Back in skinny jeans

68% of hubbies blame the wife for sexless marriage and other "give me a break" around the skinny-sphere

• For a new book called "He's Just Not Up For it Anymore," NY sexologist Bob Berkowitz and his writer wife, Susan Yager-Berkowitz surveyed 4,000 men and women in marriages or long term co-habitation to find that most of them were not having sex anymore because of the man. "68 percent (of the men) blame their wives for failing to inflame their passion" as the reason for sex going kaput. Other reasons include, porn, exhaustion, over scheduling, and medications that affect woodies...Okay, my two cents. Two people are in the relationship and maybe the women are not as interested in sex because the man is the one making her feel not sexy, safe, or un-desirable. Perhaps the woman's libido is fine, and it's her man's unrealistic, emotionally distant, or selfish "what about my dick" attitude that is making her less open sexually. Ever thought about that guys? [NY Post]

• I love Sephora for my girlie-girl fixes, but sometimes you'll see an asanine product in there like this horribly named cellulite cream "Fat Girl Slim." Bliss' marketing should get an award for "Bonehead product naming." [Sephora]

• Have you Googled yourself? Oh come on, I know you have. It's alright, apparently 47% of adults have Googled themselves, and 53% have Googled someone else to get more 411 on them. I think the numbers are actually higher than what is reported. [AP via Yahoo News]

• Security for the filming of Sex & the City the movie had to be beefed up not to protect the stars, but to protect the nearly $20 million in borrowed couture clothing & jewelry. That is a whole lot of expensive Posen, Choos, and Winstons. Me thinks the clothes may be a bigger star than the stars themselves. [Daily Mail]

• Miss Fergalicious Fergie speaks: "People put celebrities on a pedestal and act like they're perfect. But I'm more like the people's artist -- the same way Diana was 'the people's princess.' I'm a little more human than other artists. I'm not afraid to show my flaws." Am I missing something. Not to be an ass, okay maybe a little, but what are her flaws that she let's us commoners see? There was the sex & drug thing with some lesbian experimentation when she was 18. So what rock star doesn't have that? Diana had bulimia, struggled with her weight/body image, loved a man who didn't love her back and cheated on her, tried to commit suicide, cheated on her husband, got divorced in front of the world, and suffered from depression. Fergie, I think you need to readjust your distortion lenses. [USA Today]

Random thoughts on skinny: Weight gain from birth control and status on my heavy metal detox

• Sara Grace over at The Flying Trapeze has a couple featured posts written by two different women who experienced weight gain after going "off" the pill after each had been taking the little pregnancy preventers for almost a decade. In "Goodbye Pills. Goodbye Cravings," Melissa G goes off the pill to start prepping her body for the baby she and her hubby want someday. She shares the good and the bloated. In "Out of Pills, Out of Sync," Melissa H ran out of pills and decided impromptu "what the heck why not stop taking them for awhile." See how her type A personality reacted to her body's changes.

I personally haven't been on the pill for 10 years now, but when I was on it, my body actually shed some weight. My girl friends hated me. I was in heaven. When I went off, not much happened physically. I really did miss though knowing the exact day Flow was coming to town.

• Status on my heavy metal detox: I'm now in the middle of cycle 3 of the 5 cycle process. In mid-January, when it's all done, I'll be tested again to see the results. Hopefully, all that mercury, lead and tungsten will be adios. On the good, my mood swings and irritability have diminished immensely. On the smelly, for 5 days during the part of the cycle where all the metals in my body are being stripped out, my pee smells like rotten eggs and it is a really strong smell. Yucky actually. I'm kinda glad I'm doing this detox living by myself.

• One of the things I'm loving about having dropped 21 pounds so far is that my thighs are not rubbing together any more giving me that thigh rash. I used to rub Vaseline on my thighs to help prevent the friction from skin rubbing on skin. Sometimes I don't know what I'd do without Vaseline.

• The other day, I pulled out from the closet a pair of one of my skinny jeans that fit me well when I was 25 to try on for pure curiosity. I was able to get the pants on, and zip almost to the top. I couldn't snap the button at the waist, and had one hell of a muffin top overflow, but I got them on. I was able to get them on past my butt, and I was thrilled. Ecstatic actually. I think I was more proud of appreciating all my hard work to achieving a goal. It's exciting when a long awaited goal is now within an easy reach.

