Some researchers 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 dining culture in this country. It’s in the way we are sold food – […]
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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