We got some insight from certified nutrition and wellness consultant Diamond Ivey of IV Wellness on what not to eat when trying to lose the quarantine 15.
If you and your partner have been struggling for years to lose weight, it’s worth exploring whether or not you’re enabling one another.
When you lose a lot of weight, people treat you differently, and suddenly, you start to think differently. Here are “weird” thoughts you may have after major weight loss that are surprisingly common.
This comment implies that before, when she was heavier, she was no competition at all. That’s not nice and that’s not even necessarily true. Don’t just assume that all men like thin women. And, either way, don’t look at a friend as competition.
Reaching goals can be scary. Our goals have kept us company, kept us motivated, and perhaps even kept us distracted from other issues in our lives (like you’re not happy in your job or your relationship). Once you’re done tackling this, what else will you have to tackle?
When you set out to lose a lot of weight, you really only think about how it will affect your health, your self-esteem, and probably how members of the opposite sex treat you. Losing a significant amount of weight is so all-consuming—it takes up your time and your thoughts—that you have a one track mind […]
We don’t want to admit it, but we all do it: crash diet and work out like maniacs for certain events. There are just some times in life when our egos are put to the test (and they fail), when our insecurities overcome us and we deal with it by shedding pounds, and when we […]
As stressful as it can be, people don’t really address the excitement of losing weight. Yes, it sucks trying to avoid all of the foods you love. Sure, trying to find the time and energy to not just work out but work out hard is tough. However, there is a thrill in seeing your hard work pay […]
Did you know that on this day, the first Thursday of February, people start to backtrack on their weight loss goals started for the new year? It seems that on this particular day, many people fall off of the wagon and a “downturn in visits to the gym and the upswing in people going to fast […]
“I’m trying to get to my goal weight by next month,” “I’m not going on vacation until I reach my goal weight,” “I’m not allowed to eat carbs again until I reach my goal weight.” You’ve probably heard all of these sentences and others from your friends trying to lose weight. Maybe you’re the one who […]