Misc

I spent my 20′s racking up credit card debt and gaining weight. What do these two things have in common? Budgeting. And it took me 10 years to realize it. Most people know, to a reasonable degree, how much money they are going to make in a month and how much their bills will be. [...]

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This is the food pyramid that is being taught now (click on the image for a larger version). I think the fact that it looks like a circus tent is a great commentary on the state of nutrition education. But, the appearance aside, there have been many improvements made but there is still room to [...]

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As I’m trying to balance getting the nutrition I need without going over my calorie goals, I’m learning more about food and nutrition than I was ever taught in any health class in school. I even started college with a nutrition minor! When I was in school, this food pyramid was pretty much all we [...]

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I only post weight updates here weekly but I admit I weigh myself every day. I’m obsessive about it. I weigh myself in the morning right after I get up (after using the restroom of course) and record the results on dailyburn.com. I know weight can fluctuate as much as 5 pounds a day depending [...]

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About a week ago I got a digital food scale. I hadn’t put much thought into weighing my food before. I would “guesstimate” portion sizes and thought I was doing a fairly good job. I knew a 4 ounce serving of meat should be about the size of a deck of cards and I know [...]

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about people working out and eating right. It takes quite a bit of time to do everything you are “supposed” to do. Even if you find working out and cooking enjoyable, they still take up a lot of time that many people don’t have. I am fortunate enough to [...]

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After experiencing a three pound weight gain following two weeks of P90X, I decided to do some research and see if other women were experiencing the same issue. What I’ve determined is that this is a much different workout than doing aerobics or running regularly so your body is going to react differently. That being [...]

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28 states in America are fatter than they were last year according to a study released Tuesday. With all the preventable diseases caused by obesity, ranging from diabetes to heart disease to cancers, fitness is not just a cosmetic issue it is a life or death issue. People who have only a moderately high BMI [...]

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I’m 30 and not getting any younger or thinner on my own. I’ve spent the last 10 years pretending to lose weight and get fit. I have started a thousand diets and promptly quit less than a week in when I didn’t drop 10 pounds right away or when the desire for french fries was [...]

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