I’m not allowed to utter the words “run” or “exercise" without eliciting an intervention. Can I preserve my heart, please?
weight
high heels
Case in point: have you had blisters on your feet? How often have you intentionally inflicted this pain upon yourself to look fashionable, fit in, or otherwise make yourself feel good? Why do you do it?
bucket lists
The list of 50 definitive things you should do to 'live life to the full' kind of made me feel like a failure.
healthy
Just the thought of eating an apple is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat. A salad garnish is my mortal enemy. It's a really, really annoying phobia.
losing weight
When you deal with your weight loss issues, you suddenly trigger Other People’s Weight Loss Issues, which means that you suddenly have to deal with their shit as well as your own.
healthy
Denying that your friends' illnesses are real -- or implying that they can be fixed by happy thoughts -- is unlikely to inspire them; instead, it will probably just piss them off.
healthy
Friends, I have drunk the green Kool-Aid. No, not Ecto-Cooler. That's good, too, though.
Julieanne in
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Apr 26, 2013 at 10:00am | 229 comments
flawless skin
If there’s anything that bears the grunt of a long night of dancing in 7-inch heels, double-kissing until my blush is nearly gone, and forgetting to count the number of tequila sodas I’ve consumed, it’s my skin.
healthy
Yes, I’ll admit it –- I’m a grown woman who’d rather look good than be sane.
mental health
I was fidgety, inattentive, and had a hard time putting together sentences that were longer than one or two words. According to my doctors, this was "good," because it was a sign that my medication was working.
healthy beverages
I want to make it clear to my insides that we no longer believe in the motto, “Live Fast, Die Young.”
hpv
His cancer had been caused not by smoking, but by HPV that had been lying dormant for decades.
chia seeds
I have been eating the same damn breakfast every day for the past 5 years because when I find a good thing, I stick with it.
ihtm contest
When I wiped, I saw a single white worm on the toilet paper. Like any sane person would do, I freaked out, sobbing hysterically at 5 am.
ihtm contest
My physical therapists began talking about things like nursing homes and electric wheelchairs, to which I responded with quick venom, like a cornered animal.
sex
We used several condoms, and even a dental dam. He stayed the night and left the next morning.
healthy
According to a study from UC Berkeley, sleep deprivation can cause "stress" in relationships because it makes us unappreciative of our partners. Uh, DUH. When I don't sleep, I turn into a bridge troll who appears to be trying to to make a rage-nest out of her own gums.
mastectomy
We all have something in our genetics that makes us susceptible to some sort of illness. Maybe it’s cancer, maybe it’s diabetes, maybe it’s thyroid issues. I am lucky and unlucky that I know what my time bomb is.
family drama
It started small. Forgetting words, getting turned around when driving, repeating stories. Initially, it seemed like stress -- and my mom was very good at playing it off.
healthy
Since getting a divorced, I've been fearing this moment. The moment when I am sick or hurt and helpless without a significant other to care for me.
body issues
Slowly, I began to feel uncomfortable eating junk around Nick. He would be slamming down protein shakes, growing bigger and stronger, while I remained small and soft and unsure of what to do with this vast difference in body type.
Kelsey Dimaria in
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Jan 22, 2013 at 10:00am | 199 comments
pregnancy
At 29 weeks pregnant, the only thing more exciting than getting 5 uninterrupted hours of sleep was my upcoming trip to Hawaii.
