Jenn I was watching a commercial for some little rice cracker snack thing. In it there is a woman sitting on a bench, feeling guilty while contemplating eating these 100 calorie tasty little morsels. But then it hit her! She can eat them because she took the dog for a walk, and took the stairs.…

Jenn I hope you’ll forgive me for this, but I’m about to get a bit rant-y. I just saw yet another article about the fashion industry and plus size models. This article espouses how the size 14 model is a ‘Real Woman’, unlike the smaller girl.  Fuck I hate that term. A size 14 woman…

Jenn One of the things I didn’t think about when losing weight, was what it would be like mentally after I reached my goal. I spent virtually my entire adult life wanting and trying to lose weight, even at points in my life when in retrospect I didn’t really need to.  Twenty-ish years of thinking…

Jenn One of the challenges people face when trying to lose weight is drinking/ eating out with friends.  I have spoken with a lot of people who feel pressure to drink and eat off-plan when they get together socially. I know people who are trying to lose weight and can’t figure out why the scale…

Jenn Resolute: marked by firm determination It’s the end of the year, time for people to make resolutions. Lose weight, work out more, be nicer to the mother-in-law. Personally, I don’t make New Years Resolutions. Why?  Presumably if something is a big enough deal to be a resolution, it’s fairly important to me.  It’s also…

Jenn I’m going to hearken back to my last blog, where I mentioned that I frequently get asked exactly what I eat and exactly what my workouts are.  I always debate what to tell people, and here’s why. I could tell you exactly what I eat. I could also tell you exactly how much I…