“Tell me I’m not angry for no reason!!!” was the subject line on an e-mail from Gym Buddy Lindsey. I tried to imagine what would be so upsetting as to require the use of a double negative and extraneous punctuation. That it continued with “I’m so pissed!!!!!!!!!!” only made me more intrigued. (And more entertained …
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Think fast: It’s two minutes until your favorite group fitness class is supposed to start, the room is packed with people ready to get their sweat on and all of a sudden you get the message: the teacher – a rockstar so beloved that people routinely drive a half hour past other perfectly decent gyms …
First, a HUGE thank you to all of you who commented on my new site design and checked out Ryan’s hilarious and awesome blog. (Also, thanks to those of you who e-mailed me about bugs with the new site – we’ve fixed most of them but we’re still working on getting the old comments imported …
Check out my full interview today over at Journey Beyond Survival (she is the first person to ask me about Gym Buddy drama!) and leave a comment to win a copy of my book! Don’t forget to enter my yay-I-have-a-cute-blog-now! giveaway for chances to win stuff from Fit Couture, Pearl Izumi, Champion, Hot Sweaty Mamas. …
*Trigger warning for discussion of eating disorders* “I am so grateful that I love my body exactly the way it is, today, without wanting to change it in any way.” “My bra always fits fine in the morning, but by the afternoon my boobs are popping out of it. It’s like they swell or something. …
Now, if I’d only had these babies… Like many of my ideas gone awry, it seemed like a good plan at the time. First, it involved walking on a beautiful day and that alone can mitigate many a bad consequence. Second, walking is a time honored bipedal tradition – and one I’m learning to embrace …
Read more “Barefoot Walking: Fun Fitness Trend or Scientific Practical Joke? [Giveaway!]”
Worst idea ever (second only to flags as apparel, as you shall soon see): The night my roommates and I decided to sit in a big circle and tell each person what bugged us about them. It started with “she leaves her shoes in front of the door” and quickly progressed to “she poops pebbles like …
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Context is everything. What is perfectly acceptable in one venue can be humiliating in another. Kanye learned that when he “Imma let you finish”-ed Taylor Swift at the music awards. Dorothy learned that when she melted one witch and was saved by another. My 5-year-old learned that when he dropped trou in the middle of …
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Four years of Psychology has made me a huge fan of social experiments. Yes, my undergrad is in psych and yes, I’ll wait for you to stop giggling. While it didn’t make me a good counselor – as evidenced by my choosing Computer Information Systems for my graduate degree – it did give me a …
Read more “Do You Need to Look Healthy to Work in a Health Store? [Experimenting on Humans]”
This is Ryan. Kidding. Ryan’s way classier than this. When he shaves his nipples he accessorizes with body glitter, not a white tie. While all the cool bloggers have been sitting at their high-tech streamlined WordPress table throwing back Propel smoothie shots and fielding PR queries from Nike with their tennis rackets, I’ve been marooned …
Read more “Welcome to the NEW Great Fitness Experiment site! [Giveaway!]”
