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Drop Weight Fast! Tips and Tricks

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My story on why I got depressed and suicidal

2013-04-09T19:50:00.000-07:00

Having depression is one of the worst mental illnesses one can have. I've been diagnosed with major depression so trust me , I know what it feels like to be depressed and feel suicidal. Of course, everybody gets depressed once in a while, but when it begins to happen more than usual, it is not normal . It could be a sign that you are suffering from depression.Here's my story.

I was always depressed as a little kid but I never knew it. At elementary school, I would always be alone by myself thinking of dying. I don't know why but I always found pleasure in the idea of dying. I was just 6 years old and I already had those thoughts. I never told anyone though. I kept on being lonely through all the elementary years of school. I humiliated others and felt superior to others. I pretended that I didn't need friends because they were all inferior to me. I was a straight A student and I hardly ever failed at anything. I was so good at everything, even sports. I beat the guys at sports and everybody called me the perfect one. I kept on with my arrogant attitude throughout all elementary school and it just brought me more solitude. So my elementary years weren't very good ones, they were rather painful.

In 6th grade, the beginning of middle school, I was still "the perfect one" and I just had like two or three friends whom I hanged out with. People disliked me for being so arrogant. I would always be too focused on trying to be perfect in everything I did, specially at schoolwork. I then moved to another school because we moved to another house so I had to adapt to this new school I was going to attend. It was cool in the beginning. Until I started being bullied by older gangster kids . They would throw food at me and put gum on my hair. It was horrible.

As time passed in 6th grade, I sometimes found myself being worried for no apparent reason or worrying too much about homework. Trying to make it perfect. It worried me to not be perfect, to fail. I didn't want to fail. I was perfect wasn't I ? I also worried about the bullying in school . I started worrying about everything to the point that I had to get out of class and go straight to the psychologist so he could calm me down. Things just got worse. I would shake in the middle of class and I worried 24/7 except when i was asleep. My heart would always be racing and beating like it wanted to get out of my chest. There was times when I couldn't take the worrying/anxiety anymore and i would burst in tears because I was so afraid of Everything.

I became super shy, and was terribly scared when it came to participating in class so I stopped participating at all and I was even afraid of standing up to go throw trash into the trashcan or just sharpening my pencil. I thought everyone was staring at me all the time. I didn't want to get seen by anyone. I stopped going out because whenever i went out i was even afraid of looking at people when i walked. They were watching me all the time. Everything became too extreme so I quit school and homeschooled myself. That was the worst decision I could've ever taken and I regret it now. I truly do. If i could go back in time I would put up with my anxiety or had gotten more help because now I know that I missed all those good times. I missed meeting new people and making friends and all the cool stuff there is in high school.

When I was homeschooled all I did was be home and do schoolwork at home and once I had finished it go to school and turn in my work. I wasn't perfect anymore, I was the most imperfect person ever. My grades were slowly dropping. Now I got pure B's and C's. That wasn't bad but wasn't the best either. At first homeschool was fun because i got to stay home and watch t.v all day. But then after the first few months of being homeschooled. I started feeling depressed and all lonely. I had no internet so there was no way for me to communicate with my old friends from school. 3 years passed and I became the loneliest teen ever. I had 0 friends. None at all. I never went out. I stayed home because I still had the feeling that as long as I was outside in the street, I was in danger of something happening.From being the straight A student I became a straight D student.. I hardly passed.

During those years of being homeschooled I had three long distance relationships via the internet. All of those three were very harmful relationships and they mad

e my depression even worse. I got suicidal after every break up . So it's stuff like this that makes someone be depressed and suicidal. Loneliness, a broken heart, having social phobia and not knowing it. I have been diagnosed with 4 mental illnesses which are depression,social phobia,PTSD and signs of Bipolar and Borderline personality disorder.

I am glad I didn't commit suicide in the past. Everything seems to get better now :). I just started college and I am still kind of lonely. I am on meds right now and seeing a therapist which is helping me with all my issues. So my advice to you. If you are feeling something like me, please get help. If you are feeling suicidal contact the national suicide hotline which is 1-800-273-8255...Things get better over time . Don't give up !

