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12 Workouts to Try in 2012 (and book news!)

January 11, 2012

Why yes, I DID end up with a tread-mark right across my crotch! Also, the Gym Buddies tried to leave me stranded on the big tire that randomly appeared in the Y since I couldn’t get down on my own. Ha ha ha. One of the questions I get asked the most – and am probably the least qualified to answer, right after “Can I catch a yeast infection from the spin bikes??” – is “What workout should I try?” And because I love talking about workouts I’ll do my best to help them. (After warning them I’m not a [...]

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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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How Do You Define Healthy? [Plus: 22 "Men's" Exercises Women Should Do]

September 8, 2011

This is how Gym Buddy Megan defines healthy. And also, this is hands-down my absolute fave picture of her ever. Six scrambled eggs cooked in butter, a half pound of bacon, four potatoes worth of hash browns, six pieces of buttered toast, and a 32 oz. milkshake. And that’s just for breakfast. As the world watches in horror and fascination, Susanne Eman just keeps eating — literally — at her goal to become the fattest woman in history. Says Eman to The Sun, “The bigger I get, the better I feel. I feel more confident and sexy. Why shouldn’t I push the [...]

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Exercises That Women Do Better Than Men

July 28, 2011

Why yes, we all ARE making duck-face! It’s a sickness I tell you… Not to get all Gender Wars up in here but let’s face it ladies, when it comes to exercise the men usually win. They’re generally faster, stronger and more cut-throat. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have some tricks up our technical running tee sleeves! Thanks to our natural agility, better balance, flexibility and coordination and our willingness to play nice with the other kids, there are some exercises where Girls Rule the Workout! Check out my article on Shape.com today “19 Moves Women Do Better Than [...]

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The No-Laps Pool Workout [Plus more workout tips, parenting articles and photoshoot outtakes!]

June 9, 2011

Some of you saw this pic when I Facebook/Tweeted it and were wondering what the Gym Buddies and I were doing at the bottom of the pool (and some of you also wondered how I have lived this long and not learned how to be underwater without plugging my nose – in my defense, in all the other pics I’m NOT plugging my nose but they turned out blurry so you’ll just have to take my word for it.) and now I can finally tell you about our Shape Magazine swimsuit photo shoot! (Never thought I’d be typing those words! [...]

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GFE Book #2 Coming At You January 2012!!! [SQUEEEE! Giveaway!!]

May 27, 2011

I may never be as awesome as Chuck Norris but that doesn’t stop me from trying to push the earth away when I push-up. I have great news! I just signed the contract for the second Great Fitness Experiment book! It’s scheduled to be released January 2012!! So more public humiliation, overshares and of course crazy exercise stories coming at you! To say I’m super excited doesn’t begin to describe the size of the pee puddle around my feet. This time around it’ll be a little different though – I didn’t want to just do “Year 2″ because frankly year [...]

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The Price of Cake Has Gone Up This Year [Intuitive Eating Fail]

March 15, 2011

This proves it: Team Pie people are smarter. Don’t feel bad Team Cake, at least you’ll always have Marie Antoinette. The price of cake has gone up this year. Not in the monetary sense, mind, but rather in the emotional sense. We should start here: I don’t like cake. Growing up I was always on Team Pie (key lime please!), my whole family was. So as a child when confronted with the standard birthday/graduation/wedding sheet cake covered with what my mother derogatorily referred to as “slick fifty frosting”, it was easy for me to refuse. I didn’t like it so [...]

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Do You Remember When Princess Di Got Married?

March 9, 2011

Do you remember when Princess Di got married? (You know back before the whole fairytale fell apart into the sordid mess of eating disorders, spousal abuse, extra-marital affair, divorce and untimely death – Disney would be rolling in his grave but I bet the Grimm brothers are pretty proud!) Whether you were old enough to stay up late enough to watch it without needing parental permission or not even a wave of nausea in your mommy’s tummy, Princess Di left a beautiful and lasting legacy for all the rest of us princesses-with-a-lower-case-p. Check out my article on memories of Princess [...]

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What Finally Made Me Seek Help for My Exercise Addiction [Plus, prayers for Jelly Bean]

January 24, 2011

I’ll be honest: fashion is what really got me into exercise. I can’t wait for unitards to make a comeback! It wasn’t the runs in the dark in the middle of winter at 4 a.m and again at 10 p.m. It wasn’t leaving my son’s hospital bed to go do a high-intensity interval class instead of showering for the first time in three days or sleep. It wasn’t when I fainted after running a marathon followed by an hour of kickboxing – can’t miss a workout! – without drinking or eating anything and then being carried down the gym stairs [...]

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My Book is Available on the Kindle! [Plus a giveaway]

January 22, 2011

Great news: My book The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything is available now for the Kindle and other e-readers! Woohoo! For a chance to win a free copy, check out Diet Girl’s review of my book and giveaway! Today I’m blogging at BlogHer about The Sit Down Diet and how to Get Lean With a Change to your Exercise Routine (by lifting more weights!). Hope you guys are having a great weekend! Tune in tomorrow as I spill my guts about the depth of my previous (and somewhat ongoing) battle with exercise addiction. Written with love by [...]

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