weight

Frustrating. Annoying. Unfair. That’s how most women feel about the fact that men appear to have the magical ability to shed weight rapidly and with seemingly less effort.

Women get so bummed out about a lack of total physical perfection, and it can be particularly acute in the summer when everyone's walking around with a lot less clothes on.

If you're a woman, chances are good that at some point you've looked in a mirror and focused on your imperfections. But have you given much thought to just how your internal monologue: "I wish I had slimmer thighs", "I wish my butt was smaller" or "I can't believe how much I gained with my pregnancy" has an impact on your mental health?

Those of you who wake up to an alarm each morning don't need me to tell you there's often a discord between when you want to get up and when you have to get up.

Few would deny the fact that losing excess weight after months—if not, years—of applied effort feels good, putting an extra spring in a newly lightened step.