March 31st, 2008 — , Skinny commentary & news, Skinny tips for everyday living, Steph's life story from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
When I started out, I had no idea where blogging could take me. All I knew is that people were making money blogging and I so desperately wanted out of the corpse-rate 8am-8pm rat race. So, 2-1/2 years ago, I…
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March 31st, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
March 31st, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
Instead of battling with your Inner Resistance Monster to make those healthier lifestyle changes he/she is roadblocking you from making, why not try making friends with your IR Monster. You know that saying, keep your friends close, but your enemies…
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March 31st, 2008 — , Body Image, Kate Harding from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
Thank you to Kate Harding for sharing this video clip on her blog.
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Related StoresMarch 31st, 2008 — , Womens Health, breast cancer, breast cancer patient protection act from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
Can you imagine being forced to leave the hospital the same day, or even the day after, a mastectomy? Drainage tubes attached, pain barely controlled, risk of infection high, uncertain about the future?
Please sign this petition, in support of the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act. This act…
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Related StoresMarch 31st, 2008 — , Exercise, Gadgets, diet from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Ever since Nike+ came out, I wished that Nike had less to do with it and Apple had more to do with it. The bulky flash website that was so slow to download had Nike’s fingerprints all over it and I wished for something solely run by Apple.
Then Apple came out with the iPhone and [...]
Related StoresMarch 31st, 2008 — , Steph's life story from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
Okay, allow me to take a moment to share that the LA Times wrote an article, “Yahoo hopes women take a Shine to site” about Yahoo’s new site for women Shine which officially launched today and which I raved about…
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March 31st, 2008 — , Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, International, Meta from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’ve been going through my mailbox from when I was out of town, and here’s one of the stories that I missed: sixteen-year-old Chloe Marshall won the title of “Miss Surrey” and is the first plus-size girl to compete for the title of Miss England.
“Everybody thinks you have to be a tall, slim blonde and [...]
March 31st, 2008 — , Exercise from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Most runners have experienced positive feelings from running. I know I have. It’s not every run, in fact, it usually only happens about every other week, but sometimes I finish a run and feel better than when I started, despite the effort.
Even though the reports of runner’s high date back dozens of years, scientists have [...]
Related StoresMarch 31st, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, cholesterol, eating right, mypyramid, national nutrition month, registered dietitian, saturated fat from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. As March comes to a close, National Nutrition Month® also ends. This month’s theme, “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact” focused on getting your nutrition information from facts (i.e., evidence-based medicine) and not just “believe everything you hear.” There were 10 key messages this month, and I [...]
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March 31st, 2008 — , Prevention and Medical, energy from Dominic Gaziano MD @ Feel Good Health Now
The nose and it vital functions
The nose is no joke.
The nose has 3 functions to moisten air and filter it as we breathe, and to facilitate smell.
The truth is smell doesn’t get the credit it deserves. Our sense of smell allows us to enjoy the scent of fresh flowers,…
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Related StoresMarch 30th, 2008 — , Skinny commentary & news, Steph loses weight, Steph's life story from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
Last week, I mentioned that I was going to go “off the grid” for nearly five days to see just how much my Internet use and blogging was affecting this wicked case of insomnia I have been experiencing this month,…
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March 30th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
Spring Break for many girls means bikinis, short-shorts, and midriff baring attire, so you can imagine how that pressure to look good can trigger someone to go to extremes in order to fit in and look hot. Pal Leslie of…
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March 30th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
The post I wrote, “When others think you look hot, yet you did not nothing to glam up” got me really thinking about natural beauty and how we so often think we need to put on the face paint and…
Related StoresMarch 30th, 2008 — , Control Cravings, Golden Rules, McKenna from NCN @ No. Calories Needed
Paul opens with a few quick bits -
Tonight’s show is going to talk about ‘binge eating’.
This ‘is not a crash diet’ - it’s about ‘changing the way you feel about food and yourself’. Slow and steady.
What do I do if I fall of the wagon? It can’t stop working, but you can stop doing it. [...]
