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Love Yo’ Self
For years I was worried how my body looked. I was worried that my belly was showing too much in a dress or that my hips were too big.I’d look in the mirror and take a big sigh (and an eye roll, fist to the sky ugh!). I didn’t want…
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What Does it Mean to be Beautiful?
How would you answer that question? I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. When I look at my friends, I see so much beauty. I think, ‘You’re so beautiful.’ I get different responses back: Thank you Aww, that’s sweet No, I need makeup Maybe after 40 pounds Ugh I…
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What We Gain
Of course, I had to do a play on words for this because I love a good pun. I was thinking a lot about why I constantly was on a lose-regain cycle of weight loss over the years. I did a quick calculation. The difference between my highest weight and…
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I thought I wasn’t good enough.
I lost weight and gained it back so many times that I lost count. Every time I started I was genuine and really was ‘all-in’ for results. The amount of time that I lasted varied, but inevitably, I’d get overwhelmed, disappointed in myself, frustrated with the process, or some combination…