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Small success ON TO BIGGER!
I'm one of those stories you read on Oprah. Extreme abuse in my childhood, leading to toxic choices in my adult life through both necessity and flawed perspectives/mental health. I was a ballet dancer, a singer and actress. I was thin and dare I say beautiful. Sadly, I couldn't see it in myself. Abuse left me extremely…
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panniculectomy vs abdominoplasty
I am currently losing weight at a nice steady pace. However, I have had two c-sections that has left me with severe loose skin on the belly (think painful overhang that causes all sorts of nasty side-effects). Now, I'm not looking for liposuction, but I know I CANNOT live with this skin, nor get rid of it through diet and…
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Which superhero does the person above you resemble?
I love the Disney thread going around, so I thought I would add this one because I'm a total DC girl. :)
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Support after a death
My 19 month old daughter had a very hard birth, and a very hard life and after a beautiful wonderful but short and difficult life she passed away on March 17th after a traumatic admission to the hospital on March 13th. Everything from March 13th revolved around her, between her care and her goodbyes then her final…
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Thinking of fasting for a day...
I went over my calories like double yesterday. I've just.. not been as strict with my nutrtition for the past couple weeks.. partially due to stress and partially due to food being delicious. either way, I made a choice and it's resulted in poor scale results and guilt. So, I'm thinking of fasting for today (JUST today) or…
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Upper arm exercises
No matter what my weight, I've always had chunky arms in comparison to the rest of me. What are some good exercises that will slim them down without bulking them up? Think ballet dancer's arms, and that's more what I'm going for visually. Background on me. I broke my elbow when I was 14. And so my left arm has a problem…
