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health78694 · 11 months

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What are the best ways to boost my metabolism?

Title: Powerful Procedures to Lift Your Digestion: Opening the Potential for Weight The Executives and Energy

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Get Adequate Rest :

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Brighten up Your Dinners:

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End Results:

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nildespirandum · 4 years

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For anyone who wants a little smut and a touch of angst after their pumpkin pie, as they are trying to stay awake, here is the Thanksgiving chapter from my Incubus Loki story.

“The Morning of Thanksgiving….

Before she opened her eyes Nora woke to the memory of what had she had let Loki do to her with his horns, what he had loved doing with them, what she had loved having done to her, and found herself really embarrassed for the first since college. Then she remembered how she sang ‘I Touch Myself’ directly into his face before he had tongue fucked her into submission, making her roll over and hide her face with a shaky moan of horror.

Then she remembered what had happened after all of that.

Her legs had been too weak to carry her properly. Loki had half lifted her so she was resting against his body, his arm tight around her waist. His other hand kept stroking her hair and he was whispering steadily into her ear in an ornate and sibilant language that she didn’t recognise as he walked them towards the staircase.

“This is wrong,” she moan, feebility clutching at his shoulder, his hair, his arm, anywhere that her hands and arms might fall as she tried to raise them and then failed over and over. “I shouldn’t be doing this.”

“Which is what makes you so delicious,” he answered, his voice rich and poisonous as it slid into her blood.

“You’ve been a total shit to me since you know what , on Halloween,” she said, gesturing to his wings, which were still primarily decorative but were now at least sitting high enough to not be giving her floor the first good sweeping it had had in months. “It’s not my fault that-, I didn’t know. How could I know what was going to happen? I didn’t know. I didn’t even know that was your name. That it was a name.”

The memory of the whining tone of her voice as she tried to passively aggress him into admitting he was being unfairly mean to her just burned. She’d never whined at a man - male in this case, she guessed - in her life. Ok, maybe her aunt Claire's ex when she wanted to go to the movies and he refused to drive her, and possibly her high school Latin teacher, but that was it.

He just smirked down at her, clearly enjoying her making an idiot of herself over him. Now she was just like everyone else, he had to be thinking.

And then they had gotten to the bedroom….

With a groan of regret, she sat up on the edge of the bed, wanting to get away. To flee from her own bed, get in the shower and get Loki’s smoky scent off of her skin. To brush her teeth, gargle, and drink several pots of coffee in the hope it would get the lingering taste of him out of her mouth.

Damn Loki and his stupid demon-angel cock that produced what she was now convinced had to to be a mildly addictive, euphoria inducing, kind of sperm! There was no way she would have acted so ridiculously otherwise, like some girl swooning after her first good fuck.

Her bed was now canted towards the foot, one of the legs having snapped off with a sound like a gunshot coming through her window last night.

Oh, Claire , she thought, what have I gotten myself into? I really need you now.”

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nitannichionne · 3 years

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If He Was Your Fan, A Henry Cavill Fanfic Chapter 65: Birthday In Bed (Henry POV)

Chapter 65: Birthday in Bed

HENRY POV

It was her first time at my home, my real home. My birthday seemed like the proper time.

She came over that night. She said she wanted to be next to me when my birthday began, which was technically at midnight. She dressed in a beautiful blue gown that I was going to enjoy watching her float around the house in, and then I asked.

“I have a request.”

Her eyes widened, a sign of attention and compliance.

I could only smile. I presented her with the jewelry.

“It’s beautiful.”

“It’s all I want you to wear….for now.”

She gasped softly. “Seriously?”

"Birthday boy says, as you told me earlier." I shook my head at her. “I can’t be more serious. I guess you haven’t noticed the drapes are all drawn, blinds shut?”

I put them on her and she literally stepped out of the gown as I slid it down her shoulders and pushed it gently over her hips, feeling like I was unwrapping her as one of my gifts.

“I like the look of this gown by the way,” I tell her, kissing her shoulder. “Would you mind leaving it here?”

I open my eyes. The room is still dark, drapes drawn, but I smile. The gown is gone, but I smell cooking food. I turn onto my back, putting my hands behind my head, and smile, closing my eyes again.

The clock struck midnight as I lowered her onto me. My body rejoiced in relief, feeling her stretch and gush at the same time I sheathed myself within her, my body tingling in the places she had bathed with her tongue, leaving not much unattended to. I admired how her back arched, her hips spread over mine. I used one hand to clasp her wrists, the other to guide he hips as I thrust upward, reveling in her gasp as I greedily pulled her down.

“That’s it, darling!” I hissed as she bounced, rewarding her with the occasional thrust that made her moan and cry out, chase our climax. Her whimpers and cries snaked down spine, making me drive harder, and she drove me wild as her hips moved and snapped deliciously, I kept licking and biting my lips in pure lust, still tasting her on my lips and tongue.

“Henry!” She cried out, her head falling back. “Oh god, oh god, oh god!” She let out a long cry and her body leaned forward as she clasped hard, making me cry out with her.

But I was in rare form tonight. It was my birthday. The woman I love was finally in my bed, and I felt hungry for her in ways I couldn’t define. Oh, how I had waited for this, like a starving man for a feast. And now…now…

I turned her to me and seated her on me again. Her fingers dug into my chest, but then slid to my shoulders for a firm grip. “Ride me, love…ride me.”

And she did…

I opened my eyes. To work out or not to work out, that was the question. I wasn’t hitting the gym, that was for sure, but a little spin on the exercise bike…?

“Nope,” I tell no one. I’d had plenty of cardio last night, and was planning for more. In fact, I was ready for more.

I roll out of bed and head for the shower. I turn it on, and hear padding feet hurrying toward me.

“Sorry!” she whispers, getting in and taking my sponge. She begins bathing me.

“What—” I laugh happily and she giggles as she wets my hair. “I can lift a finger or two, you know.”

“I want to do it,” she whispers, her eyes on the sponge. She liked running her hands over me, she liked caressing me, even rubbing me down. That warms the heart, the soft but firm touch, that feeling of being cherished in such a way. The water thankfully hides a couple of tears. “I put breakfast in the oven to keep it warm. It’ll be fine.”

“In that case—” I lowered to my knees and brought her foot up on the lip of the tub, licking on the way down.

“Ooh…” she half whispers, half moans, the sound blending with the shower. One of her hands sets on my shoulder the other in my hair. “It’s your birthday.”

“Exactly,” I whisper against the apex of her legs before I snaked my tongue out to taste her. I gave her such a lashing she collapsed against the wall moaning, unable to stand. I rise and hook her bent knee, and then she wraps it around my hips and does the same with the other as once again I sank into her. I enjoy watching her mouth fall open, her eyes roll closed. I work her up and down my length and she moves with me, her hands around my neck as I brace her against the wall. I open my eyes and I can see the tears in her eyes, different from the water and I wonder if she sees mine. We move together, panting, calling each other’s names as we find yet another release in the shower.

“How come you don’t have pajamas?”

“I sleep nude a lot,” I shrug. “when I’m home.”

“Ah.”

“But I have pajamas.”

“You do?”

“Yeah,” I roll my eyes. “Me Mum gave them to me my first Christmas here. Never wore them except that day.”

She grows excited. “Never?”

I catch on quickly, rolling my eyes at her. “Darling—”

“Please?”

Ah, that little girl in her, the one I fall victim to with a smile. “Not wearing the top.”

“Alright!”

I lead her to back to the bedroom. “I only thought of them because you are wearing the same shade of blue, love.” I take them out of a drawer. “See?”

“Oh, put the bottoms on!” she smiles brightly, and I do without protest. “You look handsome, brings out your eyes, baby.”

“Tell you what,” I say, throwing the buttoned top at her. “You put that on.”

She slips it over her head and it looks like a mini dress of sorts. She steps in the mirror. “Wow, looks big.” She flounces her arms, her fingers somewhat visible.

I walk over and roll the sleeves up. “Ah, now you can wear it.”

“But—”

“Birthday boy says.”

She giggles and turns back to the mirror. I hold her from behind around her waist and kiss her shoulder. I look up at our reflection and her head is turned to kiss my cheek, eyes closed. She is leaning into me, against me, breathing me in…me.

I breathe with her. I listen to her hum happy birthday Marilyn Monroe style in ear, and I melt inside. How long do I have to wait? She belongs here! Why doesn't she see that? And then the inner voice asks, Why haven't you proposed yet? What are YOU waiting for? I sigh, wanting the perfect time, for her to feel ready for it, but more than anything to not be turned down. I sigh at the ring on her finger.

"What?"

Shit, quiet too long. “Tell me, love, have you been to a pub?” I ask.

“Not…not really.”

“Well, I’d like to go with you.” I wait. I do like to drink, and now that I am in between productions, I am known to get knackered now and again. I take a deep breath. I know she isn’t a drinker. She told me that alcoholism did some things to her family, but….

“Alright.”

My whole body relaxes. I didn’t realize I was so tense. I chuckle softly. “Thank you.” With that, I sweep her up in my arms.

She whoops with surprise. “Where are we going?”

“To breakfast.” I carry her toward the kitchen.

“Ah.”

“Then back to bed.”

“Back to bed?”

“Yeah, then tea.” I say softly.

She giggles.

“Must have that tea, milady, I am British.” I steal a kiss from her. “Then back to bed, but we can have tea in bed after that, you know, elevensies?”

She’s laughing now.

“You don’t know your tea times?” I cluck my tongue at her. “Well, we’ll set that right.”

“What do you do between sex and tea?”

“Go to the loo?”

She curls her arms around me, laughing so hard I can’t help but join her. Now that she has been here in my home, I know that I won't-I can't-wait much longer to make things permanent...

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jojo-fantasy-aus · 3 years

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Fantasy Au!

Joksuke x F!Reader-ch 6.

It Takes Two.

I call this chapter "please dont bottle up your feelings"- enjoy!

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You had only ever seen royals eat such extravagant, foreign food. Things like that just weren't on the menu for the working class unless it was a holiday or festival. Even then, you still had never had any yourself, until now that is.

Rows upon rows of lunch courses were laid out in front of you on the rosewood table. You were already salivating, this was quite a feast, and a delicious one at that. The savory smells that filled the air could make a man go mad. You weren't the only one stuffing your face, but you certainly were the only one out of your original group to restrain yourself just enough to not look like a feral squirrel. Shigetchi laughed as he looked over the table.

"I hope you enjoy this Josuke, Okuyasu. Because it's the only free meal you're going to get from me!"

You smile a bit at the small man's exclamation, but Josuke and Okuyasu only groan.

"Come on man, aren't you a little too rich to be so stingy?" Okuyasu huffs, mouth still full of food. Josuke nods aggressively in support, chewing avidly on his lunch. Shigetchi chuckles, and you almost flinch when he grabs his fork a little too violently. It was just a way for him to bluff retaliation, you were sure, but even so the action had you on edge. It was normal, considering the events in the past week.

The men's conversation became a little muffled, and you had almost lost your appetite. Simply pawing at the food with your fork. Life really had gotten a bit strange, hadn't it?... Would it ever go back to normal again? You had tunnel vision, dead set on your plate. You were starting to feel defenseless as you recited everything over again in your head. No wonder you were so jumpy, you were living your worst nightmare. One in which you were constantly in peril and haven't been able to do shit about it. You really weren't hungry at all anymore, anxiety had filled your stomach instead of food.

"Miss? Did you hear me?" You snapped your head up, and everyone was staring at you. You swallowed the food you had just now realized you were still chewing, and nervously set down your fork. You had spaced out for a bit longer than you realized. You noticed before you spoke that Josuke had tensed, avoiding eye contact with you.

"Sorry, I'm a bit out of sorts today. Could you repeat that?" Shigetchi nodded. Wiping his face with his napkin.

"I've invited the rich man that you are investigating over for tea this afternoon. I have vowed to him not to discuss any of our business operations, but that doesn't mean I can't plant a spy." He started to twirl his fork in between his fingers, setting his elbow down on the table to rest his head in his hand. He had such bad manners for a man with so much money.

"Okuyasu would stand out right away, and Josuke has no clue on how to properly serve tea, or food for that matter. You are the only person that can properly get the job done without raising suspicion, or be legally tracked back to me."

