Woah.

Lately, I have truly enjoyed sitting down with a big cup of green tea and reading magazines.

You should know that 1.) I am an avid coffee drinker.  However, I have discovered a full leaf Touáreg (Moroccan Mint) organic green tea (fair trade, of course) that is DELICIOUS and there's no need for sugar and 2.) I have never cared for magazines. 

What fascinates me about all of these different magazines are their conflicting messages.

Drink coffee, don't drink coffee. Carbs are bad, carbs are good. Work out 7 days a week for an hour, all you need to work out is 30 minutes a day 3 times a week. Drink wine, don't drink wine.  Yoga is good, yoga is bad. You should incorporate crunches into your work out routine; crunches are bad for your neck and back.  Dark chocolate is good, dark chocolate is good but only in moderation.  On one page, there's a story about being happy about who you are - throw dieting out of the window and just be healthy, and on the next page there is an advertisement for Gucci with a model the size of a toothpick.

Who do these people think they are? Obviously insane.  I love carbs, I drink coffee (ugh...a lot), some weeks I do get in 7 days for a work out, and some weeks I get in 2 30-minute sessions. I love yoga but can't afford to join a studio. I hate crunches and have decided that I don't care if they're good or bad, they stink. I think the only article I've read so far that I could relate to and appreciate was the one about being happy about who you are - throw dieting out of the window and just be healthy.

That model from Gucci? I'll drink her glass of wine for her...with an extra piece of dark chocolate please.