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loveyadanib · 1 year
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Dani B's Journal
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If I were sharing my story as an analogy then mine began at a four way stop. To begin this journey, most people would be inclined to stay straight on the road they were already on, but not me. Where is the fun in that? I was, and still am, the kind of person that takes the opposite direction than others. The opposite street (we will call it Sesame St.) was a beautiful and scenic route but it came with sharp corners and obstacles. It was the type of path for a more experienced driver. I found myself driving too fast, lost control and crashed. I decided that Sesame St. was not for me. I spent my life bouncing around from street to street all the while never knowing where I would end up or what I was attempting to achieve. Instead of staying on a single path and following that to a destination, I did a U-turn and I took another road that seemed more comfortable. This was a wide path that all the other drivers were taking and it had fewer curves and challenges. As I kept driving, I realized that the direction this road was taking me was not going to lead me to my desired destination and this begins my story.
We all have a past and mine was filled with wild adventures all along the winding path which eventually led to a lot of pain and struggles. Through my wild endeavors, heartaches, and choices, I had dug a hole for myself and eventually crashed into it. I wasn’t sure how I would get out. I was determined that if I got myself into this mess that I would pull myself out no matter what it took. Bloody and bruised I pulled myself out. To the rest of the world I was a happy, joyful person. No one saw where I had come from. They didn’t know the deep bruising and broken bones that were being covered by my clothing, makeup, and bright smile. I always thought that my wrecks were happening because I was unhappy with my family life and job. I also thought if I found someone to love and they loved me in return that I would no longer have to hurt. I would be on the straight and narrow path! In the years that followed, I did just that. I found the love of my life. I became financially secure. My daughter had a great home. I got everything I ever wanted. Even on the straight and narrow, I found myself crashing. It was in that moment that I realized even on the straight and narrow accidents happen, and you can still end up bruised and broken. I realized that my problems weren’t my circumstances, it was my choices. It wasn’t the road, it was me as the driver.
I decided that I was going to start a new path. I chose Park Place Ave. I hoped that maybe this next street would be different. I was determined to do everything I could to change the things I was in control of. I thought if I could lose a little weight then that was one less thing that I had to worry about so that’s where I started. I found a coach and gym that I liked and began a strict diet and exercise program. My diet consisted of low carb, low fat and high protein foods. I did weekly weigh-ins on the InBody Scan to see my progress. I joined a girls’ weight lifting group. (We call ourselves the Bomb Bitches!) They inspired and encouraged me all along the way. After one, two, and sometimes three a day workouts, I had finally achieved my goal. In the end, I was 180 pounds and 20 % body fat. When I began the weightless journey, I was 248 pounds and 40% body fat. I had lost 68 pounds (and my boobs looked like two deflated balloons haha!) . I was so happy and proud of my accomplishments that I decided to reward myself with a breast lift and augmentation. Through the entire process I had found a love for fitness and healthy eating. I knew that I would never again go back to the roads that led to bad eating habits. I felt strong and confident like nothing could stop me and then life did.
I had my first surgery in April of 2022. One surgery, which led to three surgeries due to complications. Two of them were in April and the last was in August 2022. I had never been in so much pain in my life! My recovery was terrible and all I had wanted were some nice tits. My body had not sufficiently healed to allow me to do the fitness training I had come to love. I slowly started slipping into old eating habits. I felt super sad and disappointed in myself, and what did I have to show for it? Four months with a uni boob followed by 3 months of uneven tits.
I learned that it doesn’t matter what pathway you are on or what street you take. Sometimes things are out of your control. Shit happens, and there is nothing you can do about it. You have to move on with your life. You have to be ok with change and be brave enough to start over, to have a new beginning. I've lost weight, I’ve gained weight, and now I am going to lose it again. One lesson that I have learned is that no amount of love from others can make you love yourself. You must love the body you have today! Not for what it should be or can be. Love who you are right now.
My story is about life! It’s about being honest, real, authentic and doing the things you are meant to do even if it makes you feel scared or vulnerable. Your cuts and bruises will heal. Time will pass and the scars you carry around become part of who you are. My story is about the struggle, the mistakes that are made and the beauty that can come from it.
You may ask “Who is Dani B?” Which road will she take? Main ST, Sesame St, Park Place Ave, or maybe the Yellow Brick Road? As Dani B, I choose all directions and all destinations without limits. Life is about the memories you have made and the experiences you take from all the roads you’ve traveled.
