Self & Body

The F Word.

September 5, 2011

I don’t use the “f” word with my kids. I really don’t. It’s not because it doesn’t exist in my vocabulary, it’s more that once that word becomes a part of one’s repertoire, it’s hard to remove it. And the idea of my kids using the word to describe themselves, or someone else, bothers me [...]

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I’m Just Curvy

August 30, 2011

Do I look pregnant to you? Seriously, don’t answer that. For the love of Nutella, pasta, cake and all things good in this world, don’t answer it. Ever. I have two kids who are 14-months apart. No good can come from an honest answer. Let me paint a picture.

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Project Real: It’s All in the Jeans.

August 22, 2011

Soon the leaves will fall, the air will chill and my thighs will do less sweaty chafing, and more painless, dry rubbing. Fall. It’s a good thing. If you were to ask me my ideal season, it would always be the one I can spend comfortably in jeans and a a hoodie or cardigan. I [...]

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My Favorite Relationship: Food

August 16, 2011

For the past 5 years, I have been on quite the food adventure. First, I spent a huge amount of money on a holistic health counselor to help me decode my relationship to food. (It was completely worth it.) Then, after my second pregnancy and a bout with gestational diabetes that didn’t exactly go away, [...]

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Zappos’ Controversial Ads Feature “Censored” Naked Women

August 15, 2011

A recent ad campaign launched by Zappos includes “censored” women going about their daily lives without wearing clothes. It’s an eye-catching, controversial campaign that is obviously meant to draw attention to Zappos, either through piqued interest or from the controversy itself. That’s how marketing works; it is meant to make you stop and think, and ultimately [...]

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Because I’m Worth It, Dammit.

August 11, 2011

A few days ago I was at the salon getting a haircut when my stylist used an amazing oil on my hair. When she got done styling my freshly trimmed locks, I felt my hair and knew that whatever the oil was she used in my hair, it was coming home with me. My hair [...]

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Life After Gastric Bypass

August 4, 2011

My weight loss journey started the day I attended a weight loss surgery seminar hosted by my soon-to-be doctor. It was the first step in a very long process down the weight loss surgery path.  Surgery was just the beginning of a life long commitment to a healthier me. Over the past year I’ve received [...]

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Project Real: Embracing the Scars That Make Us

August 3, 2011

My kids were born with stork bites, which is just a cutesy term for birthmarks on their faces. They are on the forehead and trail down from the hairline straight down to their noses. They are pink in color, but with a rise in their emotions, they turn a deep red. They remind me of [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery: My Story

July 21, 2011

In early January 2010 my weight skyrocketed to 295 pounds, the highest it had ever been. After years of dieting and failing, I had come to a point in my life where I knew something had to be done. It was about this time that I started considering weight loss surgery. I had considered the [...]

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What Fit Actually Looks Like

July 18, 2011

One of my friends recently entered the world of online dating, and she was lamenting to me about the body standards that some of the men post in their profiles.  “They say they want a woman who is fit,” she says.  “But I know what fit is code for.  It’s code for skinny.”   My friend is [...]

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