The Real Perfect 10
10 Rules to Save the Health of American Girls (and everyone else)
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Healthy Chinese Stir-Fry -one or more chicken breasts (fat removed; number of breasts depends on individual or family meal) -as much broccoli, carrots, water chestnuts, mushrooms, bell pepper, and onion you want in your dish -one-half or two cans mandarin oranges and/or pineapple (single or multi-person meal), with juice completely drained (or ½ -2 cups fresh) -2 tbsp teriyaki sauce per chicken breast -ginger and garlic salt (or other Asian spice mixes) to taste -nonstick cooking spray -1/2 cup lemon juice -1 cup water (to prevent burning; add more if needed, especially for a multi-person meal) Prepare chicken breasts and cut the fat off. Spray the wok or pan with the cooking spray thoroughly and add the lemon juice. Cook the chicken while chopping the veggies into bite-sized pieces or chunks. Stir the chicken when needed and cook until it’s well done. Remove chicken (keep in a covered dish) to cook the veggies, adding water when needed so the veggies won’t burn. Add the chicken into the wok with the veggies and then add the teriyaki sauce and spice, mixing it all so the sauce gets on everything. Add the mandarin oranges and/or the pineapple once everything else is completely done, letting the fruit get warmed through a little. Or you could grill the fruit beforehand if you have more time, but the dish tastes great as it is, too.
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The kid who always had to do push-ups on her knees. The kid who had to wear women's sizes by second grade. I was that kid: overweight and embarrassed, feeling stuck without a way out. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I can't tell you how many times I hated looking at myself in a dressing room or felt humiliated because I was different from everyone else my age. Unlike the middle-aged doctors and fitness gurus of your parents' generation, I have gone through the tough times of being the fat kid on the block. Obesity and being overweight is one heck of a situation to get out of if you don't have the first-hand account of what it REALLY takes to get in shape and be healthy for the rest of your life. It takes the obvious sweat and healthy eating. But you have to have the MOTIVATION to achieve what you want! And these 10 rules based on my real 50-pound weight loss in the 8th grade will not only GET you in shape, but KEEP you in shape for life with a poweful combo of physical and mental willpower to transform your life!
About the Author
I'm currently a high school student who loves fitness and health. I gained a lot of weight from the age of 7 and was humiliated all the time because I was always the fat girl in school. In eighth grade I took it upon myself to lose the weight (50 pounds) for reasons besides avoiding the embarrassment of being a fat kid. My grandpa died of cancer a few months before then, so that was a huge wake up call that life is short and to live it like it should be lived in a healthy way. Another wake up call was later that year in the summer. I was watching a show on T.V. about obese kids going to hospitals to get weight loss surgery. A teenage boy on the show suffocated because of his own body weight and died in the hospital. The lethal combination of teasing, embarrassment, and looming death proved the fuel to my motivational fire. I was sick of being teased, tired of wearing women's clothes, and fed up with being the fat girl. I have not eaten any junk food, sweets, or soda for over three years now. And I mean NOT ONE BITE (or even a lick). I still consistently work out every day for two hours, from kickboxing to dancing to weight lifting to cycling. I know how it is to feel to be the fat kid and how hard the going gets from the embarrassment and teasing, something so many top-notch doctors and weight loss specialists can't vouch for. My other extreme loves are my love of animals and music. I adore animals, especially fuzzy and marine ones. I have two yellow Labs, an adopted Shih-Tzu, and an adopted chocolate lop-eared bunny (and a fish tank). I don't know what I would do without my fuzzy cuties-they're always there for me! I'm addicted to pop and hip-hop music and am always envisioning music video concepts for songs. I love Lady Gaga's music; she's my absolute favorite! I also love the music of Beyonce, Katy Perry, Nick Minaj, Rhianna, Pink, and Britney Spears. My entire life and heart revolves around health and fitness, animals, and music; those are the three greatest things in the world for me! I live in Poquoson, Virginia. It's a small seafood town where everyone knows everybody and is a really great little city; it's where I've lived my whole life!