Marjorie

Fitness and the Productivity Trap

I haven’t done enough. I could do more; I haven’t reached my limit yet. This destructive voice in my head is on repeat. At work, I haven’t done enough. In my home, I haven’t done enough. In finding alternatives to emotional eating, I haven’t done enough. In lifting, I haven’t done enough. The rubric IContinue reading “Fitness and the Productivity Trap”

Would You Still Do it Even if it Didn’t Lead to Weight Loss?

The internet rewards extremism. Voices on either end of a spectrum get shared, celebrated, reviled and passed around. Those of us who want to dwell in the sticky, central areas of thought, exploring the nuances of difficult realities, rarely get the same level of attention. However, I believe firmly that there IS a middle groundContinue reading “Would You Still Do it Even if it Didn’t Lead to Weight Loss?”

Finding Value in Following My Internal Cues

I’ve spent the last three years attempting to follow the adage: “Eat when I’m hungry, stop when I’m satisfied,” observing when it’s a struggle, and finding strategies that help me follow it more consistently. This is NOT going to be one of those “this was the habit that changed the trajectory of my entire lifeContinue reading “Finding Value in Following My Internal Cues”

Sexual Exploitation in Bodybuilding

It sounds like the IFBB Pro is run by a couple of assholes. Apparently, according to reporting over the last six months, they quietly, and maybe illegally, turned the nonprofit into a corporation, and then while raking in the dough, created an incentive structure in which the only official photographer was the son of theContinue reading “Sexual Exploitation in Bodybuilding”

Gender, Sex and Strength

Spread the word–I want to hold a Guinness Book of World Records event in Tennessee. The current documented world record for the largest drag performance was only 73 performers. Let’s create an enormous street event with thousands of folks in drag. They can’t arrest all of us! You can hardly miss that the latest vulnerableContinue reading “Gender, Sex and Strength”

Sustainable Fat Loss and the Power of AND

Fad diets don’t work for most people long-term AND that doesn’t mean sustainable fat loss isn’t possible for many people AND just because it’s sometimes possible doesn’t mean everyone with some “extra” body fat should be bothering to try to lose it. ALL of these can be true at the same time. Fad diets, includingContinue reading “Sustainable Fat Loss and the Power of AND”

Weekend Food Prep–Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Bars

I love chocolate crinkle cookies, but all that refrigerating, shaping and rolling in powdered sugar makes a messy, time-consuming choice. Enter cookie bars–which save time by not having to shape each cookie or roll them in sugar and not needing to refrigerate the dough to make them easier to handle in the first place. IContinue reading “Weekend Food Prep–Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Bars”

Bulk, Cut or Recomp–What can a habit-based approach look like?

For those of us who want bigger muscles and to be lean enough to see them, it can feel like chasing a golden unicorn. Muscles build better when eating in a surplus, but eating in a surplus means putting on some fat, too. Eating closer to maintenance gives us the option of staying in aContinue reading “Bulk, Cut or Recomp–What can a habit-based approach look like?”

Is Emotional Eating a Myth?

This is the first time I’ve been triggered by an episode of the Maintenance Phase Podcast. But, after several over-generalizations, including about PTSD research ironically, or maybe pointedly, I found myself so upset, I turned it off. It’s disappointing, because I think they are usually pretty mindful of their words and how they might impactContinue reading “Is Emotional Eating a Myth?”

The power to decide

I’m feeling ready to begin work towards bodybuilding-type goals again, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was a bit conflicted. Can I add more intensity and/or volume to my training without overdoing it and triggering my PTSD? Can I work towards some fat loss in a healthy way that honors the lifeContinue reading “The power to decide”