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Exercising at Home – Lock Down Day 10

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COVID-19 has forced us to change every aspect of our routines, even our exercise programs. I really feel for people who hit the gym regularly, who dedicated part of every day to getting and staying healthy through exercise. Now these people are left in limbo while their health clubs are shut down for social distancing. … [Read more…]

Challenging Black and White Thinking – Day Seven of Lock Down

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Challenging Black and White Thinking - Day Seven of Lock Down

Today has been a hard day for me, with regards to my participation in Noom and my goal of getting healthy during this COVID-19 crisis. So I thought I would discuss challenging black and white thinking, and why it can be detrimental in changing eating habits from the old “diet” mentality, and how black and … [Read more…]

Apps For Cooking – Day Five of Lock Down

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Apps For Cooking - Day Five of Lock Down

One of my biggest challenges during this time of mandatory lock down, is cooking. I love to cook, but my usual way of doing this is disrupted by the limited shopping trips and the questionable availability of ingredients. I’m a big-time planner, lister, and organizer, and this ambiguity is really messing with my OCD! So, … [Read more…]

Staying Home and Getting Healthy – Day One of Day Ones

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Staying Home and Getting Healthy – Day One of Day Ones

I find myself in a very odd position today. I have been wanting to blog about getting healthy, and have started working with Noom. Also on this Day One of Day Ones, we started mandatory stay at home requirements from the state of Colorado. In this blog post, I will describe how I got to … [Read more…]

Plus Size Fashion Mistakes – Are They Really Mistakes?

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Plus Size Fashion Mistakes - Are They Really Mistakes?

I see these articles all the time, the ones where they list the fashion “mistakes” people are making, then add their two cents about what you “should” do instead. Sometimes the articles are labeled, “plus size fashion mistakes” and other times, they are not. But you get the gist. There is always someone out there … [Read more…]

Plus Size is Beautiful! – Critics Are Getting The Wrong Message

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Plus Size is Beautiful! - Critics Are Getting The Wrong Message

Plus size women (and men) are starting to come out of the darkness, all because of the body-positive and size inclusive movement. But I have seen, in media and on social platforms that “normal” sized people, the fat shamers, are getting the wrong message from the body-positive movement. Every body is beautiful in its own … [Read more…]