January/February weight management challenge

[SadieKate]

Mary Lou Retton kind of changed my life, as corny as that sounds. She made me realize that I should appreciate my body more for what it could do and less for what it looked like.

Right on! We've come a long way, baby!

Twiggy was not good a role model.

[GLC1968]

Here is a good post by Krista Scott-Dixon about embracing your body for what it is... (including those same olympic athletes photos):

http://www.stumptuous.com/why-dont-y...-fitness-model

[SadieKate]

Great article! My 2 takeaways:


Low bodyfat. By and large, fitness models are photographed only when they are in “contest shape”, which means that they have dieted down to a low bodyfat for a short period of time. In the “offseason”, most carry a higher bodyfat level because extremely low bodyfat levels are physiologically unmanageable. Many fitness shows hosted by models are filmed only a few weeks out of the year for this reason. And by the way, dieting down to 10-12% bodyfat is much, much less exciting than you would think. You do not feel sexy and attractive. You feel hungry. All you can think about is how crappy you feel, how hard it is to concentrate on anything, and how you would kill your own momma for a bag of Cheetos.

Frankly, I’m sick of other people telling me what I should look like.

Thanks, GLC!

[GLC1968]

Oh, and in all the excitement...I forgot to post my weight! I'm up to 147.1. Three splurge meals in one weekend will do that to a person. I'm OK with it since my plan is to hold pattern until the 22nd when I will start actively trying to lose again. I don't think I'm *really* up two pounds, either...

[Susan Otcenas]

"Don’t try to look like someone else. Try to look like yourself, only fitter. If you have big muscular legs, use them to squat with. If you have narrow hips, take up running. If you have wide shoulders and big hands and feet, enjoy beating the hell out of everyone else at swimming."

This is my favorite quote from the article GLC posted. Good reminder for all of us to celebrate what we have.

[tealtreak]

"Don’t try to look like someone else. Try to look like yourself, only fitter. If you have big muscular legs, use them to squat with. If you have narrow hips, take up running. If you have wide shoulders and big hands and feet, enjoy beating the hell out of everyone else at swimming."

This is my favorite quote from the article GLC posted. Good reminder for all of us to celebrate what we have.

Amen to that and not to sound preachy...........but how about celebrate being free of ALS, Cancer, or even yeah! I was born with all my limbs and my eyesight...........

[salsabike]

Here is a good post by Krista Scott-Dixon about embracing your body for what it is... (including those same olympic athletes photos):

http://www.stumptuous.com/why-dont-y...-fitness-model

Wow, check out Lynne Cox! Formidable swims.