I’ve been friends with herFor ten years on FacebookAnd every two years I seeHer showing offHer latest projectHer bodyShe’s on a new dietThere are new before and after picsThere’s the formulaTo her newest weight lossIn...
PROFITING ON THE SHAME OF WOMEN It was a group of womenSo supportiveSo upliftingCheering each other on in our lives and our work And then she stood to introduce her amazing selfAnd the shame attack started It started subtly with a friendly announcement of a new...
SEXY IN THIS BODY? I got invited to a blow out party Sara is turning 65 She said “dress sexy” My brain glitches In an instant I had translated sexy Into skinny. “Be skinny” Is what my brain heard Or at least the part of my brain That grew up in...
LOVING YOUR BODY IS TOO HARD I triedI really tried hard Every day I would stand in front of the mirrorAnd affirm I love my bodyI love my shape I love myself I channeled my inner Louise HayI wanted to be that person who loved herselfLoved her curvesEven loved her...
MY BODY YELLS AT ME I have a motto LOVE THE FOOD THAT LOVES YOU BACK It means choose food you enjoy food that makes you feel good All the way good Not just the moment of taste Or the filling of hunger Food that makes your whole being feel good Nourished Taken...
I’M GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT FOR THE WEDDING I see the envelope I can tell it’s an invitation No matter what it’s for A wedding A reunion A girls-get-together I look at the date And I start counting How many weeks away is it? How much weight could I lose by...