Stop Chasing Skinny — Find Happiness Beyond the Scale

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August 29, 2012

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Shine with Rosie Molinary

August 1, 2012

Monday Marissa shared her story about finding compassion for herself while on her vegan journey. I think many vegans experienced a new level of self-love when we chose to no longer participate in violence against animals – I sure did! My friend Rosie Molinary, author, speaker, and teacher empowers women to embrace their authentic selves [...]

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Marissa’s Story: We can all be kinder and gentler to ourselves and others

July 30, 2012

Marissa’s Story My struggles with food, weight and body image began about 13 years ago. A typical pre-teen, I was in the awkward stages of development and felt out of place in my body. I had never been athletic, was shorter than my peers, and had been teased in the past for my appearance. I [...]

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Michelle: I send love to her

July 24, 2012

I send love to her By Michelle Goldblum I send love to her. To the 8-year-old who was the tallest in her class. I send love to her. To the 12-year-old who needed to wear a maternity dress to her 8th grade dinner dance. I send love to her. To the 16-year-old who starved. To [...]

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Announcing Go Vegan with JL! and a Vegan Lifestyle Coaching GIVEAWAY

July 17, 2012

Readers, As many of you know, about a year after going vegan I stopped chasing skinny. I fell in love with healthy, nutritious food. I jumped off the dieting roller coaster. I decided to be rounder, more full and to simply buy bigger clothes. I chose health and fitness over a clothing size. I found [...]

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When I stopped paying attention

June 15, 2012

I was talking to a friend last night about my quest to stop chasing skinny. I told her about some work/life changes and that I recently realized a major shift in my relationship with food and exercise. I used to think I was someone who needed to eat five or six times a days (3 [...]

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Revisiting triathlon is not a diet: Thoughts from a coach

June 8, 2012

I recently shared my thoughts on why the sport of triathlon is not a diet. In that post, I mentioned that this concept was actually my husband’s – who happens to be a certified triathlon coach. Today, on his own blog, he goes into the specifics on his thoughts on dieting and training for a [...]

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Sara’s Story: “…if only we could get out of the way and let ourselves be as amazing as we are meant to be.”

May 23, 2012

I still vividly remember my first diet. I was maybe twelve years old, and my parents, concerned that I was growing a bit chunky, told me that if I lost ten pounds they’d buy me a coveted pair of rollerblades. That’s right. If I lost ten pounds, they would buy me a form of exercise. [...]

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Athletes: Why are you training?

May 17, 2012

Last week I got a terrific response from my post Triathlon is not a diet. It was heartening to hear from athletes who no longer race to be skinny. They race for health and the sport of it. I also heard from athletes, like myself, who find themselves on a slippery slope – is the [...]

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Triathlon is not a diet

May 12, 2012

My husband is a multisport coach. The other day he was putting the finishing touches on a presentation for a group of women who are new to the sport of triathlon and he ran a few of his key points by me. He startled me when he said, “Triathlon is not a diet.” He went [...]