March 30th, 2008 — , Ramblings Off the Top of My Head from Israel Lagares @ Fat Man Unleashed dot com
A few weeks ago I finally tasted Fiji Water for the first time. It did not blow me away to say the least. I was bored after recording the video blog and decided to let loose. The following video is a result of that. RSS readers click here for the video…
Related StoresMarch 30th, 2008 — , Golden Rules, McKenna from NCN @ No. Calories Needed
I will be watching Episode 3 of I Can Make You Thin in about five minutes. Today was a very emotional day for me - in a good way. I’ve had so much success, but today, I ate too quickly. I’m really, really excited about our new baby, who is due to be born any [...]
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March 30th, 2008 — , CFL, Electricity, Environment, Health, Mercury, energy from Scott Bird @ Former Fat Guy Blog
The other day, Rob pointed me to an article on a topic which has been in the news quite a bit lately - the concern over the mercury contained in compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps. The original piece is here.
That article - and many others - gives the rea…
March 30th, 2008 — from Weight Master @ Weight Master
I have been doing some research on web hosting and come across a great site by Kaushal Sheth. It has a great post about the Best Web Hosting Company. They have done the research for you and have found that the best web hosting companies in their opin…
Related StoresMarch 30th, 2008 — from Weight Master @ Weight Master
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of the Weight Management and Fitness Forum. We appreciate all of your participation, and we hope you enjoy this edition’s selections. Look for information about the next edition at the end of the forum.FitnessRick Abel…
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March 30th, 2008 — , Angie Tousignant, Fat Loss Motivation, Fat Loss Nutrition, Fat Loss Workouts, Motivation, burn the fat inner circle, diet, every other day diet, fat loss, scott tousignant, the fit bastard, the fit chic, workouts from The Fit Bastard @ Ask The Fit Bastard Blog
A couple months ago I mentioned that Angie and I booked a photo shoot for April 2nd to hold ourselves accountable to our fat loss goals and to provide extra motivation to get in the best shape of our lives. We actually did our photo shoot on Friday which was 5 days ahead of [...]
Related StoresMarch 30th, 2008 — , Foods, Health & Fitness from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Variety to your diet is key to a healthy lifestyle. However, sometimes we would like to know if our diet really does add up to give us the nutrients we need.
MyPyramid.Gov now has a “menu planner” feature (MyPyramid Tracker), that, once you’re logged in (for free), [...]
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March 30th, 2008 — , Exercise, elliptical, exercise ball, jump rope, morning, toning bands from Tricia @ Blogging Away Fat
The one thing that is very difficult for me to do is exercise. I have a nice elliptial machine, jump rope, toning bands, hand weights and an exercise ball. The tools are there, but the motivation to take 30 minutes of my day isn’t there.
I’m too busy…I’m too tired…etc., etc., etc.
Something [...]
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March 30th, 2008 — , Weekly Progress, weight loss update from Tricia @ Blogging Away Fat
Here is an official update as to where my my weight stands as of today. When I was on hiatus from this blog, my weight (when I happened to check it), hovered around 220. I was pleased today when the scale showed 219.5 pounds. That brings my total weight loss to date [...]
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March 30th, 2008 — , Gadgets, diet from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Weight Watchers sells a bracelet for counting points for about twenty bucks. It’s not too pretty, but it features a movable charm that allows you to keep track of how many points you’ve eaten. The only problem with the bracelet is that anyone who has attended Weight Watchers would recognize those cheap pearls and black [...]
Related StoresMarch 29th, 2008 — , running from NCN @ No. Calories Needed
I’ve been running - working my way towards competing in a 5k. Yesterday, I made my first rookie mistake. I walked 1/2 mile, at the local track. I noticed that the muscle that runs on the inside-bottom of my foot was tight. Instead of taking the time to stretch it out - due to the [...]
