EDIT: This giveaway is now CLOSED. Winner notification in progress. To celebrate 8 years of blogging, I'm having 8 days of giveaways worth over $1,500! Thank you to all who entered yesterday's giveaway. I'm currently tallying entries and will notify winners directly before announcing. Day 1 winners have been notified and announced. For day 3, I am excited to offer an ENELL Sports Bras package. This includes 1 ENELL SPORT bra, 1 ENELL Continue Reading
This is me, existing
I have things to say. I've had things to say for a long time, but haven't had the emotional fortitude or energy to say them. Saying these things means I'm opening up the potential for criticism and internet trolls, and trying to resist letting them affect me is much harder than Wonder Woman deflecting bullets. They may not pierce the skin, but they leave a lot of bruises. But I can't stay quiet. Story Time! A few weeks ago, I was at a Continue Reading
Reducing the barriers to fitness with lucy Activewear
Disclosure: This blog post is part of a paid Megan Media and lucy blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own. I’ve been blogging for a long time (7+ years) and it’s rare that I’m able to meld my blog topics of fashion, fitness, and body positivity into a single post. So this #lucyForEveryBody post is something I’m really excited to be able to share with you. As someone who started exercising as a size 32/34 and Continue Reading
Lazy and No Willpower
Many times, I feel like my body is a walking billboard: "Hi, I'm lazy and have no willpower!" Over the years, this has mattered to me to varying degrees. I've had my share of 2-a-day workouts while on a 1000 calorie diet. At the height of my concern for how strangers perceived me, it resulted in never eating in public, and learning how to wait until the end of the day to binge and hide the evidence. I've gained and lost chunks of 50-100 pounds Continue Reading
#TransparentTuesday: Still Enough
Hello and welcome to another edition of #TransparentTuesday! During #TransparentTuesday, we remove the rosy filters of social media and share real life. This morning after my workout, I posted a gym selfie on Instagram with a bit of a lengthy caption. Reposting below: Don't adjust your phone screen - I really am this lovely shade of red after a workout. But isn't the Biscay Green @enellsportsbras pretty? Best sports bra and I love this Continue Reading
Oprah and Unexpected Healthy Living Tips
Ah, the first week of a new year. Lots of people with goals, searching for tips and tricks and things they haven't tried before to reduce their weight! It never fails that I get a lot of pitches from companies trying to get me to share the latest tools in the weight loss revolution, or questions from reporters who have seen me on a "top weight loss bloggers" list. This week, I was quoted on Oprah's website. O-P-R-A-H! Being on Oprah's website Continue Reading
