Articles tagged with strength
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Body Dissatisfaction Isn’t Just a Throwaway Line. It Has Consequences
Is it easier to try to lose weight if you are dissatisfied with your body? You’d think it should be, wouldn't you? Being motivated to start a diet, to exercise, to do something about your body should be at a boiling point if you’re dissatisfied with your body. Yet, not liking your body can be the “motivation” [...]
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Foods That Make You Strong
Editor’s Note: You might be surprised to hear that strength and motivation go hand-in-hand (in at least one respect, anyway). In today’s guest post Kyle Simpson tells us how we can improve our lives and make our bodies stronger for exercise, by making a few, simple dietary changes! Did you know that your testosterone levels can [...]
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Is the Weight Loss Challenge too Challenging?
Every person has moments of weakness and moments of strength, whether they’re short or tall, fat or thin, man or woman, rich or poor, shy or outgoing, unsure of themselves or self-confident. Our point? You have moments of weakness and moments of strength too, just like everyone else. So it’s not helpful to go into a weight-loss plan thinking [...]
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Willpower Alone Does Not Help Me Lose Weight
Willpower verses Won’t-power: The Big Battle. You go on a diet, you’re desperate to lose weight. So, Will you stick to it this time—or Won’t you? So many times a woman will begin a weight-loss plan with high hopes and determination, and lose both along the way. And so many times it’s a complete mystery [...]
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Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (With A Big Smile On Your Face!)
Since trimming down in weight I love challenges now, without challenges in my life I get bored and I get trapped and feel like I am treading water and not making a difference and growing.Now some of my challenges are bigger than others, I like to pick challenges which scare me and excite me at [...]
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What is the Best Diet Plan...for YOU?
How hard it is to hear your own voice amid all the noise? This diet, that diet, this new pill, that new supplement, this unbelievable piece of exercise equipment that lets you drop 20 lbs by using it 5 minutes a day, this prepared menu, that diet shake, this nutrition bar, that celebrity endorsed fitness [...]
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You See What You Want To See
When passing a mirror, or a shop window, when you see yourself what are you looking for? Whether you are a healthy weight or overweight are you looking for the good stuff or are you looking to pick faults with yourself? Most people who are overweight tend to look for what is wrong with [...]
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Keeping the Weight Off Calls for Moving On
When you are moving your residence to a new place, oh boy, there’s a lot to do. When you are moving your life into the zone of permanent weight loss, oh boy, there’s a lot to do. For both, there’s clearing out involved. You don’t want to take old stuff that you can’t use any [...]
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How to keep weight off by being mindful and self aware
There's something to be said for being mindful, aware, self-aware. One of the most important benefits after you've lost the weight and are trying to keep it off for good is knowing when you're in the throes of an uncomfortable emotion. Knowing this means you might be able to do something about your discomfort. When you [...]
