For weeks I’ve wanted to write about fat, but I haven’t known where to start. Fat fat fat, it’s everywhere, isn’t it? People with it, without it, wanting less of it, fighting it, losing it, gaining it, reading about it, thinking about it, trying not to think about it. I go through phases with it,…
Category Archives: Deep and Meaningful Commentary
Sleep apnea and willpower; why I won’t be making big lifestyle changes for a few months
One two three four tell me that you love me more sleepless, long nights that is what my youth was for Those are the first few lines to one of my favorite songs, and sadly apropos this evening/morning. I’m writing this at 4am. An Amazon Fresh driver woke my husband up first, and then me….
The Japanese cheerleader sit-up motivational tool
While sitting on my butt for the third consecutive hour of my evening, I decided it would be interesting to see what sort of fitness applications one can download onto their iPhone. I was intrigued by one that would count my sit-ups, if I ever chose to do a sit-up, which, you never know, I…
I’m dating a grocery store
I think you should know: Whole Foods (at least the Interbay location) has faux peanut M&Ms, and they are really, really good. They’re colored with “natural” food coloring. You have to be careful with that word. You could cover chocolate with cadmium yellow and call it natural, but you wouldn’t want to eat it. Me, I can’t…
Recording calories with My Net Diary
I’ve been using My Net Diary on my iMac, iPad, and iPhone, for a little over a week now, and I’m very impressed. All three input sources synch seamlessly, and the layout and functionality of the app is elegant and enjoyable to use. It’s easy and quick to pop in a meal or to make…
New beginnings
The purpose of this project is to chronicle my journey to better health, and maybe how I get my husband and kids to join me. I’m 37 years old, and already this meat sack is tired. Too much weight, not enough exercise, too much anxiety, and not enough laid-backedness. I’d like to find a way…
New site design: an apple a day
This is what the old site looked like. It’s very blue (haha). I wanted to come up with something simple but to the point, and I knew I had it when I found this lovely apple photo: It has a heart! And I blog from the heart. Well, sometimes from the kitchen. Apples…
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