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		<title>What It&#8217;s Like to Lose 100 Pounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Borgstede]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I was at the post office. Handing my I.D. to the clerk, she examined it, looked at me, and looked at the photo again. &#8220;Wow, you look really different!&#8221; I get that response often so wasn&#8217;t too surprised. I&#8217;ve considered ordering a new driver&#8217;s license since I&#8217;m slightly worried I&#8217;ll get stopped at the airport for not being the actual Sara M. Borgstede. (I&#8217;m really me, I promise.) &#8220;Thanks! I&#8217;ve lost a lot of weight,&#8221; was my response. How did you DO it? The next question I hear is usually, &#8220;How did you do it?!&#8221; I have a variety of possible responses: Short answer #1: I&#8217;m still doing it. Short answer #2: Therapy, prayer, exercise, life-style change. Slightly long answer #1: Therapy, more therapy, sweat, tears, food and calorie obsession, slow progress and back sliding then progress, prayer and railing at God and more prayer and trust, triathlon, exercise I hated, exercise I loved, support from my husband, time alone with my thoughts, emails with a dear friend who &#8220;gets it.&#8221; Weight issues are so public yet so private. We wear our addiction for the whole world to see in the form of unwanted pounds. I see the longing in the eyes of people who ask me this question. I know the desire I felt when I asked that question myself when I was at my heaviest. What was the secret that would get me out of the prison of food and weight obsession in which I was trapped? My struggle with my weight was the heaviest of coats I wore no matter the weather, the burden I carried and from which I never got a vacation. On my blog, The Holy Mess, I share in the 100 lbs lost series the outside tools I used to lose weight &#8212; which diet plan, which exercise methods and which foods I ate. None of those really matter all that much, though. I had tried and used those methods at least 50 times before, when I lost the weight and then regained every pound. Nothing on the outside will fix what is broken on the inside. Changing my thinking, my core beliefs about who I am, and my deepest realizations about the way God loves and accepts me, are what turned my life around. I&#8217;ve done it and it&#8217;s absolutely possible you can do it too! &#160; The 5 Keys to My Weight Loss The main keys to my 100 pound weight loss: Therapy. Not just with any therapist, but with one who knew about eating issues. All the diets and programs in the world didn&#8217;t work for me until I got my head on straight. An Accountability Program. For me that was Weight Watchers. For you it might be something different, but I had to have something to keep me on the rails. I started Weight Watchers online program about 6 months after I was going to therapy regularly. Faith. I&#8217;ve been a Christian all my life, believing in Jesus as my Savior. Through this journey I needed to rely on God in new ways. I also had to have faith that losing weight and overcoming my eating issues was really possible. At times it was just a tiny speck of light, but I held on to it. Support. Binge eating tends to be a solitary activity. Losing weight needs to be done with support. I couldn&#8217;t do it alone. I am here for you! Other people in your life will be too when you reach out for it. Exercise &#8212; later. Eventually exercise became a huge component to my weight loss journey, but I didn&#8217;t start with it. &#160; Do you struggle with your weight and fitness? Leave a comment below and join in the discussion. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Fructose Malabsorption: My Long Road to a Diagnosis</title>
		<link>http://www.wirlproject.com/fructose-malabsorption-my-long-road-to-a-diagnosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest WIRL]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up I always had an issue with wheat. Over the past 30 years, I&#8217;ve been tested numerous times for Coeliac (Celiac) Disease &#8211; all of my results were always inconclusive. There was never an explanation of my symptoms, which included lethargy, bloating, excess gas, stomach pains, constant nausea, and weight gain. In my late 20&#8217;s, &#8220;food sensitivity&#8221; started to get much worse. I had endoscopies and colonoscopies over the years &#8211; no apparent issue or problem. I was very frustrated at the