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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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{living in sin} Getting New Tail by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Though my dating days are behind me, some days, I still find myself thinking, He’s just not that into you. But I’m not thinking that about Eric; I’m thinking about my ... Read on »
{getting it} The Worst-Case Scenario Part II by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss A year ago, if you’d asked me to list the things I am afraid of, this would have been my list: 1. Sharks. 2. Having someone break into my apartment to rape a ... Read on »
{the life} What I’ve Been Wearing by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss What I’ve been reading , what I’ve been writing , what I’ve been eating …and one more list for you today! Here’s what I’ve been wearing lately. Neon nails. After ... Read on »
{the life} What I’ve Been Eating by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I guess I’m in a list-making kind of mood this week; now that I’ve shared what I’ve been reading and what I’ve been writing , I figured I’d share what I’ve been eatin ... Read on »
{the life} What I’ve Been Writing by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss “Writing is hard for every last one of us — straight white men included. Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is ... Read on »
{the life} Reading Into It by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss One of the things I was actually looking forward to about my surgery was the amount of time I’d get to spend reading while I recovered. I’d planned to finish my two n ... Read on »
{the life} Totally Tubular by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss This morning, there was a large, loud noise as the massive pile of magazines, empty JELLO containers, pill bottles, 7UP cans, and saltine cracker crumbs on my bed app ... Read on »
{the life} Spinning Right Round at DEFINErevolution by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Last night, Eric and I shared a lovely candlelit…workout. While I love my yoga routine, I’ve been missing other workouts — namely spin classes and classes at DEFI ... Read on »
{getting it} The Worst Day of the Week for Achieving All The Things + May Goals by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Even though my verb for this year was push , I’ve realized that I have a little bit of a problem with that when it comes to weekends. I have so many goals for thi ... Read on »
{the lessons} A Letter to My Pre-Living in Sin Self by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss A couple weekends ago, Eric and I went shopping for new bedroom furniture and I was amazed at how easy it was. It doesn’t feel like that long ago that I was in tears ... Read on »
{the life} Evicting my Deadbeat Tube by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I went to the doctor this week for a pelvic ultrasound (have you had one? they aren’t fun!) so we could see how my fallopian tube is doing. I found out I have a hydro ... Read on »
{living in sin} When There’s a Will by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Wednesday night, Eric and I kicked off our marriage planning by planning for the end of our marriage: we made our wills. I know estate planning isn’t as sexy as weddi ... Read on »
{the life} What Makes for a Great Workout by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss My yoga class last night was fantastic. As I was packing up my things, as I was driving home, as I was chatting with Eric, I just kept thinking one thing: Wow. What a ... Read on »
{the lessons} Buying Foundation When the Foundation is Judgy by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I really love make-up and I love trying new brands and products. Every time I hear that a product is a “must-have” or a “cult favorite” or especially the ubiquit ... Read on »
{the lessons} Seven Things I’ve Learned About Engagement Rings by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Not a whole lot has changed in my life since I got engaged and became a “bride to be.” (Yes, I’m using finger quotes on a lot of wedding-related terms until I feel mo ... Read on »
{the lessons} Don’t Chop an Onion, Save the World by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I was preparing dinner on my lunch break today when I realized, Holy shit. This is the most convenient meal ever. Because it was. I was making Real Simple’s Smoky ... Read on »
{the life} My Hot & Heavy Saturday Night by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss My weekend was amazingly relaxing. I had Thursday and Friday off of work for the holiday and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I was so lazy and slept so much; ... Read on »
{the life} “Girls” vs. “Women” by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the terms “girls” and “women” — specifically, I’ve been trying to figure out how people use these words and why. For most of ... Read on »
{the lessons} On the Yoga Hiatus, Motivation, and Vanquishing an Emotional Uprising by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I knew it had been a while since I had gone to a yoga class but I didn’t realize it had been a full month until I was limping out of class — wondering WTF? — and I ch ... Read on »
{the life} April Goals by Rachel Wilkerson Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I’m pretty happy to see the start of a new month! Starting in mid-February, I feel like my life has been moving way too fast for my taste and I’ve been looking forwar ... Read on »