The Broad Street Run is in few days and while I am not racing (bah to the lottery folk who did not pick my name!) I have still been working (a bit) on getting my wogs in and excited for my friends who are running. Today an article appeared in one of my groups and between the eye rolling and teeth sucking…
Words and thoughts from Rachée
Look Better Naked
My motivation for working out was to look better naked and while I love my healthy lifestyle, I still want to Look Better Naked.
A few weeks ago I took a class at the Philly Circus School and realized two truths: I have little confidence especially when it comes to the trapeze I have little to no upper body strength. The whole time I struggled with that little bar I simultaneously berated myself for not being stronger and challenged myself to remember this feeling…
Tonight marks one year that I have been a participant in that weight loss study. The group is slightly smaller; we lost about four people since that first meeting and there were a few missing members due to sickness and scheduling conflicts but it was good to see everyone who showed up in real life and get caught up with our group leaders….
Today was the 12 month assessment for the study I am in and I was not looking forward to this visit. I saw the signs…my jeans were just a little more snug than they had been a few weeks ago. That va va voomy dress was more than a little more curve hugging and selfies became an exercise in angles…
This getting healthy thing can sometimes feel like progress is not being made. There are days when I look at myself and feel like I have got a handle on all of the things…working out feels good, making better food choices does not feel like a punishment and I can appreciate the progress that I have made. Then there are…