Too sick. Can’t blog.

Am laying feverish in bed. Upside: fever dreams are trippy. Downside: I look like the saddest homeless lady ever in tights, sweat pants, long sleeved shirt, house dress (oh yes I am), sweatshirt over that, hood up, fuzzy socks on and buried under 3 quilts. Still not warm. Commence feeling bad for me. ‘Night. And Happy …

Truth or Slander: Can you judge a skinny girl by her picture?

  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 a …

What Are Your Gym Bag Essentials? [Plus: Opportunity for your blog to be on Shape.com]

Backbends are so slimming! Unfortunately they not only flatten your tummy but your boobs too.  Poofy or neon. Hand quilted or sleek leather. Stuffed to the brim or neatly organized. Whatever yours looks like, a gym bag is a staple for most exercising folks. (And one of the few times guys get social permission to …

What Does Real Hunger Feel Like to You?

“Mom! I need food now! My little legs are so weak!!” My 7-year-old son eats like his dad (and is dramatic like his mom) so I wasn’t surprised when he came barging in the door after school as if he were auditioning for Oliver! He then proceeded to eat half the kitchen and only quit when …

Fundraiser for Heather George (local peeps) & YMX Giveaway Winner

As I’m currently in the pre-church Sunday morning insanity (according to my boys ties are just nooses with nice fabric) this will be quick: For all my local friends: As you may have heard, our friend and YMCA spin instructor (and mom of 3 and super-talented cyclocross racer and all around awesome person) Heather George …

Wheat: The Research That Currently Has Me Boggled

See? This is what happens with wheat! It makes you so crazy you start shucking clothes and the next thing you know you’re running through a scratchy field with nothing but your wheat-club to defend yourself with! Oh the horror – I must avert my eyes. (photo credit) Claim: Modern (a.k.a. monkeyed-with) wheat is bad …

Does Your Body Have a Set Point For Exercise? [Duelling Research]

Just when you thought it was safe to retrieve the forks and knives you hid during the “Are white potatoes a nutritious natural food or glycemic index hell tuber?” debate, scientists have given us another research study that brings up more questions than it answers.  And this time it’s about your “activitystat”, questioning whether or …

GFE Readers Take on the Impossible Push-Up!

Remember when I challenged you guys to try Tony Horton’s “impossible” push-up? Well Reader Man Bicep and her crew took us up and not only did they make a blooper reel of their own but one of them even managed to do a one-footed impossible! Woohoo – you guys rock!

What’s Your Comfort Food When You’re Sick? [Is there such a thing as a healthy comfort food?]

Jell-O drink. That’s what my mom called the concoction of red Jell-O powder mixed with hot water and served in a mug that she gave us whenever we were sick. Looking back, I’m not sure if it was an actual recipe intended to soothe and heal rather than an attempt to stop the whining of …