How to Make Oreo Pops | Recipe from the Faux Diet Queen
April 27, 2012 – 8:01 am
Chocolate is the answer. Who cares what the question is. ~Author Unknown
When was the last time you had to pull off a last minute project? (For many of us, it was about five minutes ago, right Girlfriend?) Sometimes those down-to-the-wire efforts yield surprisingly wonderful results. At other times, the cookie crumbles when we don’t quite get it right.
The Faux Diet Queen had one of those last minute gotta-do-it events and–not surprisingly–it did not go as smoothly as she might have hoped. Also not surprisingly, she found herself laughing at the whole thing. We hope you’ll laugh along.
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.
First of all, I should clarify. This isn’t really a “how-to.” It’s actually more of a “how not to.” Because there were some very clear Read More »
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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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Re-frame Your Thoughts and Reshape Your Body | A Girlfriend Workout from Nichole Kellerman
March 15, 2012 – 11:10 am
I can do anything I put my mind to. ~Affirmation from Nichole Kellerman
Most of us would love to wake up one morning and learn that there is an exercise-diet-nutrition-weight-loss-perfect-hair-white-teeth pill. With no negative side effects. Until that time, however, we know we have to exercise, eat right, and work to keep our bodies healthy.
The problem for many of us is finding the time to exercise. Guest blogger and Health and Wellness expert NICHOLE KELLERMAN has just made it easier for us all to stay healthy and toned.
With this video–made just for Girlfriendology.com!–Nichole makes it possible for us to be 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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Grab a Girlfriend and Get Healthy Together | Inspiration from Jaki Sinclair
February 13, 2012 – 5:07 pm
What do girlfriends talk about? Everything, of course. But some of the most frequent subjects are shoes, romance, chocolate, and weight loss. (Just ask the Faux Diet Queen.)
Guest blogger Jaki Sinclair shares the amazing changes she made in her life — and how her girlfriends helped her every step of the way.
Weight loss is an often talked about topic with our girlfriends. I know my friends and I discuss it a lot. I’ve always struggled with my weight. I’ve been overweight since Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Health and Fitness, thankful for girlfriends
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Tagged girlfriends as cheerleaders, healthy foods, Jaki Sinclair, lose weight, negative self talk, overweight, positive thinkers, small changes, Weight loss
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I am Ashamed of Myself | Confession and Resolve from the Faux Diet Queen
January 27, 2012 – 4:30 pm
None of us are perfect. And we all have days when we are less perfect than usual. Often we can ignore that in ourselves, but sometimes we have to stare reality in the face and ‘fess up to the things we’re not so proud of.
This week, the Faux Diet Queen stares into her (somewhat twisted) reality and shares some of what she sees in the mirror.
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’m ashamed of myself.
Not just because I ate all the pasta at dinner tonight before the kids could get seconds, although that probably wasn’t one of my shining moments. And not because I Read More »
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Food Beliefs I Need to Ditch—Part II | More Baggage from the Faux Diet Queen
January 20, 2012 – 4:47 pm
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 FDQ is trying (once again) to be more realistic about how she thinks about food. Clearly, this is not something that can be accomplished in one week!
I have a closet full of clothes. I have clothes in pretty much every style that has come and gone over the last umpteen years, in every size ever manufactured on any continent, and in colors that range from “fab” to “should never, ever see 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, chocolate, cleaning out the closet, clothes, Faux Diet Queen, food beliefs, funny, losing weight, Weight loss
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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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I Hate the Scale and the Scale Hates Me | From the Faux Diet Queen
December 9, 2011 – 9:15 am
How do you feel about the scale? Some of us ignore it completely. Some of us let our mood for the entire day be dictated by the numbers.
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. Here’s the FDQ’s relationship with her bathroom scale:
From the Faux Diet Queen:
The first thing dieticians and weight loss experts tell you to do is only weigh yourself once a week. While this may be good advice, it is about as practical as saying “Only breathe clean oxygen molecules” or “Only drive where there are safe drivers.”
I mean, seriously. If you only weigh yourself once a week, how do you know Read More »
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