by kim schaper | Jan 3, 2018 | mindset, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Ever been out to dinner enjoying your tasty salad only to have your friend or family member in the seat next to you criticize your eating habits? I sure have it it’s far from enjoyable. It’s honestly downright annoying and rude. A few years ago, I felt...
by kim schaper | Dec 15, 2017 | mindset, Nutrition, Uncategorized
In my former years, eating whatever I wanted on the weekends was a no-brainer, especially back in the day when I was reading every diet book under the sun and convincing myself that eating Cheese-Wiz and candy bars were completely acceptable come Saturday since I...
by kim schaper | Nov 24, 2017 | body image, Fitness, mindset
The title sounds off, doesn’t it? I mean, who in their right mind ends up gaining weight and feeling leaner during the process? Let me explain…. In 2011, I measured in at 11% body fat in the midst of my triathlon training which typically looked like the...
by kim schaper | Oct 6, 2017 | body image, depression/anxiety, mindset, Nutrition
It wasn’t long ago that I felt the need to always be full. With food that is. From my history of disordered eating, especially the period of starving myself, I was desperately afraid to feel any inkling of hunger. Was I going to be okay? Was the hunger going to...
by kim schaper | Sep 1, 2017 | mindset, Uncategorized
Feel a twinge of yuck when you read the title of this blog post? Kinda like, “Ummm, no! I CAN DO THIS and who is she to tell me otherwise?!” Here’s my question to you though, if you truly think and believe you can’t do something, what’s...
by kim schaper | Jun 25, 2017 | body image, Fitness, hormones, mindset, Nutrition, Uncategorized, weight loss, workouts
We’re getting our weekly grocery shop on and we scroll by the magazine section and glance at Us Weekly, Oxygen and maybe a little Home and Garden. We pick up that Oxygen cover, immediately long for abs like Susie on the front and frown as we look down at our...