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Monday, 01/14/2013 at 12:31 PM
If you follow this blog and read my "Cross Talk" column in SHAPE magazine, you know that I completely transformed my life by listing. I woke up in a panic one day, realizing I was closer to ... Read More
Love and Food: How They're Connected in the Brain
Wednesday, 01/09/2013 at 04:46 PM
We've all had that friend who disappears for a month, only to emerge newly coupled and minus ten pounds. Or the friend who gets hitched and then develops a belly. What appears to be an ... Read More
couple fighting
Monday, 01/07/2013 at 10:55 AM
The first time I ran with a trainer, she stopped once in a while to ask me how I was doing. As soon as I’d start to answer—or, more accurately, whine—she’d cut me off and tell me to keep ... Read More
negative woman
Friday, 01/04/2013 at 04:27 PM
Almost everyone has a friend who isn’t happy unless she’s miserable—a Debbie Downer. And she could be bringing you down too.In his book Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and ... Read More
finger on a cell phone screen
Tuesday, 12/25/2012 at 01:39 PM
Since most of use carry a cell phone every second of the day, it makes sense that they pick up plenty of germs! Avoid getting sick this season by using convenient cloths that wipe away ... Read More
four leaf clover
Monday, 12/24/2012 at 03:14 PM
Although people often tell me that I’m lucky, I don’t believe in luck.Good things don’t just happen by chance—the best things happen to people who put in the time and effort. That being said, ... Read More
Jillian Michaels
Monday, 12/24/2012 at 02:23 PM
Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels is ready for a busy and exciting 2013. In this behind-the-scenes video from the January/February SHAPE fitness shoot, she reveals what's next for her as ... Read More
7 Things We Learned About Living Longer in 2012
Monday, 12/24/2012 at 01:02 PM
We made it to the end of December—and the world didn't end! This seems like an appropriate time to approach the impending new year with reflections on the past 12 months, along with ... Read More
New Documentary 'Subjectified' Encourages Honest Sexual Conversation
Friday, 12/14/2012 at 05:09 PM
Although it seems like sex is all around us—on the TV, in movies, in music, on billboards—we seem to have a problem actually talking about it. Enter Subjectified, a new documentary produced ... Read More
December 12, 2012 graphic
Wednesday, 12/12/2012 at 11:29 AM
Seize the day! December 12, 2012 is upon us, the last alliteration date of the century. (Not to be confused with the apocalypse according to the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012). Many are ... Read More