Related StoresMarch 29th, 2008 — from Brenda @ Throwing out the Fat Clothes
Guys…..I am down another pound! Total loss is 62.6 now! I am very grateful for this loss because I was worried about my Vitamuffin debacle that was my week. I made sure I threw in some low point days and even though my heart wasn’t in it, I did get m…
Related StoresMarch 29th, 2008 — , diet from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
I was reading the retro advertisement blog, Found in Mom’s Basement, and I saw this ad for Spam from 1975. I was six years old in 1975. I loved Spam. Looking at the picture of Spam and eggs reminded me of how much I loved Spam.
Now, I don’t really consider Spam food. Just like styrofoam [...]
Related StoresMarch 29th, 2008 — , Heidi Diaz, Insider Exclusive, Kimkins, Kimmer, fraud, insider, kimkins class action lawsuit, kimkins lawsuit, television from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
UPDATED again: the original link for the FULL LENGTH video is up and working now. The link below is for a much shorter version so be sure to check out the real thing!
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The link I posted last night is down for now. Sorry about that! It…
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March 28th, 2008 — , Health & Fitness, national nutrition month, nutrition, quiz from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. So, now that we’ve gone through all of the key messages for the month, with the “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact” theme, let’s see what you have learned! Click here to take a quiz and test your nutrition knowledge. I hope that by [...]
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — , Last Year, MS, MapMyRun, charity, ethics from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I celebrated the first anniversary of owning my first house. Which means that this year I’d be celebrating the 2nd anniversary, except that I’m down here in Atlanta taking a class (and running a marathon tomorrow) instead.
This week last year I pondered whether elite athletes should drop out of races. [...]
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March 28th, 2008 — , Heidi Diaz, Insider Exclusive, Kimkins, Kimkins debate, exclusive, insider, kimkins controversy, loose weight fast, lose weight fast from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
The Exclusive Stories Behind The HeadlinesHeadline Legal News - Kimkins Diet ScamSteve Murphy interviewsAttorneys John Tiedt and Michael Cohen;Dr. Americo Simonini;and former Kimkins member, Terry Lind,about the Kimkins Diet Scam.Click on the Insider Logo to view the show!
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March 28th, 2008 — , Dr. Americo Simonini, Headline Legal News, Heidi Diaz, Insider Exclusive, John Tiedt, Kimkins, Kimmer, Michael Cohen, Steve Murphy, Terry Lind from anonymous @ Say "NO" to Kimkins
The Exclusive Stories Behind The Headlines
Headline Legal News - Kimkins Diet Scam
Steve Murphy interviews
Attorneys John Tiedt and Michael Cohen;
Dr. Americo Simonini;
and former Kimkins member, Terry Lind,
about the Kimkins Diet Scam.
Click on the Insider Logo to view the show!
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — , Exercise, Reader Questions from Former Fat Guy dot Com @ Former Fat Guy - Weight Loss Blog
This is a response to an email I got from a friend through facebook. Christina recently went to the gym for the very first time earlier this week with my girlfriend Darlene. On Monday, they did a little fitness assessment and then did a short workout…
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — , Hoodia, Natural Weight Loss, vegan, vegetarian from Former Fat Guy dot Com @ Former Fat Guy - Weight Loss Blog
A year ago on this blog, I was talking about vegan protein sources, vegetarian fitness, night time eating and how it applies to weight loss goals and changes in your diet to make it better.Here are the posts from last year at this time:Vegetarian Fitne…
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — , Video, animals, fun from Rob @ Former Fat Guy Blog
I’ve known this for years, that animals are better than me - geesh, I’m a cat owner. Ok, they own me, but it taught me what I know to be true… they’re better than us.
Animals rule man.
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March 28th, 2008 — , Golden Rules, McKenna, Weigh In from NCN @ No. Calories Needed
I’ve been following Paul McKenna’s I Will Make You Thin 4 Golden Rules for 12 days. I’ve lost 10 pounds! Here’s how -
I eat when I am hungry (and, only when I am hungry). I don’t care if it is 10 in the morning or 10 in the evening, when I am hungry, I eat.
