Even Katie Holmes Wears Spanx

It looks like Katie Holmes wears a girdle. For special outings anyway. She's lost all her weight since giving birth to her first child, but maybe she is conscious of her stomach not being as flat as a board as it was pre-pregnancy. These photos are via the Superficial. They say you can tell these are not nylons if you look how they cut into her thighs and because her feet look bare.

Here's a comment from one of their readers;

Yeah, the Spanx. Not glamorous, for sure. Definitely less sexy than the old-fashioned Scarlett O'Hara-type corset.

But even movie stars have stuff that jiggles around and needs to be contained. Underneath those designer gowns that adorn celebrities at various awards shows is an amazing array of cantilevered underwear to keep each breast and butt cheek from moving independently. And the ubiquitous duct tape, of course.

Too bad Katie's Spanx made it into the photo. How embarrassing. She looks really gorgeous. I wonder if her hairstylist managed to find a way to camouflage that Scientology plug-in on the back of her neck?

Spanx (brilliant marketing name, not spelled as Spandx for Spandex) are the modern version of yesterday's girdles. They are one of several companies vying for our attention in the growing body shapewear market.

Huckabee Loses 110 Pounds and Runs for President

Mike Huckabee lost 110 pounds in one year. He is now 51 years old and decided to change his lifestyle a couple of years ago when his doctor told him that his Type II diabetes would cause his entire body to deteriorate.

He turned around a lifetime of eating fried and sugary foods and began abstaining from these. He started an exercise routine by getting on a stationary bike each morning. He had been reading his newspaper each morning anyway, now he read it while riding his bicycle. He then started jogging short distances and has since completed four marathons. (His wife walked the complete marathon route of 26 miles on two of these). He was able to reverse his Type II diabetes diagnosis without the use of any drugs even though his parents and grandparents had also suffered from it.

He has become an advocate of the "culture of health" and is heavily involved with the Healthy America initiative.

We'll be hearing a lot more about Huckabee soon. He just announced he is running for President of the United States. He has been the Governor of Arkansas since 1996 and happened to grow up in the same tiny town as Bill Clinton.

A Sexy Plus Size Valentines Day

Valentine's Day is in two weeks. For many people this conjures up a vision of roses, chocolates and red lacy lingerie. I've never gotten into this habit myself (and it's too late to start now) but for those who are into it, there are so many vendors offering plus size lingerie online these days. Here's a couple of samples.

The first pic is the Stretch Cargo Net Set for $29.99. The sellers say it's a very comfortable cargo net set (larger holes than fishnet) with great stretch to it. Even the hems stretch to fit. It comes with a G-string and fits 1X and 2X.

The second pic is a stretch lace dress for $52.00. The sellers say it is one of their best fitting dress styles and has a sheer stretch mess full skirt with flirtatious rhinestone heart gathering at the decollete. It's available in red or black, has adjustable shoulder straps and comes with a matching G-string. It's available in sizes up to 3X.

For those who who can't see themselves wearing lingerie, but still want something showing skin and cleavage, this sexy top costs only seven dollars, though you need to buy a package of six to get this price. It comes in sizes up to 3X and is made of 90% polyester and 10% spandex.