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The journey to HERE & The People Magazine All-Star Feature
In 2014 I was honored with the opportunity of a lifetime for a second time, I was asked again to be featured in People Magazine. The 1st time was in 2005 (see feature) and I was totally unprepared past the actual weight loss. Significant weight loss being the reason behind the opportunity, it was enough…
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Tummy tactics : Natural Bloating remedies
Way too often I am a victim of false advertising around my midsection. Instead of showing off the careful sculpting of my waistline I channel a puffy distorted replica. This happens at the smallest urging whether from chewing gum or tasting hummus there’s no telling how much air will accumulate urging my stomach to…
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Everything a beginner needs to know about “hot yoga” (Bikram)
Article contributed by Bridget Hill I’d like to begin this article by saying “I am really enjoying hot yoga!” It is the first group class experience that I have had that I have really tried to stick with. Why? I think its a combination of friendly teachers, easy location and I love to get a…
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Conversation: Why women refuse to get along
In my much younger years I was terribly disappointed with myself. I didn’t like who I was evolving into and was uncertain of how to change into a person I could be happy with. At the time, just being content with my character would have been enough to sustain. I thought the woman…
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Conversation: You can’t change him girl! (but you CAN change how you choose)
For as long as I’ve been old enough to care about men & dating, I have been subjected to the strong opinions of women on how to get and keep a man. Surprisingly a majority of women are under the impression that, with enough food, lovin and a bit of intrigue a man can be…
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Conversation: Why date who you wouldn’t marry?
Many women have many different needs when it comes the requirements of “date” worthy and hopefully even more requirements for “relationship” worthy. Relationship worthy SHOULD mean “marriage” worthy (because why would you date a man you wouldn’t marry???), but it seems that many women are still dating men with NO marriage potential. Whatever you may be looking for…
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EveryBODYs got that something
I am the first to admit that I’m far from perfect and at this point in life I don’t even strive for the “perfect appearance” physically. A new year’s resolution of mine was to achieve the “Best Shape of my Life” and by that I meant I wanted to work toward the healthiest part…
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Big BAG lady – Another conversation (What’s in my bag?)
This isn’t a post about the (alleged) emotional baggage us women tend to carry around. It’s quite literally about outlining the things we carry (or SHOULD carry) in our actual bags everyday. One of the best but perhaps most superficial benefits to being a woman is the fact that we get to carrying bags,…
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Spandex LIES -The brighter the color the bigger the lie.
Many of us (if not all) women, MYSELF included fall victim to the lies of comfort clothes. By comfort clothes I mean the frocks you walk around your apartment in on the weekends and after work, these clothes probably include sweats, oversized tee shirts and any stretchy, elastic garment with plenty of pull. There…
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On being a LADY – Conversation #1
As an adolescent my mother took to calling me “nebby”, in Pittsburghese it’s the equivalent to nosy. Indeed, I remember intentionally listening to my mother’s phone conversations and gossip sessions she and our neighbor would have over coffee and cigarettes a few times per week. Now, I know it’s not because I cared about what was happening on “One Life…
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5 Tips for the fabulously fit foodie
Simple Tips & Tricks I’ve styled for any obsessed fit-foodie to overcome the urge to indulge! Allow you’re stomach to shrink by starting off with small portions more frequent throughout the day. When out on the town, try suggesting Tapas – small plates you share or substituting an entree with a lunch size portion. Pick…
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extreme FAIL: Silicone Injections & Crazy Glue
Florida police: Man posing as doctor gave silicone injections, sealed with Krazy Glue By Brian Hamacher, NBCMiami.com A Florida man is facing charges of unlicensed practice of health care causing serious bodily harm after he injected silicone into at least two patients’ buttocks at a motel room, according to a Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office…
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What to Resolve in 2013 – (how to keep) New Years Resolutions
It’s January, which means it’s a new year and a new year brings on New Resolutions to aspire to keep, no doubt evolving us into better people for the next year. Of the 10 resolutions (some of them repeat from previous years) I made in 2011 I kept 8 fully. Not bad, but just…
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AA youths exposed to MORE alcohol ads … study says
A new study puts some fresh data behind long-standing concerns about alcohol marketing to black kids. Young African Americans ages 12 to 20 see far more alcohol ads on television and in magazines than youths in general, according to the report published Thursday by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the Johns Hopkins…
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Love & caRdio
Living in New York many of us live strenuous lifestyles. For anyone, whether it’s working toward a deadline, finding time for your friends or providing for a family, we all deal with stress, and all differently. Further than that, if you happen to be one of the millions of career driven fabulous people in…
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In relation to your scale (?)
Simply put – the scale can be a terrifying friend or foe. Based on the type of lifestyle you live and how frequently you visit the scale’s services you either love it or hate it. Regardless of the outcome the apprehension always lives on before the short fateful step is made. Many of us,…