The first time I heard the saying “a moment on your lips, forever on your hips,” I was in grade 7. My speech that year was on childhood obesity and that line was how I would end it. In retrospect, someone should have referred me to a therapist upon hearing it come out of an…
So if you’re a vegan, why did you order an omelette?
Call me what you like, but my diet doesn’t need a name.
#Lifting #Fitness #Bodybuilding: Why Transparency Matters
This one is for the athletes, influencers, trainers and coaches of social media. Your content comes with a responsibility and it’s time to own up to it. The general public deserves it, and both your business and sport demands it. It doesn’t matter whether your focus is on aesthetics, strength or endurance. Your followers are…
Why I am choosing to stop talking about my concussion
I truly believe if I choose to define myself by temporary limitations, they will no longer be temporary and the pain will become permanent.
New goals, new stress, same me
The calendar year is coming to an end, and like the type A that I am, this is when I start to plan for the next 12 months. I recognize my goals are only meaningful to me, but I do believe there is value in putting things into the universe for the sake of accountability….
The Scale: friend or foe?
The scale isn’t the problem. The scale exists to weigh your mass times gravitational acceleration.
What it really means to be a female powerlifter
Powerlifting is a sport that demands you do not suck in your waist, avoid food or remain quiet. It is a sport where heavier girls are stronger, and growth is celebrated. It is a metaphorical middle finger up to everything we were taught to define being a woman.
Do you even keto?
A low carb diet is one where less than 40% of your total calories comes from carbs. A ketogenic diet calls for no more than 10% of total calories coming from carbs. A single fruit could put you over the “limit.”
Fat to #Fitspo, dedicated to disordered
I am exceptionally proud of my body, it is truly the healthiest it has ever been. But I seldom post before and afters to “inspire” because I know it only accomplishes 2 things: validates my insecurities and provides a basis for comparison to those most vulnerable. Eating disorders live inside of “healthy weight” bodies, “overweight”…
Stop exercising for “good health”
I know why I lift and it has little to do with health