So says the Yahoo! news article that popped up on my home page. Christina Aguilera, like most women (or maybe just me), has an up-and-down relationship with the scale. Her latest weight loss is media fodder with the usual “how-did-she-do-it” breathlessness. This article tells us how – she restricted calories and was more active. Basically […]
I do not like being someone who doesn’t have time for exercise. That’s a terrible excuse, especially since exercise has become my favorite thing to do over the last year or so. But this new job is wearing me out and I’d rather sleep in a couple of extra hours than get to the gym, […]
Last night, I could not sleep for hunger. My stomach was rumbling and I felt nauseous. This morning I scarfed like I was getting paid for it, but when I’d eaten 800 calories by 10am I knew I had to put on the brakes and start moderating again. Trust that I would be the one […]
I recently watched a BBC documentary called Eat, Fast and Live Longer. (I know, Oxford Comma problems with the title, but we’ll ignore that for now.) This documentary explored the concepts of fasting and severe calorie restriction. Here’s a news article summing it up. If your local PBS is running this program, it’s definitely worth […]
If you’re anything like me, you like to snack at work. Whether it’s to relieve boredom or stress, I’m constantly chomping down on something. I think raw red peppers are the perfect snack. Crunchy, sweet, portable, and ~40 calories. 40 calories! That’s pretty much negligible. I buy them at CostCo for $4.50 for 6. That’s one […]
