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Me and My Body – A Love/Hate Relationship

May 26th, 2009 by Theresa in Advice, Diets, Measurements, anything goes, health

There is an image in many minds of how a beautiful woman should look: small waist, perky chest, slightly voluptuous hips.  Curvy, but not chubby.  I’ll admit, I fell for that type of thinking for years.  I’ve always struggled with my weight, yo-yo dieting and feeling as if an hourglass-shaped body was the key to happiness.  I never quite got to the point where I loved my body; I constantly felt as if I were 10 pounds away from being happy with myself. read more…

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All About: Diets, Diets, Diets!

April 23rd, 2009 by Jinny in Diets, Jinny, Red Tag Crazy, exercise, health, red tag crazy blog

Okay, I believe this is a very important topic to cover since there are so many diets out there and people seem to be so utterly concerned about dieting. In today’s post I plan on going over some of the most popular fad diets, why they are bound to fail, why they are unhealthy, and what the best “diet” really is. I hate the word diet. It is too often associated with weight loss. First of all a diet can be to gain, lose or maintain weight. A person’s diet is what they eat on a daily basis. Newborns’ diets consist of milk. I just want to make sure that when I say ‘diet’ you don’t think ‘cutting calories’ or ‘lose weight’ or ‘weight watchers!’. I mean diet in it’s original form: habitual nourishment. Eat healthy for life not just a few months. The ultimate goal here is to change ones lifestyle in a beneficial way to promote health and longevity.
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