For years, I have dreaded summertime. As I put on shorts or pulled my hair back to stay cool, all I could see were my flaws. My ears stick out. My legs are always a ghostly white. And how could I ever forget the boy in high school that would point out if my legs jiggled even a little bit? I was wild

Goals can be easy to set but hard to achieve. That's the lesson that I've been learning the hard way this year as I attempt to get myself to a healthier weight (I still miss you, metabolism!). Instead of going the fad diet route this time, I decided to team up with some close friends who were trying