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"Fat Chick" Finally Gets Its "Fat Chance"

Lorraine Duffy Merkl | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books


Lorraine Duffy Merkl

At age 51, I never thought I'd be "debuting". In fact, I thought I'd be on the downward slope of a successful advertising career. But, plans were meant for changing.

Are You a Closet Eater?

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Continuing to associate the pleasure of companionship with the enjoyment of food gives me those same good feelings I had with my girlfriends -- filmy, fluid and fun.

The Secret Dialog Of Women

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Weight loss coach Kathrine Brown's mission is helping women of power and influence who are holding themselves back. She does this by detecting the subtle sabotaging dialogs that decrease their power.

Muffintop: The New Feminine?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

A woman should have a little pooch. It's part of what makes us womanly.

Hide Your Body, Hide Yourself

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

If you're always looking for ways to not be seen, how do you speak out? How do you move through the world if you have an invisible cloak that has no magical powers other than to keep you in your own shadow?

The Key to Losing Weight that Nobody Talks About

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Dr. John Neustadt

What's completely ignored in the diet debate but essential to long-term success, is the need to realign the body's biochemistry in order to reach a healthy weight.

A Fat Guy's Prediction: We Need Leadership or We Will Fall Off the Economic Wagon

Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.

Do You Struggle with Your Body Image?

Margaret Ruth | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

The fastest way to get the body shape you like is to like the body shape you have. The clearest way to get the body shape you love is to love the exact shape of it now.

New Year's Resolution: To Be Happy in 2009, Stop Dieting!

Colleen Perry | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living


Colleen Perry

In order to break out of our delusion, we must acknowledge the crucial fact regarding dieting and weight loss -- dieting does not work.

Oprah Hits 2-0-0: Media Say "Oh, No, No!"

Elaine Liner | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media


Elaine Liner

We love Oprah for her generous proportions, her ample avoirdupois. She should be larger than life, not a candidate for Celebrity Fit Club.