Mediterranean Diet Pyramid

It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I am still toying around with a Mediterranean diet.I love the idea of the Mediterranean diet, especially for its supposed benefits for a person’s heart. I am still very concerned about my heart health. So anything that can help keep my heart healthy […]

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Progressive Talk - AM 760

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Breakfast and such

Hello everyone. I know I have been away for a while. Don’t worry, I haven’t gone off the deep end or anything. My weight has actually been failry stable lately. I just haven’t had much time to write, well, anywhere actually. All of my blogs and journals (for a list, see the Links section in […]

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Weigh-in for April 26: More of the same

Current weight: 286.5Difference from last entry: +2Difference from 2008 starting weight (290.5): -4
So I still don’t have a job yet. and the stress is getting to me, just a little bit. And, as is the norm for me, it shows most in my weight. I have reverted back to some of my old habits - […]

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Weigh-in for April 12: Unemployment

Current weight: 284.5Difference from last entry: +3Difference from 2008 starting weight (290.5): -6
So here is something that will come as a surprise to no one: being unemployed has not been condusive to losing weight. I have been unofficially unemployed since Monday, but the previous two weeks were preparing for unemployment, as I worked frantically to […]

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Judith Beck on Beliefnet

Beliefnet is running a very interesting interview with Judith Beck, author of The Beck Diet Solution. Those of you who’ve read my journal for a while know that I am not a fan of the diet system du jour. Most are schemes to separate people who need help from the money in their wallets. Weight […]

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Weigh-in for March 22: Seriously?

Current weight: 281Difference from last entry: -1Difference from 2008 starting weight (290.5): -9.5
So, you know, every now and then I have a week where I lost weight, but don’t know how or why. This is one of them. The scale showed a one-pound weight loss, but I definitely didn’t expect to see it. I […]

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Weigh-in for March 15: Exercise makes the difference

Current weight: 282Difference from last entry: -2Difference from 2008 starting weight (290.5): -8.5
I actually feel a little out-of-sorts because I didn’t get to follow my now-daily routine of stopping at the rec center for a workout every morning. I didn’t have time to do that on Thursday morning, and it wasn’t an option on Friday […]

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Weigh-in for March 8: Better, much better

Current weight: 284Difference from last entry: -1.2Difference from 2008 starting weight (290.5): -6.5
I basically challenged myself to have a better week this week. I was more disappointed than I mentioned about gaining last week, even though I had added so much exercise to my routine. Surprised, yes, but disappointed. But I had gained momentum on […]

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Yes, we can. Yes, we can change.

“We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change…”We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. And they will only grow louder and […]

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