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

 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 …

How Do You Define Healthy? [Plus: 22 “Men’s” Exercises Women Should Do]

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 …

Exercises That Women Do Better Than Men

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Do You Remember When Princess Di Got Married?

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …