April 30th, 2008 — , Skinny commentary & news from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
I’m like Cranky Fitness in my skepticism towards “studies” because depending on who’s paying for the study and if Pisces in the House of Aquarius or Mercury, the results change like what color is the new black. Ladies, when it…
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April 30th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
I’d like you all to meet Valerie Waters who is a celebrity trainer, and a really, really nice person. She’s been so kind and helpful to me online, that you all just have to meet her. Valerie has a clientele…
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April 30th, 2008 — , Skinny commentary & news from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
There is actually an FDA approved doggie diet pill called Slentrol from Pfizer, the same folks who make Celebrex and Viagra. I am not kidding you. Soon I’ll bet we’ll see Scooby Doo for TrimSpa. And I’d bet my mocha…
Related StoresApril 30th, 2008 — , 5k, Beth Rand, David Colby Young, Don Penta, Race Results, Safe Passage from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Don Penta and David Colby Young’s photos and videos are now all online over for this year’s Safe Passage 5k.
You can view them over at Maine Running Photos.
Here are the links:
Photo Set 1: Pre-Race & Starting Line
Photo Set 2: Finish Line (First Half)
Photo Set 3: Finish Line (Second Half)
Video 1: Interviews & Starting [...]
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April 30th, 2008 — , Equipment, FitBall, Reviews, stretching from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
About a month or so ago I was in touch with a gentleman at Ball Dynamics, a Colorado based manufacturer and distributor of the FitBall® product line. They sell a variety of swiss balls and medicine balls and accessories, which should be a staple in any athlete’s home exercise equipment.
In exchange for this review, [...]
April 30th, 2008 — , Behavior, Introspection from macdaddy @ Get Fit Slowly
I came home from the driving range the other day and was greeted by my little girl as I jumped out of the truck. When I first saw the door open, I thought it was my wife so I hastily stowed my convenience mart snack in the back seat, climbed out of the cab and [...]
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April 30th, 2008 — , Interviews, Israel-lagares, blogger-interviews from Former Fat Guy dot Com @ Former Fat Guy - Weight Loss Blog
Last week I began my three part interview series with Israel Lagares who runs his healthy weight loss blog Fat Man Unleashed. Part one of the series was about his fitness routine, and this week we continue with his nutritional program.Describe the die…
Related StoresApril 30th, 2008 — , Interviews, Israel-lagares, blogger-interviews from Former Fat Guy dot Com @ Former Fat Guy - Weight Loss Blog
Last week I began my three part interview series with Israel Lagares who runs his healthy weight loss blog Fat Man Unleashed. Part one of the series was about his fitness routine, and this week we continue with his nutritional program.Describe the die…
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April 30th, 2008 — from Brenda @ Throwing out the Fat Clothes
The Farmer’s market opened today. I was shocked because it seems so early. There was one little old white haired man down there with his little table of goods set out in front of his slightly rusty van. They weren’t local or even Michigan grown g…
April 30th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Sex & Romance, Star Jones, WLS from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
The Star Jones divorce news reminded me that the divorce rate is supposedly much higher for weight-loss surgery patients. I was idly pondering this and ran across this post at A Smaller Target, where Espy says the divorce rate is 60-80% and speculates on some of the reasons for this.
Part of the reason is that [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “WLS & Divorce”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/04/30/wls-divorce/” });
April 30th, 2008 — , Sugar Addiction, solution to sugar addiciton, stop eating sugar from Susan @ Nutrition Fitness Life
If you’re a sugar sensitive individual, you’re more prone to becoming addicted to the white stuff (sugar and refined foods). If you know you’re physically dependent on sugar and you truly want to end the addiction, there is hope.
I’m reading Potatoes, Not Prozac, and in it, seven steps to breaking free from sugar addiction are outlined. [...]
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April 30th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts, Motivation from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Congratulations to Chloe Marshall, who is the first finalist for the title of Miss England who is plus-sized.
Sweet 16: Plus-size model Chloe Marshall reaches Miss England final - Telegraph
She is excited to show that it’s possible to be beautiful without being stick thin.
“I wanted to go through to the Miss England finals to [...]
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April 29th, 2008 — , Health, Principles, What to buy, conventional, fruts and vegetables, good food in moderation, organic, organic debate, organic fruit, organic healthy, organic proof, organic science, organic vegetables, organic vs. conventional, real food from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
Ed. Note: The debate over organic produce vs. conventionally grown produce is constantly in flux, making it really hard to decipher what the truth is. I don’t claim to have the de facto bottom line, but I have come to a few conclusions…so f…
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April 29th, 2008 — , skinny recipes from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
Over at Noshtopia for your eating wellness pleasure: I have a mild Type II allergy to cow & goat milk so I’ve had to look for new milks to use in my cereal and to drink with warm cookies. Here’s…
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April 29th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
In today’s video, I thought we’d do a quick exercise that can help you build more self confidence. It has definitely helped me. The important thing with this exercise is to create a space for yourself that is free of…
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April 29th, 2008 — , Diet Plan and Nutrition from Israel Lagares @ Fat Man Unleashed
Last week I posted a fitness interview with Rob Cooper. He is the guy that lost 300 lbs the natural way. This week we will focus on his diet and nutrition. We can stand to learn something from his weight loss journey. Health wise, I think continual lea…
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April 29th, 2008 — , In the News from Dominic Gaziano MD @ Feel Good Health Now
I just wanted to take a moment and give a quick shout out and congratulations to a very special person, Ambre Lake. She was the recent winner of Bret Michael’s heart on the VH1 reality show Rock of Love. A southern-born performer who struck an equal balance between acting and modeling, I had…
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April 29th, 2008 — , Tools, medicine from Weight Ladder @ Weight Ladder
As part of my weightloss plan one of the suggestions is to have a vitamin B12 injection and potentially take a B6 supplement. For the time being I have chosen not to get the additional injection, but instead am taking a 500 mcg B12 supplement and a 100 mg B6 supplement. Here is what my [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “B Vitamins Part of Weightloss — B12 and B6″, url: “http://www.weightladder.com/2008/04/29/b-vitamins-part-of-weightloss-b12-and-b6/” });
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April 29th, 2008 — from Brenda @ Throwing out the Fat Clothes
I just found out from another one of the blogs I frequent (The Journey to a New Me….see sidebar) that the Gap carries clothes up to size 20! I had no idea!!! As I told her in my comment there is a long list of “thin people” stores that I have never …
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — from Brenda @ Throwing out the Fat Clothes
I have a bac-Os addiction. Everyday I eat a salad for lunch and I must have Bac-Os on my salad. Not just any bac-Os. It has to be the Betty Crocker brand Bac-)s chips not the bits.Why is it that anytime I like something, I have to binge on it? Yep, I h…
April 29th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Media, Work from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Mel sent along this article, a Chicago Tribune piece about making obesity discrimination illegal. It was an interesting read, particularly because I found myself having a couple of “what the hell?” moments as I was reading it—which made me look forward all the more to discussing it with you guys.
[A]s a fat woman, I don’t [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “What Am I Missing?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/04/29/what-am-i-missing/” });
April 29th, 2008 — from Brenda @ Throwing out the Fat Clothes
Last night we had the first of the asparagus from the farm I pass on my way home from work. It was beyond divine. I steamed it in a dish in the microwave for about 4 minutes; put some butter spray on it along with some sea salt and we enjoyed it with s…
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — from Brenda @ Throwing out the Fat Clothes
As I said earlier I had a 5K on Saturday. I signed up as a walker because I have pulled my calf muscle a bit and want it to heal before boot camp begins next week. The last 5K I did was in February and I jog/walked it in a time of 48 minutes and some…
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — , Exercise, Guest Posts from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
This post is a guest post from Trent Hamm, who writes The Simple Dollar, a popular personal finance blog.
One of the biggest challenges for me in getting motivated to get in shape is setting goals. I have a hard time setting realistic goals that challenge me but don’t leave me feeling dead tired and [...]
April 29th, 2008 — , Beware from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Weight loss drugs have been shown to have link to depression and suicide.
Anti-Addiction, Obesity Drugs Tied to Depression and Suicide
The diet drug rimonabant (Acomplia) perfectly illustrates this discouraging trend. It truly seemed to be a miracle drug in early trials, effectively combating patients’ dependence on tobacco, decreasing appetites and promoting weight loss [...]
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — , Angry About Kimkins, Kimkins, anorexia, fast weight loss, laxative abuse, loose weight fast, lose weight, weight loss and laxatives, yo-yo dieting from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
Check out the woman who forgot to put her dress on over her trashy slip. Her BFF should have told her! Boobs, belly button and undergarments (if any - we can hope) on full display. What self respecting woman would do this? Oh wait, they wouldn’t. I can’t imagine what kind of event they are…
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April 28th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
If you are like me, sugar consumption is one of your biggest food challenges which to me also includes the consumption of artificial sweeteners. Just because you are getting less calories, does not mean that the AS’ are good for…
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April 28th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
On your weigh-in day, how many of you will do something, anything to eliminate any kind of weight before stepping on the scale to ensure that you get the lowest weight possible? We’ve all done some thing, mostly silly and…
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April 28th, 2008 — , Celebrities & the media from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
This is your typical fashion picture with all its photochopping and fancy arty lighting. But initially looking at the picture, I didn’t recognize who the girl was. I thought she was just some new up and coming model, but no,…
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April 28th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
April 28th, 2008 — , Recipes, review from Former Fat Guy dot Com @ Former Fat Guy - Weight Loss Blog
As I write my course on better eating, I’m realizing that many of the participants are enjoying the recipes that are provided. Great whole food recipes that my girlfriend and I create and eat ourselves here at home.Everyone loves recipes, and the mo…
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , Weekly Progress, weight loss progress from Tricia @ Blogging Away Fat
Another week of my weight staying steady at 218 pounds. It serves me right, though. I didn’t have much motivation at all last week. It seems as though whenever my schedule is disturbed by long hours at work…all heck breaks loose. I was doing so well there too!
Ugh.
Things are [...]
