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It's Over For von Hottie And Don Draper, But There's Still Hope For Kate Gosselin

If television is a cultural barometer, what can we learn about health and well-being from our regular viewing? von Hottie presents a totally unscientific sampling of the health and fitness "wisdom" she gleaned this week from a random selection of television shows. WARNING: spoiler alerts and broken hearts ahead.

• Bridezillas: Holy unbalanced! This past episode of Bridezillas featured Bride Gloria, who makes Glee's Sue Sylvester look like Fraulein Maria. Gloria, mad that her bridesmaids threw a shower at winery when she doesn't drink, broke out a scale and made her bridesmaids weigh themselves in front of all the guests!

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Little People Are In Better Shape Than Jackie Warner's Clients

If television is a cultural barometer, what can we learn about health and well-being from our regular viewing? von Hottie presents a totally unscientific sampling of the health and fitness "wisdom" she gleaned this week from a random selection of television shows. WARNING: spoiler alerts and a mild tolerance of alcoholism ahead.

• The Closer: Like everyone else in L.A., it appears the cops of the L.A.P.D. do not eat. Or exercise. Or drink coffee, even. How are these people even alive? Is Kyra Sedgwick a robot in pink clothing?

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Your Guide to Thintervention

When I interviewed Jackie Warner last December she was knee deep in casting for her new Bravo show "Thintervention."  At first description it seemed to me like any other diet show: sweat, tears, life changing weight loss. Then I tuned in on Monday night, and realized this was not like any other weight loss show — this was a Bravo weight loss show. Which means that some of the most atrocious examples of humanity are given the kind of opportunity that the rest of us can only dream of. Here's what I learned from the pilot episode of "Thintervention."

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July Shape: Jewel, Jackie Warner, and Lady Gaga Dish Health Advice

Beware of sneaky diet saboteurs like barbecue sauce. The average woman weights herself 6,000 times in her lifetime. Music releases endorphins and improves your blood flow. After an article called Jewel the chubby Renee Zellweger she felt so bad she ate a whole cake. Now, she watches Glee on her iPod while she works out and is much happier. Make this your sexiest summer yet with Chocolate Sun sugar beet tanner. Gardening fends off depression. If you eat an Applebee's Chicken Caesar Salad, you'll have to surf for five hours to work it off. Cut your workouts in half and still lose 10 pounds this month with Jackie Warner's fat-torching cardio routine ("fat-torching" equals intervals plus resistance). Olive oil makes you more fertile. Lady Gaga eats frittatas for breakfast.

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Jackie Warner Thinks You're Fat

Jackie Warner wrote a book. Unfortunately Jillian Michaels already wrote the same book. Yep, This is Why You’re Fat is pretty much the literary doppelganger of Master Your Metabolism.

Key points include: Your hormones are making you fat. Fat-making hormones are insulin, estrogen, cortisol. Skinny-making hormones are human grown hormone, testosterone, progesterone. The way to balance all these hormones is to always eat organic, sleep, drink lots of water, no carbs for dinner, whole grains, limit caffeine, eat a low fat diet, and always remember that sugar is made of Satan and cancer and never-ever-ever eat it.

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Mother's Day Fitness DVDs: Because Flowers Just Die

Nothing says luvin’ like exercise videos.  So, if you’re looking to rack up brownie points with mom this Sunday, think DVDs of fitness gold. Be careful, though, gifts like this can sometimes read, “Mom, I think you’re a lardass” as opposed to the intended, “Mom, I want you to live forever and maintain your MILFy status.” Thusly, a card and flowers may be in order as well. Here’s a breakdown of mom-friendly DVDs for every type of mom this Mother’s Day:

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Twitter's Fitness Must Follows and Fail Whales

I'm still getting the hang of this Twitter thing. It's a lot like flossing to me: I know I should do it, but it's kind of awkward at first and makes my gums bleed.  After a while though, I can see why it's important.  

There's lots of info to be had in 140 character or less, and from a fitness perspective, there are actually quite a few sources for legit info, though of course there are also plenty of tweeting personal trainers who are yawn worthy. But now that I've been flossing for a while, I've got a pretty good list of who's worth following and who's worth skipping right over. My picks: 

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Lose Weight with Jackie Warner

Pay close attention: As previously noted, Jackie Warner, lesbian reality TV trainer celeb, has a new show in the works, called Thintervention. And there's one spot left. If you're a woman, 21-30, who's 30 to 70 pounds overweight, this could be your chance. We do not recommend, except for those largely unemployed, almost entirely self-actualized, overweight, and interested (for professional or personal reasons) in accumulating "life experiences."

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Jackie Warner on Shooting DVDs, Treadmill Intervals, and Looking Like Scarlett Johansson

Jackie Warner spent three seasons in front of the camera on Bravo's Work Out, running her Beverly Hills gym, and causing midwestern housewives to question their sexual orientation. The show ended in 2008, perhaps in part due to comments that Warner may or may not have made about one of the male trainers on her show. She is currently at work on a new show, Thintervention, and has just released a new DVD.

The two weeks prior to shooting, it’s about me doing everything that’s going to be on that DVD. First of all I have to come up with a workout program. Then I make sure that it’s simple enough for people of mid-range to do. Then, I work it into my training sessions, so I get used to the program, because I know I’m going to do it on camera. And, I work myself out, because I know I’m going to be doing those moves myself and they need to seem fluid. So, that’s what happens prior to....

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