Lifting weights is the closest thing to the "fountain of youth"

Yesterday when I put on my swimsuit, and got ready for the beach, I took a second to really appreciate the positive things that lifting weights has done for me.  Not only does it provide me with an emotional outlet, a mental discipline and a feeling of well....being strong, it had kept my body looking just like it did ten years ago, if not better.  How we age is largely based on the way that we care for, and respect our bodies, and constantly challenging my body by lifting weights has allowed me to keep the muscle tone of someone in their early twenties......so that today, on my 34th birthday I can sport a bikini I bought ten years ago, and still feel great.  I built this, I earned it, and I remain this way because it's important to me.  It's not because of genetics, surgery, or and kind of unhealthy cheat....it's good old fashioned healthy diet and exercise, and I am really happy to feel so great at 34.

A few years ago after about a year of not working out, I made a trip to Miami and realized that my body didn't look the way it used to....I was skinny, but not fit.  I weighed less than I do now, but somehow my body looked old to me.  I watched other girls at the pool and thought: I used to look that way....I want a great body like that!  And so I set out to get one, training, eating right, and with a goal in mind......and I'm so happy I did!

Stay gorgeous and healthy, and if you want it enough.....get after it!

xoxo,

Megan

Eating after 7PM?

Me and Maggie having tea:)

Recently a reader wrote in and asked me my thoughts on eating after 7.  She said that many people say you should not, and was curious what I would say.

Like anything in life, I don't think there is such a thing as one size fits all:)  If you are going to bed at say....midnight, then that would be about 13 hours with no food.  In my opinion, that's a very long time.  Instead of focusing on when to stop eating, I would structure my day more like this:  3 meals, and 2-3 snacks spread out throughout the day so that you keep your blood sugar levels even, and keep yourself from being ravenously hungry.  The best time to have a larger meal is for breakfast or lunch, when your body will still be able to use it for energy during the day.  I can't imagine going to bed hungry, so I usually have a small snack about an hour before I go to sleep.  It could be cottage cheese and berries, yogurt, just a snack, so that you aren't starving.  I do think that it's best to avoid a large meal at this time, but a planned snack will help you sleep, and keep you from waking up to raid the fridge:)