April 28th, 2008 — , bipolar disorder, manic depression from Weight Master @ Weight Master
Do any of you guys know or have any of you met anyone with Bipolar disorder? I have a cousin with this awful disorder. She may go a month or so and not be bothered by it, but then again, she may go a couple of weeks where she is so depressed that she w…
April 28th, 2008 — from Weight Master @ Weight Master
My dream is that when I am able to retire, I will have saved up enough money to be able to travel the world. I know that is probably most people’s wish, but it takes discipline. It is hard sometimes to pass on items you really want because you are sav…
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , STTB, Sports, Workout Tips, local, races from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about some things that you might be able to do locally throughout the month of April. This week I will wrap things up by sharing some ways to find local races, especially inaugural races.
What is an inaugural race?
Inaugural [...]
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April 28th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Fatism, Kirstie Alley, Magazines, Meta from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I was out of town this weekend unexpectedly (and it was awesome) so I didn’t get a post together for today. Instead, I’ll recommend Weetabix’s post over at Elastic Waist about Halle Berry and Kirstie Alley:
Here’s a picture of Kirstie Alley exiting a restaurant, but what’s striking is the commentary: the anonymous writer has snarky [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Hallie Vs. Alley”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/04/28/hallie-vs-alley/” });
April 28th, 2008 — , Eating Disorders, anorexia, disordered eating, nutrition from OhYeahBabe @ Kimorexia
April 28th, 2008 — , Progress, Real-Life from J.D. @ Get Fit Slowly
Greenman2001 sent me e-mail the other day:
We haven’t heard much about your workouts in the blog lately, and I’m curious how they’re going.
I haven’t written much about my workouts recently because I’m trying to “mix it up”. I think a blog full of workout reports would be boring, so I also write about pouring salt [...]
April 28th, 2008 — , Sugar Addiction from Susan @ Nutrition Fitness Life
I’ve talked about the possibility of being addicted to sugar and more of the specifics on how sugar acts like a drug in some individuals. This post will cover the solution to kicking the sugar addiction, according to the book, Potatoes, Not Prozac.
I think the following best sums up a sugar addict’s solution to beating [...]
April 28th, 2008 — , Life from NCN @ No. Calories Needed
I’ve been sick for the better part of the last week. So has my wife. And my daughter. And my little boy. Thankfully, the new baby seems to be doing just fine. But, today, we all feel much better. I’m going to sit down for my first meal of the day, and I’m going to [...]
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , Inner Workouts from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Marilu Henner is promoting her new book, Wear Your Life Well. She promotes a macrobiotic and vegan diet, but this book also covers all the Inner Workouts that you can do to fix your mind.
She asks how much you love your life. So much of having a healthy life has to do with your [...]
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , In the News, Prevention and Medical from Dominic Gaziano MD @ Feel Good Health Now
SMALL amounts of unprotected sun exposure could actually be good for you. Most humans tend to get most of their vitamin D from exposure to sunlight, so people who avoid the sun completely or who always wear sunscreen to protect themselves against skin cancers are at risk for vitamin D…
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April 27th, 2008 — , Skinny commentary & news from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
Last week, one of my very favorite bloggers, Katieo of Sister Skinny announced that she reached her mission to get into a size 6. Via video, she even took us to the store to watch her pick out a pair…
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April 27th, 2008 — , Skinny tips for everyday living from stephanie.quilao @ Back in skinny jeans
A few years back, the receptionist at my job was this sweet elderly woman who had the warmest smile and called everyone gorgeous. The thing is that you could tell that she really meant it. It was such an awesome…
Related StoresApril 27th, 2008 — from Weight Master @ Weight Master
The NFL draft was this weekend. For those of you ignorant on this subject, this is where the nfl picks college players to be on their teams. I have always followed two nfl teams: Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins. The only good side from their disa…
Related StoresApril 27th, 2008 — , 10k, Last Year, Parry OBrien, cycling, laps, marathons, swimming, taper, traffic from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year was filled mostly with racing news, and what wasn’t racing was related in some way to swimming.
I offered 9 methods for counting laps in the pool. I usually use the buoys on the lane dividers.
A revolutionary in the shotput in the early 50s, Parry O’Brien died of a heart attack [...]
April 27th, 2008 — , Health and Health 2.0 from Israel Lagares @ Fat Man Unleashed
I consider myself a savvy internet user, but there are some internet tools that I refuse to use. Twitter was one of those such tools. I’m all about being as healthy as possible so when I see an addicting new internet tool I try to avoid it. Why? …
Related StoresApril 27th, 2008 — , Beware from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
It appears that eating contests have reached such popularity that they are actually making a video game emulating them:
Major League Eating: The Game
In this video game, you use your Wii controller to pretend to overeat more than your competitor. You can pretend to be one of the “famous” overeaters like Sonya Thomas or Patrick Bertoletti.
Here [...]
Related StoresApril 26th, 2008 — from Former Fat Guy dot Com @ Former Fat Guy - Weight Loss Blog
Just a few moments ago I posted about the power of words, about carefully choosing your words and how what you say influences your subconscious.then…magically…I received this… Length: 1m44sThanks to Greg Mooers of Life Camp
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