Today is the big day! Our book, Peace with Food, is now available online (click book below): Many of you may have been surprised to hear that we wrote a book about our struggles with food, body image, and weight. For years we have felt called to be the voice for individuals who have the same struggle.Continue reading “Lara & Robynn’s Secret Struggle Becomes Public”
Category Archives: Health/Fitness
Biggest Bang For Your Buck {This Burns Fat Like Lighting Fluid!}
Ever since I’ve been in junior high I have been a RuNnEr. I started out doing it to get in shape for sports, but now I do it for a variety of reasons. Of course there is the health/fitness benefit, but then there is the mental aspect. It is good therapy for me. Its myContinue reading “Biggest Bang For Your Buck {This Burns Fat Like Lighting Fluid!}”
Just A Little Heart Attack
I wanted to drop you a quick line pointing you toward an excellent video to watch this weekend. Cardiovascular disease impacts 1 in 3 Americans, and is the leading cause of death in the United States – killing more people than the next 5 most common causes combined. Women’s symptoms of a heart attack areContinue reading “Just A Little Heart Attack”
Get Your Posse and Get Your {Exercise} Groove On!
If you read Robyn’s post The Weight Is On yesterday, you can probably relate. As spring approaches it is just natural to want to get in shape whether you have gained excess winter weight or you’re just feeling like you’ve been stuck inside for way too many months and are needing a ChAnGge oF sCeNeRy. Sometimes it can beContinue reading “Get Your Posse and Get Your {Exercise} Groove On!”
Eat What You Want
Already lost moTivAtioN with your weight loss/get healthy resolution for 2013? Well Robynn and I talk about weight loss a lot and we came across something this week that lines up exactly our philosophy, so I had to share! Check out this short and informative video by Bobby Flay: Bobby Flay Fit I don’t believe inContinue reading “Eat What You Want”
Weight Loss: What Works For You?
It’s that time of year…people start panicking about losing weight before they hit the beach. With the swimsuit season quickly approaching, what works best for you to KiCk those last few pounds? I’ve been debating this answer all week. Is it going through the cupboards and throwing out all of the junk food? Is itContinue reading “Weight Loss: What Works For You?”
Accountability Partner
It seems like I have always tried to lose weight. When I had a baby, it was a cHallenGe to get back to my previous weight. Even during my pre-kid days, I was trying different weight loss tactics to shed those last several pounds. This year I’ve had my BEST SUCCESS at eating right andContinue reading “Accountability Partner”
Stop Staring at Me!
Are you ever trying to break a bad habit, but the hAbit is always staring you down? I was having this issue over the weekend with a red velvet cake. Although I knew there were a tremendous number of calories in every slice and how sluggish it made me feel AFTER I ate it…I still wantedContinue reading “Stop Staring at Me!”
BBFYB: Avoiding Skin Cancer & Hearing Loss
With the FuN summer hOlidAy around the corner, get your biggest bang for your buck by packing along your sunscreen and earplugs. Don’t underestimate the ImpAct of being in the sun for a picnic or surrounded by a few fireworks crackling in your ears. Someone once told me that any noise over 85 decibels causesContinue reading “BBFYB: Avoiding Skin Cancer & Hearing Loss”
Only Skin Deep
This year has been an eye-opening one when it comes to taking BeTTeR CaRe of my skin. Shortly after my 27th birthday I had 4 pre-cancerous moles, which involved having them surgically removed and unfortunately leaving me with 2 scars on my stomach, one on my face and 1 on my arm. I don’t spendContinue reading “Only Skin Deep”
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