Dear friend, Have you been loving your body lately? Because I haven’t. I’m not quite sure when it started, but I think it was a few months back. The way time flies, it’s probably been frighteningly longer than I care to admit. It started on the day I first called myself “fat.” Now I say …
I am incredibly passionate about exercise and fitness (I used to be a Human Kinetics major, after all); however, what I am most passionate about is a balanced, healthy approach to fitness. Health is holistic and involves the physical as well as the emotional, psychological, and spiritual.
Confession: I fell behind on work today, and didn’t have the chance to write a new blog. However, as promised, I still plan to be consistent with my weekly posts on Mondays, so I dug this one up from the archives – an oldy but a goodie I think! Hope you enjoy… Originally written by …
Personal Note: I know it’s been a long time since my last post, which explained why it had been a long time since my last post before that (thank you everyone for all of your support!) I am breaking the silence now. I posted this on my personal blog but wanted to share it here, too, …
“So now we get to deal with more liberal fem bullshit.” Yes, apparently that is me: Liberal, Feminist, Bullshit. Tonight shit hit the fan. Literally. OK not literally. But still – literally. The #StopFitspiration haters are back and in full-force. They are coming strong and hard and they are incessant. Tonight I was graced with my …
Dear #StopFitspiration Haters: Don’t Put Dirt on my Grave Just Yet Read More »
As some of you know by now, last year under the umbrella of Libero Network I started a #StopFitspiration project. This project has received a lot of feedback – some good, and some bad. The best part is to see the conversation about Fitspiration take off and begin spreading – asking questions, sharing concerns, and …
Interview for “The Lunge” – anti-Fitspiration Project Read More »
If I benched 180lbs, would that make me a man? If you could see a six pack through my shirt, would that make me a man? Would I be a man if I had bigger biceps, stronger calf muscles, broader shoulders? What if I were six feet tall? If I could throw back twenty beers …
This post is a follow-up to my previous post “Just Because I Wear Makeup, That Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Like Myself“. I received a response to that post that made me realize that some clarification was needed, and though I realize that there was no real harm in this person’s response, I still wanted to …
Just Because You DON’T Wear Makeup, That Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Like Yourself Read More »
Today’s post is on Beauty – the physical kind, that is! And why you can love yourself and still wear a lot of makeup. Remember, makeup, like any other form of creativity, is an expression of self – and can be a positive thing, so long as one’s motives remain positive and uplifting, and not …
Just Because I Wear Makeup, that Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Like Myself Read More »
The criticism I’ve received from Libero Network’s #StopFitspiration Movement has not been easy for me to digest. For months I have sat on all of the comments, unsure what to do, what to make of them, or whether or not to respond. But I’ve found my voice now, and this is what I have to say: …