Weekend Reading: Thin for Life


Updated 02/25/07 10:22 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

Weekend Reading: Thin for Life

You guys were interested in the secrets of thin people, I figured that I'd let you know about a book you may find interesting. The book, Thin for Life gives a refreshing insight on how to lose weight by looking at real people who have done it successfully! To write the book, Anne Fletcher the author and dietitian, surveyed 160 people who succeeded in losing at least 20 pounds and keeping the Read more

Shawn Johnson Talks Weight Loss and Learning to Love Her Body


Updated 05/25/12 4:48 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Shawn Johnson Quotes About Weight Loss and Body Confidence

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Shawn Johnson Shawn Johnson is blogging for espnW throughout her training for the Olympics in London this summer. Follow hers other Olympic hopefuls' journeys on espnW.com. Four years ago, I was standing on an Olympic podium, wearing a gold medal, and still thinking to myself how I could have been better. It had Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Happy Hour Fitness Classes


Updated 04/30/12 12:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best Party Fitness Classes

7 fitness classes where you can get your party on — Shape Find out what GOOP princess Gwyneth Paltrow cooks in the kitchen — Self Follow these beauty tips to shave 10 years off of your life — Health More reasons why every runner should be doing yoga — Blisstree Why eating with your family is a ticket to the thin train — LearnVest Warm weather is calling — time to make these fish Read more

21 Disposable Products You Can Reuse


Updated 03/30/12 1:45 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Can I Reuse Disposable Things?

Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more

Miley Cyrus Nails the Lingerie-Inspired Look — and Debuts a Rumor-Heavy Diamond Ring


Updated 03/27/12 9:15 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Is Miley Cyrus Engaged to Liam Hemsworth?

Leave it to Miley Cyrus to showcase one of Spring's biggest trends, while also sending tongues wagging about her personal life. Miley attended Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, AZ, last night and successfully pulled off the lingerie-inspired trend in a frothy, peach-colored Jenny Packham gown. Not only did she look gorgeous and age-appropriate, but she also went easy on the Read more

How Some Countries Limit Airbrushed Advertisements


Updated 03/23/12 7:46 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Anti Airbrushing Campaigns Around the World

Airbrushing and advertising have become synonymous. While Photoshop renders perfect, slender, and flawless-faced images that may sell products or magazine covers, some worry that heavily altered depictions can negatively impact women. The good news is celebrities, companies, and several countries are taking a stand against excessive and unrealistic airbrushing. This week, Israel passed Read more

Spring Clean Your Fitness With These Tips


Updated 03/09/12 3:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Spring Clean Fitness Gear

It's almost time to Spring clean, which means dusting off, editing, and organizing every aspect of your life. What you wear and use during your workout is no different; here are three tips for Spring cleaning your fitness. Inspect your gear: You may never give up that old college T-shirt, no matter how threadbare it gets, but there comes a time when you need to retire old workout gear. Go Read more

Get Fuller-Looking Lashes With This Easy Trick


Updated 03/08/12 2:22 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Tightline Eyes

YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan always has a new beauty tip for making life a little easier. This week, Michelle's got a brilliant way to make your lashes look fuller without mascara: Hi, everyone, Tightlining your eyes is an easy way to give the illusion of fuller, darker lashes. The idea may scare some people, but it's really quite easy. Here's how: When it comes to tightlining, Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Jackie Warner's Crunchless Ab Moves


Updated 02/29/12 9:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Jackie Warner's Crunchless Ab Moves For a Toned Tummy

Tone your tummy with Jackie Warner's crunchless ab moves — Fitness The key to weight loss, according to Greg Hottinger: self-love — Prevention Sick of hummus? Tasty afternoon snacks to rev your energy — FabFitFun And the happiest state in the union is . . . — HuffPost Healthy Living Walk with an incline and run a sweet pace in this treadmill workout — Peanut Butter Fingers Steal Read more

6 Things to Do With Scallions


Updated 02/13/12 4:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Do With Leftover Green Onions or Scallions

Ever buy a bunch of herbs for a recipe, only to use a scant stem and find the rest wilted with dehydration a week later? This has admittedly been a long-standing problem in my kitchen, and I've been determined to cultivate a solution for it. This week I'm addressing an aromatic I have a chronic problem forgetting about: scallions. When they're fresh, green onions have a biting smell and are Read more