lack of answers. When I got pregnant with my third child, doctors stopped looking for anything more because being pregnant explained it all. In my 40&#8217;s, symptoms got worse. Uncontrollable diarrhea or chronic constipation &#8211; one extreme or the other. Bloat 2 sizes up 20 minutes, 2hrs after eating. Abdomen would go painfully rock hard and not go down. (I now know every time I eat something that irritates, I can stay distended for a couple of days &#38; have irritable bowel.) It can take 3-5 days for everything to settle on low FODMAP diet (FODMAP=Fermentable Oligo-Di-Monosaccharides and Polyols &#8211; learn more here). Gastroenterologists put me on low FODMAP diet after diagnosing GORD (GERD). Felt so much better for a while! Unfortunately, he didn&#8217;t let me know that you have to challenge your system with excluded foods. Stayed exclusively on diet for 3 yrs unchallenged made reactions worse when eating something that irritated by mistake. Great&#8230; In April 2011, I started having excruciating abdominal pain. Kidney stones were removed. 6 days later undetected Spigalian hernia ruptured and strangled bowel and I had emergency surgery. I was in the hospital for 15 days. Recovery was prolonged because I was unable to move very much and was being very careful with what I was eating. I started putting on more weight, feeling extremely nauseous &#8211; this was just NEVER ENDING. With everything that had happened my Doctor was listening, but didn&#8217;t ever really have &#8220;answers&#8221;. With everything that had happened my Doctor was listening, but didn&#8217;t ever really have &#8220;answers&#8221;. I mentioned that I felt a constant feeling of alcohol in my breath, in the back of my throat. She explained some reading she&#8217;d done on Fructose Malabsorption and thought we should test for it. (She had 2 other patients with some similar symptoms &#38; they had tested positive). In Feb 2012 I tested positive with Fructose Malabsorption &#8211; not great news, but finally some answers! Also, later in 2012, my gall bladder was removed because it was dead. My doctor now thinks this could possibly be related to Fructose Malabsorption and it&#8217;s link to organ failure. In June 2014 I was also diagnosed with Insulin Resistance. The diet required for that was in conflict with my FODMAP diet. There really wasn&#8217;t much left that I could actually eat. I was referred to a dietitian who turned everything around for me. They identified specific trigger foods for me, things I could eat once in a while, and main staples. In 6 months have lost 8  kgs (17.6 lbs) not &#8220;trying&#8221; to loose weight! Something is actually working for me! I have answers!! I feel healthier and fitter, (and look younger) than I did 5 years ago! I have answers!! I feel healthier and fitter, (and look younger) than I did 5 years ago! The point of this story is to hopefully help educate and inform others who may be going through a similar situation. If you&#8217;ve been diagnosed with IBS, but feel it&#8217;s something &#8220;more&#8221;, look into some of the tests/options I have mentioned. I&#8217;ve been dealing with this for many, many, many years; I thought it would be best to pay-it-forward and pass on my experience with hopes that I can help at least ONE person. Thank you for listening to my story. &#160; Join the conversation! Easily contribute your story here. &#160; About the Author… This WIRL was contributed by Charan Brennan from Sydney, Australia. ]]></description>
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		<title>What Working Out REALLY Means To Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest WIRL]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not a gym type of person and I always tried to avoid physical exercise. Nevertheless, now that I am on the 4th decade of my life, I see my metabolism slow down and only through exercise am I able to boost things up a bit. I try to walk 15 to 20 minutes per day and this helps me maintain my figure to almost the same shape as it used to be when I was younger! It is hard for me to change attitude and way of living but man has managed to survive because he was able to adapt in change and this is what I am trying to do! &#160; Join the conversation! Easily contribute your story here with the tag “WIRL Workout”. &#160; About the Author&#8230; Katerina Delidimou a.k.a. Culinary Flavors, is part mother, business woman and cook – all wrapped into a passionate woman who wants to share her love for cooking with you. Now, as a working mother, she is dedicated to bringing traditional, delicious, Greek meals to her family’s table via her blog culinaryflavors.gr.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does My Weight Get to Dictate?</title>
