Shape magazine is just awful. I can't wait until my subscription (purchased from my little cousin as a fundraiser) is finally done. This month's issue told me about liposuction, face creams and how kids will make me fat (see above).
I really hate "fitness" magazines that make having kids seem like some sort of horrible fat trap. If you went by their "success" stories, you'd think going off to college or having kids was a guarantee for obesity. I know you could say that my running is how I've narrowly avoided the obesity trainwreck that is having a baby, but I'm here to tell you a secret: having a baby doesn't make you fat, eating a lot makes you fat. There is nothing about having a baby that encourages extra eating, in fact you have even less time to eat and once you do have more time, you have motivation to eat well since the little monster is watching your every move and demanding a bite of whatever you're eating.
Ah, there. Now I feel better. I swear, reading Shape magazine makes my blood pressure spike. You'd never expect to get all riled up from some fluff magazine you only pick up when you're on the crapper.
Over the weekend, my husband installed new baby proof cabinet locks in the kitchen. Why new locks? Here's why:
I don't expect an iron clad seal on the cabinets, but it has to do better than that! As much as this pains me to say, my kid isn't some kind of genius who has cracked the code here. This is just a really crappy child lock. I think even Peanut would figure it out eventually. We upgraded to the kind that is screwed into the cabinets and when Faith tried to get into her usual areas and was stopped, she was pissed.
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| But I can see the Tupperware! |
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| Mommy, I can't get that bottle of poison! This is BS! |
This is what happens when I don't run for a day, I find things to complain about. Luckily for everyone, today is back to running. This week is a "step back" week in the 50 mile training plan because I have the Annapolis 10 Mile race on Sunday. I only have to run 12-14 on Saturday! That's short enough to do from my house, which will make my husband happy since I won't be gone as long. He might be sad when he realizes that means I don't stop by Starbucks and get him breakfast after I'm done with my run. :)
Do you ever get angry over something you read in a "fitness" magazine?
Are you a Starbucks fan? My husband is a triple venti latte addict, but I'm only interested in their cake pop selection since I don't drink coffee and their tea is yucky.
My disgust with Shape magazine has many parts:
ReplyDelete1. Their excessive use of Kardashians on the covers.
2. The EXERCISE magazine's frequent suggestion of plastic surgery. There was an article a while back about looking good at your age, and all the suggestions for 40 involved surgery. REALLY?
3. Practically: their exercise advice sucks.
4. When I read a fitness magazine, I really don't want makeup or hair tips.
On the note of child weight gain, one of my "friends" who doesn't want kids told me I'll be very fat when I have kids because I won't be able to go running, since I'll have to watch the kids. Because...husbands can't stay with their offspring?
ReplyDeleteYou should send your "friend" a link to my blog or a link to the BOB jogging stroller website. :)
ReplyDeleteI have a subscription to Women's Health magazine and after a year, I realized it's all the same crap. The last two months' worth are sitting in my room still in the plastic. Thank goodness one of them has the "this is your last issue" envelope inside it. FINALLY! I'm getting my hair cut this Friday and I think I'll donate them to their waiting area reading materials.
ReplyDeleteAnd that first picture about the 400 extra calories? That totally pisses me off. Oh the stories I could tell. I'll spare you though. It's your lucky day :)
You're so right. Totally agree. Everytime one comes in the mail, my husband looks at the cover and says "sheesh...no wonder women have self-confidence issues!Do you really pay to get that junk?"
ReplyDeletei loathe fitness magazines. they irk me. if you did a side-by-side article comparison each month you would actually see that they contradict themselves all the time.
ReplyDeletei'm a starbucks junkie. venti sugar-free vanilla non-fat misto, please! i've actually curtailed my starbucks drinking to 3 days per week!
Shape is terrible! I switched to Fitness, which is only slightly better. I love their "facts" which change from month to month!
ReplyDeleteI hate all fitnessy magazines. I was reading Fitness the other day and they were saying how people on cardio machines are less likely to lose weight because it's so monotonous. I don't read them anymore. I just look at the colorful pictures.
ReplyDeleteWait, Faith isn't a genius??
I drink starbucks once in a while as a treat, but usually just make my own latte at home because i"m fancy.
Hahah nothing is more true then eating too much causes obesity, but it seems like every has a million excuses about other things that are to blame. I hate the articles that are like "buy blueberries! god forbid you eat strawberries! those are SO NOT A SUPERFOOD!". Naturally I love starbucks, but I'm way too cheap to go there more than like once a month. And I thought the cakepops were overrated. I think the same people who made the chain lock for my apartment made your first baby locks.
ReplyDeletehahah I can't believe that lock just CAME OFF. She didn't even pull hard! Ridiculous. And yes, you do earn those calories. Geez.
