#sevendaysofblackandwhitephotoshonouringmybody Day 1 – Legs

In late 2016, I did a seven day of honouring my body. I started a new job only weeks later – someone reported these photos and I it was asked that I take them down. I was body shamed and made to feel embarrassed and I did what was asked of me in fear of […]

Being Fat is Not Fun – A response to I’mperfect Life’s My Weight (and size) Matters

I have been blessed with meeting some pretty amazing people over the course of the last five years. Some have come and gone, some remain at the sidelines and others have been woven into the tapestry of my life in a way that may not need daily interaction, but they feel like home and can […]

To the a$$hole who called me a land whale (updated)

I am choosing to share this post I published back in July that got over 4,000 reads because a lot has been going on behind the scenes in response to the Mannequin Series by artist/photographer Julia Busato. Her album on Facebook has gone viral. My photo received over 8,000 likes and 500 comments – all […]

The Pebble Analogy

I have been blessed with the gift of time as of late. What a lot of people don’t know is that I worked the tireless rat race for a long time. But for the last two years, I have had the opportunity to float through a couple of jobs that has allowed flexibility and part […]

#progress #weightloss #pivotal #whole30 #fitness

I thought I would write a little bit about how my break up went. If you are new to this site, I encourage you to read a few posts of interest and if you are one of my few devout readers, this post brings you to present day, what stepping back for two months meant […]

Can We Settle for a Quickie?

Update, that is! I have a much longer post ready to publish, mainly on what has changed in my journey and what impacted that change, but I thought before I go on a long awaited tropic vacation, I would send out some info on how the heck things have been. Time off has come to an end. […]

Paying It Forward

I have been blessed to work with a number of women in the last couple of months who trusted in me the continuation or start of their fitness and nutrition journey. Deciding to go into personal training and then taking my Nutrition and Weight Loss Specialist accreditation was something I did for someone else. I […]

My Sunday Night Interval Workout

For those who have asked what my interval workouts look like, here is a sneak peak. I do have to admit, hubs and I did a dinner out tonight and I treated myself. Red wine, white bread, white pasta (although only five pieces), spicy sauce… and about 14 cloves of roasted garlic. When we finally […]