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Ever wonder if those embarrassing things you keep to yourself happen to other people too? Take our survey and share your embarrassing confessions.

Have you ever tried waxing down there yourself?

No, I prefer others to inflict pain on me
Yes, once or twice
Yes, all the time

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Have you ever had cramps so bad you called in sick to work?

Yes, I have
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Have you ever shared lip gloss or mascara with a friend?

Yes, all the time
Yes, I’ve done it once or twice
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Have you ever forgotten to take your birth control pill?

Yes, all the time
Yes, occasionally
No, I'm so careful
Not on the Pill

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Have you ever held up a mirror to look at yourself down there?

Yes, hasn't everyone?
Nope

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Feel-great eating isn’t about starving yourself; it’s about having plenty of delicious, healthy foods that help you burn fat and leave you feeling satisfied. But dealing with the details—like counting grams of fiber, measuring portion sizes, and weighing the differences between good and bad fats—can be confusing, even when you have a daily meal plan to follow.

Here’s a crash course from diet expert Alyse Levine, RD, that can help you stay on track.

1. Eat at least three starch “freebies” a day
Studies show that foods rich in a carbohydrate called resistant starch pass through your body without really counting calorically because they “resist” immediate digestion (in other words, passing through you)—while still filling you up. Plus they help you burn fat fast, improve digestion, and fight disease.

One serving of resistant starch equals:

• ½ cup beans (esp navy or black)
• ½ cup lentils
• ½ cup whole grains
• ½ cup barley
• ½ cup brown rice (cooled)
• ½ cup corn
• ½ cup split peas
• ½ cup whole wheat pasta (cooled)
• ½ cup oatmeal
• 4 oz boiled, chilled potato
• 1 sushi roll
• 1 slice whole wheat bread
• 1 barely ripe banana (as bananas get riper, the starch converts to sugar, which isn’t calorie-free). LINK..

Last week, our Team in Training triathlon coaches took the time to frighten us—er, prepare us—with stories of previous triathlons and their own race day experiences: Missing equipment, pre-swim “freak outs”, all the ways we can accidentally break the rules, and so on. Now, with our first triathlon less than two days away, they explained, it’s a little late to make sure we’re ready physically. At this point, it’s all about being ready mentally. link...

I was in my 20s before I discovered running, so I’m always amazed to see young children keeping up (or passing me by) when I’m out for a jog. When I was a kid, no one ran as a sport itself; rather, we played basketball, softball, or soccer. Running laps is what you did—reluctantly—to be better conditioned for the games.

But in the last decade, there’s been a boom in children running races that were once strictly for adults. Kids as young as 5 and 6 are running with school groups, and tweens and teens are entering 5- and 10-kilometer races—and even mini-triathlons—with their parents, running clubs, and even on their own. link...