I spent the majority of my first summer after starting college losing the “freshman 15” that I swore I would never gain in the first place. While I eventually reached my goal, it came at a pretty steep cost. I was the strictest I’ve ever been about dieting and exercise.
My relationship with fitness is…complicated. I have never been athletic. My history with sports consists of exactly one year of soccer when I was 8…
Growing up, my identity was bound together with being an athlete. I played three sports, and it was a rare day when I didn’t have…
With warm sunshine, fresh air, and loads of fresh fruits and veggies in season, I find that summer is the perfect time to focus on…
The summer months can be an especially difficult time for people who struggle with their body image. As someone who has had a hard time…
Like many 20-somethings, I started dieting at a young age. Junior high and high school were a succession of one diet after another. I tried…
Going through puberty in my household meant that every change in my body was heavily scrutinized under my family’s watchful gaze before it was inevitably…
I still recall the first time I had an unkind thought about my body. I was in kindergarten, sitting at my desk. I looked down…
Wandering aimlessly around New York’s East Village in a post-brunch daze on a Sunday afternoon, I stumbled upon a tattoo shop. For months, I had…
When I moved into my New York City apartment a few months ago, a roommate-finding site matched me with three random roommates, and the four…