Heard about a fad diets? We discuss ’em in here!
Commentary on the viral Huffington Post article about obesity and fat shaming in health care, and why fat-shaming doesn’t work.
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Fad Diets
Ebony asked me about my thoughts on intermittent fasting, and I was actually surprised that I’d never written about it before. Basically, it works, but I still wouldn’t do it. …
Waist Trainers, Skinny Teas, and Supplements: Deconstructing Instagram’s Worst Fitness Scams
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
Instagram is rife with fitness scams and fraud aimed at women. But why? How does it work? Let’s talk about it.
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Just Say No to Waist Trainers
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
Your waist trainer causes UTIs, incontinence, temporary heart failure, indigestion, high blood pressure, nerve damage, and more. Read how inside.
A series of posts discussing why dieting is such a horrible idea.
When it comes to philosophies on food, there’s no shortage of people out there ready to share their thoughts on what you should be eating and when. I’m always a …
The Anatomy of A Diet: Why They Work, and Why The Success Never Lasts
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
Why you think diets work, and why they really don’t.
Everyone wants to know what I think of the man who lost weight eating nothing but McDonalds, so…. let’s do this!
So…We’re Out Here Eating Like Werewolves and Calling It a Diet, Now?
written by Erika Nicole Kendall
Really, y’all? Werewolves? Moon phases? Starvation? Detoxification? Come on. COME ON.
50 Cent lost 60 lbs on a strict liquid-and-cardio-only diet. Should YOU try it, too?
We all do it: We wake up in the morning, rush toward the shower, grab our toothbrush on the way out, put on some clothes, do a little personal grooming, …
Okay. Let me start this off by saying that I’m usually not a judgmental person. I’m just.. not. I feel like educated people should be able to make educated decisions …
There’s the ice cream diet. The mashed potato diet. The cookie diet. Diet, diet, diet. We’ve all heard the word. We’re sick of the word. We’re even sicker of dieting …
In what reads like a painful, cringe-inducing rant against an industry that makes most of us just feel plain sad, former fashion model Carré Otis admits to living and perpetuating …
“I think I should have been educated better before I began to tell all of you what was right or wrong for your body.”
The twinkie diet – because everyone wants to eat crap and still lose weight!