Topic: weight loss

Watch This: A 17-Year-Old’s Takedown of Seventeen‘s Partnership With Biggest Loser

Watch This: A 17-Year-Old's Takedown of Seventeen's Partnership With Biggest Loser

We’ve critiqued Seventeen magazine’s confusing messages about body image, weight and health before, but this message from reader Alice Wilder is especially powerful, given that she’s exactly 17, and a reader of the magazine. She’s critiquing their latest “Body Peace Treaty,” a body positive contract that encourages teens to be confident regardless of how well they conform to ridiculous body standards… and has been a major focal point of Seventeen‘s partnership with The Biggest Loser (which is tackling childhood obesity this year). More »

You Shouldn’t Trust Restaurant Nutrition Facts (But That’s Mostly OK)

You Shouldn't Trust Restaurant Nutrition Facts (But That's Mostly OK)

Filmmaker and health enthusiast Casey Neistat (whose videos I usually love) played ‘Calorie Detective’ in a New York Times Op-Ed published today that explores the accuracy of nutrition facts on restaurant menus and store-bought foods. Unsurprisingly (because we haven’t yet figured out how to replace food workers with robots), he found that nutrition labels are probably not all that accurate, especially for foods that are made fresh in a kitchen. But his suggestion–that we start policing nutrition data to help curb obesity–is where I’m a little surprised: Why would we waste our time policing nutrition facts? More »

First Crystal Renn Had To Defend Her Weight Loss. Now, She Has To Defend The Work She Gets

First Crystal Renn Had To Defend Her Weight Loss. Now, She Has To Defend The Work She Gets

As a plus-sized model who used to suffer an eating disorder, Crystal Renn has had to defend her recent weight loss on several occasions. Now, instead of being asked to straight up explain why her weight is changing (you know, because that NEVER happens to most women), she’s being asked to defend the kind of work she’s getting now that she’s lost a few sizes. At a recent amfAR gala, she wasted precious time answering the New York Post‘s questions about whether she would have gotten her recent gig in an Agent Provocateur ad campaign if she hadn’t lost weight and gone down to a size 8. More »

The #SexyShred Fitness Challenge: Proving Social Media Can Spur Healthy Living

The #SexyShred Fitness Challenge: Proving Social Media Can Spur Healthy Living

Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and all those other crazy-addictive sites) is an increasingly prevalent aspect of modern life. More and more, it’s criticized for making us “lonely” and less connected to the real, physical world around us. At their worst, online communities can encourage bullying and even eating disorders, but in some corners of the internet, social media is embraced as part of a healthy lifestyle, helping people thrive. Feminista Jones, an avid social media user and sex-positive feminist blogger, started her own health and fitness challenge called the #SexyShred. Her goal was to create a supportive, inclusive community for people looking to live healthier lifestyles using social media. Inspired by the community she’s created, I asked Feminista Jones a few questions about the #SexyShred, its creation, and how social media can spur us all to lead healthier lives and make healthier choices. More »

Celebrity Weight Loss Tip Not To Follow: Padma Lakshmi’s ‘Weight Loss Poem’

Celebrity Weight Loss Tip Not To Follow: Padma Lakshmi's 'Weight Loss Poem'

So, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi has her own website (padmalakshmi.com). And according to a couple of posts under the “taste” content category, she also has some wonky ideas about diet and health, including a “weight loss poem,” that helps her drop pounds, “without any exercise.” File this under: Celebrity weight loss tips not to follow. More »

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