Lisa Hochstein’s Pink Tulle Corset Dress on Instagram

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Lisa Hochstein looked like some sort of princess in her pink tulle corset gown on Instagram. I think this dress is the perfect mixture of sexy and class. And because of that and the fact that it’s still in stock with amazing Style Stealers means we need to run to them below (just don’t loose a glass slipper on the way).

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Jess

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If you struggle with your weight and have body image issues, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that over 90% of women are unhappy with their bodies. And they’ve taken drastic measures to get to a certain number on the scale. In fact, most of the women I work with have tried everything: pills and potions, diets and detoxes, even surgery.

But the outcomes were always the same:

• They never got lasting results on the scale.
• They felt worse about themselves than ever before.

Chances are you know what I’m talking about.

So Where Do These Weight Issues and Negative Body Images Come From?

The women I work with have shared some of the factors that contributed to their own weight and body issues.

• Having a mother who was very concerned about her own weight and was always trying to be thinner. Carmen’s mom put her on diet pills at age 12 because she was getting “pudgy,” when in fact she was going through puberty.
• Having a family member or authority figure make judgments about your body weight. Rachel shared that her father told her she’d never be able to attract a man if she was too fat. This started the endless cycle of yo-yo dieting.
• Being bullied by family or friends about your weight. “Fatty, fatty two by four” and “here comes thunder thighs” were phrases that Michelle often heard at school and from her brothers.
• The fashion and media industry showing the “ideal” female body as thin. Carla shared that when she was younger, she wanted a “Twiggy” body. At the height of her career, Twiggy was 5 feet 6 ½ inches, weighed 92 pounds, and measured 31-23-31.

This last one really hits hard because these messages are everywhere. And every time I see an online message that judges women’s bodies or promotes “thin” as the pathway to happiness I want to cry.

Because when we’re told we are “too fat” or we see images of how we are “supposed to” look, we internalize these thoughts, and they become beliefs for us. And this can set us up for a lifetime of weight, body image issues, and poor self-esteem. Ironically, we end up turning to food to feel better.

And That’s When the Cravings and Emotional Eating Begin

Maybe we find ourselves binge eating at night, after dinner, even though we’re not even hungry. Or perhaps we’re secretly stashing carbs, hiding the evidence of our “treats.” Or constantly grazing our way through the pantry or fridge, looking for “something.”

The bottom line is that we’re not feeling good about ourselves or our bodies. So, we’re using food to comfort, numb-out or fill the void. Which usually leads to more weight gain and feeling even worse about ourselves.

And another diet won’t fix that. As a registered dietitian, it would be easy for me to tell women what they “should” eat. But most women already know this! In fact, what I commonly hear from my clients is “I know what I’m supposed to do but I just can’t do it.”

It’s Time to Let Go of the Emotional Baggage

Until we let go of the emotional baggage and the negative beliefs that we’ve accumulated over the years, chances are nothing will change. This is because our emotions and beliefs are running the show behind the scenes.

To feel the power of these negative thoughts and beliefs, take a moment right now to reflect on the messages you heard growing up (and are likely still hearing). Write them down in a notebook or journal.

How do these words make you feel? Do you notice any tension in your body? Maybe a nauseous feeling in your gut? Are you feeling inspired to eat some veggies? Or are you finding yourself craving your favorite comfort food?

Are You Ready to Learn More?

I struggled with weight and body image issues for decades. As a dietitian, this was really hard because I felt like a fraud. How could I help other women when I couldn’t even help myself? Well, that was I realized that it wasn’t about the food… it was about my emotions and my beliefs.

When I started letting go of my own emotional baggage and changing my beliefs, that’s when I was finally able to feel good about my body (that came first) and release the extra weight. Yeah!

If you’d like to learn more on how to make this happen for YOU, I warmly invite you to watch my free training – How to Stop Cravings and Emotional Eating So You Can Lose the Weight and Keep it Off.

