Honest Vlog: I don’t workout or eat like you think I do – An argument for moderation – FitnessBlender

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Mia Wallace April 16, 2019 - 10:15 am

Couldn't agree more! In the past, I was always "all or nothing", and the best case scenario would be losing weight and then jo-joing back to an even higher number. I somehow managed to overcome this (paradoxically, veganism help, but that's a different story) and now have a mindset of "I can totally eat pizza, fries, drink beer, etc.". I swear it takes all of their power away. I've now lost a 150lbs and only have about 50 more to go. The longer you do it – eat healthy, exercise, are mindfull about your health – the more second nature it becomes. You start craving those good foods that nourish you and eating them makes you feel good. And I used to dread working out, now I get excited for it! I'm so happy to have discovered FB – it's hands down the best YT channel for workouts <3 it made working out at home actual pleasure!!! I love that you guys don't play any music and don't try to be forcefully cheerful. And the versatility of the workouts! Loooooove!!!

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Sonyar Ruivah May 31, 2019 - 2:05 pm

I love you kelly i truly do 🤗

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Leah Marie July 10, 2019 - 4:58 pm

I've been working out with you guys for about 2-3 years now. I just did one of your HIIT and Cardio routines, I honestly had to stop at least twice during the breaks, to catch my breath. It was hard, but I pulled through and finished! Plus, it's really hot in our basement since it is Summer and also hot outside. #WorkoutComplete ✅💪💦💦

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Dionysios July 18, 2019 - 11:34 am

Thank you, so much, Kelli! – You are both beautiful and wise; I love you!

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Samantha Tatman July 23, 2019 - 3:27 am

Thank you so much for this video. I'm still working on my relationship with food and exercise, and it's kind of a daily reminder that I'm not doing this for a specific body type, but for my health. Thank you for this video about being moderate with diet and exercise, because sometimes I think the really restrictive diets and/or the really intense frequent exercises are the things that come up predominantly when it comes to exercise and diet.

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Julie A. August 25, 2019 - 7:52 pm

aaaaand THIS is why I follow you IG and YT! Realistic and healthy.

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Michelle S. September 2, 2019 - 12:40 pm

Great message. You are an authentic, lovely lady. Thanks for sharing. Yes, everything in moderation….😉

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Bhavya Fitness September 9, 2019 - 9:27 pm

Her hair looks so healthy

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magdalena mem September 14, 2019 - 5:12 pm

She makes a lot of sense, but there are people don't understand "in moderation " and yes I'm having a hard time but I'm still learning. I love food.

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E F September 15, 2019 - 3:35 pm

Truly inspiring. I started following this type of "philosophy" (after I'd been working out and counting calories for a long while) and it has been great…..used to be quite military, but decided to be a lot easier on myself from a certain point onward. Here I am now…..150lbs lighter and looking forward to working out.

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Mandy Bassett September 15, 2019 - 9:39 pm

Yes this is exactly what a lot of us need to hear! For myself I can honestly say I work out with your guises videos and absolutely love them, Yes I will agree for myself I have to listen to my body like I always hear Kelly say listen to your body it will tell you. So I listen to with my workouts in my eating habits. I’m still trying to work on my eating habits there are getting better. But I love working out and I just overall enjoy it because I also see results coming out of it so it’s awesome!! Thank you guys!!!

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amornrat udomdaj October 1, 2019 - 1:27 am

👍👍👍

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Tom Jones October 26, 2019 - 5:47 pm

We love doing your workouts! This is all very sensible, Kelly. For my significant other and me, it's about understanding our own body chemistry. What works and what doesn't. And that is a continuing journey as we age. BTW, Kelly…you are a lovely person.

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K&M Tribe November 3, 2019 - 10:11 am

Yeah,agreed. I was at the same point like a crazy was restricting my life and it only made me feel bad not good. When I balanced and focused on such model of behavior like:does it make me feel happy and cool? Does it make me feel better or worse etc. and now I'm f. enjoying my life and my workouts as well.

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You too December 22, 2019 - 9:51 pm

Well said! You helped me realize that I've been too obsessive over all this.

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sigrid sandra February 1, 2020 - 7:36 pm

Thank you a lot ! 😡 you two are my super heroes ! I love your videos, they help a lot.

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Karen Z February 22, 2020 - 12:31 am

Just remember, working out is for you to be healthier, more energetic and more productive. It's OK that you want to look good, we all do. But you don't have to look like a model on the magazine. 😅

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Tamara Torres March 3, 2020 - 9:22 pm

This is why I’ve been a fan since 2015. You guys are realistic, I work out 4-5 days a week and I listen to my body. Don’t keep track of eating what so ever without going over or under board. Just shows all bodies are different and beautiful. Thank you guys for being real! Also, just finished a workout! WORKOUT COMPLETE!

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Christine Giancaspro March 4, 2020 - 3:57 am

Hi! I have watched and followed your videos for years. However- the last couple of years I have hit peri menopause and gained a few pounds. I love this video because I began exercising in January and see great changes already. I do not restrict my diet and I eat everything in moderation. I agree that you have to work and not to a point of dread. I feel so good!

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Shannon Ram April 11, 2020 - 7:20 pm

Who the hell thumbs downed this video 🤨

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Atiè Lbz April 27, 2020 - 1:28 pm

thank you because of your honesty.

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ahobalapathy ahobalapathy April 28, 2020 - 2:13 pm

Need to upload text of this speech …, Good one. Thanks from Karnataka, India

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Alexandra Panico May 7, 2020 - 7:01 am

This is one of the reasons why this is my favourite fitness channel. The workouts are fantastic, but I love this mindset too. It's so useful to hear this – it's easy to assume that to be as fit and slim as Kelly you must work out at least 1h a day with hardcore hiit and weights and running, and just eat steamed broccoli and lean chicken. If you miss a day or eat a cookie you've failed completely and you're going to be fat and unfit. It's not like that, but it's hard to see it sometimes. Kelly's attitude is amazing and so inspiring.

