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Here’s something really neat that I’m very excited about. No, I won’t be auditioning for it because I’m not in the L.A. area, but I think that it will really help to raise the awareness of the rampant human problem of sugar addiction, a problem that is more common that many people might think!
Here’s the [...]

This evening I received an email from the BlogHerAds network mentioning that 3 blogs currently in the network will be featured in the December 2007 issue of Women’s Health Magazine, how great is that!
Katie and Molly at Sister Skinny, Stephanie Quilao at Back In Skinny Jeans, and Jamie Graham at Cranky Fitness are [...]

I just finished reading a post by Amanda in which she wrote, “I am just wondering how our society became so enamored with the emaciated look that frequents our fashion magazines.” She was sharing how she loves the 1920’s era and thought that at that time in history, there was more of a positive body [...]

Did you know that yesterday was National Love Your Body Day? I had no idea until I read about it late last night in this post. This is quite the coincidence: I started the 31 Days of Loving Yourself Thin series on October 1st, the perfect month to do so since “Love Your Body Day” [...]

Several years ago I saw a type of “Dateline NBC” show that was an exposé on weight loss ads. I hang onto interesting information like this in my mind, however I didn’t take notes at the time because I didn’t know that I’d want to use it in the future! This has led me [...]

I’ve never been anorexic or bulimic, so any writing I would do on those eating disorders could only be based on research. I have had issues with binge eating though, and if you are also a binge eater, I can completely relate to you.
Binge eating is eating with a feeling of being out of control, [...]

Last night I turned on the TV and caught a blurb about an upcoming story on the CBS Evening News regarding sugared cereals being marketed to children. I’m not a regular news watcher at all, but I stayed tuned to watch this.
I’m glad that I waited to watch the story because I learned [...]