What I do to get motivated to working out even when I feel extremely tired,stressed out or simply in the mood of being lazy

2013-04-09T11:50:00.000-07:00

There are times when I just don't feel like working out. One day I work out and then the next I just want to be lazy. I say to myself, I worked out yesterday and it was a pretty hard intense workout , so why should I work out today ? I'm pretty fit and I have a really healthy lifestyle and nutrition,nah maybe it's to leave all this health stuff aside and be lazy. But then again I think of all I've gone through to be in the shape I am in now and I really don't want to ruin it. Yes it's okay to rest from all those intense workouts but there had been days when I used to take like 3-5 days of resting and I wasn't even tired. I was lacking motivation and I was feeling pretty depressed so I decided to not work out. Nothing was going to happen right ? I wasn't going to get out of shape in 5 days. But still.

That one day of rest became 5 and those 5 became two weeks of being inactive. I got used to being in my bed and watching tv and little by little I started going out of shape and NOO!! All the hard work, I was throwing it away directly to the trash can. I had to find something that motivated me. I had to do something different. Instead of working out just for the heck of it, I had to find out and remember why in first place I started working out. Before I started working out I was all flabby from all my body. My arms were very wiggly and my belly seemed like it was made out of jelly. I disgusted myself out. My butt wasn't even hard nor tight when I touched it. I really didn't like myself before I started working out. I am sure many people don't like themselves either the way they are now, that's why people have to start working out and being active. To look and feel good.

So I started writing down the reasons why I decided to work out and these are the reasons I came up with (different people, different reasons)

to be fit and muscly ( Muscles in girls look sexy)
To get rid of the fat in my stomach and have a nice six pack
to feel good
to be more confident with girls ( I am openly gay)
So girls can like me more
To be more energized
to show off my body

and bla bla bla... The list keeps going on.

Find a reason to work out and make it happen. Getting motivation isn't really hard. You don't need to go to a gym to get motivation. Get motivation from yourself and from the ones you love. If you don't want to do it for yourself, do it for your children . If you don't have children , do it for your husband,wife, your mom,dad etc.. Your loved ones. You get me. The point here is finding a reason that will motivate you to keep on with your fitness journey.

From the day I wrote all those reasons, I am now working out regularly 4-5 times per week. I've been working out now for 8 years since I was 10. I am now 18 and in shape :) Don't let anything stop you. Keep yourself going !! Good luck !

Stop Eating Junk Food if You want to lose weight !!

2013-04-07T19:56:00.000-07:00

If you're reading this and you're eating junk food in this precise moment,

please stop it and drop it down before you get another bite. If your main goal is weight loss and you're eating junk food, how the hell are you expecting to lose weight ? Seriously, are you even serious about losing weight ? You think you will lose weight by eating hamburgers,fries,chips and all those foods full of calories and fat? If you want to lose weight,it isn't going to happen by itself. Maybe you're one of those people that all they do is eat like once or twice a day but all you eat in those foods are fat greasy foods and you drink soda all day because you don't like water. And you hardly eat fruits and vegetables. You have the worst nutrition ever but you still want to lose weight and you go to the gym expecting to see results. Well , you're doing it all wrong and you are not going to get any results as long as you keep on doing what you're doing.

Junk food might taste great but it does no good to your body. I always hear people complaining that they're getting fatter every day but they won't stop eating all those unhealthy foods and inside me I'm so angry at these people. They don't take their health seriously. They don't take themselves seriously. I have nothing against anyone but it's stuff like this that sets me on fire. Seriously man. Change your eating habits. It's not hard at all, just in the beginning it is but then you get used to it. If you really care about yourself please stop consuming trash foods that all they do is fatten you up. There's thousands and thousands of articles,books,blogs,programs about health. This is one of them. I am sure you can find some useful info right here. I even have a review on the best diet program that makes you lean and shows you how to burn that belly fat. There's so many resources out there. This is just one of them. Seriously, stop eating junk food and take losing weight seriously !!!

Is The Truth About Abs a Scam ?

2013-03-13T18:34:00.000-07:00

Before I bought this program I asked myself if this program was a scam. I honestly wasn't sure if I should buy it. I really doubted if it would work. I had tried everything before and nothing had worked. I tried the most intense workouts ever. Every kind of diet.EVERY. I once cut almost all my carbohydrates and all sugar drinks but I didn't know I was doing something wrong. That was just part of what I had to do to cut down all the belly fat I had. There was still more to it but i didn't know what I had to do. After having done so much research about it and having read so many testimonials saying it worked, I decided to try it myself. I was scared of wasting my money on the wrong product and wasting my time reading something that didn't work but I still gave it a shot.

