Girlfriend Gathering at Whole Foods | A Story of Healthy Food from Lisa McDaniel Brown
May 24, 2012 – 8:09 am
“High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us?” ~Annita Manning
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” ~Proverb
You know how sometimes you and a girlfriend see the exact same thing and yet describe it completely differently? We decided it would be fun to send two of our fab friends out together and have them both write about the experience. We sent Nutrition Guru LISA MCDANIEL BROWN and the ever hilarious FAUX DIET QUEEN out to a local Whole Foods grocery store to see what would happen. Not only did the Faux Diet Queen (FDQ to her friends) learn something a bit more than she ever thought she could, they had a great time (no surprise there).
Today, Lisa shares her perspective as a guru and teacher. Check back tomorrow when the Faux Diet Queen shares her perspective (as only she can).
On a recent warm and sunny Sunday afternoon I met Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, FOODIES Fab Friends who love FOOD, Girlfriend Gurus
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Tagged diet, Faux Diet Queen, food, girlfriend guru, health, healthy, Lisa McDaniel Brown, organic food, women's health
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Eating for the Holidays | Weight Loss Advice from the Faux Diet Queen
April 6, 2012 – 1:23 pm
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends. Unknown
What are your plans for the weekend, girlfriend? Whatever your plans, with or without family, with or without holiday celebrations, we hope you’re gearing up for a great few days.
The Faux Diet Queen is planning a festive celebration. As she gets ready for her weekend, she has some (surprisingly logical) thoughts about eating during a holiday weekend.
It’s a holiday weekend. I know this because: Read More »
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How NOT to Help a Dieter from the Faux Diet Queen
March 30, 2012 – 10:10 am
I keep trying to lose weight … but it keeps finding me! Unknown
The Faux Diet Queen (or as we affectionately call her, FDQ) has agreed to share her latest (and last) weight loss journey with us as a regular feature at Girlfriendology. We hope you’ll join us to cheer her on, nudge her back on track when she strays, and generally giggle along.
This week, the Faux Diet Queen is fed up to here with people who are trying to help with her diet but only driving her to eat an entire tub of frozen yogurt. With toppings. Here is her advice for those well meaning folks.
If you have food issues and or Read More »
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Top Ten Reasons I Can Believe I’m Beautiful | Food Free Thoughts from The Faux Diet Queen
March 16, 2012 – 10:04 am
Avoid any diet that discourages the use of hot fudge. ~ Don Kardong
We all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, beauty is more than skin deep, you can’t judge a book by it’s cover…and yet, we spend countless hours reading beauty magazines, trying new products (we’re still searching for the perfect mascara here at Girlfriendology), slathering on skin creams and hair potions. And that’s just so we can make it as far as the coffee maker.
The Faux Diet Queen doesn’t always believe she’s beautiful (even though we know she is). And she has always struggled in her battle with the scale. This week, she takes a look at real beauty. We want to know how you define ‘real beauty.’ Let us know in the comments section below.
When I was (much) younger, my grandmother would occasionally say something like, “tch! You are so pretty!” Inevitably, she would choose a day when I knew I looked particularly un-pretty un-attractive just plain bad. Because I knew I could look mildly presentable on other days, her praise felt false and hollow.
Recently however, I’ve begun thinking she saw something deeper than a bad hair day (yes, it has taken me many, many years to Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Health and Fitness, thankful for girlfriends
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Tagged #FDQ, battle with the scale, Beauty, diet, Faux Diet Queen, girlfriend, girlfriend advice, health, inner beauty
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You HAVE to Try This New Diet! | Advice from Wellness Guru Lisa McDaniel Brown
March 13, 2012 – 8:40 am
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. ~Jim Rohn
Most of us would like to believe that peer pressure ended somewhere around the time we left high school. We like to believe we’re our own person, we make our own decisions, and we do things because they are good for us to do, not because someone else is doing them.
Then we look in the mirror and laugh at ourselves. Of course we make some decisions because they are good for us; but we also make decisions to try some things because other people are trying it.
That can be a wonderful thing–like trying a new food, trying a new social media platform (Pinterest, anyone?), or attending a new exercise class. Health and Wellness Girlfriend guru LISA MCDANIEL BROWN points out that we often choose diets because they are all the rage rather than thinking about what’s best for our own bodies.
