A mother’s love – they say that nothing is more powerful. (At least if you believe Harry Potter, which of course I do. I’m a sucker for green eyes.) So if this is true then I know the second most powerful force on the planet: A mother’s guilt. Whether they hand it to you as …
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Okay, so there’s one thing I wouldn’t eat. Any food that requires a c-section to eat is off my list. Dining with me is an experience. And often it’s not one conducive to gastronomic pleasure. I’ve admitted in the past to a multitude of eating sins including, but not limited to, looking up calorie counts …
The first thing you notice about The Anna Westin House in rural Minnesota, named for one of the saddest stories in eating disorder lore, is that you don’t notice it at all. Two light brick townhouses joined at the kitchen, it blends seamlessly in with the surrounding upper middle class neighborhood. From the green and …
Thankfully I have you guys to keep an eye on me – I won’t have to resort to this method. Sweat running down the insides of my elbows and my stomach churning, I stared down my lunch. Watching me you’d have thought I was afraid that fish was going to seek vengeance on me for …
This image was titled “What Not to do in an Earthquake.” Good advice. What do I live for if not to be the poster girl for What Not To Do? In March, I was Fitness Magazine’s freakshow of the month in an article by Jessica Girdwain titled “Confessions of a Cardioholic.” You’d think after being …
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Experiencing the majority of my teen years during the ’90s meant a lot of things. First there was Grunge. Not only was it by far the best clothing trend ever – can’t beat dumpster diving for economy and you never had to do laundry, hey, hey! Although I could do without the snap-in-the-crotch Adult Onesies …
Polly is dead. She committed suicide on February 8, 2008, a likely result of her lifelong struggle with anorexia. I don’t know Polly but for some reason the news of her death went through me like a cold shiver, the same way it does any time I hear about a eating disordered woman who loses …
It is not often I feel genuinely sorry for celebrities and yet – have you seen the video of Giuliana Rancic pestering women on the red carpet at the Golden Globes about their diet secrets?! Jezebel provides a helpful mash-up: Click thru to see the vid – it doesn’t allow for embedding. Sorry! It’s a …
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Well, that’s going to leave a mark! The Gym Buddies, 30 (ish) of you readers and I are halfway done with January’s Great Fitness Experiment. And what do I have to show for it? Sore muscles every single day, a ton of sweaty gym laundry and a bruise the size of a softball on my …
“Chips and a rice krispie treat!” My first-grader chirped happily. “That’s what you had for lunch?” I asked incredulously as the preschooler started the tantrum process (everything must be equal in this household) and the baby took up a chorus of “Chip! Chip!!!!” “Oh yeah, and a chocolate milk.” (Note to self: the mystery of …
