Well- what do you do when you’re having a bad hair day? Probably just deal with it and move on with your day, right? But why is this so much easier? Because we haven’t been socially conditioned to have full blown melt downs when our hair isn’t “just right.” But we’ve been socially conditioned to identify so closely and react … Read More
Feeling Fat Was My Favorite Avoidance Tactic
When all you’re feeling is “fat”, you get to run away from all of your other problems- and almost no one will notice. Not even yourself. Feeling fat was my favorite avoidance tactic. It distracted me from everything else that needed attention in my life and yet, it was so tangible that it made perfect sense. Turns out, cardio for … Read More
One Belief You NEED In Order To Love Your Body
One belief you NEED in order to love your body: FEMINISM. You need to understand what the patriarchy is. It’s the belief that women are less than. We are expected to look, think, act, and behave in such a way that is pleasing to men. We aren’t as worthy. And what we’re mostly important for is what we look like. … Read More
When the Scale Went Down, My Anxiety Went Up
Good lighting, Lululemons pulled up to my nipples, enough twist, enough sucking in, and I look like your fav fitspo – NOW BUY MY MACRO PROGRAM AND ILL SEND YOU A FREE BOOTY BAND! See how easy this is? Except, we all look different when we sit down, we all have fat to grab on to- and I’m not here … Read More
What Happens When You Stop Trying To Lose Weight?
You gain infinite amounts of weight until you end up on “My 600-pound Life” on TLC and they have to use a crane to get you out of your bathtub- of course! I know that’s what you’re thinking. I know your identity is wrapped up in what you look like and how you eat and how seriously you take your … Read More
You’re Going To Unfollow Me.
Your IG bio has deduced you to your weight- it details your starting weight, your current weight, and your goal weight- and everything I say is going to piss you off. So, you’ll unfollow. You’ve spent the last couple decades working so hard for what you’ve accomplished- and you want more. More praise, more weight loss- less of yourself so … Read More
The World Desperately Needs Your Body
The reason you want blue blocker glasses is the same reason you want to lose weight. You see something often enough, posed in a specific way- you end up wanting it. This is about exposure and representation- and how it shapes our desires. In the fitness industry, all we’re exposed to are women who look exactly the same. Usually white, … Read More
When Was the Last Time You Put Your Phone in a Drawer?
Or shut it off completely and let yourself exist for a day without it? What did we do when we were only reachable once we were home? What did we do when phones were only phones? Now they keep our entire lives running. Calendars, notes, GPS, pay for parking, email, text, social media, pictures, videos, podcasts, music, food delivery, books, … Read More
I Don’t Workout On Vacation…And You Don’t Have To Either
What you do most often matters most. Meaning, I definitely don’t often spend time on an island soaking up the sun. I do, however, spend most of my time bundled to high heaven living in the Midwest that will soon become a tundra- AND I spend more days than not throughout the year lifting, walking, and moving. Because of that, … Read More
My 3-Step Method for Choosing What to Wear
Does deciding what to wear stress you out? If yes, steal my 3 step method for choosing what to wear. 1- Does it feel like I’m wearing jammies? If yes, move on to number 2. 2- Does it look like I’m wearing jammies? If no, wear it. If yes, move on to number 3. 3- Am I allowed to look … Read More