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more about #weightgain more comments → merely_a_muse: I gained a ton of weight when I met my boy. I did gain "happy weight" from doing nothing but bone and sit in bed and eat snacks but I also went fro... more » OneTwoPunch: Oh, courtship weight, from going out to dinner. Sure, I get that, too. more » Penny: Whatever, being a slightly rounder and happy girl is better than being a scrawny, anxious girl. In my opinion, at least. My boyfriend definitely exp... more » bowleserised: German has "Kummerspeck" or "grief lard" – the weight you put on from comfort eating. Also, "Winterspeck" or "winter lard" - a layer you put on to k... more » morninggloria: Whenever I see "LC," I think, "You know what? LC would be a good shorthand for 'laconic.'" And then I think about how much I wish that LC and the en... more » badmutha: Mr. Badmutha lost weight when we started dating, and I didn't gain weight because we did lots of things outdoors. Besides, my head would explode if my... more » ronniedobbs: I just figured out what to call birth control related weight gain: "the player layer." more » youbehim: I gained weight when I started dating my boyfriend because all we did was go out to eat for our dates because we're both big food people. I was also j... more » idyll: That's interesting, because all the boyfriends I've known have always called it the "You feel so much better during intimate relations" layer. more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I'm not sure which depresses me more, Lauren Conrad referring to her love handles as the"boyfriend layer" or People referring to LC as a "best-selling... more » Ailatan: I have what is know as "husband compound" emphasis on pound, whatever, I'm happy. more » Yahtzii: That extra half-inch of spangley pink fluid surrounding your brain that dulls your outrage to celebrity idiocy will now be known as "The Hills layer." more » Snowbunny: Weight gained over Christmas holidays shall henceforth be known as the "Santa layer." And we shall all be "Santa layer-ers." more » bluebears: I get this. I also refer to it as being happy. Not that you need a boyfriend to be happy per se, but just the beginning of relationships tend to be eu... more » LaComtesse: If this were the most repugnant thing ever to spew forth from LauCon, I'd be cool with her. This doesn't strike me as super awful. I dubbed the weight... more » -
#notablequotable
The Girlfriend Experience
Deep thought: We do not ever want to think of weight gained at the beginning of a relationship as "the boyfriend layer," but thanks anyway, Lauren Conrad. [People] -
#weightwatchers
More Evidence Exercise Makes You Hungry, Not Thin
Time magazine's new cover story is titled "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin." Eric Ravussin, an exercise researcher from Louisiana State University who studies diabetes and metabolism actually says: "In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless." Pardon?!?!?!
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#filmschooled
Third Cliché-Filled Bridget Jones Flick In The Works
There's a third installment of the Bridget Jones series in the works, which means two things: First, Renée Zellweger will once again "pack on the pounds" to play the full-figured singleton. But also:
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#clips
Letterman Finds Maya Rudolph's Pregnancy Weight Beautiful, Hilarious
Last night Maya Rudolph, who is four months pregnant, appeared on the the Late Show to promote her new movie. She didn't seem amused by Dave's fixation on how big she'll get during her pregnancy. More » -
#weightyissues
Study Finds Obesity May Be As Bad As Smoking
Seriously obese people may lose ten years off their life and moderately obese people may lose three according to the largest study ever conducted on how obesity affects mortality. More » -
#ashotatlove
Study Finds Birth Control Shot Causes Weight Gain
New research shows that women taking the birth control shot known as DMPA gained an average of 11 pounds over three years, but once they switched to nonhormonal contraception they began to lose the weight. More » -
#crapemailfromapublicist
"Biggest Celebrity Weight Gainers Of 2008 Announced"
A publicist working for a weight loss company contacted us to see if we wanted to join in on fat shaming the following five celebrities. More » -
#foodfight
It's The Holidays: Time To Talk About Obesity
Holiday weight gain may be mostly a myth, but holiday stories about weight gain are oh-so-real. Today, even a little excess weight will kill you, but you have your city planner to blame. -
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#livinglarge
Oprah's "Embarrassed" About Her Weight; I'm Pissed Off
As most Americans know by now, Oprah Winfrey has announced that she's "fallen off the wagon" and now weighs 200 lbs.
