Back in skinny jeans

Catherine Zeta Jones isn't anorexic just skinny and other whoosie-whats around the skinnysphere

• Catherine Zeta Jones laughs when people suggest that her recent weight loss is due to anorexia. Girlfriend does look thinner but I wouldn't put her in the bone brigade camp yet. Can't a celeb lose weight and get back in her skinny jeans without it becoming a headline eating disorder story? [People]

• Seriously, what is going on with this cover for French Vogue? Is that a dude or a very man-ish looking lady? [Perez Hilton]

• Organic food really is better for you according to a four year study from some huge European company who's spent millions to see if there really is a health benefit difference between organic foods and chemical riddled foods. No duh! This seems like a no-brainer. Why spend millions to research what already makes common sense except to the capitalistic companies. [Daily Mail]

• Study alert: If you get married in your late teens or early 20's, you are more likely to gain 24-30 pounds in a 5 year period. Yet another reason to stay single until you hit 30. [Tampa Bays]

The muffin top commercial. How sweet.

Everyone knows how much I love the word muffin top. Makes me giggle every single time. Lifesavers did this really cute commercial of a guy explaining the term "muffin top" to his woman. Although, I have to say that this woman doesn't have much of a muffin top. Hers looks more like cupcake top.

Bachelorette Trista has an overly critical view of getting back in her skinny jeans

In the November 5 issue of Us Weekly, on stands now, Trista Sutter of The Bachelorette fame talks about how she wants to "fit into in my skinny jeans." Now this is a celeb rag, so I take this with a grain of salt, as things can get overly sensationalized, but the writing of this article left me with the impression that Trista has an overly critical and almost distorted view of her body and the whys of getting back to shape after just having had a baby.

Some of the excerpts that stand out:

• "I'm definitely not pleased when I look in the mirror, admits the 5'2" star who now wears a size 4 and weighs 116 pounds, but aspires to surpass her prebaby physique and get down to 106 pounds. "When I fit into my size 26 Hudson jeans, then I'll be happy." (Trista weighed 108 prebaby)

• "It's been three months (since she had the baby) and the fact that I'm still not in them (her skinny jeans) is a bummer."

• "If I eat something that I shouldn't, Ryan shakes his finger at me and says, 'Uh, uh, uh!'"

• They asked her, "Did you diet at all during your pregnancy?"

Trista also goes on quite a bit about how much she hates her belly flab.  What's so disturbing to me about Trista's views is that she just had a baby and a challenging pregnancy and she can't give herself a break. She developed Gestational Diabetes and the baby had to be delivered via C-Section a month early because of preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.

I'm honestly shocked that Trista isn't spending more time talking about the pregnancy and that her baby is healthy instead of ranting about how she has gotten back into her skinny jeans only 3 months after a life-threatening birth. She can't feel sexy again until she's 106 pounds? She's a size 4 now and a new mom, that is incredibly sexy to most people. Her body expectations are really un-realistic, and it's an unhealthy image to promote to her fans or other women in a similar situation. But, this is what Hollywood does to people.

Weigh-in Wed: #21 week video "When your ex is one of your BFFs"

Here is my Weigh-in Wed video report since I wasn't able to do it on Wed for "1st week back stats" day because of business travel. On a side note, have any of you noticed how crappy food at airports are? It's like the land of muffin top creating, heart attack making, drown yourself in sugar madness. I even had a hard time just finding a bottle of Vitamin Water. It's more incentive to bring your own snacks/meals so you can stay focused on your weight loss efforts.

Along with my report on food and exercise, for the emotions part, I talk about my feelings about Matt in regards to, "What to do when you're ex is one of your BFFs." Just because we're not romantically involved any more does that mean he can't still be one of my best friends? This is one of the reasons I love him so. It's tricky. (video 5min 23 sec)

Fun quiz: What type of cookie are you?

This is a fun short quiz to entertain yourself on a Friday. I'm a gingersnap. "I'm smart, sweet,and  never dull."  Yup, guess that sums up about right. Two finger snaps in Z formation...lol...

Tip thanks to my sis-in-law, Quilao Triplets Blog

Girls agency 3iying taking on the advertising industry to make ads better for girls

You all have to meet these group of "Millennium" girls who work at a marketing agency called 3iying that will help companies do a much better job of creating advertising that speaks to the girls market. Apparently, many companies are doing a piss poor job, and I couldn't agree more.

3iying has a YouTube channel where they post videos about what interests girls, and where they review current ads that "Got the Flip" meaning the ad basically sucks at talking to girls. These young women are smart, insightful, and they are so tired of looking at sexist and uninspiring crap that is supposed to "sell" them that they are taking action. Bravo! I love these outspoken girls.

This particular video is over 6 minutes long but it's really interesting and the best part is the last 40 seconds where you just hear the girls go off on the ads like "Who wants to look at some girls crotch?", "This guy is just staring at her boobs. Uck." "She has really big boobs which I think they enhanced on purpose." At the 3iying site they have a "Relevancy Report" which if you are an advertiser trying to the girl market is a must read.

[via Ad Age]

Post Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston looks stunning

Here's Whitney Houston recently at London's Fashion Rocks event. Our diva is looking absolutely gorgeous once again. We got worried when she was looking crack-ish and skeletal.  So happy to see her looking healthy and vibrant. Divorcing Bobby seems to be wearing well on her.

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