Dani B came from an idea. An Idea that came from multiple glasses or maybe a bottle or two of red wine and a will to change the things I did not like about myself and the courage to share my struggle with others. Dani B is me! The excitement, the failures, the adventures, the disappointments, the goals, the challenges, the accomplishments, and most importantly, the journey all along the way. What started as a log of weight loss progress turned into a journey of self-love and healing. Everyone is on a different path but no matter where you are I invite you to ride beside me on this adventure we call life!
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gentle reminder that if u feel hungry soon after eating, it might be bc you’re eating mostly carbs without adding enough protein. try eating a handful of nuts or smthing alongside your next meal.
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shinglescat · 2 years
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Been on an IF and keto for the past month.
Lost 12 kilos, 20 more to go (need me a buffer, cuz i know me, imma stuff myself full of sushi once this is over), maybe even 30 - i’m that retarded.
The hardest part is not giving up sugar - that’s easy af, just whenever you feel like having a sweet drink or a candy drink coffee with cream, weaned myself off sugars like that back in 2020′s spring. The hardest part so far is food thoughts - you fall asleep thinking of food, you wake up thinking of food, on a fasting day you’re filled with anxiety thinking of food. Any food, literally any food, even the food that you normally hate. The brain goes “need to stuff the body full of food” 24 hours. I legit had a few weeks of “we’re gonna make this, and this, and that, and everything, and we’re gonna feast, ye we’re gonna feast”.
Well, on some days I did lose control and... just don’t do it, do not give in to temptations, they’re gonna retard all progress. I gave in to a nesquik cocoa powder once, then another round, then made myself just stop; another one was with tiny candies that are the best knock off rafaello; the other one was my grandmother bringing the damn chebureki, said i ain’t eating that, but the brain was like “wow you like them don’t u why don’t u take a bite just a tiny bite no bad’s gonna happen”, yeah thanks brain and fuck you in future.
Otherwise... when i started doing the accessories, i didn’t notice it at first, but i had a lot of energy and focus. Then did three days of fast and finally noticed it - the food thoughts are finally gone, and I’ve my focus back. No fatigue anymore, no cravings, no hunger, no nausea or headaches. Damn that feels good. Sadly didn’t last, had to stop today cuz the body yesterday couldn’t take it anymore. But it’s a record, 96 hours of no-eat.
I’m doing one meal a day (high fat, low carb, moderate protein), mostly eggs and veggies, or shrips with veggies, or pollick with veggies, or diced raw salmon with garlic and soy sauce and nothing else; for the drinks it’s either plain green tea with or without jasmine (must be greenfield, anything else tastes like bitter piss), coffee with heavy cream or blended blueberries (not the american shite, the wild siberian blueberries, sour as fuck). Tried doing just lemon water, but it tastes sweet, so I replaced it with the blueberry drink. Then if I feel like it, i can skip a day or two, depending on well being. The third day is when I usually feel like shit, so best probably just not push it.  Lmao, this shit also saves money in the long run. Also saves time, and you don’t have to do the dishes when it’s fasting.
Hopefully a few more weeks, and the body fully adapts to this.
The funny thing to me is that i used to get nauseating murderous headaches when i was feeling hungry. Remember my first time trying to not eat anything in 24 hours, it felt like a torture, thought it’s not for me. Few months later tried 16-8, that helped ease into the 24 hours, and then just went for one meal a day and then managed to do prolonged fasting just fine. Well, except for the food thoughts, those were the fucking worst.
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realtalk-princeton · 4 years
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what did u guys usually make for dinner during internships? any recommendations?
Response from Clipper:
Lots and lots of rice, personally. It’s cheap, filling, delicious, impossible to fuck up with a rice cooker, and can pair with curries and stews or fried with vegetables. I grew up with rice so don’t mine eating it often every week. 
Response from Opal:
My goal whenever I cook is to have at least one source of carbs, proteins, and vegetables in my meal. Last summer, the source of carbs usually ended up being rice (I am, after all, a dutiful Chinese woman), and I would prepare like two side dishes to go with it (e.g. stir-fried vegetables and egg drop soup with tofu); whenever I was shorter on time, I would throw everything together in the form of fried rice or pan fried noodles. I realize that these particular suggestions are centered on Chinese cuisine, so I guess that my more general recommendation is to plan your grocery shopping so that you have at least those three food groups to work with every time you cook, for the sake of nutrition. Even having bread, fresh leaf greens, and sliced meat with which you can put together a fast sandwich will serve you better than eating ramen or cereal all the time just to fulfill your caloric needs. Let us know if you have more specific questions or concerns!
