by Andrea Amador | Jun 9, 2010 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Creating Confidence, Self-Compassion As Strength
Are you torturing yourself daily because you’re overweight? Can’t stop focusing on your flaws? Frozen, fixated and feeling frustrated with your fault finding ways? Most women are. Without even realizing it, our scales, mirrors, words and our clothes have become...
by Andrea Amador | Apr 8, 2010 | Body Respect, Sexy At Every Size, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic
Hey girl! Be a Juicy Woman. Love the skin you’re in! Celebrate your juicy self by embracing your right to bear your bare arms with confidence. Here’s an old blog post that I first did in 5/07. Sorry about the lighting in the video, it was before I figured...
by Andrea Amador | Jan 5, 2010 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Creating Confidence, Self-Compassion As Strength, Supreme Self-Care
When you lose sight of your routine that keeps you grounded, don’t add insult to injury and beat yourself up, just go back to doing what works. As I looked into my bathroom mirror this morning, I realized that whenever I go several days, weeks or heaven forbid...
by Andrea Amador | Dec 28, 2009 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Creating Confidence, Inspiration
Now that the holidays are winding down and coming to a close, the question begs to be answered; what will you do next? Back in the day when I was a die hard dieter, I could count on the comfort and safety of always knowing that I could run back to Weight Watchers and...
by Andrea Amador | Oct 14, 2009 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Make Peace with Food, Self-Compassion As Strength, Stress-Relief
Most of us are disappointed or angry with ourselves when we overeat. We assume our tendency to binge means that we have no self control. Nothing could be further from the truth. In order to tame your inner critic and break the cycle of self abuse, you have to start...
by Andrea Amador | Jul 12, 2009 | Body Respect, Sexy At Every Size, Supreme Self-Care
Last year I walked into a Lane Bryant store to do some shopping, and for the first time, I noticed a poster of a woman shapely and curvy like me wearing a variety of outfits the store carried. I later learned this is a plus model. (Pictured left is professional plus...
