Life, Fitness, and General Sillyness

I've been at this whole fitness thing long enough that I'm starting to see things and all my endeavors from the last 4ish years pay off. How do I know this is happening? Writing for bigger and better publications every year. Working with bigger and better photographers every year. Getting recognized from fitness stuff when I'm out and about at bars. Emails from strangers, either with thank you for something I've written, or emails written in random scorn. (hey, whatever, you put yourself out to the public and that's gonna happen sometimes.) Emails from weird guys trying to ask me out and boasting of their money/things or treating me like I'm some kind of hooker. And for the mostpart, it's a good thing. I love fitness and I love my life. Here's the secret: The real secret. Pssssst, lean in closer. The internet, facebook, message boards? I t's all an illusion. The internet is a fabulous marketing tool. It allows you to build a brand i...

I get emails a few times a week inquiring why I use Isagenix products. I'm writing this to answer that question. And no, this genuinely is not a sales pitch. This is just the truth from my own experiences. I was approached with Isagenix products in 2011. I, like many of you, was incredibly skeptical. I thought it was a pyramid scheme. I thought it just seemed like stupid overpriced crap. At the time, I was very content with the products I was buying online or at Vitamin Shoppe. I just didn't think it mattered and it was just another Amway scheme. In fact, I'm pretty sure I was fairly snippy with the girl who talked to me about it. She was genuinely excited but my skepticism was so high that it didn't matter. She approached me about it or talked about it a few times in front of me. At the time, my then-boyfriend was looking for a natural product that didn't have artificial sweeteners of any kind. She talked to him and he ordered the Athlete's Pak (it had ...