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theforkedspoon · 6 years
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate ZonePerfect Nutrition Bar Milkshake
This post was sponsored by ZonePerfect®, but all opinions are my own.
Healthy enough to eat for breakfast, but sweet enough to enjoy as dessert, everyone will be asking about the secret ingredient in this delicious and protein-packed Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate ZonePerfect Nutrition Bar Milkshake.
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Well hello! And happy (almost) New Year!
With a brand new year upon us, it's time for a fresh start. I know, I know. But don't worry, you guys, if I can do it, you can do it, too. After all, I am a self-proclaimed cookie and pizza addict.
So what am I talking about exactly?
Baby steps to better health (aka- little changes that will help you feel better without feeling like you're doing much at all).
For me personally, the first part of my day that needs a little reevaluation is breakfast and, most definitely, dessert. The past several months I have gotten in the habit of eating whatever my 4-year-old eats for breakfast. Far from being a perfect mother and having given birth to an extremely picky eater (I still have no idea how this happened), my son often eats frozen waffles, french toast or bagels with cream cheese for breakfast. All very typical 4-year-old breakfast foods and, considering my child's lack of enthusiasm for carbs, I'm happy to see him chow down on anything other than meat every once in a while. But for this carb lovin' mama, I'm often left asking-
Where's the protein?
Oh yeah. There is none.
As someone who often falls prey to snacking, I need to fill up on more nutritious, protein-packed breakfasts.
If I have any real hope of succeeding at this new breakfast game, a few things needed to happen-
First, and most important, it has to taste good. I don't believe in consuming calories if it doesn't taste good going down. Life is too short. Fortunately, some of the tastiest foods out there are also the most nutritious.
It needs to be easy...like really really easy.
Along with easy, it also needs to be fast. Weekdays are crazy and busy and I don't have time to fuss around with a breakfast that takes too long (or too many dishes).
There needs to be protein. Lots of protein.
Bonus points if I can take it on the go.
So I started thinking about protein shakes and powders and supplements and all that stuff and it was all just too much. Sure, I wanted more protein in the morning (or evening time) to help keep me feeling full, longer, but I didn't want to take it that far.
Always a huge fan of nutrition bars, particularly ZonePerfect Nutrition Bars as they definitely taste the best (totally fitting given their "Great Taste Guarantee"), I decided one morning to toss one in the blender and make a milkshake. 
At the time I had just bought a box of ZonePerfect Chocolate Peanut Butter Nutrition Bars from Walmart (they're in the Pharmacy section btw) and figured it would be pretty impossible for the milkshake to taste bad since the bars taste so awesome. Playing on the flavors of the bar, I added an extra teaspoon of peanut butter, some cocoa powder and pumped up the protein with milk (it is a milkshake, after all) and plain fat-free yogurt.
You guys, this was the most amazing milkshake ever! Throw in a handful of ice and a frozen banana and you will never know that you didn't make it with real ice cream.
If peanut butter and banana aren't your jam, I highly recommend the ZonePerfect Chocolate Mint Nutrition Bar mixed together with milk, yogurt, cocoa powder, and ice.
Just do it. Seriously, for breakfast or dessert, these protein-packed milkshakes are my new stay-full, longer, favorite. 
If milkshakes just aren't you're thing (it's ok, we can still be friends), each bar alone contains-
Anywhere from 10-15 grams of protein depending on the flavor!
Up to 19 vitamins and minerals (depending on the flavor)!
No artificial flavors or sweeteners. Yes, you read that last part correctly!
And, you're in luck! These awesome bars are easy to find (you can even get them on Amazon!) To locate a store near you CLICK HERE. And to discover all the different flavors and varieties CLICK HERE.
Peanut Butter Banana and Chocolate ZonePerfect Nutrition Bar Milkshake
Prep Time: 3 minutes | Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 3 minutes Yield: 1-2 milkshakes
Ingredients
1 cup milk of choice (cow, soy, almond, coconut) 1/2 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt 1 teaspoon peanut butter 2 teaspoons cocoa powder 1/2 banana, frozen 1 ZonePerfect Nutrition Bar (I used Chocolate Peanut Butter) 1 large handful ice
Instructions
Place all ingredients in the bowl of a high-speed blender and process until smooth and creamy, approximately 2 minutes.
Enjoy!
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