Suckered by a Skinny Mirror [My Most Embarrassing Furniture Store Moment]

 Yep. This would save me a lot of time in the mornings. I had an embarrassing moment in the furniture store. This, surprisingly, was a new venue for me. While I’ve humiliated myself in every conceivable way in the gym (mooning, flashing, peeing, vomiting through my nose – you name it, I’ve done it) and …

Another Mom Called Jelly Bean Fat – She’s Fine But I’m Not [Plus: 5 Things I Do To Help My Kids’ Self Esteem in a World That Constantly Wants to Destroy It]

Weird mom encounters at the park: Someone should write that book. After all the weird things I’ve seen go down in public spaces designed for children yet that manage to also make their parents (sometimes) act like children, heck, I should write that book. And it happened again the other day. While I am usually pretty good …

Does “Flattering” Always Have to Mean “Makes You Look Skinny”? My Great Pants Experiment. [$100 Giveaway!]

 This pic is from my Great CrossFit Experiment a few years ago and… I almost didn’t post it at the time because I was embarrassed by my “big quads”. Now I’m just embarrassed that there’s no weight on the bar and my wrists are so bent! (In my defense, we were using un-weighted bars to …

Charity “Challenges” Women to Be “Empowered” by Working Out Shirtless [Would you do it?]

  I dunno Lane Bryant, I just don’t think our relationship is to that level yet where I tell you which strange fruit my girls most resemble. (Image Source) Tutus, spangly leotards, glittery leggings, neon arm warmers and even a cape and motorcycle helmet (I was a human cannonball for our most recent TurboKick circus-themed …

Has Insecurity About Your Weight Ever Stopped You From Doing Something? [The surprising Gwen Stefani story]

Gwen Stefani with 4-month-old Zuma Nesta Rock. If this is “gross, big and uncool” sign me up! No seriously, I want those arms SO bad! Gwen Stefani is hot. I think everyone, regardless of gender or orientation, can agree on this one. I have long loved the blond bindi-sporting No Doubt singer – their Tragic …

Ryan Seacrest Afraid of Girlfriend Julianne Hough’s Muscles? [What is it exactly that makes strong women scary?]

Now THIS is what I call scary muscles. (Don’t worry, it’s only a tattoo) It was a bevy of blonds recently when dark blond Ryan Seacrest sat down with platinum blond Ellen Degeneres (married to honey blond Portia di Rossi) to talk about… something… and the conversation turned to his golden blond girlfriend, Julianne Hough. …

Being Fat Won’t Kill You: What We Can Learn From The Latest Obesity Research… And What We Can’t (But I Wish We Could)

In 1912, a 24-year-old co-ed named Elsie Scheel was proclaimed “the world’s most perfect woman” and “without physical flaw.” (Which on the surface seems like the best compliment ever but on second thought might have been a lot of pressure to put on a young girl who said she would return to her parents’ farm instead of …