Diets - xoJane

What Are The Quickest Ways To Lose Weight Fast But Not Be Super Unhealthy (Like By Thursday Fast?)

Mandy — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Do you have any recommendations for looking a bit slimmer three days from now?

I'm on the South Beach Diet And I Would Punch You For A Noodle

Sara Benincasa — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0400

Diets are dumb and they don't work. So why am I on one, exactly?

So What Do We Think About These Tragic Crying Depress-O-Rama Medifast Diet Commercials?

Lesley — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500

Eat astronaut kibble, cry a lot, and then your future self will hand you a tissue THROUGH TIME, albeit one dotted with the shattered remains of Einstein's theories of relativity.

I Might Have Something Called "Leaky Gut Syndrome," AND MAYBE YOU DO, TOO.

Somer Sherwood — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

That's right: microscopic holes in my small intestine might be causing my headaches, eczema and digestive issues. Gross.

Please, Shut Up About Your Weight Loss Goals

Haley Cue — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

My office has just launched a brand new weight loss incentive. While participation is not mandatory (thank god), its presence has made a discernible impact around the office.

"Dieting" And "Eating Healthy" Are Not Interchangeable Terms

Emily — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

One piece of red velvet cake is 14 points. See you at dinner, real food!

Science Says Dieting Causes Depression and I Am So Not Surprised

Rebecca — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:30:00 -0500

Changing your diet drastically -- restricting fat and sugar -- actually create symptoms of withdrawal, which affect your dopamine levels, making you edgy, emotional, and angry. You know, LIKE A DRUG ADDICT.

My 19-Pound Cat's Back On a Diet (And, Uh... So Am I)

Emily — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:00:00 -0500

Just a few weeks ago, I had a conversation with my partner in which I'd announced that I had decided that I was going to accept my body at this larger size if it meant that I could just live my life eating normally and he was fucking elated. Now I'm all like, "Uh, nevermindsies."

My Preteen Disordered Eating Years: A Requiem in Junk Food

Lesley — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

Feeling hungry conveniently meant I wasn't feeling anything else.

39 Reasons Not to Stick Your Finger Down Your Throat Today

Emily — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

I could sit here, burping, with my stretched stomach pressing against my waistband, hating myself for a few hours. Or I could just stick my finger down my throat -- so easy, like nothing ever happened!

There Will Never Be Anything Effortless About My Body

Emily — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400

Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be able to just put something in my mouth again without having to THINK so hard about it.

I'll Try Anything Once: Weird Diet Noodles From The Internet Edition

Somer Sherwood — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0400

I am no stranger to incomprehensible foodstuffs, so why not try these gelatinous diet noodles?

EMILY ASKS LESLEY: How Do I Stop Hating My Body? Backsliding Edition

Lesley — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:30:00 -0400

In the third installment of a never-ending series, I attempt to talk Emily out of going back to Weight Watchers.

Smoothie of the Week: Green Coconut Morning Smoothie

Camila-Catalina Fernandez — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:30:00 -0400

Has your get up and go gotten up and gone? Check out my amazing morning smoothie.

One Week to WTF: Did I Get Skinnier Than All My Friends?

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:59:28 -0400

Fad diet book, "Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends" says you will lose weight if you take cold showers. Is it true? Also, Wii Fit is an asshole.

New Diet Book Promises You Will "Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends"

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:00:21 -0400

OMG! It's another fad diet!

I'm Done With Diets, But Are Diets Done With Me?

Emily — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:00:21 -0400

SPOILER ALERT: Not quite yet.

Banishing Bad Body Thoughts: Vacation Edition -- Plus! Bonus Fatkini

Emily — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:00:20 -0400

Weeks ago, the folks at Unique Vintage sent me this year's plus-size bikini. I had planned to wear it this weekend, imagining, in my crash diet mentality, that I would have dropped most of the 20 pounds I've gained since last year's bikini by then.

Should I Get Super-Emaciated For My Wedding? I Should, Right?

Emily — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:00:23 -0400

Do my nuptials even count if I look like I'm capable of lifting a champagne glass or cake knife with one noodle-like arm?

Why "Diet Brain" Sucks

Kate Conway — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:00:23 -0400

Only 15 percent of women report feeling "happy" on diets. There's a shocker.