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Getting In Shape Isn't Just for the Overweight

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:08:33 GMT

Lately it seems like every fitness magazine is highlighting outstanding women who have lost a huge amount of weight and gotten their lives back. But what about those of us who aren't overweight? It almost seems like these fitness But would Fitness, or Shape, or Self, or Women's Health ever do a write-up on me, an average woman who only lost 3 lbs. in the course of a 6 month workout plan? ...I... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Can Money Buy Happiness?

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:24:21 GMT

It's a question shopaholics everywhere need no answer to. They already know it. The answer is definitively...yes. But what about everyone else? Can money really buy happiness? We've all seen the movies where the rich guy is a cranky old man who's unhappy with everything, and alone. Or he's the cranky old man who's going to bed each night with a 25 year old woman who detests him. But thats jus... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Am I fat?

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:10:07 GMT

Am I fat?
The fact that I even have to ask such a question troubles me. Not that I actually think that I am fat. But in a nation of size 00 actresses and cocaine and champagne downing stick figures walking the runway, is a normal size girl just...not normal?
Why is our country obsessed with the thin? Every magazine you pick up has . But what's wrong with a few pounds? The average weight o... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]