Things To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

It’s time to tell the truth — most of us don’t know what the hell we are doing 99% of the time. Me, you, that gal over there who looks like she has it all figured out, that “perfect family” …

A Case for Hunger & How to Deal with It

The concept of hunger has been coming a lot during the #moderation365 training, and so I thought I’d set aside time to put together a comprehensive post about it. First, there’s a difference between hunger and cravings. Cravings are mostly …

8 Ways to Be an Anti-Perfectionist in 2015

Last week’s blog was pretty much a straight-up railing against perfectionism. #sorrynotsorry Check it here if you haven’t read it yet. Honestly, perfectionism sucks. Not only does it keep us from feeling good enough, but it actually doesn’t work effectively …

2015: The Year of the Anti-Perfectionist

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~Brené Brown Perfectionism is a huge trap that continues to be perpetuated as a humblebrag: “What can I say? I’m a perfectionist!!” What a scam. And it’s funny because I’m …

How to Stop Caring About What Other People Think of Your Body

Gah! This topic! So juicy. Thank you to the ladies who brought it up recently on the JillFit Facebook page in a thread about metabolic damage and yo-yo dieting. There are many ways to go with this post, but let’s …

Do Negative Emotions Like Guilt, Remorse and Self-Disgust Motivate Us?

I’m so excited to share with you ladies a recent interview I did with positive psychology researchjer and super smart (and humble!) NY Times bestselling author Shawn Achor (below!) on the utility of positive thinking on behavior change (i.e. being …

6 Ways to Deal with Naysayers, Skeptics and Disappointing Others

A couple years ago, I was at a family wedding and was chatting with two of my uncles who I hadn’t seen in a long time. They were asking me about my job and how it was going with personal …

A Day in the Life of a Former Fitness Hustler

I am going to preface this post with a little PSA: I need you to have an open mind and a whole lot of security reading this piece. Initially, it might come off as self-righteous or “better than” …

How to Go to Italy for 2 Weeks, Eat Pasta, Pizza & Bread and Not Gain a Single Pound

Last month, I was sitting at dinner in Amalfi, Italy with my friend Gianpiero and I was remarking on “the carbs in this bread” and the “fat in this cheese,” and he looked at me and just said, “Jill, we …

22 Things that Happen When You Start Trusting Yourself

I’ve been thinking on the concept of vulnerability for a few weeks now. If you’ve read Brene Brown’s ‘Daring Greatly,’ she goes into a lot of detail around why allowing ourselves to be vulnerable in our relationships, though scary, is …

Things To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

A Case for Hunger & How to Deal with It

8 Ways to Be an Anti-Perfectionist in 2015

2015: The Year of the Anti-Perfectionist

How to Stop Caring About What Other People Think of Your Body

Do Negative Emotions Like Guilt, Remorse and Self-Disgust Motivate Us?

6 Ways to Deal with Naysayers, Skeptics and Disappointing Others

A Day in the Life of a Former Fitness Hustler

How to Go to Italy for 2 Weeks, Eat Pasta, Pizza & Bread and Not Gain a Single Pound

22 Things that Happen When You Start Trusting Yourself

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