Welcome to Revenge of the Curves!

Welcome to Revenge of the Curves!

And a very special welcome to the readers and subscribers of my beauty and fashion blog 55 Secret Street!

This is a new blog about food, health and fitness for women who enjoy excellent food, amazing wine and to-die-for desserts - but realize that there must be balance!  The title was inspired by an article that appeared in the New York Daily News last year about a study by William Lassek of the University of Pittsburgh and Steven Gaulin of the University of California at Santa Barbara, that found that curvaceous women tended to be smarter than women who were not.

Like many of you, I don't eat just to eat (Well okay, sometimes I do, but that's another story for another day!) I enjoy the entire experience: the flavors, the presentation, and the creativity.  I hate the idea of depriving myself and I find it very challenging to balance everything - eating well but not in excess, getting my workout in and keeping stress at bay.  There are a lot of health and fitness sites out there, but too many of them subscribe to what I like to call the "scoop of tuna" philosophy: You can't eat anything else but a scoop of tuna ever again in order to lose weight or maintain. 

No thanks!

We're going to talk about everything here - food and diets, exercise, body image, emotional and mental health and have interviews with experts in all of those fields.  We also have our own Medical Columnist, Mana Kasongo, M.D., whom you will love. Email her at nichelle@anovelistamedia.com and she will answer questions from you about health and wellness in her column, Ask Dr. Kasongo. 

Comments

[CreoleInDC]

First. :)

[Nichelle]

Bwwwaaaahhaahahaa!!!!

You are indeed FIRST Monica! I'm gonna have to print this out and frame it!:)

[Kathryn]

Congrats Guys and brillant idea for a site!

[Los Angelista]

Congratulations on the launch! It looks great! I wrote sbout health and fitness for the Curves site for a year and now that it just ended on July 1st, it's nice to know I'll have a good spot to discuss these same issues.

[T.Kay]

Hi! I LOVE this site already! This looks like it's gonna be a bookmark!

[Nichelle]

Kathryn, Los Angelista and T.Kay - thanks so much! Looking forward to seeing all of you back soon...

[Fitness Goddess]

Hey!
Thanks for adding my link to your blogroll. I like the site, I am happy to see an increase in resources for women of color. It's great that you have an M.D. to offer advice.

I'll be adding your link shortly.

[Sissy]

Like the new look and concept, I'm adding you to my reader.

[Nichelle]

@Fitness Goddess - Thank you! I like your blog very much. And I am glad to contribute to the increase in resources for women of color too.

@Sissy - Thanks so much. I hope you keep coming back. You know I still giggle a little when I see your name because I think about the movie review you did of Tyler Perry's movie with Creole in DC.

Both of y'all were dead wrong LOL!!

[keyalus]

Thanks for the link on your blogroll. I look forward to getting some good information from here because everything I write about is an experiment of one. :) I will *never* be a scoop of tuna girl that is for sure!

[Madame Meow]

Yay! A blog after my own heart. Can't wait to read it!

[Nichelle]

@Keyalus - You're quite welcome! Scoops of tuna are for the birds:)

@Madame Meow - Thanks so much. Always glad to have you. Can't wait to see you weigh in here (no pun intended!)

[jerseybred]

Congrats! I am looking forward to seeking revenge on my curves:)

[sdg1844]

Excellent! I'm looking for some more motivation and positive sites. Glad you did this.

[Nichelle]

@Jerseybred - LOL!!! Love that.

@sdg1844 - Thanks. Hopefully we can all motivate each other here!

[enid]

awesome site!!