T25 Alpha Phase Review, Athleta Photoshoot and The Great Fitness Experiment WEEK OF GIVEAWAYS!

A couple weeks ago, Jelly Bean and I got to do a little shopping and photoshoot with Athleta as part of their #ShareYourOm month! All photobombs courtesy of my cat, Luna. Seriously cats must think we are SO WEIRD. This week is going to be AWESOME here at the GFE! I’ve got 5 amazing giveaways …

The Great Rachel Cosgrove Fitness Experiment II [Yep, she’s back with a brand new rap! And I Don’t Quite Know What to Think]

My girl Rachel Cosgrove – author of The Female Body Breakthrough which was one of my top 3 favorite Great Fitness Experiments ever – is back with her hotly anticipated follow-up book. And because she was kind enough to send me a review copy the Gym Buddies and I have been testing it out. We’ve been lifting. …

Fitness Fashion for the ADD Magpie in You! [Need a last minute gift idea? PV Body Discount]

I swear I did not do this to her. Totally Jelly Bean’s idea! You can’t hear but she’s giggling. She has no idea what a dunce cap is anyhow. But this is the ending! This is how it all started: When a mysterious pink package showed up on our doorstep, the kids pounced on it. …

How Smell Influences Taste (And how to use that to your advantage)

Fact: 70-75% of how you experience flavor is due to your sense of smell. Anecdote: A friend told me about a friend (isn’t this how all good anecdotes start?) who had lost his sense of smell in an accident and consequently lost 20 pounds easy-peasey because, in my friend’s words, “Everything pretty much tasted the …