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The ongoing stigma of body types will never end. You are you and unless your genetic makeup is just like that chick on your fridge that you long to look like\u2026 It ain\u2019t happening.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why I am feeling the need to write on this (possibly again), I\u2019m not sure. Maybe it\u2019s because so many people ask me, \u201chow can I look like her?\u201d It used to be hard for me to say, \u201cyou can\u2019t\u201d. I wouldn\u2019t want to hurt feelings or get in an awkward encounter with someone. People can be persuasive and mean when they want to look like someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re like\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 What if I eat right?
\u2022 What if I do more legs?
\u2022 What if I did Carrie Underwood\u2019s leg work out?
\u2022 What if? What if? What if?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m like, \u201cwhat if you had surgery?\u201d I mean right! No one is satisfied.
How about we find a \u201chappy\u201d within ourselves?
When you studied anatomy a gazillion years ago, you learned there are 3 different body types. Stay with me on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ectomorph:
\u2022 Thin
\u2022 Hard to gain muscle or fat
\u2022 Fast metabolism
\u2022 An avid runner basically
\u2022 These people probably need more starchy foods than me. I promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mesomorph:
\u2022 Well proportioned. \u201c36-24-36, only if she\u2019s 5\u20193\u201d
\u2022 Medium frame
\u2022 Balanced diet with a balance of strength and cardio
\u2022 I would probably be in this frame. (kind of)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endomorph:
\u2022 Broad, stocky, strong
\u2022 Wrestler, body builder type (Mr. T)
\u2022 Difficult losing excess fat, which would mean cardio would be pertinent in his\/her exercise regimen.
\u2022 Large bone structure
\u2022 These are the ones that get thrown in the mix with the word steroids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you are concentrating on which one you are, you could be a combo of more than one. No one said anatomy wasn\u2019t complicated. We also hear words like \u201cPear shaped\u201d or \u201cApple Shaped\u201d. The Pears hold that weight in the hips and booty. The Apple holds in the tire around the mid-section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your body is all genetics. It is all about how you embrace, serve and feed the one you have.
But Mitzi\u2026 WHHHAAATTTTTT? How do I get rid of this loose skin, dimples, cellulite, chicken fat at my arm pit, this chin, etc.\u2026? I seriously told someone \u201csurgery\u201d the other day. I\u2019m not even sure I really meant that or if the moment was just perfect. It fell out of my mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t like you\u2026 CHANGE YOU. I love you, each of you, but I am not looking in the mirror at you. If I could fix that about everyone, believe me, I would in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fad Diets aren\u2019t meant for everyone either. They aren\u2019t. I\u2019m sorry. Knowledge is key to your dietary success. Learning your body and what foods react how is your ticket to peace. Now it may take a lot of freaking work on your part, but you will eventually find your peace and be content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keto, Paleo, Atkins, South Beach, Vegan, The Zone, W30, Cleanse, Intermittent fasting, macros\u2026 What\u2019s next? I can get on this soap box for real. I\u2019m not sure ya\u2019ll are quite ready for that. A diet is one that you can sustain as a lifestyle. I have been in numerous conversations about one or more of the above diets and realize how little the person actually knows. I want to scream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you\u2019re trudging on with the diet of the season and you cheat, how do you get back on track? You want that body on your fridge, right? This question was asked to me at a party last Saturday night. I was like, \u201ctry the cheese cake, it\u2019s delicious. I\u2019m going on a run in the morning.\u201d This is true. You must stop saying \u201cF__ It\u201d when you cheat or drink too much. You did that to your body, get up and make the next day count. And what happened to the word moderation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I quit typing, let me add (for me too), alcohol is not water. It counts. When you drink too much or even too little, that snack monster comes to visit. Whether you remember what all you ate the next day or not, it all counts. Drinking derails your plans for the next day. Is it worth it is up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a friend from Austin contact me about changing her exercise regimen. She was lifting more, and her clothes were getting a little tighter, but she was seeing more muscle tone and definition and she liked what she saw. The worst part to her were the scales were creeping. She was like, \u201cMitzi, what do I do?\u201d I was like, \u201cyou\u2019re doing it. For this body, you get this result.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.<\/em>\u201d Marilyn Monroe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay Strong\u2026
Mitzi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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