Weight Watchers Is Pivoting to Wellness
Weight Watchers has officially shortened its name to WW in an attempt to rebrand as a proprietor of wellness, not just weight loss.
Naturally, A Woman's Dead Father Helps Her Lose Weight (via the Hollywood Medium)
In a crass bit of crossover E! programming, giddy ghoul Tyler Henry (of Hollywood Medium and noted author) stopped by last night’s episode of Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian. And so, in a veritable constellation of scams, a towheaded lad who pretends to communicate with celebrities’ loved ones hopped aboard a show…
Khloe Kardashian Does Not Care About Your Weight-Loss Journey
E!’s new series Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian is based on the idea that if someone wrongs you, you can get back at them by altering your body’s shape and size. Indeed, it was the late great Maya Angelou who once said, “When someone shows you who they are, show them who you are 12 weeks later with a lower…
Study: Former Biggest Loser Contestants' Metabolisms Are Wrecked, Leading to Weight Gain
At the end of every season of The Biggest Loser, there is an unspoken, collective bracing by the contestants and the public. Sixteen contestants have made impressive progress in transforming their bodies, often losing hundreds of pounds and building new muscle. On the show’s ranch, diet and exercise are everything—but…
Weight Watchers App Goes Glitchy Over Thanksgiving, Infuriates Users
One might argue that Thanksgiving—a notorious day of gluttony—would not be the ideal time for Weight Watchers to initiate an application upgrade. But upgrade they did, and as a result, the app has been almost impossible to use ever since.
Shonda Rhimes Says Wanting to Lose Weight Made Her Feel 'Shallow and Misogynistic'
In an interview with Nightline that airs tonight, Shonda Rhimes explains how worrying about her weight made her feel anti-feminist.
Former Yo-Yo Dieter Oprah Winfrey Bought a Piece of Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers has gotten a new backer who happens to be one of the biggest media names in the world: Oprah Winfrey. The OWN channel owner has purchased a 10 percent stake in the diet company and added her name to their board. Because counting calories is part of how you’re going to live your best life.
Teen Contracts Hepatitis After Trying to Lose Weight With Green Tea
Here’s something to think about next time you get one of those “miracle green tea” emails in your inbox: doctors treating an unidentified British teenager say she contracted hepatitis and jaundice as a result of her attempts trying to lose weight by drinking diet green tea. And the scary thing is she’s not the only…
Some Dietary Supplements Found to Contain 'Amphetamine-Like' Compound
Another day, another reminder that you can’t always trust what’s on the side of a pill bottle, and just because it says “all natural” doesn’t make it the same thing as a bran muffin. This time it’s weight-loss supplements, which could very well contain something a lot like amphetamines.
The Chive Is Sorry for Using Anorexic Woman's Pic in Weight Loss Post
The Chive, who yesterday used a photo of a woman in the depths of anorexia for a post on "amazing" weight loss transformations, has apologized to the woman. Kinda. An apology that's like, "Woah, how did that picture get in there? We guess we'll never know!"
Site Uses Pic of Woman with Anorexia in 'Amazing' Weight Loss Post
The Chive is the internet's home for all things "awesome" and "mind-blowing," a sort of Total Frat Move/BuzzFeed mashup focusing on gifs, girls in bikinis and whatever other #viral #content they can scrape off the floor of the web and (barely) repackage into an article. And that, apparently, is how they came to use a…
Duh: Dr. Oz's Magic Diet Pills Don't Work
I don't want to alarm anyone, but the medical advice dispensed from Dr. Oz miiiiight not be totally valid. It's no secret that scientists and medical professionals think Dr. Oz is a quack who only cares about ratings, and now that the Federal Trade Commission has called bullshit on a weight loss supplement hawked by…
Our Dumbest Diets: An Anonymous Jezebel Retrospective
It's January 2015—time to leave that holiday trend called "eating" behind and starve your tender, fragile bodies of nutrients. Oscar-winning director Lee Daniels is doing it! He's only eating carrots! He's ONLY EATING CARROTS. To honor this amazing decision, several Jezebel staffers have attempted to extract…
Excuse Me Sirs, Women Are Just as Good at Boozing and Binge-Watching
We've barely staggered through the first round of company Christmas parties and already we're getting slammed with New Year's resolution-related content (and unfortunately not the Otis Redding/Carla Thomas duet, either). Today's news: Gents' weight-loss goals are most likely to be derailed by liquor and Game of…
Rich People Work Out to Lose Weight, Poor People Take Diet Pills
The relationship between poverty and weight is a vital yet often downplayed aspect of the "obesity epidemic." Poor people have less nutritious food in their neighborhood stores (if they have stores at all), less money to buy it, less time to cook it, and less access to preventive medical care. But the fact that…
The Truth Is Out: You Will Never Have a 'Celebrity Body'
The fitness and tabloid industries make tons and tons of dough off the idea that if you can just find the right combo of Soul Cycle and kale chips and chia seed pudding and intentional living, YOU TOO can have Jennifer Aniston's exact abs. The truth, of course, is that you probably can't. You can only have YOUR abs. …
Are You a Cultish Devotee to Your Exercise Regimen?
New research shows that when people feel out of control, they look for security in hardcore, gut-busting exercise. Are you drinking the fitness fad kool-aid?
Exercise is All in Your Mind, And Your Mind Can Ruin Your Workout
Working out can sometimes make you think you deserve a little something that’s dripping with calories but you’re wrong.
Surprise: Not Sitting On Your Ass All Day Is Good for You
Friends, countrymen and fellow workers chained to their desks, there may be good news for our sedentary bodies. Just one hour of not sitting on your ass can keep the doctor away but, you know, apples are still cool too.
Hot Yoga Is Just Hot, It Won't Help You Lose More Weight
Bikram yoga might not make you lose as much weight as you thought. In fact, a new study shows it burns as much calories as a brisk walk. Someone in stretch pants has been lying to us.
