August 2011

Dietary Dilemma: Science Says Why “Cheat Days” Don’t Work

August 31, 2011

“Holy Cat!” But my fave part: “Rich in dextrose for quick food energy”!! Yep, sugar is quick energy all right! Oh the cheat day! Back when I was doing such things (before Intuitive Eating), I used to dream about my cheat days. I’d plan out well in advance what restaurants I wanted to hit, what candy I wanted to inhale and, always, what little amount of time I had to do it in. Ostensibly the idea of a cheat day is supposed to be freeing – all the “bad” food you’d been avoiding for six days you could enjoy guilt-free [...]

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Top 10 Things To Never Say to a Girl* Working Out

August 30, 2011

I found this framed picture at my local thrift shop today. It really has nothing to do with today’s post but how horrifying is this thing? It’s like the patron saint of pedophiles. Or Fabio’s night job. Either way, it would give my kids night terrors… “Are you looking for the Easter Bunny?” “Are you girls lady Marines?” “Are you insane?!” Over the years the Gym Buddies and I have gotten a lot of weird comments from people at the gym. Granted, we do a lot of weird things at the gym so it’s not like it comes out of [...]

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What To Do When Someone Doesn’t Like You

August 29, 2011

Love hurts. But hate hurts worse. And disinterest may be the most painful of all. The other day I had a conversation that went something like this: Friend*: Oh hey, I’ll see you tomorrow night at X’s! Me: For what? Friend (eyes widening in panic): Ah um, her dinner party? (As I remain silent she stutters on) Oh I guess you weren’t… Me (putting her out of her misery): No, I wasn’t invited. It’s cool though. No worries, I’m fine. (And I was at that point) Friend: You know how it is, her house is really small and it was [...]

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The #1 Health Tip Every Expert Agrees On [And 3 Easy Ways to Do It!]

August 28, 2011

Paleo or vegan, conventional nutritionist or holistic healer, USDA lab rat or NY Times columnist - when it comes to how to be healthiest, there is a lot of disagreement but the one thing every expert* will tell you to do? Eat more vegetables! (Oh and drink water. Fine, that’s two things.) And yet when researchers tally up what people say they eat and what they really eat, almost everyone falls short on their servings of greens. The reason for this is simple: Popeye has been usurped by Iron Man. Actually, it’s because veggies don’t taste like cake. You may have [...]

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My Mullet of Gym Outfits

August 27, 2011

The family that mullet-s together, stays (in therapy) together! Mullets were cool, then they were lame, then they were super duper old-creeper-man lame but then they came back around to being parodied, worn ironically and then – heaven help us all – done intentionally. The mullet is back, y’all. And while I don’t think I will ever bring myself to cut my hair into a mullet, the Mullet Gym Outfit has become a staple of late. What this means of course is that I’m all business in the front: And PAR-TAY in the back! Yep, these days I’m all about [...]

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20 Hip Hop Inspired Moves to Get Your Sweat and Your Swagger On! (Plus: Bloopers!)

August 26, 2011

The Gym Buddies and I are the lead story on Shape.com right now with our 20 Hip Hop Inspired Moves slideshow! Unfortunately I don’t have any bloopers from this shoot but it could be said that all the pics were hilarious, as you can see from this one of Allison that we really used in the slideshow! First: she’s demonstrating a move affectionately known as The Stripper Squat. Second: Thanks to a well-placed rust stain it looks like she’s peeing in an alley. With her pants still on. Third: Oh, those glasses! File this “snake lunge” under moves that you really [...]

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Kiddie Lingerie, Provocative Photos Push the Line: Can Little Girls Be Sexy?

August 24, 2011

note: I am not posting the lingerie ads nor the more risque of the Vogue photos (of which the above picture is a part) because I find them deeply disturbing. I’ve linked to articles with some of the pics if you are curious. Children don’t have a voice. From the moment they are born, we are putting words in their mouths, telling them what to say and how to say it and teaching them how they will speak about themselves for the rest of their lives. Some parents take this power very seriously while others hold it lightly, almost in [...]

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Wacky Workout Wednesday: Lady Gaga Flashmob Edition! (Plus I’m one of Minnesota’s To 5 Fitness Blogs – vote for me!)

August 23, 2011

Our costumes for the Lady Gaga Flashmob taping. We both made our own hats. (To see the video, keep reading!) When people say they don’t like to workout, I usually answer, “That’s because you’ve never worked out with us!” Sometimes we have so much fun I forget I’m even working out until I feel the sweat dripping disgustingly off my ponytail. Tutus, face paint and costumes are business-as-usual for the Gym Buddies and I but this past week found us with not one but three awesome events to glam up for. You know Gym Buddy Allison and I were in [...]

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Stupid Things Celebrities Say About Their Weight

August 22, 2011

Another day, another inane celebrity quote – in a world Charlie Sheen isn’t even considered shocking anymore, why bother with the cobwebs that decorate pretty, vacant minds? Well for one thing, they’re not vacant. I think for the most part celebrities are not stupid. Sure they do dumb things sometimes (don’t we all?) but save for a few who have fried themselves into lunacy the majority know exactly what they’re doing. Second, the argument has been made that what celebrities model, the rest of us follow and to some extent this is true – they’re not called “trendsetters” for their [...]

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Ethical Dilemma: The Politics of Feeding the Poor [Ban on using food stamps to buy soda struck down]

August 21, 2011

Disappointed. That’s the only way to describe how I felt after my first month of volunteering every day at the battered women’s shelter. It started out all fun and spy games, with the coordinator telling me to meet her on the corner of a crowded intersection and to come alone. Once I got to the shelter, I had to be buzzed in through the razor-wire topped fence by a guard on duty 24 hours a day. The rules were: no men (no male children unless they were under 13), no unapproved visitors, no alcohol, no drugs. Everyone had to go [...]

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