There definitely is hope to ending your weight and body images issues, but it’s not in another diet.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Is emotional eating a major hurdle in your life? Have you figured out that you eat because of your emotions? How do you work through your emotions so they don’t affect your eating habits?

All musical forms progress as new instruments, new technology, and new innovators come on the scene. Modern opera has bad rap because some of it contains music written using the 12-note scale, uncomfortable to most ears.

But I recently attended two operas that I recommend. Because I am a patron and not a critic or trained musician, I won’t attempt to define modern opera. Here’s an informative article from The Guardian.

Albert Herring, Produced by Chicago Opera Theater

Composer Benjamin Britten, Librettist Eric Crozier, Conductor Dame Jane Glover, Director Stephen Sposito

My only exposure to Benjamin Britten is a maudlin opera called Death in Venice about an aging musician’s lust for a 14-year-old boy who parades around the Lido Beach near Venice. Death without satisfaction is the subject matter. At least Tosca has her real love requited, and she kills the misogynist. I went to see Albert Herring on my own out of sheer guilt at wasting a ticket.

Lo and behold, I sat next to my friend, a retired Department Head of Music, who tuned me into the real Benjamin Britten, not the repressed composer. Britten and his friends founded the English Opera Company, for which he composed Albert Herring. The Opera Company toured second and third tier cities throughout the UK presenting highbrow music that would appeal to the common audience.

That is the joy of Albert Herring. I thought back to the first performance I saw, Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love – the duets, trios, quartets, quintets, chorus, the bel canto arias. Albert Herring has them all.

It’s a fun story about a beautiful young man who wins the local beauty pageant, and the neighborhood fallout. Everyone from Cornwall to Middlecastle must have enjoyed the visiting English Opera Company. How lucky we were in Chicago to enjoy Albert produced by the Chicago Opera Theater. More please!

The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing, Produced by Chicago Opera Theater

Composer Justine F. Chen, Librettist David Simpatico, Conductor (my favorite) Lidiya Yankovskaya, Peter Rothtein Director

Many of us are more familiar with the glorious and sad story of Alan Turing thanks to his biographical movie The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The movie was based on Turing’s biography The Enigma, written by Andrew Hodges.

It’s the story of a brilliant social misfit who eventually finds a home at Benchley Park during WWII where he is credited with breaking the German Enigma code. He’s gay and burdened with a mother who constantly pushes him to marry, even if only to mask his homosexuality, a crime in the UK.

The opera pulls the thread of Turing’s love life through the broader background of his intellectual accomplishments. This provides opportunities for beautiful operatic solos, duets, quartets, quintets – and a full chorus (rare in modern opera).

The orchestration is melodic and lush, especially combined with the chorus. For me, this is an opera to love. Alan Turing is a modern classic! Chen is currently working on an opera about Jeanne d’Arc.

Rent, Produced by Porchlight Music Theater

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson, Directed by Adrian Abel Azevedo, Music Directed by Dr. Michael McBride, Choreographed by Laura Savage

Rent is a modern rock opera based on La Boehme. Full disclosure, I’m not a fan of most rock music. I saw Rent because the producer, Porchlight Music Theatre, does wonderful musicals. Also, the backstory on Rent is compelling.

Larson worked on the opera for eight years and unexpectedly died after the final dress rehearsal. The opera went on to win the Tony for Best Musical, a Pulitzer Prize, and ran on Broadway for 12 years.

There is much to enjoy in the music and the story, cleverly located in New York’s Alphabet City during the AIDS epidemic. The characters are down and out musicians, writers, pimps, whores, landlords – all striving to be in a better place. There are only four instruments, two guitars, one bass, and drums.

We attended a preview and sat behind the sound designer working the “board” on his computer. I took advantage at the interval and asked if he was working on the vocal/instrument balance, and he responded that the director only wanted LOUD as fitted a rock opera. And LOUD it was.

