Stephanie Dolgoff's Blog, page 25
June 11, 2010
FORMERLY UNHEALTHY (That's the goal, anyway!)
ELIZABETH WROTE: I was one of those people that was born with a perfect body, including long athletic legs. I never had to do anything to maintain this look, and I basically never have. My looks opened many doors, as did my two degrees. However, I have never chosen a healthy lifestyle (closet smoker, paid no attention to diet) and now, soon, it will be time to pay the piper. I know in the end, it's health, not looks that matter, and I'm trying to prepare myself for those dues to pay. So...
June 10, 2010
Lady My Muffintop speaks!
You know when you're at a party or a school function with women you don't know well, and something happens that strikes you as absurd or annoying or worthy of an eye-roll. You scan the crowd, looking for a comrade in ridiculousness, someone else who you just know feels as you do. Often, there's no one, and you just have to giggle inwardly and wait until you can leave so you can share the abject oy of the moment with a friend or maybe a husband.
But once in awhile, you lock eyes with a...
The Book Trailer
For some reason I forgot to post this! Feel free to forward, post on Facebook or anywhere except the porn sites. Oh, wait…porn lovers buy books too. OK, then.
June 8, 2010
Work those stretch marks, baby!
I just did a live chat with the Times of London and lemme tell you, to a one, the guys who participated affirmed what I think most of us already know: That the pressure to look perfect 30 seconds postpartum does not come from regular guys so much as tastemakers in the media and our own internalizing of media silliness.
What I loved about this chat was how thoughtful the comments were. I wish I had the tech savvy to do something like that here.
Meantime, please continue the conversation below...
June 7, 2010
No, I'm not sticking my belly out
It doesn't normally look this way because I normally hold it in! I have spent my entire life holding it in, but for you, I let it all out. No pointing and laughing.
I will say that this was just after lunch. First thing in the a.m., I don't look quite this pregs.
Please forward and embed and go nuts if you like it.
Formerly solidarity across the pond
I did a guest post for the Times of London, and have a live chat tomorrow, if you want to check it out. Info
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June 07, 2010Stephanie Dolgoff: Beach body bull*%^& and the gift of flab
Stephanie Dolgoff, an NYC-based editor, blogger, and author of the new book My Formerly Hot Life , has been ruminating on one of the most dramatic effects of having children - the speedy transformation from babe to...
Love these pod people
The best part about promoting the book is the cool people I get to meet, at least electronically. Carla and Shauna are two of my favorites.
Their attitude toward getting and staying healthy fits right in with the Formerly Hot ethos, which is that there's no single "right" answer–whatever works for you in getting and staying fit (and doesn't cause anyone else hideous pain) is your right answer. Experts are great for information, but after you digest what they have to say, filter it through the ...
June 6, 2010
June 5, 2010
You Know You're a Formerly When
1. You've even once pulled the skin of your face back and slightly up to see what you'd look like with a facelift
2. High school kids are now wearing what you wore in high school.
3. You count calories in mixed drinks.
4. Your ass is starting to need a bra.
5. You suddenly prefer interior design magazines to fashion magazines.
6. A supermodel could give you one of her kidneys and you would still kind of hate her.
7. Whereas you used to be grossed out by obscene catcalls, you are now relieved...
