Last summer, we were on a vacation and spent a few weeks with my friends and family who hadn’t seen me for some time. And then the question came, from one of my family members: “Are you pregnant or did you just gain weight??” Yeah, not the nicest question to ask. But sometimes people have […]
So You Gained Weight. What Do You Make It Mean?
You gained weight. What do you make it mean? A lot of times we make weight gain mean something that it doesn’t need to mean at all. For example: 💥I’m weak. 💥I have no willpower to keep my calories low. 💥I lose my health if I gain weight. 💥I won’t be loved as much as […]
What To Do When You Can’t Stop Comparing Your Body To Others
If you’re like, I would say, most women, you tend to compare yourself to others. We especially like to compare our bodies to other people’s bodies, and maybe also to our own bodies that maybe looked different in the past than it does now. But here’s the thing: If you compare yourself to others or even […]
Do You Need to Lose Weight? Read This Before You Start…
I talk to women who think they should lose weight, almost every day. But have you considered that you actually may not need to lose weight? I get it, there are people who really would benefit from losing some weight, because it would make them healthier. Yes, I am aware that there are people who […]
How to Work Out After Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Build Your Strength Up?
Simple Strength For Women: Bodyweight Strength Program for Women is here! If you have, or have had hypothalamic amenorrhea, you may wonder if there’s ever a way to get back to working out without losing your period again. There is! I’m really excited about this new program, Simple Strength for Women, because you’ve been asking […]
Join Me for the 5-Day Body Trust Challenge
I want to invite you to join my 5-Day Body Trust Challenge, that, as the name says, helps you to get started with trusting your body. I know it’s hard. It’s hard to let go of the scale, tape measure, “inspiring” people on social media you’re following (“inspiring”? or rather “depressing”?), it’s hard to not […]
Myths about Fitness, Body Shapes and Sizes
Many people judge other people’s health and fitness, based on how these people look. It’s not surprising, because we’ve been marketed and sold these ideas for as long as we can remember. Have you ever seen bigger women on covers and pages of fitness magazines? Yes, maybe you have recently, and I think it’s great […]
Five Things I Never Thought I Could Accept About Myself
If your life has been dictated by food and workout rules, you probably have a really strict idea about how you should look like, what you should eat, what foods you should avoid, what your fat percentage should be, how your daily routine should look like… I used to be the same way. I was […]
How to Handle Weight Gain: We’re Our Own Biggest Critics
Weight gain isn’t always a bad thing. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that in some cases, it can actually be a very healthy thing. It’s just that it’s incredibly hard to accept. We’re in the middle of the endless dieting madness where everyone is trying to lose weight so […]
Reality Check for All Fit Women: Is Your Message Really Healthy?
There are always people we inspire. In the health and fitness world, the one who is the leanest and smallest usually gets the most credit and admiration. For working out so much, for eating so healthy, for having so much willpower to go and work out no matter what. But this kind of example is […]
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