Michael Phelps gold medal diet surprises: Olympian eats junk food, high carb for Olympics

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, has a diet to die for -- pasta, pizza and high carbs. Sounds For the Rio 2016 #Olympics Phelps no longer eats his famous 12,000 calories a day, as he did training for the Bejing 2008 Olympics. The Olympic gold medalist still consumes a shocking amount of junk food to feed his voracious appetite! But he earns it. Here's more on the Phelps gold medal swimmers' diet.   Michael Phelps gold medal diet surprises: Olympian eats junk food, high carb for Olympics

Kim Kardashian flaunts nude selfies, 55-lb weight loss, tiny waist, reveals diet secret

So Kim Kardashian has lost a lot of weight since having baby Saint West in December. And she posts about every ounce she loses (or proclaims to lose--you can never be sure when it's pics of a scale.) A little bit much, but still cool. She brags how her tiny waist looks photoshopped. Actually, it's not photoshopped but literally cropped (she had a tummy tuck). Kim posts nude selfies showing her weight loss. Weird, but if you're into that...actually taking nude selfies is a great idea to lose weight. It helps you see just where the pudge is so you know what to work on. Posting selfies online is still weird though.  Kim Kardashian flaunts nude selfies, 55-lb weight loss, tiny waist, reveals diet secret

Sexy Chaz Bono weight loss wows, 85 pounds skinnier transgender Bono positively hot

Setting aside any bias you may or may not have about transgender, get a load of Chaz Bono. If you only knew him as the obese used to be daughter now son of Cher, look again. Bono dropped a lot more than his "Chastity."He lost a whopping 85 pounds and is now hot and sexy! Chaz lost the weight with a paleo diet. And the kid can act, too. From his usual metro sexual clean cut and fabulous smile, he played a sloppy hoarder, ex crackhead with bad teeth in the eye-opening new movie "Dirty." Looks like Bono has turned more than one corner.  Chaz Bono weight loss wows, sexy 165-lb Bono talks transgender roles, new movie 'Dirty'

Cheap wedding dresses under $100: Budget wedding gowns, cheap bridal gowns

 Planning a budget wedding? Good girl--you're smart. You're doubtless looking for cheap bridal gowns. I'm the bargain-minded bride's go-to gal for cheap bridal gowns under $100. Some online vendors offer free shipping, too and that will help you get cheap wedding dresses under $100. Check these sources for cheap bridal gowns.  Cheap wedding dresses under $100: Budget wedding gowns, cheap bridal gowns | Examiner.com

Jack and Jill wedding shower tips: Genderless bridal party, coed showers

 Times have changed and so have wedding traditions and bridal shower protocol. Coed showers are more popular. No, you don't bathe together; it's a genderless wedding shower with men and women guests Here's how to throw a coed "Jack and Jill" wedding shower,  Jack and Jill wedding shower tips: Genderless bridal party, coed showers | Examiner.com

National Drink Wine Day wino's horoscope: What's in your glass at wine o'clock? | Examiner.com

People Magazine says Feb. 18 is National Drink Wine Day--so swirl, nose, swish, sip, repeat! What's in your glass at wine o'clock? Did you know your wine profile tells your personality type? It can even predict your future. Forget Rorschach, tarot and tea leaves. Forget palm reading and Peter Answers. Here's your wino horoscope. because as the Latin said so well "'In vino veritas." The wino horoscope starts at teetotaler and moves down the dryness scale to dragon blood.   National Drink Wine Day wino's horoscope: What's in your glass at wine o'clock? | Examiner.com

Childhood obesity: Diet, nutrition helps kids lose weight without drugs, surgery

Childhood obesity: those are terrifying words. Most people are used to seeing obese adults. But overweight kids are more worrisome: for parents, healthcare professionals, and the nation at large. Because more children are getting fatter--not just baby fat fatter--the weight they are gaining won't come off in puberty. These overweight kids are tomorrow's morbidly obese adults. And more obesity means more healthcare costs (weight related problems account for the largest piece of insurance and health care spending). But childhood obesity is treatable with diet. Good nutrition helps kids lose weight without drugs or surgery. Did that stop you in your tracks--anti-obesity drugs and bariatric surgery for children? It should shock but consider this, drugs and surgery are the logical outcome if those overweight children can't or won't lose weight and carry that fat into adulthood.  Childhood obesity: Diet, nutrition helps kids lose weight without drugs, surgery | Examiner.com

New Year's resolutions: Get healthy, save money, look better with weight loss

Do you make New Year's resolutions only to break them a few weeks later? Maybe the problem is that you make too many New Year's resolutions. Sticking to one or two goals for this New Year is easier to maintain. Or make multitasking goals that kill several problems with one solution. Here's a plan to accomplish three New Year's resolutions at once--get healthy, look better, save money all with weight loss.  New Year's resolutions: Get healthy, save money, look better with weight loss

Vaping danger? Formaldehyde, diacetyl in e-cig vape juice, food, air, all over | Examiner.com

A new Harvard study found diacetyl and other chemicals like formaldehyde in flavored e-cigarette e-liquid also called vape juice. The Harvard Gazette reported on Dec. 8, that diacetyl is linked to an increase in a lung disease known as bronchiolitis obliterans. Formaldehyde is a preservative that can cause respiratory irritation. This news is worrying to e-cig users, vapers and parents of kids who vape. But before you quit vaping, remember that formaldehyde and diacetyl are in e-cig vape juice, but also food, water, air and pretty much everywhere.  Vaping danger? Formaldehyde, diacetyl in e-cig vape juice, food, air, all over | Examiner.com

Holiday shopping: Christmas gifts, birthday presents for tween girls ages 9-13

"Tween" is a term for kids between childhood and teenager, ages 9-13. Tween or preteen girls aren't yet teens and not are they little girls anymore. This causes a dilemma in their interests and tastes. Some parents don't want to let go tween girls grow up. Some hurry a tween girl to adolescence, buying things geared for older girls. How do you shop for girls sandwiched betwixt childhood and adolescence? You don't want to buy adult gifts but nor gifts that are immature. Here is a holiday shopping guide to Christmas gifts and birthday presents for tween girls.  Holiday shopping: Christmas gifts, birthday presents for tween girls ages 9-13 | Examiner.com