Though I remained on some type of diet (from old-school programs like Weight Watchers to silent, obsessive calorie counting, to diets disguised as wellness trends) well into my early 20s, all of this food talk remained solidly inside my head. I was embarrassed to say I was dieting at all. To say that was to…
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Anne Hathaway has never had a public reputation as a big partier or drinker. Even so, she didn’t love the role alcohol was playing in her life—so she quit last October. The actress opened up about her decision in a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, though she says the change isn’t necessarily permanent.…
Read moreMy mother doesn’t think she’s a feminist, but she is. She chose to quit working to raise her children, and probably identifies more with Carmela Soprano than Hillary Clinton. But since I was young, she always told me that I didn’t have to choose the same life as she did. “Don’t just get married and…
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