A Dog-Gone Good Diet: The Dog Diet


Updated 05/11/07 5:36 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

A Dog-Gone Good Diet: The Dog Diet

There are a lot of diets out there that I just don't truly trust, but this diet is one that I think I can really sink my teeth into. The Dog Diet: What My Dog Taught Me About Shedding Pounds, Licking Stress and Getting a New Leash on Life ($12.71) is not a new fat diet that tells you to eat hot dogs, and only hot dogs, but rather a book that explains how one lonely woman adopted a puppy and as a Read more

Our (Yummy, Guilt-Free) Lunch With Jillian Michaels


Updated 05/15/12 4:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Jillian Michaels Talks About Freshology

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! Ever wish you had a personal chef to deliver diet-friendly meals right to your home? Us, too! That’s why we had to catch up with Jillian Michaels at her recent event at the W Residences in Hollywood to get the skinny on her new partnership with Freshology, a food delivery program that brings gourmet, Read more

The Rise of Weight Watchers in the 1960s


Updated 05/15/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

History of Weight Watchers

This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jealousy, and insecurity dominate Betty's life as a 1960s housewife on her second marriage, and she's turned to bags of Bugles to pass the time. Now determined to lose the weight, the former model turns to a new diet plan gaining popularity with women Read more

The Secrets of the World's Healthiest Women


Updated 01/27/12 8:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Secrets of the World's Healthiest Women

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. From pouring on the olive oil like the Greeks to slashing stress like the Scandinavians, what we can learn from the happiest, slimmest, longest-living cultures around the globe. The secret to a long, healthy life in America? According to longevity researchers, it may be to act like you live somewhere else. It Read more

Stalled Weight Loss? Sore Muscles? Joy Bauer Has 3 Fast Fixes


Updated 11/01/11 8:43 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Joy Bauer's Food Cures For Weight Loss and Sore Muscles

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! In her latest book, Today Show contributor Joy Bauer, R.D., explains that if you make the right diet choices, you can boost your mood, improve your memory and even see healthier skin, hair, and teeth (not to mention drop a few pounds)! Bauer gives you her eating prescription in Food Cures, a book that follows Read more

Cameron Diaz Will Be Expecting Soon


Updated 05/06/11 3:43 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Cameron Diaz to Star in What to Expect When You're Expecting

It's time to play actress bump watch — on screen, that is. Cameron Diaz is in talks to star in What to Expect When You're Expecting, the movie based on the iconic pregnancy manual. Diaz will play the host of a weight-loss show "in the mold of Jillian Michaels," but it's not clear yet whether her character will get pregnant over the course of the film. Like the He's Just Not That Into You Read more

A Whole Lotta Lil in This Week's Links


Updated 07/16/11 3:25 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Baby and Parenting News of the Week July 16, 2011

See how your favorite celebrity tots made their photographic debuts! Bye, bye bling, hello weight-loss camp: a new trend in push presents for new moms. A look back at Victoria Beckham's trendsetting-maternity style over four pregnancies. These 5 books make explaining divorce to kids a bit easier. The murder of a lil Brooklyn boy has our moms talking about our dangerous world. Huggies thinks it Read more