ReplyDeleteI am in complete agreement with you on most fitness magazines. I had a subscription with Self for a while and I had the same issues with it. Now I stick with Runner's World. I hear that fitness magazine is good though.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I would like to congratulate your readers for not only using the correct "you're", but also "lose". Kudos.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, faith willfugure out those new locks pretty easily. Her tiny hands can fit between the doors much more easily than yours can.
Wow - that child lock is awesome. Faith could have sneezed and it would have opened.
ReplyDeletePoor Faith, she'll have to wait a few years before she gets to that bottle of poison.
Kids don't make you fat? Crap, now I need to find a new excuse not to have them......
ooh I was considering those child locks. thanks for the warning. my cat bailey can get into a metal can with a bungee over the lid stored in a cabinet, so he could definitely outsmart those locks even if the baby couldn't. ha ha.
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I don't read fitness magazines anymore. I used to but then I always ended up feeling bad about myself.
ReplyDeleteWhen Faith figures out how to crack the second type of cabinet lock, you can use the kind where you need a magnet (conveniently kept up high) to open the doors.
ReplyDeleteIt annoys me when statistics are used out of context and with no explanation. For example, how many of those surveyed who were eating an extra 400 calories were also nursing at the time? AND if this is a problem, what is the SOLUTION? While Shape is a fluff magazine, since they claim to offer fitness and health information, they should provide some suggestions. I stopped buying these magazines too. I do get Runner's World though.
Mmm, Starbucks! Haven't tried their cake pops yet. I like their lattes, hot or iced. And the Doubleshot on ice. I signed up for the Rewards program and "earned" the gold card, so I guess I get it at least 30x/year!
I like reading mags like that for easy distraction but yea some of the info pisses me off. Part of why I'm really hoping for some running mag subscriptions for my bday. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat is with people thinking you will get fat post baby? Like you said - there's no time to EAT and you want to workout to have a break and excuse to get away. LOL
i definitely consume more calories than if i didnt have a kid!! it's called COPE EATING. or something or other. LOL. but hey my doctor said "great job losing that pregnancy weight" so hey i took that to mean i can eat an extra two fudge rounds today! i've been stressed lately!! ;)
ReplyDeleteI used to love reading that stuff, but finally realized it's the same thing in every issue. Luckily, I haven't read any since having my baby or I'm sure I'd be all riled up too over the getting fat after baby articles. As for Starbucks, I am a fan. I don't like there tea either, except for green tea latte's. I don't even like coffee, but the way they sweeten it all up and the little caffeine jolt really makes me a fan!
ReplyDeleteI'm letting all of my fitness magazines expire. I got sick of reading the same thing over and over, plus they're all so hypocritical. They'll have one article talking about inner beauty blah, blah, blah, then you turn the page and there is an article about how to lose 15, 20, 30 lbs. They're ridiculous. And I think Shape is one of the worst.
ReplyDeleteThose magazine antics kill me. I eat more because I burn more. It's not rocket science. There are a lot of reasons why overeating happens, and I don't think having kids is a very good one.
ReplyDeleteSome fitness mags seem more like how to be skinny mags to me and have very little to do with well rounded fitness! yuck on them.
ReplyDeleteWe don't need mags. We need to lead by example.
All well with you and the earthquake?
I'm with you on the fitness magazines!!! Dang it. I just had a kid - so I'm doomed to be fat, eh? :D
ReplyDeleteAlthough, I do enjoy my Runner's World.
Making a note of those worthless door locks!
I stopped buying Oxygen magazine when they had an ad for HCG. Of course, they also have ads for Hydroxicut (or however you spell it) and plenty of other garbage, but that was the last straw. A magazine that tells you to lift weights, eat "clean", and then has an advertiser who recommends you eat 500 calories and use a product from urine is just NOT for me.
ReplyDeleteI am mad addicted to Starbucks pumpkin spice latte, which is so bad for you! And I gave up coffee, so I'll be missing the flavor this fall. And fitness magazines are stoopid. You should be eating more calories than the average because you are doing a 50 miler, but I suspect Faith is uninvolved.
ReplyDeletei get all those magazines and seriously, i don't know why i read them. they boil my blood too...i can't stand the models they use for everything. why not use someone like me, who has love handles and thighs that rub together!!!??? I mean really, not everyone looks like those freak'n models!!! don't make me discouraged dangit!
ReplyDeleteOk, i'm done. ;)
Don't get me started on magazines...
ReplyDeleteI was pleasantly surprised by the cake pops at Starbucks! Then again I get a caramel macchiato a few times a week.....except for when I get a coconut green tea frappuccino.....ok, I must be a Starbucks addict :)
ReplyDeleteHow did the whole earthquake thing go for you?
you know that's funny that you say that about fitness bc i used to LOVE that mag so much. i actually let my subscription run out while I was preg but I never noticed that about them. I did, however, hear how Jillian Michaels doesn't want to have kids because she loves her body and doesn't want it to never be the same. I would like to invite her over to my house and let her see me in my birthday suit and rub in her face that it's not about having children, it's about the person and what they're willing to do. HOW RUDE! ;)
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