ARTICLES | beenough

Brande Victorian

Aug 15, 20174 min read

Let's Talk About This Picture

When Internet trainers started stealing my transformation picture and passing the results off as their own, I got upset; then I got inspired

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Brande Victorian

Aug 15, 20171 min read

Be Enough Bootcamp At Harlem HIIT

Want to get a taste of my 90-day transformation experience first-hand? Join me this Saturday as I host a Be Enough Bootcamp with my trainer,

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Brande Victorian

Aug 8, 20174 min read

What Y'all Really Want From A N-gga?

I know part of the body positivity wave is to say we don't need anyone -- not even men -- to affirm us, but does that automatically make

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Brande Victorian

Aug 2, 20171 min read

Love Your Body Event

Spend your Friday night with me, Samsung, and an amazing group of women as we show you how to love your body!

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Brande Victorian

Aug 1, 20173 min read

Just Get It Over With

Let me start by saying that whole "just get it over with" headline is nowhere near as shady as it sounds, but it is what I had to tell...

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Thick Thighs Might Save Lives But Big Bodies Don't Exist For Your Comfort

Brande Victorian

Jul 31, 20174 min read

Thick Thighs Might Save Lives But Big Bodies Don't Exist For Your Comfort

The quickest way to ensure a conversation with me goes absolutely nowhere is to approach me on some big girl bullshit.

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Brande Victorian

Jul 30, 20173 min read

Food Will Never Fill You Up

"Compulsive eating is an attempt to avoid the absence of love, of comfort, of knowing what to do." And it never works.

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Brande Victorian

Jul 18, 20172 min read

Being Enough Retreat

Start 2018 off right at the Being Enough Retreat with me, Dr. Crystal Jones, and HolistiCiLyfe in Carriacou Island, Grenada.

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Am I Being Fetishized On Dating Apps Because I'm A Dark-Skinned Big Girl?

Brande Victorian

Jul 14, 20172 min read

Am I Being Fetishized On Dating Apps Because I'm A Dark-Skinned Big Girl?

In my latest column for Hinge IRL, I address the issue of being fetishized for your size when dating online.

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I Can See Through Leslie Jones' "Men Don't Like Me" Front, Right Through To Myself

Brande Victorian

Jul 4, 20174 min read

I Can See Through Leslie Jones' "Men Don't Like Me" Front, Right Through To Myself

Sometimes when you're a part of the undesirables you don't know any other way to be.

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Brande Victorian

Jun 28, 20174 min read

Do You Ask Men For What You Want?

Asking in no way guarantees you'll get what you want but, theoretically, it puts you one step closer to getting what it is that you desi

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90-Day Transformation Week 4:30 Days In, 10 Lbs ↓

Brande Victorian

Jun 22, 20172 min read

90-Day Transformation Week 4:30 Days In, 10 Lbs ↓

I broke through the plateau, which is diet speak for I trusted the process and started eating proteins and greens like a good little client.

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Contrary To What My Mama Taught Me, It's Too Hot To Worry About Covering Up My "Flaws"

Brande Victorian

Jun 13, 20173 min read

Contrary To What My Mama Taught Me, It's Too Hot To Worry About Covering Up My "Flaws"

I was 20 year's old before I wore a sleeveless top in public. Now I'm braving the heat in crop tops and short because, well, it&#39

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90-Day Transformation Week 3: Get Off The Scale

Brande Victorian

Jun 11, 20172 min read

90-Day Transformation Week 3: Get Off The Scale

Already, I've started doing the most --obsessing over the scale -- and yet not enough -- recognizing my true progress -- again.

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Brande Victorian

Jun 9, 20174 min read

The Thing About Weight Loss Compliments

Gabourey Sidibe may not need that support, but I do.

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It's A Shame People Yelling Things About My Weight In The Street Makes Me Feel Like Something&#3

Brande Victorian

Jun 6, 20175 min read

It's A Shame People Yelling Things About My Weight In The Street Makes Me Feel Like Something&#3

I know the need to body shame me says more about the people doing it than it does me, but in those moments I do feel ashamed of my body and

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90-Day Transformation Week 2: I'm Back And I'm (Slightly) Better

Brande Victorian

Jun 5, 20173 min read

90-Day Transformation Week 2: I'm Back And I'm (Slightly) Better

After a rocky first week eating wise -- and a few days of burning quads -- I started the second week of my 90-day transformation more focuse

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For Once It Would Be Nice To Meet A Man Without A Situation

Brande Victorian

May 30, 20174 min read

For Once It Would Be Nice To Meet A Man Without A Situation

I'm over having to consider kids, wives, ex-girlfriends, live-in exes, live-in babymamas, trying to get my own place, no career-having--

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90-Day Transformation Week 1: I Wasn't Ready

Brande Victorian

May 29, 20174 min read

90-Day Transformation Week 1: I Wasn't Ready

I thought physical fitness would be my biggest hurdle this week, but I quickly learned I wasn't mentally prepared for training again.

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Is Your Commitment To Wellness Predicated On Convenience?

Brande Victorian

May 24, 20174 min read

Is Your Commitment To Wellness Predicated On Convenience?

For the most part, I set out with good intentions to make healthy choices. Often, I only succeed under the best of circumstances.

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