid. Habits rub off and you can fall into their practices just from watching them. Sometimes a spouse may even become testy if they get the feeling you are disapproving of that nightly bowl of ice cream. They want company. They might even try a bit of pressure to sway you, “Enjoy yourself a little, honey, c’mon, have some ice cream with me.”
So how do you handle a pantry for everyone’s common comfort level and still reach your goal of participating in that triathlon?
Try picking one food habit at a time. Maybe it’s that nightly ice cream. Express it in terms of what would help you, not what the other person should do.
Realize that the other person you live with is as attached to their habits, good or bad, as anyone else. But even some compromise toward your needs, leaves you in a better place than just living with the way it is.
How about some good ‘ol horse trading. It might even work to say, “Just for this week – Please don’t bring ice cream into the house. If we can manage that, I can go out for ice cream with you on Saturday.” (One out of seven days is a pretty remarkable improvement.) If that goes well maybe you can work up to a successful week two and three. After all, your improvements may help them too. Remember compromise is better than no positive movement.
Everyone wants to look their best in a swimsuit when summer gets here. However, it’s the habits you practice the months leading up to summer that determine how you look when swimsuit season gets here. Don’t fall under the impression you’ll have to spend hours in the gym each day to get a toned physique, that’s just not true. What you look like is determined 80% by your nutrition. I am walking proof. I gained fifty pounds in college simply by eating fast food, drinking alcohol and a decreased activity level. These factors caused my slender body to put on weight and my pant size increased from a size four to a fourteen.
Fed up with the person I saw in the mirror, I decided I would avoid fast food and alcohol and lose the weight. Once I lost most of the weight and was back in a size eight, I took even more of an interest in nutrition. I wanted to see my abs and muscle tone. I actually hired a nutritionist to help me with my portions. This is when I dramatically changed my body. I started eating non-processed meals every three hours, five to seven meals a day. I refer to this as “Clean Eating.” My metabolism went through the roof and I completely reshaped my body. With the help of eating clean and lifting weights four days a week, I changed my mind and body. I started eating for fuel versus entertainment. That was three years ago and I have been hooked on clean eating and fitness ever since.
Let me show you how to get there. If you are not currently exercising, I would get the meal plan down the first few weeks. Create the healthy habit of eating every three hours because you will need that food as fuel for your workouts. Remember, your nutrition is most important and you will lose weight on eating clean alone. I find that it is more convenient with my schedule if I cook in bulk on Wednesday and Sunday nights. I love to grill and bake my food, using Mrs. Dash salt-free seasonings. I pack all of my meals in tupperware and carry them in my cooler daily. This way I’m always prepared with my meals. The goal is to avoid feeling starving. If I wait more than three hours to eat, I will most likely reach for something that is not so healthy, which hinders my fitness goals.
Tip: If you are not hungry every three hours, you might try setting an alarm on your phone to remind you. Also, you might start out eating five meals a day. Trust me, once you add the workouts in, you will be hungry for more food. Give your body time to adjust. It won’t be long before you will crave your clean meals.
Kelsey’s Meal Plan: Choose a lean protein, complex carbohydrate and vegetable at each meal. Healthy fats are great in moderation. If you are unsure of what portion sizes to eat, here are the generic portions I recommend. Protein – one handful size portion. Complex carbohydrate – one fist size portion. Vegetables – two handfuls portion. Fats – two per day.
Protein: Chicken, Tilapia, Mahi, Extra-lean ground turkey and turkey tenderloin, Greek yogurt, Egg whites, Tofu, Shrimp, Extra-lean beef.
Complex Carbohyrate: Oatmeal, Brown rice, Yam, Potato, Whole wheat bread, Ezekial bread, Wheat or corn tortillas, Beans, Fruit, Corn, Grits, Peas, Edamame, Rice cakes.
Vegetables: Broccoli, Carrots, Green beans, Asparagus, Lettuce, Spinach, Cauliflower. Check out the produce section at your local grocery store for my options.
Healthy Fats: Avocado, Olive Oil, Natural Peanut Butter, Almonds, Walnuts, Cashews.
Be careful not to overeat healthy fats or you can store extra weight. This is where the help of a nutritionist could come in handy.
Helpful hint while traveling or on-the-go: I drink a Lean Body for Her meal replacement shake for a meal once a day. The shakes are delicious and curve my sweet tooth.
Kelsey’s Workouts:
I typically lift weights four to five days a week. In order to avoid over-training, I work out for only one hour per day in the gym. Sometimes only 45 minutes, it really depends on my schedule. I work full-time and go to graduate school, so I stay busy. I only work out my abs twice a week. They are like any other muscle group and develop while resting. I perform cardio for thirty minutes, three or four days a week. You don’t want to overdo cardio because you can burn muscle. Muscle gives you the nice toned look. Women do not bulk up from lifting because we do not produce the testosterone that men do. You only appear bigger if you build muscle under fat. That’s where your nutrition becomes so important. If you are eating clean and lifting, you will burn fat and look toned.
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