July 10th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
This postcard from PostSecret reminded me of a friend of my grandmother who is probably long dead now.
When I was really little, I remember my grandma’s friend. As children often do, I said what I shouldn’t have said and asked her why her face was so wrinkled. She told me that when you get to [...]
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This postcard from PostSecret showed up a couple of weeks ago.
When I first got my drivers license, I worried that someone might be always checking the weight that I had listed on the card. This postcard would have been my worst nightmare back then, but now, I realize that there is no hiding my weight. [...]
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This comic from Least I Could Do really hit home for me.
Least I Could Do: A Lesser Man Among Men 06-17-08
Sometimes I feel like a poseur. I have lost weight. I have gained weight. I have gotten my binges under control. I have let them get out of control. Right now, I’m not at my [...]
Related StoresJune 13th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
This postcard from PostSecret showed up a couple of weeks ago and it really hit home for me. It says:
I have convinced myself that I will never be pretty or be loved because I am not thin enough.
I have been willing to let myself be loved despite my physical appearance, but I am [...]
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This postcard from PostSecret showed up a couple of weeks ago.
It’s a pretty intense secret. It reads:
I’m 27 years old. Two years ago, I had surgery to lose 150 lbs. I am thin and beautiful now, but in my head, I still feel morbidly obese. I CAN NO LONGER HIDE BEHIND MYSELF [...]
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I love Braidwood’s writing on why she is trying to lose weight right now:
Reacting to the social pressure to lose weight | Authentic Threads
I would like to just not care what society says and not have my weight, up or down, be in reaction to establishment values. BUT, I am a mammal and [...]
Related StoresMay 28th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
We got a double-dose of PostSecret this week. Frank has created a Facebook group and is posting bonus secrets there for us to see. You can become a fan of PostSecret here:
Facebook | PostSecret
Here is a bonus secret that showed up on the Facebook profile:
It reads:
I take pictures of myself naked all the [...]
Related StoresMay 27th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
This postcard from PostSecret showed up last Sunday.
It reads:
I am the fat man who wears speedos in public.
I don’t care what you think.
I do it because it makes me feel sexy.
All I can say is, “RIGHT ON, BROTHER!” I haven’t worn a bikini since I was six years old [...]
Related StoresMay 25th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
My friend emailed me this video. The subject of the video was, “So U Think U Can Dance?” and her comment was, “One word… hottie!” I think she was being sarcastic. I clicked on the video and this is what I saw: a half naked man dancing in front of the camera. You can see [...]
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This postcard from PostSecret was from a couple of Sundays ago:
It reads:
I was beautiful too…
When we get older, does that make us ugly? I’ve known tons of beautiful women in the 70’s and 80’s. Sure, the advertisers never put them on their covers or plaster them on walls, but I have come to [...]
Related StoresMay 1st, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
If you are one of the many people who have bought a Starling Fitness Yearly Journal, then you know that the quote of the month is about pain and illness. If not, you can see the quote here:
The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These [...]
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Congratulations to Chloe Marshall, who is the first finalist for the title of Miss England who is plus-sized.
Sweet 16: Plus-size model Chloe Marshall reaches Miss England final - Telegraph
She is excited to show that it’s possible to be beautiful without being stick thin.
“I wanted to go through to the Miss England finals to [...]
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April 28th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Marilu Henner is promoting her new book, Wear Your Life Well. She promotes a macrobiotic and vegan diet, but this book also covers all the Inner Workouts that you can do to fix your mind.
She asks how much you love your life. So much of having a healthy life has to do with your [...]
Related StoresApril 2nd, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
If you are one of the many people who have bought a Starling Fitness Yearly Journal, then you know that the quote of the month is about beauty. If not, you can see the quote here:
Beauty isn’t something on the outside. It’s your insides that count! You gotta eat green stuff to make [...]
Related StoresMarch 26th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
This is the final week where I will give you step by step instructions on how to get into a swimsuit this summer. If you’re short on time, scroll down to the end and read “The Short Version” to get your weekly tips.
If you haven’t been following along with the program, there is still time [...]
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March 19th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Each week, I will give you step by step instructions on how to get into a swimsuit this summer. If you’re short on time, scroll down to the end and read “The Short Version” to get your weekly tips.
If you haven’t been following along with the program, there is still time to get into that [...]
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March 12th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Each week, I will give you step by step instructions on how to get into a swimsuit this summer. If you’re short on time, scroll down to the end and read “The Short Version” to get your weekly tips.
If you haven’t been following along with the program, it’s not too late to join in. Go [...]
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March 7th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Linda was a fat cat.
We knew she was getting sick because she started getting thin. In the end, she wasted away to a skeleton with fur.
When she was fat, we worried about her and put her on a restrictive diet. It never helped her get thin. It just made her a pest at feeding time.
When [...]
Related StoresMarch 5th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Each week, I will give you step by step instructions on how to get into a swimsuit this summer. If you’re short on time, scroll down to the end and read “The Short Version” to get your weekly tips.