When I bought it, I was a bit surprised because The Truth about Abs program came with a lot of bonuses, all of them for free and even some work outs and other fitness programs too at no cost.As soon as I started reading the ebook I was shocked because since the beginning, the ebook had information I had never read before, ever in my whole life. The ebook had a total of 152 pages. Every part of it was very detailed. I have to say I got very into the book and it really caught my eye since the beginning.At first I thought I wouldn't finish reading it all but I read it all the way til the end and since the first month after following and doing as the program says, I started noticing results. My belly started becoming less bloated and when I grabbed my belly I noticed I could grab less fat than I used to be able to get.

But not only did I start noticing results in my abdominal part. I also noticed I had less fat in my back and I started getting more ripped and lean. I started feeling better both on the inside and outside. I was becoming more confident with myself because I could look at myself in the mirror and I liked what I saw. I liked that everytime I looked at myself , my abs became more visible and the fat was disappearing. Within 5 months of following the program, my abs became completely visible and I was proud of showing off my stomach to everyone. my girlfriends asked me what had I done to get such a lean ripped stomach. Since ever then I've had the best abs ever because my abdominal part is very ripped. The muscles clearly stick out.

I am now proud of my body. Proud of who I am and how I look. I am not afraid to go to the beach and show off my body because I know I look good. I like myself more now than I've ever had and girls like me too . So what would I tell anyone that thinks that the Truth About Abs is a scam ? I would tell them that it's definitely not a scam and that YES , it works ! It works as long as you follow the instructions and you do exactly as told in the program. It is not hard. It wasn't hard for me. You get used to eating healthy and having a healthy lifestyle like how the programs shows you to. You won't lose your money. This program works. You have me as an example and if you still don't believe you can go and do your own research on the internet and see for yourself all the positive testimonials and comments this program has received.

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The best diet program for getting abs (WORKS)

2012-12-14T20:59:00.001-08:00

So, who doesn't want to get rid of that unwanted belly fat ? I'm sure everybody wants to get rid of it. It's so annoying, so uncomfortable. Specially when you go to the beach and see some hot looking girls in their bikinnies with a completely flat stomach and no belly fat in it. OR you see that handsome guy all muscular with his ripped abs showing off. Don't you wish you looked like them. Like honestly, ask yourself that question, wouldn't you want that confidence of showing off your abdomen because you know you look great ?

It's not a matter of being envious of other people that have a flat belly, it's a matter of looking and feeling better. Knowing that you look good and having the confidence to show off because you know you look awesome. The bad thing is that it's honestly very hard to achieve a flat stomach and get those abs showing. There's lots of factors that cause Stomach fat. Factors that sometimes we can't avoid such as stress,genetics,chemicals in our food, bad nutrition, lack of exercise,lack of sleep, etc. If you don't have the perfect well balanced diet and don't get enough exercise, how are you expecting to have abs when you do all the opposite stuff you're supposed to do to have abs ? In other words, if you don't do what you're supposed to do to have abs, you won't have abs. But what exactly are you supposed to do to have abs?Well in general your body should have less than 14% in body fat to be able to get those abs showing. It's difficult.

No one said it was easy, but just because it's hard doesn't mean it's impossible. With a bit of motivation and guidance it's not that hard after all to get the body you've always dreamed of. That's why there now exists numerous diet programs created specifically for those that are struggling with that unwanted body and belly fat. But how do you know which one is the best among them all ? After having done research on this subject., I have found out that The Truth About ABS is one of the best diet programs there is for achieving that six pack you've always wanted. You get the results you want and the best part is that it actually works in the shortest of time. No kidding. You can see the testimonials HERE from real people just like you.

You won't have to do any more crunches or situps and no more long cardio workouts that don't give any results at all ! We're all tired of that, of getting promises and promises and at the end knowing it was just a scam. If you're looking for a magic pill that requires no effort at all for those dreamed abs, I'm sorry to say, you're in the wrong place. More than effort, this program requires motivation and inspiration. Mike Geary's program will give you that motivation and that inspiration you need to get that six pack you want.

Too much talking. Enough. What exactly is the truth about six pack about ? Well, first of all, The truth about abs comes in easy to read pdf guides and some other pdf ebooks that complete the main program. Plus you get access to updates and the core program. It tells you exactly what foods you are supposed to eat to burn belly fat and which are the bad ones that produce belly fat. You also get healthy meal plans and much more stuff. Don't get fooled by diets and programs that don't work. If you want a program that really works, this is perfect for you. It doesn't require any expensive gym memberships and as I said before, it doesn't require you to kill yourself in long cardio workouts.

