It was 2006, and the Myspace days were in full swing. I’d just started competing and “fitness modeling,” though I don’t know if it’s actually professional modeling when you diet down for a show and then pay someone to take …
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3 Ways to Incorporate Wine into a Healthy Lifestyle
I am currently on a mini-vacation and well, wine is on the menu. But as you know, I usually have a couple glasses a night most nights of the week anyway, so this is pretty much the same routine. And …
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3 Ass-Kicking Workouts I’m Loving Right Now (Minimal Equipment Required)
The #20x20Challenge is off and running, and juuuuuust this morning, we hit 12,000 check-ins on Instagram! If you want some REAL #fitspo, check all these amazing women out right here. Many of the gals are training with the free workouts …
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4 Counterintuitive Ways to Overcome Your Body Obsession
Numbers: the scale, dress sizes, body fat %, calorie counts, minutes on cardio, macro counts, point counts. So much of what we focus on when it comes to being good enough comes down to these numbers. Did we achieve the …
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Is Someone Else’s Happiness Your Responsibility?
“I don’t want you to do the dishes! I want you to want to do the dishes!” I love the dishes scene in the movie ‘The Breakup’ with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughan. Anyone who has been in a long-term …
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4 Steps to Handling Criticism Like a Pro
I think we can all agree that getting comments from haters and randos is NBD, really. It might sting and you might not get it (like, why tho??), but usually we’re able to brush it off pretty quickly. But what …
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Permission to Break the (Nutrition) Rules
As cliche as it feels to write a post about “breaking the rules,” I felt it was overdue, since a huge part of my #moderation365 journey to liberated eating actually began when I harnessed the ladyballs required to question some …
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Do You Rely on the Scale for Self-Worth?
Last year, I was in Minneapolis visiting my friend Jen and she took me — okay, dragged me — to the Minnesota State Fair. I haven’t been to a fair for over a decade and honestly, I’m a little on …
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“Will I Gain Weight Eating Moderately?”
During my competition days, my entire life was ruled by countdowns and fresh starts. I would have specific dates that I would “start my diet” for a show or a photo shoot. And when I was dieting, it was always …
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“You’re HUGE and scary!”: Thoughts on Women with Muscle
This piece should really be called, Call Me Anything and I’m Fine With It. Because it’s really about how to own your “look” and actually like it. When you do, anyone can say anything and it rolls right off. Certainly …
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Hi I'm Jill!
After years of crash dieting, competing in figure competitions and plenty of negative self-talk, I'm now teaching women how to create a healthy lifestyle that's stress and shame-free. Been #moderation365 for 4 years now!
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I also help female fitness pros build their online biz via my annual Best of You (BOY Club) Coaching mentorship!
