Y-E-S, I said it, I called her a “B” right to her face. I leveled my gaze, tapped her on the shoulder and gave her the once over. Sister- said I, it’s been a long day but I just have to say, I know you’re a member- you’re a B-O-M-B-S-H-E-L-L.

When was the last time that another woman gave you a compliment? For me, that’s rule number one of being a bombshell. We are N-O-T intimidated by another woman’s fierceness. All my girls are feline femme fatales; the rest got fired in 2009. The word of the day is B-O-L-D all bombshells are familiar with it. It takes style, skill and courage to set yourself a part from “the crowd” a.k.a. the Beyonce Betas that are-the next woman.

In the words of the 80’s funk band Klymaxx, “don’t make me come down to your level and be a BW- a basic woman”. Ladies, it’s time to amplify your B-O-L-D factor from basic to bombshell. Here are some adjustments- any thoughts?

The Aura: When basic women think of aura, they think attitude and sass but a true B.I.T (Bombshell In Training) knows that manners and style are what leave a lasting impressions. Separate yourself from the pack with vintage elegance, now that’s a bold move!

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The Silhouette: B.I.Ts come in every size, shape and shade of sexy but we all strive to be healthy. From white teeth, to attacking a flight of stairs without grasping our collective chests, a true B.I.T knows a girdle will do only so much. Pack a lunch or boldly hit the gym during your hour of power.

The Signature: Basic women follow trends but we know that trends are like the catwalk, simply an offering for us to select from. Be bold and define your own look. Ask yourself, can I “own” this look and does it work for my body type?

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From RadarOnline: Gabourey Sidibe’s mom Alice Tan Ridley has said that her Oscar-nominated daughter would like to lose some weight.

“The truth is Gabourey would like to lose some weight but the reality is that she would not have gotten the role of Precious if she had not been heavy. As her mom I would like to see my daughter healthy but if she didn’t lose weight that’s not a problem either – it runs in our family.”

In fact, they “have relatives that are 80-years-old who are too heavy” so “it works in different ways for different folks.”

Regardless of whether her daughter loses weight or not, Ridley has full faith Gabourey will continue thriving as an actress.

“I’m proud of my daughter no matter what and the truth is that there are all kinds of acting roles for all sorts of people.”

The Precious star’s body has come under scrutiny in recent times with shock-jock Howard Stern cruelly mocking her for being overweight.

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Rumors have also been circulating around Hollywood that producers want her to do Celebrity Fit Club. A diet company has also reportedly reached out to the actress to get her to endorse their product. However, Ridley has yet to hear anything.

“I have not heard anything about her appearing on Celebrity Fit Club or any of these dieting companies getting Gabby to try and endorse their products.”

Tired of the treadmill? Tone up with a dancing workout that’ll target key trouble spots like your abs and thighs–all while burning anywhere from 300 to 400 calories per hour (or more, depending on the tempo). The best part: While classes are available at many gyms and dance studios, you can get your groove on with a home workout right in your own living room. Here are some tips from shape.com:

Dance #1: Salsa

Named for the Spanish word for sauce, this fast, spicy dance style is known for being both sultry and playful. Tip: Wear a skirt to accentuate the back-and-forth hip movements-it’ll help you keep rhythm so you get the most out of this core workout.

What it works: obliques

What to wear: Dancing heels or flats, dance skirt, fitted tank

Starter step:

1.) Stand facing forward with your feet together, holding your arms just above waist level.

2.) Keeping your knees loose, rock your weight to the ball of your left foot.

3.) Return left foot to center, then do the same with your right foot and keep repeating.

Turn your workout into playtime

Dance #2: Hip Hop

Now’s your chance to test your skills–and get a killer dancing workout while you’re at it. This urban dance style is all about bold, powerful muscle movements that tone all over, making it a worthwhile addition to your home workout routine.

What it works: glutes

What to wear: Tennis or aerobic sneakers, loose pants, fitted tank or sports bra, open hoodie.

Starter step:

1.) Stand with your hip-width apart, facing forward.

2.) Move your right foot out to the side until you’re in a squatting position. As your knees bend, lift your arms up in front of your chest.

3.) Pop up out of squatting position, placing most of your weight on your right foot. Move your arms from your chest down to your waist as though you were doing a tricep pull-down.

4.) Repeat for left foot and continue back and forth.

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BOSSIP has learned that Andre Leon Talley is considering losing some pounds for his TV debut as a judge on “America’s Next Top Model.” He has made a career of helping other people look their best, and as Vogue magazine’s editor at large, has been a front-row fixture at fashion shows in New York, Paris and Milan for almost 30 years.

