Just Jess, diary of a fit girl

Had three days off last weekend and used it to go camping! Went to Malawka BC (between Sicamous and Revelstoke) which is approx 5 hrs from where we live in the Fraser Valley. We (my husband and I) went with my sisters boyfriend and a bunch of his friends. We also went camping with most of this crowd last year a little closer to home and just for an overnight. This time we made the trek and it was nice We did all the regular stops. Starbucks obvs  haha. Trying to get my hubby into starbucks more so he can be as basic as I am but he goes back and fourth still. I went to the gym first thing that morning so that I didn't have to sacrifice missing any weight training or cardio for the sake of a long weekend. The gym didn't open until 7am though! Damn holidays We got on the road around 1030 am and got to the campsite around 430. Considering it was a long weekend the traffic wasn't so bad once we got out of the lower mainland. SO back to camping, weather turned out alrigh

I read a blog recently that got me thinking ... http://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/news/a37301/why-my-post-partum-body-is-not-a-topic-of-conversatio n/ It talks about the pressures that women face on their body image. Something that I certainly have some experience with. I have not had a child but I have certainly had my share of comments about how I look. Now, I'm a sensitive soul and after I did my shows there were plenty of comments about following a show diet during and after the season had ended. I struggled with body acceptance and had trouble with binges over eating and peoples comments. Whether coming out of jest or out of some actual cruelty didn't really matter to me. If I ate a salad... I thought you didn't have to eat like that anymore ? If I ate a cupcake ... is that part of your body building diet?   Life is what you make of it. How you interpret things and how you accept things is solely up to you. I took both of those types of commen