"Oh," You murmured. He wanted you to spy? Such a thing was so adamantly discouraged at the Palace, that you almost immediately rejected the idea. But you knew he was right. This was definitely something you could do quite well. You pursed your lips as you thought about it, you would finally have a foot in the door of finding the princess, instead of just watching others help the cause. You were about to answer when Josuke spoke up.

"I don't think she should do it." Your brows furrowed at Josuke, Shigetchi looked confusedly at him. Okuyasu was still eating.

"You took a vow not to speak about anything you discuss with this man, correct? So what do we do if he finds out She's a spy. Shigetchi, this too dangerous in the long run." He was right. You knew he was right. It was just so frustrating to realize. If you did this- you would finally be useful again. You would stop being completely useless to the team you had devised. If anything you had been more of a nuisance than a teammate all this time anyway.

You suddenly felt determined to see this plan through. Josuke was sweet, and smart, and kind, but you couldn't play it safe like he wanted you to. You told him that already, earlier today. You realized that in a flash of anger. You had to do this. If not for the princess, for yourself.

"Everything that we are doing is dangerous, Josuke. Why would this be any different than anything we've done before?" You hadn't meant for your voice to raise, but you were much too angry to apologize. The food was long forgotten by now, even Okuyasu had stopped eating. Josuke raised an eyebrow at you.

"It's different because it's you. You, all alone without any sort of defense in case things go wrong-"

"I'm not defenseless!" You shouted, standing straight up and slamming your hands on the table. You were shaking from the adrenaline. Why did you do that? It was like all the emotion from the past few days started to catch up with you in one awful moment. All three men looked at you, suddenly very concerned. You felt the need to leave before you were flooded with shame and regret. You looked straight at Shigechi.

"I'll do it. Let me know the details later, I'm afraid I must take my leave." Just like that, you had stormed out of the dining hall and into the corridor.

Your vision had started to tear up. Why had you snapped so suddenly? It was so hard to understand everything that was going on, besides the fact that the people around you clearly didn't have faith in you. Your heart was pounding in your ears. Whatever this was, it wasn't healthy. You used to sit with Yukako for hours, and you would just let each other unload, obviously it hadn't been possible to do that lately. You took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep yourself from crying. Josuke's call of your name cut clear through the air, but you kept walking. He called again, this time right by your side. Damn him and his cardio.

"I never wanted to imply you were- I'm just- worried about you!" You snorted, speed-walking faster. Josuke easily kept up.

"I told you this morning that I was not going to go home. That also meant that I was not going to just sit back and do nothing while you and Okuyasu are out working your asses off to find Yukako!" He huffs at your words, eyes casted downwards.

"I'm sorry. I know you've already given me your answer, but I just don't think doing this without m- without at least one of us is a good idea." You didn't want to talk to him anymore. You were starting to feel bad for yelling again, but it was understandable right? You had a reason to be angry, didn't you? After a silent split second Josuke called your name again, and grabbed your wrist.

You didn't know if it was the tug from him stopping dead in his tracks and pulling on your arm, or how overwhelmed you were. It was just a reflex. You knew it was him but for a moment it felt like that disgusting man again-

The slap stung your palm long after it was over and done with. You didn't know what to do. You just stood there, wide eyed at your own actions, looking at Josuke. He stared back, heart-wrenching incredulous eyes looking through you.

"I- I'm so, so sorry. I didn't- I don't-" Tears started to well over in your eyes. You didn't know what to say. Josuke didn't let go of your arm, gently holding it in his grasp.

"It's okay. I'm sorry for tugging on you like that." The tears started to come faster, and your face started to scrunch up in an ugly cry. Josuke softly pulled you into an embrace, testing the waters almost, and you couldn't help but melt into his warmth. You held onto him like he was your lifeline, your bodies pressed as close together as they could.

After that, Josuke realized that part of the reason you were acting so strange had to be the lack of control you had. There wasn't really any other explanation to it. He could see how overwhelmed you were, and made a decision for both of your sakes. He would follow you back to Shigetchi's tonight, and you would never know.

Maybe he should've listened to his mom when she suggested he be a doctor.

You felt much, much better after crying. Of course, the guilt of this morning still remained. Shigetchi probably thought you were crazy though. After taking the few hours in-between lunch and the meeting to calm yourself, you were confident you would do this job perfectly.

You had never blended in so well before. Serving the dishes and the tea was a piece of cake, you were a bit smug that all of those years serving the royal cook's food with hard-earned poise and grace finally came in handy.

The man that Shigetchi had over for tea was Viscount Brimsey, a man you had seen quite often in fact. One word to describe him thoroughly would be, "royal ass-kisser". It seemed that his reputation at the castle followed him here as well.

"You've quite outdone yourself, Yangu. These scones are quite divine," you fought the urge to roll your eyes as you served the tea with ease.

"Thank you," Shigetchi smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes. "Sarah, my cook, has always done an excellent job."

"I'm jealous, the old maid at the villa has started to get sloppy with the preparations. Just last week she…"

The fine China teapot gently landed on the tray with a clink, and you carefully picked it up and set it on the trolley. The Viscount paid you no mind as you rolled the tray out of the room. Shigetchi gave you a slight nod as you left. You knew what you were to do. No one noticed when you left the door open by a crack.

You stood there for quite a bit, and it was definitely quite boring. You busied yourself with checking on the food and tea still on your trolley, trying to look like you weren't peeping in to any other servant that would pass by.

"...The economy lately…"

"...have you been to the theatre recently?..."

"...my rose garden is…"

You had been hunched over the trolley for so long your back started to hurt. Was this truly the man you were supposed to investigate? If he was in any way dangerous, it certainly didn't show in his conversation. It was getting rather difficult to not fall asleep standing. You could hear someone's footsteps come down the hallway, and stood up straight immediately, starting to place more tea cakes and sweets on two more serving plates.

"The princess was always a brat anyway." It was the Viscount's coach and footman, walking down the marble-floored hallway in their disgusting, muddy boots. Were they seriously talking about such a sensitive topic so openly? You glanced at him from the corner of your eye.

"It's no wonder she was grabbed instead of the king. The little bitch had it coming." They both let out a loud laugh, and you tried to hold your temper. Yukako wasn't a brat, nor was she as patient as you were. She would've socked them in the jaw by now.

"Did you see her face when-" The first plate slipped from your hands by complete accident. Fuck. You frantically bent over to pick up the glass and ruined food. "Did you see her face," that had to be talking about her while at the Festival, right? The words had caught you so off guard that you ruined a good lead. Damn it. Maybe you should be investigating this guy and his employees after all.

The men had approached you fast, looming over your bent form, but instead of looking intimidating, they looked nervous.

"Sorry miss, did you, uh, hear our conversation just then?" You had to think quickly.

"Veux-tu manger?" The men were taken aback for a moment, and then started to laugh.

"Just another dumb foreigner." That was a close one. You really said "would you like to eat?". Thank God they didn't understand your awful French pronunciation. The men waved at you, and opened the big door that led to the sunroom. You could hear Shigetchi and the Viscount stop conversation immediately.

"Sorry, my Liege. Your daughter is requesting your presence at the villa." The Viscount chuckled. Wiping his face and standing from the table, tipping his head at Shigechi.

"I'm afraid I must go. Thank you for your gracious meal, Yangu." Shigetchi nodded, giving his regards as the Viscount left. You curtsied slightly as he passed you no matter how disgusted you felt. The conversation overheard was more than enough to place blame on the man. You held back a smirk, a feeling of triumph rising in your chest.

You hoped Yukako and Koichi would hold on just a bit longer. You were on the road to finding them.

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artificialqueens · 4 years

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At last we find each other (Branjie) - Thorpe

A/N: Long time, no see! So basically I’m staying on brand. It was “Those long van rides”’s first birthday on the third, and the best way to celebrate fics is with more fics, don’t you think? So here it goes, my 5+1 story, that would not grace your screens for a couple months more if it wasn’t for Pinkgrapefruit, Freyja, and, most importantly, Dane. Neither it would without the most amazing beta this fandom knows, Meggie. I’m so excited to be able to show you my work again, so without further ado - enjoy xx

Five times Brooke Lynn and Vanjie didn’t meet, and one time the did

In fairytales, if two people are meant to be together, their paths will cross eventually. That’s how fate works.

But life is not a fairytale.

They were at yet another pageant. Vanjie still couldn’t believe how many of them could be organized in the span of a single month - all mixing into one feast of colours, sequins, and foundation too orange to match anyone’s skin tone. They used to be busy before, but with Alexis’s career taking off, “busy” was an understatement. It was only for the good, though. More bookings meant better money and people catching interest in him as well - two things no young queen would complain about. He was enjoying a brief moment of a break before they had to get ready for their performance, all the hustle and bustle of the contest beginning to wear his ever-so-cheerful persona off.

The talent show segment had just begun and Alexis was going in as one of the last girls. Good - they’ll end it with a bang. Vanessa felt a rush of excitement just at the thought of what they had prepared, jumps and twirls and drops he was ready to slay. He was backstage of the venue, peeking through the slit between the glittering silver of the curtains from where he was leaning on the wall. It was hotter than concrete probably should be, but then again - with strong lights everywhere, poor air conditioning, and pressure so high it was clawing at the ceiling - everything there was too hot for comfort. He didn’t have the time to get a good look at the other contestants since their arrival - there were way too many of them, and he was hungry, so once he clapped and whooped as his drag mother charmed the jury, he went on to look for the buffet. Judging from what he could see now, he hadn’t lost much. The curvy redhead on the stage did have some good moves, Vanjie had to admit that, but watching her struggle with her wig constantly getting tangled up in the embroidered material of her sleeves was far more entertaining than the performance itself. Yeah, Alexis had this title sewn up, whichever it was. He chuckled under his breath. Almost on cue, one of the other back-up dancers came looking for him, gesturing to follow her.

“Alexis wants us to go through the routine once more,” she said over the high pitched voice of the host announcing another contestant, her expression reflecting the exasperation Vanessa felt. He rolled his eyes.

“Hoe’s crazy, she a drag queen or cardio instructor? Hope ya have that mug all set, I tell you that! Mama gon’ whoop your ass if you get on that stage looking busted.” Cackling louder than he should, he uncrossed his arms and used them to push himself off the wall to stand straight. As he was following her down the corridor, he heard the audience cheer louder and more enthusiastically than before. Curious, he tried to look back, but was already too far to see a tall blonde entering the stage in pointe shoes, so he simply shrugged and rushed to keep up with his companion.

“Are you sure you’re alright?” Brooke sounded more than skeptical, brows furrowed, as he took in the sight of his friend. Steve was sitting on the bathroom floor - body sluggish against the wall and face the shade of pale that borders on greenish.

“Yeah, must have eaten something off. You and your damn seafood,” he mumbled, probably aiming for a querulous tone, but coming off tired at best, his eyes closed and temple resting on the cool tiles.

“Oh, hold on, bitch, don’t blame me. It was you who came up with the idea!” His mocked offence was soon alleviated by gentle hand coming to rub one of the sickly looking man’s shoulders as he crouched next to him. “You want me to get you anything? Water or something?”

A small ’Water would be nice’ was directed towards his back, as he got up not waiting for the answer, determined to come up with something that would help his friend. He frowned at how weak it sounded and tried to remember some the home remedies his mum used to prepare. Citrus, maybe, or was it for cold? Muttering to himself, he looked at the cabinets with puzzled expression, trying to figure out where the glasses could be. He found them on his first try, realizing Steve’s Chicago apartment was organized just like his old one back in Toronto. He smiled at the memories of all the evenings they spent there, only to wake up in a state similar to Steve’s present one on the next morning.

“I didn’t find anything with ginger, but this will do.” Coming back to his friend’s misery den, he used his chin to point at a mug of chamomile tea he was carrying on a small tray. “And water with lemon, it should help… I think.”

“Won’t be worse than it is now, eh?” Steve lifted the corner of his lips in a crooked, but warm smile. Brooke let out a little laugh and sat by his side, carefully placing the tray on the floor within arm’s reach. “Don’t get all comfortable here, you better start getting ready if we want to make it to the show.”

“Actually, I thought we’d pass on Roscoe’s tonight, you know? You’re not quite killing it on the dance floor right now.” Canadian queen bumped shoulders with the shorter man, raising an eyebrow at him with a smirk when he huffed.

