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April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Gustavo Barbur de Melo

This is the story of how a sixteen-year-old me ended up in the hospital malnourished, almost taking my boyfriend along with me in a quest to look my best for Winter Formal. Before we start, it’s important to remember that I grew up very sheltered in a small suburban community Read more

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SkinnyMint Me

December 16, 2016September 14, 2018 Esther Vincent

I want to be like Barbie (I bet she drinks tea, not just any other tea, it’s got to be S k i n n y M i n t, TeaTox). #DareToBeGorgeous #DiscoverTheNewYou The skinny’s in the mint. There’s mint in the skinny. Don’t you see? This tea, it burns fat, boosts Read more

Poetry, Women's Issues + Awarenessanorexia, Barbie, Diet, Esther Vincent, poetry, unhealthy, weight loss2 Comments

I F*cking Hate My Body

August 30, 2016September 12, 2018 Amye Archer

Excerpt from the memoir Fat, Girl, Skinny I fucking hate my body, and I’m tired of pretending I don’t. I buy dresses, hike them up above the knee, feel the swoosh of them on the back of my thighs, but cannot forget the purple inky veins slinking across my skin. Read more

Emotional Health, Featured, Women's Issues + AwarenessAmye Archer, body issue, Diet, self love7 Comments

FC Low Carb Challenge: Week 6 – Taking Care of YOU!

July 13, 2015October 3, 2018 SA Smith

When was the last time you did something just for you? If you’re like most of us, that answer is hard to come up with. I’m not talking about getting your hair done or buying that latte when you probably shouldn’t have. I am talking about doing something that has Read more

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FC Low Carb Challenge: Week 5 – I Want Candy!

June 29, 2015October 3, 2018 SA Smith

These last few weeks we have been doing a lot of talking about what’s right and what’s wrong to eat while low carbing. This week I want to talk about … Candy! Yes, I said candy. Once you get through the first 7-10 days, the period we call sugar detox. Read more

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Low Carb Challenge: Week 4 – Screwing Up

June 22, 2015October 3, 2018 SA Smith

This week we have been learning about making it or breaking it. I know, I keep saying this, but I can’t stress it enough … Low Carb is a lifestyle, not a diet. If you’re on a diet and screw up, you just dust yourself off and try again. With a Read more

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Low Carb Challenge: Week 3 – Favorite Things

June 15, 2015October 3, 2018 SA Smith

Big things are happening in our third week of the Feminine Collective Low Carb Challenge. Our FC group and our at home challengers are finding their way, getting in the groove, and learning how to low carb successfully. It’s a whole new lifestyle, and it takes a little getting used Read more

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