September 2011

20 Celebs Criticized For Their Curves & Their Responses [Do you believe them?]

September 29, 2011

Now see, THIS is bad curvy. And also, who knows what asparagus is but not bananas?! Celebrities may have million dollar mansions and designer clothes and an assistant specifically for carrying their miniature labradoodles but they pay for it in public scrutiny. Gone are the days when a star could quietly retreat to an island and emerge 6 weeks later looking so “refreshed” that their nose looked smaller. Today anyone and everyone is a target – whether it’s contempt for their cellulite, outrage over their weight gain or faux concern over their weight loss, so much is being said about [...]

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Comparing My Weakness to Your Strength [Plus: How I Inadvertently Insulted Tony Horton]

September 29, 2011

“Oh yeah, I gave up sweets 3 months ago and I’ve never felt better! It’s pretty easy if you just put your mind to it. I just told myself I was done and once I make a decision I stick with it. Now cookie dough doesn’t even look appealing to me anymore.” I considered replying to my svelte friend that it doesn’t work that way for me, that telling myself I’m never eating something again throws my mind into rebellion mode faster than you can say “Ben & Jerry’s actually has a new flavor named Schweddy Balls?!” – but [...]

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Irishman Kicks Rihanna Out of His Field & Reignites the Sexy-Jealousy Debate [When your body is your body of work]

September 27, 2011

image courtesy of the BBC On Monday a farmer in Northern Ireland, upon meeting the international pop star Rihanna, did what I imagine very few red-blooded men would: he publicly admitted to not knowing who Rihanna is. Okay, that’s true, but my great uncles would probably all say the same. No, his real shocker was kicking Rihanna out of his grain field where she was filming a music video. Her crime? Looking too sexy. Alderman* Alan Graham explained that when he saw the singer strip down to a red bikini top and jeans he “felt things were getting inappropriate.” He [...]

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Using Deception as a Sports Performance Enhancer: Liar, liar legs on fire? [New Research]

September 26, 2011

If you recall, this did not end well for me either. Lies I have told myself: – The sunglasses I bought for $10 in Mexico really are Oakleys. – If it’s on clearance then I have to buy it because it’s practically giving me money back. – No one will notice if my son isn’t wearing underwear because I forgot to change the laundry. – I’m only doing 4 Tabatas today. While believing the first three certainly haven’t done me any favors (it would have helped if my son had kept his mouth shut), according to new research reported in [...]

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Fitness Myths About Hydration [My water bottle has a secret!]

September 25, 2011

They make hydration look so easy! And so not fun! Fitness Myth: You need 8-10 glasses of water a day. Truth: There is no set amount each person needs. Rather it’s conditional on your age, gender, the status of your womb and especially your activity. If you are running outside on a hot day you will probably need more than that. If you are indoors doing macrame and eating grapes with your toes then you’ll need much less. According to experts, the best way to tell if you need more water is how yellow your urine is. Fitness Myth: By [...]

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What to do With Candy-Pushing Strangers?

September 22, 2011

Rule #1: Never take candy from strangers! We drill this, along with it’s corollary “Never get into an unmarked van”, into our kids from pregnancy on (what? I watched a lot of Law & Order: SVU when I was gestating.) and yet I find strangers offering my kids candy at every turn. And they take it! While I stand there and watch! I blame the bank. Every time I roll up to the drive-thru window in my sweet minivan, the teller chirps, “And how many helpers do we have today?” while brandishing a bucket of suckers. It used to be [...]

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The Dairy Dilemma [Because 'almond beverage and cookies' just doesn't sound as good.]

September 21, 2011

You can’t swing a cat in a barn these days without hitting some new report out on the beleaguered dairy industry. Not that I’m endorsing cat swinging. Or swinging objects in barns. In fact, I can’t even endorse dairy because – have you heard? – 60% of adults can’t digest milk. And the bad news keeps rolling in: all of that stuff we’ve been told about low-fat dairy aiding in weight loss and strengthening bones and giving us a healthy smile? All those claims are just not true, so says the new research which contradicts the old research – the old research that [...]

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How to Deal With Stress: Counting Blessings, Nixing Fat Talk

September 20, 2011

Lesson learned: I don’t have a flooded basement – I have a water park for rodents! Do you know what a hole filled with rotten water and debris smells like? Rotten eggs. Which also happens to be what my basement smells like right now. For some inexplicable reason, our basement has flooded 3 times in the past 3 days and I am t-i-r-e-d of mopping up water using every towel we have in the house (even my “good” ones!). But the worst discovery was when Gym Hubby went to install a sump pump per the advice of our plumber. What [...]

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Dinner Served With a Heaping Scoop of Guilt. [Does tough love motivate you?]

September 19, 2011

The pizza plate reads “Do you really need that second helping?” Inscribed with sayings like “For the love of god stop eating,” “It’s hard to be around you when you eat like this,” and simply “Big Mistake.”, a new line of plates and bowls cutely named Intervention Ware chide you even if no one else is around to see you pull out the Ben & Jerry’s at midnight. But are these dishes are motivating or just chanelling your abusive ex-boyfriend? Does the tough love approach really work? As long as overbearing grandmothers have been around, tough love has been [...]

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Winner of the Champion USA Giveaway is

September 19, 2011

Sue Gury! I just sent you an e-mail letting you know. And a big thanks to everyone who entered – I ‘ve been cracking up all month reading about your first workout outfits!!

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