You may not be able to tell based on the recent increase in the size of my ass, but I am a calorie counter. In fact, some test even claimed that I might be slightly obsessed with my weight. I weigh my chicken before I put it in my salad, I measure out my fro yo and I always use sugar alternatives in my coffee.

Sometimes, though, I lose track of my goals and fall off the Diet Train. After weeks of avoiding anything battered, fried, or totally tasty, I may be found at the nearest BK picking up some fries. And a milkshake. And an apple pie, or two. Half an hour later, I will find myself feeling totally guilty and yelling at myself in the mirror before heading off to the gym to attempt to work off a fraction of the calories I just inhaled.

What? Is that not normal? Am I the only one who does that?

Yet even I, a self proclaimed crazy/calorie Nazi, do let myself enjoy a few delectable treats now and then. 100% totally guilt free. There are just some things in life that are too good to pass up, like sales at Marc Jacobs and wildly passionate sex….

Or these 5 Treats Totally Worth Eating No Matter How Much Weight You Need to Lose to Look Good In That New Bathing Suit:

1. Fried Oreos: If you have never had one of these you need to get up, buy a ticket to the Indiana State fair and get one. Yes, they are even worth traveling to the Midwest and fraternizing with Carnies. I can’t explain the goodness except to say that I ate 3 and did not feel guilty. For a second. I mean, come on, could there be anything better than frying an amazing cookie? I didn’t think so.

2. Olive Garden Breadsticks: The toasty bread and the smooth butter all tied together with a perfect blend of seasonings. MMM. I get hot just thinking about it. You don’t even need the soup or salad (though they are a nice helping of veggies to ease your carb-guilt). These sticks are worth every freaking calorie. Read More »

The female orgasm is a complex, complicated, mysterious wonder. This we all know, and know all too well.

But sometimes the idea of taking chemically-induced substances to bring these babies out (orgasms, not actual babies) just doesn’t sit well. And with the new trend in going organic and au-natural, why not try out a diet plan that promises to get you off in a better and faster way?

The New York Daily News reports the Orgasmic Diet by Marrena Lindberg.

Ok, so the diet wants you to eat dark chocolate every day, take LOTS of fish oil supplements (which increases blood flow) and cut down on carbs. Not bad. You’ll probably lose weight while boosting your libido. But, you have to give up coffee. Yikes.

The NY Daily News journalist who wrote the article was bold enough to try the diet out and give her own account first hand. She wrote:

“…keen to discover the New and Improved Libidinous Me, I stuck to the rest of the diet as best I could for three weeks. With growing excitement I waited for the wakeup call to my senses, the hormonal reveille. Read More »

So you want to lose weight, but don’t feel like giving yourself that extra push on the treadmill or saying goodbye to your weekly dose of pepperoni pizza? Feeling your pain—and wanting your money—pharmaceutical companies have finally discovered a way to make everyone thin and happy.

Alli, the first FDA approved over-the-counter weight loss drug has just hit stores, and people are coming out in droves to snatch the product that claims to help users lose “50 percent more weight for the same effort than traditional diet and exercise plans”.

The new diet sensation is not completely novel—it’s prescription only predecessor was 50% stronger—but it’s the first time the advantages of taking a weight loss supplement seem to outweigh the disadvantages. Read More »

I have a problematic midsection. It’s not that I’m dogging my body; I just know that when I gain some weight, in turns into an inner tube placed directly over what would be my stomach.

As a sophomore in high school, my mother and I went on this crazy carbohydrate addicts diet (very similar to Atkins) where for 8 months I only ate carbs for one hour a day. At the end of those 8 months, I was the skinniest I have ever been. Despite the fact that for one hour I shoved Stouffer’s Lasagna and chocolate chip cookies into my mouth, I got down to about 105 pounds. My thighs didn’t touch. My stomach was flat. It was awesome.

Of course, when I went off the diet I gained it all back. But there was one component of this “lifestyle change” that actually made a bit of sense. The reason I lost so much weight was because my body was releasing insulin (from the high carb foods) for only an hour a day. And yesterday, as I was making my daily scan of all the papers, I happened upon this interesting article. Read More »