		<link>http://www.wirlproject.com/why-does-my-weight-get-to-dictate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thursday, everyone! Not for me, though. I think today sucks balls. And I thought yesterday sucked balls, too. Who knows what kind of balls will be sucked tomorrow…. “Damn! Why’s Kate in such a shitty mood? What did Adam do!!!!” Actually, it’s not Adam at all – it’s 100% me. I’m in a really fucking shitty mood because……. I. Feel. Fat. Before I continue, I’d like to say something. I am not a medical professional. In fact, I passed all of my physical science classes by the skin of my teeth. So if you’re reading this and hoping that I’ll provide some EUREKA moment of clarity that will solve your weight problems – don’t bother. I’m as clueless and lazy as you are. Another thing I’d like to point out, is that I’m thin. How thin? None of your goddamn business, that’s how – but not too thin…. that’s for sure. But the reason I’m telling you this, is because I know some of you know what I look like and will be rolling your eyes with a word bubble hovering over your head that reads, “#skinnybitch #skinnypeopleproblems”. But it’s important you know this, because I sincerely feel that there is this radical misconception that only fat people can feel fat, and that if you’re thinand feel fat, then you’re really just fishing for compliments. I stand by this statement 100% because ANY time I’ve tried to even broach the subject of how I am feeling about my weight, guess what? Some of my friends roll their eyes, mad-dog me and then tell me to, “Shut the fuck up.” But I can’t help it! Sometimes that’s how I feel! For example, over the past two weeks, I have gained 5 lbs. Now this may not seem like a lot to some of you, but 5 lbs. on a fat person and 5 lbs. on a skinny person look wayyyyyyyyy different. And no – I will not be politically correct and call fat people “overweight” Fuck that – you’re fat. I’m sorry, but it’s true. Does it make you less of a person? Of course not! Does it mean you’re not beautiful just the way you are? Fuck no – as long as you’re happy, DO YOU. I’m just calling a spade a spade. If you are carrying a lot of extra weight around your major organs, what’s that weight made of? Dollar bills? Laundry baskets? Lawn chairs? No – it’s made of fat. But that’s not the point of this post. I could give two shits how much a person weighs; if you’re a good person, that’s all I care about. Well…. that’s not entirely true. Obviously, if you’re carrying excessive fat around your major organs, preventing them from working properly, and you also happen to be someone I care about, then it will matter to me. But I’m not your mom, so I will never try to make you feel bad about it. But if you are reading this, and we’re friends, and you happen to be overweight, know that I want you to get into better shape for your health – NOT for your closet. Okay, now that that’s out of the way, allow me to get back to my main point. I feel fat. I know that logically speaking, I’m not, but it doesn’t matter. It’s how I feel. It boggles my mind how much power I give my scale. Seriously. Every morning, after I pee (morning pees are the BEST!!!!!) I weigh myself, and then, like an idiot, I allow the number on the scale to dictate how my day will go. How fucked up is that?!?! How did a fucking square, made in Taiwan, with numbers on it, gain so much power? Someone please tell me? I just don’t get it. It’s like there are two little synapses inside my brain, having a little conversation. Good Synapse: “It’s okay, Kate. No matter what the scale says, you are perfect just as you are.” Bad Synapse: “Fuck that shit. If you so much as gained 1/2 a pound, you are a loser and are completely unloveable. Step away from the bread, you fat whore.” Good Synapse: “Shut up. Don’t listen to it, Kate. Just drink a lot of water.” Bad Synapse: “Yeah… listen to Good Synapse, you bloated goat. And remember, water does not mean chocolate milk…….. Fatty. Hey! I just realized something…. Kate and ‘weight’ rhyme! HAAHAAHAHHAHA – that means you ARE fat. Fat, bloated &#38; gross. Stay indoors. Don’t subject the world to your FUPA.” Me: “Hey, Bad Synapse. Did you realize your initials are BS?” BS: “Hey, Kate Weight, did you realize you’re