Ever noticed that female talk show hosts are not the slimmest bunch of celebs? Well, we'll leave Kelly Ripa out of this discussion, because she is obviously not your average mom of three kids -- have you seen her body lately? But Oprah, Rachael Ray, Ellen, and remember Rosie? Now, these are my kind of girls. They look more like me than Heidi Klum does (so not right, that body of hers) and Jessica Alba (even an inspiring photo of her in my gym bag wouldn't do the trick, I'm afraid). Real, these women are. And that's why I like them.

Ellen is my favorite. Check her out in this video, promoting (well, kind of) the Hawaii chair for fitness. If laughing counts as a weight-loss technique, then I just dropped a few pounds.