“With a little help of my lovely nurse Hytes here, I’ll be back in shape in no time.” Not bothering with a response, he just glared at the still awfully pale face. “Don’t look at me like that, Brock. You didn’t come all this way to sit in my bathroom. We’re going out.”

“Listen up, bitch. What I came all this way for was to see my best friend. If I cared about clubs I might have just as well stayed in Nashville.” Both his voice and eyes were unusually stern, warning against raising any protest. Soon his face softened as he placed a hand on top of the other man’s one and squeezed it. “I’ve missed you. And if freezing my ass out on those hideous tiles means spending time with you, you can bet I’m down for it.”

“You really are the best, B, you know that?” Steve turned his palm around and squeezed Brooke’s in return, looking up at his friend.

“I do,” the blonde followed back quickly, sly smile widening to an amused grin as the bearded man shoved him playfully. They both leaned back in comfortable silence, Steve sipping his tea, and their hands still interlocked loosely. After a bit, Brooke remembered something. “Who’s performing tonight, anyway?”

“Uhm, some of the local girls, regulars mostly. But there’s someone new, from Florida, I think. Heard she’s a great dancer, really turning it out.” Steve noticed his friend’s sparking interest at his words. “You’re sure you wanna miss out on that?”

“Positive. If she’s really that good I’ll probably get to see her somewhere else, too.” Brooke nodded before helping himself up. “Now, I wasn’t joking about freezing out. We’re either moving to the couch, or I’m building a pillow fort here, you decide.”

The bouncing of his own leg started to annoy him, but it’s not like he had much else to do. For what felt like the millionth time, and probably was pretty close to that in reality, Vanessa let his eyes wander over the departures hall of the Tampa Airport. Children playing tag - or another game that required running around the two huge metal flower pots and screaming like little banshees - on his right, an older woman lifting her crossword to the harsh white lighting and squinting her eyes behind big glasses before writing in another answer, black plastic of the three empty seats, a teenager in headphones tapping to the rhythm on the handrail, young, dog-tired couple with a baby - or just a bundle of blankets from his perspective, a blonde dozing off with her head on another girl’s lap, and a row of windows on the left. He studied the dirt in the corners of the frames and the pattern on the hackneyed green carpet, not even hoping to notice something new, having spent almost two hours on memorizing every spot and abrasion. Slowly, he transferred his gaze to one of the screens, his usual Duracell Bunny attitude long worn out, to once again discover that nothing had changed. Father rocking the baby in his arms, young boy’s fingers twitching to the slightly faster tempo, another crossword solved, and the same red letters arranged into the word ‘DELAYED’ next to the number of his flight.

The Puerto Rican squirmed in his place - another futile attempt to make himself more comfortable - thinking on a way to convince RuPaul to speed up the season premiere. He needed big gigs with bigger tips to start coming, so that he could pay for the VIP lounge and not deal with those cheap-ass plastic fuckers anymore. Did she have a dog? Or a cat? Maybe he could kidnap it and demand the tapes as a ransom, smuggle it into his bag or something. The sudden scratching of the loudspeakers interrupted his inner contemplation of whether Riley would take to their potential hostage. The voice of a bored woman didn’t sound sorry at all as it was sincerely apologizing for the inconvenience (inconvenience his ass, it was a hell of fucking disaster) and regretfully informing that the delayed flight to Nashville was canceled . Just like that, Vanjie was back at 10, jumping from his seat, ready to throw hands at the first airport worker he saw. He had to settle for muttering curses in two languages, as complaints and grunts took up all the air in the hall. He unlocked his phone and angrily tapped on one of the contacts.

“Miss Vanjie.” He rolled his eyes at the greeting Kameron chose, exasperation fading slightly. “Shouldn’t you be on a plane right now?”

“Child, don’t even tell me.” There it was, anger back to its full form. “Been here for hours, waiting for my gate to be announced, all patient and shit, and now they go sayin’ the bitch won’t fly!”

“Wait, what? Nah, girl, you have to be here!” The Nashville queen whined. They wrapped up filming not even two weeks earlier, but all of the season 10 girls already wanted to meet up, and Kameron’s belated birthday party was a perfect occasion for them to catch up and try to get all of the details out of the top four.

“Lemme go find that plane, Imma go there like ‘Hey, Captain Mateo’s on board, where we flyin’?’ Or ain’t it a pilot? Pilot Vanessa ready to take over!” He heard cackling on the other side and felt himself smile a little as well. With a sigh, the tanned man sat down and started playing with loose threads at the hem of his shorts. “I’m sorry Kammy, it cancelled. Won’t make it”

“No way. When’s the next flight?” Bodybuilder Barbie insisted, but seemed a bit distracted, and he could hear some muffled voices coming from the other side.

“Tomorrow. No connecting flights or whatever.” The way regret sounded in his voice brought back the still bitter memory of his elimination, making him feel even worse. Maybe it was better if he harassed Ru into not airing the season at all? “Can’t do that, gotta be home in the evening, ya know she’s a werkin’ woman, baby.”

“Ow, such a shame, we’ve…” Kameron trailed off and he could hear her talking to someone else. “Sorry, Brooke’s helping me set everything here. I haven’t even unpacked all of my stuff yet, she’s a lifesaver.”

“Who dat?” The name sounded familiar, woke up some faint memories of a crowd cheering and anger boiling behind Alexis’s practiced smile as she waved in a runner-up sash. He recalled green eyes catching him staring in the changing room, but he wasn’t sure - maybe it was someone else.

“Brooke Lynn Hytes. You’ve never met her?” Kam was genuinely surprised. “Girl, you’d love her. I bet you’d hit it off- What? Shit, no, I forgot. Uh, sorry, Vanj, I have to go. Talk to you soon, girl!”

“Sure. You guys have fun.” His friend hung up with a final goodbye, and he rubbed his eyes, trying to remember which one of those identical counters he was supposed to go to to get a refund on his ticket. Stepping in the direction of a long queue he noticed a familiar old lady standing in, he tried to shake off the pressing feeling of missing out on something important.

He didn’t act on impulse, he didn’t. He planned his every move and word and decision, instinct to always strive for precision etched into lean body with tired muscles, judging eyes of strict choreographers, and ribbons tightly wrapped around his ankles. Impulsiveness was uncertain ground, and expectations growing heavier with every title and crown needed a solid foundation. And yet, there he was - comfortably seated against his headboard with Apollo curled next to him, hitting the blue icon and opening an empty conversation against his better judgment, not allowing doubts and what ifs to change his mind. The last notes of “To the Moon” still played in the background as his fingers started typing.

Watching past seasons, realistically he had known he wouldn’t make it in the casting because of the green card, but seeing all of the queens that got in - he couldn’t help looking for other reasons that wouldn’t get him through, every single thing they had and he didn’t. Maybe it was the fact he finally got the call himself, his life becoming a frenzy of alterations and toning Courtney’s excitement down, or that he kind of knew Vanessa - saw him performing, stood dumbstruck with eyes struggling to follow impossibly quick movements, relishing in the energy and pure joy his small body radiated - and knew how much more he had to offer, but this time, instead of spotting differences, he found a connection.

‘I don’t wanna get emotional with a lot of people,’ the Latino man had said, unwilling to let his resolve crumble for everyone to witness, but breaking down in a lonely corner with Eureka, and the Canadian felt his heart fall a little with bitter wave of understanding. He listened to the crushed voice talking about his fears of letting his family down, disappointing his mum - fears Brooke Lynn knew all too well; saw him holding a silver statuette and winced at the image of himself being in the exact same position in a couple of months - clutching the cold metal like it could prevent his dreams from shattering down on the floor, dreading the thought of all the sets of eyes trained to the screen at Play Nashville.

But, obviously, he couldn’t have written that, so he set for a short and nice message showing his support, nothing too personal or potentially embarrassing. They didn’t know each other that well and, actually, maybe even reaching out to him after his elimination in the first place would come off as overstepping. After all, it must have been close to a year - Vanjie had surely gotten over it months earlier. For a second his finger hovered over the little arrow, weighing the arguments for and against, but he hastily sent the message before he got to think on it too much. I probably won’t see him anytime soon, anyway, he reassured himself with a deep breath, but once in a while glanced to check if the message was received, imagining short fingers sliding over the screen and plump lips curling in the corners.

Two months later, when his apartment looked more like a Samsonite shop than his usually organized space, he set up three alarms to make sure he got up in time to get to the airport and hesitantly opened his Messenger app, scrolling down to one particular conversation.

After checking if the alarms were turned on, he rolled over. And if his smile was a little sad, it was too dark to tell.

DragCon was fun. He was having fun, it was great. He had his booth dripping with flowers, his silhouette snatched, pink and sparkling - all Barbie fantasy that would not get knocked out the first episode, if he could have gotten his hot glue gun on Cazias’s level (or himself on the sewing machine’s level). There was a line of people who came to support him, waiting to take a photo, gagging on his merch and his lovely mama selling it, and he couldn’t have been more grateful. Even if it all was a bit tiring.

“Hi, gorgeous. Look at that, you look great. Come on, do a twirl. Yes!” He laughed and clapped as a short girl made a turn, long, black braid attached to her hat spinning with her. He pointed at the pentagram sewn on the hat’s brim. “What’s that? You some witch? Mary, if ya lookin’ for Miss Sharon, try again. Ain’t no bobbidi-boo here.”

“I’m in a some sort of a coven, yeah,” she laughed. How excited she seemed didn’t fit with her edgy look - all back and revealing, a crop top with a logo Vanessa didn’t recognize - but it matched her sweet voice and bright smile perfectly. “Oh my God, I can’t believe I’m here. I’m running to the show, but I saw your booth and just had to stop by. You’re amazing.”

“You so sweet, thank you. Let’s get a photo. A nice, pretty photo with that mug of yours.” He led her to the pink wall and posed. As the girl got her phone back from the photographer and checked the time, she suddenly started gathering her bags in hurry and apologized, adorably rambling about the fashion show she was heading to. Vanjie didn’t catch most of it, just that her friend, B-something, was walking in it, but he cackled regardless, amused with the girl’s babbling, before going to give her a usual hug goodbye. “Say hello to that model friend from me, won’t ya? Bye! Have fun!”

Soon the commotion started to die out a bit, and as he could see the end of the queue approaching, he couldn’t say he wasn’t relieved. His fans always hyped him up, but after hours of feeling the tape pull, laces squeeze, and bottoms of his feet prick from standing in heels, he’d have taken every break he could get.

“Vanjie! Can we talk with you for a second?” Vanessa sighed at the sight of WowPresents’s crew approaching him. That’d be it for his break . “We’re interviewing queens for the promotion videos, and we’ve been asking them about you.”

“That’s why everyone saying ‘Miss Vanjie’? It’s just my fucking name. I ain’t mad, though, I love it.” Ever since he appeared in the convention centre there had been people screaming his iconic quote at him at every turn - the crowd providing better acoustic than freaking Grand Canyon, two words constantly echoing in some part of the room.

“Guilty.” The young man holding the microphone laughed. “Could you tell us more about who Miss Vanjie is?”

“Miss Vanjie is a wild, ghetto bitch from Tampa, Florida. Puerto Rican background. And got eliminated first, and is legendary. That’s what Vanessa Vanjie is. With a lotta’ flowers an’ a lotta’ Barbie. They didn’t like it, though, so it got a boot.” He said it like nobody’s business, all cheeky - the nerve everyone loved brought up for the camera. He had had a hard time dealing with his elimination, felt like a failure, and when the ‘Miss Vanjie’ thing blew up, he first thought he was a joke. But as the love and support around him grew, he came to rebuild his confidence. And with season 11 popping up, he felt just that, legendary. “What did those other hoes say ‘bout me?”

The cameraman exchanged a meaningful look with the interviewer. “Actually, why won’t you ask them yourself?”

They were walking through the convention centre, music blasting and people bustling around them, looking for his sisters that hadn’t been interviewed yet. He kept waving to people and screaming through the megaphone in his hand - the sound guy regretted having given it to him after five minutes - as they were approached by a smiling couple and a little boy wearing a feather boa and looking absolutely dumbstruck. He leaped to greet the boy with a bright smile before his mother finished introducing the boy - Noah - as his ‘biggest fan’.

“Ya wanna be a drag queen, little man?” he asked, and the boy eagerly nodded. Vanjie noticed the ballet shoes on his little feet. “Oh, you a dancer? Show me some moves.”

