First of all, I want to thank you guys for your unending support. I never suspected that I’d get such amazing responses to me just trying to improve my life. I think it’s great that I’m helping so many girls while you guys are helping me out, too. I read all of your comments and take them all into consideration. It was after quite a few people bought up exercise – and my fellow CC girl wrote an blog about it – that I decided to finally suck it up, pack my bag, and head to the gym.

Gyms utterly terrified me, and I’d never really been in one (at least not for a serious period of time) before this Monday. I tagged along with my mom, who has a lifetime membership to Balley’s. After putting on Foo Fighter’s In Your Honor – coincidentally not only a great therapy song but also awesome for working out – I headed to the first thing that I was comfortable with: the bikes.

While I was on the bikes, I looked around at everyone. A big part of my gym-phobia consisted of me worrying that people were staring at me, wondering what that fat girl was doing taking up the machines during prime gym time. So imagine how much it surprised and comforted me that, just like in the real world, no one really cared about what I was doing. There were even a handful of people who were significantly more out of shape than I was. Everyone else was far too busy trying to be more in shape themselves to worry about me. Read More »

Too late to completely change your diet in time for a hot date this weekend? Or need to fit into a little black dress for the wedding of a college friend (scary)?

Well, have no fear, the latest in slimming clothes is available to buy now. Say goodbye to the days of uncomfortable corsets that leave you panting for breath while trying to move. The new line, Skinny’z by Bordeaux, is an elegant way to cheat yourself a couple pounds thinner.

According to the website, the “unriveled seamless body shaping styles are created from a comfortable, lightweight, revolutionary material that will refine and shape as it smoothes out curves.”

At first, I was skeptical, but after checking out some of the pieces, it really does seem like they would slim and flatter anyone’s body. The slimming aspect aside, it seems like it would have a smoothing effect as well and look better than the wrinkly, awkward fitting tank tops that some girls use to layer. You know what I’m talking about.

Two of my favorite pieces that I am looking into purchasing: The Flattering Cami and the Tummyless Shorts. Read More »

Long gone are the days of gross, cardboard-like tasting “diet food.” I can remember when the only supposedly healthy alternatives to regular food were things like Slim Fast shakes or meal bars. Ugh.

Beyond the fact that they are loaded with sugars and gross chemicals, most of them taste like absolute crap.

Well, fortunately, many food companies are catching onto the fact that America wants low calorie, natural foods that are actually good for you and make dieting easier.

Allure magazine recently published an article titled “Diet Saviors” and gave the low down on the new crop of low calorie foods, and I read it start to finish. Now, remember to avoid silly fad diets altogether, but substituting some of these wonderful foods into your diet may not be such a bad or painful task. Who knows, you might actually like them…

1. Tofu Shirataki Noodles- Okay, the name sounds weird and gross, but give them a chance. The noodles come with only 20 calories per serving! What other pasta dish will you find that enables you to eat with absolutely no guilt. Just think, if you gorged yourself and ate a whole three servings, you would have only taken in 60 calories. Read More »

For the longest time, I stayed away from the weight room at my gym.

Not because I’m a weakling who can hardly lift 50 pounds (I mean…I really don’t have any muscles…but that’s not the reason), but because the weight room is traditionally a breeding ground for testosterone. A box full of dudes grunting and veins popping and machines clanking. A place where a tiny redhead listening to Kelly Clarkson on her iPod kinda sticks out.

Even though I wanted to do more than cardio, I was resigned to the fact that I would never visit such a room. That was until a friend of mine changed me forever.

Sara is a lesbian. Therefore she’s not really intimidated by dudes. Thus, the weight room isn’t a scary place for her. Consequently, she told me we were going to start going there. Read More »

Okay, you have three whole months before returning back to campus in the fall. That is a solid amount of time to get your ass in shape. During my freshman year of college, I definitely took advantage of all the wonderful food that my dining hall had to offer and partook in late night pizza binges.

And it showed…I put on at least ten pounds. But, have no fear if you are in a similar situation, that extra weight is easy to peel off and there’s no better time to do it than summer.

The satisfaction you will feel upon returning to campus and leaving that guy, who you hooked up with regularly but haven’t seen since May, totally speechless and begging to get you back because of your bangin’ body will be amazing. Trust me, it’s worth the pain and effort.

So, what better hot broad to emulate than Jessica Biel? I mean, she was named Esquire’s “Sexiest Woman Alive.” Lucky for us, personal trainers of fit celebrities such as Biel revealed their best diet and fitness advice to US magazine for getting in shape. And I must say that the list, surprisingly enough, is some of the best and sane advice I’ve read in awhile.

1. Change is good!
Jessica Biel’s trainer, Jason Walsh, likes to keep his client mentally stimulated. “I’m a big advocate of recreational sports and stuff. If someone can get out there, even if it’s a hike or something like that, just to break up the monotony of going to the gym…I really like that.” Read More »

After a month of good-bye dinners with friends, hungover brunches at the local diners following those last precious nights of college craziness, and constant drinking leading up to graduation, my body hated me to say the least. I was determined that the month spent at home would be for detox and include strict dieting and exercise to get my health somewhat back on track before venturing out into the real world.

I’m proud to say that I have kept my diet and exercise up for the past week and a half and am already feeling ten times better. While looking into all sorts of diets, I came across one that was particularly interesting, the Master Cleanse Diet.

Remember when Beyonce looked bangin’ for Dreamgirls? Well she lost twenty pounds in a matter of weeks doing this “cleanse,” so it garnered a lot of media attention and was even written about in The New York Times. To be honest, for 2 seconds I considered trying it for fabulous results, then realized what actually went into it. Read More »