Big girls can do Insanity too
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I absolutely love this video. I was 235 when I started working out. I am down to 215. I used Insanity along with healthy eating to start my weight loss journey. Nothing wipes me out like Insanity. I do modify some of the jumps to protect my knees as previous reviewers have stated that Insanity can cause injury, although I haven't injured myself. I highly recommend this video. It's super fun and you will burn a ton of calories.
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Modelland, a place where every girl's dream comes true. A place where girls are turned into Intoxibellas, superheroes with powers of seduction, teleportation, empathy...

Okay, let's face it. MODELLAND might possibly be one of the biggest literary train wrecks ever. If Tyra Banks was not some famous supermodel with bigger name recognition than Madeleine Albright, then this book would have hopefully never been published. The fact it was published anyway makes me question lots of things, particularly Tyra, who apparently thought that this was a great idea. The morals behind it - a girl who isn't conventionally beautiful learning to stand up for herself and love who she is - are there, but the execution... Oh, Lord, THE EXECUTION!

Reading MODELLAND is like reading what a five year old might write after watching a marathon of every America's Next Top Model episode while high on a mixture of LSD and apple juice. Such fun (and whacked out) changes to reality include 1.) a city named Metopia where each quadrant has completely different weather 2.) a fashion emergency department store (aka the Modelland hospital) where doctors have roller skates instead of feet and nurses are called purses 3.) a board of directors that are actually called the BORED - because they look bored like the people on the front rows of fashion shows and 4.) names like Tookie de la Crme and Shiraz Shiraz. I personally wonder if Tyra realized Tookie is also the nickname of a rather infamous gang member named Stanley Williams who murdered people and was executed. But that's beside the point.

I can only imagine that this experience is best when you are high on multiple drugs mixed with a healthy dose of alcohol. Since that is illegal and I don't drink, I did it while high on cake and tripping on a lack of sleep. Exploring Modelland and the various international locales of this strange world made me wonder if I was going insane. A country entirely located inside a grocery store. Countries named Nordensee and Iceyland, identical quadruplets who share a bed named ILikee, HerLikee, MeLikee, and SheLikee, a ship in the middle of Modelland that teaches runway techniques while swaying back and forth, a class called Mastication where you are labeled a "gut stuffer" (among other titles) and taught to use a wall that pops out whatever food you want.

Describing the plot of this book would be pointless and futile. Imagine the most ridiculous plotlines imaginable. MODELLAND is more ridiculous than that. It draws elements from THE HUNGER GAMES, HARRY POTTER, TWILIGHT, and so many other ideas, but mixes them with acid and insanity. The message of MODELLAND is a good one - every girl is beautiful, not just the conventionally pretty ones - but it's heavily muddled in lots of completely insane bits and bobs that didn't fit together.

I won't give MODELLAND one star. I read this thing cover to cover and enjoyed it, if only because it was a train wreck that I couldn't look away from. It gets two stars for the sheer hilarity this book was. It made little to no sense and was filled with some of the most elementary school-esque writing I've ever seen (but I've seen worse from even the biggest publishers, to be honest). Tyra Banks is no author, but at least she has a whacked out imagination.

