I’m sure you’ve seen this. The Abercrombie and Fitch CEO made some troubling comments about only wanting thin, attractive people wearing his clothing line. This was done in an interview 7 years ago but for some reason is all over my facebook today. In case you missed it: “CEO Mike Jeffries said in a 2006 interview [...]
What I “really” look like, a perfectly healthy body in more and less flattering photos
April 9, 2013 by · 60 Comments
I’m a beautiful woman. Sorry I’m not sorry if that is off-putting. I believe I am a beautiful woman and that is important to me. I don’t think that is vain. It has nothing to do with how I look compared to other women, how many dudes would want to have sex with me [...]
P.V. Body/Ellie review
March 4, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
So in November I wrote a post about pv.body. The deal was 20% off of your first order and you get nice workout clothes from various companies (nike, lululemon, nux etc). I was contacted by the company to extend my audience a discount and I got some free swag and referral kick backs. I get [...]
Why I quit eating dairy, gluten and animals… and why maybe you shouldn’t quit.
February 21, 2013 by · 1 Comment
So much to cover here. In general I like to avoid labeling my eating habits or over-sharing them because it seems to have the following negative effects: 1) People get super defensive. It’s amazing how many people feel the need to go on and on about how much they love eating meat when they find [...]
How being fat ruined everything
January 22, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
I’m obviously pretty awesome. I mean, c’mon… I’m charming, occasionally I say something hilarious, I have serious, farm-hand like calf muscles and I’m really good at growing my fingernails long. What’s not to like? But I haven’t always known this. And to be honest, I still don’t always behave like I do. For as long [...]
Why I don’t sell things
January 12, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
Lots of fitness folks sell things. I am mostly writing this post so that I don’t have to type it out every time I am approached by a company or representative about selling things (which is daily). I have zero problems with people selling things in fitness. There are products/services I appreciate more than others. [...]
Why are yoga pants so expensive?
November 25, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Let me start off by saying I’m frugal. I like having quality things but have a limited budget for such things. Thus: I am always looking for a steal. Clothing wise this usually means shopping consignment stores often enough to find amazing things. This might make me cheap. I prefer to think of myself as [...]
Night owl to worm catchin’
September 30, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
In October I’m waking up before the sun. Something old me would have thought completely ridiculous. In case you missed it, I turned 30 last month and have decided to celebrate my year with new goals each month. September was 30 days of yoga. It went well. Mostly it was a great way for me [...]
So apparently I’m an emotional eater
September 25, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Unless you’ve been living under a rock where Oprah’s show topics don’t come into your consciousness, you’ve heard the term “emotional eating.” It, however, has never been a concept that resonated with me and my behavior. The idea of being “hungry” but not for food, also didn’t resonate. My thinking was more, “I’m hungry… for [...]
Start where you are at. A lesson I’m re-learning.
September 14, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
I have never needed to be the best. I remember taking debate in high school and doing really well. My partner and I won novice state. I enjoyed it. But I hated that others in my class would get overly excited when they found evidence against my case. When during the in class tournament it was [...]
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