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When A.J. Rochester is singled out as the ideal candidate for a television show on obesity, she is at first appalled and then resolved. Enough is enough. She vows to lose forty kilos - not because she yearns to become a pretzel, but so she can keep up with her little boy and turn her life around at last.

When blue-blooded, storklike Samuel Wilson Fussell arrived in New York City fresh from the University of Oxford, the ethereal young graduate seemed like the last person on Earth who would be interested in bodybuilding. But he was intimidated by the dangers of the city and decided to do something about it. At 26, Fussell walked into the YMCA gym. Four solid years of intensive training, protein powders, and steroid injections later, he had gained 80 pounds of pure muscle and was competing for bodybuilding titles.

By the time Susan Blech was 38 years old, she weighed a staggering 468.1 pounds. She binged. She was "only a little chubby," or so she convinced herself. Gripping, sometimes shocking, and ultimately inspiring, Confessions of a Carb Queen is the story of how Susan changed her life to save her life, ultimately losing 250 pounds without surgery. Susan speaks candidly about eating binges, fat sex, and other topics no obese person has dared to address.

A weekly podcast series, this will delve deep into the science of menstruation. Why does PMS hurt so? Why does chocolate seem like the perfect solution to all our period woes? With this quirky yet informative series, we plan to tackle such topics—so as to give you a better insight into those utterly, truly, horrible five days. This presentation is brought to you by HT Smartcast.

What is my trainer really thinking about during our sessions? What does it take to become a fitness professional? What do group fitness instructors think about? Let's dive into all of these questions, confessions, and more. Join Aundra Anderson, certified group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and registered yoga teacher, for a weekly chat about all things fitness and wellness.