Social Media...The New Diet

ESPNW is the featuring the ultimate "Motivational Monday" with Meka Ford's extreme weight loss.

With an army of 4 million strong, Ford dropped 130 pounds in just 17 months!!! 4 million being the number of "followers" the 23-year-old gained through this incredible transformation. The overflow of love and support followed Meka on all realms of social media including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube as she took on this daunting task. Although she attributes the initial weight loss to 60-day Insanity workout program, the power of social media pushed her to new extremes. Ford says those YouTube comments continue to inspire her today, especially teenagers, stating that "I can sympathize with them because I used to be an unhappy, fat teenager." Check out her Instagram Account !! And the video below which has received over 4 million views!

Check out this awesome article by Fitness Magazine!

"5 Ways Social Media Can Help You Lose Weight" !

We currently live in a society with a culture full of body image issues, selfies, and comparisons galore. It is sometimes difficult to feel the love and know your true worth when it is lost in cyberspace. But how cool it is to see a story where encouragement comes into play for a young woman to push her through this journey. I believe we should use our social media powers for good. I believe we should use these outlets to empower one another for our abilities we've been blessed with. I believe we can ignite change in a generation from attributing worth to the amount of 'likes' to attributing worth to what lies inside a person.

Today my blog serves as a challenge for YOU! I challenge you to use your hashtags, your comments, and your 'likes' for good! We ARE given an opportunity everyday to have an impact  on others. Make someone else feel loved, encouraged, or just down right AWESOME!

KANYE WEST: maybe do less?

Kanye is somehow ALWAYS in the social scene. The Chicago rapper loves to stir up the drama any way he can. From twitter fights, to dropping albums, to pleading for money, to putting down T-Swift...Kanye is always up in our grill. Kanye is to social media as air is to humans...constant and necessary. 

In honor of his boastful social media posts...nothing says "Happy Monday" like Kanye's Top Three Most Profound Social Media Moments

Number One: Wiz Khalifa vs. Kanye duke it out in a twitter battle

Life lesson #1...don't mess with Kanye. Wiz challenged Kanye in a feud centered around an album title...yes an album title. Miscommunication, a lot of attention and 30 tweets later, K switched gears and commended Wiz saying "I think you dress cool" before deleting all of the tweets. Unfortunately for Kanye, there is this thing called taking a screenshot and this Twitter battle will live on forever. 

Number Two: The infamous 2009 VMA Interruption

We all know it. We won't forget. In 2009, Kanye hijacked the microphone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech for "Best Female Video" saying "Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time." Stars all over took Swift's side on social media to stand up for the then 20 year old. The day after, "Taylor Swift", "Beyonce", "VMAs" and "Kanye" were all trending on twitter and will forever be remembered. 

Number Three: The most recent plea for money from Mark Zuckerberg

Kanye just can't get out of the spotlight. This past week, K has claimed that he is $53 million in debt and wants $1 billion from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg using his outlet of choice...Twitter. And sadly, this doesn't seem too odd for the rapper. 

Wanna stay tune to all the drama?
Follow Yeezus on Twitter: kanyewest 

#SB50 IS HERE!

In honor of Super Bowl 50, let the celebration begin of a night full of newsworthy commercials, exciting half-time performances (#tbt to SB2004), oh yeah and football...here are the best ways to stay #connected.

1) Who to Follow

• Of course the Official Superbowl Host Committee: Superbowl 50
• NFL LIVE Snapchat Story is a MUST! (open your snapchat camera, press and hold to scan and you're good to go!) 
• All of the incredible performances tonight! 
• LadyGaga - Coldplay - Queen B - BrunoMars
• Play by play updates offered by following the NFL on twitter right here NFL-Twitter
• Spotify has created the perfect Super Bowl party mix for your own party → TheBigGame2016Playlist 

2) Give me the facts!

• Where?!
• Despite popular belief that the Super Bowl game is being played in San Francisco, The Panthers and Broncos will actually kick off from Levi's Stadium in Santa, Clara California (about 45 miles south of San Francisco).
• Who?!
• The Veteran vs. The Rookie...13 year age gap that is!
• Peyton Manning from the Denver Broncos and Cam Newton representing the North Carolina Panthers will be going head-to-to tonight 6pm E.T.
• Help me sound smart at my Super Bowl Party!
• This is the first time in NFL history that two No. 1 overall draft picks will start against each in a Super Bowl.
• Peyton was the No.1 pick in 1998
• Cam Newton was the No.1 pick in 2011
• Broncos coach Gary Kubiak is the first coach to take a team to the Super Bowl that he also played for!
• Cubic played for the Broncos 1983-1991
• Evan Mathis, Broncos guard, was drafted by the Panthers in 2005.
• He'll be the only player on the field tonight who's played for both teams.

3) COMMERCIALS, COMMERCIALS, COMMERCIALS

• CBS will be posting this year's most shocking, hilarious, and everything in-between commercials throughout the game!
•  Commercials
• Watch your favorites over and over and over again! But until then, let's celebrate some of the best commercials of 2015!

Happy Watching!

The Skinny on The Skimm

Wake up. Make Coffee. Read the Skimm. Repeat.

This daily ritual of mine has helped me stay up to date on the latest news, the juiciest gossip and everything in between. Two best friends, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, created theSkimm in 2012 which delivers one email everymonring at 6 AM. The Skimm aims to give subscribers everything they need to know about the latest news in politics, sports, entertainment and more in clever and creative ways. The eye catching titles (see left), clear/concise news, and conversational delivery has been a MASSIVE hit nationwide! In August, theSkimm reported reaching 1.5 million subscribers.  Some may classify this news outlet as "female-centered", but I encourage everyone I know to use this easy and convenient way to stay up to date! To become a "Skimmer" just follow the link above, enter your email address, & let the communication begin! P.S. theSkimm will also suggest things like books to read or vocabulary words to learn...by far one my favorite aspects! 

With the Presidential Elections just around the corner, the Skimm is covering the 2016 presidential elections with EVERYTHING you need to know right here → 'Skimm the Vote' . Get fast facts about the candidates, all your political jargon, and check out the calendar to always know what's next! Also make sure to check out the "Read Guest Skimm" future to really go in-depth with each candidate! #Merica 

And of course, learn more about the two best friends who are behind the madness! Danielle and Carly, both 29,  met in Rome while studying abroad, later reconnected while working for NBC news & CEOs of a major media outlet! Check out this Cosmo article → Cosmopolitan Article to get to know "the skinny" on these two. (Seriously they are the coolest)!!! 

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