Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below, or you can listen to it on iTunes. When I was a kid and my Dad asked how much peanut butter I wanted on my sandwich, the answer was always, “A lot!” The first bite would cling to the roof of my mouth thanks to the thick smear of roasted, peanutty goodness. I'd take a quick sip of cold milk to wash it down, then go in for the …
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Any attempt to cram women into a one-size-fits-all mold or label us via a “real women do/have/are …” statement is futile. And stupid. And degrading. You’ve seen many of them: Real women have curves Real women have muscle Real women are skinny Real women lift weights Real women do cardio Real women don’t fart … they fluff Real women wear dresses I disdain such “real women” …
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You can’t fight your genetics. You’re the recipient of what your mother and father gave you, for better or worse. But you don’t have to settle for your genetics either. Some people have less than ideal genetics when it comes to managing a healthy bodyweight. There’s more than a 75% chance children between 3-10 will be overweight if both parents are obese, and they’ll likely be overweight …
I hope you don't have the slightest clue what I'm talking about here. In fact, I'd rather you think I'm a bit wonky. But, sadly, many will understand all too well the story below. “No, seriously. What would you change?” She didn’t believe me when I said I wouldn’t change or “fix” any part of my body. “Years ago, I could have rattled off a list of things I hated about my body and would change …
[Read more...] about Disliking Your Body Doesn’t Have to be ‘Part of Being a Woman’
And The Importance of Distinguishing Between External and Internal Motivation Let’s get something out of the way because I know this article is going to infuriate some people: Women can, and should, do whatever they want with their bodies. The why behind our goals and actions in regards to changing our bodies, however, may benefit from an evaluation. First, I stated in a previous article …
It’s my duty to inform you of what has become a new ‘it’ physical feature that defines beauty and, apparently, sex appeal: back dimples (i.e., Venus dimples, butt dimples). Excuse me … I just threw up a little. I confess that ‘back dimples’ were not something I was consciously aware of until recently when a writer, working on an article about this topic, contacted me asking “… are there any …
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If I eat this it’ll help me lose fat, and that will make me like myself more. If I eat this it’ll cause me to gain fat, and that will make me hate myself more. I have to do this workout so I can lose fat, fix my flaws, and finally like my body. For a four-year period that’s how I analyzed everything I ate and drank; I even scrutinized the calories in a stick of gum. My workouts were about …
[Read more...] about My Experience Trying to ‘Hate My Way’ Back to Skinny
"We should embrace our flaws!" is seen as a phrase of empowerment. Don't look at your physical flaws with disdain -- accept them -- is what we're encouraged to do. While the intentions of the "women should embrace their flaws" proponents are good, I protest that it's time to stop telling women to embrace their flaws. The reason is quite simple, really: oftentimes physical features being labeled …
[Read more...] about Why I Refuse to ‘Embrace My Flaws’ (And You Should Too)
