tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post3214763776524432796..comments2013-11-15T09:33:08.004-06:00Comments on Lindsay's Fitness Circle: Battling BingeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702695134444378697noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-57573380927574024332013-11-15T09:33:08.004-06:002013-11-15T09:33:08.004-06:00Thanks for your support Adrian =] Hope school'...Thanks for your support Adrian =] Hope school's going well. Do you have plans after graduation? We should catch up soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702695134444378697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-28957332912869065272013-11-15T09:31:58.547-06:002013-11-15T09:31:58.547-06:00Thank you Julia!!Thank you Julia!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702695134444378697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-88821019280494366352013-11-15T09:31:25.262-06:002013-11-15T09:31:25.262-06:00awesome take on this.. thanks for reading! What cl...awesome take on this.. thanks for reading! What classes do you teach?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702695134444378697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-74157051024069136912013-11-15T09:30:14.353-06:002013-11-15T09:30:14.353-06:00Definitely good to know we're not alone. Than...Definitely good to know we're not alone. Thanks for your comment =]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702695134444378697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-50325124396002281962013-11-15T09:29:29.389-06:002013-11-15T09:29:29.389-06:00Thanks so much Stacey, it really is tough. You'...Thanks so much Stacey, it really is tough. You're an inspiration too, I always admire your energy in class!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702695134444378697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-1047177417604372362013-11-13T19:11:38.062-06:002013-11-13T19:11:38.062-06:00I feel like you are a mirror of myself. I have a l...I feel like you are a mirror of myself. I have a lot of the same problems and struggles with food. I have sat down with the carton of ice cream and a spoon one too many times. Thank you for sharing this, I too am trying to work on ways to keep me on track and reach my fitness goals and I think my diet and binge eating is hold me back from success. I am going to keep on trying to find ways to stay on the straight and narrow, thanks for the suggestions. You are an inspiration;)Stacey TenBrinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-88106011282905561392013-11-12T22:41:47.089-06:002013-11-12T22:41:47.089-06:00I can definitely relate and I appreciate your hone...I can definitely relate and I appreciate your honesty. I was married to a problem drinker for years and 'judged' him thinking why can't he just not drink, but there are times when I feel like I NEED foods (for me, it's mostly sugar, but definitely can get in a rut and get fast food, chips, etc.). I have gone through almost an entire box of donut holes several times (usually end up eating half the box before I even get out of my car). I hide them from my kids because I don't want to share. I have definitely been on this 'bad eating trend' lately and have been feeling the need to get back on track, but just haven't been able to. I guess it's good to know we're not alone, right? Wish there was an easy answer. Good for you for stepping forward and sharing your story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-74878188548591625742013-11-12T20:40:32.937-06:002013-11-12T20:40:32.937-06:00Also guilty of the second point. I buy reeses at ...Also guilty of the second point. I buy reeses at the checkout when I go grocery shopping and even though I am all about organic non-gmo foods and anti-fast food, many times when I am in a hurry and have bad cravings I will give in and buy a beef and cheddar or a wendy's chicken sandwich (yes, fried-oh the humanity). Or that large starbucks latte that is way off limits. When this happens I hide because I don't want hubby to see me being weak. It gets worse when I exercise. My goal is now that I will be teaching 5 classes per week I should lose weight, but I am really concerned about my appetite and cravings. The more I excercise the more I gain, and no, this is not muscle weight. I am pushing 215 and I wear long sleeves because I am embarrassed to be an overweight fitness instructor. My fitness intensity is great and my students are always satisfied with my intensity level, in fact many people can't keep up with me!! But honestly I am concerned my joints cannot handle much more of this high-impact stuff if I don't get this weight under control. It is so hard to "cut-back" let alone make the perfect healthy choices every day when you are feeling hungry and depleted. I really am not trying to make excuses, and I have tried the whole "don't diet, change your eating habits for life" mindset, but to me it still feels like dieting, and frankly I just don't have the will power. I don't want to say it is hopeless, but I agree it is a very difficult situation to deal with, and in a way you have to hide because when you talk to others about it they say, oh, drink more water, eat less carbs, more out than in, try this fancy detox, get more sleep, do more cardio, do more strength training, try shakeology, oh, and my favorite one of all: you actually need to eat more to lose weight (yeah, put on 3 lbs overnight trying that one)...as if you have never considered or tried any of that, and it goes on and on...Ok, now that I am done complaining, I will add a little sparkle of hope at the end, or at least I see it that way...I have dropped weight and gotten all buff and had my diet under control before. Women would come up to me and say, "wow, I wish I looked like that in those pants, what is your secret?" I couldn't answer much besides saying that I work out a lot and eat right. And it was true. So why can't I do that now? Honestly, I think there is a SWITCH in your brain. Kind of like any other block or phobia you run into mentally that keeps things difficult for you-is switched off, not some funky hormonal imbalance. Somehow it has become a bigger problem in your mind and over time has become an impossible obstacle you have built up in your mind. I remember I have lost the weight more than once and I was on a roll. I felt fantastic and did everything right!! But for the life of me I don't know how I flipped that switch. It just seems I decided, without a doubt that I was doing this and not stopping. I also think that this switch was flipped when there was no pressure to do so. I just decided I wanted to make that change. Simple. Not because I had kids and felt the need to lose the baby weight and need to be attractive, not because I want to be better than someone else, not because I need to look good for my job...The pressure behind losing weight or eating right is what makes it the huge obstacle that it is in your head. I am going to try to prove this theory. I don't know how to remove this pressure, but there must be a way! Perhaps small baby steps, or perhaps cold turkey, I don't know. But there must be a way to flip that switch again. And once I do, I don't ever want to lose that momentum!! Please keep posting. This is definately a very real problem for a lot of people!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-33123802213689769312013-11-12T19:58:30.990-06:002013-11-12T19:58:30.990-06:00Awesome post! You're candid honesty around a s...Awesome post! You're candid honesty around a subject that is (seemingly) ignored by the world of fitness is insightful and refreshing! Keep talking about it and sharing your own battles with others. It obviously helps you work through the issues but can also be inspiring to others! Go Lindsay!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056943233730922457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953606467389904853.post-2810460494704287282013-11-12T19:53:02.381-06:002013-11-12T19:53:02.381-06:00I got you. I have the same damn problems. haha as ...I got you. I have the same damn problems. haha as a man trying the be as big and muscular as I can, I always blame it on "bulking" even though I know damn well that it's not. Support for ya from me. Lets get back on track and quit doing it! haha oddly enough, just reading this blog during a break from studying actually just took an urge to go back to the kitchen for a study snack haha.. Hoping after school it stops, cuz it seems to focus around exam weeks :/ BTW, first pic at the top of you... wow! looking great Lindsay!<br /><br />-AdrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com