To try the program click HERE.To go to the official website click HERE. The Truth about Abs program will definitely change your life. I guarantee it.

-Laura

Do abs machines like the ab rocket work ?

2012-12-07T15:42:00.000-08:00

Who hasn't seen those abs commercials that come out on t.v promising to give you the abs you've always wanted? Well, at least I have like about fifty times already. They make all sorts of machines that promise to give you ripped abs. People that are desperate to get in shape buy these ab machines hoping to lose weight and get that dreamed six pack but then get disappointed when they see no results. Don't let yourself get fooled. If you are thinking about buying any ab machine, stop right there and finish reading this so you can know the real truth about these "miracle ab machines".

If you're totally out of shape and you plan on buying an ab machine, first you should know that ab machines will work only if you are already doing it along with some kind of other work out like cardio, weight training or if you do sports for example. These machines aren't enough by themselves and they won't get your whole body ripped like the models that come out on t.v. These machines are designed to work out just your abdominal section and won't make you burn enough fat to get that lean and sexy body you want. So before you buy one of these ab machines, make sure you are following a well balanced healthy diet and at least you're cardio training.

If you're already skinny,lean and have a low percentage of body fat, ab machines will work for you because it's easier for your abdominal muscles to show but these ab machines by themselves will NOT make you buff/ muscular. In order to get buff you need to do weight training. And the disadvantage about these ab machines is that there's repetition to a certain movement so you'll only be working part of your abdominal area. I say it's much better to different kind of ab exercises without using any machine. They're even more effective and you save time and money instead of doing the same boring workout on any ab machine.

Sit ups and crunches are the most ineffective thing you can do to have abs

2012-12-01T14:39:00.000-08:00

Sit ups and crunches are the most ineffective thing you can do to get crunches. Yep that's right. If you want to get defined abs, the last thing you can do are crunches and sit ups. Probably you've heard the phrase "abs are made in the kitchen". Well this phrase is absolutely true. What you eat and how you eat defines whether you have abs or not. The truth is everyone has abs but you can't see them because they're covered by a layer of fat. So in order to get those abs showing you need to get rid of that belly fat. How do you do that ?

There's a lot of things you can do to get rid of belly fat. One of them is working out.
But what kind of work outs are good for burning fat ? The most effective work outs are those in which weight training is done first and cardio is done after. The explanation to this is because weight training burns more fat than cardio so it's much better if you do your weight training first because you'll be burning more fat than if you do cardio first and weight training after.If you don't have enough time for long split workouts , another option you have is doing interval training. I'm not going to go into details about interval training.You can look it up on google or even on youtube. They have great work outs right there and they're better because they're shorter and much more efficient than traditional work outs.

Another thing you can do to get rid of belly fat is eating foods that burn fat such as avocados, bananas,yogurt,lettuce,chilis,yogurt, berries and etc. There's a lot of foods, fruits and vegetables that burn fat. I myself love making natural pineapple juice because it burns a lot of fat. You can look up fat burning foods and recipes on google. There's a whole bunch of them. Try to make your calorie consumption from veggies as much as possible if your goal is to get lean.

Sleep also burns fat, it's been scientifically proved. So make sure you're getting enough sleep if your goal is losing fat and getting lean. Also try to avoid stress. Stress releases fat cells into your body and always, always have your meals on time because if you don't fat cells will also be released into your body.The last thing you want to do to get abs are sit ups and crunches.
It's pointless to do hundreds and hundreds of crunches and sit ups if your body fat levels aren't low enough for them to show. That's why it's very important to the things i mentioned above if your goal is getting abs.

The Truth about Abs by Mike Geary

2012-11-20T18:34:00.000-08:00

So I just finished reading the book "The Truth about ABS" by Mike Geary and I have to say the book is just fantastic and it's the best book I've ever read about six pack abs. It provides detailed information on what exactly you have to do to have the abs you've always wanted. It has a bunch of workouts as well as lists of what foods are good ones and which are the bad ones. I've read tons of books on nutrition and fitness and this has been the best one so far. I truly recommend it to everyone that's reading this. I checked it out from the library but after having read it I wanted to keep it so I decided to buy it off amazon. Even if you're an expert on fitness or a beginner, read it, you're going to be amazed on how accurate and detailed all the information is .