Last weekend I was fortunate enough to Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Girlfriend Gurus, Health and Fitness
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Tagged diet, food advice, food plan, girlfriend guru, health and wellness, Hug your people, Lisa McDaniel Brown, nutrition, personalized nutrition
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New Math, Funny Calories, and Food Labels | The Faux Diet Queen Shares Insights
March 2, 2012 – 9:07 am
Do you read food labels? The FDQ (Faux Diet Queen) does. And what she found recently will have you laughing right along with her.
The Faux Diet Queen (or as we affectionately call her, FDQ) has agreed to share her latest (and last) weight loss journey with us as a regular feature at Girlfriendology. We hope you’ll join us to cheer her on, nudge her back on track when she strays, and generally giggle along.
When I was young, there was a big fuss about the “New Math.” Newspapers (definition: the paper things you don’t have to click when you want to turn a page) wrote about it, parents ranted about it, Tom Lehreh even wrote a song about it. Most of us didn’t actually get what they were all talking about. We had never been taught Old Math so New Math wasn’t so much New as it was just …. Math.
The point is, here we are almost (age censored out) years later, and FINALLY —today—I Read More »
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Pretty Happy Being Me | Reflections from the Faux Diet Queen
February 17, 2012 – 8:11 am
What sorts of things do you dream about having, girlfriend? This week our silly Faux Diet Queen has been thinking about things she would really like. Or would she?
The Faux Diet Queen (or as we affectionately call her, FDQ) has agreed to share her latest (and last) weight loss journey with us as a regular feature at Girlfriendology. We hope you’ll join us to cheer her on, nudge her back on track when she strays, and generally giggle along.
Some people consider it wishful thinking. Others think I’m a little ridiculous.
It’s just that I want Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Health and Fitness, thankful for girlfriends
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Tagged #FDQ, chocolate chewing gum, diet, Faux Diet Queen, happy to be me, lose weight, things i want, Weight loss, world peace
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No Excuses! Getting Healthy with Girlfriend Advice from Sommer Poquette
February 3, 2012 – 10:18 am
When a friend loses weight, it’s natural to ask how she did it. Often we can get good tips on living a healthier life – right?
Well, girlfriend SOMMER POQUETTE shares her journey on the road to fitness with us both here and on our BlogTalkRadio show today at 2pm ET.
Wardrobe Malfunction: I am Fat and Nothing Fits
Have you ever had to lie down on your bed to button your jeans? OR jump up and down and when they finally buttoned you could not breath?
Girlfriend, me too!
In fact, I really just swore off Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Health and Fitness, Podcasts/BlogTalkRadio Interviews
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Tagged Blogger, blogtalkradio, cinch, diet, fitness, girlfriend advice, health, healthy, sommer poquett
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It’s a Cinch—Sort of | Diet Review from the Faux Diet Queen
February 3, 2012 – 9:41 am
From shoe sales to secrets, we girlfriends love to share with each other. And one of the things we definitely love sharing is any secret to being healthy and fit. Thankfully we have the Faux Diet Queen to share her girlfriend advice on getting fit and losing weight.
The Faux Diet Queen (or as we affectionately call her, FDQ) has agreed to share her latest (and last) weight loss journey with us as a regular feature at Girlfriendology. We hope you’ll join us to cheer her on, nudge her back on track when she strays, and generally giggle along.
I look at each new diet as an adventure. Like Ponce de Leon, I am convinced that each plan, each regimen, each approach will bring me one step closer to being thin and looking younger. Unlike good ol’ Ponce, I’ll settle for shedding some unwanted poundage and looking my age.
So how happy was I when Read More »
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The Faux Diet Queen | Year End Interview with Girlfriendology
January 13, 2012 – 10:25 am
The Faux Diet Queen (or as we affectionately call her, FDQ) has agreed to share her latest (and last) weight loss journey with us as a regular feature at Girlfriendology. We hope you’ll join us to cheer her on, nudge her back on track when she strays, and generally giggle along.
At the start of the new year, we thought it would be a good idea to visit with the Faux Diet Queen and see what was on her mind for 2012. So we sent our intern, let’s call her Leslie, out to meet and interview the ever-inventive FDQ. This may not have been the world’s best idea since Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Girlfriend Advice and Reviews, Health and Fitness
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Tagged #FDQ, diet, dieting, Faux Diet Queen, food, intern interview, perspectives on dieting, Weight loss, year end interview
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