Thankfully I have you guys to keep an eye on me – I won’t have to resort to this method. Sweat running down the insides of my elbows and my stomach churning, I stared down my lunch. Watching me you’d have thought I was afraid that fish was going to seek vengeance on me for …
I’m just going to warn you straight out. This post is crazy. And if you are one of those people who gets crazy reading about my crazy then you probably want to skip all the crazy and go straight to your therapist (do not pass Go, do not collect 200 xanax). Which is where I …
Drug rehab, AA, non-fame whoring parents, a decent meal and clothing other than leggings and mini skirts – these are all things that would considerably increase Lindsay Lohan’s standard of living (and let’s be honest, odds of survival). But according to new research, what Lindsay really needs is an exercise intervention. Jasper Smits, director of …
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April is sexual assault awareness month. Approximately 1 in 4 women will be assaulted in their lifetime. Look around you at the 4 closest women and then… start talking. I used you. I’ll admit it. I started this blog as a way to talk about all the health and fitness research that I geek out …
This image was titled “What Not to do in an Earthquake.” Good advice. What do I live for if not to be the poster girl for What Not To Do? In March, I was Fitness Magazine’s freakshow of the month in an article by Jessica Girdwain titled “Confessions of a Cardioholic.” You’d think after being …
Read more “Confessions of a Cardioholic [My Life as a Cautionary Tale, Part 625]”
All I want right now is a big frosty glass of creamy, ice-cold milk. And I don’t even like milk! So why the sudden cravings? No, I’m not pregnant (aiiieeee!) and no it wasn’t the siren call of Heidi Klum’s milkmaid campaign working on my addled brain. It’s deprivation, plain and simple. What’s the fastest …
In the immortal words of, well, someone I can’t remember, “It’s hard out there for a girl!” So you’d think we’d all be a bit nicer to each other, right? And we are – unless that girl is rich, famous and beautiful. Then it’s a socially sanctioned free for all. Celebrity body snarking has long …
Read more “Newsflash: Madonna Isn’t Ageless. Also, People Aren’t Perfect”
courtesy of the awesome Natalie Dee I had a panic attack on Friday. A full-fledged hyperventilating, heart pounding, must do deep yogic breathing to remedy it, panic attack. What brought this on? A death in the family? Another discipline note sent home from the school? Heidi Montag having another surgery (heaven help us all)?? Nope. …
It is not often I feel genuinely sorry for celebrities and yet – have you seen the video of Giuliana Rancic pestering women on the red carpet at the Golden Globes about their diet secrets?! Jezebel provides a helpful mash-up: Click thru to see the vid – it doesn’t allow for embedding. Sorry! It’s a …
Read more “Changing a Negative Self Image [Aplogies All Around]”
You eat right and exercise. You get your flu shot. You even drink cod liver oil because it is the world’s best source of omega-3 fatty acids AND vitamin D, all together in one foul cocktail that you burp until lunch. Preventative care is your middle name. But there is one healthy living tip that …
