http://dearsugar.com/ Just ask. en http://dearsugar.com/1878644 <!-- no strip poll --><!-- no rss --><div id="epoll-view-1878644"></div><script type="text/javascript">new Ajax.Request('/epoll/view/1878644',{method:'get',onSuccess:function(transport){var epoll=$('epoll-view-1878644');epoll.update(transport.responseText);}});</script><noscript><!-- /no rss --><p><p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/27/276592/34_2008/cvr_health.jpg" alt="" title="" class="left image preview" height="320" width="240"></span><a href="http://fitsugar.com/tags/Jennifer+love+hewitt" rel="nofollow">Jennifer Love Hewitt</a> has had her share of body issues and media. However, these days she's making sure you know that she's perfectly happy with the way she looks. In fact she told <a href="http://living.health.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Health</a> magazine in a recent interview that now that she's nearly 30, she wishes she had been nude from the time she was 12 until 28. </p> <p>This got me to thinking because a lot of us have issues being nude (alone or in front of someone else) and unfortunately for many of us it's because we're not happy with our weight. It's too bad because the body truly is a beautiful thing. I love that <a href="http://living.health.com/2008/08/14/jennifer-love-hewitt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JLH says</a>, "I want to tell all young girls to walk around in bikinis all summer—and enjoy it. I want to tell them to never, ever feel bad about anything." Amen sister! </p> <p>But for some, this is much easier said than done. So I am still wondering about you guys . . . do you feel comfortable naked?</p> </p><!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1878644" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Do You Feel Comfortable Naked?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="0" class="form-radio" /> Yes!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="1" class="form-radio" /> Yes, sometimes.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="2" class="form-radio" /> No, never.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="3" class="form-radio" /> Other — share with us below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1878644" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --></noscript><!-- no strip poll --> http://fitsugar.com/1878644#comment emotional health naked Poll Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0700 FitSugar http://dearsugar.com/1878644 http://dearsugar.com/1867159 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/27/276592/33_2008/stk85114cor.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="right image preview" width="275"></span>It's not the hours we spend at the gym that makes a difference in our health, it's the little things too. </p> <p><a href="http://healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=618482" target="_blank">Recent research</a> has found that simply being happy can lengthen your life 7.5 to 10 years. So take time each day to <a href="http://fitsugar.com/slides/tags/relax+already" >relax</a> and reflect on the positives. I like to write down five positive things that happened in my journal each night to remind myself of the joys I might easily forget the next day. It only takes a few minutes to do, but it provides a wealth of happiness for me — and apparently it is extending my life as well.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://fitsugar.com/1867159#comment emotional health happiness Minutes to a Healthier You Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0700 FitSugar http://dearsugar.com/1867159