Posted by Melissa Howard on February 22, 2012 in Diet
Toss Your Skinny Jeans!
Have you been holding onto your favorite pair of “skinny” jeans that no longer fit and are refusing to let them go, like a baby refusing to give up her pacifier? Well, you’re not alone. A recent Britishsurvey found that the average woman has 12 items of clothing worth $459 gathering dust in her closet ...
Posted by Cameo Morningstar on February 21, 2012 in Diet
Calories or Carbs, What Should I Count?
Dr. Atkins rocked the diet world – in two different decades – with his rebel yell, “Cut the carbs!” Weight Watcher tells us, “Eat whateva you want, yo…just don’t eat too much of anything because at the end of the day, it’s all about calories in vs. calories out.” And Pollan says, “Eat food. Mostly ...
Posted by YBA on February 21, 2012 in Exercise
The science of beauty: How body composition affects attraction
There's more to attraction than knowing we're attracted to muscly arms or a flat stomach. There's a real evolutionary science behind why we prefer the body types that we do, and of course, it all has to do with reproduction. Here are a few interesting facts about body composition and how it affects attraction.
Posted by Emilia Benton on February 20, 2012 in Exercise
Why it’s best to break a sweat before breakfast
Time flies when you’re not working out, and if you leave it until the end of the day, there’s a much higher chance that you’ll blow off exercising. Life happens, understandably, but that’s all the more reason to make morning exercise a priority. Whether it takes cutting out an hour of TV or going to ...
Posted by Jen Matz on February 17, 2012 in Exercise
Why You Need to Move More Than You Think
Wisdom and wrinkles aren’t the only things that increase with age. That number you see on the scale often goes up, too. Your weight gain is not your completely your fault. As you approach menopause, hormones shift that cause your metabolism to slow down. This – combined with that extra glass of vino or too ...
“I want to lose a few pounds” is a stupid goal
I, like most women in this country, have been either on a diet or talking about being on a diet for at least half my life. I’ve found that I go through various different mind sets about it, either bored with losing weight, excited and in action about it, or totally avoiding the topic. You ...
