How many times in the last few days have you seen or heard an advertisement challenging you to be the best you can be, to be a whole new you? At this time of year especially, we’re minded that the key to personal success is, of course, all about achieving …
On the count of three, everybody shout their New Year’s resolution. Ready, set…. Hold up. Is your resolution based on guilt? Or is it based on joy? If your goals for 2015 are based on things that make you feel lousy, I want to stop you right here. Instead of …
I came across this little gem on HuffPo the other day: My Top 3 Breakout Body Image Stars of 2014. The article was written by Caleigh Rykiss, whose byline tells us she is a TV producer, a certified personal trainer, and a boxing coach. Let’s check out who Ms. Rykiss …
Amid all the stories covering how to not gain weight during the holidays, and all the upcoming stories on how to lose weight now that it’s a new year, and that’s what we’re programmed to do, where is the line? I’ve been heavy all my life, and always being put …
If I say “holiday” and “fear,” you probably think of Halloween, yah? Well, you ought to think about the end-of-year holidays, because if there’s anything the diet industry loves, it’s to work you into a paroxysm of fear over how much weight you’re going to gain over the next couple …
Full disclosure: I don’t watch ABC’s Once Upon A Time. But I pay attention to all sorts of pop-culture news, and yesterday a story about this show caught my eye. That’s because the show has cast an actress to play Ursula from The Little Mermaid, and in doing so they …
You know those challenges that pop up now and then on social media – ab challenge, plank challenge, push-up challenge – where you follow a monthly schedule that dares you to do more and more? The ones with pictures of how ripped and amazing your body is going to look …
Have you heard about the hot water Old Navy’s gotten themselves into in regards to their plus-size clothing pricing practices? It all started when a savvy shopper noticed that Old Navy charges more for plus-sized items than for straight-sized – for women. Men’s clothing costs the same no matter the …
I have a problem: While I’m all about body confidence and body love and rooting for every woman’s right to love her body no matter how far it strays from the media’s idea of perfection, I’m having a hard time swallowing even some of the plus size model’s images. I’m …
Surprise! I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. I’m still here, and I still have just as much to say as I ever have – maybe even more. So, why haven’t I been blogging my little heart out? First, I needed a mental health break. Thinking about this …
