Sometimes I stand naked in front of my full-length mirror and take stock of what my 41-year-old body looks like. I’m willing to bet that a lot of you just cringed at the thought of doing that—whether it’s about my body or yours, the idea of coming face to face with 'things' is kinda like staring … [Read more...]
We Need To Stop Giving Plus Size Women Backhanded Compliments
“I love her, she’s so great—but I’m really worried about her. She needs to lose weight.” These are the typical comments I read on any article or post featuring an overweight woman. And those are the kind ones. When Bridgett Everett comically hopped onto Jimmy Fallon’s desk earlier this month, … [Read more...]
Kelly Rowland: “There’s Too Much Emphasis A Mom’s Pre-Baby Body”
From television shows that air the latest paparazzi photo of Hollywood starlets figures post-pregnancy, to Instagram posts that promise amazing, life-changing results from cleanses or body wraps—there seems to be the prevailing expectation across the media landscape for new moms, of any age, to … [Read more...]
New Fitness Regime
I have let myself go over the past few years. I am way too heavy for a guy that stands at a very intimidating 5'6. I swear I am slowly turning into a sphere. My whole life I have been up and down in weight, unfortunately, more up than down. Here is how the last 20 years have gone. Teenager: … [Read more...]
Test of Humanity
Being the fat kid sucks. I was overweight from the age of 8 - 15 and it was brutal. All my friends had boyfriends, but I didn't. Gym class was agonizing. I felt so uncomfortable in my own skin, betrayed by my frame. Then, I lost weight (in a totally unhealthy, stupid way) and began a roller … [Read more...]
Tween Girls & Body Image: A Weighty Issue
I have a 10 year-old daughter. If you know her or read my blog regularly you will know that she is not a typical tween girl. For example, today she wore a hockey jersey to school. Her wardrobe consists of what is comfortable (sweatpants) and what is sports related. This is a girl who when asked … [Read more...]
The Voice Inside
This book. You guys, I was crying on a bus as I read this, but couldn't put it down and spare myself the embarrassment because I needed too intensely to know what happened next and how it all came out. Could I recommend it more highly? I think not. Skinnyby Donna CoonerPoint /ScholasticISBN: 978 0 … [Read more...]
Body Break
I spent many years neglecting my body, abusing it with too much (or too little) food, crash diets and self-loathing. I don't have it all figured out, but in recent years I have made great strides in caring for myself properly and finding ways to improve my health.Here are my personal tips for … [Read more...]
New Year Ahead
I don't know about you, but I have high hopes for 2011. There is so much I plan to accomplish that I am simultaneously excited about it and crippled by a fear of failing at it all.Here are my goals:1. Quit chewing my fingernails and cuticles until they bleed. It's a gross, unhygienic habit that … [Read more...]
Fight or Flight
I am feeling torn about how I should be treating my body. Do I need to love it exactly as it is, in all its rippled glory, or should I be pushing it to be something it's not?I am actually feeling pretty good about myself these days, so this isn't a post riddled with self-loathing and whining about … [Read more...]