...I were thinner? This is a question I ask myself all the time. What if I were thinner? Would I make a better first impression? Would my day be better without the tugging of tight pants? Would I feel more myself? Would I be happier? I know I am not alone with these questions, even [...]
Category: Strong is the New Skinny
What Is Beautiful? What Is Healthy?
Typically I don't engage in issue debates on Facebook. Last week, I read a post about a segment on the Today Show. You can watch the segment and read the article here. My feelings about the post and the conversation that ensued has stuck with me for a few days so I decided to write about [...]
Swimsuit Shopping Will Only Ruin Your Day If You Let It
Today I had a great day. I felt incredibly blessed. I got a lot done at work. I took a leap. I looked ahead to the fun holiday weekend I have planned. Not to brag, but my Monday was pretty awesome... up until I tried on a swimsuit. (yep, this post is going there, the [...]
30 Before Thirty
I did a little math today and realized I am a mere 1200 days away from my 30th birthday. What?! 1200 days, that's it? Yep, that's 3 years, 3 months and a couple weeks. I started to think about where I am in my life and where I want to be and realized, I don't [...]
90 Day Challenge and Commitment Phobia
I have never had a commitment phobia when it comes to relationships, book series, sports teams, education, jobs, purchases and the list goes on. But, when it comes to eating healthy and working out, I just can't seem to pull the trigger. Over and over, I make plans. I'm going to eat this this week [...]
be-HOT … because I said so
Okay, have you ever gone into GNC looking for a multivitamin and walked out with a slew of vitamins that are, according to the sales person, going to make your body a calorie burning, metabolism boosted, insanely healthy, vitamin filled super-human? Yeah, I did that about 2 years ago. I went in looking for a [...]
Happily Ever Ashley 