Noah took a step back and stood on his toes to make a turn, ended with a bit shaky arabesque. Vanessa eagerly started applauding him, motioning for the crew to do the same. Noah looked a bit shy and reached for his mum’s hand before speaking, but he smiled back at Vanjie. “I do ballet.”

“A drag queen ballerina? Ya know, someone’s gotta be first,” he smiled warmly. Kids were his favourite part of DragCons, so passionate and creative, and so, so cute. “Gonna keep my fingers crossed for ya. All of ‘em, just watch it.”

Drag queen ballerina , he thought to himself as he bid his goodbye and got the last hug. That’d be something to see.

+1.

Back straight. Shoulders back. Head high.

Breathe in. Hold it. Breathe out. Repeat.

Smooth out the wig. Is that a tangle? No, he brushed it out perfectly, breathe in.

Maybe he messed it up checking? Is there a mirror somewhere? Don’t think, hold it.

Remember your lines. They’re stupid. And boring. He should have thought about something funny. He’s going to make a fool of himself at the very beginning, and now it’s too late to change them, and- Calm down, breathe out.

It’s going to be fine, it’s all going to be fine. It’s not going to be fine, it’s-

A man with headphones, whose name he had heard, but forgot immediately, approached him and gave him a last minute warning, bringing him back from the verge of falling into the spiral. Brooke shook his head - it wasn’t the time to get distracted. He stood at the red line painted on the floor and forced his hand to stay still at his side, despite nervous itching to make sure his hat wasn’t tilted.

“And… you’re on. Come on, good luck.” He opened his eyes, losing the image of smiling Farra, but the encouraging words she would always tell him before every pageant still rang in his head as he started walking towards the streams of bright lights slipping through the pink door frame at the end of the corridor. With every step the screams and laughter got louder, but he couldn’t pick up anything because of the erratic beating of his heart. Breathe in. Hold it. Breathe out. He was almost there, red sequins on his costume glimmering like perfectly cut rubies in the first bits of light already reaching him - making him feel regal, confident, right. Ducking his head a little - just in case - the Northern queen put on his well-practiced smile.

“Is she international?” A loud voice cut through his adrenaline-induced haze, and Brooke automatically turned his head to the left, looking for its source, taken aback for a second upon catching the sight of a smile he knew as good as his own. Without thinking, he rushed to Nina’s side, matching her grin, and fell into familiar embrace. It can’t be that bad with her here, he thought to himself, eyes roaming over heavily painted faces surrounding him, taking in curiosity, furrowed brows, amusement, and- oh .

At the end of the table he saw a short man covered in glitter, though he guessed his skin would have a golden glow even without it. He was clad in red - the shade loud and summoning attention, suiting him perfectly - tight dress hiding toned muscles that had had his gaze lingering a tad too long on Instagram. Full lips curled into the brightest smile he’d seen, showing rows of blindingly white teeth, lighting up the pretty features Brooke knew for a fact weren’t painted on, and bringing a glint to his eyes, which managed to seem playful even behind blue lenses as he returned the Canadian’s ogling with equal interest.

There wasn’t a flutter in his heart, a pang in his chest, or a rush of warmth in the pit of his stomach. It didn’t feel like coming home, like two pieces of puzzle fitting together, or like never having to wonder if he’s enough.

Not yet.

But there was a spark, electrifying the air between them more and more with every quick glance across the room and quirk of lips sealed with a shared secret none of them fully knew, but guarded regardless. And it felt like a promise, like a long time coming change they didn’t realize they had been waiting for until then.

In fairy tales, if two people are meant to be together, their paths will cross eventually. That’s how fate works. But life is not a fairy tale.

Except sometimes, sometimes it is.

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5 Christmas Hacks That Won’t Make You Fat By:@ turnaroundfitness - 🅕🅞🅛🅛🅞🅦 me on Instagram 👉 @turnaroundfitness for daily Nutrition & Workout advice for FAT LOSS. - If you’ve been on a weight loss journey & you’re nervous about what to do today, I’ve got 5 HACKS that will allow you to enjoy 😊 your favorite Christmas treats 🥘 WITHOUT the guilt & still BURN FAT. - FOLLOW this 5 Part Eating Strategy Below: - STEP 1 - FAST & TRAIN. Before your Christmas feast make sure to fast all day & hit the gym by training legs or perform some type of cardio like HIIT. - STEP 2 - WATER. While fasting & training make sure to drink as much water as you can 0.75 your bodyweight in ounces. This will fill you up FAST so when you do eat, you’ll be a bit full before having ALL your favorite Thanksgiving food. - STEP 3 - OMAD. Let’s say you have your Christmas Meal around 2 p.m. Fast all day like I stated in step 1 & when you do have your meal, eat as much as you want in about an 2-4 hours time. No grazing throughout the day. Make sure to make this your “One Meal A Day.” - STEP 4 - FAT FAST. The day after Christmas, do a “Fat Fast” 24 hours after you had your Christmas meal. So for example...if you had your meal around 2 p.m. don’t eat again until 2 p.m. the following day. Eat ONLY 1,200 calories, Keto style. You should aim to have 80-85% fat, 15-20% protein & only 5% carbs from that 1 meal. - STEP 5 - RESUME REGULAR INTERMITTENT KETO FASTING. On the 3rd day you can go back to eating your regular intermittent fasting protocol with 2 meals a day! - There you have it! What’s your FAVORITE food on Christmas? Show some LOVE & drop me a comment below! - By the way...now that Christmas is over, Isn’t it time YOU get the body you desire & deserve for the NEW YEAR? If so, simply apply my Intermittent Keto Fasting Coaching approach to MAXIMIZE fat loss... - A Revolutionary Rapid Fat Loss System For Mom’s & Dad’s To Lose Up To 30 lbs Of Fat And Increase Energy In The Next 90 Days Or Less…ENDS On DECEMBER 31ST Link In BIO 👉 @turnaroundfitness https://www.instagram.com/p/Brz0MTlFkWs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lir562d1z15f

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olgagarmash · 3 years

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Eat The Damn Dessert

Back when I was fitness editor for Men’s Health, I had an assignment to become super lean. It ended up being one of my most eye-opening experiences, and not for the reasons you might think.

Originally, the story was going to be a step-by-step guide on “How to lose the last 10 pounds.”

But, since this was Men’s Health, the focus shifted to getting abs. (Side note: the photoshoot for the story ended up being one of the weirder things I’ve done. I was reminded that I’m definitely no Zoolander.)

If I was going to help people see their abs, then so be it. But, I was hell-bent on not doing what was always done. From my perspective, the world didn’t need another insane workout with unrealistic time commitments.

I wanted the “get abs” plan to be doable. That meant I wanted dessert. And, I wanted it multiple times per week.

What Science Says About Losing Weight (And Keeping It Off)

I enjoy a good celeb story as much as anyone, and I’ve interviewed dozen of big-name stars and shared their workouts and diets.

But here’s the thing: it’s one thing to break down the routine of an actor, actress, or athlete whose primary goal and day are built around diet and exercise. It’s fun to read about, but it’s not exactly practical for the average person.

Real plans for real people can’t be too extreme or insane because it’s not realistic for others to replicate. For me, that meant no two-a-day-workouts or personal chefs. And, as I mentioned, I wanted to eat dessert each week.

I believe in eating good food. I also happen to love cheesecake, brownies, cookies, and ice cream. And, so do many other people.

More importantly, I needed to solve my own internal conflict between what I know is true and what I believed.

I love science. I’ve built my career around being evidence-based. Everything in my understanding of getting lean told me that calories matter and eating dessert while getting lean is possible.

After all, this is how a professor can go on a “Twinkie Diet “for 10 weeks and lose 27 pounds.

Or, how research suggests that eating dessert with breakfast led to longer-term weight loss compared to people who avoided a dessert-filled first meal. In fact, that study suggested that dessert eaters keep losing weight (an additional 15 pounds lost) while those that restricted dessert gained most of it back (22 pounds put back on).

In my opinion, I wasn’t blessed with the world’s greatest genetics. In fact, I was overweight my entire childhood.

So, if I’m being honest, I was skeptical whether I could actually get great results if I ate dessert. Maybe it works for others, but it just didn’t seem like it could work for me.

I knew the assignment was the ultimate test. I set the rules, the stakes were high, and the story was going to be published.

So, what happened?

I ate my desserts, and, at the end of the 12-week process, I was 8 percent body fat.

Women who ate small desserts four times a week lost 9 more pounds than those who enjoyed a larger splurge whenever they wanted.

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Why You Should Eat Dessert (On Any Diet Plan)

For starters, complete food withdrawal is more likely to lead to falling off your diet than experiencing long-term success. [Note: I’m not saying you shouldn’t occasionally try to remove foods from your diet that seem to be causing issues. That’s a different story. I’m talking about creating a plan based on complete restriction.]

One of the biggest barriers to weight loss is the grind. Diets tend to be frustrating and mentally exhausting. And that frustration and exhaustion lead to stress and cravings. It’s a downward spiral to inevitably leads to you “cheating” on your diet, binging on foods you’ve missed, feeling guilty, eating more bad food, and then saying “F it!” and quitting the plan.

Some variation of this happens to everyone. And, it’s not just psychological. As you restrict calories and lose weight, your body adjusts, hormones shift, and hunger increases.

What should you do? You need to eat foods that fill you up and keep you satisfied (think proteins, fiber, and veggies), but you also benefit from dessert.

Desserts and treats can decrease cravings for sweet, starchy, and fatty foods. These are the “hyper-palatable” foods that derail diets. And, your desire to eat more of them happens when you completely restrict them. But, if you have a little, it can limit you from having too much.

It’s why my dessert and abs experience was so eye-opening. I ate real food, desserts, and treats. No, I wasn’t crushing massive slices of cheesecake three times per day, but I wasn’t starving for sugar, fat, and salt, either.

In many ways, it was the anti-diet approach. Instead of waiting for the moment where I wanted to quit, I proactively way prevented where most diets go wrong: cravings and withdrawal.

That’s why finding your sweet spot with some treats is important. After all, when you compare most diets you’ll find that a lot of them work. So, why choose one that makes you miserable or you’ll be forced to abandon it before and you stay on it long enough to see the real results?

Yes, you still need to create a diet the consists of vegetables, fruits, proteins, and healthy fats. But, that’s a message we all know by now. What’s still lost in translation is that what you eat doesn’t have to make you miserable.

Remember, part of the trick to healthy living is consistency and patience. It works for diet and exercise. No magic. Just consistency and sustainability.

The Dessert “Rules” (Sugar Not Sold Separately)

When you’re trying to lose weight, the worst thing you can do is ban all indulgences, which creates a feeling of withdrawal.

A more effective approach is one that allows you to satisfy your cravings in controlled portions.

Research from Alabama found that when overweight women ate small desserts four times a week, they lost 9 more pounds than those who enjoyed a larger splurge whenever they wanted.

The small sweets provide the psychological edge that allows you to stay motivated, without derailing your eating plan.

Within any diet, 10 to 20 percent of your calories can be directed toward a little treat. The key is watching the portion size (yes, always tricky), so that a cup of ice cream doesn’t turn into an all-night feast at the 24-hour buffet. Or, in many situations, putting yourself in a position where you have the support to make sure that those types of binges are harder to occur.

But you know what? Going from one scoop of ice cream to an entire pint is much less likely when you don’t feel like the food is off-limits.

Learn your limits. Understand your triggers. And build a system that helps you succeed.

But, if you want the highest likelihood of weight loss success that lats, then don’t remove all the foods you love. It’s one of the most common reasons why so many diets fail.

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the-expert-zone · 3 years

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How To Get Into Ketosis

Steps of Ketosis

How To Achieve Ketosis

So you’ve heard about ketosis, how it takes all that extra fat in your body and converts it into energy, and you want to know how to get into ketosis.

Let’s go through all the keto induction secrets.

Step 1 is, of course, the reduction of carbohydrates.

You simply adjust your diet to remove the focus on carbohydrates.

Most people are sugar addicts, meaning everything they eat is high in sugars. That can be the sweets, the desserts, pastries, pizzas, even milk has sugar added to it.

So the first step is reducing the carbs, especially the processed carbs.

Drop the white bread, the processed white rice.

