Elusive Beauty
It’s as if a higher power or worldwide ruling body once passed a law of obesity, simply stating that if you are overweight you are supposed to be emotionally affected by it. The heavier you are, the more miserable you…
Mutual Selection
“Just make sure you actually sign up,” my friend warned. “I almost missed the registration date and I wouldn’t have even been able to go through recruitment.” “And your life would have been SO drastically different…” I made sure to…
Your Struggle Can Become Your Strength
Despite how people typically think about it, weight loss is actually very simple. It isn’t EASY – in fact I admit it’s incredibly difficult – but it is simple. Eat less, exercise more; consume less, burn more; indulge fewer times…
A Gym Rat Walks into a Yoga Studio…
Until recently, the only experience I had with yoga was trying it and hating it. I took MANY classes – I didn’t just try it once and give up – but it really wasn’t my thing. Granted, though, I was…
Moderation is Key
In Weight Loss: My biggest mistake was extremity. I approached weight loss with an unrelenting and unwavering impatience; I wanted to lose as much weight as I could, as fast as physically possible. I knew on some level that rapid…
Looking Fear in the Face
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James If I hadn’t felt so close to my dear camp friends – a comfort one can only feel around the group of people…
Breaking the (Gym) Barriers
I only thought about being a trainer; I didn’t think about being a female trainer. I didn’t realize that I was, and would continue to be, making a statement about feminism and femininity by choosing to follow my dreams into the gym.…
Inside the Box
Get on the treadmill. Slam on the big, red, “STOP” button as soon as you’ve run the fastest mile of which you are physically capable. Are you sweating yet? Take no break; hop immediately from the treadmill to the pull-up…
#MOTIVATIONMYTHMONDAY
Especially following an eventful weekend and a case of the Sunday scaries, I definitely still feel the need to regroup, recharge, realign and reset every Monday morning. Now, though, it has very little to do with my body and everything…