March 2011 – Page 2 – Charlotte Hilton Andersen

How Much Protein Do You Really Need? [Healthy, Healthier, Healthiest?]

by Charlottediets, food, reader questions, research March 17, 2011Comments are Disabled

Post Updated: Read postscript please! Thanks:) Possibly the only question more charged in fit-minded circles these days than steady state vs. interval cardio, is the classic and omnipresent Protein Question. The Protein Question, also known as the Protein Debate or the Protein Lecture depending on who is doing the speaking, is one of the most-asked, …

Yoga Download Giveaway Winner! (And a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!)

by CharlotteUncategorized March 17, 2011One Comment

someecards.com First, a huge thank you to all who entered and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m celebrating by running the Lucky7 with my Gym Buddies and my husband on Saturday! (Wish me luck – I’ll stay away from the pills this time, promise!) What are you doing to celebrate today? Eating Lucky Charms? Wearing your …

The Worst Exercise Move Ever, Male Edition [Plus: workout challenge!]

by Charlottehumor, magazines, Mini-Experiments, weight lifting March 16, 2011Comments are Disabled

Remember when we made fun of a certain ladymag for suggesting we should tie our ankles to the cable machine and spread our legs wide open as if the gym were our gynecologist? They promised it would work our inner thighs. And I promised to never molest a weight bench. In public. Needless to say …

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

by Charlottefood, guest posts, intuitive eating, personal essays March 15, 2011Comments are Disabled

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 …

Have Your Feelings About Your Weight Ever Held You Back from Doing What you Love?

by Charlottecelebrities, children, Great Fitness Experiment Book Tour, pregnancy, pregorexia, weight gain/loss March 14, 2011Comments are Disabled

Gwen Stefani with 4-month-old Zuma Nesta Rock (I cannot hear that name and not immediately think Zima. I’m sure she did not mean it but her baby will forever be linked to a much-mocked adult beverage.) If this is “gross, big and uncool” sign me up! Gwen Stefani is hot. I think everyone, regardless of …

Where to Find an Exercise Addict [And how I’m doing with my exercise]

by Charlottecompulsive exercise March 11, 2011One Comment

Cryptic PR emails are kind of my thing. Like crossword puzzles and Sudokus, they present a mental challenge that is both stimulating and 90% of the time, really entertaining once I get it all figured out. The other 10% of the time they’re either creepy or bizarre so really it’s an all-around win. (Dear people …

Do You Give Things Up for Lent?

by Charlotteintuitive eating March 10, 2011Comments are Disabled

This will be harder for me than you would first think as it will require me to walk around blindfolded and ear-plugged for the next 40 days. Today is Ash Wednesday, as evidenced by the announcement of the loudspeakers at the airport every 5 minutes: “For all airline passengers and employees wishing to observe Ash …

Do You Remember When Princess Di Got Married?

by CharlotteGreat Fitness Experiment Book Tour, guest posts March 9, 2011Comments are Disabled

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 …

Fitness Fashion Over the Past Century [Pics! Plus one really unfortunate one.]

by Charlottefashion, humor March 8, 2011Comments are Disabled

Is this a good idea? I can’t decide. On one hand, it would cut down on the sweat running down my neck. But even if it is Lululemon, is that worth it to look like you’ve been attacked by a very aggressive ferret? Or by one of those ladies that sell those weird hairpieces in …

Indoor vs. Outdoor Exercise [Not all exercise is created equal, so says the research]

by Charlottecardio, research March 7, 2011One Comment

There I was, loping blissfully through a beautiful meadow of knee-high grass, sunshine pouring down on me and butterflies, bunnies and dolphins keeping me company. Okay, maybe not the dolphins. But truly, I was the Athleta Catalog Girl. It was a beautiful summer morning and I was doing one of my favorite trail runs around …