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  • Rediscover Childlike Courage
    twodaymag's Relationship Contributor: Anya Alvarez

    Rediscover Childlike Courage

    Now, almost ten years later, I have a difficult time sharing myself because I don’t have the same little girl courage. I don’t posses the naivety that allowed me to be courageous.

  • Weight Watchers
    twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen Houghton

    Weight Watchers

    What one person will love and declare the greatest new diet lifestyle of all time may be seriously lacking for someone else on the diet bandwagon.  I found this to be true when I began doing research last year for my series of articles on dieting in America.

  • The Art of Self-Control
    Wellness Contributor: Sally Turkovich

    The Art of Self-Control

    What keeps me from buying this lamp that I lust over?  And what keeps me from going in to these antiques stores that are right in my backyard?

  • Enough With the Fat Jokes
    Bobby's World

    Enough With the Fat Jokes

    Society continues its relentless attack on people who don’t fit some magazine cover photo shoot of rock-hard abs, sexy abs and protein shakes.

  • The Importance of Perserverance
    Wellness Contributor: Sally Turkovich

    The Importance of Perserverance

    It took some pushing from my family and some prodding from my husband, but they taught me that perserverance is the key to moving forward in any endeavor.

  • Hollywood Outsider: Pump Up the Witch Jams
    Celebrity Relationships

    Hollywood Outsider: Pump Up the Witch Jams

    Wahlberg told Men's Journal during an interview that "If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, 'OK, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.'"

  • Can We Stop Rape?
    Relationships Contributor: Anya Alvarez

    Can We Stop Rape?

    When I began talking about when I had been raped openly, the reaction I got varied. Most people’s first reaction was one of pity and sympathy. Some of the reactions were, “Well, you kind of put yourself in the position to get raped.”

  • The Calorie Restrictive Lifestyle
    twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen Houghton

    The Calorie Restrictive Lifestyle

    The first few days on the calorie restricted diet were the hardest for me. There was the necessary math to learn; how many calories, fats, carbs, etc., I was allowed to consume. Since my regular diet allows more protein, even with all the vegetables and fruits I was eating, by day 3 I was feeling a bit light-headed and very hungry.

  • What’s Wrong with Barbie, Anyway?
    Celebrity Relationships

    What’s Wrong with Barbie, Anyway?

    Yes, she has a figure that is completely unattainable.  We've all read the news reports and studies that prove how much plastic surgery a woman would need to have in order to have human-sized Barbie dimensions.  But Barbie has come a long way from what she was when Mattel first introduced her. 

  • You Are What You Eat
    Health and Wellness

    You Are What You Eat

    Last week when rumors started to come out that Deen has been covering up a Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis, Deen remained silent.  The Huffington Post then reported that Deen agreed to talk exclusively with Al Roker on The Today Show on Tuesday about the rumors.