Because my husband usually rises before me and switches on the tv in the other room, I often wake to the childhood jingle about stealing cookies from the cookie jar, repeated by a woman and a man touting their weight loss success on the Cookie Diet. It really bugs me, initially just because of the ad. Then I start thinking […] read more »
Which sweetener do you think wins when it comes to good nutrition: Agave or honey? Or should we go for stevia, the other natural sweetener that’s big on health foodies’ lists? What about xylitol and other sugar alcohols? Then there’s blackstrap molasses, which contains the same antioxidants found in nuts and berries (although you’d have to eat 32 1/2 teaspoons […] read more »
This week, we’ve talked a bit about our past diet foibles. We’ve all had them, whether it’s cutting out carbs or adult weight loss camps like the Biggest Loser. In the archived post “Requiem for a Fad Diet Author,” Marsha wonders why we keep falling for fad diet schemes. The Onion has a funny take on the school lunch debate: […] read more »
Ellie Krieger was singing my song as she set the blender to whirring. Well, she wasn’t actually singing, but she was making one of my favorite foods — a smoothie. This one was featuring frozen tart cherries, with the added goodness of yogurt and milk. I’m a sucker for both, not only because I love the combined taste of cherries […] read more »
If you’re as old as I am, you’ve been around the block with the carbohydrate question too many times to count. Even if you’re younger, you’re still likely a veteran of the carbohydrate wars. Has any nutrient gotten as much negative attention over the last 50 years of weight worrying in America as carbohydrates? Yet I’ll bet most of us […] read more »
Every week I talk to a surprising number of women who have either applied for The Biggest Loser, or have seriously considered it. It just goes to show that otherwise intelligent women will still consider doing just about anything for the promise of big weight loss. They acknowledge it might include some serious humiliation, starvation, and the occasional need for […] read more »
A few years ago, we wrote a blog post about a book called Screaming to be Heard: Hormonal Connections Women Suspect, and Doctors Still Ignore by Elizabeth Vliet, MD. “It’s for those women that have repeatedly heard ‘it’s all in your head’ from their doctors,” wrote our blogger Gina, about her diagnosis with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine disorder […] read more »
Before I get to the meat (just laugh with me, ok?) of this post, a few thoughts: I purposefully didn’t use the word “dieters” in my title although that’s the word used in the article that spurred this post. I’m following my own advice to watch the words we use. Instead of promoting dieting by using the word to describe […] read more »
We’ve featured a few posts about plus-sized fashion this week. Last week marked the first-ever Full Figured Fashion Week (see models for the event posing on the left). The Daily Beast has interviews with the designers while The Frisky says: “Plus-Size Women Get Their Own Fashion Week, But Is That Enough?” Check out this healthy advice from the world’s top […] read more »
When I encourage people to eat as much as they want in their quest for healthy weight loss, the response is incredulous, to say the least. “You’ve got to be kidding. If I took the brakes off, I’d eat anything and everything and lots of it.” The light begins to dawn when I ask, “Is that what you really want?” […] read more »
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