But sources say Andre was spotted leaving a medical building where he went to receive help in shedding some pounds.

The once-slender fashionisto has always been public about his struggles with weight and even appeared on Oprah in 2005 seeking a weight intervention from his peers, where he explained:

“I started noticing my weight gain around 1995 but I didn’t do much about it.”

In 2003, Andre says his weight spiraled out of control.

“I was traveling a lot, and when you travel, you just don’t focus on your diet or exercise.”

At over 300 pounds, Andre’s fashion designer friends created gorgeous garments to help him camouflage his excessive weight.

“I had long coats made by Karl Lagerfeld, and I describe it as a little teepee tent that you could put a whole Lilliputian family in.”

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Kourtney Kardashian, the eldest of the clan, is on the cover of the latest issue of OK! magazine giving what seems to be an exclusive interview about losing a bunch of weight after having her first child – a son, born only 6 weeks ago.

But Kardashian, 30, said she never sat down for any interview.

And even worse, she says the body isn’t hers.

She tweeted:

She then also told Women’s Wear Daily that the magazine “doctored and Photoshopped my body to make it look like I had lost all the weight, which I have not.”

Women’s Wear Daily also pointed out that the photo used on the OK! cover was from an entirely different photo shoot done for Life & Style. In addition to completely erasing her still-protruding after-birth belly, they changed the color of her dress, as well as lengthened it.

Do you think OK! Magazine took too much creative license when making this decision or that Kourtney should be grateful?

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Mehmet Oz, MD, frequent guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and regular contributor to her Satellite XM radio show, has five rules to help you fight your body’s cravings and stay slim for life.

The unfortunate truth is that most diets do not succeed, and it’s easy to blame that fact on a lack of willpower. But restricting food intake runs counter to the body’s natural urges. The good news is that you can outwit your biology by implementing these five rules of successful “waist loss”:

Rule #1: Nix Soft Drinks with Meals
Leptin is a hormone that signals the brain that you can stop eating once your body has stored enough energy from food. Yet fructose (a sugar found in soft drinks) interrupts the feedback loop, preventing your brain from getting the message. Quench your thirst with water instead.

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Rule #2: Fill Up on Fiber
The ileum is a part of the small bowel that can squeeze, or “brake,” to slow the transit of food through the intestines. When that happens, you get a slow but steady supply of fuel, which keeps you feeling satiated. A high-fiber breakfast triggers this mechanism, because the bowel needs more time to absorb nutrients from fiber. The result: No more 11 a.m. stops at the vending machine.

Rule #3: Build More Muscle

You may have heard that muscle burns more calories than fat, but did you know that it burns a dozen times more? Aim to walk 10,000 steps a day, and begin a muscle-strengthening program, which will help steel your skeleton as well. Trainer Joel Harper has an excellent 20-minute exercise routine. READ THE REST HERE!

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Yesterday, on her talk show, Tyra Banks introduced to her viewers a new method of dieting: the Tapeworm Diet.

A tapeworm isn’t something you eat, but instead it is ingested. It attaches to your intestines, will grow inside the digestive tract, and feeds on a great amount of the same calories you consume.

According to Diet Review, “[The Tapeworm] secretes proteins in our intestinal tract that make our digestion of food much less efficient. A less efficient digestive systems means that you can consume more calories through your food since your “body guest” is also noshing on them for his own growth purposes. Some scientists estimate that those infected with a single tapeworm can lose up to one or two pounds each week.”

Once the target weight loss is reached, an antibiotic is given and the tapeworm is killed and expelled.

Importing or selling tapeworms in the U.S. is illegal. Tapeworms though, do occur in undercooked beef or raw meat dishes which are prone to contamination.

Granted, this is a virtual dieter’s dream: eat whatever you want and lose weight, but is it worth it?

We’re all about healthy living here at HelloBeautiful. We understand that women struggle with weight loss and consider taking desperate measures to see their favored results, but we’re not so sure about this method.

The Chugay Tongue Patch is a new weight-loss treatment that involves a postage-stamp-sized piece of mesh being surgically attached to your tongue in order to make chewing solid foods more difficult and painful. The reversible procedure takes less than an hour, and intends to lessen your overall food consumption. The patch remains in your mouth for a month, serving as a daily reminder. During that time, your nutritional needs are filled by a liquid diet.

The website claims that “recovery is rapid; and patients are typically able to return to work the following day.”

