Frequently asked questions
Q: How tall are you?
A: 5’6”.
Q: What is your soccer training schedule like?
A: Preseason: 2.5 hour practice in the morning, 2.5 hour practice in the evening.
In season (August-October): 2.5 hour practice 5 days a week, although games replace practice 1-2 days a week generally.
Winter off-season (November-mid March): 1.5 hour practice (1/2 conditioning, 1/2 touches) 3 days a week, 1.5 hour lifting session twice a week.
Spring season (March-April): 2 hour practice 3 times a week, scattered games.
Summer (May-pre season): Individual conditioning and touches, usually 60-90 minutes per day, and lifting 3 times a week.
Q: What kind of hula hoop do you have? Where did you get it?
A: I started with a normal kids hoop from the dollar store, then I got a two pound weight hoop from http://sports-hoop.com, then I started making hoops. I currently have 4 homemade hoops of varying sizes and weights.
Q: Why were you homeschooled?
A: My parents decided to start homeschooling my brother in kindergarten because we lived in an area with an especially poor school system, and it soon became evident that it was the best fit for our family, especially once I was school age as well. My parents have always given me the option of going to school, but homeschooling just works best for us.
Q: What is unschooling?
A: Homeschooling with no structure. You learn what you’re interested in, when you want, at your own pace.
Q: What are your measurements?
A: As of April 17th, 2012:
Bust: 34.5”
Waist: 25”
Hips: 38”
Right thigh: 22”
Left thigh: 21.5”
Bicep: 10”
Calves: 14”
Wrist: 5.5”
Q: What’s the best way to lose weight?
A: Eat about 1300-1800 calories a day (depending on your body weight and activity level), do 30-60 minutes of cardio 5-6 days a week and resistance training 3-4 days a week. Only drink water. Eat as many vegetables and fruit as possible. Cut out junk food. Just make an effort to live healthier in every way.
Q: How long will it take to lose weight?
A: When you’re losing weight healthily you should lose 1-3 pounds per week, depending on how much weight you have to lose and what your diet/exercise looks like.
Q: What are some good cardio workouts I can do inside?
A: Jumping jacks, running in place, dancing, running stairs, hopping on one foot, knees to chest jumps, jumping rope.
Q: What is two hundred squats/hundred pushups/plank challenge?
A: http://twohundredsquats.com
http://hundredpushups.com
http://plankchallenge.com
Q: Is -insert activity here- good cardio?
A: If it gets your heart rate up and your breathing hard, it’s good cardio.
Q: What kind of protein powder do you use?
A: Body fortress whey protein powder.
Q: What is air alert? Where did you get it?
A: Air alert is a 15 week program designed to increase your vertical leap by 8-14 inches. It isn’t free, but I got a copy from my boyfriend.
Q: What are the best exercises for lower abs?
A: Leg lifts, reverse crunches, suspended leg lifts, hanging knee raises.
Q: Did you ever plateau? How can I get over a plateau?
A: I never plateaued, because I never lost a large amount of weight at once, but the best way to get over a plateau is to switch up your routine. Up your intake, try a different form of exercise, exercise more often, take a rest day, start eating less fruit and more vegetables, cut out white sugar and white flour for a few days. Anything to switch it up and keep your body guessing.
Q: Why haven’t you changed your URL from “findingthinagain” since you became healthy and stopped losing weight?
A: I have considered it many times, and decided against changing it, for a couple of reasons. On a practical level, it’s been my URL for a long time and I have a lot of followers who all know me as findingthinagain, plus it’s watermarked on my before and afters and several other pictures, so that would just be confusing and inconvenient. And on a deeper level, it’s a little reminder that I’ve really come a long way since I started this blog. I started off like every other weight loss blog, striving after something I could never truly be happy with. I keep that reminder there to show other people that I did it and they can too.
Q: What can I do to help/prevent shin splints?
A: Wear good shoes, and stretch properly. After warming up, thoroughly stretch your calves and then sit on the ground with your feet together and have someone push down on your toes while you try to pull up. You should feel it in your shins.
Q: What can I do to tone my legs/inner thighs/get a thigh gap?
A: Lots of cardio, squats, lunges, wall sits, and step ups :)
Q: I’m x’x”, xxx lbs, how many calories should I eat to lose xx lbs?
A: You can figure that up yourself at http://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php :)
Q: How can I be a better runner/run faster/longer?
A: Practice makes perfect. Go out and run for as long as you can, and everyday run a little longer, even if it’s just for a few seconds. Do resistance training to strengthen your entire body, and make sure you’re eating healthily to fuel your runs.
Q: What’s your 5k PR?
A: 18:41.
Q: How do you make hoops?
A: http://www.jasonunbound.com/hoops.html
