When it comes to changing our lifestyle for the better, sometimes the biggest hurdle we face can be mental. Here, let’s discuss those hurdles and how we can overcome them together!
People who lose weight start to hate fat people?
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It’s All Mental
My policy on depriving myself – or not – and indulging – or not.
Making Wellness A Priority
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
If wellness were more of a priority in our communities…
A big part of my ability to workout was stripping myself of excuses. I run a business. I don’t have time to get dressed, throw my hair back, go to …
What About Your Friends: Are They Helping Or Hindering Your Progress?
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
It’s kind of a logical conclusion. We are friends with the people within our circle because they are like us. We’re inclined to cling to people who make us comfortable …
I know I’ve said this before, and everyone jumped down my throat… but I don’t believe in the concept of “cheating.””Cheat days,” “cheat meals,” and the like? I don’t believe …
If there’s one “fitness” cliche that I’ve always tried to avoid, it’s the phrase “change your lifestyle.”
Back in high school, my Mother was like the Iron Chef of the South… migrated way up north to the mid-west. She was always cooking. Baked ribs, fried pork chops …
High Heels, A Pole… and Me?
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
Yes. I said it. High heels. A pole …and me.
What role do you think vanity plays in a weight loss journey? Is there a place for vanity?
It’s the point where I gave up the pills, gave up the diets, gave up the “cheating,” the junky food, the emotional eating, the stress, the struggle, the self-defeatist mantras…
I always knew chocolate would do me some good… I just never thought it’d be this much.
Society would make you think that being overweight is a sin…
I spend a good half hour skimming through my feed reader and checking out different fitness-related tidbits and news out there. Today is no different. I found an article – …
People often complain – loudly – that they’d love to eat healthier, but that it’s much too expensive. It’s hard to justify purchasing a gang of tomatoes at $2 per …
Joy Bauer, Today Show Nutritionist, on cravings and how to overcome them.
The value of a support system to help you through the rough patches, and how mine is helping me through now.
Come and share how you plot, plan and track your goals!
One evening my Mother, sister and I sat at the bar in the house, and my Mother couldn’t stop staring at me. “I’m just so proud of you. You just …
Overcoming my fears of the big city… and learning to love what Brooklyn has to offer.