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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Lemondrop Readers Respond -- Do Your Parents Influence Your Dating?</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/07/lemondrop-readers-answer-do-your-parents-influence-whom-you-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/07/lemondrop-readers-answer-do-your-parents-influence-whom-you-d/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/07/lemondrop-readers-answer-do-your-parents-influence-whom-you-d/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/10/couple-flickr-epsos-160-10710_thumbnail.png" /><br /> When it comes to dating, do your parents play a part in whom and how you date? 
 
We posed the question to readers earlier this week, and responses indicated that parents impact our dating lives in all sorts of ways. Some readers found partners who ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/07/lemondrop-readers-answer-do-your-parents-influence-whom-you-d/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/07/lemondrop-readers-answer-do-your-parents-influence-whom-you-d/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19664650/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/07/lemondrop-readers-answer-do-your-parents-influence-whom-you-d/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/07/lemondrop-readers-answer-do-your-parents-influence-whom-you-d/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>dating</category><category>parents and dating</category><category>parents dating advice</category><category>ParentsAndDating</category><dc:creator>Teresa Wu</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-10-07T11:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Meet Some Fine Ladies of 9 to Fine -- And Learn How They're Getting Fit</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/17/9-to-fine-real-women-work-out-exercise-tips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/17/9-to-fine-real-women-work-out-exercise-tips/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/17/9-to-fine-real-women-work-out-exercise-tips/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/health/" rel="tag">Health</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/because-youre-hot/" rel="tag">Because You're Hot</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/09/erika_thumbnail.jpg" /><br /> We've been doing this 9 to Fine thing for two months now, and while we've had our ups and downs, we've tried to stay motivated. And one of the biggest motivators is knowing that you guys are reading. No, seriously, once it's out there on the ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/17/9-to-fine-real-women-work-out-exercise-tips/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/17/9-to-fine-real-women-work-out-exercise-tips/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19608482/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/17/9-to-fine-real-women-work-out-exercise-tips/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/17/9-to-fine-real-women-work-out-exercise-tips/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>9 to Fine</category><category>exercise</category><category>fitness</category><category>get fit</category><category>how to get in shape</category><category>working out</category><dc:creator>Erin Scottberg</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-09-17T11:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>The 40/40/20 Weight-Loss Secret &amp; Other Tips to Get Back on Track</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/03/the-40-40-20-weight-loss-secret-and-other-tips-to-get-back-on-trac/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/03/the-40-40-20-weight-loss-secret-and-other-tips-to-get-back-on-trac/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/03/the-40-40-20-weight-loss-secret-and-other-tips-to-get-back-on-trac/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/09/scale-flicjr_thumbnail.jpg" /><br /> Summer's tough, guys. There are so many weddings and birthday parties and barbecues filled with cake and buffets and beer and chicken wings. We've already told you -- we're ladies who eat. Depriving ourselves of our favorites (ice cream and, again, ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/03/the-40-40-20-weight-loss-secret-and-other-tips-to-get-back-on-trac/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/03/the-40-40-20-weight-loss-secret-and-other-tips-to-get-back-on-trac/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19619602/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/03/the-40-40-20-weight-loss-secret-and-other-tips-to-get-back-on-trac/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/03/the-40-40-20-weight-loss-secret-and-other-tips-to-get-back-on-trac/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>9ToFine</category><category>exercise</category><category>exercise tips</category><category>ExerciseTips</category><category>fitness</category><category>weight loss</category><category>weight loss tips</category><category>WeightLoss</category><category>WeightLossTips</category><dc:creator>Erin Scottberg</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-09-03T15:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>At Work, Happy Hour or Home -- How to Avoid Extra Calories All Day Long</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/27/diet-secrets-how-to-avoid-extra-calories-all-day-long-work-happy-hour-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/27/diet-secrets-how-to-avoid-extra-calories-all-day-long-work-happy-hour-home/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/27/diet-secrets-how-to-avoid-extra-calories-all-day-long-work-happy-hour-home/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/health/" rel="tag">Health</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/work/" rel="tag">Work</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/08/fridge-cleaner-note_thumbnail.jpg" /><br />  Our busy workdays don't really take our health into consideration -- just ask the Lemondrop editors, who swore a few weeks ago in their "9 to Fine" get-fit initiative that they'd be back in their skinny jeans by summer's end despite having typed ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/27/diet-secrets-how-to-avoid-extra-calories-all-day-long-work-happy-hour-home/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/27/diet-secrets-how-to-avoid-extra-calories-all-day-long-work-happy-hour-home/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19597515/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/27/diet-secrets-how-to-avoid-extra-calories-all-day-long-work-happy-hour-home/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/27/diet-secrets-how-to-avoid-extra-calories-all-day-long-work-happy-hour-home/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>diet</category><category>healthy living</category><category>how not to drink at events</category><category>HowNotToDrinkAtEvents</category><category>nine to fine</category><category>work diet</category><dc:creator>Sammy Davis</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-08-27T11:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Cardio Queens -- The Gym Mistake That All Girls Make</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/13/cardio-queens-gym-mistakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/13/cardio-queens-gym-mistakes/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/13/cardio-queens-gym-mistakes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/health/" rel="tag">Health</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/food/" rel="tag">Food</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/08/cardio-queen-getty_thumbnail.jpg" /><br />  New to this whole 9-to-Fine thing? Check out the previous weeks here. 
 
