Blogging for balance: A Q&A with Heather Demetra

A digital manifestation of a larger cultural obsession,balance xtreme most definitely. But are women’s food blogs part of the problem, or part of the solution? For more insight, I spoke with Heather Demetra, a food blogger since November 2008. Demetra’s website, Heather Eats Almond Butter, generates nearly 100,000 monthly visitors. And although she documents her own daily doings, Demetra, 33, is also a unique voice in the community. She lost over 100 pounds 10 years ago, but Demetra skips brutal gym workouts in favor of walks and yoga. She also opts out of the ever-changing trends that circulate the blogging universe (breakfast cookies! 30 Day Shred!). The fads might be harmless, but Heather does her own thing – and she advocates that her readers do the same. It’s that kind of philosophy towards wellness that might do more of us good.
Todays topic of conversation comes from a question discussed last night on #Fitblog Chat. If you are unfamiliar with this amazing twitter chat then I suggest you take a look by clicking on the link. It will be worth your time for sure. Basically, its a chat on twitter that goes on every Tuesday night at 9pm eastern time. We discuss everything from health to fitness to diet. Name it and we discuss it. There is a designated person we call the “Moderator” and they are the ones that ask the questions and then everyone starts to tweet their answers. You get to meet so many amazing people/bloggers that are all on the same path to a healthy lifestyle and you are guaranteed to find someone going through the same struggles as you. Totally worth checking out. Go here to read more about it.
These three got me thinking a bit more about the notion whole work/life balance. It's partly because I've realized that work and non-work time blend together so much nowadays that it's really hard to feel like you're "on vacation" unless you go away for an xb balance xtreme bracelet silicone wristband time or forcibly disconnect yourself from the world.