Margarita Bertsos, Margarita Shapes Up, Glamour’s Blog

Some of you may remember my blog entry months ago about wanting to make friends at the gym. It was a place I was starting to spend a lot of time in and actually enjoy, but still, something inside me adhered to the belief that because I didn’t look like I worked out, I didn’t belong there. Slowly, though, that belief dissipated, and I’ve since made a group of friends I adore and really connect with—further proof that my theory that I didn’t belong in a gym was ludicrous. One of those new friends is Jessica Clark. Yes, she’s a big-time model. Yes, she’s the girl from Usher’s “Let it Burn” video, and that’s her gorgeous photo below from the September issue of Lucky. And yes, she has battled eating disorders. Her story (and her courage to talk so openly about it) really inspired me—and I hope it’ll do the same for you. Read More »

Confession: I've sorta stopped losing weight for a while now. My weight fluctuates up and down a few pounds every week, but I net out almost exactly where I was a few months ago. (Months! Yikes!) Sure, I've been able to maintain and keep the weight off that I've lost (and that's a good thing), but I am getting really frustrated about living in plateau-land. And I firmly acknowledge there's no mystery as to why I haven't been losing weight: I eat more than I should.