"I can spot the 'cardio queens' anywhere," drawls our trainer Rowdy at an ungodly hour this morning as we grunt our way through some suicidal version of push-ups. "They hit the ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/13/cardio-queens-gym-mistakes/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/13/cardio-queens-gym-mistakes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19591639/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/13/cardio-queens-gym-mistakes/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/13/cardio-queens-gym-mistakes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>crunch</category><category>dieting</category><category>elliptical</category><category>excercise</category><category>fitness</category><category>food guilt</category><category>FoodGuilt</category><category>gym</category><category>supplements</category><category>weight loss</category><category>WeightLoss</category><dc:creator>Lemondrop Staff</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-08-13T15:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Back to Basics -- Staying on Track in Week Four of 9-to-Fine</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/29/back-to-basics-staying-on-track-in-week-four-of-9-to-fine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/29/back-to-basics-staying-on-track-in-week-four-of-9-to-fine/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/29/back-to-basics-staying-on-track-in-week-four-of-9-to-fine/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/health/" rel="tag">Health</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/07/personal-training_thumbnail.jpg" /><br /> Need to catch-up on our 9-to-Fine action? Click here. 
 
It's week four, and Rowdy reminded us that next week, we have another exciting weigh in. 
 
This is usually around the time that most diets start going off the rails, and so we're giving ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/29/back-to-basics-staying-on-track-in-week-four-of-9-to-fine/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/29/back-to-basics-staying-on-track-in-week-four-of-9-to-fine/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19573398/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/29/back-to-basics-staying-on-track-in-week-four-of-9-to-fine/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/29/back-to-basics-staying-on-track-in-week-four-of-9-to-fine/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>9 to Fine</category><category>9ToFine</category><category>Crunch</category><dc:creator>Lemondrop Staff</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-29T19:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>What 9-to-Fine -- and Counting Every Calorie -- Has Taught Us So Far</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/what-9-to-fine-and-counting-every-calorie-has-taught-us-so/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/what-9-to-fine-and-counting-every-calorie-has-taught-us-so/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/what-9-to-fine-and-counting-every-calorie-has-taught-us-so/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/07/erin-eating-cottage-cheese_thumbnail.jpg" /><br /> New to this whole 9-to-Fine thing? Check out the previous weeks here. 
 
A few short weeks ago, we were three boozehounds who loved eating and didn't believe in scales. Then came our partnership with Crunch, our suffering at the hands of Rowdy, our ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/what-9-to-fine-and-counting-every-calorie-has-taught-us-so/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/what-9-to-fine-and-counting-every-calorie-has-taught-us-so/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19554791/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/what-9-to-fine-and-counting-every-calorie-has-taught-us-so/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/22/what-9-to-fine-and-counting-every-calorie-has-taught-us-so/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>9 to fine</category><category>9ToFine</category><category>crunch</category><category>dotfit</category><category>fitness</category><category>weight loss</category><category>WeightLoss</category><dc:creator>Lemondrop Staff</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-22T16:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>9 to Fine, Week Two -- In Which We Realize We Are Out of Shape</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/09/9-to-fine-week-two-in-which-we-realize-we-are-out-of-shape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/09/9-to-fine-week-two-in-which-we-realize-we-are-out-of-shape/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/09/9-to-fine-week-two-in-which-we-realize-we-are-out-of-shape/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/health/" rel="tag">Health</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/work/" rel="tag">Work</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/07/9-to-fine-scram-bracelets_thumbnail.jpg" /><br /> The first week of 9 to Fine? We're not going to lie. It was a bit of what the Germans call eine assk&iuml;cker. 
 
Since our first post last Tuesday (We'll be posting more frequently going forward -- our arms have just been so exhausted from pumping ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/09/9-to-fine-week-two-in-which-we-realize-we-are-out-of-shape/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/09/9-to-fine-week-two-in-which-we-realize-we-are-out-of-shape/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19547487/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/09/9-to-fine-week-two-in-which-we-realize-we-are-out-of-shape/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/07/09/9-to-fine-week-two-in-which-we-realize-we-are-out-of-shape/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>9-to-fine</category><category>crunch</category><category>exercise</category><category>exerspy</category><category>fitness DVD</category><category>FitnessDvd</category><category>getting in shape</category><category>GettingInShape</category><dc:creator>Lemondrop Staff</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-09T17:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>9 to Fine -- Get Out of Your Cubicle and Into Your Skinny Jeans</title><link>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/29/9-to-fine-get-out-of-your-cubicle-and-into-your-skinny-jeans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/29/9-to-fine-get-out-of-your-cubicle-and-into-your-skinny-jeans/</guid><comments>http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/29/9-to-fine-get-out-of-your-cubicle-and-into-your-skinny-jeans/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/health/" rel="tag">Health</a>, <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/category/9-to-fine/" rel="tag">9 to Fine</a></p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.lemondrop.com/media/2010/06/nine-to-fine-group_thumbnail.jpg" /><br /> Unlike Oprah, our version of our "Best Life" involves drinking beer, eating ice cream and always looking smokin' hot. 
 
Unfortunately, making that vision a reality takes work -- of the sweaty, iron-pumping variety. Like so many of you, we're ... <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/29/9-to-fine-get-out-of-your-cubicle-and-into-your-skinny-jeans/">Read more</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/29/9-to-fine-get-out-of-your-cubicle-and-into-your-skinny-jeans/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/forward/19534248/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/29/9-to-fine-get-out-of-your-cubicle-and-into-your-skinny-jeans/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/29/9-to-fine-get-out-of-your-cubicle-and-into-your-skinny-jeans/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>body fat</category><category>body image</category><category>BodyFat</category><category>BodyImage</category><category>crunch</category><category>exercise</category><category>fitness</category><category>getting in shape</category><category>GettingInShape</category><dc:creator>Lemondrop Staff</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-06-29T11:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item></channel></rss>
