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Fitness: The TRUTH About Fad Diets and Weight Loss
I’ve tried numerous fad diets since 2012. My fitness journey was triggered by a huge emotional, intellectual, and physical turmoil caused by low self-esteem. I always had this state-of-mind that I was never enough. That I have to be the prettiest or the fittest that I can be. Mainly because I was always blamed for not taking care of myself enough and get left by people I loved especially in relationships. Fast forward a few years and my reasons for becoming fit is no longer for a significant other. I want to be fit so I can take care of my child longer. I want to be fit so I can wear what I…
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On Going Paleo in Manila and Lifting Heavy at Eclipse 24/7
10 years ago, I went to a series of sessions with a really good chiropractor at UN Avenue. I had a bad case of back pain and I went to his clinic to get relief. On our first checkup. He performed the usual snap and crack that chiropractors do (oh the relief!) and gave me some diet advice. He told me that the aches and pains won’t go away until I rid of myself of the following food: “sugar, rice, sweets,wheat, cereals, pasta, pizza, processed food,beans,soy, preservatives, and such” and to eat plenty of “greens, meat, EGGS (he emphasized eggs), lean meat, grass fed beef, fish, seafood, PROTEIN (he emphasized this one), limit fruits and…