If you want to ease into ketosis, then a gradual reduction in the carbs is what you want to follow. This will avoid the challenges of keto, like diarrhea, the keto flu, keto headaches, fatigue, and irritability.

Warning: we will discuss how to get into ketosis in 24 hours (including fasting to get into ketosis), but this comes with some risks of the keto side effects, so read all the warnings before you get started with keto.

Fastest Way To Get Into Ketosis

The absolutely fastest way to get into ketosis is by using a zero carb approach with intermittent fasting. It creates a secondary effect called “autophagy”, or “self eating” which can make the body much more responsive to all the stimulus it gets.

So, if you are brave, drop all the carbs, create a 16 hour window where you consume only coffee, unsweetened teas, and water. Break your fast with a zero carb meal like steak and eggs, add in some vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower (you can steam and salt it). You can fry the meat in coconut oil or mct oil (4 mins on one side, then flip it), and bake it in the oven at 425F.

How long does it take to get into ketosis?

You will enter ketosis in 24 to 48 hours, the fastest possible ketosis transition possible. That’s how some of the ketogenic before and after folks got their results.

Of course, you may see some bowel changes, some headaches perhaps. Using the ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting will get results fast.

To enter ketosis, you need to flush the bloodstream of all the non-keto friendly elements. You want to start burning up the fat stores, have your body produce ketones, and have this metabolic state step into high gear.

You are going to disrupt the microbiome in the gut. It’s like a village of bacteria, and fasting to get into ketosis will start to replace the microbiome in your gut. Bowel movements.

How Can I Get Into Ketosis in 24 Hours

The fastest possible to to enter ketosis is roughly 24 hours. To do this, you’ll need to cold turkey all carbs and sugars, immediately.

You’ll need to likely supplement with ketone products – supplements that will release the ketones that occur in ketosis. While this is “not real”, it does signal to the body you are in ketosis, and helps to retool the machine for ketone operation. Next, you’ll need to start eating only meat, fish or fowl for the first day. Do *NOT* have any sugars, potatoes, rice, low fat milk, or anything else that might trigger a reaction that counters ketosis.

For add-ons to your meat, fish and fowl, you can look to steamed asparagus, steamed or boiled broccoli, or any other extremely low carb deep green vegetables. Black tea and black coffee and water are the beverages you can have.

You can use ketone strips to test your urine, and you will see the measure drop and reach a deeper level of ketosis in as little as 24 hours.

Intermittent Fasting and Ketosis

Get Into Ketosis With Intermittent Fasting

If you go with the intermittent fasting with your keto, you can choose 8 hours, 12 hours, or 16 hours to enter ketosis faster. Doing IF with low net carbs and using your fatty stores, you’ll start to be losing weight, developing ketones, and staying in ketosis in the quickest way possible.

One thing you’ll boost is a signal in the body called “mTor”. You may actually notice mTor as you get into the routine of fasting and keto. It will feel like when you were young, that surge of power and activity in the body, where everything is building and repairing, and clearing out the junk.

mTor is the signal that starts muscle growth and anabolic activity – the better, stronger, signalling from your body. This mTor is affected by the ketone bodies of this diet in a positive way.

By fasting on and off, you sensitize the body to exercise and protein, so when these things show up, it’s a bigger reaction you get.

Of course, exercise is very helpful. Near the end of the fasting period, do some cardio or gym work and end the fast with the low carb meal.

Low Protein High Fat Ketosis

Protein is essential to good health. I wouldn’t work to get the protein percentage too low, since this will start the process of converting your muscle into glucose for energy.

It takes so much effort to develop lean body mass, and to have the body consume it for energy would be unfortunate.

It is much better to enter ketosis and have the body use fat as the energy source – by being in ketosis the body will turn into a fat burning machine, and this not only helps to trim the visible fat, but it also works at the cellular level, to burn off the fat inside the cells. This allows the cells to work much more effectively. You’ll feel more energy!

So rather than think of low protein intake, try to focus on increased fat intake, and the kind of fat intake that makes you feel good. Personally, I love the fat in a high quality steak – when it is grilled to perfection, the fat in the steak tastes like candy. Delicious.

There’s a lot of misconception about good fats – vegetable fat, and being polyunsaturated. That really means “unstable fat”, as it doesn’t have all its chemical links finished yet. Look for more saturated non-trans fats. Trans fats are what you want to avoid at all costs.

You will induce ketosis by keeping the carb intake low, and having a good amount of fatty acids to take their place. Keep the protein at a healthy level and all will go well.

How Long Does It Take To Get Into Ketosis

You can buy a ketone measure tool at the pharmacy, and like diabetic tests, you prick your finger and test your blood ketone levels. When it shows a high blood ketone count, you are in ketosis! It may be inconvenient, but in the beginning it is very handy to have the real measure of ketosis in your blood, to know where you are at.

What you should aim for is how to get your body into ketosis quickly, since this will train your body to be responsive to stimulation. Instead of constantly snacking and eating, you now introduce discipline, and your body will respond by entering and exiting ketosis more effectively.

Normally you can get into ketosis in 72 hours, but if you follow the fast track method, you can get into ketosis in 24 hours. It may be a rough ride, as we mentioned.

Don’t think of ketosis as “entered and done”. You will enter and exit ketosis all the time if you follow the keto diet correctly.

Sometimes it will be good to have a carb meal – healthy carbs, natural carbs, like asparagus and broccoli, to let the body switch things up and stay challenged.

Think of it like this: 5 days of keto diet. One day of fasting or intermittent fasting, followed by a day of feast. Repeat.

It lets you be mainly in ketosis, to trim down, followed by a challenge to the body to stay responsive to the signals of growth and fitness (mTor), and to learn about lean times and feast times, so the body can react more significantly to the events it experiences.

Once you get back to keto meals, with low or zero carbs, you will find yourself able to enter ketosis in less than a day. Your body will have learned the flexibility to switch in and out of ketosis so well that ketosis will be quick and painless.

How To Put Your Body Into Ketosis

Women are different than men. Women need more variety, more “feast days”. Eating Steak and eggs each day doesn’t work for women.

Most diets have a healthy variety of food choices. Lots of flavors, and to put your body into ketosis, you should keep the diet interesting and mix it up in a way you enjoy.

Have some keto garlic bread, some keto peanut butter cookies.

Set your diet up so you don’t even think of it as difficult – it’s more fun and an adventure to be in ketosis rather than a temporary pain to go through.

Warning About Fats and Carbs

One of the worst things you can do is consume a meal with fats and carbs.

The body has a totally different way to consume fats than when it consumes carbs. By mixing carbs and fats, you are kick starting an inflammation process that is not good at all.

If you take one thing away from what you read here, by reducing the mixture of fats and carbs in your meals, you’ll do the biggest service to your body and your life.

Inflammation is the one thing few people are talking about, and by separating your fats and carbs into different meals, you can reduce the inflammation war that is going on in your body, and take a step to better cellular health.

Fixing the Toxic Cells

To really lose excess fat, you need to get the cells healthy, to get rid of the toxins in the cells. These are the heavy metals we don’t like.

Sadly, doing a blood test will not tell you if you have toxic cells.

Cells have fatty membranes and toxins love fat, they move in.

Detoxing cells is an on again, off again process, a cycle process.

Cilantro doesn’t do it.

Think of it this way: it took a lifetime to get like this, so don’t expect a full detox in a week or two. It’s something you add to your lifestyle.

To really detox, you need to get rid of the sources of toxins – the silver fillings, the inflamed root canal.

If you are serious about getting healthy, maximizing cellular energy, mental clarity and feeling and looking great, then a real body detox is what you want, in addition to a good keto diet and those regular far infrared sauna sessions.

Since most detox info you can find is fake (doesn’t do anything), and there are only a few people who are truly detoxed and know what they are talking about, I’d recommend you grab The Cellular Healing Diet, written by Dr. Pompa.

With full cellular detox, everything you do to enter ketosis will be amplified. Your cells will respond like a teenager. You’ll drop weight like nothing, and ketosis will induce such a lean mean body, you will feel the need for feast days to maintain a healthy look. I simply cannot recommend anything higher than a full cellular detox that actually works.

Love Your Mushrooms

There is a little secret you should know.

It’s our kinship with mushroooms.

With ketosis, mushrooms have a wonderful ability to draw out the bad stuff and help flush it out of us. Since they tend to be low in carbs to, they fit perfectly into the ketosis lifestyle. Fry them up in your favorite keto oil, like mct oil, and add them to the stir fry dishes and other keto creations you make.

Look for mushrooms like Rishi, Ashwaganda, Maca and use them in your keto cooking to have a wonderful detox effect.

Far Infrared Saunas

If you want to get into ketosis fast, one of the secrets is to stimulate the cells of your body energetically.

One of the best ways to get deep into the body and stimulate every cell is through the use of far infrared saunas. This is why I’m hot.

This kind of heat goes deep into the body and triggers cellular activity like nothing else. Your cells will buzz with activity and you will sweat profusely.

Since it goes much deeper than a hot tub or regular heat sauna can do, your cells will be more active and stay more active for longer.

Summary of How To Get Into Ketosis

So, there you have it, the secrets of getting into ketosis fast:

Intermittent Fasting

Zero or low carb to start

Exercise

Optimize diet for detox

FIR saunas to boost your results

Use the resources we link to above for step by step guides on how to get into ketosis and get maximum results. Once you get your six pack abs and model body, use our contact form to send us your before and after pics. Be sure to mention you would like us to publish your story and how we can contact you for an interview.

Good luck with your ketosis journey and I hope your find success with the secrets we have shared with you today.

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tgr489 · 4 years

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A dancer, a developer, a socialist and a claustrophobe

How do you prepare for a lockdown? How long was it gonna it be? The government were saying 3 weeks, developments in other countries were telling a different story. How bad could it get? I’ve seen that movie Contagion, an eerily prophetic flick when viewed again post curfew one night.

As February ticked along we scrutinised our work plans, built our team and laid the foundations for a 3-month run. We had a couple of weeks downtime while we waited for details of our test group and preferred creative direction(s) we would be pursuing. Those weeks at the beginning of March were spent sliding forwards and back along the anxiety scale. The lockdown posed the possibility of being locked up in my apartment for an extended period and was troubling, actually deeply concerning. Squirrel and Lexi had been coming and going to mine as they pleased, sometimes together, often separately. We have a strange functional/recreational arrangement going on. It works for all of us, no one is under any pressure and we have fun. My fear was when told to isolate would they fuck off back to their respective nests, leaving me to fly solo in my own personal hells. The other area of consideration was that of work; it would likely be frozen for the duration! No work, no friends and nothing to do was/is one of my nightmares. I talked this out one night with Nic on FaceTime, who advised me to just pack up come home to New York, or leave for somewhere remote. We discussed possible remote locations over virtual whisky and bangers, planed our vast island retreats and who would be there rah-rah. Was fun talking bullshit with her, I miss her. I thought on it after the call, staring out of the window to Old Street and witching hour traffic, watching the last few stragglers stumbling their way home. I gazed around my place; it’s pretty big, so feeling confined isn’t much of an issue, no outside space to speak of, just a small balcony overlooking the courtyard, but there are a few small parks close by for any extended alfresco demands. It wouldn’t be so bad to stay here. If work got canned and the girls weren’t here what would I do? I can occupy my time well, but if I have months of it I’m really not sure how bad I would get. With hardly any of my effects here, I would be limited. Maybe Nic was right. After a restless night, I’d formulated the scenarios I was dealing with and went to my favourite local greasy spoon, the Shepherdess, for some artery-clogging sustenance. I sent out messages and put my fate in the hands of my friends. With a full builders breakfast in my belly, I went and lazed in the park with a cloud of smoke and waited for replies. it was a happy way to kill the time.

My invitation for the girls and Zac to move into mine were accepted, with thanks, and a caveat from Zac, his girlfriend had to come too. There were numerous reasons why, which I won’t bore you with, but fear and jealousy played the leads. We planned for the impending lockdown which was, by that time, inevitable. The mood was positive as we talked food, navigating each others’ preferences, likes, dislikes and allergies. The drink was a huge consideration point. How much do you drink? Be honest. Do you drink every day? Will circumstances in your life make you drink every day? Our drinks bill outdid food by 50%. Everyone thought I’d over-ordered, I wasn’t so sure. What remains now is like the back row of my parent's liquor cabinet and the random shit they bought for one person at a party which no-one else drinks. It won’t last long. I can’t see it go to waste and even though it may taste like shit, it’ll do the required job.