fucking fat? I’m shutting down your endorphins so you suffer!!!!! Suffer, you fat bitch. Suffer!!!!!!!!!!!! I know – I sound crazy. But, truth be told – if I were to write this post when I’m feeling skinny, I’d probably end up ‘there-‘there’ing myself and writing down all sorts of euphoric wisdom. But guess what? That’s not how life works. Sometimes you love yourself, and sometimes you wish you could be anyone else BUT you. And it sucks. It really, really sucks. BUT, it’s important that men and women of all sizes understand that even the skinniest people aren’t happy with the way they look sometimes. In fact, I think it’s fucking rude to tease skinny people about their size – EVER. If it’s not okay to tell a fat person, “Dude! Put the burger down!”, why is it acceptable to tell a skinny person, “Dude! Eat a burger!” Guess what? It’s not. Okay, I’m getting off-topic. Back to my venting. I was chatting with a friend of mine recently, and she was really bummed out because she had gained some weight and was having a difficult time getting rid of it. I can totally relate. It is so fucking frustrating to try your best and still feel like you’ve failed. Every morning you wake up and promise yourself you’ll do better, and then as you turn out the lights at night you feel like a failure. You tell yourself, “There’s always tomorrow.” Well guess what? That is one fucked up way of thinking. And I can say that because that’s exactly what I say and how I feel. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!! Why are so many of us afraid to admit when we’re feeling bad about ourselves? I have yet to meet one single person who loves themselves so much that they never have a bad day and they never feel depressed. You wanna know why? Because they don’t fucking exist. They don’t!!!! And……. if you’ve met someone like that, run as quickly as you can in the other direction, cuz that person is in such denial about the realities of life and is so detached from their own feelings that they will most likely end up on an episode of “I Thought I Knew Them.” No, that’s not a real show, but it sure as hell could be! Think of all the killers, rapists, child molesters, con artists, etc. who portrayed themselves as “having it all”. Think of all the Dateline interviews where the victims or acquaintances look at the camera and say, “He/she was such a nice person. Never in a million years did I think….” “I thought I knew them.” And for the people who say they never weigh themselves? I’m telling you right now that I envy you. I am jealous and bitter, but most of all, confused. I can’t imagine going a single day without weighing myself. But perhaps that’s the problem. Perhaps I need to calm the fuck down and reassure myself that the scale means NOTHING. The scale doesn’t pay my bills. The scale doesn’t get my nails or hair did. The scale doesn’t cuddle with me and tell me I’m pretty. The scale doesn’t rub my feet on the weekends and help out with the kids. The scale doesn’t feed the dogs or water the garden. In fact, the scale doesn’t do SHIT.Literally. It literally does nothing. At least a dog licks your face and lays in your lap (regardless of its size). Does the scale lay at your feet and follow you around the house, sensing your sadness and wanting to make it go away? Fuck no, it doesn’t. It takes up 12 square inches of my bathroom and 100% of my brain. How is that even possible?!!?!?!? FUCK. YOU. SCALE! I know…. I’m cursing a lot. I can’t help it and I don’t want to, either. I write the way I speak. In fact, not to plagiarize myself, but I’m pretty sure it says that it my bio, as well. And anyone who knows me knows that, while my vernacular may be broad, I’m just too lazy to use intelligent words. So my go-to is always “fuck“. I’m mad? Fuck you. Didn’t like my food? Fuck that dish. Find out someone is badmouthing me? Haha. I don’t give a fuck. You don’t like me? Your fucking loss. You fuck with someone I love? I’ll fuck you up. You talk badly about one of my friends? I’ll tell you to go fuck yourself.  