Body by glamour

Hello Shape Up! readers. Many of you had some really interesting questions about what Alicia Silverstone had to say about being vegan. Check out Alicia and our Body by Glamour nutritionist, Rachel Beller, R.D.’s takes on eliminating meat and dairy from your diet. Read More »

Get this: Research has shown that behaviors like what you eat and whether you exercise are deeply set into actual physical neural connections in your brain. All of your beliefs, your habits, everything making up your mental reality, is contained in physical neural-pathways. So in order to make real changes to your lifestyle and slim down, you've got to learn how to get in there and change your brain!
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When it comes to exercise, structure keeps me motivated. Without it, I have a hard time being consistent. Now under normal circumstances, I would never be able to afford a personal trainer, but one of the perks of being your Shape Up blogger is that I get to meet with the fabulous Taj Harris, from Crunch Fitness, a couple of times a week. In addition to the strength and cardio plans celebrity trainer Ramona Braganza created especially for Body by Glamour, meeting with Taj provides another layer of structure that is very comforting (albeit extra painful!) to me. I was already getting used to having her around when she announced last week that she was going on vacation. I was a little bit worried, given my track record...would I be able to stay motivated?
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OK, so not only haven’t I been swimsuit shopping in three years, I haven’t been to the beach in three years. I get countless invitations from friends and family every year, but I always politely turn them down. Truth be told, I love the beach. But I have legitimate reasons…First: because I’m very fair and I never tan -- I just burn, (SPF 500 notwithstanding) and I’m not a fan of looking like a lobster all summer long. After a few bad experiences in the sun, I’m extra careful, because skin cancer is a reality. But that’s not the real reason I've been skipping the beach all these years. The truth is, when I think of being seen in a swimsuit, I start to panic a little bit. I don’t think I’ve felt good in a bathing suit since I was five. I made a vow to myself that I would work on my body image baggage, but the swimsuit thing gets me every time . I just feel so exposed, with all of my flaws hanging out...Does anybody else feel this way?
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I mentioned yesterday that I spoke to Rachel Beller, R.D. earlier this week--that's what prompted me to go grocery shopping, but there were a few other things I learned from her that I wanted to share with you, because if we get this right, I think we'll reach our shape-up goals much faster! Read More »

When I was in the fourth grade, my grandmother gave me the worst gift of my life. I know she had the best of intentions, but this gift was one that shaped my body image--and my relationship with food--for years to come. Any guesses as to what it was? Read More »

All successful endeavors--whether they're losing weight or getting a new job--start with goal setting. And it's absolutely key to write our goals down. I read a horrifying statistic recently that 95 percent of the people in the world who do not have written goals fail, while the 5 percent that have written goals succeed. I can think of lots of reasons why this is so--and lucky for you I'm going to go ahead and break 'em down here. Read More »