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Some people like to run or cycle for the sheer, unfettered joy. They love the feeling of escape, the internal push, the connection to their body. But sometimes you want information. Heart-rate…

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When I was in eighth grade and sitting at the cafeteria table with a group of girls, one of them sighed and said, “Maybe I should go on a diet”.  Perhaps…

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No one can completely answer the question – why is it so hard to lose weight? More people than ever are being sent to the operating room for bariatric surgery after an unsuccessful relationship with weight loss pills and programs. We might ask…

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What should you say when people ask how you lost weight? I lost thirty pounds on Weight Watchers, but I didn’t really want to tell people that. I’ve discussed some of the associations I had with Weight Watchers. It…

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Look at how big this scale is. Seriously, look at it. It’s massive. Taller than the bank of double-decker lockers, it dwarfs an industrial vacuum cleaner and makes a 5’11” me seem like a shorty next to it. It is a hellacious metal…

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In this column, staff writer Martinique Haller explores the misconceptions of dieting and evaluates her own ideas of weight and weight loss in regards to herself. She also delves into the timeless predicament of how to maintain weight loss once the initial triumph…

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In this column, staff writer Martinique Haller explores the misconceptions of dieting and evaluates her own ideas of weight and weight loss in regards to herself. She also delves into the timeless predicament of how to maintain weight loss once the initial triumph…

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According to a new survey, nearly 65% of American women report some sort of eating disorder.  The most common disorders are anorexia and bulimia.  Binge eating disorders receives less attention than anorexia or bulimia, but they are also viewed as a genuine health…

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I ask today’s question because I love going on vacation. I am not shy about bellying-up to the bar or dousing my crab legs in butter. I care enough about working out and eating healthy the other 90% of the year, so…

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Yesterday, as I sat on a too-long train ride, I picked up a copy of Marie Claire that I found sitting in the seat pocket in front of me (I didn’t buy it, I swear!) and found myself flipping past the fashion…

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We all know pro-ana [anorexia] websites are, by their very nature, extremely dangerous. The tips on losing weight, on how to stop hunger pangs, the “thinspo” pictures - they’re dangerous and potentially very damaging to the psyches and bodies of the young women…

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The other day I got swept up in the series Super Slim Me. In this experiment, a lovely British woman is determined to get down to a U.S. size 0. She is a journalist and undertakes the help…

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Hanging oneself with sausage links, exploding your insides with butter, OD’ing on chocolate candies. “Obesity is suicide,” the tiny-print copy at the bottom reads. “But it doesn’t have to end this way. Find out how bariatric surgery can help. The Northern Bariatric…

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Sitting at a computer for most of my day is a part of my job as a writer. But the lack of movement and poor posture in which being stationary often results, can really take a toll on my back. I often…

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April is National Poetry Month. In the spirit of celebration, HAL continues to bring you poetry written by amazing women. This week’s poem, by Maya Angelou, rejoices in what it means to be a woman. She believes that one doesn’t need to look…

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