The Corset
I used to think of a workout like a corset: designed to create a certain bodily aesthetic through torture. Going to the gym meant forcing my body to fit the workout, not the… Read More
Category Archive: Exercise
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Thoughts on Disordered Eating
What I’m about to write is no doubt going to be somewhat controversial. Which is why, of course, I’m hesitant to write it. But, frankly, I think it’s something that needs to be… Read More
The Challenge [GUEST POST]
Guess what, guys? I’m on the front page of Proud2BMe.org! Proud2BMe, part of the National Eating Disorders Association and founded in the Netherlands by the mental health organization Riverduinen, is an incredible resource that promotes… Read More
Comparing Apples to Bacon, or When Healthy Lifestyles Become “Diets”
Calories in/out rant ahead. Be prepared.* Good morning, friends! And Merry Belated Christmas! I’m sorry that I haven’t been by the blog in a week…I can only hope that you haven’t either–after all,… Read More
A Day in the Life of Calories In < Calories Out
A typical day of “calories in < calories out:” Wake up at 4:30 am after about 5-6 hours of sleep. Raises my ghrelin (the hunger stimulating hormone) and lowers my leptin (the satiety… Read More
The Math of Mealtime
If you have ever been on a diet, every started a new fitness regimen, done your first “couch to 5K” or started restricting one or more food groups for the sake of getting… Read More
“But You Still Have To Go To The Gym”
This commercial makes me so angry–it embodies pretty much everything that’s wrong with the state of fitness and nutrition in our country today. There are so many things wrong with commercial that it’s… Read More