My son got 100%? That’s fucking awesome! My daughter drew a flower? Fuck yeah! My husband is coming home early? Whoa – that’s fucking rare…. but also fucking amazing!!!!!! Okay, now that I’m rambling, allow me to finish this by stating simply that, we all come in different shapes and sizes, and regardless if you’re a size 4 or 14, we all have feelings. And while the size 14 might find it obnoxious that a size 4 person would not be happy with the way they look, it doesn’t make our feelings any less valid. So when a thin person tells you they’re feeling ugly, fat, lonely, whatever, please don’t roll your eyes. Sometimes all a person needs is someone to hear them. Believe me – there is a stark contrast between listening to someone and hearing them. Hearing someone goes much deeper. By hearing them, you allow yourself to put yourself in their shoes, even if only briefly, and you can often see things from their perspective. It’s amazing what kind of friend you can be when you HEAR what other people have to say instead of just listen. …… More on that topic later. P.S. You know how ‘they’ say writing shit down helps? Well FUCK ‘THEY’. Who the fuck are ‘they‘ anyway? Talking scales – that’s who.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I LOVE the T25 Workout System</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Brennan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; So why do I love the workout system T25? Well, because it works! Nobody had to pay, bribe, or ask me to say that &#8211; it&#8217;s just the truth! If you don&#8217;t know what T25 is, it&#8217;s a collection of about 15 DVD workouts that come with a schedule to follow. Each workout is 25 minutes long (hence the 25!) and it was created by the Insanity guy, Shaun T. There are two phases that come with the set, Alpha and Beta, and each phase is about 5 weeks long (there is a third phase, but you have to purchase it separately and I&#8217;ve yet to try it). Each workout has a &#8220;focus&#8221; &#8211; sometimes it&#8217;s abs, sometimes it&#8217;s cardio, sometimes it&#8217;s lower body, etc &#8211; and each workout has a &#8220;modifier&#8221; to show you low-impact versions of all the moves. So, why am I gaga over it? Well, as I said, it really works! I went from being the biggest I&#8217;ve ever been (post baby) to the best-shape-of-my-life by doing this system. Of course, to get the best results, you must follow the diet plan, that is included with the workout kit; I did it to the &#8220;T&#8221; and wow &#8211; it was incredible!!! To give you an example of what it&#8217;s really like &#8211; for breakfast I would have 2 eggs and 4 egg whites scrambled with parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper (I&#8217;ve literally ate this every morning for the past year, it&#8217;s so good!!). For lunch I&#8217;d have some chicken mixed with plain greek yogurt (I know, I hated the thought until I tried it, it tastes like sour cream!) and dijon mustard in a pita. Then for dinner, I&#8217;d have something like salmon with avocado and a homemade citrus dressing. Trust me, I NEVER cook (I&#8217;m NOT good at it) and I easily did this. Basically, if you limit your meals to about 300-350 calories and have a couple 100-150 calorie snacks per day, you&#8217;ll be sweet! To give you an idea of my frame, I&#8217;m 5&#8217;4 and typically weigh around 110-115 when I&#8217;m not pregnant or recovering from being pregnant (lol). When I started T25 the firs time, I was 125 and after just 8 weeks of doing these 25 minute workouts and following the meal plan&#8230;I was down to 108 and in the best physical shape of my life!! I lost a ton of &#8220;inches&#8221; and pounds and gained a lot of lean muscle (don&#8217;t worry, I promise you WILL NOT bulk up, I have a tendency to do this and I did not with this program) and I gained confidence! I wish I had a before and after photo to show you, but I don&#8217;t&#8230;sorry! I was toned, fit, had endurance, flexible, confident, not too skinny, and happy when I finished the T25 program; this isn&#8217;t something I can say about ANY OTHER workout series I&#8217;ve ever completed. So, almost a year later, I&#8217;m back at it again. The holidays (and my sisters-in-law visiting) got the best of me and I&#8230;let&#8217;s say&#8230;overate&#8230;so, come February I was ready to get back at it! I&#8217;ve just completed the Alpha Phase again and I&#8217;m very happy with where my body is right now. I&#8217;ve lost about 6 pounds and I&#8217;m getting toned and stronger. In fact, the last workout I did I noticed quite the spring-in-my-step jump!! I&#8217;m a very busy mom/entrepreneur/wife/etc. and I made the decision to commit 25 minutes to a healthier happier me. If you are looking for something quick, yet effective, to try to get ready for summer, I really suggest you look on Craigslist, Ebay, BeachBody.com, or Amazon and get this workout system! It&#8217;s very manageable and the results are better than anything else I&#8217;ve ever tried (including P90X, Insanity, &#38; 30 Day Shred). And for those reasons, that&#8217;s why I love T25! &#160; P.S. I did not get compensated in any way to write this review, that&#8217;s not what WIRL Project is all about. I&#8217;m just telling it to you straight, in true WIRL style. Take it or leave it]]></description>
