Omg I’m So Sorry For The Inconsistency😭 Was Feeling Rlly Shitty About My Body And Felt Like A Fraud

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps - 255 kcal/30g protein

Servings: 4 - 2 wraps per serving - 255 kcal/30g protein

1.3 lbs 99% lean ground turkey

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp salt

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp oregano

1/2 small onion, minced

2 tbsp bell pepper, minced

3/4 cup water

4 oz can tomato sauce

8 large lettuce leaves from Iceberg lettuce

optional 1/2 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar (omit for Whole 30)

1. Brown turkey in a large skillet breaking it into smaller pieces as it cooks.

2. When no longer pink add dry seasoning and mix well.

3. Add the onion, pepper, water and tomato sauce and cover. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.

4. Wash and dry the lettuce.

5. Divide the meat equally between the 8 leaves and place in the center of each leaf and top with your favorite taco fixings!

lowcal oats hack (more volume!)

use half a cup of oats, lotsa splenda, a pinch baking soda and 1/8 tsp white vinegar w one cup of water in a decently big bowl

microwave 3 minutes

refrigerate for 30 minutes

add 1/8 cup more water, stir

microwave another 3 minutes

refrigerate for 30

repeat process until you have as much oat volume as u want with thick consistency! Basically this makes the oats expand to hold more water every time you cook them so it looks and feels like wayyy more than it is

200 cal Fettuccine alfredo recipe★彡

only 200 cals for 2 servings of alfredo! u can eat one of both of these servings, the plate in the pic is 2 servings! i used cornstarch water to thicken the sauce more so i’d suggest doing that or adding more flour!!

- 1 pack of fettuccine shirataki noodles 10 cal

- 1/2 tblsp unsalted butter 51 cal

- 1/2 tblsp all purpose flour 13 cal

- 1 gram chicken bouillon powder (or to taste) 2 cal

- 3/4 whole milk or milk substitute 112 cal

- 1 cup broccoli florets (optional but recommended) 20 cal

serving size: 1 serving

cal per serving: 100 cals

1. follow directions on package and prepare the shirataki noodles

2. let ur butter melt in ur pot then add in ur flour

3. mix together

4. when browns add ur milk and mix

5. let thicken and season with ur chicken bouillon powder and salt and pepper to taste

6. add in broccoli and a bit of water

7. put ur lid on and let ur broccoli steam till cooked

8. when broccoli is done mix in ur noodles and serve

9. enjoy!

ways to burn💫

🔥100 Calories 🔥

Remember that it also depends on your height and weight, and these are estimated values.

22 minutes of walking (or 3.000 to 4.000 steps)

9 minutes of intense zumba 

10 minutes jogging (or 5 minutes sprinting)

13 minutes light cycling

31 minutes of yoga

10 minutes -> walking up stairs 

7 minutes of rope jumping 

15 minutes of sitting in the sauna

88 calorie “pizza”

So this actually tastes pretty good, or maybe it’s just because I’ve been craving pizza and haven’t had any in so long. But I figured I’d share it with you guys bc a lot of the low cal pizza recipes I find are 200+ calories.

Ingredients:

• 1 piece of Sara Lee’s 45cal bread (45cal)

• 2 Tbsp Contadina pizza sauce (15cal)

• 2 ½ Tbsp fat free mozzarella (28cal)

*I used multigrain bread but they also have wheat bread for the same number of calories.

*The pizza sauce I got comes in a squeeze bottle so it keeps well in the fridge and it’s easy to use for small servings like this.

Directions:

All I did was toast the bread in a toaster, spread the pizza sauce on the bread, then sprinkled the cheese on top and I microwaved it for 30 seconds to melt the cheese and warm the sauce up. The bread got a little chewy from the microwave but to avoid that you can use the oven instead! Just place it on the rack or a baking sheet until the cheese melts.

Enjoy! 💗

the vs model method.

VS angels have two different ‘modes’:

1. pre-catwalk prep — this is where you see the more extreme workout routines and stupid diet protocols (think: adriana lima only drinking liquids for a week leading up to the show or bella hadid doing 2 hours of boxing everyday.) not sustainable long term and leads to yo-yoing.