It was all smiles and laughter at the beginning. We cooked, ate meals together, played cards, danced, cried, talked and talked about anything and everything. An initial abundance of work saw us through the first week or so, which was nicely topped off by one of my neighbours getting carted off by paramedics because of Covid. That was a wakeup call to the seriousness of the circumstances. I was suddenly a leper among friends. I’d been close and spoken to the guy quite a bit the weekend everyone moved in, so my flatmates were understandably nervous. Fearing the worst we waited to see if any of us would develop symptoms. The claustrophobia of the situation started to gnaw away at each of us, culminating in Mel losing the plot one night over dinner, screaming in a panic her worst fears which we all resonated with, but hadn’t voiced. She fled to her bedroom with Zac in pursuit, leaving the three of us to eat in deathly silence. We cuddled up on the couch and watched the fading light through the windows, trying to keep the conversation light-hearted as we aired those fears. With some wine and bangers to relax us, we got to that happy place, and when our couple returned sheepishly to the proceedings we were all cool, glad that worries had been aired and shared.

None of us got the bug so we relaxed, resuming our daily hour of outdoor activity. TBH I didn’t really care at that time whether I got it or not. My reasoning was if I did get it I would develop antibodies so I’d be OK going forward. I was also busy enough the time passed quickly. We’d agreed we would front-load the work and capitalise on our forced enclosure. I think in the first week I’d worked 80 hours, the second even more. With nothing else to do (as in go nowhere), it seemed like the best thing. Zac took the same approach, although Mel was in two minds… while she didn’t want him working so much, she was enjoying the praise she was receiving for her project running ahead of schedule. At the end of our self-imposed isolation, and as a celebration of not being infected, we hit the town for a night out. With everything closed no decisions had to be made for a venue, so we stuffed our backpacks with goodies and walked into Soho. The streets were void of everything, save a few people enticed by the emptiness, even those sad bikes left behind because of lost keys or stolen wheels appeared to have been removed. We dropped Fairy’s and/or Special K, smoked up and drank leisurely as we roamed the streets reminiscing over the venues we passed. Retelling past escapades at certain locations as we slowly ascended the summit of alternative reality. As the evening progressed I felt more like we were in some lab experiment and were mice trying to find the piece of cheese. I had a moment of terror when I started imagining too much, about a huge hand coming across the sky to pick us up. It was short-lived and the only truly wobbly moment of the night. Soho became China Town, then Mayfair, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, Mayfair, Regent’s Park, Primrose Hill, Hampstead, Finsbury Park, Highbury and home. We were separated for a while, I have no idea how long, or if that actually happened but I remember it being just me and Lexi. Could’ve been 10 mins or an hour, I was oblivious, I just remember the others not being around and trying to locate them. I don’t even remember finding them, but realised they were back with us as we were climbing the fence to the Heath. We took the last of our gear on top of Parliament Hill (apparent highest point in London) admiring our contagion town as the sun came up. The last bottle of red was cracked and we swigged and toasted the morning. Once the sun cleared the horizon we were off again, this time with the purpose for home and recharged with the last of the goodies. It was by far the longest leg of the journey, on weary legs, our reserves depleting rapidly. By the time we hit Finsbury Park the drugs had worn. Conversation was reduced to simple questions, nods and grunts. There were people around, mainly runners and dog walkers, but a dedicated bunch was loitering around the Lidl (supermarket) as we exited the park. From there to home there was no talk whatsoever, it was just survival mode and everyone dealt with it solitarily. At home I made the best cup of tea I think I’ve ever had, strong and loaded with sugar, not something I usually take, but it helped. I showered for an age, cleansing the grime off my body, the sins of the night draining down the plug. No one was around so I took myself off to the park in the baking heat, passed out, the sun’s rays purging the remaining toxins from my body. I slept nearly the whole day. A night like that, wandering the empty streets of London may never happen again and I’m so happy we did it.

Weeks turned into a month. The project came to a natural break. market research, evaluation and QA blah-di-blah blah. The monotony still hadn’t set in, yet, and with the new freedom of no work we set about having some fun and enjoying the time on our hands.

Eating and drinking can take up a substantial part of the day, especially when you’re making elaborate feasts for every sitting. No sooner is breakfast finished and it’s time to start making lunch, always a 2-course affair of either entree-main, main-dessert, entree-dessert or if you were feeling really piggy, go fo all three. We all took turns to make our favourite meals, our signature dishes and ingenious ways to not waste any food. A month of this and I started seeing the signs of the reduced activity (when you can see it in the mirror, it’s already gone too far), so engaged myself in some cardio fitness routines and yoga with squirrel to keep the extra weight in check, I also began a running regime on the empty city streets. My neighbour recovered and returned, his gaunt grey face told a story of horror and had me reconsider my previous hope of contracting the virus. We sent them up a care package of some squash risotto and chablis. They were thankful, we made friends, they allowed us access to their roof terrace. Nice! This provided valuable additional space to hang out in because despite it’s cavernous open plan lounge/diner/kitchen/study, the walls in my place appeared just a tad closer each day. Our neighbours above, Shirley and Raymond, were/are a lovely couple, who fawned over us a little whenever we were on the terrace together. Inquisitive of our lives they asked lots of questions, posed some interesting ones for us and generally provided a good sounding board on the navigation of life. I would say they’re 50/60-ish, he’s in ‘finance’, she’s in the charitable sector (i.e. works for free to offset her fella’s evil deeds). Regardless of their ethical/non-ethical careers they are great neighbours and we are forever thankful for the use of their roof for the fresh air and sunbaking, the latter in full swing as the heat dialled up.

When the first wave of food ran out we ran sortie’s to the local Waitrose and Tesco for a re-stock, no alcohol at this pit-stop. Queuing for shop entry was a novel thing at first, it then became a ball-ache, now it’s non-existent, but I prefer this over the crowded aisles and stress-fueled shoppers. With the paranoid in society stockpiling essentials, we had to think on our feet a little more and buy basically anything which may constitute collaborative ingredients for a meal. The killer missing item for me was bread. I need a loaf in my kitchen at all times, it's my go-to snack with PB, and I generally try to keep a freezer-loaf as a back-up. But all that was left on the shelves of my local supermarkets were nasty paste-y white bread. Don’t get me wrong I will eat white bread, usually wrapped around a fried egg, some sausages and dripping with ketchup and Tabasco, but I can’t eat it every day, and we shouldn’t either. I found a local baker in Hoxton and bought a 20kg bag of flour and a tub of yeast with a plan to bake bread every day. This was a therapeutic, enjoyable start to the day, I felt so fucking righteous and wholesome. A week later I bought a bread maker off eBay, it made way more sense. I woke up to the smell of freshly baked bread every morning! The drawback here, it was small, so we had to make 2, sometimes 3 loaves, but one was generally enough to see out breakfast.

Work came back for a week-long sprint, I thrashed my side of this out in three 15 hour stints. Zac paced it out for the week, keeping in sync with his missus. We were all starting to disappear into ourselves a little each day. FaceTime, Zoom and Hang-outs became my good friends, bringing mates to me through the ether. I spent hours buried in my laptop, with a compulsion to connect with those in my life from afar. Nic and Luce were not doing so well, from an emotional perspective, and Kashie had fucked off back to Slavwegia as events were unfolding, and left them to it. Neither could get home or out of town and things were getting scary in New York. The landlord has frozen the rent ‘until a time which is convenient for regular payments to resume’, which was a very nice gesture indeed. That has taken the sting out of the situation for them. Harv had gone upstate, as had Jase and co. and remained living in a sense of normality. Friends in Asia were seeing a clearing through the trees, coming out the other side, there was hope. I even messaged my ex, just to make sure she was OK, which she's not, and she started to blame me for it. I took a few of her cutting remarks without reply because there's a bit of guilt with me so I felt I deserved it, but her continued little digs at me through our chat just pissed me off so I ended the call politely abrupt, wishing I'd never bothered. I spent the rest of the night stewing about her in moody silence, pretending to read while my flatmates played Monotony. My thoughts took me to the mystery girl of my past. Where was she, who was she, was she OK? why do I think and dream about her so much? it's doing my fucking head in. I find myself scanning for her whenever I'm out, which is harder now that face masks are in use, and plausibly a good thing to dissuade me from the madness of it.

Katje busied herself by running dance/yoga/cardio classes from our dining room via zoom, which seemed to take up a large chunk of her day. Sometimes Lexi would join in but mostly she was reading or binge-watching something. The fitness instalments provided a pleasant distraction from work, watching the girls in their ever-smaller clothing getting sweaty and flushed. I upped my running game as the effort reduced, pushing myself to pace a little more each day, capitalising on the time and solitude it afforded me. I also used the runs to meet up somewhere central with friends across town, have a distanced chat before continuing home. It was on one of these runs, as I finished at the river and stretched out in front of that Tate, I had a spark of an idea for a great campaign. I ran home through the deserted city streets, thinking, and the further I got the more I knew my idea was a winner, runners runners everywhere. I pitched it to a friend who‘s in marketing at Adidas and he liked the idea but needed something more visual to float it around their team. There would be legwork to do, excuse the pun, but with a fresh idea, I was game for it. I tapped up some of my new links on Strava then looked at the flybys on my longer runs into town to see who I’d been passing, looking for people who liked to run long and came from outta town into the contagion zone. Once I’d identified an array of potentials I roughed out a storyboard, sent it off and sat back to wait. The reply wasn’t long in coming, it was a yes!! At least it was something to take my mind off the real work.

I connected with all of my candidates then sent them each a message asking if they were interested in my proposal and if they were could we speak. I had 19 candidates, including me, and after my calls, it went down to 16. It was simple, run into central London and plan to run every street from the middle out, over however many runs we did through lockdown, tag the runs and post them on social. The first weeks running would give me the basics for a teaser video that would attract more runners and build a following, then a challenge posted on Strava for anyone to partake in. Each km run would attract a donation from Adidas to a charity. Running gear would be fronted to the challenge team so the brand would be visible in all shots, and their generosity extended to 2 pairs of runners, 3 pairs each of leggings, shorts, long and short-sleeve tops, masks and a phone pouch arm-band thingy. The first run was planned so we all met in Golden Square late morning, not too early to start and close enough to lunch so we could give everyone a drink and snack. It was without a doubt one of the weirdest lunches I’ve had when straight, all strangers, apart from me and the 2 girls, swapping our stories over energy drinks and bars for about an hour or so. We bid farewell and made our journey’s back to our respective pods. The girls provided some assistance throughout the project duration, which was about 5 weeks; choosing photos, involving themselves in some of the video editing and compiling all the routes from the trackers so we knew what roads had and hadn’t been covered.

The girls also got a crash course in digital marketing and how some of it works, which they were astounded by. Lexi understood but Katje was in disbelief, even with Zac and Mel chipping in, so I made her watch the Unexplained Truth on Netflix, that Cambridge Analytica doco thing. Explained what I know of facebook and how I’ve used it, Adwords, insta, blah blah blah, pointed her to a myriad of resources and explained how everything you see is targeted. Everything. She’s now a little paranoid, maybe too much, but it’ll subside. She’s all over facebook and insta for work reasons so kinda knows what goes on, but not to the depths the 3 of us were telling her. She said we were evil. On that note, I will pull on my cloak of darkness and bid you farewell.

Later Gators

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touchdowntony · 6 years

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Burn some calories off after that Xmas feast. Hope it was a great day for all. Here is your workout: Heavy DB/KB Swing x 20 for every min for 6 mins 1 min rest then Mountain Climbers/Jump Rope/Seal Jacks x 45sec Work - 15sec Rest x 6 sets 1 min rest between sets. Enjoy. Time to get started again. #xmas #burncalories #kbswing #mountainclimbers #jumprope #sealjacks · · · · · · · · · · #fitness #fit #fitnessmotivation #gym #workout #motivation #fitfam #fitnessmodel #bodybuilding #fitspo #gymlife #fitnessaddict #health #lifestyle #fitnessgirl #cardio #eatclean #fitnesslife #fitnessgoals #instafit #training #fitlife #getfit #diet #fitnessjourney #trainhard #fitgirl #girlswholift #fitnessfreak #instafitness #quoteoftheday #strength #power #explosion #endurance #determination #achievethebestversionofyou

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entirebodyexercise · 4 years

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Get ripped like Kelly Ripa

If you appreciate a male's viewpoint, I believe Kelly Ripa has great muscles, but is perhaps too lean. In this image she certainly looks excellent, but is quite close to the minimal body fat percentage for a healthy lady, incredibly reduced body fat in ladies can result in a loss of menstruation and also reduced bone mass. Another point to remember is that your breasts are greatly made up of body fat.