My imaginary "Accidental husband" Jefferey Dean Morgan

I fell in love with Jefferey Dean Morgan when he played Denny Duquette on Grey's Anatomy. I am a total sucker for dimples. Man! Was I bummed when Denny died alone moments after getting a new heart. So now, I've deemed JD as one of my new imaginary husbands. I'm psyching myself to get back in the dating game, so one way I'm doing it is by having imaginary husbands to drool and lust after in my imagination. It's really something light and playful, my pal Maria shared with me.

JD is starring in a new movie with Uma Thurman called "The Accidental Husband" and OMG! he is looking absolutely fine. I'm telling you JD is going to be a big star. Oh and better yet, I've always had this fantasy of having a a romp in the hay with a hunky fireman, just pure lustful fun sex. Oh my! And in this movie, JD plays a fireman. Oh it can't any more tingly than this! JD is also starring in the upcoming movie PS I Love You with my other imaginary husband, the delicious Gerard Butler with his sexy Scottish accent. I think I'll pass out seeing those two together on screen.

Here's a nibble of Jefferey Dean's hottness in "Accidental Husband."

Accidental Husband Trailer
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Work a treadmill like a Ford model in super human shape

Ford Models has a Fitness category on their website TV channel, and they do not fail to "exceptionalize" even in the workout arena. Here's one of their models doing an interval treadmill workout which is fine if you are super fit like some Olympian. I sware there should be some kind of warning label on this video. I say this because at one point she talks of doing sprints at 8.0-10.0 speed or doing hills at 15% incline running at 5.0 speed. Holey guacamole! If you're a seasoned treadmiller, you will understand just how crazy these settings are for most people even fairly fit ones.

If you are starting out, you will surely strain or injure something if you try to bust out at 8.0-10.0 speed or 15% incline at 5.0 if you've never done it before. Start out slow, and work your way up. No one looks model pretty laid up with injuries, and you could do permanent damage to your body if you push way too hard too soon. Any good trainer will tell you that.

Beyonce and Shakira are really curvalicious beautiful liars

This song "Beautiful Liar" featuring Beyonce and Shakira came out last Spring, and I just love it! Why? Because these two women are curvy, vibrant, and truly revel in their sensuality. The ladies really work the hip shaking here. They just exude female hottness on so many levels in a very positive way. My carnal bits got tingly watching this.

Burger King uses urban dictionary to sell "Late Night" eating

Not sure if this Burger King campaign actually got the king's thumbs up and hit the streets, but it was definitely created by an agency in Canada who took a very different perspective on late night eating than what we normally see from BK. With their theme of late night behaviour, I was surprised that they didn't "go there" on night binging like, "Night binge. With all the fixins."

[via Ads of the World]

Quote on self value

Weigh-in Wed: #28 week "3-1/2 lbs just fell off"

Wowza! The plateau is definitely over. I dropped 3.4 lbs and 1.25 inches this week for an overall shedding of 21.4 pounds and 19.25 inches. I am only 3.6 pounds and 2.75 away from my 25 lb. weigh loss goal! It's the home stretch. Sweet!

So how did I achieve this signifcant weight loss in just 7 days? I did one small thing which I explain in this week's video. The small change is related to this post about sweeteners I wrote earlier in the week. It has been pretty amazing, and I feel like Sherlock Holmes who's just solved a long standing mystery. I am going to continue with this change for another week to see what happens.

For now, today is a great day. I can practically smell my goal.

Holiday Skinny Tip #7: Indulge without the bulge

With all this delicious and decadent food that only comes once a year, is it possible to indulge without gaining that 8 pounds of bulge most people gain during the holidays? Absolutely!

According to the dictionary, indulge means "To yield to, satisfy, or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.)." It doesn't say to yield to, satisfy, gratify until you have to unbutton your jeans because you've gorged in gluttonous rapture. There is a big calorie difference between enjoying one sliver of pumpkin pie versus inhaling half the pie. Sipping half a cup of Egg Nog is not going to break your calorie credit like swigging the whole carton.

The reason many of us will gain a bulge over the holidays is not because we let ourselves partake in the goodies and scrumptious home cooked meals. We gain weight because we devour holiday food like we're going into hibernation compiled with the fact that we are not balancing the extra food consumption with more activity, exercise, or movement. Because it is colder outside and the days get darker sooner, we are more inclined to sit in front of the computer or TV than go for a Winterland stroll with our sweetie or ice skate in the park with friends.

This holiday indulge in your favorite foods and drinks because life is too short not to luxuriate in delicious food. Just be conscious of portion control. Nibble versus gobble. And don't forget another delectable indulgence, kissing under that mistletoe. All that smooching is a merry way to burn calories.