HUNGRY is not an attractive look on a woman….

Great guest post from Chris … Someone posted a picture today that really made me stop and think about perceptions and the definition of beauty. Think about it, who do women dress for? Other women. How many women live on a diet? I don’t know about you, but practically every woman I know is striving [...]

Parents Teasing Their Daughters about Weight

I am reading this great book by Valerie Frankel called “Thin is the New Happy” and in it she gives a very interesting statistic about parents and daughters. (The book is about the author’s life; how growing up she was tormented by her mom about her weight, i.e., put on Weight Watchers at the age [...]

Overcoming Sibling Rivalry

Anyone who is blessed to have a sister knows just how both rewarding and, yes, competitive this unique relationship can be.

Though we came from the same exact gene pool and have the exact same color blue eyes and fair skin, my sister is a brunette, built long and lean.

I am a red-head, curvy and about three inches shorter.

And for the first 24 years of my life and the first 20 of hers, I was always the chubby one.

Moms, Daughters & Cookies

Growing up in my house, we ate wholesome, balanced meals. We never talked calories or nutrition, but we ate pretty healthily for the most part.

My mom wasn’t one of those moms who wouldn’t allow cookies in the house; a cookie was a treat, not something we had every day or abused. So if we had a cookie or two for dessert, it was a special night.

She never told me I couldn’t have one. But if I reached for a third or fourth cookie, she’d usually ask me gently, “Lissa, do you need that cookie?”

Nine times out of ten, I didn’t. I’d sometimes feel a little bit of shame, but only because I knew deep down she was right.