If you think you can’t do something Jen Bricker will challenge you to think again. Jen Bricker has quite an athletic resume. She grew competing in softball, basketball, volleyball, power tumbling, and even competed in the Jr. Olympics, an impressive list of accomplishments for an average individual. However, Jen is far from average. Jen was born [...]

I admit when I first came across the new MAC Strength ad with a female bodybuilder, I was a bit startled. Is this real? Yes it is, unlike, the fake “My butt is big” Nike ad that circulated the internet a few years ago. Who is this beautiful woman in the ad? Her name is Jelena Abbou. [...]

I’ll admit when I first came across Adrian’s blog, Chase Fear, it was her before and after pictures that caught my eye. It didn’t take much reading to see that her blog was about so much more than weight loss. It’s about perseverance and overcoming fears. Adrian knows what it’s like to over eat and under eat. [...]

Dannii is proof that small changes can have real lasting results. Three years ago Dannii began a journey to lose 98 pounds. Not only did she reach her goal she has maintained for over two years! Danni lives in the UK with her husband.  She works from home as a freelance writer and an online [...]

A few weeks ago, while scrolling through Facebook status updates I noticed a self-portrait, or a “body shot”, of girl who was a friend of a friend (she had tagged my friend) taken from the hips to the shoulders revealing a very smooth flat tummy. I’ll be honest the flat tummy caught my eye long enough for [...]

I’ve been doing some thinking. Thinking about how this year is going too fast. Wondering if there is a way to slow down time? About our next adventure. Europe possibly? And about how much I’d love a hairless cat. I’ve also been thinking about something I said a few weeks ago. “I feel slightly self-conscious [...]

A “better body” is so much more than a number on the scale, the size of my pants, or the reflection in the mirror. No doubt, those things matter to me but they are only a fraction of the big picture.  My body exists in 4 “realms” (Is that the right word to use?): physical, [...]

When it comes to people I love, I’m a major somewhat of a control freak. Don’t believe me? I have goodbye letters written to all my family members and directions on how to “run my funeral” if I should die an untimely death. Where to find pictures, who to contact to put together a slide [...]

Day 4 we talked about surrounding yourself with Girl Heroes or women who motivate you to be your best self. Today, we are going to talk about the Girl Villain.  In my world, I call her Garbage Girl. And she’s me. Garbage Girl uses many weapons but one of her most deadly is “comparison”. It’s [...]

The next 31 days I’m going to share some ideas on how to get a better a body. But there’s a catch… I’m starting from the inside out because that is  what counts. Sure we’ll discuss food and fitness.  There will be plenty of that stuff. But… First we must dig deep because a flower [...]