Health & Fitness

While most are decking the halls with boughs of holly, for some, tis the season that’s not so jolly. There is something about Christmas and the coming of a New Year that heightens our emotions as the day approaches. For those who experience clinical depression, their symptoms may become amplified …

I can’t begin to tell you the amount of horror stories I’ve heard about women’s private areas; from pungent odors, to horrible maintenance, I’ve literally heard it all. Some stories are so awful; they’ve made me embarrassed to be an owner of a vagina myself. So, I felt it my …

We are told from birth how crucial exercise is: from family, school, doctors etc. we’ve been taught its importance. However, much like other people in the same denial, I at some point disregarded everything I learned and decided exercise didn’t pertain to me. I figured it was only for people …

  STOP CRYING! Boys don’t cry; crying is for girls. The little boy wipes his face and does his best to stop crying. The first time a young boy gets yelled at for doing what is 100% natural for him to do, he starts an all too familiar process of …

Imagine going to your routine physical one day and finding out from the doctor that your dream of a family is now physically impossible… You can’t conceive, not now, or ever. You ask the doctor,  how such a terrible thing could happen, because as far as you know you have …

For @get.fit.with.law, coming to terms with the fact that she needed to lose weight hurt her but it also saved her life. Here is her story.  “I reached my absolute bottom when I was told I had to purchase two airline tickets on a flight back home. I was scared, …

Self-doubt. Atelophobia. One in the same. Plaguing thoughts since the dawn of time; including mine. As a child, you grow up being compared to a sibling or relative. “Why can’t you be more like Sue?” “Why did you get a B? Charlie got an A+ on his project.” There are …

For @TrainPrettyWithChas getting fit became more about helping others then helping herself. Here is her story. My name is Chasity, but everyone calls me CHAS and I am a Nurse. I felt as a nurse it would be a contradiction to give health and diet advise to my patients when …

At 25 years old with a 3 year old, 1 year old and another new born I was rapidly gaining weight and doing my best as a struggling stylist.  I was slowly losing myself.  I went to school for Marketing and Psychology and people were telling me you should just …

Here is a recent picture of Brazilian model Andressa Urach in the hospital being treated for “butt and thigh shots” gone wrong. The safest medically preferred way to enlarge your Buttock region is by taking fat from places you don’t want it, like say your tummy, back and arms, and …

So another year has gone by and your still stuck in the same body you were in the year before. Maybe you lost some weight by chance or you gained the 20 pounds you wanted to lose and then some. Either way you want this year to be different. Well …

For @_Winter_Storm sticking with her journey was more than just about herself but also about her daughter.  When I became pregnant I gained a ton of weight. 70lbs to be exact. The day I went into labor I weighed 250lbs. After having my daughter, I lost the weight but due …

For @metamorphosisinva it was all about taking things one day at a time. I was very unhappy with how much energy I lacked on a daily basis. It was always a struggle just to carry out simple routines like climbing the stairs. Most days I lacked the energy to interact …

My name is Ashley @_Jane_Doe___, I’m 26 years old and my highest weight  was 287 in 2013. I had high blood pressure, and suffered headaches as a result of that. Its crazy because I didn’t even realize I was so overweight. I was so used to buying tight fitted/too small clothes …

Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia @EstelleArcher grew up overweight. It was the ultimate precedent for her starting her weight loss journey. In 2013 Dawn resigned as a graphic designer after depression left her lifeless. For one year she fought to get her life back and went from a size …