Did you hear about Ireland Hobert-Hoch, the student from Southeast Polk Junior High in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, who refused to get on the scale to have her height and her weight recorded and was promptly sent to the principal’s office? According to the Des Moines Register, as part of the FitnessGram program, Ireland’s class was…

Tushkateers (members of the Kick in the Tush Club), devotees of Our Lady of Weight Loss, How would you like to drop 10 pounds in 3 minutes? “Impossible,” you say. Short of chopping off your head, you are right. But you could look 10 pounds thinner in 3 minutes or less! Here’s how: Wear clothes…

Dearest Devotees of Our Lady of Weight Loss, Tushkateers and all who have mysteriously landed on this page, as Thanksgiving is around the corner and you and your families will be gathering around the dining room table,  Our Lady of Weight Loss thought it would be fun to know, “How Ill-Mannered Are YOU?” After she…

Did you hear? Old Navy is selling plus sized women’s clothing at a significant markup. “What about men’s clothing,” you ask?  No, there’s no mark-up for big men, only for plus-sized women. Gap Inc, its owner, says that the materials used for women are more expensive. I say, “Really, Gap? The materials cost more for…

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