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What do I wanna eat? What will taste best?
Thursday, December 20, 2012 91 comments *leaning in the fridge and surveying the possibilities* *opening the cupboard and poking around* *looking at the menu* *checking out the banquet table* Nope. "What do I wanna eat?" is never a good question for me. I wanna ... Read more
10 Extra Calories a Day . . . 911!!
Saturday, December 15, 2012 74 comments If I eat 10 extra calories a day, I'll put on 1 pound in a year. And next year. And the year after. And in 10 years I'll have put on 10 extra pounds. If I eat 100 extra calories a day, I'll put on 10 pounds in a year. And next year. An... Read more
What I've Learned From My Wonder Dog, Charlie!
Sunday, December 09, 2012 15 comments 
I've read a couple of interesting insights into dog "ownership" recently.
Here in Canada, several universities have experimented with therapy dogs to assist student... Read more
I OWN Self-Gifting!
Friday, December 07, 2012 12 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/holiday-guide/holiday -survival-guide/self-gifti ng-whos-at-the-top-of-your -holiday-shopping-list-you /article6036488/ OK, I'm not the only one. The Toronto Globe and Mail ... Read more
Joy's Rule of One: Holiday Eating!
Thursday, December 06, 2012 18 comments ca.shine.yahoo.com/video /shine-weight-loss-tips-ho lidays-000000919.html What a great video with Joy Bauer on how to survive the endless array of seasonal holiday treats, without ballooning up! My fave tip? Yup... Read more
Rainy Dark Day
Sunday, December 02, 2012 13 comments . . . I listened to the rain on the roof all night: semi-solid! But the rain didn't evolve into the white fluffy stuff, so it's not looking skiable today. OK, then. Plan B? I got in a great workout at the gym yesterday . . . 30 minutes o... Read more
Kinda Chuffed: No DOMS
Thursday, November 29, 2012 16 comments I was anticipating DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) after my first XC ski of the season Sunday. It was a tough slog in the slush. But: the rowing machine and the elliptical and the strength training seem to have done their job. (Or m... Read more
First Cross Country Ski: With Evening Grosbeaks!
Sunday, November 25, 2012 15 comments 
Tastes Better With a Side of Guilt??
Friday, November 23, 2012 17 comments A really short article in my Globe and Mail newspaper today points to recent research indicating that food tastes better if you know you shouldn't eat it, try to resist it and then ultimately give in. The longer you resist, the greater that ul... Read more
It Sneaks Up On Me . .. .
Thursday, November 15, 2012 17 comments One two-bite brownie, after a business meeting when I'm cleaning up the snacks. (Which of course I didn't eat during the business meeting . . . ). A couple extra brazil nuts while my supper soup is heating in the microwave. A second F... Read more
Still Don't Wanna . . . .
Sunday, November 11, 2012 20 comments . . . but I also don't wanna 1. Increase my risk of breast cancer recurrence; 2. Be unable to wear the clothes I own; 3. Reduce my energy; 4. Feel pessimistic; 5. Look any worse than is inevitable for a lady of my advanced year... Read more
Don't Wanna . . . .
Saturday, November 10, 2012 22 comments Don't wanna do anything "healthy" today. Don't wanna track my food (just did, for breakfast: Greek omelette with salsa). Don't wanna make my soup (soup pot is in the dishwasher getting pristine, thinking curried lentil). Don't wan... Read more
Eliminating 200 + Daily Food Decisions: Key to Maintenance
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 16 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/food-and-wine/food-tr ends/can-you-control-what- you-eat-ian-brown-takes-th e-food-diary-test/article4997649/ Ian Brown has published a terrific article today in the Toronto Globe a... Read more
Learn About Maintenance Before Losing Weight
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 15 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=5125181 That's the headline on a terrific blog by CATS_MEOW which further links to recent research in a CNN article and a previous blog from a year ag... 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 Last Page » |
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