The procedure has supposedly become quite popular in Southern California, with 10 people already having undergone it.

Would YOU use the Chugay Tongue Patch?

3 Ways To Workout At Home

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(From exercisetv)

Is there a “best” day to lose weight? Absolutely! But that particular day actually depends on you. If you want to figure out your best day to whittle your waist and trim your butt, you’ve got to take a look at your lifestyle, your work week, your daily routine.

Why Monday May Be Your “Best” Workout Day

“Mondays, for the most part, signify the start to your week,” says Stephanie. “Hopefully you have enjoyed a restful and rejuvenating Sunday. You feel pumped up for a great workout and you have all the energy, focus and enthusiasm for your first workout of the week.” Monday is a good day to set the tone of a successful first day back at your workout that week. For many of us, it’s a defined starting point, a day that you can set new short term goals, achievable by week’s end (like working out 3-5 times, eating dessert only on one week day, even losing a pound).

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Recovery Time is Key

More than the benefit of renewed energy, starting your weight loss workout plan on a Monday gives your body the necessary 3-5 training days in the week plus time to recover. Muscles need time to recuperate between workouts (we’re talking a day here, not days or weeks between… so no slacking!). In fact, you are actually weakening and tearing down your muscles while you workout. That day of recovery time is when they grow stronger. Stephanie suggests that “After a tough weight training day, you should give yourself at least 24 hours until your next workout. You can give it your best, and your body will thank you for it. The results are in the recovery!” That’s why it’s good to rotate between weight training and cardiocardio days- your muscles get to recover from your tough weight days while you work on burning calories on your days.

Get It Over With!

But possibly the best benefit to starting your workout week on a Monday… You get it over with! While fitness can be a lifestyle, it doesn’t have to be your life. Enjoy your Sunday (your “I don’t have to run day”- The Bangles anyone?) Do something fun outdoors with my family and friends. Of course, if that “something fun” also happens to be an active calorie-burning activity- even better!

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Get in shape by dancing

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Stow away the weights, jump ropes and treadmills. Retire the boring exercise videos and intimidating yoga mats. And, try getting fit through dance. Dance classes are fun, exciting and just as effective as other traditional exercise regimes. Women dance all the time, but how often is dancing associated with losing weight and toning? Dancing is not viewed with the anxiety and resistance that is coupled with exercising. Women can enjoy themselves without concentrating on the amount of reps to do or the rigorous schedule to follow.

Below are different dance styles perfect for weight loss, muscle toning, and muscle strengthening. Read the descriptions to see which style fits your interests, time commitment, body area of focus, and level of difficulty. Then, scan the yellow pages or Google to find a class near you.

Absolute Beginner Ballet

You will learn the fundamentals of ballet technique which emphasize correct posture and body placement on one leg. This class will help develop strength and control of your movements.

Afro Cuban

It is a blend of African and Cuban traditional dance styles. You will build strength, agility and indulge in the sensuality of Afro Cuban dance. Classes are usually accompanied by live drumming.

Capoeira

Capoeira is an African-Brazilian fight-dance and martial art. It involves fluid acrobatic play, sweeps, kicks, head butts and sparring. This class will hone your technique and strategy in this martial art/dance form.

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Congolese

It involves fast footwork, body isolation, rhythmic swaying, and a complete body workout. Traits of this dance are found in samba, hip hop, the electric slide, jazz, and Afro Caribbean.

Jazz

It emphasizes strong and proper body alignment, and clean technique through placement stretch and strength exercises. The class also includes jazz isolations and across the floor work on turns, kicks and jumps.

Masala Bhangra Workout

An exercise dance routine that modernizes the high-energy folk dance of Bhangra by blending traditional Bhangra dance steps and the exhilaration of Bollywood (Hindi film) moves. It is suitable for participants of all ages and fitness levels.

Available at The Ailey Extension located at 405 W. 55th Street, New York

Sabar

Sabar is one of the national dances of Senegal, West Africa. A folklore dance, it is danced up off the ground, uses the arms a lot, and is involves dancing by twisting the hips. As a dancer in this class, you will learn how to tell a story with your body.

Bellydance

Bellydancing is a total body workout. Classes will cover the basics of hip, rib cage, and arm isolations, as well as simple turns, traveling steps, veil work, combinations, and choreography.

Zumba

This high energy technique combines motivating music with unique moves and routines. The combinations are easy to follow and feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a blend of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body through resistance training to maximize caloric output and fat burning.

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