I’m not much of an outdoors person.
Bored at Work, Dopamine and Cheetos
At work today, I got one of the worst things a dieter can get: BORED.
Interesting Read: Weight Gain & Impulsivity
Weight Gain Tied To Personality Changes, Impulsivity: Study
The above link also includes a link to the actual study.
Give yourself a break, if even for a day: International No Diet Day
After a recent Weekly Wednesday Weigh-in bummer, a friend asked me a rather obvious question: Are you dieting or doing anything to try to lose the weight?
Wiping Away the Crap: Obesity and its Stigma
It was the summer of 2005. I’d just graduated college and spent a fair amount of time in Austin with a good friend from Texas Tech who had an internship in Waco. She’d drive down from Waco, I’d drive in from Marble Falls, and we’d go out on the town. We were a couple of Texas Tech Red Raiders lost in the sea of UT-Austin’s burnt orange revelry.
Rolling in the Grief
Five years ago today, I was having a pretty good day. Jason and I had just moved into a big house in North Austin with a good friend of mine from work, the day was beautiful – not too hot – and I’d gotten out of work early. Continue Reading »
Guest Post: Banishing Post-Pregnancy Baby Weight
Editor’s note: I’ve never been pregnant, so I am unable to write about post-baby weight with any authority. A friend from high school was generous enough to write a blog post on this topic for me. She has three babies and lives in the Syracuse, NY area. Enjoy her wonderful post about battling the baby weight! – ATH
The Ex Factor
I don’t do very well with ex-boyfriends. In the words of Miranda in Sex and the City, “We didn’t work out, you need to not exist.”
BMI, BMR, Be My Mathematician Please?
Lately, I’ve pursued the frightening task of figuring out my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) and what it means to my daily calorie burn and calorie intake. With the help of a friend who is a nutrition major graduate and bariatric nurse in training, I think I’ve figured it out. So, here goes.
The Seven Silliest Gym-Goers
I’m working on a substantial post that involves quite a bit of math, so while I’m putting that together, here’s a little fluff post about a topic that’s much on my mind because, well, I’m confronted with it often.
The gym is a hot mess, literally and figuratively. Continue Reading »