Great Abs Workout !

2012-11-20T18:20:00.001-08:00

Hello people. I found this great workout for your abs on youtube and I tried it already. I'm posting this video because after having tried it I felt the burn in my stomach and it totally works. Just look at her, she's totally ripped. Work it hard and enjoy :).

Easy satisfying and delicious oatmeal and apple milkshake

2012-08-31T08:44:00.000-07:00

When I'm hungry at night, I always try to stay full and not overeat because at night it's easier for the food that one eats to turn into body fat,, so what I always do around 8:00 p.m, is prepare myself a satisfying oatmeal and aipple milkshake.With this milkshake you will feel satisfied and full for the rest of the night so you won't have to overeat and feel like you're starving.

Here are the ingredients for this simple milkshake

Ingredients :

1 sliced apple green or red, it's up to you

3/4 a glass of milk (preferrably 0% or 1% low fat milk)

1/2 a cup of natural plain oameal

Put all three ingredients in a blender and let it blend until it has a milkshake like texture and the oatmeal has fully blended. No sugar is needed because the sugar from the apple is enough to sweeten the milkshake. That's it! You can now drink your milkshake. I hope you enjoy it !.If you really try this out please comment and say how you think it was. It's actually pretty yummy and is a great night meal substituter :P

One Cheap and Easy trick to losing weight!

2012-08-27T20:23:00.001-07:00

I wanted to share a little secret with you guys. A little secret that has helped me lose weight.Oh boy ! I truly never imagined that doing this one simple thing would help me so much and make my weight loosing process much easier and faster. Okay I have to say that in 4 months i lost 13 pounds. But how ? What exactly did I do ? I drank water. Water ? But not just plain water. Okay, yes, plain water but what I'm referring to is cold almost frozen water! Yep that's right. Drinking cold water accelerates weight loss and fat burning.

Cold water is much better than just room temperature water. And the reason why it's much bettter is because cold water accelerates weight loss and fat burning.. I know, i just said that but it's true! Ice burns fat.It's great for burning belly fat. Of course, if you're going to try the drinking cold water method, be sure to do it along with a healthy well balanced diet and physical activity. Yes I also know this might sound stupid but it's true. Try it out for yourself and see the results ;)!

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day !

2012-02-21T14:53:00.000-08:00

Breakfast has always been and will always be the most important meal of the day. But why ? Simply because breakfast is the meal that gives you energy to start off your day. You wake up on an empty stomach, feeling all tired and sleepy, starting a new day . But if you don't fuel your body the way you should , you're going to feel tired all day long and won't have energy during the day .
If you want to lose weight and you think skipping breakfast is the right thing to do , you're wrong. Skipping breakfast will only unbalance and slow down your metabolism and instead of losing weight, you will gain weight because skipping meals ,specially breakfast, is one of the worst things you can do !You will eat in bigger portions during the rest of the day, so it's much better to eat a lot in the morning and then eat smaller meals during the day.
So now you know. Always eat your breakfast no matter what !

5 easy ways of being more active!

2012-02-16T23:01:00.000-08:00

5 easy ways of being more active!

1. Instead of using the car, or taking the bus to go somewhere that's not so far from you , walk, jog, or ride a bicycle .

2. Try spending less time watching t.v and rather spend that time doing physical movement

3.Instead of taking the elevator , take the stairs.

4.When you go to the park , instead of sitting down and watching others playing and running around , get up too and start moving !

5. When watching t.v , you don't necessarily have to be sitting down , you can work out too while watching t.v

You see , the point here is to get moving and be more active by doing simple things like the ones above. No matter how little are the changes you make, if you start being more active and start doing those things every day , you will definitely see a result in your life .You will feel better and with more energy. Start little by little , taking simple steps towards a healthier life and when you will see changes , you will totally feel more motivated and will start feeling better too . I hope these 5 tips were helpful and that you will actually take action towards a more active life !

Welcome!

2012-02-14T16:04:00.000-08:00

Hello and welcome to my blog, Fit and Healthy in 1,2,3. My name is Laura and I am the blog administrator. I've been blogging since a long time now, but I've finally decided to blog about health and nutrition. I decided to do so because I want to help everyone out there that is struggling to lose weight, so my job here is to help you guys out by sharing my knowledge and everything I know about nutrition and fitness. I hope this blog can be of big help for everyone and that it can help you reach your goals towards a healthier life :) .