“Do You Struggle With Your Body Image?” If you answer Margaret Ruth’s question with a “No,” you’re either a robot or a liar. But according to this guru, weight loss may have more to do with what’s in your heart rather than what’s in your stomach. The truth is, even a large-and-in-charge girl, like myself, can […]
In my early 20s, I wore size 24 jeans and my enormous boobs demanded an H-cup bra, a letter no woman should have to associate with lingerie sizing. I couldn’t fit into restaurant booths or through the subway turnstile. I even once held up an entire roller coaster ride at Six Flags so I could […]
New Year’s Eve is approaching, and if you are still not in shape, you have less than a week to achieve some results. Luckily, even though this sounds pretty impossible, you can shed a few kilograms before the celebrations start. Or, if you don’t care about this, and you just want to become fit and […]
Tipping the scales at 300 pounds through college made meeting my beloved at a frat party or in the dining hall impossible. It wasn’t just the reactions I received from the opposite sex, but since I wasn’t comfortable in my own skin, how could I trust anyone else to be comfortable with me? At 23, […]
Whole-food plant-based diets are growing in popularity. Eating plant foods is just plain good for you, and the vast array of benefits that can be reaped from eating a plant-based diet are now making their way into the forefront of mainstream society. We spoke with renowned sports nutrition expert Paul Jenkins, MSc, who is the […]
According to 2017’s report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), over 100 million people in the United States are bound to live with diabetes or have pre-diabetes symptoms. Today, most individuals spend a lot of their time online, reading stuff to get knowledge. Despite the abundance of free information about health, fitness, […]
Being a vegan is something that seems to get a lot of popularity in the past couple of years. Because obesity and overall unhealthiness are becoming quite a problem across many countries worldwide, people are constantly trying to find ways of keeping their bodies in a healthy weight range. One of the best solutions for […]
I knew that I had gained some weight in the past few years. While I wasn’t 100 percent happy with my extra pudge, I didn’t feel motivated enough to lose it. Ten pounds wasn’t really that much. My boyfriend accepted me no matter what, and even my mother couldn’t tell I wasn’t as skinny as […]
Oh, great, there’s a new weight loss app for kids. That’s awesome. I know I would’ve loved that when I was a kid. Do you know what was the best thing about my childhood? Everything that didn’t have to do with being hyper-aware of my weight and what food I was or wasn’t “supposed” to […]
