When you have piles upon piles of insecurities due to your weight, things such as bills and family can increase your stress rate to, oh, I don't know - 9,999,999%. It's especially bad if you're like me, a 19 year old girl. Which is basically keyword for 'young and stupid and completely unable to budget her stuff'. Teenage girls already have... Read more
I know it has been awhile since I posted, but I do have a valid excuse: I've been moving! And the good thing? It's done wonders for my inspiration, motivation, and weight loss in general.
By moving, I do mean moving out of my mother's house. I used to live in the country, in the middle of nowhere. While the walks were peaceful, they... Read more
I wanted to touch on what I wrote about in my last blog a bit more, but take it in a slightly different direction. You don't necessarily need to have an eating disorder to be losing weight unhealthily. A lot of people take bits and pieces from various eating disorders and combine them into their weight loss routines in a less severe degree. It... Read more
Instead of focusing on a how-to, I wanted to try something more personal. Unfortunately I am sick today, but I wanted to blog, so I will keep this short and to the point. On the subject of being sick - and believe me, I'm not the only one - it reminded me of my struggle with bulimia and other assorted eating disorders. ED-NOS, if you will. After... Read more
I write a lot about motivation, and how to keep yourself motivated, and I would like to touch on families with obesity this week, and how to keep yourself motivated as a family unit.
I'm by no means a how-to writer, but in my own efforts to lose weight, I find family is heavily involved. A lot of the members in my family are... Read more