I have had it! You may have heard about the piece in the New York Times about body image and women tennis players. It set off a firestorm across social media and really left many of us shaking our heads at how a champion athlete like Serena Williams is criticized for looking ATHLETIC. Here's an ... read more >
Last week I was practicing my movement training and the woman next to me looks at me in surprise and asks excitedly, "Boy or girl?" I paused and said, "I'm not pregnant". I do know this woman so I didn't want to get too snippy and so then she says, "But your belly looks bigger." ... read more >
Well here we are getting ready to go into the last half of 2015? Where did the time go? I have to ask where are you right now? Are you better or worse off than when you started the year or are you in the same place? For me, I'm in a really strange place. ... read more >
Yesterday I went to a nutrition seminar and it basically read the entire last year of my life. It resonated so strongly with me that I signed up for a private session afterward to explore the issues further. I have become so passionate about women, self love, body image, and living better that it's all ... read more >
Something strange is happening.My weight keeps climbing upwards but my body image and self esteem is not heading in the opposite direction. In fact both seem to be at a high point. Both are intentionalCurrent Fitness Goals I am going to be taking a group fitness boot camp this week so my immediate goal is not ... read more >
This has been a tough blog post to write. It's taken me about a week or so to actually sit down and write this out because I am used to accomplishing my goals. For 2 years I have had the big goal to compete in a Figure Competition and last year I decided to seriously ... read more >
If you’re on social media and interested in fitness, then you may have seen the #fitfam and #fitspo hashtags. These posts are normally posted with a selfie or video at the gym going Beast Mode, a motivational quote addressing the HATERS, or of the Tupperware from meal prep. Over the past year and a half, ... read more >
First announcement: I am moving this blog to a Word Press site by April 15. I have some pretty exciting changes happening and the blog is just one of them. Spring Training 8 weeks down This has been an interesting time. My diet changed. We've lowered my carbs and upped the fats for some days ... read more >
The Aftermath of Eating all the Things... I am unrepentant and unapologetic about eating all the things so now we are dealing with the aftermath. Right now I'm about 6 pounds scale weight above where I left off before my food scale broke and deciding to EAT ALL THE FOOD over the holidays. So right ... read more >
Tip#1 - Have a Destination and avoid the March to Nowhere (or Buttonwillow) Losing Weight is a terrible goal. It’s generic and not specific. If you were taking a vacation and I asked you, “Where would you like to go?” What if you responded with “California”. That could mean San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, ... read more >
