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One-Month Challenge: No Fried Food, Week 1
I’ve lived in the South for a good portion of my life, which means that everything is deep fried – vegetables, candy, cookies and my absolute favorite – chicken. If it doesn’t have a crispy, golden brown finish then I usually stay away from it. From the bacon and hash browns I have in the morning to the French fries I eat with my dinner, I can honestly say that I don’t have the healthiest diet at all. And when my physician told me that I’m at risk for diabetes, it was obvious that something had to change.
Kim Brittingham Tells us How She Learned to Love Her Body (Interview PLUS Giveaway!)
Women. Weight. And the media. Three words that are thrown together more often than we realize in today’s society. Whether it be a news story about an anorexic woman, a magazine ad telling readers how to go about getting a bikini body, or a blog post about the double standard that exists for women, it’s safe to say that our culture covers women and their weight pretty heavily. (No pun intended.)

5 Surprising Things That are Making You Fat
You work out. You eat healthy foods (most of the time). You choose fro yo over ice cream, and 100 calorie packs over double fudge brownies. You drink lots of water, get lots of sleep. You do everything you’re supposed to do to live a healthy life and you’re still gaining weight.
One-Month Challenge: All Cooking, All The Time, The End
Well peeps, I did it. 30 days. 90 meals. Plenty of late night snacks. All cooked by yours truly. And no fires, burnt dishes or kitchen snafus to speak of!
One-Month Challenge: All Cooking, All The Time, Week 3
I’m generally a pretty positive person; not one to harp on the small potatoes problems in my life (like how sick I am of eating – and cooking – said small potatoes). And while I still stand by a lot of the fabulous benefits that led me to take on this challenge in the first place – I really am becoming a domesticated w-o-m-a-n (roar!) and I’m saving lots of cashola – this week brought up some obstacles in this “genius” idea of a four-week challenge.
Body Blog: How to Dine Out Healthfully, Without Giving Up Your Favorites
We’re college women. We’re busy studying, we’re lazy, we want an excuse to not have to cook… and we eat out. A lot. And when we do, it’s really easy to convince ourselves that we are eating healthy. (It’s one of the many skills we’ve mastered over the years.)
One-Month Challenge: All Cooking, All the Time, Week 2
It’s a brand spankin new me, people.
A domesticated me.
A Martha Stewart – but with more inflection in my voice while speaking – me!

One-Month Challenge: All Cooking, All the Time
Truth be told, after living in my apartment for over two years, a friend had to teach me how to use my dishwasher after a party I had. Yes, you just read that correctly. Two years. Never used my dishwasher. If only my mom (and world’s best cook) could see me now; she’d be BEAMING with pride.
Body Blog: How Much Soy is Too Much Soy?
Soy is found in just about EVERYTHING these days. So much so that soy consumption in the U.S. has skyrocketed since the early 1990s. Sales climbed from $300 million in 1992 to over $4 billion in 2008. It’s cheap to produce (mainly because the government subsidizes its growth) and is in tons of packaged products.
One-Month Challenge: Chocolate Free, The End
So the end is near for this challenge and chocolate goodies are ready to be eaten! (Nom nom nom.) As I am nearing the finish line on this challenge, I am constantly and increasingly questioning why I started it in the first place.
8 Vitamins Every College Girl Needs in Her Diet
What are the first words you think of when you think of college food? Cheesy? Greasy? Carb-loaded? Do you ever think of how healthy your college diet is? Probably not. And if you do, it’s in a “See? I’m eating vegetables….on my 3am deep dish pizza that I’m dipping in ranch and washing down with a Natty Ice” sorta way.
7 Things You Need to Know About Your Pill
In this day and age, it seems like every one of my friends is on the birth control pill. However, unlike most girls, most of my friends went on the pill to have sex at the end of high school, and simply stayed on it to enter college. And while most people know the basics of birth control, few people ever bother to read the fine print.
One-Month Challenge: Chocolate Free, Week 3
I guess I can honestly say I think this challenge has gotten harder and easier at the same time. With Lent starting, everyone is asking me what I’m giving up and they are totally confused when I say, “Well I’m giving up chocolate in March. Not really for Lent, but I guess it counts…”
Body Blog: Drink for Thought
We all know that drinking adds extra calories. I mean, how many times have we heard someone tell us “If you want to lose weight, cut out alcohol”? But let’s face it, for a lot of us, that is pretty much asking us to give up going to college.
One-Month Challenge: Chocolate-Free, Week 2
Before I began this tortuous challenge, I would usually finish my dinner then go through my cupboards and fridge to find something for dessert. And it always included chocolate: chocolate pudding, chocolate chip cookies, frozen yogurt with chocolate sauce, or just a plain chocolate bar. Now I detest the time after dinner!
Intro to Cooking: Parmesan Asparagus
Okay, ladies. I’ll take a break from chocolate. So let’s stock up on our veggies, shall we? It would be so much easier to trade fudge for asparagus if it were really tasty — and great news, it can be! Follow the simple steps below to a tasty, healthy, and filling sidedish.