Weetabix, Elastic Waist’s Blog

Coffee is not bad for you!

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:02:51 -0700

I think we've already established that I love caffeine like Madonna loves bicep curls. It always feels wrong, quite honestly, and yet oh-so-right, that immediate hit of brain chemmies swirling around in my head, the inevitable vibration of my teeth when I imbibe way too much espresso, and unlike...

Pregorexics are more worried about gaining weight than the human in their uterus

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:23:45 -0700

Back in the day, pregnant ladies wore giant blouses and dresses and waddled around in comfy shoes. But with so many stars returning to pre-pregnacy size 2 state before they even leave the hospital (so it seems, anyway), more and more ladies are sporting a glow that comes not so much from the...

What the heck is leptin?

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:21:27 -0700

I was doing some research for my HFCS zealotry and ran into an interesting theory: the ingestion of corn syrup affects insulin and leptin levels, thereby interfering with the body's ability to understand that it is full. Insulin I understand, but leptin? I had no idea, so I checked in with my...

Stealth sugar is jamming up your health

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:44:02 -0700

We talked about how we're avoiding HFCS yesterday, but natural sugars aren't exactly good for your sexy bod either. According to the World Health Organization, we should aim to eat less than 10 percent of our calories from sugar, while the USDA recommends a slightly more sparse 9 percent. I...

I'm Barack Obama and I've approved this delicious piece of apple pie

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:02:04 -0700

Now that it's August, I can no longer hold back from talking about some of the U.S. presidential election stuff, especially when I read something like Amy Chozick's recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled "Too Fit to Be President?", a column that questions whether a nation...

Throw down: Nikki Blonsky and ANTM's Bianca Golden

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:15:00 -0700

In a bit of surreal news, our girl (and my fashion twin) Nikki Blonsky and her father were arrested and charged with assault in an altercation with ANTM's resident bitca Bianca Golden. Apparently they allegedly came to blows over desired seats in an airport departure lounge. The interesting bit...

Would you take an exercise pill?

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:28:20 -0700

In the wake of the doping scandal in the Tour de France, a new discovery is on the medical horizon that sounds like fitness training in a pill. The researchers at the Salk Institute have identified two drugs that when paired, work together to both turn on the enzyme that encourages muscle formation...

Fat girls banned from club for being... you guessed it... fat girls

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:16:38 -0700

I don't know how I missed this, but apparently a nightclub in England started banning fat women at the door, while allowing fat guys entry. Discriminated patrons were turned away by bouncers, stating that they were "too big" and the manager confirmed, stating that fat people are bad...

What if weight-loss surgery is a medical con job?

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:08:29 -0700

When Anne told me that she was having the duodenal switch, I didn't have an opinion on the subject, other than to know that it wasn't for me. To be frank, I was kind of horrified that my amazing and beautiful friend would put herself through it and I believe I used the phrase, "Cutting...

Chicory root makes you toot

nospam@example.com (Weetabix, Elastic Waist) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:29:14 -0700

Because I'm an ancient old lady now (apparently my body has decided that it's time to prep for retirement at the tender age of 37), I have to make a very conscious effort to eat foods with fiber. Lots of fiber. Because if I don't...wow, does it suck when I don't eat fiber. And since...