March 2009

Female bodybuilding and Eating Disorders

March 30, 2009 eating disorders March 30, 2009

I’m writing a paper for my masters class on Female Bodybuilding and Eating Disorders. What do you all think? Is there a link? Do all of us have some sort of disordered eating in our past? Or do some just have some disordered thinking – self-image issues that are tied into self-worth? Or are we all just Type-A perfectionists who except nothing but the best out of ourselves. Or, is there an issue w/ weakness and a fear of weakness? Do we all want to build muscle to be stronger, on the inside and out. What is it that makes you want to lift weights, compete, be strong? Have you heard of Bigorexia? There are new classifications of eating disorders nowadays…not just …

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Ode to Tough Chicks – Fast & Furious

March 30, 2009 fitness March 30, 2009

This is an ode to tough chicks…Michelle Rodriquez due to the opening of Fast & Furious Friday.

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Blond again?

March 29, 2009 curly hair March 29, 2009

Should I go blond again?? Many of my friends, including my BFF will say absolutely not. My mother would say absolutely yes. I’m thinking about it. I really started to think about it after my mom continued to push me to do it and I told her it was a waste of money and she offered me, her adult daughter, a check every month to pay for my hair to be blond…incentive? Yes! Then, Brooke White (who many have said I look like) made an appearance on American Idol a month or two ago singing and playing the piano and looked fantastic with blonde hair and a similar skin tone as mine (pale). I am growing my hair out again for …

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Self-discipline

March 29, 2009 motivation March 29, 2009

“Liberty is the luxury of self-discipline. Historically, those people that did not discipline themselves had discipline thrust upon them from the outside.”~ Alistair Cooke ~I ordered one of those bracelets above for $4.00 plus $1.50 shipping and handling from the website listed above. My husband has a tattoo that says “discipline” as a reminder and I do not have any tattoos…but I like the idea of this bracelet when I’m having a weak day We’ll see how it looks when I get it. I found this site when I was looking for an image to go with the quote I posted above.