Your TV and Computer are Trying to Kill You [Research says you sit too much and your mama dresses you funny.]

I suppose this is one alternative. Strangely I don’t think researchers would look kindly on this method either. “Why don’t you kids go watch TV for a bit? Mommy has some work to get done.” “But we’re not allowed to watch TV in the mornings!” (It’s true but since when did they become such rule-abiding …

Frugal Fitness: Get a Great Workout for Free

3…2…1…. and NOW you get it. Something tells me this diet tip involves a lot more than a diet. Zumba! Kettlebells! TurboKick! Circus Class! Stripperobics! Krav maga! In addition to the perennial faves like yoga and boot camp, there are so many fun ways to exercise and with new programs coming out all the time …

What Intuitive Eating Looks Like in Real Life [A day of Charlotte’s food.]

www.toothpastefordinner.com Chronicling my daily eats wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be. I have new respect for all you food bloggers. First, while I told myself that the fact that everyone on the Internet was going to be seeing and judging me from what I put in mouth wasn’t going to …

Finding Safety in an Unsafe World [The Four Steps of Self-Defense You Need to Know.]

This picture is simply too awesome to caption. I spent my Saturday night getting my aggression on: gouging people in the eyes, yelling “I’ll rip your larynx out!” and watching my best girlfriends get cornered by a bunch of threatening men. Makes your screening of Tron, The Legacy seems pretty lame now, huh? No, we …

Rejecting Food Without Being Rude [Plus a note on commenting]

First – If you’ve ever commented on my site, you’ll notice I use a plug-in widget called Intense Debate. It’s better than Blogger’s native commenting system (allows for threading, e-mail replies, IP tracking etc.) but it’s also terribly buggy. It’ll work perfectly for months and then out of the blue go haywire and eat a …

The Power of a Good Gym Buddy (Or 10) [How do you workout – alone or in a group?]

Tuesday was a very special day here at the Great Fitness Experiment. I got to do my second-ever blogger meet up! (Kara of Mama Sweat was my first.) Katie of Making Food and Stuff was up here in the arctic wasteland visiting family and she generously (naively?) offered to come do a workout with the …

The Power of a Good Gym Buddy (Or 10) [How do you workout – alone or in a group?]

Tuesday was a very special day here at the Great Fitness Experiment. I got to do my second-ever blogger meet up! (Kara of Mama Sweat was my first.) Katie of Making Food and Stuff was up here in the arctic wasteland visiting family and she generously (naively?) offered to come do a workout with the …

Ginnifer Goodwin’s Epic Diet [How Old Were You on Your First Diet?]

I’ve always had a soft spot for Ginnifer Goodwin – we’re both pale with dark hair, we’re both 32, and she plays a polygamous Mormon wife on a show that purports to not be about Mormons but really is, (or at least is really about the weirdly naive-yet-oversexed stereotype of Mormons that Hollywood so loves) …

My Great Dietary Fat Experiment: How eating more fat made me healthier

Betrayed by my body. Well it wouldn’t be the first time, I thought grimly as I sat in my flimsy paper gown listening to the doctor explain the results of my previous testing. (Dear doctor, please at least allow me the dignity of being lectured with my clothes on next time.) Seriously rank flatulence in …