Too much body fat is absolutely undesirable, but so is inadequate. It requires significant effort and nutritional limitation to achieve. Personally, I'm a follower of attaining your own level of "good enough." To puts it simply, what body shape can you achieve and happily keep without seeming like exercise as well as diet plan rule your life.

So, since I have actually claimed I think Kelly went perhaps a little too much on the fat-loss front, I still desire to review her impressive musculature, so let's start with that.

Woman as well as Weights: You'll be Happy with the Results No lady ever gets massive by accident.

For a female, getting hyper-muscled needs lots of hrs of extreme training weekly, and most of the times supplements with healthy protein powders, creatine, or even anabolic steroids. You merely do not need to bother with shedding your womanhood from routine weight-lifting. As a matter of fact, creating muscle mass for ladies is far more challenging than it is for males as a result of reduced testosterone degrees. You're going to have to attempt actually tough simply to obtain modest amounts of muscle.

And I can quite much guarantee you'll be pleased with the outcomes.

So, just what's the technique? My suggestions is to raise weights the exact same method most men do. This means training heavier weights in the reduced rep array. I have located from observation and also with dealing with female clients that there is a propensity to use light weights for high representatives, as well as this isn't really visiting do significantly in any way for the means a muscle looks or exactly how strong it is. This kind of lifting just develops muscular endurance, which could be efficient boosting your ability to engage in cardio tasks like swimming and running, however that has to do with it.

If you want to be more powerful and also enhance the tone, form, and also size of a muscle mass, there are two kinds of raising you ought to rotate with:

Strength-focused training: This is in the two to five repetition range

Size, tone, as well as form focused lifting: This is in the 6 to 12 rep range

And here is the truly essential factor: When you're raising in this range, you're doing as many as you can. If you determine to do a set of 10 repetitions, after that you need to pick a heavy sufficient weight where doing 11 would certainly not be possible without giving up good technique. Just FYI, anything greater than about 12 reps gets you right into establishing muscle endurance (which, again, doesn't do much for a muscle mass's form or size).

Speaking of good strategy, I recommend getting a qualified individual trainer to educate you. Preferably one with a workout related college level and a CSEP-CPT or CSEP-CEP classification.

The other little insight is to focus mainly on large muscular tissue teams. Nice looking arms come primarily from focusing on working out the chest as well as back muscle mass, and just investing a small amount of time on concentrated arm training.

If all this seems a little overwhelming, having a great fitness instructor is a must. The females I've worked with have found weightlifting to be extremely equipping and, after they develop their self confidence normally come to be enthusiastic lifters.

Lowering Body Fat to See Those Muscles Again, I assume Kelly went too far, yet if you have some fat to lose then there are two things you should do in combination:

1. Exercise: The above talked about weight-lifting, which absolutely burns calories, although note that anything you may have hearded about additional muscular tissue mass being an incredible calorie burner while at remainder is a myth. Extra muscle mass is terrific, yet it does not shed several calories while you remain on the sofa. So, along with weight-lifting you wish to hang around doing greater calorie-burning cardiovascular activities that you delight in like running, swimming, biking, or health and fitness classes. Get your heart rate up there to about 65-85 percent of maximum for an extended amount of time.

2. Consume healthy and balanced and also eat much less: Maintain your body fueled throughout the day using the old Chinese adage of "Consume until you are eight tenths complete" with a variety of healthy and balanced and also unprocessed foods. You never desire to deprive yourself throughout the day or it can cause a mega-hunger gluttonous feast in the night. Rather, by remaining "satisfied" throughout the day you will not binge in the evening. If you could go to bed a little starving (yet not so you get up should consume in the middle of the night), then this will certainly serve to keep your calorie intake moderate and also the fat will certainly come off.

The most important thing to consider in all of this is taking a slow and also stable method that you could maintain over the lengthy term. No fad diet, workout dependency, or uncontrollable behaviour. Discover a means to love exercise and healthy and balanced consuming as well as you will certainly additionally discover yourself living in a high-performance, healthy and balanced (and hot-looking) body that you enjoy to take to the beach.

James S. Fell is a licensed strength and also conditioning specialist in Calgary, ABDOMINAL. See www.bodyforwife.com or email him at [email protected]

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timernstfitness · 6 years

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5 Thanksgiving Hacks That Won’t Make You Fat By:@ turnaroundfitness - 🅕🅞🅛🅛🅞🅦 me on Instagram 👉 @turnaroundfitness for daily Nutrition & Workout advice for FAT LOSS. - If you’ve been on a weight loss journey & you’re nervous about what to do on Thanksgiving, I’ve got 1 HACK that will allow you to enjoy 😊 your favorite Thanksgiving food 🥘 such as pumpkin 🎃 Pie 🥧 WITHOUT the guilt and still BURN FAT. - FOLLOW this 3 Day Eating Strategy Below: - STEP 1 - FAST & TRAIN. Before your Thanksgiving feast make sure to fast all day & hit the gym by training legs or perform some type of cardio like HIIT. - STEP 2 - WATER. While fasting & training make sure to drink as much water as you can. This will fill you up FAST so when you do eat, you’ll be a bit full before having ALL your favorite Thanksgiving food. - STEP 3 - OMAD. Let’s say you have your Thanksgiving Meal around 2 p.m. Fast all day like I stated in step 1 & when you you do have your Thanksgiving meal, eat as much as you want in about an hours time. No grazing throughout the day. Make sure to make this your “One Meal A Day.” - STEP 4 - FAT FAST. The day after Thanksgiving, do a “Fat Fast” 24 hours after you had your Thanksgiving meal. So for example...if you had your Thanksgiving meal around 2 p.m. don’t eat again until 2 p.m. the following day. Eat ONLY 1,200 calories, Keto style. You should aim to have 80-85% fat, 15-20% protein & only 5% carbs from that 1 meal. - STEP 5 - RESUME REGULAR INTERMITTENT KETO FASTING. On the 3rd day you can go back to eating your regular intermittent fasting protocol with 2 meals a day! - There you have it! What’s your FAVORITE food on Thanksgiving? Show some LOVE & drop me a comment below! - By the way...when the Holidays are OVER, Isn’t it time YOU get the body you desire & deserve? If so, simply apply my Intermittent Keto Fasting Coaching approach to MAXIMIZE fat loss... - A Revolutionary Rapid Fat Loss System For Mom’s & Dad’s To Lose Up To 30 lbs Of Fat And Increase Energy In The Next 90 Days Or Less…ENDS On BLACK FRIDAY Link In BIO 👉 @turnaroundfitness https://www.instagram.com/p/BqcQCljlcTj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eh2wi4329kz3

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If you think the only race that happens on Thanksgiving Day is seeing who gets a second helping of pumpkin pie first, guess again. Before lifting a fork, watching football, and taking a post-turkey snooze, hundreds of thousands of Americans start their holiday by giving thanks — with a turkey trot.

Because It’s Hot to Trot

These popular running events, traditionally held before the feast on Thanksgiving morning, have grown tremendously in recent years. More than 960,000 people throughout the country finished a Thanksgiving day race in 2016, compared to nearly 901,000 in 2015, according to Running USA. Turkey trots are typically tied to a charitable cause, have a flair for costumed fun, and sometimes give out turkeys and pies to top finishers! Plus, experts say light cardio is one of the best remedies for those inevitable hangovers from Thanksgiving Eve partying. But the turkey trot’s most appetizing draw is obvious. Run a race in the morning and trotters can feel guilt-free about gobbling down later on! Of course, with an average Thanksgiving Day meal weighing in somewhere between 3,000 and 4,500 calories, you’d have to run a full marathon (and then some) to really burn it all off. There are unfortunately no turkey trot marathons at this time, but runners around the country agree that even a few miles is the best way to kick off the holiday. RELATED: 263 Races for Every Distance and Destination

The Best Turkey Trots in America

Lucky for you (and your love of pumpkin pie), it’s easy to find a local race of your own! To get you and your flock of friends and family inspired, here are 20 of the most popular turkey trots in the U.S. all taking place on Thursday, November 24, 2016. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Dana Point Turkey Trot[/caption]

1. Dana Point Turkey Trot

Location: Dana Point, CA You’ll find one of the country’s largest and most scenic turkey trots right in the heart of the OC. Established in 1977, the Dana Point Turkey Trot encourages its 11,000 runners to “run the race before you stuff your face.” Benefitting the Dana Point Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9934, among other charities, the event includes a 5K, 10K and a “Gobble Wobble” one-mile run for kids. [caption id="attachment_21642" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot[/caption]

2. Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot

Location: San Jose, CA The Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot has raised $6.9 million since its start for local charities including the Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County, Second Harvest Food Bank and more. Last year, 24,901 people participated — a long way from the 1,900 participants its first year! Elite runners, weekend warriors and kids alike join in the fun cruising through the flat and fast downtown area. There is a 10K for runners and wheelchair athletes, a 5K and multiple kids’ runs. In addition to an epic costume competition, this turkey trot also gives out prizes in categories like “Fittest Firm” and “Quickest Cop/Fastest Firefighter.” RELATED: How Much Exercise It Takes to Burn Off A Thanksgiving Feast [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Run to Feed the Hungry[/caption]

3. Run to Feed the Hungry

Location: Sacramento, CA With all proceeds going toward the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services, the 24th annual Run to Feed the Hungry will host more than 29,000 runners and walkers at this year’s 10K and 5K. (Last year, this race became the largest T-Day run in the country, with 29,002 runners.) The loop courses start near the Sacramento State campus and run through the cozy tree-lined streets of East Sacramento, with plenty of music and lots of spectators who take a break from the kitchen to come out and cheer. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Turkey Trail Trot XI[/caption]

4. Turkey Trail Trot XI

Location: San Francisco, CA At the quirky Turkey Trail Trot XI, don’t be surprised to see a giant costumed turkey leading the pack of participants in silly costumes of their own. Benefitting the Lowell High Track & Field team, the cross-country course in Golden Gate Park features a 5-mile trot, 3-mile “Pilgrim Promenade” (aka a walk) and 100-meter kids’ “Gobbler Chase.” The winners of the races will take home prizes of turkeys, Schubert’s Bakery pies and plenty of wine! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Mile High United Way Turkey Trot[/caption]

5. Mile High United Way Turkey Trot

Location: Denver, CO Celebrating its 43rd year, the Mile High United Way Turkey Trot is the top fundraiser for the United Way. More than 20,000 people head to Denver's Washington Park for the 4-mile race or 1/4-mile family fun run. Those of drinking age can enjoy the craft beer garden party (featuring local breweries like Great Divide) at the finish line. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: tfxc[/caption]

6. Manchester Road Race

Location: Manchester, CT What began on a rainy day in 1927 with just 12 runners is now one of New England’s most famous road races and the largest race in Connecticut. The Manchester Road Race’s (almost) 5-mile course attracts up to 15,000 runners, including Olympians, locals and at least one Runner’s World editor, as well as nearly 20,000 spectators each year. Last year, it donated more than $100,000 to charities including the Muscular Dystrophy Association. [caption id="attachment_45484" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Atlanta Track Club[/caption]

7. Atlanta Half Marathon

Location: Atlanta, GA Overachievers, this one’s for you! The Atlanta Half Marathon will definitely blast more calories, compared to most of the other trots on our list. Did you know Atlanta originally hosted a Thanksgiving Day full marathon from 1981 to 2009? These days, you’ll have to settle for the still-awesome 13.1-mile course. It winds its way past city landmarks like Centennial Olympic Park and Piedmont Park. The Atlanta tradition also includes a 5K, one-miler and 50-meter dash. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Run Turkey Trot[/caption]

