Diary of the Trainer's Girlfriend

It's pretty discouraging when you work hard at the gym all week long but then somehow seem to magically sabotage all that work!  Here are some of the ways we sabotage our weightless goals. Binging on the weekends – It’s so easy to tell yourself that you deserve that bottle, uh…I mean glass of wine or that giant slice of cake because it’s the weekend and it’s only this one time.   The next thing you know it’s been two days of overindulging and then Monday morning is here and my pants are a little snug. Letting your cravings take over– When trying to lose weight it’s easy to feel deprived. Unlike the every day normal hunger that we all feel every day, cravings, are strong yearnings for certain foods. Emotions, situations, or pleasant can trigger a craving.   I definitely am an emotional eater and I will give into these cravings and then overindulge and feel like even bigger crap!   Sometimes it is easier for me to work through these cravings and other ...

Yesterday was a great day for some relaxing and having some fresh baked cookies!  With my restricted diet I decided to take me first attempt at baking some gluten-free, eggless, and dairy-free cookies.  Oh, come on, they don’t sound that bad…do they?  I picked up a bag of Bob’s Red Mill gluten free all-purpose baking flour and used the cookie recipe on the back of the bag as my recipe guideline.   The recipe is as  follows:  ·        1-1/2 cups  Gluten Free Oat Flour ·        1 cup  GF All Purpose Baking Flour ·        1 cup Organic Sugar ·        1/4 cup  Flaxseed Meal ·        1/4 cup  Arrowroot Starch ·        1-1/2 tsp  Xanthan Gum ·        1 tsp  Baking Soda ·     ...

After struggling with trying to lose weight for the past year and not being very successful I decided to take a test to see if I had any food allergies.   Daman had been telling about the test and how surprising it was that so many people actually suffer from food allergies and sensitivities and don’t even know it.   The symptoms can range from bloating, weight gain, headaches, inflammation, fatigue and list goes on.   I figured that the test couldn’t hurt and maybe it would give me some insight.   The test was simple. I purchased it through my gym, went to a lab down the street from work to have my blood drawn, and then two days later I had t he results in my hands.   I then met with a nutritionist to go over my results and come up with a plan of action.   My results showed that while I did not have any full-blown (thank goodness) food allergies, it did show that I have sensitivity to certain foods.   Eggs I have eliminated from my diet f...

Any serious gym goer knows that there are certain unspoken rules and etiquette to follow while working out at a gym.   In my many years of experience I have witnessed numerous acts of stupidity along with plain old selfishness.   After a recent visit to the gym I was inspired to share a few of my pet peeves.   I have listed a few below (not all of them, no one needs to know what a crazy lunatic I am) for your reading pleasure.   Pet Peeve #18 So the other night while I was at the gym working out I had to stop myself from marching up to this idiot and give him the “WHAT FOR,” as my friends like to say. This D-bag that felt is necessary to rack the leg press machine with 12 45lb weights, do one set with not even pressing half-way, and then walk away “forgetting” to un-rack the weights.   Like I don’t want to get my work out by cleaning up after you buddy!   I refrained from bitching this guy out (mainly because Daman wasn’t there to back me up), but ...