Mama Gets Jacked

I’m probably not alone in being incredibly aggravated with our political system at the moment. As an outsider, it appears as if our politicians care more about money in their pockets and the feeling of power rather than doing what is best for the people at large. This is clearly showing with our current pandemic, but it’s been going on for quite some time in other areas as well. A few months ago my husband brought up an article regarding toxic chemicals used in laundromats and how our current administration refuses to admit the harm they are causing, I was outraged. Similarly in the beauty and skincare industry, there is very little regulation. Carcinogens like formaldehyde and arsenic are freely allowed to be used in skincare . The products we put all over our bodies and our face and are absorbed by our skin. How is this ok? Why is the government failing to protect us as consumers? Thankfully for the first time in 80 years, a bill is being introduced to ban the worst ingred...

When I joined two fitness transformation challenges in January, it was because I knew I had put on a lot of weight after having surgery in September and was ready to focus on losing that weight. Little did I know this would change me in other ways as well. I’ve always been a bit neurotic about the number on the scale (despite knowing how fickle that number can be.) In the past I would try to game my morning weigh ins- go to the bathroom, wait a couple of hours after waking before stepping on the scale in hopes that the number would be lower, take off my hair ties or watch to weigh an extra ounce less. It was a horrible mindset and habit. Things changed this time around. According to the scale I’ve only lost about 3 pounds which is a rather insignificant number. Pictures tell a different story, though, and for the first time ever I don’t care what the scale says. I am more confident in my body than ever. I know I am strong. I no longer cringe when I see myself in videos or pictures. ...