Hi Cheeseburger Lovers, So lately, I’ve noticed a very disturbing trend that I think needs to be addressed: pregnant ladies exercising like they aren’t pregnant! Lately I’ve seen so many women at the gym exercising like crazy. And I’m not talking 20 minutes on the treadmill; I’m talking full force, 60-plus minutes on the elliptical [...]
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Get off the treadmill and get ready to give birth!
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health on October 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Have you heard the news? Big butts are in for the Summer!
Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Culture, Fashion, Magazine, Media, Media and body image on July 28, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I’ve always had a big butt. Even when I was 95 pounds in sixth grade, I had a big butt. So naturally I was thrilled to hear about the new trend this summer. Oh, didn’t you hear? Big butts are in for the summer! Last week the NY Daily News made the big announcement. Those [...]
5 Tips to Overcoming Distorted Body Image
Posted in Body Image, Culture on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Love your Body Pledge found here). I came across a great post today which gave some helpful tips on how to overcome distorted body image. If you are anything like me, thinking positively about your body is a daily battle. Although this article is geared towards “plus size” women, I think it’s applicable to [...]
A Cheeseburger Confession-Finding the Balance
Posted in Body Image, Culture on July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about balance. As a person who loves exercise and prides herself on eating pretty healthy, it’s sometimes hard to find the balance between “taking care of myself” and not being over-concerned with my body weight. As much as I would like to think I have totally arrived, I still [...]
Uncles say the darndest (and rudest) things!
Posted in Body Image, Crazy Things People Say, Culture on July 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Hi loyal friends! I apologize that we have fallen off the cheeseburger radar. We are both in school at the moment so cheeseburger posting has taken a back seat but we still love you all very much and are going to get better at posting. On that note, I have a really interesting story to [...]
Lessons in Size Politics from a Christmas Shopping Trip
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Fatistician, Media and body image on February 2, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I was in a popular store (which shall remain nameless) about a month ago with a friend when I overheard a very disturbing exchange between two sales associates. I was waiting in line to pay for my item and a few steps away from me was a sales associate who was dressing a mannequin. As [...]
Lizzi Miller & Brigette: A Trend Towards “Real” Women?
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Fashion, Health, Magazine, Media, Media and body image on October 7, 2009 | 34 Comments »
Something revolutionary happened on Monday. Starting at the beginning of next year, the popular German magazine Brigitte will no longer hire models to pose for their magazine. The magazine announced today that they will now feature “real” women in their magazine in an attempt to combat what they perceive as the unhealthy effects of ultra-thin [...]
Jennifer Love Hewitt is Cured of Her Curves
Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Culture, Health, Magazine, Media, Media and body image on September 30, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Last year Jennifer Love Hewitt got a lot of flack from tabloids for “packing on the pounds.” She triumphantly responded by telling the media to “stop calling me fat” and told those tabloids to mind their own business. But low and behold, a year later, Hewitt is on the cover of Shape sporting her “new [...]
Cheeseburger Review: The September Issue
Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Culture, Fashion, Magazine, Media, Media and body image, Models on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The other night I saw the documentary that is currently in theaters about the fashion magazine Vogue and it’s prominent Editor in Chief, Anna Wintour. I have to say that I really enjoyed the movie and found the subject matter fascinating. For those of you who don’t know, the character Miranda Priestly in the popular [...]
Crystal Renn Embraces her Curves in Her New Book
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Fashion, Magazine, Media, Media and body image, Models on September 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Hi Cheeseburger Friends. We just wanted to let you know, if you didn’t already, that there are two new interviews with Crystal Renn that you should definitely read. For those of you who don’t know, Renn is the highest paid plus-size model in the industry and has written a memoir entitled Hungry: A Young Model’s Story [...]
