Watching (and Changing) the Weight of the Nation (With Giveaway!)

There are days that I really miss school. Like, I miss going to class and studying and even, cough, taking exams. (Yep, I might have been that annoying girl you sat next to in class who took a million notes and highlighted virtually everything she read. Sorry.) I think that’s a lot of the reason [...]

7 Documentaries to Watch to Celebrate Earth Day 2012

Why are all of the FBGs discussing green fitness stuff this week? Because it’s Fit Bottomed Earth Week, silly! Sure, you’ve already seen (and been terrified by) An Inconvenient Truth, but what about these seven other Earth documentaries? From showing you the dark side of the food supply to showing the powerful effect of making just one [...]

A Documentary Worth Watching: May I Be Frank

It’s no secret that I love inspirational (and usually educational) documentaries. So when I was recently in Los Angeles for “work,” and Tish and I had the chance to attend a digital launch of one? Well, color me jazzed. And dressy, but not too dressy. And at the hippity dippity capital of the U.S.: Agape International Spiritual [...]

Vegucated: A Documentary and Experiment in Going Vegan

A year ago, I went vegetarian for a month-long experiment. And during that time, I came perhaps a touch close to going vegan—in that I didn’t feel totally okay with eating eggs and I avoided cheese. But I certainly didn’t try to not eat animal products in everything—heck, sometimes I had a hard enough time [...]

Juicing for Weight-Loss: A Review of Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

I absolutely love that there are more movies and documentaries on the market these days that talk about diet and fitness. First it was Super Size Me, which brought to light how bad fast-food is for our health. Then it was Food, Inc., which rocked my world (and changed my diet). And now the documentary Fat, [...]