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Note: After making this Facebook post earlier today I received a number of messages from women asking how they can share this with other women in their lives who don’t have Facebook. I hope you know how much I appreciate your support and wanting to share this critical message with other women.

I was reading a comment from a woman on Facebook today who said she was on vacation but she hadn’t taken her shorts off to get in the water to play with her kids because she’s worried about what other people will think of her legs. Please please please don’t miss out on your life because you are worried about the size of your thighs. Choose to embrace your whole, flawless body instead.

xoxo,
Molly

P.S. If you’re an Instagram user and not a Facebook user, you can find the Instagram post at the bottom.

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Why I’m Not Embracing My Flaws in 2017…

A popular message often shared among women is to encourage each other to “accept” or “embrace” their flaws. These messages are well-intentioned and seen as supportive and inspiring for many women.

Me?

Powerful, most-read words from GGS co-founder @themollygalbraith. . . Why I’m Not Embracing My Flaws in 2017… . . A popular message often shared among women is to encourage each other to “accept” or “embrace” their flaws. These messages are well-intentioned and seen as supportive and inspiring for many women. . . Me? . . I’m NOT embracing my flaws in 2017. . . Why? Because I’m not the one who decided they were flaws to begin with. . . That narrative was handed to me as a very young girl. It’s a narrative that made me feel self-conscious and like I was bigger than all of the other girls. It’s a narrative that made me feel ashamed of, embarrassed by, and apologetic for my body. . . “Get rid of your unsightly cottage cheese thighs!” “Banish embarrassing stretch marks forever!” “Trim and tone your jelly belly in 10 days!” . . I agreed with this narrative for decades, and I let it run through my head like a broken record while punishing myself with intense exercise and restrictive dieting to fix those things the world told me needed fixing. . . Not anymore. I’ve realized that I simply don’t agree. . . I’m almost 5’11” and weigh 170 pounds. . . I have cellulite on my legs, stretch marks on my hips, butt, and breasts, and some jiggle on my belly — and the world constantly wants me to believe this is not OK. . . But I won’t subscribe to someone else’s standards and ideals for MY body. . . So, instead of embracing what someone else determined to be a flaw of mine, I choose to embrace my whole, flawless body. . . #GirlsGoneStrong #RR2017 #GGS

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Last spring, we ran a series of homemade, naturally inspired projects called DIY Mama. While some of the projects were definitely for new moms (nursing and lactation teas, for instance), many had a much broader appeal to anyone who loves a little homemade, handmade luxury.

So we rounded up our favorite home and body treats from the series for those of you not ready for (or well-beyond) DIY-ing your own human.

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Carbon steel cookware has certainly taken off since I first raved about my de Buyer carbon steel pan four years ago, and it’s a good thing. I can honestly say that my pan is still going strong today and it is by far the one I reach for the most.

Curious about carbon steel, how it differs from cast iron, and how hard it is to maintain? And what about carbon steel knives? Are they worth the small amount of extra maintenance? We did some investigating and rounded up everything you need to know about carbon steel in the kitchen.

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Breakfast can be so many things, from a quick grab as you’re running out the door to a more leisurely weekend project. Here’s how to make a better breakfast experience — no matter what your circumstances are.

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RESEARCH OF THE WEEK

Leg pressing improves balance more than squatting (though both are effective).

Creatine emerges as a novel treatment for Crohn’s disease.

Endurance training trains the brain.

Inuit cold tolerance may have come from the Denisovans.

Broccoli could head off depression.

NEW PRIMAL BLUEPRINT PODCASTS

Episode 149: Arriane Alexander: Elle Russ chats with Arriane Alexander, a “rock your life coach” and actress who helps women discover their dreams, lay the foundation necessary to realize them, and succeed on the journey to their new lives.

Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.

• A Primal New Year’s Eve Survival Guide
• My Experience With Exogenous Ketones: Tale and Truth

INTERESTING BLOG POSTS

“In short, avoiding the sun is as bad for you as smoking.”

Regarding a year of (almost exclusively) bodyweight training.

MEDIA, SCHMEDIA

Grain-producing regions of the world may soon run dry. Get them some holistically-managed ruminants!

Could using genetic engineering to eliminate neurological diseases also eliminate genius?

EVERYTHING ELSE

Bats like to argue about almost everything.

Move or be stressed.

Nature makes nice.

THINGS I’M UP TO AND INTERESTED IN

Announcement I’d like to make: Primal Kitchen, Primal Kitchen Restaurants, and Primal Health Coach will all be at TheFitExpo, coming Jan 7-8 (next weekend) in Los Angeles.

Older study that I liked: A high-SFA, no-starch diet rich in fruit increased weight loss and improved blood lipids over 52 weeks.

Concept I’m pondering: Does the mind extend beyond the body?

Something non-obese perhaps shouldn’t do: Fast for two weeks.

Doctor who got it: This guy.

RECIPE CORNER

• Stack your scallops with bacon.
• How Magnus Nilsson cooks 5 month-aged steak.

TIME CAPSULE

One year ago (Jan 1 – Jan 7)

• The Definitive Guide to Using Your Recent Ancestry to Determine Your Optimal Diet – How and why your ethnicity might affect your optimal lifestyle.
• 10 Ways to Make Every Day a Window for Change – Seize the days.

COMMENT OF THE WEEK

“You don’t like the Udi’s Gluten-Free crumble cakes that they call bread? :O”

– Amen, zach rusk. Gluten-free bread is the best argument against bread consumption.

Happy New Year, everybody! I’m looking forward to digging into 2017 together. And FYI: our annual 21-Day Challenge begins January 9. Look for more info this week!

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A sack of rice in the cupboard means dinner is happening tonight. Even the most basic and simplest ingredients — a little green onion, a fried egg, some soy and hot sauce — will transform a few cups of rice into something to fill your belly and bring satisfaction. We take things a little further here, with these 12 delicous takes on the many forms of rice, our most basic pantry staple.

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From Apartment Therapy → In Vino Veritas: The 9 Most Wine-Obsessed Moments of 2016

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