2. maintenance mode — this is their more relaxed approach that they do to stay in shape year round, but not absolutely ultra lean like they are during the show. the standard healthy diet and workout approach for models.

for this post i will be focusing on the first.

typical stats:

height: 5’8” - 6’0”

average waist size: 23.6in

average hip size: 34.4in

average weight: varies a lot, as measurements are the most important in the fashion industry. not scale weight.

the 5 tactics for VS angels:

1. resistance training is an absolute must — if the angel wants to reduce muscle, then they will avoid this and stick to more low weight/cardio based routines. however, for most models leading up to the show weight lifting is a requirement. lifting weights improves body composition by reducing fat and increasing muscle mass. this is how they look “toned” and not soft. they perform at least 2 sessions per week, however they will do up to 5 depending on their goals.

2. workout classes — boxing, pilates, ballet beautiful, spinning, etc. they attend at least 1 class of their preference each week. each class would be at least 20mins.

3. cardio — can be either a workout alone or thrown in at the end of weight training. both HIIT and LISS are used. HIIT cannot be performed more than 3x a week or else it interferes with recovery.

4. daily steps to increase NEAT — NEAT, aka non-exercise activity thermogenesis, is what energy your body burns that isn’t intentional exercise. most VS models live in NYC and walk everywhere. the average new yorker walks around 2-5miles a day. it’s estimated they get in 8k-10k steps each day.

5. high protein, whole food diet — again, about 2 weeks before the show they get insanely strict on their food. frankly, this isn’t something anyone should be doing. for most of their prep, however, they eat less extreme with a focus on high protein sources paired with healthy fats and complex carbs. daily protein should be .8g-1g per lb of body weight for muscle growth. carb and fat ratios are adjusted to what works best for the model individually. 

that’s it! there’s no real secret other than time, consistency, and genetics.

DISCLAIMER: many vs angels have come forward to state that their look was usually the result of weight controlling drugs, starvation diets, and overtraining. there are also heavy filters and editing on the show. plus the models have surgeries, injections, body makeup, etc. the list goes on! all of that is to say, don’t look to them for realistic expectations of what your body should look like year round. they don’t even look like that, and many get their healthy weight back once the show ends. the advice above can be used for healthy maintenance year round, but there should always be flexibility in your fitness routine to live your life.

chocolate banana baked oats! 188 calories

ingredients:

- 1 pack of quaker oats (not sure how many grams it is) 100

- 1/2 tsp baking powder 7

- 1/2 tbsp splenda or your sweetener of choice 4

- 60g banana 54

- 1 tsp coco powder 15

- 30ml almond milk 8

instructions:

1. blend your oats into a flour then add your other dry ingredients

2. mash your banana and add it to the dry ingredients and mix until your form a paste

3. add the milk and mix then put in an oven proof dish for 12 minutes ish at 375°f

extras you could add:

chocolate chips, nutella, peanut butter, raisins, cinnamon, vanilla essence, caramel sauce, honey

~160cal pancakes~

I know im posting a lot of pancake recipes but i just really enjoy them:)

You need:

-4tbs flour (110)

-3 egg whites (ca 50 for me)

-vanilla

-sweetener of your choice

-baking soda(i used about half a teaspoon)

-splash of milk (not necessary)

How to:

mix all the ingredients together and frie in a pan (i added some blueberries)

Reading, Watching and Listening to Beauty Standards - Saarah

Trigger Warning: This post contains references to eating disorders; reader discretion is advised.

Visit https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ for help.

This essay will be exploring how beauty standards affect women. There were many ways to approach this but I feel what would perhaps be more interesting is how certain types of media engage and educate audiences on the matter.

It would be dishonest if I were to say I have always been conscious of these societal beauty standards; it would be further incomplete if I were not to include the standards of beauty placed on men who are represented by more muscular ideals. Physical attractiveness is something all of us are judged against. Scientifically, it results in successfulness in procreating. Why then are we beholden to these standards by society, to look conventionally pretty, groom oneself a certain way and attempt to show ourselves in our best light physically?

Outside of genetics and biology and inheriting features from our biological parents, there isn’t a lot we can do to change our look. It is largely outside of our control, and for most of us, our paycheck. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) reported that women had 92% of all cosmetic surgery in the year 2019. While for men, this figure was only 8% respectively. For men a rhinoplasty was the most popular procedure, for women the rhinoplasty came in 6th after breast augmentation (implants or enlargement) or reduction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and liposuction (removal of fat). My essay however, will focus on society’s fascination with body weight.

Society is constituted of the people around us, our networks, friends, families and colleagues. It is in the media we consume; the celebrities, the books, the films and television we watch. I have selected a book, a film and a music video to discuss this heavy subject, one of society’s biggest social taboos.

