A Fit Girl's Guide to the Bar

You can have abs and eat cake.

But TBH I don't care about cake, I care about tequila and beer. So keep your cake, I choose the abs and booze. 

My "Skinny Rules" & Healthy Habits

Do you have little "rules" that you set for yourself?

I do! I used to think of them as my "skinny rules," but now that I prefer strength over skinny, I consider them just healthy habits! I like to make these rules so that one day, they will become habits. I have failed at making many rules into habits, but I wanted to share with you guys the rules that I have been able to stay true to; specifically, those that have made me a fitter, less lazy ME!

1. Always take the stairs if your destination is 3 or less floors away.

How To Lose Weight & Still Have A Social Life

I consider myself a master at this subject.

Not sure if that is something to brag about... Don't worry mom, I know that I have to grow up eventually.

My Personal Fitness Journey (with pictures)

Before I begin to give advice to others about their health and fitness goals, I want to share with you bits and pieces of my own journey. My goal in sharing this is that perhaps you might relate to something I went through and learn now, what took me 14 years to learn for myself. As you read through this, please know that posting these pictures is very hard for me, and sharing some of the darkest parts of my past is even harder.

Social media gives us a way to hide who we truly are and only show the world what we want them to see. But my reality is that I have always struggled with my weight, my body image, and low self-esteem. Today, I am happy to say that I am the happiest in my own skin as I have ever been, but I would be lying if I said there aren't still days when I break down and cry after looking in the mirror or at the scale. 

My journey to this point is an ugly one, but I want to be as open and real about it as I can because I know that there are so many other girls who struggle with a lot of the same things that I did. Hopefully my story might save them a few years of pain. A large majority of what I am about to talk about, I have never shared with other people. I am not proud of where I came from, but I am proud of how far I have come and look forward to growing stronger in the future.

"New Year New Me," How to Actually Make It Happen

Everyone has a new year's resolution. Some people might want to lose weight, some might want a promotion, but the most popular one has got to be "new year, new me." But how about this for a new year's resolution- Stop making false promises to yourself and MAKE IT HAPPEN. I'm going to share some tips and lifestyle changes to help you actually follow through with your resolution this year.