Comments on: A Conversation You Need to Overhear

By: Reference Page: Go Kaleo | Gregory Taper

Reference Page: Go Kaleo | Gregory Taper — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:21:00 +0000

[…] A Conversation You Need to Overhear […]

By: Barry Bliss

Barry Bliss — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:39:08 +0000

F### him.

I didn’t realize that so many folks were in denial of how much food you need until readng this site and finding out.
It’s weird.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:54:03 +0000

I once got into it with a male trainer who claimed that most women only need 1500 calories or so to maintain. I was like DUDE, my *BMR* is 1900, tested via hydrostatic weighing. He called me a liar!

By: Crystol Wood

Crystol Wood — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:29:03 +0000

Word!!! Love it. There’s a thread on Siouxcountry right now http://www.siouxcountry.com/showthread.php?t=24803 where a fellow is talking about how much his girlfriend eats in her offseason (about 2000 calories with “cheat” meals, etc.) and how easy it is for her to lean out for competition (increase her HIIT sessions to a couple per week and cut out cheats) because she stays pretty lean all the time eating this way with no SS cardio, just weight training. I’m like, “Right on! Good for her. Thumbs up.” One very well known trainer who claims to know all is skeptical. Here’s what he said: “I would find that tremendously hard to believe. Two HIIT workouts doesn’t burn a lot of calories. 2000 calories in at 132 lbs is 15x bodyweight. This is generally maintenance for one with a ‘healthy’ metabolism.” I’m telling you, his post made me livid. If she creates a deficit by upping her activity and eating a little less (not an absolute shit ton less), why WOULDN’T she lose the little bit of fat she needs to to get to a competition weight' It’s pretty simple! Her metabolism is primed and burning, baby. The attitude and assumptions of this trainer are among the things that keep women thinking they have to starve and struggle to have a “fit” body, and it’s bullshit!! EAT. MORE. FOOD.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:31:59 +0000

“Diets are the foot binding of our culture.” CORRECT. Kaleo/Amber, I think I’m about your age, I’m so glad I was exposed to the zine-arific, Riot Grrl ideas in the 90s. Of course, rejecting the stupid diet culture is no easy job … about once every few years it rears its ugly head in my social milieu, or worse, my own head. Keep up the good fight!

By: Barry Bliss

Barry Bliss — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:16:34 +0000

This is an article some of Ambers’s readers may enjoy reading:

http://www.leangains.com/2012/10/train-like-man-look-like-goddess.html

By: Who loves GoKaleo? ME!

Who loves GoKaleo? ME! — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:17:23 +0000

It’s so true. Tho I am making a difference in my office… people notice what I eat and how much I eat… (I am 42 yr old woman – used to be larger – now much more dense and muscular and smaller looking – size 8) I eat A LOT. A LOT. A 6’5″ guy in my office pays homage to me and says I’m his hero because I out eat him all the time. Others have started to pay attention…. I hear them say they are giving up soda, buying more veggies, eating more real food vs. fritos and other man-made junk food. It’s interesting. I am teased quite a bit but now people are noticing it’s a lasting change and I stay fit looking and athletic looking and perform because of the food I eat and how much of it I eat. And yes, I indulge in ice cream and sweet tater fries from time to time… and jelly beans at Easter… grin. Spread the conversation! Lead through example! EAT THE FOOD!