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5 Tips For a Body-Positive Holiday

5 Tips For a Body-Positive Holiday

It's Thanksgiving week and I am really looking forward to some good quality family fun. We are going to eat, drink, play games, laugh and have a great time. To be honest, that isn't something I usually say around the holidays. I am usually anxious about the food, the drinks, the conversations, and so many other things.

What are we having? What and how much am I going to eat? Is there something for everyone? Is there enough for everyone? Did I eat the appetizer too close to mealtime? Do we have to talk about what diet everyone is on? Do we have to talk about how much weight everyone lost or gained this year? Do we have to talk about how great everyone else looks in their jeans? Do we have to talk about food the entire time we are together (yes, that happens with my family at every gathering!)?

All of these anxieties = eating more = feeling worse. Am I right?

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A Letter to Fitness Instructors

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Hey all! I hope you are having a great week! This post is a way for me to get out something that has been weighing on my mind lately and to hopefully make a difference.

I have been taking some awesome group fitness classes at the same studio(s) for the past 3 years. I can't even believe I have been going that long since I was so scared to go in the first place but here I am, still taking my place at the barre most days of the week. They offer a wide variety of classes, none of which are easy. They are fast-paced, high energy, kind of addictive and I like them. Maybe I like them too much. I started because I wasn't happy with my body but I've continued because it makes me stronger and better in many other ways. I've mixed up my schedule over the past 3 years with different classes, different times and different instructors trying to find which ones suit me best. I have a few instructors that I prefer and I few that I tend to avoid, but I think that is the same for most everyone. I need someone that plays great music, can keep my attention for the full hour and puts me in a great mindset. I don't think that is too much to ask for (eye wink, tongue out emoji).