I [...]
March 28th, 2008 — , frontpage from pro Health blog @ pro Health blog
image by Joe 13
Childhood obesity trends are horrifying. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have noted that in the 70’s childhood obesity rates were less than 6% while studies done today are showing a trend upwards of around 20%. In other words, in a single classroom, instead…
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March 28th, 2008 — , frontpage from pro Health blog @ pro Health blog
image by Joe 13
Childhood obesity trends are horrifying. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have noted that in the 70’s childhood obesity rates were less than 6% while studies done today are showing a trend upwards of around 20%. In other words, in a single classroom, instead…
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Continue reading → Rising Childhood Obesity and Vending Machines
March 28th, 2008 — , exercising, ski, skiing, telluride from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
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March 28th, 2008 — , Books, Feminism, Kids, Personal from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
When I was in junior high, I read V.C. Andrews and The Baby-sitters Club, not Sweet Valley High. I do remember seeking out the one where someone named, I think, Regina dies of a cocaine overdose. But beyond that, I wasn’t interested. I just couldn’t relate to Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield. I was neither [...]
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health & Fitness, Kids, calories, fitness, joints, jumping rope, muscle, osteoporosis, workout from Stacie @ Building Nutrition
Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved.
Remember when we were little and got our first jump rope? How fun was it to think of different jumps we could do? Who would think that jumping rope burns calories and is a great workout? So, instead of just giving your kids a jump [...]
March 28th, 2008 — , Exercise, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Once again, Tom Mangan shows us why it’s important to keep physically fit: so you can hike the beautiful trails of Murietta Falls and enjoy the splendor.
Two Heel Drive: Murietta Falls Report
Here is his description of how to get there:
For those unfamiliar with the pleasures of hiking to Murietta Falls: It’s about six [...]
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — from Brenda @ Throwing out the Fat Clothes
I am thrilled to say that yesterday I only used one of my points on something sweet. Eating sweets and chocolate in particular has always been my favorite pasttime. Over the past week, I stopped bringing Fiber One bars with me to work. I have still …
Related StoresMarch 28th, 2008 — , Kara Goucher, Reviews, audio from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
A little over a week ago, I was offered the opportunity to review one of Nike’s new workout mixes that you can load on your iPod and use to guide you through a workout. There was only one problem with this…I don’t have a working mp3 player, and never wear headphones when I’m working [...]
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March 27th, 2008 — , Skinny commentary & news from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
In every Asian family, there is always an aunt or two who take it upon themselves to remind you, especially at family gatherings in front of everyone, of how much weight you’ve put on, and that you would be so…
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March 27th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
Riding on Monday’s Tiny Inspiring signs, “Don’t Give Up,” here is the song, “Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. Whenever I have those rock bottom feeling days, I listen to this song and it seriously does help…
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March 27th, 2008 — , Kimkins from anonymous @ Say "NO" to Kimkins
What does this picture have to do with Kimkins, you say?
Be sure to check out this great analogy:
An Analogy Kimkins Controversy - Kimkins Scam
I think they really hit the nail on the head with this one! Don’t you agree?
March 27th, 2008 — , Health, MSG, Monosodium Glutamate, Video from Rob @ Former Fat Guy Blog
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is in almost everything. I remember growing up knowing that MSG was in Chinese food as a flavor enhancer, but today, MSG is hidden in a wide variety of foods including baby food. These excitotoxins are hidden in everyday fo…
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March 27th, 2008 — , Fat Loss Workouts, Jeff Anderson, Muscle Building Workouts, Podcasts, back strength, back workouts, combat fat, lat pulldown, muscle nerd, pull ups from The Fit Bastard @ Ask The Fit Bastard Blog
If you struggle to do a single pull-up you are in for a real treat. In today’s edition of the Average Joe Bodybuilding Podcast Jeff Anderson provides 5 absolutely amazing variations on how you can do a pull-up and continue to improve upon this incredible fat burning exercise. If you are not incorporating pull-ups [...]
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