A Small Confession
Plus: Julia Roberts - Just Like, Let Her Live!
I have a confession to make: Ever since I’ve stopped binging and have started moving more, my body hasn’t changed, and I’m kind of upset about it.
A few months ago, when my nutritionist asked how I’d feel if this happened, my response was, “I GUESS I’d be ok with it because I’d feel better.”
And I actually DO feel better.
But I also feel kinda bummed.
As I mentioned here, I like the idea of movement helping me to “feel my internal environment differently,” as Body Liberation Coach
suggests. And in the short time I’ve been moving more, I do feel different. In fact, the combination of movement and a life without binging has led to me feeling better than I have in a very long time, which is a HUGE personal victory! But - and I hate to admit this - instead of focusing on that, I’m listening to the little voice in my head that’s saying a parenthetical “but a little weight loss woulda been nice.” 😕I hope confessing this doesn’t make me a hypocrite, but instead makes me human.
THIS WEEK’S BRAIN CANDY🍭
Click here for a montage of George Costanza saying “Baby!”
Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and director Robert Zemeckis are reuniting after their Forrest Gump days for Here - a movie about a house and all of its different inhabitants. The really cool part: The camera sits at a fixed angle and doesn’t move throughout the film’s duration!
Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson have a new podcast called Where Everybody Knows Your Name. Love this clip of them asking Conan O’Brien for his perspective on difficult guests! 😂
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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserUm, did anyone else know Billie Eilish’s mother was a guest star on Friends?!
Oh hi, Dave Grohl at Wimbledon! 😍
As the cool kids would say, “Word”:
NO SPOILERS AHEAD, but I watched season three of The Bear this weekend, and I’d like to acknowledge the following characters:
🐻 The Fak Brothers
🐻 Tina
🐻 Sugar
🐻 Donna
Check out Sarah Jessica Parker and hottie Logan Marshall-Green on the set of And Just Like That! See more about her season three love interests here. Also, did you know that SJP actually adopted Carrie’s sweet little kitty, Shoe? 😻
My boyfriend’s mother is SO supportive of this Substack, and I love her for it! (Hi, Marilyn!👋) Case in point: She came across a beautiful list of quotes about embracing one’s body and sent them to me. The one below really spoke to me:
Check out this cute little behind-the-scenes mo’ of A Family Affair. I watched it this weekend. Cute!
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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserThis vid of Julia Roberts and Travis Kelce is getting traction and people are kinda dragging her and saying she was too handsy. I say - she was acting like a cute lil’ mama, clearly saying, “I’m so happy for you guys,” and it was adorable! I kinda feel like peeps need to chill out a little bit?!
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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserIf you haven’t been following the whole Bethenny Frankel/Chanel debacle, click here for the rundown. I def found it a little tiresome after awhile; however, I love this video and think the company featured in it, Babe, is TOTALLY. GENIUS!
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I think the complicated feelings are normal (I certainly have them every day), but I also think you should focus on the fact that you are moving more and are binge-free! Those are incredible accomplishments worth celebrating.
Also! Your pop culture pieces always get me. I feel seen by what you share. I’m an 80s kid so a lot of these references speak to my soul.