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Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional

Grand Blanc, Michigan
I've always been a sucker for trying new things. (Late night infomercials are my kryptonite!) And, being the kind of person who can gain five pounds just smelling pizza and lose five pounds by dropping cheese for a week, I often apply this "What can I try next?" mentality to diet and... Full Bio
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{the life} U by Kotex @ NYFW by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss As you may already know, I’m a peer panelist for U by Kotex . I am more proud of the work I do on this campaign than anything else I’ve ever worked on. I just really ... Read on »
The Imaginary Mentor by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss So my friend Caitlin and I were chatting about life as she took photos of me — because talking career plans whilst 95 percent naked is kinda my thang — and we got ont ... Read on »
{the life} My First Unofficial Non-Beginners Yoga Class by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I have to say, I really love Wednesdays. Typically Eric and I both work out, which makes for kind of a late dinner, but one that feels totally earned after such a lon ... Read on »
{owning it} On the Changes by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Some of you may have noticed my blog’s new header and sidebar icons already; if you haven’t (or if you’re viewing this in an RSS reader), come on over and take a look ... Read on »
On Picking Up Women {lessons from month 1} by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss When I wrote about making adult female friends last month, I didn’t know this was a challenge so many women were dealing with. But after reading all the comments and ... Read on »
The Sudden Loss of My Morning Person Personality by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I’ve experienced a lot of big changes in my life over the past two years, but one of the biggest changes is one that I am not sure most people outside my immediate ci ... Read on »
Reading Into It: Bright Side Up by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Two years ago, right around this time, I came across a blog called  The Dating Optimist , written by a woman named Amy Spencer. I distinctly remember sitting on my co ... Read on »
Why I Support Planned Parenthood by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss In April of 2004, at the age of 18, I got on a bus in Flint, Michigan with one of my good friends, an outspoken, proudly-liberal ally at our somewhat-sheltered Cathol ... Read on »
Free Things Thursday: Trop50 {winners} by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Hey, friends! I just wanted to announce the giveaway of the Trop50 giveaway . The winners of the free bottles of Trop50 are: #28 Corey L. #25 Heather ... Read on »
Things That I Loved That Did Not Love Me Back by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss In the past few weeks, I’ve had to deal with a bit of grief over things that I had openly loved that then turned on me. First to let me down was my IUD. I wrote a ... Read on »
Lesson #122: How to Work Out In the Middle of the Work Day by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Last fall, I started taking on a lot more responsibilities and had to face the reality that fitting in everything I wanted to do was going to be a challenge. One way ... Read on »
The Life: The Friday Social by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Good morning! I was up way too early today and couldn’t really sleep so I thought I’d start the Friday social early. I’ll probably do that more often, just because I’ ... Read on »
Free Things Thursday: Trop50 (+ a $50 giveaway) by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I’ve got goodies! First, the winner of last week’s  Chucklefish giveaway is entry #46 — Grace, who said she’d get an earwarmer. Grace, I will e-mail you later tod ... Read on »
Rules #40-46: The Serious & Official Rules of Engagement (That Have Nothing to do With Rings) by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss By many standards, I am That Girl Who Is Desperate to Get Married. Personally, I think I’m just a young woman who is nearly ready to be engaged, but the world is ... Read on »
Wet Wednesday by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss It’s Wet Wednesday! It’s really pretty wet here in Houston today too; we got some pretty crazy storms today and there have been tornado and flood warnings all day. ... Read on »
Lessons From My Boudoir Photo Shoot by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Apparently, the number of one-night stands you’ve had is actually not directly correlated to how comfortable you are taking your clothes off in the presence of a stra ... Read on »
The Life: Sunday Funday by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Whew…this week! This weekend! It’s just been one thing after another! Good stuff, but lots of stuff. I wish I could say I’m having a lazy Sunday, but I’m actually ... Read on »
Free Things Thursday: Chucklefish by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Welcome back to Free Things Thursday ! A couple months ago, a reader named Lea e-mailed me and had some very lovely things to say about my blog. She said that som ... Read on »
Wet Wednesday by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss It’s Wet Wednesday! Here’s what has me hot and bothered this lovely January afternoon. Hot SXSW Mentor Sessions. So here’s some news: I found out a couple wee ... Read on »
The Stages of Weight Loss Grief on SHAPE.com by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Yesterday I had an article I wrote for SHAPE.com published. This is really exciting for me for a couple reasons — partially because writing for a magazine is a longti ... Read on »