I Don’t Know How I Feel About the #NoMakeupSelfie Trend [Cancer “awareness” scam or beautiful reality check?]

Yep, I tried it! Snapped this selfie fresh out of the shower and still with my post-workout hair. No makeup, no filters. No cancer either… that I know of. On the scale of Things That Irritate Me, “cancer awareness” is pretty close to the top. That phrase ranks right above people who lick their fingers …

The New Age of Old Models: Is Aging Finally Losing it’s “Ugly” Stigma in Fashion [Or is grey hair just the new fedora?]

Sleek hair, impeccable styling, perfect makeup – even though everything about her screamed model I still couldn’t believe my eyes. And yet there she was staring right back at me from a full-page glossy photo fashion spread for The Row, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s high-end fashion line. The lovely 65-year-old Linda Rodin even had the …

True Story: I Got Catcalled At the Gym And I Got All Upset… Because I Thought They Were Making Fun of Me

Late for Zumba the other day, I sprinted into the gym with my shoes in one hand, my hair tie in my teeth (hair tornado-ing around my head) and checking my e-mail one last time on my phone with my other hand. I looked up just in time to miss colliding with a group of …

One Woman’s Answer to Fit Mom: Treat Your Body Like a Truck, Not a Trophy [Where do you draw the line between “worth it” and “too much”?]

‘”Having the perfect body isn’t all it’s cracked up to be” is one mom’s answer to the now infamous Maria Kang, a.k.a. Fit Mom, a.k.a. the What’s Your Excuse lady. As I’m sure you recall, Maria made news for posting a pic of her bangin’ bod next to her cutie-pie kidlets, one of whom was …

The Problem With “Real Women Have Curves” [What makes a woman real?]

The other day I was complaining about my thighs to a friend. (Don’t judge, we all have our insecurities and while I think I’m getting better about not vocalizing them it does happen sometimes.) After hearing me out, my friend cheerily replied to me, “You should love your thighs! You’re a woman! And real women …

(anti)Fitspo Friday: The #1 Tip For Getting a Thigh Gap

Step 3. Wear a boob harness – it’s like the Blade Runner of bras.  NOT knocking anyone who naturally has a “thigh gap”, just poking fun at all the “fitspiration” that centers around this one quirk of genetics, weight and hip width. I recently read a post on a prominent healthy living blog (not linking, …

Effortlessly Perfect Girl: The Superhero for the Modern Woman [Working really hard to pretend like you don’t have to work really hard… why?]

Don’t get too excited – these are FAKES. But apparently the real Cronuts (which probably look and taste the same) are selling for $100 a piece in New York. All I can say is that if you pay that much money you better not pretend-eat it! Y’all the apocalypse is here: the impossibly tiny Victoria …

Comparing My Weaknesses to Your Strengths [Why I Am So Insecure and Also Why I Love P!nk]

  Earlier this year I saw P!nk in concert. To say it was magical would be an understatement on par with saying Robin Thicke is a wee bit pervy. I’d always liked her music and admired her moxie but seeing her in the flesh – and girlfriend doesn’t hide much of it! – made me …

For the Love of a Zucchini: What to do with Summer’s Most Ubiquitous Veggie? [Use it to fix my crappy self-esteem, of course!]

 This was taken after my MMA video shoot with the hilarious and talented Jen Sinkler for Lifetime Fitness. She brought me squash which is pretty much the best gift ever. Plus it makes a great weapon. Vegetables are easy to love. They’re crunchy and colorful and full of yummy nutrients. They’re especially easy to love …

Suckered by a Skinny Mirror [My Most Embarrassing Furniture Store Moment]

 Yep. This would save me a lot of time in the mornings. I had an embarrassing moment in the furniture store. This, surprisingly, was a new venue for me. While I’ve humiliated myself in every conceivable way in the gym (mooning, flashing, peeing, vomiting through my nose – you name it, I’ve done it) and …