VERDICT: MODELLAND is quite possibly one of the most inadvertently hilarious books ever. The writing is horrible, the plot makes no sense, and the world is crazy. But why do you want to read this? To experience it all first hand.
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I actually think Jillian is funny. I used to think she was more annoying and pushy. She grew on me. She is also motivational, though a bit over dramatic at times. The lower body moves are challenging and I like the short cardio intervals that she weaves in to help keep the heart rate up. Her video is definitely helping me reshape my booty. :)
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At last, someone shows up on the scene to show that "big" people are not fat, lazy, and stupid.
Odelia Grey rides in on a white horse to save our day.
This book is a very enjoyable read and goes to prove that Just because we're big doesn't make us all bad.
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This workout is Amazing. With everything from dynamic set training to hardcore endurance and lifting. This program has it all rolled into one cute little ball of sweaty joy! I will be doing this workout for a long time...much longer than 90 days. I would recommend the Body Beast to anyone looking to get huge and bulk up in a hurry! I've never felt so good after a 30 minute workout. Thanks Sagi!!
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This is a totally enjoyable book.  The music is 'core, and the exercise stuff is perfect for the impatient and out-of-shape.  Check out the photos.  They show off easy moves that even a spazz (like me) can do, but they are also HILARIOUS (go ahead, try and find ONE straight face).  "Punk Rock Aerobics" screams FREEDOM, from health clubs, from annoying money-beat dance grooves, but mostly from your own heaving lungs and lazy ass.  These sisters ROCK!
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When I first saw Ms. Rice on CBS This Morning I was struck by her enthusiasm for plus sized fitness.  I was also a little skeptical about a thin woman being able to recognize the fitness needs of larger women.  Boy, was I wrong.
I could not put this book down.  Not only did I find the direction of the book easy to absorb and follow.  I also found the accompanying photographs, which showed plus size women in various exercises, very beneficial.  In addition the the motivational stories of the women who have followed Ms. Rice's program were very inspirational.
I recommend this book to any woman of size, and even those not of size, who think they can't live an active lifestyle.  You can!  And Ms. Rice shows you how.
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This follow up to Diary of a Mad Fat Girl is awesome.  I can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud while reading this book. It is such a good story and the characters are so well developed.  I feel for and with these characters.  The main character is a ball of fire, funny, sexy and saucy.  What a fun book, I can't wait for the next installment, please tell me there will be a next one !!!
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Burr Leonard, the instructor of the workouts, freely admits she's in her late 50s and I just want to say that when I'm her age, I want her body! With her long, lean physique, she looks incredible. I don't know if the Bar Method is all she does to stay in shape, but judging from this DVD set, it must help. The approach is part Lotte Berk, part dance-inspired (Leonard, in fact, studed the Lotte Berk method in the 1980s), and the workouts are way tougher than they look. This exercise style relies a lot on small, subtle movements that, if done properly, are highly effective. I really enjoy my heavier weight workouts, but these routines are a nice change, and they work my muscles nearly as hard, but in a different way.
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This was a crazy read, these young girls are something else. Wild @$$ city girls dreaming of being millionaires. This sory is full of hood jealosy/ rivalries coated in sisterhood. Young women trying to learn their way through the good and the bad of growing up in the hood and dealing with mistrust and unfaithful men
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Jenny Mollen is hilarious. Her crazy tales seem desperate at times but she OWNS it. She is self aware at how insane our minds and actions can be, and many of the chapters are frightenly relatable.
Very entertaining book. Finished it in a day because it was so addicting.
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Kathy Smith is the right amount of perky.  She leads her troupe of excerise groupies with authority and is fun to watch.  This is a great workout which alternates 2 minute sections of cardio/aerobic work with  lesser impact moves designed to tone the lower body.  She has done a good  job of choosing excerises which use large muscle groups, so more calories  are burned. Kathy and her crew have the required amount of enthusiasm, and  are well coordinated, but you should buy this video just to see the guy in  the back.  I know he means well but it looks like he's having some sort of  an attack.  Do not try his unique style of aerobics at home, you might hurt  yourself :)
No equipment is neccesary for this workout.  You'll burn lots  of calories but don't expect to get a very good upper body workout.
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Worked my whole body in only 35 minutes! These girls are awesome! This workout combines cardio, strength training and stretching!
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Treat. Yes larger women enjoy sex and orgasms! They are more common then those skinny women who always diet and miss so much of life.
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Fun read about a girl reaching beyond her comfort zone and finding that she was stronger than she ever expected.
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I SAW ANNA NICOLE SMITH: EXPOSED JUST LAST NIGHT ON SHOWTIME AND I MUST SAY I WAS STUNNED. SHE WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS I HAVE EVER SEEN. I HATED IT THAT EVERYONE WOULD BE RAGGING ON HER ABOUT HER WEIGHT IN THE PAST I GLAD SHE'S LOST POUNDS NOW. THIS FILM SHOWED HER IN ALOT OF SOFTCORE ADULT MOVIES SHE HAD POWER WHEN SHE WAS IN THE OFFICE CALLING WHICH GUY SHE WANTED AND HER LEGS WERE NOT CROSSED LIKE A LADY WHILE HAVING THEM ON THE DESK. IT ALSO SHOWED HER IN HER ACTION MOVIE "SKYCRAPER".
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Being a bigger girl, I was able to connect on the same level as the main character.  This book held my attention and I didn't want to put it down! I will suggest this book to all of my friends! Going to go download the next one!