Body & Soul

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getdownandloseit:

shimacrema:

This is a butt lifter

Ballerina lunges. You’ve made my butt so fabulous.

Omg :O Why have I never seen this exercise before?! 

Where has this been oh my gosh

This is what happens when I’m home alone and bored.

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I graduated the training class at work!

They were nice enough to give us the weekend off. I work 4-9:30 Tuesday through Thursday, I’m off Friday, and then I work 7:30-4 on Saturday.

Also I have a date this Saturday (tomorrow) good stuff. :)

psychofactz:

More Facts on Psychofacts :)

veganmovement2012:

This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain three natural sugars -sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.

But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

DEPRESSION: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

ANEMIA: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

BLOOD PRESSURE: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

BRAIN POWER: 200 students at a Twickenham school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packe d fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

CONSTIPATION: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

HANGOVERS: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

HEARTBURN: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

MORNING SICKNESS: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

MOSQUITO BITES: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

NERVES: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system..

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

ULCERS: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

TEMPERATURE CONTROL: Many other cultures see bananas as a ‘cooling’ fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has FOUR TIMES the protein, TWICE the carbohydrate, THREE TIMES the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals.. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, ‘A BANANA a day keeps the doctor away!’

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ladyfae:

barbells-and-highheels:

Wow. This actually just happened.

Okay, anon, here you go. This picture right here? Yeah, that’s my body. I kinda have a pooch. I’m bloated from eating, and I am indeed 30lbs heavier than I was two years ago.

Am I fat? Well, I have fat. I’m actually about 19% body fat believe it or not (athletic build, by the way). Am I unhealthy? Absolutely not. I eat for survival, I eat for nutrition, and I eat for pleasure. That makes me a shitload healthier than I ever thought I would be.

SO WHAT if I have trouble losing weight. SO WHAT if my body has fat, and my body is not the “ideal female body” because I don’t have a flat stomach or a six pack. It’s my body and I fucking love it.

I’m sorry that you are so sick, that you need to tell a girl to go return to her eating disorder just because YOU don’t like the way SHE looks. I’m sorry that you see me as fat an unhealthy, and I really hope you find a therapist that will be able to help you with your own insecurities so that you don’t take them out on everyone else.

I hope you find help, and I hope one day you realize how disgusting your words are.

Oh, and by the way, I could kick your ass.

Why doesn’t this have more notes?

I’m so honored that this is still being reblogged. Thank you everyone xoxo

The reality is that fat people are often supported in hating their bodies, in starving themselves, in engaging in unsafe exercise, and in seeking out weight loss by any means necessary. A thin person who does these things is considered mentally ill. A fat person who does these things is redeemed by them. This is why our culture has no concept of a fat person who also has an eating disorder. If you’re fat, it’s not an eating disorder — it’s a lifestyle change.

Lesley Kinzel (via curvesahead)

I will always reblog this because it is so so important. 

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I just want to nail this to every stable surface I can find. I cannot count the amount of times that I’ve seen fat folks being encouraged, cajoled, and even forced into behaviors that would be recognized as disordered eating/exercising patterns in thin folks. 

Pretty much everything that’s done on shows like The Biggest Loser would be called out as pro-ana/pro-orthorexia in a thin person. Exercising past the point that it hurts, to the point where you’re throwing up, even injuring yourself? Berating yourself because you didn’t lose ENOUGH weight this week? Constantly talking about how fat is weakness and thinness will make everything better, about how you can’t stand to be your current weight anymore? Emphasis on weight as a sign of how much control, strength, and worth you have? Viewing food as bad, as a temptation to sin? Constant sharing and talking about tips on how to minimize food intake, how to lose weight? 

That sounds exactly like every pro-ana/pro-mia blog I’ve ever seen. It’s also what fat people are told we need to be doing to ourselves until we’re thin. 

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mybodyneedschangeandineedcash:

runandregenerate:

Shaun T proves to be my favourite person yet again

I wish he wasn’t married/gay so I could make him my husband hahaha. 

So this guy I went to high school with started talking to me on facebook a couple days ago.

Now he wants to take me dancing when I go home for Christmas.

I swear, lately it’s like someone sent out a mass email to a bunch of single guys to tell them specifically about me. Not that I don’t like the attention (when it’s respectful), but it’s weird for me to plan dates with this many guys.