Shout-outs.

I've been trying to come up with a cohesive (and coherent) post today, but my thoughts on eats and body-movin' just ain't jivin' right now. I have however, felt the need to do a blogger shout-out, which will hopefully make for a better post than my ramblings on avocados, yoga and soreness.

• It's a Jogger's Life
• Sweat Every Day
• I Dream of Greenie
• Two Boos Who Eat
• Namaste Mari

Some I've been following for a few months, weeks or mere hours! Between their posts, tweets and comments, these chicks have been rockin' my world lately. The world of health/food/fitness blogs is indeed overwhelming these days, so I'm really glad to have found some women who get it and are pretty awesome/hilarious/smart/strong at the same time. I know this probably reads as a typical ass-kissing post, but I can't deny that I've been motivated and inspired by all of them. They make me want to keep moving, cooking and smiling. And that's pretty much what I've been doing all week.

Forming this type of bond with, well, to be quite frank, complete strangers scattered all over the world, not only makes me thankful that such a community exists, but also just amazed at how human social progression has formed this insanely elaborate bond with technology that makes blogging possible and incredibly beneficial. Pret-tay kick-ass, if I say so myself. Enjoy!

New favorite reads.

So, by way of a tweet from Amanda @ Two Boos Who Eat, I came across a new favorite blog, Hollaback Health. The post in particular that got me scrolling down the page more and more was "Don't Feel Guilty If... You Aren't White."

I found it to be an interesting read, followed by some personal thoughts on my own blog, my ethnic background (which resembles a good trail mix, if you will), my social class, my level of education and how it all affects (or doesn't?) my current healthy-minded food and fitness pursuits.

The post didn't necessarily change how I feel about myself or some of the other bloggers I follow, but it was a breath of fresh air to see someone else writing out some of the exact same thoughts I've had since I started following healthy-living blogs. Why yes, I rock a Joy Division T-shirt & Chucks on the weekends (at age 27, which still drives my mom insane). Yes, I kinda like love adding chia seeds to things now. I run. But hell no, I will not spend $23 on a jar of peanut butter (unless there's some sort of rad 10 second, full-on orgasm guarantee. Doubt it!).

That said though, I have looked at some of the more popular health blogs out there and will not even try to pretend that some of those posts had absolutely zero influence on my blog (or even my life, when trying new products, recipes or workouts). How could they not? And there have been times, no lie, where I've completely censored myself in a post or wrote certain paragraphs with very specific audiences in mind. It's all part of the process, I guess. As I continue to recover from binge eating and try to step with a healthy foot forward though, I do think I need to laugh more and censor less. And why not? I'm actually damn hilarious. Well, some of the time.

So where am I going with all of this? I don't friggin' know, haha. I guess my main points were to tell you to start reading some of the posts on Hollaback Health (if you aren't already) and to tell myself that it's ok to let my hair down a bit more when posting, letting things flow naturally and not be afraid to make with the jokes from time to time. Something, something "part of the journey" or something or other.