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The Top 5 Strategies I Use to Curb Emotional Eating (and Willpower Isn’t One of Them)
I struggled for years to stop binge eating. My drug of choice was sweets, chocolate in particular. I would try...

How to Avoid Blowout Vacations and Stick to Your Health Goals While Traveling
Spring break is here! Currently, I am ensconced with my baby girls right smack in the middle of the French...

How Embracing a Body You Don’t Love Is the Key to Changing It
A few years ago, I read a book by supermodel Crystal Renn, one of the world’s most successful plus-size models....

How Standing Up to a Police Officer Changed My Life — And How What I Learned Can Change Yours
A few years ago, just as my marriage was falling apart, I took my 11-year-old daughter back to my hometown...

Do You Carry Weight Around the Middle? This May Be Why (and How You Can Fix It)
Here’s a transcript of what used to be a typical day in the life of being Me: I am so...

Why “Aging Gracefully” is Bullshit — And Why Women Need to Quit Doing It
I adore Madonna. I love her music, yes, but I love her as a woman a million times more. In...

How Learning About Your Health Will Help You Transform It (And Your Body Too)
Back in 2002, I was newly married with no job and no kids — which meant that I basically was...

3 Ways Your Environment is Keeping You From Losing Weight — And How to Fix It
Back in my miserable dieting days, I made about a thousand solemn vows that this time I would stick with...