Last week’s job was to buy a swimming suit. Did you do it? There’s still time to [...]
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March 1st, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
If you are one of the many people who have bought a Starling Fitness Yearly Journal, then you know that the quote of the month is about keeping your body healthy. If not, here it is:
Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, [...]
Related StoresFebruary 22nd, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I have been lucky enough to get to know Naked Jen in person. Introduced online by a mutual friend, I learned that she would be moving to Salt Lake City. I was so happy to have such a revolutionary woman come to live in my hometown!
Jen really talked about what she was all about [...]
Related StoresJanuary 2nd, 2008 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
If you are one of the many people who have bought a Starling Fitness Yearly Journal, then you know that the quote of the month is about real joy. If not, here it is:
“Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.”
[...]
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December 1st, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
If you ordered yourself a Starling Fitness Yearly Journal, then you know that the quote of the month for December is:
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
- Richard Bach
I want to get to my goal weight. I’m not going to [...]
Related StoresNovember 18th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I used to read Dear Abby every day. Despite her never-changing hairstyle from 1956, I agreed with her advice over and over. Even when I dyed my hair black and wore combat boots, I still believed in Dear Abby’s advice.
The only problem is that Dear Abby wasn’t real. Sure, there was a real person, Pauline [...]
Related StoresNovember 12th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
If you ordered yourself a Starling Fitness Yearly Journal, then you know that the quote of the month for November is:
Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.
- Berthold Auerbach (1812 - 1882)
If you are suffering from being overweight, is that truly your worst affliction? If you are [...]
Related StoresNovember 7th, 2007 — Features, Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I created my yearly journal for 2008 and I realized that I liked it so much that I wanted all of you to be able to have one as well. Here is a video describing what it’s like:
This book has a page for each week of the year to track your calories, exercise and [...]
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October 24th, 2007 — Exercise, Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Questionable Content is a webcomic that I read every day. Imagine my surprise when Faye voices my fears about the gym:
Are you letting your fears about other people seeing you workout stop you from getting fit?
October 10th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
My Powersong on my Nike+ is Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk. Every time I hear it, I run faster.
I looks like someone else likes it as well:
This video is awesome! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to listen to the song again without thinking of this video.
What’s your Powersong? What music makes [...]
Related StoresOctober 3rd, 2007 — Beware, Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
You may have seen this short film from Dove. It’s called Evolution and it shows exactly how different a normal beautiful woman goes through before she is deemed “worthy” by advertisers. Not only are the women in magazines and on billboards, made up, hair sprayed, and lit within an inch of their lives, they are [...]
Related StoresOctober 2nd, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Laura,
I have had two really sad things happen in the last month and I’ve been dealing with it by overeating.
Can you give me some ideas on how to deal with the pain without eating myself to death?
I’ve tried writing in my journal, playing video games, watching movies and exercise. They all seem to distract me, [...]
Related StoresSeptember 9th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
This postcard from PostSecret is like a lifeline to me. I know that part of me is beautiful. If I could just cling to that part of myself, I wouldn’t have to worry about the rest of me.
I know eating healthy and exercising is supposed to be about living longer and having better days when [...]
August 20th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
There are times when we are with family, friends or coworkers. They want us to eat what they are eating.
How do you NOT eat unhealthy food that isn’t in your food plan?
I have continually caved in these situations. I would really like to know what you say or what you do to avoid ruining your [...]
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August 13th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I just found out a running friend of mine isn’t able to run because of a health issue. It has gotten me thinking about what I would do if I couldn’t run.
What would you do if you couldn’t exercise?
What if you had to lose weight or stay at a healthy weight without physical activity?
Which foods [...]
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August 6th, 2007 — Exercise, Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I kept track of my exercise by writing it in my food journal for years. I never really kept good track of it. I used to just write the minutes exercised and the intensity. When I got my Nike Imara watch, I used to write down how many calories I burned.
It wasn’t until I got [...]
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July 30th, 2007 — Gadgets, Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
The other day, I was running at the gym with Mike. I was using my Nike+, so my miles would be tracked for my challenges. I was wearing my heart rate monitor. I even added my weight into the treadmill so that their calculations would be accurate.
After I was finished, the Nike+ said I had [...]
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July 23rd, 2007 — Exercise, Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I like to stay at hotels with gyms. Most of the time, I’m pleasantly surprised at how well-equipped they are. There is usually at least one treadmill in working order, so I am able to at least get my cardio in. Weights, however are a different story. I usually have no idea how their weights [...]
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July 16th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I just wrote something for the Quotations Page about The Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian was blessed (or cursed) with a portrait that aged for him. All the scars, diseases and effects of his secret vices were shown on his picture instead of his own body.
The story got me thinking.
What if you were Dorian Gray?
What [...]
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July 9th, 2007 — Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
It just tipped over into miserable here in Salt Lake City. The thought of running outside just kills all my inspiration, so it’s back to the treadmill for me. I’ve been watching the Swami’s Beach DVD nonstop since I created it, so I can pretend I feel ocean breezes (they’re really a couple of fans [...]
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