You know who I really want to sympathize with? Debralee Lorenzana, the banker who was allegedly fired from Citibank for being too sexy. When the story first broke a couple of weeks ago, my initial reaction was dismay at one more woman being Windexed off the glass ceiling. But then Debralee started talking and hasn’t …
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Comic by the fabulous Natalie Dee It’s the weekend! Everyone who’s planning on ending up in a restaurant (minus the tray and apron), raise your hands. To everyone else: what kind of American are you? The economy is failing and only your reckless spending habits can save it! Move, people!! I am a Mystery Shopper …
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“I love you, man!” “Aw! Come to papa!” In the grand tradition of Sandra Bullock and Jesse James, Ross Gellar and his first wife Carol, and that governor from South Carolina who went MIA for two days to “hike the Appalacian trail”, my marriage was based on a lie. No, I’m not a neo-Nazi man …
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See – this is the proper way to get your protein. What I’m about to tell you may make me the most reviled person in the fit-o-spere: I don’t love smoothies*. Or protein shakes. Or recovery drinks. Or even drinkable yogurt. The only exception to this rule are milkshakes but even then I only like …
My handy dandy random number generator hath spoken. The winner of the $25 gift card, courtesy of General Mills’ Eat Better America initiative is MJB! His healthy living on a budget tip was “It doesn’t surprise me, given how much more expensive (relatively) good food is. Buying in bulk and planting a garden helps. Plus, …
Who says eating healthy and staying fit has to hurt? Crossfit does, that’s who. Today’s workout of the day had the Gym Buddies and I power snatching 75 times. Oh yes, you read that right – 75 reps of this: We were supposed to be snatching 75 pounds. Krista managed to snatch that twice while …
This guy has 200 flags stuck into his scalp with acupuncture needles to celebrate the Olympics. (He might also be a unicorn… shhh, only virgins can see them!) “Hey, you wanna feel something gross?” I asked Gym Buddy Allison a couple of weeks ago as I started to pull down the top of my pants. …
And this is why your mom told you not to swallow your gum. Friday found me curled in the fetal position, succumbed to the dreaded body image double whammy. Chances are you’ve been there too. It’s the one-two punch of ill-fitting clothes and an unexplained jump on the scale. The upper cross to my jaw …
