evepostappleOnce upon a time, there was a woman named Eve, who, unable to resist the luring temptation of a fragrant orchard, took a bite of forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. Perhaps Eve was bored. Perhaps she was ovulating and had a desperate craving for something sweet. Perhaps life in the little garden was becoming stressful or claustrophobic. Perhaps she felt out of control or lacked passion in her life and in order to numb her emotions or soothe herself from Adam's lack of attention or his ambivalence in starting a family, she chose to indulge. Perhaps Eve was an emotional eater. But as Eve soon discovered, neither the bite, nor the whole fruit fulfilled her as she had hoped. Not only did she realize she was naked but that she had contempt for the way she looked. Perhaps Eve suffered with body dismorphia. Eve tried to stop eating the forbidden fruit and eventually avoided eating altogether but that didn't work and she ended up eating until she could no longer breathe. The point of this is that Eve lost her intuitive ability to nourish herself. She no longer had balance in her life and was willing to do any and everything to get that back.

Maybe Eve didn't exist. Maybe the stories that were told are not as important as the stories we tell ourselves.

This blog is dedicated to creating new stories based on the philosophies of whole body nutrition, self-love, intuition, fitness and yoga.

In my journey I have sought to uncover the knowledge and balance which have brought me to a greater awareness of health and this is what I wish to share with you.

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I am a holistic nutritionist, certified yoga instructor, athlete, healthy living chef, and published writer. I have spent the last four years of my life rebuilding all aspects of myself after recovering from an eating disorder. Follow me as I continue to eat clean, train hard, and discover balance mind, body and spirit. zainsaraswatijamal.com

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    How To Lose The Last 10 Pounds Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to lose the last 10 pounds? Doesn’t it seem like your weight gets to a certain number and sticks? Getting rid of the last and most difficult pounds is so hard because not only do you have to fight for it, your body fights back! Here’s what you need: A very clean nutrition program, and a personal plan of executing it. A dynamic training schedule with HIIT, plyos, cardio and new moves your body is not used to. Push yourself way out of your comfort zone. Your body acclimates quicker than you think to your training-keep it guessing. Take new classes, join bootcamps and give everything you’ve got to them. Don’t get caught up in what plan you should be doing, pick one and stick to it. Give your plan an honest time commitment-minimum 12 weeks. Take an honest evaluation of possible hidden calories and sabotagers and make a plan to overcome and avoid them. Think about the weekend, office snacks and stress. How will you handle these things? Write everything down - what you’re eating and your daily exercise. Don’t forget about alcohol and and sugary drinks. Find calorie and sugar free alternatives, like green tea with lemon slices. Your stomach is small, about the size of your fist, so exceeding it’s capacity with large meals makes a flat taught tummy impossible. Think of how you feel when you eat too much? Eat frequent small clean meals to shrink your mid-section and reset your appetite thermostat. Your body will lean out faster on food rather than shakes and bars. Cook your food and bring it with you whenever possible. Build Muscle. I know this one seems counterproductive in terms of scale weight, but adding lean muscle will raise your metabolism and torch calories even while you’re not exercising. Plus, the appearance of muscle beats the look of skinny fat any day! Relieve stress with exercise. Stress is a large cause of stubborn belly fat and emotional eating. Here’s a tough part of this goal, do you believe you can lose the weight? And, is it worth it to you to forgo weekend splurges? Can you give it up for awhile? I always tell myself, “Get there and then maintain it!” Maintaining a low percentage of body fat for women requires a near perfect diet and training program.Our bodies are hormonally programmed to hold onto a certain level of body fat, so your metabolism will adjust and your body will fight to maintain fat. However, it’s not impossible. Are you truly accountable for what you eat and how you train? Go over the list and pinpoint what your sabotageurs are and try to avoid them for a month. I can promise you this, you’ll be blown away by the difference! (from oxygenmagazine.com, written by Kim Dolan Leto)

    How To Lose The Last 10 Pounds

    Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to lose the last 10 pounds? Doesn’t it seem like your weight gets to a certain number and sticks? Getting rid of the last and most difficult pounds is so hard because not only do you have to fight for it, your body fights back! Here’s what you need:
    • A very clean nutrition program, and a personal plan of executing it.
    • A dynamic training schedule with HIIT, plyos, cardio and new moves your body is not used to. Push yourself way out of your comfort zone. Your body acclimates quicker than you think to your training-keep it guessing. Take new classes, join bootcamps and give everything you’ve got to them.
    • Don’t get caught up in what plan you should be doing, pick one and stick to it.
    • Give your plan an honest time commitment-minimum 12 weeks.
    • Take an honest evaluation of possible hidden calories and sabotagers and make a plan to overcome and avoid them. Think about the weekend, office snacks and stress. How will you handle these things?
    • Write everything down - what you’re eating and your daily exercise.
    • Don’t forget about alcohol and and sugary drinks. Find calorie and sugar free alternatives, like green tea with lemon slices.
    • Your stomach is small, about the size of your fist, so exceeding it’s capacity with large meals makes a flat taught tummy impossible. Think of how you feel when you eat too much? Eat frequent small clean meals to shrink your mid-section and reset your appetite thermostat.
    • Your body will lean out faster on food rather than shakes and bars. Cook your food and bring it with you whenever possible.
    • Build Muscle. I know this one seems counterproductive in terms of scale weight, but adding lean muscle will raise your metabolism and torch calories even while you’re not exercising. Plus, the appearance of muscle beats the look of skinny fat any day!
    • Relieve stress with exercise. Stress is a large cause of stubborn belly fat and emotional eating.

    Here’s a tough part of this goal, do you believe you can lose the weight? And, is it worth it to you to forgo weekend splurges? Can you give it up for awhile? I always tell myself, “Get there and then maintain it!” Maintaining a low percentage of body fat for women requires a near perfect diet and training program.

    Our bodies are hormonally programmed to hold onto a certain level of body fat, so your metabolism will adjust and your body will fight to maintain fat. However, it’s not impossible. Are you truly accountable for what you eat and how you train? Go over the list and pinpoint what your sabotageurs are and try to avoid them for a month. I can promise you this, you’ll be blown away by the difference!
    (from oxygenmagazine.com, written by Kim Dolan Leto)

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