WATERMELLEN's Blogs
Food Hangover
Sunday, October 23, 2016 29 comments NOT happy with my weight yesterday at the gym: my "official" scales. And, having eaten a substantial dinner with DH (we don't share a lot of meals during the week) I then stuffed myself with additional nuts and chocolate AFTER dinner. ... Read more
Tell America It's Great: Calling All Canadians!!
Friday, October 21, 2016 27 comments news.nationalpost.com/ne ws/world/dear-america-your e-already-great-love-canad a-social-media-campaign-to -boost-u-s-spirits-takes-off OK, then Canada -- all together now! There's a creative agency in Toronto ... Read more
Having Fun: Shout out to 1CRAZYDOG
Friday, October 21, 2016 16 comments 1CRAZYDOG regularly shares marvelous quotations. Today's quote? "The journey should be as much fun as the destination." Barbara Edie In the weight loss and weight MAINtenance journey, that's one that I particularly need to keep in m... Read more
BLE and Ketogenic Diet
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 22 comments brightlineeating.com/201 6/10/bright-line-eating-vs -the-ketogenic-diet/?inf_c ontact_key=26fc02d9815d724 72245dc5d1bead1bbe410c40ff fe228c67b81a93c66267d38 Another useful vlog from Susan Peirce Thompson, the... Read more
Hydration and Brain Function
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 23 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/health-and-fitness/he alth/how-drinking-more-wat er-may-boost-your-short-te rm-memory/article32395020/ ?cmpid=rss1&click=sf_globe OK then: this might be persuasive. I've never d... Read more
Eat the Same Thing Every Day
Sunday, October 16, 2016 26 comments www.thestar.com/life/201 6/10/15/what-its-like-to-e at-the-same-thing-every-day.html Many of us here who are MAINtaining do just that. National Weight Loss Registry research says a lot of MAINtainers eat more or... Read more
October!
Saturday, October 15, 2016 21 comments The leaves are at their peak here. The days have been bright blue skies and sunshine. Literally thousands of white sea gulls flew past my office window for several hours on Friday . . . and I've had up to 15 finches and sparrows on my offi... Read more
Mice and Myelin
Friday, October 14, 2016 14 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/health-and-fitness/he alth/canadian-researchers- reaffirm-the-benefits-of-e xercise-for-a-healthy-brai n/article32348842/?cmpid=rss1&click=sf_globe Exercise repairs the brain -- ... Read more
Turkey Soup!
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 19 comments Making turkey soup IS a bit of a production. On Monday I simmered the turkey bones from Thanksgiving with onion, carrots and celery plus poultry seasoning for quite a few hours. Strained the resulting broth, let the bones cool and then sal... Read more
Weighing Passengers?
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 23 comments ca.style.yahoo.com/airpo rt-weighing-overweight-pas sengers-thats-171000720.html One airport (in American Samoa) is eyeballing (and weighing) passengers if necessary with a view to balancing the plane for safety. Then... Read more
Overheard at the Gym . . .
Monday, October 10, 2016 19 comments Two guys on cardio machines next to the lat pull down where I'm just finishing up are chatting. Guy one, "There's hardly anybody here today. Place is just about empty. Just a few guys over there." I look around, he's right . . . bunch... Read more
Hygge: Pronounce "Hue-geh"
Sunday, October 09, 2016 29 comments www.bbc.com/news/magazin e-34345791 As the days get shorter, I've been reading more and more about "hygge". There's lots of info out there on the internet. It's a Danish concept which translates as "well-being" of ... Read more
Beyond a Food Bank -- Dignity in Philanthropy
Saturday, October 08, 2016 8 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ news/toronto/eaterys-curre ncy-concept-brings-hope-to -hamiltons-barton-street-e ast/article32297892/?cmpid =rss1&click=dlvr.it What a great concept!! Healthy menu, people getting to... Read more
Happy and Healthy
Friday, October 07, 2016 14 comments Short article says that having a happy spouse is likely to make me more healthy. www.newschannel10.com/st ory/33271347/a-happy-spous e-may-keep-you-healthy OK then. Presumably the reverse is true -- and I'm pr... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 Last Page » |
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