• Interview with Fitness and Nutrition Expert JJ Virgin

    Interview with Fitness and Nutrition Expert JJ Virgin

    Is coffee good for you? Should you be eating gluten-free? And are your late-night snacks making you gain weight? Check out my interview with JJ Virgin, fitness and nutrition expert and co-star of TLC’s Freaky Eaters, for the answers to all your nutrition questions.

  • Bad Advice Women Get: Try Not to Be Too Happy

    Bad Advice Women Get: Try Not to Be Too Happy

    Yes, even though ladymags believe any female who isn’t constantly attached to or trying to become attached to a man is kind of sad at best and totally pathetic at worst, now Women’s Health is also saying that boyfriends are any body-conscious chica’s worst enemy.

  • A Productive Cure for The “I’m Bored” Munchies

    A Productive Cure for The “I’m Bored” Munchies

    A bag of ranch Doritos, an everything bagel and a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food later, you’re lying immobile on the sofa with a bulging belly. Not only do you feel guilty and disgusting, but your breath plain stanks. Oh girl, you’ve overdone it … again.

  • Admit it: Lame Excuses To Pig Out

    Admit it: Lame Excuses To Pig Out

    Summer is almost here and, ideally, we should all be eating lots of fruits and vegetables and hitting the gym every day. But really, who wants to do all of that work? We’re too busy to focus on eating well. We don’t have enough money to buy healthier foods. Sugary cocktails are too good to pass up after a hard day. The list goes on and on.

  • The 4 Day Diet: Taking a Look at My Eating Habits

    The 4 Day Diet: Taking a Look at My Eating Habits

    So it’s been a week since I decided to start Dr. Ian Smith’s 4 Day Diet. I’ve c…

  • The Body Blog: Snacks That’ll Keep You Movin’ in Between Workouts

    The Body Blog: Snacks That’ll Keep You Movin’ in Between Workouts

    [While I have covered physical exercise in previous editions of the Body Blog, this week I’m goi…

  • My Personal Weight-Loss Journey: Day 07

    My Personal Weight-Loss Journey: Day 07

    I’ve decided that the person that came up with the saying “easier said than done” must hav…