Regardless of the nuance, that could have contributed to the musical experience. There are many outstanding songs in Rent, but all I remember is LOUD.

Jagged Little Pill: The Musical, Produced by the American Repertory Theater

Lyrics by Alanis Morissette, Music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, Book by Diablo Cody, Directed by Diane Paulus

Jagged Little Pill received great local reviews, and my theater-buddy is a Morissette fan. So off we went to the big Nederlander Theatre – $100 for ½ price decent seats. Full disclosure, I’ve never heard a song by Morissette, unless incidentally.

Diablo Cody does a masterful job of tying 22 songs into a realistic plot about a suburban mom who becomes addicted to oxy. There’s a rebellious 15-year-old daughter, an overachieving, depressed son who awaits his college acceptance letters, a distant hard-working dad, and all their friends. I was pleasantly surprised by the plot because I expected it to be totally focused on the younger generation.

The actors are a masterpiece of casting – each one of them capable of show-stopping singing and dancing; several ensemble numbers brought down the house. I happily enjoyed all the songs even though the words were not understandable due to the loud miking of singers and orchestra. Where are super-titles when you need them?

The band consisted of keyboard, guitars, bass, and percussion. The addition of violin, viola, and cello added lushness to the music.

The almost full-house audience (2,253 when full) leapt in appreciation of the performers. Morissette fans of all ages were sated. My theater-buddy bought a ticket to see the show a second time. I was not so swept-away but if you are a Morissette fan (or have children or grandchildren who are) see this traveling Broadway show when it turns up in your area.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Have you seen any modern operas/musicals recently? Which ones? What was your impression? What did you like most about them? Are you looking forward to a particular production?

Ariana Madix’s Neon Yellow Suit on Instagram

Vanderpump Rules 2023 Instagram Fashion

We are pausing our Mother’s Day coverage to bring you Ariana Madix stunnnning in her neon yellow suit on Instagram. She attended the Bravo Upfronts and did not disappoint with this bright and bold outfit. And I’m going to take this time to be upfront with you by telling you, you need this look. So take a trip down to the links and Style Stealers below so that one just like it can magically appear on stage in your closet.

Sincerely Stylish,

Jess

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There’s been quite a lot of buzz surrounding the benefits of using rosemary oil for hair growth, and whether or not it can be useful for slowing down shedding across the scalp. The answer seems to be highly positive—whether you’ve seen TikTok videos of people raving about how the ingredient has been transformative for their hair loss, or have read glowing reviews from shoppers about a given rosemary oil for hair, it’s clearly working for many folks. But if you’re personally wondering how to use rosemary oil for hair growth and whether or not it’s worth exploring, we got some legit feedback from a professional dermatologist to share. 

Dr. Brian Abittan, Director of Skin and Hair Rejuvenation and Director of Hair Transplantation at Mount Sinai Health System, shared that there are two studies that show rosemary oil has the potential to help grow hair. “While certainly more trials and data are needed, rosemary oil does seemingly have potential to help with hair growth,” Dr. Abittan told StyleCaster.

While he says that the mechanism of action causing hair growth is not fully understood yet, it seems that there are multiple ingredients of rosemary oil (rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, camphor, etc.) which may contain anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-microbial properties. “Together these may help contribute towards hair growth.”

But how often should one apply rosemary oil to the scalp? Dr. Abbitan says it depends on the formulation being used, but most options out there will advise being applied once daily across areas of loss to see results.

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If you’re wondering if there are instances in which to avoid using rosemary oil, Dr. Abbitan says this can ultimately depend on the formulation and concentration of a given oil, since it can sometimes be irritating to the scalp and cause contact allergies. “It is important to note that there are many different types of hair loss and that rosemary oil may work better for some types than others.” You may want to have your scalp issues evaluated by a dermatologist to determine your specific type of hair loss (and whether or not rosemary oil is a viable solution), should you have any reservations.

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