The ’00s will officially be known as the decade we paid money to have holes in our pants. I am evil. My first thought upon seeing this pic of wee teenaged overly pimped out (in both the literal and metaphorical senses) Miley Cyrus was, “Huh! Even skinny starlets get muffin top!” (Although my first thought …
Him: Do you have any idea how many calories are in that thing?! Me: [out loud] Um…Me: [silently] Yes you idiot. I know how many calories are in everything. I’ve internalized the nutritional information of so many things that it’s practically written on my DNA. In fact, it’s impossible for me to even be in …
image source BIG SOULLESS MEDIA takes on TINY BUT MORAL BLOGGER! It’s the stuff movies are made of! No? Ok, so I don’t really watch movies but it’s a story we’re all familiar with and if you are a blogger yourself, you probably already know where this is going. There has been a bit of …
Did you know that some women lead perfectly happy and healthy lives without ever stepping on a scale? There are women out there who don’t even know what they weigh! If you are one of those women, as I’m sure some of you are, then you will spend the rest of this post shaking your …
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Better living through chemistry! I was first introduced to Adderall a few years ago by a friend deep in the anorexic abyss. At the time I wrote it off as just more evidence of the all-consuming nihilism of the disease. Not only was she starving herself, working out hours every day and popping diet pills …
Yeah, this poster has a typo. Several actually. Kids these days. I have the feeling that eventually this will be one of those Turning Points in my life that I’ll talk about later with great insight. But living it thus far has felt anything but profound. Unless you mean profoundly depressing. Backstory: Wednesday morning I …
A while ago the now-defunct Elastic Waist was currently looking for “anti-diet” tips, a concept which I love both for the opportunity of turning the diet industry’s sound bites back on them and for the opportunity to practice being witty and pithy. However, despite my being both witty AND pithy (in my own esteemed opinion) …
Mr. Miyagi would be so proud of me. I just caught a mosquito – the Minnesota state bird, woot, woot! – mid flight with only my thumb and forefinger (fingers: like chopsticks but for monkeys). This feat of athletic prowess got me thinking about how far I’ve come. People who read this site and/or only …
This is what happens when you tell me you “have to go number 2” 10 minutes after we passed the last gas station for 100 miles. My Summer Vacationby Charlotte Andersen I learned a lot of things on my summer vacation: 1. Not only do my kids not like audio books, it turns out my …
I think this little guy can safely rule out peanut allergies. Although he may have seen a few too many KISS shows… As a Woman with Uneasy Relationships to Food, let me tell you: the easiest way to restrict your diet is to take out a whole group of foods. And nothing cuts food pushers …
