From the monthly archives:

November 2009

I’m sick

November 23, 2009 by hollie Deep and Meaningful Commentary

And my little kiddo is sick, and last week was a total bust when it comes to tracking or even halfway paying attention to healthy eating or exercise. So I’m going to take a week or two off. I’ll still post, but I’m not going to worry about progress or tracking while I’m figuring some [...]

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Milk elevates insulin levels

November 21, 2009 by hollie In The News

According to Loren Cordain’s blog:
Milk elevates insulin as much as white bread. Constantly elevating plasma insulin levels may lead to insulin resistance, which is at the root of several metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes or hypertension.
Hmmmm. Does that seem odd to you? Being lactose intolerant myself and a vegan groupie, I don’t [...]

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Week #5 Summary – Turning my slow boat around

November 17, 2009 by hollie Goals Update

The last week went very well, even though I wasn’t posting about it:

I tracked my food on several days, and got a good picture of what eating less looks like (and eating more, heh).
I upped my protein levels, and I greatly lowered my fat and sugar, although I’m sure I’m still in excess of ideal.
I [...]

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Week 4 Summary

November 9, 2009 by hollie Goals Update

This is the end of my first month of moderation! I updated the progress page to reflect this week’s achievement of staying pretty nearly in the exact same place. And it’s okay! It doesn’t look like anything is happening, and yet I just know it is. I’m not worried at all about the lack of [...]

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Nifty calorie-counting iPhone app: Lose It!

November 5, 2009 by hollie Deep and Meaningful Commentary

I downloaded Lose It! a couple weeks ago, and I’m happy to give it a glowing review. It’s an app for your iPhone that lets you track calories, weight loss and exercise, and it’s incredibly easy to use. I’d been using another app, but Lose It! is easier and seems much better supported. The icons [...]

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Ivana asks what veggies I like

November 5, 2009 by hollie Food and Recipe Reviews

My friend Ivana asked in a comment that I haven’t answered yet:
Hollie, I have a question for you: What vegetables do you like? If this list doesn’t seem long enough, another question: What vegetables will you eat?
I’ve been putting this off, because it’s so embarrassing to answer! Here’s my very short list:

Green beans
Sweet potatoes
Peas
Romaine lettuce
Kale [...]

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Bought some hand weights tonight

November 5, 2009 by hollie Exercise and Fitness

The old hand weights were too small (1lb and 3lb, that I’d use while doing aerobics), so Greg and Beth and I picked up some new ones today. I have a set of 5lb, a set of 8lb, and a medicine ball that weighs 8lbs, that I’m already having too much fun with. Everything was [...]

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Week 3 Summary: Changing habits around food and exercise requires change around other areas of life, too

November 3, 2009 by hollie Goals Update

It’s Tuesday morning, and the start of a new week. Last week was just messy. I did accomplish my goals last week (see the Progress chart for latest notes), but barely. I was exhausted, I hardly exercised at all, my anxiety problems were acting up, and there was a lot of stress. As if to punctuate all [...]

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