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5 Tips For Sticking With Your New Year's Resolutions
Staying true to New Year's resolution is not easy, but it can be done. If you're struggling with the pledges you made, check out my five tips below for being successful in your 2009 resolutions.
- Lean on your loved ones for support.
Most Common New Year's Resolution From '08
After asking if you kept your New Year's resolutions from last year, I was surprised to see how many of you didn't make resolutions at all. Sure, being the best you can be every day is ideal, but most of us, myself included, need some incentive in order to make big changes in our lives.
For those of you who did make resolutions last year, below are the most commonly pledged changes in 2008:
- Weight loss
- Smoking
- Living a healthier life
Tough Question No. 5: Have You Lost/Gained Some Weight?
Weight is one of those topics that makes almost everyone feel uncomfortable. Calling out a person's weight gain or loss not only puts them on the spot, but it can easily do a number on their self-esteem. If Thanksgiving is the holiday that brings your family together, chances are you'll be seeing some relatives you haven't seen for a while, so if they comment on your weight, here are some ways to hold your own.
What Kind of Pill Would You Concoct?
I don't know about you, but I couldn't be more excited that Oprah is back from her Summer vacation! If you caught yesterday's episode, Dr. Oz stopped by to talk medicine and answer viewers questions about some recent headlines; one of which was a pill to make you exercise.
Is Thinness a Matter of Envy Among Friends?
In an article for July's issue of Marie Claire, Sarah Ivens, editor in chief of OK! magazine, chronicles her weight-loss journey's disappointing effect on many of her female friendships. After being told she was obese by a nutritionist, Ivens committed to changing her unhealthy ways, but found her friends didn't share her positive attitude.
Group Therapy: He Told Me to Lose Weight
I am very self-conscious, and dislike my body. My boyfriend knows that so when I found pictures of naked women on his phone it really upset me and made me feel like I wasn't thin enough or pretty enough. We got into a huge fight over it, and he said that if I didn't like myself that I should lose weight.
Dear Poll: Are You on the Stress Diet?
Many women want to do it all, but when there aren't enough hours in the day, we end up running on empty — literally. According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, a new type of eating disorder, "stressorexia," may be emerging amongst modern women. According to Dr Adrian Lord, consultant psychiatrist at the Cygnet Hospital in Harrow, England:
Stressorexia is not a scientific diagnosis that a doctor would make but anecdotally its symptoms are very prevalent among women.
She Said It, We Didn't
InTouch Weekly reported that, when asked about her recent weight loss, Tara Reid replied, "I was filming in the middle of nowhere, and my hotel room had no room service. So when I wanted to eat, it was difficult."
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The Price Is Right: Equal Opportunity Alien Employer
The Price Is Right is a sinking ship. I wonder how Bob Barker feels about this ridiculous showcase showdown storyline involving an overweight alien? If "E.L.T."
Flashback: Susan Powter in "Stop The Insanity!"
Susan Powter rose to fame in the early 90's by raging against the diet industry, shouting at the top of her lungs, and sporting a platinum blonde crew cut. As the the wikipedia entry notes, "Though no longer in the limelight as she once was, she continues to write and motivate." She does indeed.
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