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Pamela Anderson May 14, 2020 - 3:55 pm

I am on a Mediterranean diet. Since the Mediterranean area includes so many countries, there is a great deal of variety. I also enjoy core training and various aerobic exercises. I have found that moderation is the key for me. I try to eat sensibly and exercise routinely but I occasionally indulge in a few favorite foods and occasionally skip exercise. Works for me🙂

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Marie Montero May 17, 2020 - 8:13 pm

True!! Thanks Kelly!

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Jennifer Mueller June 15, 2020 - 7:13 pm

I have always been an active person but have never enjoyed or stuck to any sort of fitness plan. This vlog and all of the videos I watch on FitnessBender have changed that for me. Working out with these two feels like I'm working out with people I know. People who are living a healthy life, but are real. Not ripped, tanned robots who make you feel like you have to buy their equipment or drink their shakes to be the best you. I love when Kelly's pony tail falls out. I love when even Daniel has to take a break from his intense videos. I love that they remind me to breathe and to not push myself to pain. I am prone to perfection and have always been a slave to the scale. For the first time in my life my goal is to feel stronger and healthier overall and the fact that after two months of working out with these two I feel comfortable in tank tops for the first time is just a bonus.

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Julia Maraviglia July 25, 2020 - 1:21 pm

Thank you! I really needed to hear this. I often push myself too hard. And I’m just starting out working out consistently as an almost 43-year-old woman. So I truly appreciate your honesty! All the best to you!

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Maria Nguyen August 5, 2020 - 8:59 pm

Militancy is the key to burning out in a short period of time. I learned this myself. Healthy lifestyle is the way to go💛

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Sign Me Happy August 14, 2020 - 6:12 pm

It is so wonderful to hear you speak out like this in an open forum. Moderation, and healthy balance = a life well lived. Thank you for having the courage to name it! 🙂

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Mark Zuckerberg August 30, 2020 - 4:35 pm

Your channel deserve more subscribers!!!

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James Wallis September 18, 2020 - 9:16 pm

This is an incredibly genuine, smart and wonderful post. I recently started working out to your videos and they have been life changing. .

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zach gavelton September 24, 2020 - 4:30 am

I worked out using your channel during quarantine really helped!

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YmmyLicious November 20, 2020 - 2:44 am

thank you coach

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Mary Wood January 9, 2021 - 11:22 pm

Every time I get back on track, I log my calories on My Fitness Pal just so I can remember how many calories I should be eating, but then after a couple of weeks I have it down to when I should be eating. I never want to go back to counting calories. I love your work out videos and how you always reminds us to listen to our bodies!

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SuperMelibelly January 28, 2021 - 5:23 am

I'm commenting over 3 years later but I totally have been like this from the start and I believe this is why I have been consistent with fitness for over 11 years. After so long I have burnt out but I am reentering fitness with a much more relaxed viewpoint so that I do not feel burdened with "I have to do this" and I feel like it has helped me stay on track. I love this message and wish more "influencers" preached this to their audiences.

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Raphael Dububuchim February 10, 2021 - 3:01 am

Every time someone asks me how I maintain my shape or advice I say something similar!!! Thank you for encouraging people to take it easier. Working out should be fun and feel good!!!

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Swapnil Chhatre March 27, 2021 - 4:42 am

Please do more of such videos along with the regular workout vids 🙏

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Jessica H April 13, 2021 - 3:41 am

"Everything in moderation, including moderation." -Oscar Wilde

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SANDY May 7, 2021 - 12:50 am

At my age, I have to work out every day, I remember when I didn't have to work out and I could eat anything

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☆.。.:* 𝓈𝓊𝓃𝒶𝒹𝒶 𝓎𝓊𝓁𝒾𝒶 *:.。.☆ July 8, 2021 - 9:12 am

I needed to hear this as someone with a ~2 hour commute everyday. THANK YOU FOR THIS and thank you for the many free butt-kicking workouts

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Stephanie Bishop September 10, 2021 - 3:58 am

Can I upvote like 10times? Thank you Kelly. I have been doing the 30 minute for busy people to this day for a long time. I am type one diabetic. I can't do it everyday. Sometimes I feel tired or sometimes I drank a little too much and feel hung over. Sometimes my blood sugar is not in a good place for a workout. I love you said you should look forward to it. On the days everything lines up, I do them and I love them. I love looking forward to it on the days that I can. I am stronger and healthier than I have ever been in my life thanks to you Kelly and fitness blender.

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aimsley h September 10, 2021 - 8:38 pm

Hey Kelli, can't believe I've only just seen this!! Been doing your workouts for years and been eating potatoes and rice and bread the entire time!! And seen amazing difference and felt amazing difference in energy. Really appreciate reminders you've always put in to eat well afterwards etc. Love from UK 🎀

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Graham Stewart September 28, 2021 - 3:08 am

I think your "moderate" attitude is actually motivating. I am 74 and work out with your videos thee times each week for about 40 minutes. I started going to the YMCA for a seniors class about 8 years ago after heart bypass surgery, However all that ended when the pandemic closed all the gyms. I did nothing for months until I happened to come across Fitness Blender and that has got me back into regular exercise. I don't think I could have done that without your videos and encouragement.

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Colleen MacIntire December 29, 2021 - 1:34 pm

Cats in the cradle

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Michelle December 31, 2021 - 3:03 pm

This is the best advice that I have received about diet, exercise and health! Very realistic. I just love this!

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