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 ‘Health’ Category
Get off the treadmill and get ready to give birth!
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health on October 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
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 [...]
Kids and Dieting: it’s not just the “media’s” fault.
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Eating Disorders, Health, Media and body image on September 3, 2009 | 22 Comments »
I just came across a fantastic article in the Wall Street Journal that revisits a 1986 article written by a reporter who interviewed several 4th grade girls in Chicago-area schools about dieting, media images and the need to be thin. The article compares their views then with what they think now as adults, 23 years [...]
Without a Home But Not Without a Diet…
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health, tagged Body Image, Health on August 18, 2009 | 9 Comments »
One of my friends told me a story several months ago, which I found quite shocking. She was at the gas pump one morning when a homeless woman approached her and asked for 30 cents so she could buy a salad. My friend obliged and as she was looking in her purse for a dollar [...]
How to be a Good Cheeseburger Friend…
Posted in Body Image, Culture, Health, tagged Body Image on May 11, 2009 | 14 Comments »
“Have you lost weight” can generally be taken one of two ways. 1) Wow…you’re looking really good! I can visibly tell that you have lost weight and I like it. Or 2) is everything ok? Are you eating properly? Are you making sure not to over-exercise or obsess over your weight? Back in my pre-cheeseburger [...]
Whopping Weight Gain
Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Culture, Health, Magazine, Media, Media and body image, tagged Celebrity Weight Loss on May 1, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Before getting into the “meat” of this post, I just wanted to apologize to all of our faithful fans for our long absence. We have both been so crazy busy but please rest assured that we still love cheeseburgers and still adhere to our cheeseburger rules! On that note… Have you ever noticed when reading [...]
Your Man Doesn’t Want to Hear it Either.
Posted in Body Image, Health, Media and body image on March 8, 2009 | 17 Comments »
A few weeks ago this article caught my attention, Dating 101: Four Things Never to Utter Around Him and I thought #3 was fascinating of course. Turnoff #3: Your Bad Body Image and Food Issues “First it was the grapefruit diet. Then it was Jenny Craig. Now it’s the Fatkins thing. My girlfriend tries a [...]
Wait a Minute…Only 7 Minutes to Heaven?
Posted in Body Image, Health on February 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I came a across a recent article in which British researchers claim we only need 7 minutes of exercise a week to maintain a healthy lifestyle. What? Wait a minute! Am I the only one who feels I have been lied to? Remember those doctors who always said at least 30 minutes a day? Well, [...]
Drew’s Tongue Piercing Diet
Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Culture, Health, Media, Media and body image, tagged Health on February 9, 2009 | 17 Comments »
We all know that women are willing to do just about anything to lose weight. I’ve heard of some pretty funky things in my day but this one is definitely on the top of my list: the tongue piercing diet. Want to lose a little extra weight? Get your tongue pierced! It will swell and [...]
