A few months ago, Weight Watchers announced their children’s diet app and it ignited a fire within this entire community. I asked you all for your diet culture stories, and this is part two. My hope is that by sharing these, we will continue to fight the weight stigma that has affected all of us medically, emotionally, physically and mentally. To read a little more about my story and the first round of anonymous stories, click here.
Read MoreIt’s been 2.5 months since I had Pearl Jo, and I’m finally starting to feel kind of normal. With that also comes the normal anxiety and the self love/body image struggles. To be honest, it really doesn’t have anything to do with having children. I mean… SURE. I’ve gone through the pain and heartache of losing the body that you thought you knew so well to pregnancy and having to adjust not once, but twice to a new and different body.
But these issues have been with me since I was young and long before having children.
Read MoreHi, I'm Ashley, and I used to be afraid of working out. I would see my friends go to these classes at fitness boutiques and think "I would be SO out of place there."
Read MoreUPDATE: It's been about 5 weeks since I started my LOVE YOURSELF challenge. When I started this blog, I promised to be nothing but real. Here's how everything has REALLY been going.
Read MoreAs part two of my "love yourself" challenge, I have decided to focus on nutrition. I am working really hard in the gym, but if I don't change the way I eat... will I start feeling better? Probably not. Exercise is equally important as diet when trying to make a change. I've been getting a lot of questions about what eating plan I've chosen to go with so I wanted to talk about it here.
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