A Doctor Told Us to Throw Away Our Scales If We Want to Lose Weight: Here's Why

Is the scale haunting you? Does it sit in your bathroom, taunting you from the tiled floor, bubbling up all sorts of bad feelings? Get rid of it. Psychotherapist Dr. Kathryn Smerling, PhD, encourages it. “Throw away your scale,” said Dr. Smerling. “Focus on feeling good in body and spirit rather than feeling good about…

4 Women Share Unflattering Photos of Themselves to Prove a Point About Perfection

When you’re posting a picture of yourself to social media, you always want to choose the best angle, most flattering lighting, and photo option in which you look the fittest . . . right? Four fitness influencers took to social media to do just the opposite. Why? To prove a major point about the idea…

Real Women Share How They Lost 25 to 100 Pounds – Without Calorie Counting

Is calorie counting a thing of the past? For some women, the answer is “hell yeah!,” and I’m in major support of this movement. Throughout my whole life, I’ve noticed how calorie counting has had this uncanny ability to create an incredibly unhealthy relationship between a woman and her food – starting as early as…

This Inspiring Gymnast Proves That Being Born Without Legs Can't Stand in the Way of Happiness

Connecting with Jen Bricker was surreal. I had received a copy of her book, Everything Is Possible, and learned about her unbelievably inspiring and empowering journey and her unrelenting optimism and faith. The 28-year-old gymnast and aerialist was born without legs and her heart on the opposite side of her chest; her parents (also parents…

These Funny Ladies Are Full of Body Positivity and Their Tweets Prove It

Some of our favorite comedians are women who are upfront about their bodies: what they look like, how they exercise, what they eat. They’re models of balance and being OK with who you are – and it’s freakin’ hilarious. Related Stories: These Instagrams Prove That Losing Weight Is Both Hard and Hilarious Chelsea Handler isn’t…

The 1 (Simple but Challenging) Step to Becoming a Runner

It took two years, approximately 400 miles, a half-dozen running shoes, one 5k, one 15K, and four half-marathons (well, three and one-thirteenth half-marathons) before I finally said to myself, “Wow, I’m actually a runner!” Reading that back to myself, I realize how ridiculous it sounds – but that’s the honest to goodness truth. I’ve been…