Alli is the best-selling “weight-loss miracle pill” right now.
Of course, the side effect is that you crap your pants.
Come on Ladies. Is being a few pounds thinner worth crapping your pants?
If it’s worth that, then why is it not worth walking a mile or two?
Another study reports that women would rather take 10 years off their lives rather than gaining 50 pounds.
Well, if you gain 50 pounds you kind of DO take 10 years off your life, don’t you? And if you are willing to sacrifice 10 years of time, then why not give up 1 hour a day to yourself by exercising?
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So, I volunteered to be my daughter’s soccer coach. Primarily because I wanted to change the name of the team from The Bratz to Happy Feet.
At the coaching seminar I attended they had a handout about the development of 5 and 6 year old kids.
They have a sense of self-worth that is based on a concrete and positive version of reality.
Perceived success = Effort is Success!
I’m thinking everyone would do well to view themselves from a five-year-old lens.

Did everyone see Oprah yesterday? About the battered women and what staying in this type of situation does to their children?
 
I know this column will reach a battered woman, because according to the US Justice Department, 30 percent of women are beaten by a significant other at one time or another.
 
This is an issue very close to my heart as I was a battered girlfriend for two years, between 14 and 16-years-old, so I actually know why these women stay. I also know how much courage it took to leave.
 
In college, when a boyfriend started getting abusive I left quickly. …read more