Yesterday I read (somewhere, either in the newspaper or online) that there is some evidence that one’s level of fitness is a better health indicator than one’s weight. In other words, someone who is overweight but fit is healthier than someone who is not overweight but also not fit. Which makes the BMI a really [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Fit or Fat? Or Both?
Posted in Health, tagged BMI, fat, fit on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the News
Posted in Diet, Health, tagged DASH, insomnia, menopause on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A 24-year study of the DASH diet has determined that, yes, eating REAL food – fruits, vegetables, whole grains, plant-based protein – reduced a woman’s risk of heart attack and stroke. I lean toward this diet, sometimes moreso than others, but I could examine this diet journal to verify just how close I am to [...]
Food Detachment
Posted in Diet, tagged food detachment on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My SO is totally detached from food. He can have a bag of potato chips in the cupboard and a pint of ice cream in the freezer and not be tempted to overeat either. In fact, it is not unusual for him to have to throw out ice cream because of freezer burn. My ice [...]
Yeah, Right – Part 2
Posted in Diet, tagged slow weight loss on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s Yahoo column was “Joy’s Healthy Bite” and the subject was “Lose Ten Pounds in Six Weeks.” The hints were along the lines of portion control, not eating at night, substituting low-cal foods, etc. Nothing earth-shattering. But what if you already do all those things? And what if some of them (i.e. the low-cal foods) [...]
Yeah, Right
Posted in Diet, tagged chocolate, depression, hungry girl, water on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I use Yahoo for my general email, so I am exposed to the headlines for their stories and columns. Today I saw the Hungry Girl column, subject “5 Foods that Fight Depression.” After reading about how there is no scientific basis for drinking 8 8-oz. glasses of water a day, I was surprised to see [...]
Sleepless in the Fort
Posted in Diet, Health, tagged insomnia on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Periodically, I suffer from insomnia. Usually it manifests by waking me up at 3AM, then keeping me awake for at least one sleep cycle. Lately, however, I have had trouble falling asleep as well.
I have tried various and sundry sleep aids, from prescription (Lunesta and Ambien) to OTC (Advil PM, Benadryl, liquid Dimetapp) to herbal [...]
Halfsies
Posted in Diet, tagged serving size on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I eat out at a restaurant, it is not unusual for me to eat only half the entree and take the rest home. The first time I did this, I ran up against a wall of resistance, but I calmed myself down by promising that, if I were hungry later on, I could eat [...]
Impatience Is a Virtue
Posted in Diet, tagged BK on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, after running errands, I was hungry and I was tempted to stop at BK. It was 1:30, so I thought it would not be busy, but I was wrong. The line at the drive-up snaked around the building. Too impatient to wait for food, I went home and ate popcorn, thereby saving myself upteen [...]
Drink Water (or Not)
Posted in Health, tagged water on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now that an entire industry has sprung up to support the supposed fact that we should drink eight 8-oz. glasses of water a day, some experts are now saying (and others have been saying all along) that there is no proof that drinking a lot of water will help you lose weight, detoxify your body, soften [...]
Easy Way to Lose Weight
Posted in Diet, tagged illness, stress on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Get sick. Really! The only times in my middle-age years when I have lost weight relatively effortlessly has been when I have been sick with something. Appendicitis is good, so is excess stress if it is high enough to keep you from eating instead of causing you to eat.
Another way, at least around here, is to [...]
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