My final assignment for my nutrition class was to research a nutrient or supplement and determine whether or not the claim being made about it is legitimate and true, according to scientific studies. I chose the topic of calcium and its claim to aid in weight loss (that is, a…
Okay, so I'm still a bit sick---I've been nursing a sore throat the past couple days with ham and split pea soup, excessive amounts of green tea, yogurt, and oatmeal. Yummy! Also, this morning I made some fantastic hot chocolate: take 3 small squares of Lindor 99% dark chocolate (probably…
Happy Easter everyone! I hope you are all engaging in much egg and chocolate consumption (although, as I write this it occurs to me that I haven't partaken in any egg or chocolate eating yet today. Hmm, must rectify that...). Unfortunately I've been sick since Thursday, which has really been…
Leslie over at The Weighting Game wrote a post on dieting every other day, which has initiated this current train of thought (my apologies in advance for the sarcasm and cynicism throughout)... Ever since I started paying a wee bit more attention to my nutrition and general health---sometime around January 2007---it's…
Last night was my first of eight belly dancing classes. It was awesome and I'm already looking forward to next week's class---there are only about 10 of us in the class and most of the women appear to be between their late 20s and early 40s. There are all types…
Today I read an article entitled Junk-food dieters fake their way to skinny by Lesley Rotchford that really made me shake my head. You can view it here. Basically, the article is a review of how people will take extensive measures to achieve the "ideal" of being thin, no matter what…
I adore holidays. I see them as the perfect opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends, eat good food, and dress completely head-to-toe in one color (today I've got a green shirt, green sweater, and green scarf to celebrate the Irish! I'm also drinking green tea and have a…
Wondering how to make exercise less boring? This article will help you out! Earlier today I was considering really buckling down on the four (cringe!) research papers that I have to have completed in the next couple weeks, when my dad announced that he was going for a run. I…
Being an English major, I'm taking a History of Greek Literature class at university, and right now we're studying Sophocles' Antigone. Yesterday my professor posed an interesting question to us: how would your reaction be to this play if it were called Creon instead of Antigone? For those of you…
The gym that I went to last year, the downtown YMCA, is set up so that the treadmills are all at the very back of the main workout area. It's a gigantic room; upon entering, you walk past a slew of weight machines and elliptical machines and bicycles and other…
