British men are becoming more comfortable with plastic surgery and 'moob' reductions were the fifth most popular cosmetic surgery procedure for men there last year. Over 1,000 men got a male chest reduction there, which is a 1,000 percent increase over five years and a 44% increase from the previous year.

The four more popular cosmetic procedures for men in Britian in order of popularity are nose jobs, eye surgery, ear corrections and liposuction.

But some men still aim to lose their moobs the natural way. Here's one guys lose the moobs story.

Here's a video clip from the Tyra Banks show last year where she discusses her swimsuit shoot and how a couple of unflattering photos were picked up by the tabloids and they claimed she had gained 40 pounds although she had only gone from 150 to 160 pounds.

Check out this fun video of a couple performing their Yoga acrobatics ('yogabatics') at a Lululemon retail store.

There's a good article about the colon cleansing fad in today's Wall Street Journal;

Does your colon really need cleansing?

According to a profusion of Web sites, clinics and wellness spas, the typical American diet of processed foods, pharmaceuticals, stress and lack of exercise is clogging up our lower intestinal tracts, leaving them inflamed and lined with waste—and leaking toxins into the body that cause problems ranging from headaches and chronic fatigue to arthritis and cellulite. All that "stubborn fecal matter" also contributes to bulging bellies and expanding waistlines, cleansing proponents claim.

Read the rest at Does Your Colon Really Need Cleaning?

Here's a great instructional video for an exercise to tighten the lower belly. It helps pull in the abdominal muscles.

See a couple of other great abs exercises here.

Torrid, a retailer for young women's plus-size fashion has selected the seven winners of the 2009 Torrid House of Dreams Model Search. This is apparently the world's largest plus-size modeling contest. The winners were selected from over 5000 entries from all over the US.

Check out the plus size model winners here.

If you are trying to lose weight, here's a way to see your weight loss progress in a visual way.

It's a new iPhone app to help with people's weight loss goals.

We first developed this model almost three years ago as a google gadget. Lots of people have been using it and find it fun and motivational. Now we've added a few additional features and have created it as an iPhone app.

You can find it at the iPhone app store under Virtual Weight Loss Model.

You can see your weight loss progress with this virtual model. Customize it with your current weight, goal weight, heaviest weight and your height.

The model is based on body mass index (BMI) calculations. So it will look different for people who are different heights but who weigh the same. If people like it we'll be adding more options, including a male model.

Depending on your preference, you can input your personal data in pounds or kilograms, inches or centimeters.

You can customize your model's skin and hair color, shoe and dress color.

If you're one of the 40 million people who own an iPhone or an iPod Touch, please tell us what you think!

Here are some of the reviews for the initial Virtual Weight Loss Model gadget;

It is nice to have a visual goal - of seeing myself get thinner over time! Bonus thanks for such a cool tool!

Very Cute - This is adorable.

More magazine has bikini body photos of 11 celebrities who are over 40 and still look great in bikinis. Check out the photos of Kim Cattrall, age 52, Julia Roberts, 41, Nicollette Sheridan, 45, Cindy Crawford, 43, Demi Moore, 46, Valerie Bertinelli, 49, Kate Walsh, 41, Helen Mirren, 63, Lisa Rinna, 45 Patricia Heaton, 51 and Elle Macpherson, 46.

Is Jessica Alba being paid to sell Dr. Oz's secret diet tip? It certainly looks this way from the ad above.

Would Dr. Oz really be advocating losing seven pounds in one week? And would he be promoting one 'secret diet tip' as the key to weight loss?

This ad is probably a scam and Dr. Oz and Jessica Alba probably don't even know it exists, but that's just speculation on our part.

The Daily Mail has a long post today discussing Madonna's mighty arm muscles and the specifics of her daily workout.

Madonna works out for two hours each day, six days each week. One quarter of that time is devoted to her arms. Much of that 30 minutes does not involve any weights.

You keep your arms out from your sides, and do various movements without ever allowing them to drop. It's strenuous, and very painful - even after five minutes. And it does build muscle.

Check out the details on Madonna's workouts.

Also see a video tutorial on how to get super toned arms.

Here's a cute video where the tech reporter for Time Magazine, Josh Quittner, enlists the help of his daughters to try to reduce his stomach size.

By wearing the Equmen girdle for men, he finds he can shrink five centimeters off his belly. See the video here.

Via The Cut

There are some people who are so picky about their foods, so religious about what they will eat and not eat, that their fixation is being called a disease. Orthorexia is the name used by some eating-disorder specialists to describe an unhealthy fixation with healthy eating.

Now most of us could use much less sugar, junk, salt and processed foods in our diet but if you watch the video about health food junkies below you'll probably agree these people have serious food issues on the other end of the junkie extreme;

See also: Health Food Junkies: Orthorexia Nervosa - the Health Food Eating Disorder

Yummie Tummie is a company that sells shapewear. They've got an ingenious idea with a tank top that slims your belly (muffin top) if you have one. It's not like a girdle in that it is meant to be worn to be seen. Only the middle part of the tank top has a discreet shaping shapewear component. Check out the video below where the product is reviewed on the Today Show. Also see the Yummie Tummie Shaping Tankas displayed on Amazon.

Losing 10 pounds might take as much as 10 years from your appearance. Dr. Donna Casey says that "weight comes off from the top down. Since weight sheds in the face first, this means that losing even five pounds will make you look younger."

But it's important not to lose more than one to two pounds a week as people who go on crash diets and lose large amounts of weight quickly will actually look older, with loose hanging skin.

Photo by colros

Land's End has a new site called The Island where you can 'virtually' go and submit all your size info and try on various slimming bathing suits. They help you select the best bathing suits based on your body shape.

You can submit all your key measurements (height, weight, bust size, rib cage, waist, hips, thigh, inseam and torso) and then see how the various bathing suits will look on you.