I hear ya!

I'm 26 and I'm just realizing now that I can be a runner. I might run a 12 minute mile, and only run 2.5-3 miles at a time, a few times a week. But I'm still a runner. I remember doing the Presidential Standard test in Middle School where they measure your fitness based, including how fast you can run a mile and being…

So true. It's ridiculous. My problem is with working out is I can't just work out to work out. I'll go through waves where I'm super motivated and I'll get my work outs in, and then I'll just let it fall off until I'm not working out anymore. It helps me to have a goal that I'm working towards (i.e. I'm training for…

That's awesome. I'm getting there on the body acceptance. Some days are better than others. It helps when I'm eating better and feeling strong. (Today I'm rockin it). Ladies like http://girlwithcurves.tumblr.com/ always motivate me and remind me that you can be fierce and gorgeous even if you're not a size 2.…

Get out of my brain. This is exactly how I feel.

Yes! I want a time travel device just for this.

That's a really good point re: nutrition and wording

My mom did the same for me growing up. In retrospect I wish I'd listened to her more, but at the same time I think it was almost harder to hear those comments because I wanted to rebel and do what I was going to do.

I completely agree with you. I struggled with being on the chubbier end of my peers growing up. I look back at my HS photos now, when I was a size 6/8, and would love to be that size. Whereas, at that age I felt like a whale. When I went to college, it was easy not to worry about gaining 10 or 15 lbs when I already…

It's nice to know that even if I don't have the record-breaking speed of a world-class athlete, I at least have the ability to eat like one.

This!

Yes! Zoolander is so great, and somehow never not relevant to life

here, here!