8. New Orleans Athletic Club Turkey Day Race

Location: New Orleans, LA The New Orleans Track Club has been hosting the annual New Orleans Athletic Club Turkey Day Race for 110 years. One of the oldest and continuously held non-marathon races in the country, the 5-mile run and half-mile race for kids benefit Spina Bifida of Greater New Orleans. Join more than 2,000 runners in a trek to the finish line at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park, named after Francis Thomas "Tad" Gormley, the race’s original founder. RELATED: What's Really in Tofurky and Other Vegetarian Turkey? [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"]Photo: DMSE SPORTS[/caption]

9. Feaster Five Road Race

Location: Andover, MA Dessert comes early at the 30th annual Feaster Five Road Race, where runners are rewarded with an apple pie at the finish line! Running legends like Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Team Hoyt have all raced toward that pie, and more than 10,000 other participants will take on the 5-mile, 5K and kids’ fun runs (100-600 yards for ages 4-12) this year. Proceeds from the turkey trot benefit local charities including the Merrimack Valley YMCA, Challenge Unlimited at Ironstone Farm and the Bellesini Academy. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Thanksgiving Day Pilgrim 5K[/caption]

10. Plymouth Turkey Trot and Thanksgiving Day Pilgrim 5K

Location: Plymouth, MA We don’t think the Pilgrims started the first Thanksgiving with a running race. But in present-day Plymouth, the place where it all began, they start with two turkey trots! Both collect food donations to support the Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse. There’s the (hilly) five-mile Plymouth Turkey Trot, which takes runners past historic landmarks like Plymouth Rock (where the race starts), Forefathers Monument and the Mayflower II. This year, they also added a three-mile course. And then there's the seventh annual flat and fast Thanksgiving Day Pilgrim 5K course which includes a stretch on Old Sanswich Road, the oldest road in America. Run both and you get — what else? — a giant turkey trophy in honor of your “Second Helping” accomplishment! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: RunMichigan[/caption]

11. Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot

Location: Detroit, MI More than 21,000 Detroiters will lace up for this trot, which kicks off the city's T-Day parade. Now in its 35th year, it offers a 10K run, 5K run/walk, a "Mashed Potato Mile" and a "Dumbstruck Double," which includes both the 10K and 5K distances. This year, they also added another two-race deal to the fun, dubbed the "Cranberry Combo" — it includes tackling the one-miler and 5K. RELATED: Skip the Sweatpants: Your Pre-Thanksgiving Detox Plan [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Run Turkey Trot[/caption]

12. Fast Before the Feast

Location: White Bear Lake, MN Some runners might have personal racing goals for the 10K, 5K and fun run at the Fast Before the Feast. But there’s another lofty goal for all participants this year — to donate 10,000 pounds of food to the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf and Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf. Since its start, the race has donated more than 29,000 pounds of food to these local charities. The mostly flat neighborhood courses are really secondary to those donations. Bring ‘em and trotters are guaranteed free Caribou Coffee treats at the finish line and entries into the thousands of dollars’ worth of door prizes. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Richard / Old NC Runner Blog[/caption]

13. Charlotte Southpark Turkey Trot

Location: Charlotte, NC The 29th annual Charlotte Southpark Turkey Trot is one of the city’s longest-running events and Thanksgiving Day traditions. It’s so popular, the field has to be capped at 11,000 participants for the 8K, 5K, 1-mile and 26.2-yard “Tot Trot.” Finishers of the loop course around South Charlotte go home with a special medal. And whoever wins the costume contest goes home with some awards, too. The event supports charitable partners including the McClintock Partners in Education and the Christ Lutheran Church in Charlotte. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Six Tunnels to Hoover Dam[/caption]

14. Six Tunnels to Hoover Dam Turkey Trot

Location: Las Vegas, NV Eighteen miles off the Las Vegas strip, there’s a turkey trot that runs along Lake Mead and along the Historic Railroad Trailhead. It has not one, not two, but six tunnels on the menu before making its way to the Hoover Dam! The Six Tunnels to Hoover Dam Turkey Trot is now in its ninth year with participants competing in a 12K, 5K and 1-mile stroll. This year, they want runners to take it a step further: Now participants can sign up for the half marathon option. RELATED: The 5K Training Plan You Can Totally Do [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Buffalo Niagra YMCA[/caption]

15. Buffalo Niagara YMCA Turkey Trot

Location: Buffalo, NY Created in 1896, the Buffalo Niagara YMCA Turkey Trot is the oldest consecutively run footrace in North America. Not even a record-breaking snowstorm in 2002 kept runners off the streets of Buffalo! This year, expect 14,000 runners (the cap) and walkers to come dressed to impress, ready to take on the 8K course and the sixth annual costume contest. The event supports local YMCA programs. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Western & Southern Thanksgiving Day Race[/caption]

16. Western & Southern Thanksgiving Day Race

Location: Cincinnati, OH Runners brave freezing temps at Paul Brown Stadium, home to the Cincinnati Bengals, for the annual Western & Southern Thanksgiving Day Race and McDonald's Kids Run. This year marks the 107th annual running of the 10K event, making it the oldest road race of any kind in the Midwest, the sixth oldest race in the country and perhaps the only turkey trot around to cross the Ohio River — twice! The race proceeds go toward the Ronald McDonald House, Girls on the Run, the UC Barrett Cancer Center and many other charities. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Ohio River Road Runners Club[/caption]

17. Ohio River Road Runners Club Turkey Trot

Location: Miamisburg, OH It’s been around for 39 years now, but the Ohio River Road Runners Club Turkey Trot introduced a brand new course just last year. Why? To accommodate its growing number of 10,000-plus participants! New this year: a comfy hoodie that comes with your registration fee, a step up from the typical T-shirt. The event is the largest 5-mile race in the eastern half of the U.S., but also hosts a 1-mile non-timed run for the more casual trotter. RELATED: The 10 Best Races That Are Fit for Foodies [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Best Road Races[/caption]

18. Run for the Diamonds

Location: Berwick, PA We’re still not sure what diamonds have to do with Thanksgiving, but the bling sure gets 2,000 runners up and at ‘em! The top seven male and female winners of the challenging 9-mile Run for Diamonds (the fourth oldest road race in America), take home diamond rings and diamond pendants, respectively. And for those who miss out on the prized jewels, there’s always free post-race pizza to look forward to! [caption id="attachment_21609" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: arlingtonturkeytrot.org[/caption]

19. Arlington Turkey Trot

Location: Arlington, TX Texas sports fans will love the eighth annual Arlington Turkey Trot, which gives runners a chance to race past Rangers Ballpark and Cowboys Stadium on the out-and-back 5K loop. There were more than 1,000 timed runners participate in the trot and even more toe the line for the “Puffin’ and Stuffin’” one-mile fun run. Winners get a free pair of sneakers and race proceeds support The Shoe Bank, a local charity that provides shoes for 25,000 people in need each year. [caption id="attachment_21750" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Dallas YMCA[/caption]

20. Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot

Location: Dallas, TX Also benefitting the YMCA, the Dallas Turkey Trot really proves that everything’s bigger in Texas. The 50th annual race expects nearly 40,000 runners for its 8-mile run and 5K run/walk, making it one of the largest multi-event races in the country. (And if you can't make it to Dallas, you can also join in virtually.) This trot attracts elite runners and regular ol’ birds alike. In fact, in 2011, it set a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as turkeys. RELATED: 15 Races for People Who'd Rather Walk Than Run [caption id="attachment_45277" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Life Time Turkey Trots[/caption]

21. Turkey Day 5K Boise

Location: Boise, IA With races in five locations across the country, the Life Time Turkey Day 5K is all about family and friends kicking off the holiday together in a healthy, happy way. (Besides Boise, the race also happens in Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis and Phoenix.) The Boise course, which is fast and flat, is ideal for runners and walkers alike. Bring canned foods to the start area — they’ll be donated to the pantries of Boise Rescue Mission and City Light Home for Women and Children — and you’ll be entered into a special prize lottery, just for doing good. [caption id="attachment_45279" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Feast and Feathers Half-Marathon[/caption]

22. Feast and Feathers Trail Half-Marathon/10K/5K

Location: Omaha, NE Weekend warriors will flock to this trail half, but thanks to the 10K and 5K distances, anyone can join in on the action. In fact, even kids can join the fun with the Lil Gobbler Trot — a free race, as long as you bring five cans of food to benefit the Food Bank of Heartland. Of course the 5K loop is easiest, but the half provides some of the best views of Cunningham Lake (and extra room for stuffing). [caption id="attachment_45280" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Eli Johnson Photography / Fleet Feet Sports Knoxville[/caption]

23. Hot to Trot 10K/5K/Fun Run

Location: Knoxville, TN Held annually by sportswear shop Fleet Feet Knoxville, this race is all about community. Not only was there a friendly contest for runners to design this year’s official logo, local handmade pottery will serve as trophies. Also, all proceeds benefit A Hand Up For Women, a charity that focuses on mentorship, education and development for girls and women. [caption id="attachment_45281" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Naperville Lions[/caption]

24. Naperville Turkey Trot

Location: Naperville, IL Organized by the local Lions Club, this flat course is great for those looking to nab a PR. Now in it’s 20th year, 7,500 runners are expected to hit the course this Thanksgiving. And because you deserve a delicious breakfast after a solid run, there’s a pancake feast served afterwards — free of charge. [caption id="attachment_45278" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Trot for Hunger[/caption]

25. Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger

Location: Washington, DC Raise money and awareness for DC’s homeless population by registering for the 16th annual Trot for Hunger, where race proceeds help thousands of families in the DC area. Things kick off first for the kids’ one-mile Fun Run, then the 5K, all starting from Freedom Plaza. You have the option to run with a chip or without, so use the day to PR or just shake out your legs on a good powerwalk. RELATED: 11 Incredible Charity Races That Give Back [caption id="attachment_45284" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Pensacola Turkey Trot for Thought[/caption]

26. Pensacola Beach Trot for Thought

Location: Pensacola Beach, FL With a gorgeous, coastal course, the Trot for Thought is easily the most relaxing and scenic 5K — you run right between the serene shorelines of the Santa Rosa Sound and the Gulf of Mexico. Proceeds from the race benefit brain cancer research by the Preston Robert Tisch Tumor Center at Duke University. Oh, and this race is dog-friendly — just make sure your pooch is up for 3.1 miles beforehand! [caption id="attachment_45283" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Oklahoma City Turkey Trot[/caption]

27. Oklahoma City Turkey Tracks 5K

Location: Oklahoma City, OK Run around downtown Oklahoma City for this 5K or one-mile Fun Run. But before you start stepping, be sure to drop off a new, unwrapped gift with the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation drop. Organizers hope to give 1,000 Christmas toys to needy children in the Oklahoma City area. [caption id="attachment_45285" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Turkey Trek[/caption]

28. 15th Annual Turkey Trek

Location: Albuquerque, NM If you’ve ever seen epic photos from the annual hot-air balloon festival, you know Balloon Park, which serves as a border for this Turkey Trek. With a 5K run, a fitness walk and a Fun Run, the whole family can get involved in a race that meets his or her individual fitness level. Even more fun: a costume contest with a male, female and kid winner. [caption id="attachment_45276" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: Bay St Louis Turkey Trot[/caption]

29. Fit First Turkey Trot

Location: Bay St. Louis, MS Only in its fifth year, this Trot is all about our furry friends, as every race participant (and spectator!) is asked to bring canned pet food, treat or toy for donation. In addition, all proceeds will benefit the local animal shelter. Let’s face it: Although pets are such an important part of the family, Thanksgiving may be the one day we forget that. This Turkey Trot is the perfect reminder. [caption id="attachment_45282" align="alignnone" width="620"]Photo: CFA North Dakota[/caption]

30. CFA North Dakota Turkey Trot

Location: Bismarck, ND Fun, frosty beards and snowy streets aside, this Turkey Trot is an important one as it is held by (and all proceeds go toward) the Cystic Fibrosis Association of North Dakota. With a 10K run, 5K run, 5K walk and a fun walk, there's a race for everyone in the fam. Just make sure you dress for the weather — recent years have been frigid and snowy. Not within trotting distance of any of the races listed above? Check out the race directories on Active.com or Running in the USA to find a Thanksgiving Day turkey trot near you. Read More The 15 Best Fall Marathons in the U.S. Why I Started Running — and Never Stopped 50 Running Resources for Speed, Strength and Nutrition Originally posted on November 25, 2013. Updated November 2017.

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