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		<title>Life Without a Gallbladder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaitlyn Slomski]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health/Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gallbladder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last April, I started having severe stomach issues and they got progressively worse, as if there is anything worse than projectile vomiting, until I gave in and went to the doctor to have things checked out. I had an inkling that it was more that the Acid Reflux that was diagnosed, so after being in excruciating pain followed by food poisoning-esque reactions, I pushed for testing. Sure enough, my gallbladder had sludge (yes, that&#8217;s a medical term), and was no longer functioning. At this point, I had not eaten more than a 1/4 cup of rice at a time for over a week and had lost about 5 lbs. The doctor said that I would need to have it removed, but their soonest surgery was not for one month&#8230;one month! I&#8217;d lost 5 lbs in a week. Sure, that doesn&#8217;t sound like a lot, but I&#8217;m 5&#8217;1&#8221; and weighed 140 at the time. Anyways, I called everywhere and got scheduled at a hospital for the following week. By the time I went in for pre-Op, I was down almost 10 lbs. and would have allowed them to remove the useless organ with a butterknife. Post-Op was tough. Four incisions into your abs was not a walk in the park.  I remember crying and calling my fiance from the bathroom and pathetically asking me to help me pull my underwear up&#8230;now, that&#8217;s love. I expected to feel better &#8211; and in a lot of ways, I did. My energy was increasing, my nausea was gone, and I could look at food and want to eat it. However, I did not expect to have so much trouble actually eating it! In my last meeting with the surgeon, a week after surgery, he asked if I was eating normally and my response was, &#8220;NO!&#8221; Fatty foods made me sick, large pieces of food pinched, and anything that resembled grease gave me heartburn like I could have never imagined. I was still sleeping on the couch because I couldn&#8217;t lay flat for crying out loud, and this guy was asking if I was back to normal. After some serious coaching from a wonderful woman who had had her gallbladder removed the year prior, I learned some very helpful tips that are worth sharing for anyone who also is gallbladder-less: Don&#8217;t eat more than 3-5 grams of fat per meal for the first couple of months Vegetables are your friend, but&#8230; Rice is your BEST friend Avoid: butter, oil, creamed soups, soups in general, etc. anything made of fat Your body is naturally acidic during your period, so eat blandly around that time Start taking Acid Reflux medication and prop up on pillows at night when something doesn&#8217;t agree with you Rolaids are a Godsend It takes 6 months to start feeling like a real person again Don&#8217;t even consider red meat until then Drink light beer and only light beer &#160; All told, I lost 35 lbs and feel great, but I wish the process would have been a lot better. I had a lot of &#8220;lightbulb&#8221; moments that made me feel silly in the midst of trying to get enough protein. I know that every one is different and that some people don&#8217;t have any issues, but I&#8217;ve heard a lot of people who have had similar problems (albeit temporary), and it seemed like information worth sharing! Enjoy your rice]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Chocolate Dessert</title>
		<link>http://www.wirlproject.com/healthy-chocolate-dessert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diane Andriacchi]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health/Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chocolate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sweet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone have a  somewhat &#8220;healthy&#8221; recipe to satisfy my chocolate cravings?? I recently lost a few pounds and would like to keep it off but still enjoy something sweet!!]]></description>
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