Firstly, the book is one I read a few years ago and one that shaped my opinions on this matter: Tyranny by Lesley Fairfield. If ever there was the one book for someone curious about this subject, weight and body dysmorphia, this is one I would press on any willing reader. Fairfield is someone who has for thirty years struggled with anorexia and bulimia. Fairfield writes candidly about how her thoughts take over and control her behaviour and self-destructive patterns. For me this was the first book I read on the subject, and it was the most educational. It taught me how society has a limited view on the feminine ideal and more often than not, it has nothing to do with “health”.

With weight, especially when you're a woman, everyone feels entitled to speak with you about it publicly. Are you pregnant? Dieting? It comes up over a shared meal, when asking if you'd like to have something to eat or, when you haven't seen someone in a long time. It's a shallow thing but people do speak up when they see a change. Plus, these days, it seems as if everyone is in the business of getting in shape…

Weight bias has become a prevalent, socially acceptable form of prejudice and discrimination. In a study by Falkner et al. titled Mistreatment due to weight: prevalence and sources of perceived mistreatment in women and men (1999), a sample of healthy adults (187 men and 800 women) enrolled in a weight gain prevention program recounted their experiences on the matter of weight bias. 22% of women and 17% of men reported weight-related mistreatment. The most commonly reported sources of mistreatment among women were strangers (12.5%) and a spouse or loved one (11.9%) (source: pubmed). Curiously this is not something only the morbidly obese people experience, the study noted. We all have an experience.

A more recent study: A Picture of Health (2016) by Credos et al. found that 41% of boys feel that the portrayal of men in media images is unrealistic. ‘Adults, as well as young people are finding themselves with issues surrounding body image. (Safeline 2021). We see heavily filtered images, badly filtered images on our apps, social networks and magazines. Where there could be an opportunity to help with body image acceptance, instead we find stereotypes, poor representation and incorrect language like ‘thin’ for anorexic sufferers, and the ‘fat humour’ so prevelant in US televisions shows.

Perhaps unexpectedly, it has fallen on our role models to help us feel better. Before we had the more popular clothing retailers offer larger sizes of clothing to fit plus-size women, we had body-positivity champions. My personal favourite is Meghan Trainor, but big stars like Demi Lovato and Beyonce also come to mind. The second media I selected is Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass 2015 song and accompanying music video. It has a memorable message of self-acceptance but was criticized for not empowering every body type. Despite this it reached number 1 in 58 countries. It was relatable and for many people, it was refreshing to hear.

The final media I selected was ‘To the Bone’ a film starring Lily Collins (2017) who plays an recovering-anorexic woman. This was like the other two pieces of media I selected, about conquering a life-long battle and finding your own identity. It is a harrowing depiction of what can happen when beauty standards limit and reduce a person, by going too far. The character’s desires are more complex than wanting to be thin or prettier; she wants to be comfortable, and her reasons are complicated. I selected this because I felt it showed the extreme of body dysmorphia and society being an underhand entity in what shapes us and who we go on to become.

To conclude, this essay is only a brief perusal of the influence beauty standards hold. The media I selected all have their own place in a much broader discussion. Some of these will be triggering, others will be life affirming, but they all exist as art works which can educate and be forces for positive, radical change, embracing identity and not image; and ultimately, standing up to beauty standards.

References:

BAAPS statistics available here: https://www.theprivateclinic.co.uk/blog/baaps-releases-cosmetic-surgery-2020-annual-audit/

How body image is portrayed in the media | Safeline - Believe in you - Surviving sexual abuse & rape https://www.safeline.org.uk/how-body-image-is-portrayed-in-the-media/

Mistreatment due to weight: prevalence and sources of perceived mistreatment in women and men - PubMed (nih.gov) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10574516/

fav safe foods😽

- frozen blueberries🥰

so mf good and low cal, usually have so many when i eat them and w lemon juice cause i just be liking it sour!! good for if u feel like u need to eat a lot 10/10

- apples

basic safe food ik but ong a apple w a monster will make u feel so mf full!! 9/10 sometimes i feel like i eat too many apples but they don’t make me gain

- protein bars🙄

these aren’t that safe cause kind of high cal for one like MF 220 FOR THE COSTCO PROTEIN BARS I EAT!! also kinda addicting omg but good if i acc eat during school cause ik the cals also they make u shit 😟

- cherry tomatoes😩

the big ass cherry tomatoes w siracha omg so good and so low cal😫😫😫😫

- plain greek yogurt

not that safe anymore unfortunately but if u gotta eat in front of your family it’s only 100 cals per serving and so good w sugar free vanilla and cinnamon

- just any fruit and veg

favs are tomatoes and bell pepper then almost any fruit🤗 doesn’t make me gain ever