Today’s post in the Fit and Active September series is about a frustrating side-effect of becoming fit and active – when successful workouts change your body and create bra fit problems. I love working out. Moving my body is my go-to prescription to decrease muscle aches, clear my head, balance my hormones, and improve my […]
Autoimmunity
Fit and Active September: I’m Autoimmune, and I Work Out
Nicole over at FussyBusty has declared this month “Fit and Active September”…so I’m chiming in this month with reviews of several sports bras and workout attire, all from the perspective of a person with autoimmune disease, who also works out. So, why am I taking the position that working out as an autoimmune-y person […]
Invisible Illness is Visible, Just Look
Autoimmune diseases are generally classified under “invisible diseases”…we’ve all seen the memes. But for the last few weeks, my diseases have felt anything but invisible. During my layover at DFW a bartender at Papadeaux started quizzing me about what I could eat…turns out he’s afraid he has Celiac Disease (runs in his family), and wanted […]
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same….
Okay, I need to explain a few things before I get too far down this blog road. I have Autoimmune Diseases: Celiac Disease and Hashimoto’s Disease. I have autoimmune reactions to ingesting gluten (Celiac), and my body produces antibodies that attack my thyroid gland (Hashimoto’s). So, why you ask, is this relevant to a discussion […]
Posture Perfect
Without getting into too many details I would like to scream from the highest mountain: POSTURE AND A GOOD BRA EXPERIENCE ARE INTERTWINED! I have been on a body makeover journey, of sorts, for a while now. Six months ago I strained a ligament/tendon and began a quick slide into what can only be described […]
The Isle of Bra Size Denial
I should probably explain how I got so deep into bra size denial. I grew up wearing wire-free bras – my mother wore them, so I wore them. I had small breasts (I wore a B cup) and I didn’t need them, and didn’t see the point in being uncomfortable when it was unnecessary. This […]