Medical experts say there is no such thing as “food addiction.” At least, not in the true sense of the diagnosable term “addict.” I beg to differ. Just look around you. Food addiction is systemic, woven into the very fabric of food and dining culture in this country. It’s in the way we are sold […]
Fact: Parties, cookouts, and just good ol’ Saturday night shit shows are battlefields for sugar addicts, compulsive overeaters, and food sneakers. While “normals” (what I call people like my boyfriend who say they “forgot to eat.” Like, WHAT ARE YOU?!) simply gossip about the latest HBO series, pour another drink, and flirt with each […]
Three years ago, I hopped on the IIFYM diet (stands for If It Fits Your Macros) and became obsessed with maximizing my protein, building my glutes, and losing fat. Then, I did what any good big sister does – I sought to convert my little sister to my exact lifestyle. #SisterLife For the sake of […]
When I finally came out of the food addiction closet, it was like a goddamn flower blooming. A swell of thunder rolling across the landscape. Sasha Fierce emerging on stage. Now, don’t get me wrong, it was a long, often painful, trembling-in-my-bra scary transformation. Even Beyoncé had to unearth Sasha one back-breaking rehearsal at a […]
Weight racks clanged and grown men grimaced and grunted around us. My best friend Lydia* (totally not her real name. Respect your friends’ privacy, yo.) had a new personal trainer and he was generous enough to let me join her training session on this cold Monday in March. At Lydia’s suggestion, (“Oh […]
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